Diva alert! After much speculation from fans online, late-night host John Oliver has CONFIRMED that Beyonce Knowles was, in fact, Photoshopped into the Lion King cast photo because she did not appear in-person at the photo shoot. Surprise!

Oliver, who voices the Zazu character, said on last night's The Late Show With Stephen Colbert that Queen Bey had a spot marked for her and that cast members had to make space: "I remember Chiwetel [Ejiofor, who voices Scar] — we were setting up the shot and Chiwetel was sitting in the front and he said, ‘You need to be careful where your foot is,’ ” Oliver said. “I looked down and there was just this piece of tape on the floor with Beyoncé’s name written on it.”

He went on to say, "Just the future presence of Beyoncé was so intimidating — if you look at my face in there, I look really intimidated,” he continued. “That’s because what I’m doing is imagining that I am about to be put into a photo with Beyoncé one day. And that was nerve-wracking enough.”

Beyonce's a busy woman, folks. She may have been on a yacht in the south of France or working on some sort of artsy multi-media project that absolutely no other recording artist can compete with or maybe she was busy with her three kids! Whatever the case, it wasn't in the cards for her to be there on that day, despite all the other actors who showed up for the sitting.

More important, the mystery is solved, thanks for John Oliver!

Whoa! Kim Kardashian might wanna find herself a new photographer (DM us, KK)! Mrs. West's personal photog Marcus Hyde -- the one to whom she and Kanye gave $25K to help with medical bills after a near-fatal car crash last year -- is being accused of soliciting nude photos from aspiring models. In the post-#MeToo age, what idiot does that?!

Insta-model Sunnaya (or at least that's her Instagram handle), posted screen shots of a conversation between her and Hyde in which he demands naked pix or $2K for a photo shoot with him. "nude is free?" Sunnaya asks? "Ya," Marcus replies. "Okkkkk i can shoot nude but I don't want to send you nude photos," she writes; "Then don't," Hyde replies. Sunnaya clarifies: "Okay do you still want to shoot then? lol" To which Hyde writes: "It's 2k." She again clarifies, "Bc i wont sent you nudes of myself before shooting?" "Yeah," Marcus writes; "Gotta see if your [sic] worth it."

Not only should Hyde take some grammar lessons with Justin Bieber (for their use of your instead of you're), but a few other tips we have for Marcus would be 1) don't text something potentially detrimental to your career to a complete stranger; 2) don't do that sh*t in the first place -- trying to force girls to send you nude photos; and 3) when you work for Kim and Kanye, keep your mouth shut and mind your P's and Q's and be thankful for the gig and don't F it up!

Apparently Kimye aren't the only celebs Hyde has worked with because Ariana Grande joined the fray, expressing her disappointment at Hyde's actions since she's been photographed by him in the past. She took to Instagram to post the message (below), calling on models not to work with photographers who "... make you uncomfortable or make you feel like you need to take your clothing off if you don’t want to.” She went on, "If you want to, sick. but if you don’t, please don’t. If they tell you you have to pay more money if you’re clothed that’s f—d and I’m sorry that has happened to you. I promise there are so many respectful, nice, talented photographers out there."

Can't wait to see how Hyde responds to all this! He might wanna tuck his tail between his legs and get the heck outta Dodge!

The Internet's abuzz with this surprising Britney sighting last night ... at the premiere of the new Brad Pitt-Leonardo DiCaprio-Quentin Tarantino film Once Upon A Time In Hollywood! Spears walked the red carpet -- something SO rare for her -- with boyfriend Sam Asghari, and these two looked (literally) red hot!

Britney was gorgeous in a bright red dress and diamond necklace with her blonde locks pulled back. Sam looked so debonaire in a cream-colored suit. The couple looked old-Hollywood glam, in keeping with the film's theme.

Of course the film's stars didn't go unnoticed (though they were perhaps slightly upstaged by Brit) -- Brad was beaming, as this was his official return to the big screen post-Angelina Jolie breakup. Leo was his usual cool self, waving to fans, signing some autographs, but all with a tone of restraint.

Once Upon A Time In Hollywood, according to the film's web site, "visits 1969 Los Angeles, where everything is changing, as TV star Rick Dalton (Leonardo DiCaprio) and his longtime stunt double Cliff Booth (Brad Pitt) make their way around an industry they hardly recognize anymore. The ninth film from the writer-director features a large ensemble cast and multiple storylines in a tribute to the final moments of Hollywood’s golden age." Ummm ... seeing it!

Yep, we just broke out the ol' lighting bolt graphic for this one! Cole Sprouse and Lili Reinhart have split after dating a full two years and we're shocked!

We really thought the Riverdale co-stars were gonna walk down the aisle, but alas ... it wasn't meant to be. While the pair were at Comic-Con last weekend, they were rarely photographed together outside of official appearances.

In fact, it was at the fan event two years ago that the two made their relationship public when they were spotted kissing at Comic-Con in 2017.

Meanwhile, Cole's twin Dylan has been shacked up with Victoria's Secret model Barbara Palvin for just under a year. We're kinda betting on those two making it, but hey! Apparently we've been wrong before!

We had a rare sighting of Megan Fox and Brian Austin Green with their three kids over the weekend -- eating out for lunch at the Calabasas Commons in Kardashianville. Brian carried little Journey, 2, down the long staircase to the car while Bodhi, 5, and Noah, 6, held mom's hand.

There has been much attention on Noah -- the beautiful, now blonde, oldest boy. He's been photographed wearing dresses and while some people have questioned and even criticized Megan's choice to "allow" him to dress that way, the majority of people have celebrated her choices. True to form, Noah wore pink leggings and pink shoes on Saturday -- if one is to construe that as "feminine," then so be it.

Meg has spoken very clearly about how she and Brian raise their kids -- specifically their choices regarding Noah. Fox said she knew even before he was born that he was different: "When I became pregnant with Noah, I could feel, through my mother’s intuition I suppose, that he was not subscribing to gender stereotypes, so I decided to provide an environment for him early on that would allow him to discover how he wanted to express himself," she has said.

She goes on to explain why parents shouldn't push their kids in any one direction based on gender expectations: "If a boy loves princesses and a girl loves baseball, that’s not indicative of their sexuality. It’s indicative of their communication and creative expression. We can’t limit children by telling them how they should play."

Noah has dressed in a Snow White costume, a princess dress, a fairy costume and was a cheerleader for Halloween, dressed in a short skirt in a pic Megan posted to social media. We also snapped him with pink hair last month. Let it be, she says! And we say, hell yeah! She's SO right. Check out this poignant statement she made about raising these little ones ... "It’s not our job to shape them into the people we think they should be. It’s our job to receive, with grace, the lessons they bring us." Amen!

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w/ @mertalas 🖤

A post shared by Kendall (@kendalljenner) on Jul 19, 2019 at 8:27am PDT

Talk about comfortable in her own skin! Supermodel Kendall Jenner stripped down for a completely nude photo shoot with some of her famous photographer friends recently and she posted this INSANE pic to Instagram as a tease! We know the pic was shot by famed fashion photographers Mert Alas and Marcus Piggot, who previously photographed Jenner sans clothes for Vogue Italia in February because it was captioned, "w/ @mertalas." So now, what's the pic for? No clues yet ...

It's not the only nudie Kendall's posted recently, she uploaded the below shot on Friday but it's a paid promotion for Proactiv, the acne skincare line for which she's a spokesperson. She captioned it, "when my acne was at its worst, I was a high schooler who didn’t want to leave the house. Now I’m content with my skin. If you want to try Proactiv, you won’t regret it. Link in bio. #proactiv_ambassador."

This one's slightly more reserved, with Kenny completely covering her chest and showing only mid-torso and up. Still, it shows Jenner's comfort with her body and her willingness to share it with the world and hey, we're not complaining!

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when my acne was at its worst, I was a high schooler who didn’t want to leave the house. Now I’m content with my skin. If you want to try Proactiv, you won’t regret it. Link in bio. #proactiv_ambassador

A post shared by Kendall (@kendalljenner) on Jul 18, 2019 at 7:56am PDT

Another excuse for Justin to buy her some bling! Hailey Baldwin got another hole pierced in her left year yesterday and we bet Bieber will buy something nice and expensive to go in it :)

We spotted the couple at Ancient Adornments in West Hollywood on a regular Sunday afternoon -- the pair tooling around in their Sprinter van, getting a piercing, then heading to Backyard Bowls for lunch. As fans gawked and Justin and Hailey held hands, they looked like the King and Queen of West Hollywood in their hype clothing, with all the awe and attention of royalty as young girls swooned and middle-aged men ogled.

Hailey wore a sweet, sexy white dress with a faux shirttail ruffle at the bottom and a sweetheart neckline. Justin ditched the Drew House merch for the day in favor of a tie dye t-shirt and black pants.

But the big news of the day was really Justin's Tweet calling for President Donald Trump to "please let those kids out of cages," referring to immigrant children at the southern border. We applaud you, Justin!!!

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partners in crime 4 evaaa💗💦🦋👨‍👩‍👧

A post shared by Kylie ✨ (@kyliejenner) on Jul 21, 2019 at 2:16pm PDT

After a vacation full of Instagrams and social media promos from her Kylie Skin line and some other stuff, Kylie Jenner is back home and back in the arms of her lover and ... husband?

We're still asking the question of whether Kylie and baby daddy Travis Scott weren't already secretly married because hey, she kept her pregnancy on the DL for nine months, maybe she's keeping her nuptials a secret, too!

The makeup mogul wore a hot pink oversized blazer for a series of photos -- the final one with Travis, which she captioned, "partners in crime 4 evaaa💗💦🦋👨‍👩‍👧" Are those emojis him, her and baby Stormi?

Well, speculation that Ky is pregnant with a second will probably be put to rest with this other Instagram, below, which reveals what she's got going on under that blazer ... a skin-tight bodysuit! Pal Larsa Pippen rocked a bright red bodysuit the other night for a fancy dinner ... PLEASE don't tell us this is a new trend!

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pretty in pink 💓

A post shared by Kylie ✨ (@kyliejenner) on Jul 21, 2019 at 1:44pm PDT