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Joan Rivers is getting a very special posthumous honor. Almost two months after the legendary 81-year-old comedian passed away from complications of throat surgery, Rivers has been nominated for a Women's Image Network Award for hosting the hit E! show Fashion Police. Rivers' WIN nomination is for Best Actress in a Comedy Series for her performance in last year's "September Issue" episode of Fashion Police. Her daughter, Melissa Rivers, a producer on Fashion Police, is also nominated for producing the "September Issue" episode. Rivers is certainly in good company for this year's WIN Awards. Other notable nominees include Shonda Rhimes, who is nominated for a producing award for Scandal, and Julia Roberts and her niece Emma Roberts, who are both nominated in the category of TV Miniseries or Movie for The Normal Heart and American Horror Story: Coven respectively. Julie Bowen, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Zooey Deschanel, Whoopi Goldberg, Heidi Klu...

Grammy-nominated singer Christina Milian has begun filming her brand new reality series Christina Milian Turned Up and we got a sneak peek at some of the family fun and drama while catching up on set with Christina and her younger sister Lizzy Milian--a culinary chef who is looking into getting her own food truck! "I'm at the moment in a very transitional state," Lizzy explained. "I'm a chef and I'm in a stage right now where I'm living with my sister and she's inspiring me to become this person who takes chances, so I brought her along to a food truck so she could look at them and test them out. Christina is usually the benefactor to all my great ideas." "She wants to start her own food truck business," Christina added. "Lizzy is pitching her idea to me. She wants to do Kosher Cuban food so she's got to find out how much work it takes to do something like that and inspire someone like myself to say if she should go ah...

The model and designer put her amazing body on display while on a beach somewhere in the world. See more pics after the cut...

No surprise here: Tom Ford ruled last night's 2014 amfAR Gala. Inside the event, Rihanna and Miley Cyrus honored the American designer with touching speeches while Justin Timberlake and Chris Martin celebrated the Award of Inspiration winner with--what else--amazing performances. And of course, on the red carpet those same celebs also showed their support for the 53-year-old in the best possible way: by wearing his creations.  Rihanna and Miley competed for the most jaw-dropping ensemble--both opting for risqué outfits that barely covered their nipples. The Diamonds singer flaunted a gown from the designer's spring 2015 collection, which just hit the runway last month. Truth be told, when we first saw the dress during London Fashion Week there was a very short list of celebrities who we thought would dare wear the dress on the red carpet. One, in fact: Rihanna. Meanwhile Miley also snagged a gown from the just-debuted spring 2015 line. Her dress featured a s...

Apple Inc CEO, Tim Cook, 53, revealed today October 30th that he is gay. Tim, who became CEO when he succeeded Steve Jobs on August 24th 2011, has never discussed his sexual preference in public before today but said that many of his colleagues knew he was gay. Tim, who is worth an estimated $500million, came out as gay in an editorial for Bloomberg Business Week, stating: "Let me be clear: I'm proud to be gay, and I consider being gay among the greatest gifts God has given me". See what he wrote after the cut... Tim Cook writes for Business Week  Throughout my professional life, I’ve tried to maintain a basic level of privacy. I come from humble roots, and I don’t seek to draw attention to myself. Apple is already one of the most closely watched companies in the world, and I like keeping the focus on our products and the incredible things our customers achieve with them. At the same time, I believe deeply in the words of Dr. Martin Luther King, who said: “L...

There's been a ton of murder, destruction and general mayhem on The Vampire Diaries over the past five seasons, and we have some amazing villains to thank for that. From Katherine to the Originals to Silas to the Brotherhood of the Five to the countless vampires, witches and werewolves (and even humans) who have made life difficult for our favorite Mystic Falls residents, it can be hard to pick which one was the most dangerous for Elena (Nina Dobrev), Stefan (Paul Wesley), Damon (Ian Somerhalder) and Co. But the more we learn about Kai (The Carrie Diaries' heartthrob Chris Wood), the sociopathic, serial-killing, family-murdering, guilt-free witch trapped with Damon and Bonnie (Kat Graham) in a prison world stuck in 1994, the more we realize that he might be the most dangerous villain yet. "I'm biased a bit, but I think that Kai is probably the most intelligent villain to have graced the show," Wood told E! News. "Villains are usually pretty smart i...

24yr old British-Nigerian lady, Joy Williams (pictured above) has died after a failed £2,000 butt enlargement surgery in Bangkok, Thailand. The young lady's older brother, Anietie, who lives in Nigeria, said the family didn't even know she'd traveled to Thailand. "We don't really know what went wrong, we only know what is in reports in the media." Anietie said He also said that the family is making preparations to bring her body home. According to the Daily Mail, Joy, who relocated to the UK from Nigeria in 2007 and lives with her mother in Thamesmead, died on October 23rd after visiting a clinic called SP Clinic in Thailand which she had found on the internet. Continue... From UK Daily Mail She initially visitied to the SP clinic, which she found on the internet, on October 14 to have the operation which she hoped would give her a bigger, fuller bottom. A few days later her wounds became infected and she returned to have corrective surgery to remov...

The lady in black is Flavour's ex-fiance Beverly Ngozi Ukegbu, popularly known as Beverly Heels. She was spotted with a suspicious baby bump at the GIAMA awards which held last Saturday in Houston, Texas. Don't know if the Texas-based beauty is expecting a child or that's just a belly full of food. Flavour recently welcomed a child with another beauty, Sandra Okagbue.

Clearly, Kylie Jenner isn't fazed by the latest tabloid talk. Following a string of speculative reports surrounding the 17-year-old star's perfectly plump pout, the TV personality took to Instagram on Monday to share yet another selfie which showcases her very full lips. "Kylizzle X," the Keeping Up With the Kardashians star captioned her latest shot, in which she's sporting trendy black shades, a leather jacket and a sleeveless sweater while showing off her signature social media pose (we know the girl loves selfies!). Earlier this week, Kim Kardashian's little sister denied that she has received lip injections, posting on her Twitter page that she's "bored" by the speculation. "How long are we gonna talk about this lip thing lmao," the E! star asked her nearly eight million followers. "Let's get our lives together guys and talk about some important s--t. Just talk about something new at least. I'm bored." ...

Abolore Akande aka 9ice, who is going for House of Reps in Ogbomosho South/North and Orire Constituency Federal 1, branded buses and soft drinks to campaign in Ogbomosho. He also branded palm oil, palm wine and water to give to his supporters. See more photos after the cut...

Taylor Swift hung out with a bunch of players this week, only this time, they weren't evil males who had broken her heart. The 24-year-old Pennsylvania-born New York resident, who is known for singing about her ex-boyfriends, hung out with New York Knicks power forward Amar'e Stoudemire and fellow star Carmelo Anthony at one of the NBA team's practice sessions earlier this week. She recently posted a YouTube video of herself "dunking" a basketball...with Stoudemire's help. The singer is promoting her new album 1989, which was released on Monday and contains the singles "Shake it Off" and "Welcome to New York." "This week, @Amareisreal helped me make my first and probably last layup," tweeted Swift, who wore a jersey with the number 13 (the singer's birthdate is Dec. 13, 1989). Stoudemire tweeted a photo of the three on Tuesday, saying, "Representing NY. We're all #NYMade. @taylorswift13 @carmeloanthony @nyk...

Nobel Prize winner and Pakistani education campaigner, Malala Yousafzai, has donated $50,000 towards the reconstruction of schools in war-torn Gaza in Palestine. Many public buildings and schools in the Gaza Strip were destroyed by Israeli warplanes and tanks during Gaza's recent conflict with Israel. Malala made the donation yesterday Wednesday October 29th after receiving the World Children’s Prize for the rights of the child in Marienfred, Sweden. Speaking at the event, Malala said the money will be channeled through the United Nations relief agency UNRWA to help rebuild 65 schools in the Palestinian territory.

UPDATE: Producers of Speed-the-Plow said in a statement to E! News on Thursday that Lindsay Lohan did perform in Wednesday's shows after all, following a tweet in which she said she was "too ill" to do so, which has been deleted. "Unfortunately Miss Lohan has been suffering from a viral gastric bug for several days but has shown true professionalism in continuing to perform. However yesterday, on doctor's advice, she rested throughout the day whilst prescription medication took its desired effect and we were delighted that Miss Lohan subsequently felt well enough to perform yesterday evening," they said. "Miss Lohan is feeling much better today and will be performing tonight as scheduled." __________________________ Call in Lindsay Lohan's understudy! The 28-year-old actress says she is unable to perform in Wednesday's matinee and evening performances of Speed-the-Plow in London, which would mark the first shows she would miss...

See little Ken paying rapt attention like he knows what's going on...lol. He's so cute! The football star shared the photo on his instagram page. That's his son with Abigail Barwuah

Gwyneth Paltrow and Chris Martin continue to prove they're the friendliest exes ever. The Oscar winner not only hosted last night's American Foundation for AIDS Research (AmfAR) Inspiration Gala in Los Angeles, but she started the evening off by introducing a surprise performance by Martin and his Coldplay band mate Jonny Buckland. Paltrow gushed to the crowd that Martin is the "father of the year." As Martin walked onto the stage, he pointed to Buckland and said, "This is Justin Timberlake. I'm Justin Bieber. We are 'Bieber and Timberlake' and we play Coldplay covers just for the money...So you're very privileged to be here to watch us do this because normally we play Bieber and Timberlake songs." Timberlake was actually at the gala, sitting at table with Paltrow, Rihanna, Rita Wilson and the night's honoree, designer Tom Ford. J.T. helped start the live auction off when he won a Damien Hirst painting for $80,000 followed ...

After a headline-making split with DJ/producer Calvin Harris, Rita Ora is back and better than ever. Gracing the December cover of Cosmopolitan, the Black Widow beauty opens up about her break up with the 30-year-old DJ in addition to dishing on her self-confidence and why it's important to "come to terms with loving your body." "It was the right guy at the wrong time," she says of Harris, who confirmed via Twitter in June that the pair had called it quits. "I was about to start a tour, and he was also all over the place. There's only so much you can do when you don't see each other." While many fans presumed that their breakup was bitter, due to the fact that Harris prevented Ora from performing her hit "I Will Never Let You Down" at the Teen Choice Awards (Harris wrote and produced the track), the 23-year-old stunner simply cites distance as the reason for pulling the plug on their relationship "I really admire peo...

Beyoncé and Jay Z can't help but cause a little scene every time they make the scene. The On the Run couple attended the premiere of Jake Gyllenhaal's latest film, Nightcrawler, last night at AMC Lincoln Square. Bey and Jay arrived at the theater together and took an elevator straight up to the floor where the screening was, but not before posing for photos on the red carpet with the man of the hour. Gyllenhaal has been getting major buzz for his role as a fairly creepy individual who starts selling footage of accidents and crime scenes to media outlets (might selling his soul be next, hmm?). Nightcrawler opens on Halloween. Lest we forget, Gyllenhaal was among the many celebs who made a cameo in Beyoncé and Jay Z's mock Run trailer ahead of their mega-successful tour. Blue Ivy's parents were the picture of cool-casual at the premiere, Beyoncé in denim-on-denim, her wavy hair long and loose under a black hat (and no sign of those little school-girl bangs she...

Let me kiss you, Kate Moss! One Direction member Harry Styles stepped out Tuesday night to attend a very special event at Annabel's nightclub in London As it turns out, the 20-year-old singer was able to sit next to the one and only Moss for part of the evening. Wearing a pink polka-dot dress with a pink feather shawl, the supermodel leaned in for a friendly kiss as she arrived to take her seat next to Styles. They would later separate when Moss decided to guest DJ at the film's after party. The pair was both in attendance to support the release of A String of Naked Lightbulbs, a documentary film that explores the prestigious London member's only club. An innocent evening out comes one day after the 1D member suffered a minor injury while filming his new music video. As cameras rolled at London's Natural History Museum pop-up rink Monday night, photographers captured the singer taking a nasty tumble on the ice. An ambulance crew even arrived to make sure...

Does Kris Jenner have a new love in her life? While a source tells E! News that she's been spending a lot of time lately with Corey Gamble, the two are "not dating." "They are friends and they have a lot in common and have a good time together," the insider added. "I think they're maybe more, kind of like a 'let's see where it goes.'" The two appear to be spending ample time together, as they were spotted boarding a private jet to Las Vegas for Kim Kardashian's 34th birthday alongside Kanye West, Khloé Kardashian and five of North West's mother's closest friends. They were also seen grabbing dinner together at Casa Vega alone on Oct. 14. But these two are making sure to take their time to get to know one another, despite reports claiming that they're already in a relationship. "Corey and Kris have been seeing each other for the past three weeks," a second source shares with us. Those close to ...

Footballer Obafemi Martins turns 30 today (according to wikipedia) and got a loving shout out from his baby mama, Abigail Barwuah. Happy birthday to him

While it may be difficult to top Kim Kardashian's 33rd birthday surprise--a proposal from hubby Kanye West, complete with a 15 carat diamond ring--the 37-year-old rapper still had a few tricks up his sleeve for this year's celebration. The Keeping Up With the Kardashians star rang in the big 3-4 with a birthday bash at Tao in Las Vegas, the same nightclub where she has celebrated in the past, but before the party began, she took a moment to chat with E! News and revealed the touching gift her thoughtful husband gave her. And the best part about the present? It was created with a little help from the couple's one-year-old daughter North West! "He got me this purse and it was really pretty painted and then my computer was open next to the gift and I was trying to figure out why it was there," she shared. "And I press play and it was a video of her [North West] actually painting it. She spent hours getting paint all over herself and painting this pur...

In a new interview with Encomium mag, Wizkid said he doesn't care if people think he is arrogant, that he doesn't love everybody and so doesn't expect everybody to love him. Asked if it bothers him that people think he's arrogant, Wizkid said; "Bother me? Never! I am not bothered. Honestly I don't hear people saying it because anytime I go out, I show my fans great love. I do my thing. I don't have problem with that because I don't love everybody as well. So I don't expect everybody to love me too. That's life" Continue... Asked if he is terrible person, Wizkid said; "Terrible? Everyone has opinion about people. But when they say Wizkid is terrible, you need to ask them, "Why is Wizkid a terrible person? What did he do? For four years, I was making music with Samklef, everyone knew his house. I was going up and down, shouting, Samklef Nor Ni. That's me, I am just trying to be a good person. Whereas everyone cannot lik...

Kourtney Kardashian really got her New York on when she spent the summer in the Hamptons. The pregnant reality star says her big craving this time around (she's expecting her third child with boyfriend Scott Disick) was New York bagels. "I had them literally for dinner every night," Kourtney told me earlier today while promoting Kourtney & Khloé Take the Hamptons. "A bagel with cream cheese and jelly. I would have plain ones just in my bag at all times. Khloé would be like, 'What's in your purse?' I'd have two bagels at all times." Khloé cracked, "Just that! No wallet, not anything else, just the bagels." Kourtney's favorite was blueberry. "They're so good," she said. "I would eat plain ones, too. I would get nauseous a lot when we were there so just eating a plain bagel was like my savior." She's about seven months pregnant. She and Scott have "some ideas" for a name, but Kou...

19 year old Chinese girl, Ju Peng who lives in Shanghai, and is currently on tour of China, says she plans to have sex with different men in every city she visits - as a way of paying for her trip. She posted an ad on Chinese website Weibo saying she's looking for "temporary boyfriends" who must be "good looking, under 30, taller than 1.75 metres and, of course, rich". "They will fund my transport to their city and all my expenses while I am there and they need to be generous. In return, they get a whole night with me, my undivided attention, and a chance to show themselves off in the company of a truly beautiful girl." Ju Peng wrote Many men, of course, replied to her ads, while the women called her a prostitute lol...asking the ads to be removed, but Ju says she's not ashamed of her methods. She's already traveled to a few cities in China sleeping with men who fund her trip and says she wants to see many more cities and will cont...

Gosh, Jennifer Lopez! Why do you have to look so dang good all year long? The winter months may be quickly approaching, but that certainly won't stop the American Idol judge from looking her best. In a new Instagram post, the 45-year-old showed off her stunning figure in a revealing pink bikini. "Soooo chilly this morning," she captioned the hot photo on Instagram. "I want summer back....#Sunnydays #Warmnights #tanskin #hangingbythepool #julybaby #LEO #ILoveSummer" To nobody's surprise, fans immediately took notice including Rob Kardashian who couldn't help but share his admiration. "She's soooooooo pretty !!!!! Sheeeeesh!" he wrote after regramming her post. Lopez's hot new look comes after the singer shook her booty at the We Can Survive concert Friday night in Hollywood, Calif. While Iggy Azalea performed a set at the sold-out concert, Lopez surprised the crowd by joining the rapper on-stage to perform "Booty....

Dolly Parton believes in equality for all. The singer has a large gay following, which she attributes to her open-mindedness. "They know that I completely love and accept them, as I do all people. I've struggled enough in my life to be appreciated and understood. I've had to go against all kinds of people through the years just to be myself. I think everybody should be allowed to be who they are, and to love who they love," she says. "I don't think we should be judgmental. Lord, I've got enough problems of my own to pass judgment on somebody else." As such, Dollywood is a big draw for the LGBTQ community--as well as for church groups. According to Parton, all are welcome. "It's a place for entertainment, a place for all families, period. It's for all that. But as far as the Christians, if people want to pass judgment, they're already sinning. The sin of judging is just as bad as any other sin they might say somebody else is ...

Singer Harrysong says the wad of cash he showed off on instagram last week is his and not borrowed like many fans on his instagram page said "How can I borrow money and flaunt it on social media? It will be stupid of me to do that. It is my money. I went for a show in Uyo, Akwa Ibom state. The organizers were to pay into my account but they didn't. Instead I was given cash. It was a concert organzied for students of a tertiary institution in Uyo. It is money from my hard work" he told Encomium magazine

Look, the girl loves her lip liner. Ain't nothin' wrong with that! Much has been written about Kylie Jenner's plumper pout, and on Monday, the Keeping Up With the Kardashians star once again denied reports that she's received lip injections. "How long are we gonna talk about this lip thing lmao," the E! reality star, 17, asked her Twitter followers. "Let's get a our lives together guys and talk about some important s--t. Just talk about something new at least. I'm bored." Jenner regularly makes kissy faces on Instagram, and perhaps in an effort to silence her haters, she puckered up for a picture with big sister Khloé Kardashian, 30. "I love you," she wrote in the caption. The speculation about her smile has been irritating Jenner since April. "These plastic surgery rumors hurt my feelings to be honest and are kinda insulting," she tweeted. "Just in case anyone forgot.. I'm 16." Of course, Jenner...

Look away, Mila Kunis! Everyone knows no marriage is truly official until it's been sealed with a kiss--which is exactly what Ashton Kutcher and Jon Cryer are doing on Two and a Half Men, and we've got your first look at their big wedding smooch! Walden (Kutcher) and Alan (Cryer) are set to get married in the CBS hit sitcom's final season, with the nuptials going down in the Nov. 6 outing. And guess who's returning for the duo's big day? Michael Bolton! The crooner first appeared on the show in season 10, when he stopped by to belt "When a Man Loves a Woman" to help Walden propose to Zooey. (Yeah, that didn't work out so well.) And for his second appearance, Bolton will put a twist on his classic tune, retooling it as "When a Man Loves a Man." Hmm...could his appearance be a wedding gift from Walden to Alan after the latter begins second-guessing his decision to get married when Walden asks him to sign a pre-nup? And while he w...

38 year old Emery James Jenkins (pictured above) has been arrested after he allegedly bit and beat his own son to death...because he wouldn't stop crying...and blamed it on a neighbour's dog. From NY Daily News A Minnesota man who allegedly bit and beat his infant son to death two weeks ago because he apparently wouldn’t stop crying blamed the attack on the neighbor’s dog but police aren’t buying it and he is now being charged with second degree murder. Emery James Jenkins, 38, of Deer River told police that he had accidentally dropped his 3-month-old son on his head while in the bathtub and that the neighbor’s dog had attacked the boy while he was in a car seat wearing a monkey suit, according to CBS Minnesota. The medical examiner’s office, however, tells a different story. They said in the report that the baby suffered a skull fracture, blunt force trauma to the body, and cutting or biting injuries to the chest, hands, fingers, feet and toes. The boy’s mother cla...

Kim Kardashian is single-handedly attempting to save BlackBerry. The E! reality star confessed during a chat with Re/code's Kara Swisher that she favors the cellphones over the iPhone, and that she's trying to do everything she can to avoid them going extinct. "People are horrified that I have a BlackBerry," she explained. "And I don't understand that reaction. A BlackBerry is my heart and soul. I love it. I'll never get rid of it." The 34-year-old did admit that she has an iPhone as well, which she uses for social media as well as photos. She argued that she's able to type much faster on the BlackBerry, which she needs when she wants to "angrily" write messages or emails. But seeing as though the phones are swiftly becoming scarce, it's getting harder for Kardashian to hold onto her technological true love. "I buy them on eBay. I have like three lined up in my room...so that if one breaks and I'm down to t...

Halle Berry isn't the same woman she was five years ago. "I have definitely changed as a result of being married to a French husband," the Extant actress tells Yahoo! Style, referring to Olivier Martinez. "French women would not put their sweats on and run out to the market. So I care more about what I wear out of the house, because if not, he calls me out on it." What's underneath is of equal importance. "They put a lot of energy into their outerwear, but also their underwear," she says. "They're not going to get caught in an emergency room without being prepared." Feeling inspired, Berry re-launched Scandale Paris, an 82-year-old luxury lingerie line. "[My mother] said if I don't want my boobs to hit my knees by the time I'm 30, always wear a bra, even to bed," she recalls. Though she's inarguably sexy, Berry argues, "I don't think I'm using my sex symbol image, if that's what you wa...

Apparently, Chris Martin is a man of amicable splits. Just one day after E! News exclusively revealed that Jennifer Lawrence and the Coldplay rocker have called it quits after barely four months of dating, a source tells us what really went wrong between the good-looking pair, who first began seeing each other in late June, just shortly after the Oscar winner broke up with her X-Men co-star Nicholas Hoult. "It wasn't dramatic," a source tells E! News of the pair's decision to pull the plug on their short-lived romance. "Things just didn't work out," the insider continued, adding that the split occured a few weeks ago. "There are no hard feelings between them." Presumably the pair's jam-packed schedules also contributed to their break up. Coldplay has a number of performances coming up, including an appearance at the BBC Music Awards, while Lawrence is about to embark upon a mega press tour for The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part ...

This happened just this afternoon. (don't ask me how I got the photos...hehe). So D'banj's younger brother Kayswitch's baby mama, Meena Subramani, stormed his home in Lekki Phase1 this afternoon demanding to see him, but for some reason, the security guards wouldn't open the gates. Meena, who got there by taxi and was carrying their 7 months old baby, started banging on the gate, shouting at security men and screaming that KaySwitch should come out and face her. She made a lot of allegations as she was screaming but I will leave that out for now. The house belongs to D'banj but he's currently not in Nigeria. Nobody came out of the house for the hour or so Meena was outside creating a scene. She has since left. I tried to reach Kayswitch to find out what happened but his phone was switched off. See more pics from the scene after the cut...