J.R. Smith Responds To Rihanna’s Instagram Diss

Yesterday the internet was chirping when word circulated that Rihanna had fired a couple of iShots at Knick baller J.R. Smith on Instagram.

Being that J.R. has been playing so terribly in the playoffs this season, many sports analyst point to J.R.’s penchant for poppin’ bottles with models well into the wee hours of the morning as the reason for his poor play.

That said, Rihanna’s little dig didn’t go unheard. ESPN New York sportswriter Ian Begley asked J.R. if he heard about his rumored ex-booty call’s comments and he posted this response on his Twitter page.

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Robin Thicke teased the new song “Give It To Me” during his recent trip to NYC, which was an uptempo dance floor cut produced by Will.I.Am, featuring 2 Chainz & Kendrick Lamar.  He hasn’t revealed if the song will actually be released soon, but his current single “Blurred Lines” hit No. 1 on iTunes following his performance on “The Voice,”

Now the soulful crooner has announced his next single “4 The Rest of My Life” will hit iTunes on May 28. Judging from the cover artwork and title, we expect a classic Robin sexy, love song.

Drake is bringing some new friends to Canada for the 4th Annual OVO Fest. October’s Very Own has announced the lineup for this year’s festival.

 The concert will return to Toronto’s Molson Canadian Amphitheatre for two days in August. Frank Ocean and James Blake will perform on August 4, while Drake headlines Day 2 on August 5 with some special guests.

Tickets go on sale Friday, May 24, at 10 a.m., with prices starting at $49.50.

Last year’s festival included performances from A$AP Rocky, The Weeknd, and 2 Chainz. At the inaugural festival in 2010, Drake brought out Jay-Z, Eminem, Rick Ross, Young Jeezy, Bun B, and Fabolous.

The saga continues over the heated family feud involving NBA superstar Kobe Bryant (pictured left) and his mother, Pamela (pictured below), regarding a planned auction of more than 100 collectibles from the baller’s past. Pamela alleges that her son gave her the memorabilia, which she had planned to sell, and Kobe vehemently denies this, stating that he wants to pass on the items to his children. Now Kobe’s dad,Joseph (pictured below), and grandmother, Mildred Cox, are siding with Pamela and have entered the courtroom battle as well, reports USA Today.

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Gemar Mills’ (pictured) resume reads like someone who is much older. At 22 years old, he was already a high school math teacher at Newark’s Malcolm X Shabazz High School, eventually creating a 70 percent standardized test pass rate; by 25, he was the school’s department chair of Mathematics. Within a year of acquiring the position, Mills improved the math department’s functioning from 17 percent to 26 percent.

With his rapid progression, Mills was able to become the school’s principal at 29, in the 2011-12 school year.

But he had his work cut out for him.

James Parham, 75, has been charged with possession of drug paraphernalia and maintaining a nuisance after he was allegedly discovered running a prostitution ring from the Vincente K. Tibbs Senior Citizen Building in New Jersey and using some elderly residents as sex workers, reports New Jersey’s The Record.

Zoe Saldana is usually a low-maintenance celebrity. Besides dating Bradley Cooper off-and-on, we don’t have to fuss over her. Until now that is, when she pretty much admitted that she’s bisexual.