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Beyonce's looking fabulous on the new cover of SELF magazine.  She's talking about how she got into that slimmer toned "Single Ladies" body.  More pics from the issue:

It's a recession.  So that means folks are getting lawsuit happy.  Russell Simmons is making Def Jam--the company he co-founded--his newest law suit victim. It does sound like he doesn't want to though.   Here's what he posted on Twitter, then snatched  down the tweets when his  lawyers got pissy.  Here's a screenshot before he deleted them:

Something must be in the water. It looks like we have more pornorificness on our hands--and this time it's from Flavor Flav's ex-boo Hoopz from "Flavor of Love". Apparently this is a sex tape featuring her and it's leaking as we speak. For all you freaky folks, the preview video "allegedly" featuring Hoopz is here. UPDATE: Here's the "press release" I just got from the broker selling Hoopz' sex tape:

For Exclusive Release Hardcore Video of Hoopz Exists The rumors are true. A hardcore sex video starring America's hottest reality TV star, Hoopz, does exist. Infamous celebrity sex tape broker Mr. ZZee, the mystery man behind other best selling celebrity sex tapes, is announcing he has acquired a hardcore sex video starring reality TV star Nikki Alexander aka Hoopz. Hoopz, star and winning contestant of VH1's Flavor of Love and I Love Money hit shows, is shown having sex with her boyfriend, and all of the hardcore footage is on tape. The high quality video features multiple positions, multiple camera angles, including hand-held and POV footage and even shows Hoopz doing a wild sideways cowgirl position that has to be seen to be believed! Screen shots and a video clip are attached. The full video will be available for online pay-per-view and on DVD shortly.

Oh goodness...

Sean "Diddy" Combs came through with his booty buddy Cassie, flanked by four bodyguards and an entourage, to Vegas' JET nightclub last night. Diddy ordered two bottles of Ciroc vodka and four bottles of Ace of Spades champagne for the party as his bodyguards were on full-time duty deterring fans from snapping photos of the group. But we got one of Diddy anyway. We hear when DJ Que pumped Cassie's new single "Must Be Love," featuring Diddy, Cassie got uber-excited and wasn't shy about being lovey-dovey with her...Diddy. Shocker. More when you read the rest...

Salt N Pepa are still hitting up events everywhere:

They hit up an NFL/NBA event last night.  I wonder if they're trying to get another season of their reality show.

Everybody's trying to preserve their swexy these days:

Day 26 performed at Stanford University over the weekend and YBF reader and Stanford student Nkemjika sent over the pics. And like any boy band that performs on a college campus, they removed their shirts (Robert just rocked his usual smedium one) to let their sweat pour on all their co-ed fans. I tried to be impressed. But the memories of b*tchassness come in and cloud the fineness. Willie's fineness that is. Check out Lil Kim's new video for "Download" ft. Uncle Charlie Wilson:
I see LisaRaye is determined to start making her cash again by making video rounds and party walk throughs. Kim also put her DWTS partner Derek Hough in the vid. More Day 26 pics when you read the rest...