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Mariah Carey Performs Live: Did She Redeem Herself?

Mariah Carey returned to the scene of her biggest crime on Wednesday night. In a manner of speaking. About six weeks ago, the legendary artist made a fool out of herself in Times Square, stumbling through a performance on New Year's Eve as the result of some technical difficulties… … along with some lazy practice habits and a seeming lack of knowledge when it came to her own song lyrics. In the aftermath of this debacle, Carey's team floated this weird conspiracy theory about how she was set up to fail by producers . “I came to New Year’s Eve in New York in great spirits and was looking forward to a celebratory moment with the world,” Carey said in a nearly two-minute audio recording posted to her Twitter page afterwards, adding: “It’s a shame that we were put into the hands of a production team with technical issues, who chose to capitalize on circumstances beyond our control.” It was a nightmare all around for the singer. But Mariah was back on a stage to try her vocal chords once again this week, appearing as a guest on Jimmy Kimmel Live. With help from rapper YG, Carey belted out a rendition of latest ballad, “I Don't,” in front of a sold-out studio audience; the track was inspired by the star's public and ugly split from Australian billionaire James Packer . Rocking a curve-hugging and plunging red gown that flaunted her cleavage in a major way, Carey taunted Packer via such lines as you “probably think I’m coming back, but I don’t, I don’t.” As for how she actually sounded in her return to live performing? Stop. Watch. And listen for yourself:

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Kim Kardashian to Kanye West: I’m SO Proud of You!

There may be hope for Kim Kardashian and Kanye West after all. Granted, there have been rumors to the contrary for months now. In the wake of Kim getting victimized in Paris by armed robbers and Kanye having a nervous breakdown that landed him in the hospital, the rumor mill has been spinning like crazy with chatter about how these stars can’t get on the same page. Since late last year, we’ve heard more divorce talk from various sources than we’ve heard denials of said talk by Kim or Kanye. That says something, doesn’t it? As do such reports like how Kardashian was going to ditch West on Valentine’s Day as punishment for him flying to New York City this week against her wishes. But that claim may have been premature and/or simply false because Kim was on hand last night for the debut of Kanye’s Yeezy Season 5 collection at New York Fashion Week. She was on hand and she came across as very supportive on social media. “So proud of my baby for his amazing show today!” the Keeping Up With the Kardashians star wrote as a caption to the above image, adding: “It was so good! I’m so So proud of him!!! #yeezyseason5.” This photo is one of the very few we’ve see of Kim and Kanye in public since their respective traumatic incidents last year. We’d remark on how depressed or angry Kanye appears to be – but that’s how he comes across in every photo ever. A day prior to this big event, meanwhile, Kardashian shared the sweet picture above on her Instagram page. She wrote “Happy Valentine’s Day” as the simple caption to the snapshot, which featured her lips making contact with those of her husband. Slowly but surely over the past several weeks, Kim has made her way back into the spotlight. She is still recovering mentally from having her life threatened in Paris, but she’s taking the necessary steps to take back control. Starting with her marriage, apparently. “ Kanye is like Kim’s puppet right now and he does whatever she says,” an insider told Radar Online last week of how Kim is now in control of her relationship. This same source added: “She not only makes his schedule for him, but she tells him when and where he can go. She is kind of acting like his manager and his mother.” But not his sexual partner, according to a different report . View Slideshow: Kim Kardashian: 20 Weird Facts About the Sex Tape Star Perhaps it will help the famous couple for Kanye to get back to work, however. He can focus on something other than his mental state and possibly failing marriage. The rapper debuted his latest fashion line at a top-secret, ultra-exclusive show at NYC’s Pier 59 Studios on Wednesday afternoon. According to Us Weekly, Kanye’s family and close friends packed the front row for the 15-minute runway show, with Kardashian sitting next to Vogue editor-in-chief Anna Wintour. Other stars in attendance included Kylie Jenner, Tyga, Hailey Baldwin, La La Anthony, Zoe Kravitz and rappers Pusha T and A$AP Ferg. “Kanye tried to keep as much media out as possible, and the crowd was mostly fashion buyers and Kanye’s friends and family,” an insider told Us Weekly. After the event, Kardashian and Kanye headed out for a celebratory dinner and were mobbed by fans. So they’ve still got the attention of most of the free world. They still have the adoration of many people for some reason as well. But do they even want it anymore? Do they even want each other anymore? Those are the big questions.

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Jessa Duggar and Ben Seewald: Already Planning Baby #3!

Jessa Duggar and Ben Seewald welcomed their second child February 6, but they’re already talking about growing their brood once more. Too soon? For regular people, most likely. Would you expect anything less though? The couple’s second little boy arrived just 15 months after they became parents to Spurgeon Elliot and 26 months after they tied the knot. Soon after the child’s birth last week, we learned that Jessa Duggar baby name selections aren’t getting any more ordinary with time: Henry Wilberforce Seewald has arrived. So far, the young couple seems to be in good spirits when it comes parenting both boys, attributing it to their ability to tag-team them.  There’s one for each adult, after all. “I take one. He takes the other,” Jessa tells unofficial Duggar publication  People , which features the family in its new cover story this week. Ben added a sports metaphor: “Right now with two kids and two of us , it’s man-to-man coverage. When we have more, we’ll have to switch things up to a zone defense!” As Jessa has previously said, Ben is super psyched about having little boys close in age with whom he can play sports with in the future. Clearly it’s on his brain already! As far as when that zone defense is going to be necessary, we feel safe in guessing that it won’t be all that long in the grand scheme. Especially not if they adopt. Jessa told the magazine, “It will be a little while since we just had a baby, but adopting and fostering to adopt is very much in our hearts.”  The Counting On stars have asserted their desire to adopt children many times before, going back to when they had no kids yet even. None of her mother Michelle’s 19 kids are adopted, but this has been something Jessa has long been passionate about, as has Ben. Having been married two years, their efforts to do so will be looked upon more favorably by adoption agencies, which is another bonus. One obstacle, though? Their house. It’s small, and when you’re planning on breeding or adopting an entire football team, you need additional square footage. No matter how good you are at economizing space, this is just a reality, and according to Jessa, they may be planning to do an upgrade. Jessa, 24, revealed as much, telling  People  that it’s fine now, but, “We just need a little more space. We’re always checking the market!”  You never know when your dream house will come along, it’s true. But does that mean they’re actively planning baby number three? “It’s certainly within the realm of possibilities. But still, we’ll wait just a couple of months before we start speculating again,” she said. There you have it, everyone. Big families are great, but relax and give them at least a couple of months before she gets pregnant or they adopt another kid, okay? They just had a baby! Chill! View Slideshow: Jessa Duggar Baby Bump Pics: 2 & Counting!

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