LHere we go again. Another
episode of R&Beef involving Chris
Brown.

TMZ is reporting that the pop star was involved
in a fight with Odd Future
crooner Frank Ocean at a recording studio in Los Angeles late
Sunday night.

According to the celebrity news site, Brown was attempting to leave L.A.'s
Westlake Studio, where he had been working with one of his artists, when Ocean
and his crew approached him. A source who witnessed the altercation told TMZ,
Ocean allegedly blocked Brown's exit and said, "This is my studio, this is my
parking spot."

Brown purportedly tried to calm the situation by attempting to shake Ocean's
hand, but he was attacked by a member of Ocean's crew. From there the source
says things got crazy and a brawl ensued between the singers and four
others.

Police were called to the scene and spoke to Ocean, who made a statement but
did not want to press charges. Law enforcement has yet to speak to Brown, who
was no longer at the studio when the cops arrived.

After speaking with the cops, Ocean took to Twitter to give his account of
the fight, which he said was over the parking spot.

"Got jumped by Chris and a couple guys. Lol. I only wish Everest [his dog]
was there. Cut my finger now I can’t play w two hands at the Grammys," Ocean
tweeted.

This is not the first time Brown
has had a run-in with the "Bad Religion" singer. In 2011 the music stars were
involved in a Twitter argument that led to some bad blood between Brown and
the Odd Future crew.

Juelz Santana Sentenced to Two Years' Probation After Threatening Neighbor

Dipset rapper Juelz Santana
had his day in court on Friday, Jan. 25, following assault charges stemming from
a 2011 altercation with his girlfriend and a neighbor in Bergen
County, N.J.

According to reports Santana, whose real name is LaRon James,
was allegedly assaulting his girlfriend when a neighbor intervened and called
authorities. In return the neighbor, who says he was merely playing good
Samaritan, claimed that the 30-year-old rap star then threatened him with death
and bodily harm.

"I had to move out of fear. I pay more rent now. I've been having problems
with my wife," the neighbor told the courts. "The only thing I want is for him
[Santana] not to come near me and my family."

The Harlem rapper, who was originally charged with assaulting his girlfriend
and the neighbor and with violating a restraining order, avoided jail time by
pleading to a third-degree charge of threatening the neighbor. Superior Court
Judge James Guida sentenced Santana to two years of probation and ordered him to
stay clear of his former neighbor.

Santana, who released his new mixtape, God Will’n, earlier this month,
still faces charges in a separate 2011 incident when Bergenfield, N.J., police
raided his recording studio and found 17 dime bags of marijuana, two 9mm hand
guns and ammunition.

Rihanna to Unveil Collection at London Fashion Week

Rihanna Navy, mark your calendars. The "Diamonds" singer’s debut collection
with River Island will be unveiled at London Fashion week on February 16 and
pieces from the line will hit stores a few weeks later on March 5.  

News first broke about Rihanna’s collaboration with the U.K. retailer back in
July. “River Island is the perfect partner for me to collaborate with,” Rihanna said in a statement. “I’ve been wanting
to design my own collection for some time. Working with a British, family-run
business really appealed to me.”

The line is rumored to be Forever 21
chic with a pricier tag. And since pretty much everything the style maven
touches turns to gold, rest assured this collection won’t fall short.

 

Kanye
West will take center stage under the bright lights of the Big Apple in
June as he’s been announced as a headlining act at the third annual Governors
Ball in New York.

In a press
release today Founders Entertainment, the organizers of the event, revealed
the star-studded 2013 lineup that will perform on Randall’s Island Park. New
York native Nas will also be among the names that will perform at
the festival that celebrates music, art and entertainment. The event has been
expanded to three days this year, June 7-9, so music lovers will have ample
opportunities to see a variety of stars in action.

"It has been our goal since day one to build a world class music festival for
our hometown of New York City," says Founders Entertainment partner Jordan
Wolowitz. "With the incredible support of the fans, and the artists involved, we
are taking the next big step towards achieving this goal. Gov Ball '13 will
feature the very best acts in live music over what are sure to be three epic
days in June. We can't wait."

Django Unchained Dolls Discontinued, Jamie Foxx Responds to Spike Lee

The film Django Unchained continues to make news. This time a
marketing ploy for the hit movie is discontinued and the film’s star criticizes
Spike Lee.

A month after Lee slammed Django — without seeing the film — actor
Jamie Foxx offered his response. On Twitter, Lee commented that,
“American slavery was not a Sergio Leone spaghetti western. It was a holocaust.”
And in an interview, the director said he considered the slaved-themed flick
“disrespectful.”

Foxx gave his retort last week
via an interview in The Guardian . "The question for me is:
where's Spike Lee coming from?" he said. "He didn't like Whoopi Goldberg,
he doesn't like Tyler Perry, he doesn't like anybody, I think he's sort
of run his course. I mean, I respect Spike, he's a fantastic director. But he
gets a little shady when he's taking shots at his colleagues without looking at
the work. To me, that's irresponsible."

The merchandise surrounding
Quentin Tarantino’s box office hit got an equally harsh response. A
groundswell of fury against the selling of Django Unchained action
figures has made marketers seriously rethink the idea of packaging slavery. Following the outrage
expressed by civil rights groups like Rev. Al Sharpton’s National Action Network
and Project Islamic Hope, the Weinstein Co. has removed the dolls from shelves and discontinued selling the items.

"In light of the reaction to the Django Unchained action figures,”
said the Weinstein Co. in a statement, “we are removing them from distribution.
We have tremendous respect for the audience and it was never our intent to
offend anyone."

"They were meant to be
collectibles for people 17 years and older,” they explained, “which is the
audience for the film." Earning close to $130 million, the film is the highest-grossing film of Tarantino’s career

The Wire's Robert F. Chew Found Dead

Robert F. Chew, one of the
stars of hit HBO series The Wire, has died, TMZ reports. He was 52.

The actor was
found dead in his Baltimore apartment on Thursday. The city's coroner says Chew
died of cardiovascular disease, with morbid obesity being a contributing
factor.

Chew is best known for playing manipulative drug kingpin
Proposition Joe on all five seasons of The Wire. He also appeared in
episodes of The Corner and Homicide: Life on the Streets, both
created by The Wire mastermind David Simon.

"I didn't want
to believe this #RIP Robert F Chew," tweeted his Wire co-star Jamie
Hector on Friday. "Prop Joe will always be remembered Robert Chew will
always be loved and missed!"

Our condolences go out to Chew's
family and colleagues.

Michelle Williams Opens Up About Battling Depression

Michelle
Williams recently revealed that she'd been fighting depression
since her teens, but had decided to tell her story for the first time in the
hopes that others find the strength to get through their own battles,
too.

"We're taught, 'Just go to church and pray about it. The Lord is
going to heal you.' Well, in the meantime, I believe God-gifted people,
physicians, doctors, therapists — that's your healing. Take advantage of it,"
she said. "Go see a professional so that they can assess you. It's OK if you're
going through something. Depression is not OK, but it is OK to go get
help."

The singer, who's currently starring in a national tour of the
Broadway musical Fela! and is set to release a collection of love songs with former Destiny's
Child members Beyoncé
and Kelly
Rowland, said her depression began when she was 15 or 16 and she hasn't
taken medication to treat it. She added, "I had to choose to get out of bed and
do whatever I needed to do to be happy."

The saga of Chief
Keef hit a dispiriting low point this week when the 17-year-old rapper
was arrested in Chicago on charges that he violated his
probation. Members of the hip hop community are still reacting to the news, and
in a recent interview with MTV News, Keef labelmate and supporter 50 Cent
weighed in on the situation.

"With Chief Keef, it's unfortunate to
hear that he's actually locked up," Fif said. "I feel bad, because I feel like I
knew that was gonna happen. I knew what continues to happen afterwards if you
let it spiral out of control."

In previous interviews, 50 has
said that he can relate to Chief Keef and has defended him from critics who
deemed the young rapper reckless. The G-Unit
general made a cameo on the recent Keef single "Hate Bein' Sober," a video for
which was never shot due to Keef's truancy.

"I haven't been in
communications with him following that, and I wish him the best," Fif said.
"Chief Keef, I think he has something, obviously. Even within the system, no one
has done anything yet for Chief Keef. He's still just this raw music, raw
talent, because he shot all of these music videos in his living room."

Keef was arrested Tuesday (Jan. 15) following a probation hearing. Among
other evidence, prosecutors produced a video from the website Pitchfork that
depicts Keef shooting guns at a firing range — a forbidden activity under the
terms of the probation set in 2011.

Nas paid
freshman rap star Kendrick
Lamar quite the compliment when, during a recent interview, he called
his debut album, good kid, m.A.A.d. city, his favorite album of last
year. Lamar first learned about the comments while speaking with Fuse recently
and seemed genuinely surprised and humbled.

"That's crazy, I didn't hear
that," he said. "That's amazing, just off the fact that it's Nas."

Lamar said the props were particularly meaningful given how much he's looked
up to the Queensbridge icon.

"You can hear the influence on my music, you
hear the influence on my storytelling," he said. "For somebody that's been an
elite player in this game for so many years, a veteran as far as longevity and
skill, that's an accomplishment just on words alone."

Speaking with the Associated Press earlier this month, Nas said
he was "really happy" about GKMC, Lamar's major label debut for
Interscope.

"I needed that," he said. "His record reaches you. It gives
you hope."

Frank Ocean Nominated for GLAAD Award

One of the music industry's most
celebrated artists of last year with six Grammy nominations, Frank
Ocean is now being cited by an outside group as well. The "Thinkin' Bout
You" singer has been nominated for Outstanding Music Artist at the upcoming
GLAAD Media Awards.

The gay and lesbian group nominated Ocean, who came out last year, along with
other LGBT artists including Scissor Sisters, Rufus Wainwright and
Adam Lambert.

"This year's nominees enlighten and entertain, but
also reflect a new American landscape where a growing majority accept and value
their LGBT family, colleagues and friends," GLAAD President Herndon Graddick
said in a statement announcing the nominees.

The GLAAD Media Awards will take place over three separate ceremonies in New
York on March 16, Los Angeles on April 20 and San Francisco on May 11.

Guerilla Black Arrested for Credit Card Fraud

Guerilla Black, the rapper from Compton, has been arrested in Los
Angeles on charges of credit card fraud.

Black, 35, was taken into
custody yesterday by local police as well as members of the United States Secret
Service, the LA Times reports. The credit card scam
reportedly crossed international borders into Switzerland, Nigeria and England,
with perpetrators, including Black, raking in upwards of $20,000 per month.

Black, born Charles Tony Williamson, was on pre-trial release for unrelated
fraud charges at the time of his arrest. In July 2012 he was arrested for
allegedly buying thousands of stolen credit card numbers.

Prior to all his legal troubles,
Black made a splash in 2004 with his debut album Guerilla City. The
heavy-set, dark-skinned baritone drew sometimes unfavorable comparisons to the
Notorious B.I.G.

Real Husbands of Hollywood and Second Generation Wayans Score

Real Husbands of Hollywood
and Second Generation Wayans earned big laughs and big audiences in their
television debuts. Deadline is reporting that both series were cable
TV’s top original shows on Tuesday. Real
Husbands grabbed 4.15 million viewers for its 10 p.m. debut and a 2.1
rating. The series, which stars Kevin
Hart and Nick Cannon, was the top sitcom cable premiere this
season for total viewers. The audience for the RHOH only grew in the
evening. By its 11 p.m. encore, the series racked up a total viewer-ship of 6.5
million for the night.

With that strong lead-in, Second Generation Wayans also scored a
healthy viewer-ship. The series, which stars Damien Dante Wayans,
Craig Wayans and Tatyana Ali, drew an audience of 3.4 million,
which represented a 1.7 rating for the evening. Once SGW repeated airing
was factored in, it bumped up the overall viewers to 4.7 million.

Big Ratings