MAKING THE BAND 4 : NEW SEASON, NEW DRAMA

Peep the trailer for the latest season of Making The Band 4. After the drama from last season, which displayed two members of Danity Kane getting booted from the group, not to mention Day 26's below mediocre success and Donnie's complete and utter tanking. This new season should ought to be interesting, if not for just the drama then at least for Diddy's comical catchphrases. The new 4th season will premiere February 12th on MTV.

A DATE TO REMEMBER: STARS AT THE INAUGURATION

Obama's big bash: Celeberities flocked to D.C. to pay tribute to the new President in Washington D.C.. A cold but well-dressed Beyoncé and Jay-Z stood in the crowd at the U.S. Capitol building in Washington, D.C., for President Barack Obama’s swearing-in ceremony on Tuesday. Other celebs in attendance included Oprah Winfrey, Diddy, Denzel Washington, and Muhammed Ali to name a few. Check out who watched Barack Obama get sworn in.





NOW DIDDY IS HAVING DAYDREAMS ABOUT BEING THE 1ST BLACK BOND

Diddy's Considers Fragrance Ad As Bond 'Audition Tape'

Rap mogul Sean 'Diddy' Combs is so hungry to be the next James Bond his new fragrance commercial is his "audition tape." Diddy shot the ad for the "I Am King" scent in Monte Carlo, Monaco, and he portrayed a a "black Bond" while shooting the commercial. Now he hopes 007 producers are taking note. He explains, "I really was inspired by James Bond because he's always so cool, so confident, so strong. He saves the world. I felt like after watching 12 Bonds, I wanted the agency to know that there's also some black men that can save the world. It's my fragrance ad but it's also my audition tape to be the next black Bond." But Diddy insists he's not after current Bond Daniel Craig's job: "I have a concept that he has to go and solve a problem in New York and that I'm one of the agents that he meets in New York, but he's not from New York, so he gets kidnapped... so I have to save him. By me saving him, he realizes he's getting a little rusty, he wants to go and retire and he passes it to me... 008."
Diddy has got to be one of the funniest cats out there, but I guess anything is possible. You can watch Diddy's so-called "audition tape" after the jump.

66th ANNUAL GOLDEN GLOBE AWARDS

Glamming up the red carpet were celebs such as Beyoncé and Jay-Z, J.Lo, Diddy and Tariji P. Henson to name a few. They were all spotted mingling with Tinseltown’s finest at the 66th Annual Golden Globe Awards on Sunday (January 11).



2008 VICTORIA SECRET FASHION SHOW


The 2008 Annual Victoria's Secret Fashion Show took place in Miami Saturday night. Celebrities in attendance this year included Gabrielle Union, Diddy, and Terrance Howard to name a few. Usher performed live at the event, which will air December 3, 2008 on CBS.



AUBREY BOOTED FROM DANITY KANE

"EMOTIONS WILL HAVE YOU BROKE!" In the last episode of Making the Band 4, Danity Kane member, Aubrey O'Day was kicked out of the group. Ms. Aubrey was dissed and dismissed after going head to head with Diddy. The questions that remain are... After all that went down, will Danity Kane be dismantled? Or will Aubrey just be replaced? Or can the group work together and remain a foursome?

CHUBBY CHEEKS COUTURE

The tie that binds Kim Porter to Diddy are these two adorable little girls. Jessie James and D'Lila Star are featured on the cover of the fashion issue of BABY COUTURE with their parents.

E3 RUMOR CONTROL: DIDDY IS NOT ENGAGED

STAR magazine falsely reported that commitment-phobe, Mr. Sean John Combs, had proposed to R&B singer Cassie Ventura. A rep for Diddy says the whole thing was made up:
Contrary to tabloid reports, there is no engagement. This was a complete fabrication.”

E3 NEW MUSIC BLITZ

Pussycat Dolls ~ When I Grow Up The Remix

Christina Milian feat.Voyce ~ All We Need To Know


Ryan Leslie ~ Break This Down


Karina Pasian ~ Winner

Chris Brown ~ Diagnosed With Love / Electric Guitar

E3 NEWS BITES

JANET SUPERBOWL FINE DROPPED
A federal appeals court has thrown out a $550,000 fine against CBS Corp. for the 2004 Super Bowl halftime show that ended with Janet Jackson's breast-baring "wardrobe malfunction." The judge ruled Monday that the Federal Communications Commission "acted arbitrarily and capriciously" in issuing the fine for the fleeting image of nudity. The 90 million people watching the Super Bowl, many of them children, heard Justin Timberlake sing, "Gonna have you naked by the end of this song," as he reached for Jackson's bustier.

KIM KARDASHIAN TO JOIN 'DANCING WITH THE STARS'
Socialite Kim Kardashian has been tapped as the latest celebrity to join the cast of hit TV show Dancing With The Stars. The former girlfriend of R&B singer Ray J is reportedly in talks with network executives to appear on the hit talent contest, where she would show off her assets in the hope of winning the crown as America's favorite novice ballroom dancer.


DIDDY TO POSE AS OBAMA
Sean 'Diddy' Combs will take on a new presidential role when he poses in an upcoming photoshoot as Presidential hopeful Barack Obama. The hip-hop honcho will pay tribute to the Democratic candidate in an upcoming issue of Italian men's fashion magazine L'uomo Vogue by posing as the potential world leader, according to reports. A source tells the New York Post, "He is sitting in the Oval Office, running for president and making campaign stops. All in high fashion, of course."

THE KIM PORTER REALITY SHOW

Kim Porter (mother to 3 of Diddy’s children) has inked a deal with Lifetime Television to do a reality series focusing on her life as a single mother raising four kids in Los Angeles. The Lifetime cable channel, whose programming primarily targets women, is set to start filming this fall. Actor Blair Underwood is set to produce the show. The show doesn’t have a name as of yet, but we wonder if we’ll see Diddy make a few cameos.

Will you be tuning in?

9th ANNUAL ART FOR LIFE BENEFIT GALA

Russell Simmons hosted the 9th Annual Art For Life Benefit Gala at his home in the Hamptons this weekend.The theme for the benefit was lavender and white. Seems like those rumors of Russ breaking up him with his girlfriend Porschla were not true.

Janice Combs, Diddy, and Russell - Stephen Hill, Julissa, and AJ Calloway

Tamia and Grant Hill and Russell Simmons with Julissa

Christy Turlingotn, Erica Reid, Tracey Edmunds, and L.A. Reid



Russell's adorable daughters Ming and Aoki Lee

Gayle and her date Curtiis Martin plus Tom Joyner and his wife Donna Richardson