Posted on Mon Feb 15th, 2016 6:00am PDT By
X17 Staff

Rhymefest, one of Kanye West’s longtime co-writers/collaborators, has quit working for the rapper.
On Friday Rhymefest took to his Twitter account to confirm that he stopped working for Yeezy last month, noting that Yeezy’s “mind and spirit isn’t right.â€
And that's not all -- Rhymefest added, “My brother needs help, in the form of counseling. Spiritual & mental. He should step away from the public & yesmen & heal.â€
Before debuting his new fashion collection at New York Fashion Week and dropping his new album, The Life of Pablo, Kanye went on a Twitter rant, defending father-in-law Caitlyn Jenner, slamming Taylor Swift and he also dropped the bomb that he owes millions. "I write this to you my brothers while still 53 million dollars in personal debt," Yeezy tweeted. "Please pray we overcome... This is my true heart..."
Rhymefest, who is based in Chicago, helped West write songs like “New Slaves†and “Jesus Walks."
Posted on Sun Feb 14th, 2016 10:32pm PDT By
X17 Staff

Former record label exec Jimmy Iovine, 62, and model Liberty Ross, 37, tied the knot in a lavish Valentine's Day wedding at David Geffen's Beverly Hills estate, Sunday afternoon.
Sources say about 300 guests were driven onto the property for the big event in chauffeur-drive SUVs. Guests were asked to dress in red for the holiday nuptials. Oprah Winfrey, Tom Hanks and Pharrell Williams were among the guests -- Oprah and Pharrell even Instagramed pix ...
Liberty Ross, a model, is the ex-wife of director Rupert Sanders who was famously caught cheating on his lovely wife with Kristen Stewart. The pair photographed kissing and making out in his car during the time they were filming
Snow White and the Huntsman. Ross quickly filed for divorce and now, just more than two years later, she's tying the knot with one of the richest men in Hollywood! He's the co-founder of Interscope Records with his pal Geffen, and Dr. Dre's partner in Beats headphones, which the pair sold to Apple for a record $3 billion. Talk about trading up!
Posted on Sun Feb 14th, 2016 9:10am PDT By
X17 Staff

Orlando Bloom and Katy Perry attended her pre-Grammys party in downtown Los Angeles on Saturday evening, and the hot new couple were inseparable!
Katy wore a sexy lacy number while Orly rocked a pastel suit, and the two will be hitting the Grammy red carpet together on Monday night. They've only been dating for about a month, and over the last week they've gone to the Adele concert and attended a party at Robert Downey Jr.'s Malibu pad -- and they haven't made any attempt to hide their romance. So much for taking things slow!
Fergie, Ariana Grande, Ellie Goulding and Matthew Bellamy were among some of the other famous musicians at the soiree.
Posted on Sun Feb 14th, 2016 8:45am PDT By
X17 Staff

Uhhh, Happy Valentine's Day?
Zayn Malik posted the photo above on Twitter on Saturday, showing off his freshly-dyed pink locks. Guess he doesn't want us to confused him with Joe Jonas, who recently bleached his locks, in what seemed like a sad attempt to copy the former One Direction star. As much as we love Zayn's tattoos and eyelashes, we're not loving this hue, so hopefully he switches it back up to a more normal shade.
Zayn's lady love Gigi Hadid has yet to weigh in on her man's new hairstyle, but we're curious to see what she thinks of it!
Posted on Sun Feb 14th, 2016 8:25am PDT By
X17 Staff

We already knew Ronda Rousey was covering
Sports Illustrated's Swimsuit Issue in body paint, and here it is!
When SI posted a sneak preview of some of the photos last week, fans noticed Rhonda's trademark wrist tattoos, at which point the mag was forced to 'fess up that the UFC champ was their cover girl:
But Ronda wasn't the only cover girl! Sports Illustrated released three different covers for their 2016 Swimsuit Issue, and Ashley Graham and Hailey Clauson pose for the others.
“The three covers of Hailey, Ronda and Ashley celebrate the new SI Swimsuit,†the magazine’s assistant managing editor, MJ Day, said. “All three women are beautiful, sexy, and strong. Beauty is not cookie cutter. Beauty is not ‘one size fits all.’ Beauty is all around us and that became especially obvious to me while shooting and editing this year’s issue.†Love it!
Posted on Sun Feb 14th, 2016 7:46am PDT By
X17 Staff

Kanye West let it all out on Twitter this past week, and in one of his many rants, he revealed that he's $53 million in debt. What?!
While defending father-in-law Caitlyn Jenner, slamming Taylor Swift and defending his new clothing collection, Kanye also dropped the bomb that he owes millions. "I write this to you my brothers while still 53 million dollars in personal debt," Yeezy tweeted. "Please pray we overcome... This is my true heart..."
Last year Kanye admitted he went $16 million in debt while trying to launch his Yeezy clothing collection, telling reporters at the 2015 BET Honors, "I was trying to play a sport that’s a billionaire sport. It’s not a millionaire sport and I’m proud of the debt. I don’t care about somebody’s Ghost (Phantom) or somebody’s house. I care about my vision." Seeing as he purchased a $20 million home with wife Kim Kardashian, we're not sure we believe that, but we'll have to take his word for it for now...
After his latest online rant, Kanye performed on
Saturday Night Live last night, and sang two of his new tracks, “Highlights,†and "Ultra Light Beams." Last week Kanye played his new album, The Life of Pablo, at his Yeezy Season 3 collection launch at New York's Madison Square Garden, and it's now available on Tidal and kanyewest.com. Have you taken a listen yet?
Posted on Sat Feb 13th, 2016 10:30am PDT By
X17 Staff

Justin Bieber may be one of the biggest pop stars in the world, but he enjoys normal things just like the rest of us!
On Friday the Biebs went to Griffith Park in Los Angeles with a friend, and he flashed his lovely smile when X17 photographers caught up with the boys. Biebs wore ripped jeans and a Metallica tee, along with a beanie. Seeing as it was over 80 degrees, it seems like Biebs wanted to hide his overly peroxided locks from us...
Justin has been busy prepping for his upcoming Grammys performance, and at a rehearsal on Friday, Bow Wow, who is the the social media correspondent for the event, shared a snapshot of the boys knocking back shots. We're curious as to what the show will be like -- Biebs' performance is being billed as the biggest one, and he hasn't been hitting the stage much over the last few months.
Later on, Bieber Instagrammed a picture of his little brother Jaxon, who is apparently in town for a visit. All together now: Awwwww!
Posted on Sat Feb 13th, 2016 9:52am PDT By
X17 Staff
Getty Images for Fenty Puma and Maybelline New York
Too many hotties in one photo! And even with the scary makeup, the Hadid sisters still looked gorgeous last night at Rihanna's debut Fenty x Puma show in NYC. After her sneaker collection sold out, Puma tapped Rihanna to serve as creative director for the brand, and given the buzz surrounding her show, it seems like she's doing a great job.
The show unveiled the fall 2016 clothing collection, and Bad Gal RiRi was reportedly the one who chose the “Arctic urban forest" theme, according to the show’s hair stylist, Yusef Williams. Yusef told
E! News, “Rihanna had a very strong idea; she was like, ‘I just want to see white. I want it to feel like frozen.â€
And frozen it is!