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Beyonce: PISSED at BET Awards Lauryn Hill Diss

Boy band Mindless Behavior flat out dissed Lauryn Hill on live TV last night, and the joke apparently upset Beyonce, one of the 2012 BET Award winners , to the point where she changed her acceptance speech to honor The Fugees singer. The diss went down womedian Mike Epps and the guys from Mindless Behavior were all getting set to co-present the award for Best R&B Artist. Mike, who can’t carry a tune to save his life, jokingly tried to sing. One of the dudes said, “You sing BAD … like Lauryn Hill’s tax accountant bad.” Mindless Behavior, Mike Epps Diss Lauryn Hill at BET Awards The zinger, a reference to Lauryn Hill’s felony tax evasion case, elicited gasps from the crowd, including Beyonce, who was far from pleased. Winning the award moments later, Bey said, “I want to thank all the talented R&B women that came before me like Lauryn Hill and Mary J. Blige.” As she walked off stage, she could be heard venting about the insult, saying the dude’s Lauryn Hill joke was “disrespectful” and “not cool.” When a BET handler complimented Beyonce’s shout-out to the maligned Hill, the “Halo” singer replied, “I just felt [the diss] was wrong.” What do you think of the Lauryn Hill diss?

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Ian Somerhalder Auctions Himself Off for Charity

Forget Tad Hamilton, Vampire Diaries fans. You can now win a date with Ian Somerhalder! The actor has placed lunch with himself up for auction in order to raise proceeds on behalf of the ISF Foundation, specifically with the aim of opening an animal sanctuary. As Ian tells Entertainment Weekly … “A big component of ISF is not just habitat or species conservation, it’s animal protection and youth education. There are too many animals that are abused, mistreated, and abandoned. They’ve been ostracized, they have behavioral issues, and they’re starving. It’s just unbelievable what we’ve done to the animals, and I think that’s why this is so important. “I think it’s an amazing opportunity for us to show that having compassion for one another – and all furry, scaled, or feathered creatures – is the only way we can progress.” Submit your bid now for the auction and respond below: How much would you pay to go on a date with Ian Somerhalder?

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