Despite the candor, honesty and genuine emotion she showed, some of Rihanna’s recent confessions to Oprah did not go over well with people. Joan Rivers pointedly criticized her interview Sunday on Oprah’s Next Chapter , in which she wept talking about how she still loves Chris Brown . Rivers weighed in on this surprising revelation as only she can … and Rihanna wasted little time firing back at the outspoken TV personality: Rihanna also told Joan to “slap on some diapers.” Nice. Mind you, in the interview, the singer alluded to the fact that Chris is in a relationship with Karrueche Tran , and said they are NOT back together. Rihanna’s comments were more about wanting to help Chris with his obvious problems and the pain of losing someone she called her best friend. Is there something more between them? Will there be? Chris’ mom Joyce Hawkins might think so, but we’re skeptical. Not that it’s any of her business regardless, but if they’re not even dating again, why is Joan so pissed? Tell us what you think in the comments below.
Adam Lambert did his own version of Bob Marley this week. But the real question is this: Did he do the reggae legend proud? Down Under in Australia to promote his album “Trespassing,” Lambert performed inside Sydney’s Top 40 Live Lounge and surprised those in attendance with his cover of “Is This Love,” a Marley favorite from 1978. Give it a look and a listen now and prepare for Lambert to soon hit the States with a tour :
Boxing beauty Laila Ali was spied on a shopping trip with her precious mini-me Sydney in Calabasas. How cute is that kiddo? More Sydney and Laila preciousness, along with shots of Mason Discki getting dessert with Mommy Kourtney Kardashian on the flip. Continue reading →
My name is Grace and never in my life did I think that I would have my own Bieber experience. Previously, Justin had tweeted saying that he would be coming to Australia on the 15 th of July, and there was no way I was going to let this opportunity slip through my fingers. Following up to this, I heard that Justin was only going to Sydney, and since I live in Melbourne, I was so upset. However, my sister had moved to Sydney a few months back, so after constant begging to my mum, she finally agreed that we could go to Sydney to see Justin. While in the process of booking our tickets, I saw that Justin was in fact coming to Melbourne on the 15 th and 16 th for ‘Australia’s Got Talent’ Final which is when we had organized to go to Sydney! I was so excited and called my cousin ASAP since we’ve been obsessed with him since the very beginning. On the 15 th of July, I woke up and immediately went on websites to see whether Justin had been spotted in Australia or not. My cousin came over in the morning, and we decided that we would go try and see Justin, but we told ourselves not to get our hopes up, because what are the chances that we were going to be at the same place, same time and that he would actually come out to see us. So unlikely. If we didn’t see Justin we decided we would just make a day out of it, and have lunch in the city. While still at home, I happened to search in Google, “Where is Justin Bieber staying Melbourne 2012” and found a Yahoo answer saying, “He’s staying at the Art Hotel on Chapel street, I heard from a good source.” I went on Google maps and typed in Art Hotel, and it came up with 3 hotels. We decided that we may as well go to Chapel Street, what harm could it do? We got on the train and after about an hour and a bit of traveling, we were on Chapel Street. I directed us to one of the Art hotel’s which was just near the station. The hotel was small, and did not look like some place Justin would stay at. We stood there for 5 minutes and since no one was there, we decided we should just go to the Langham hotel which is where he stayed last time he came. As we were about to turn around, we heard some screams! We walked a little bit further around the hotel, and saw a group of about 8 girls there. We went up to them and asked whether they knew if Justin was going to be staying here. One of the girls replied, “Yeah he is, we know people”. After we heard this, we were not going anywhere. We then saw Channel 10 news standing there, and about 10 minutes after, a Channel 7 helicopter was flying directly above us! We overheard one of the parents saying that Justin was on his way, he had just stopped at McDonalds. Of course, I was thinking, “Yeah, how would you know..” but I checked Twitter and a girl that I follow tweeted saying that she just met Justin at McDonalds. I cannot explain to you how I was feeling at this point. About 10 minutes later, they barricaded off the driveway, and we saw a black van come down from the other side. The 10 of us sprinted as fast as we could to the car, but unfortunately we didn’t see him. After waiting another hour or so, we started to lose a bit of hope. A blue van then drove into the entrance, and I tried to have a look if anyone was in there, it didn’t look like it, so I just stepped back. Then the doors opened, and Scrappy, Alfredo and Dan came out!!! Everyone ran up to Alfredo for a photo, so I decided to go up to Dan, and I asked whether I could have a photo, in which he replied with, “Yeah sure, thank you for asking!” So cute! After also getting a photo with Scrappy, they headed inside after having a small interview with Channel 10. There was no way I was going anywhere after this. I knew that he was there. About half an hour later, another car came and Allison and Kenny hopped out! I was just stunned. KENNY WAS IN FRONT OF ME. Kenny took a photo with us all , and by this time there were about 15 people all together. Shortly after, the whole crew went to the restaurant at the hotel and had some lunch. They had a table that was at the window, so we were watching them all eat lunch. Suddenly, I looked to the foyer of the hotel, and I saw Justin walk out of the elevator holding hands with Selena! He sat down and started to talk to his crew while eating lunch. Photos do not do him justice. He is actually the most perfect thing I have ever seen. His skin is amazing, and just wow. I was speechless. After about 10 minutes of everyone just standing there in awe, he stood up. Everyone just kind of stood there in shock, and somehow as he started to walk towards the doors of the hotel, while everyone just stood in the same position, I somehow managed to move my legs (do not know how that happened) and as he walked through the door I was standing right in front of him. Justin walked out and said, “Hey, would anyone like a photo?” I stood there just watching him take photos with my cousin and one other girl, and then I got my chance and got a photo with THE BEAUTIFUL Justin Bieber. He asked, “How are you guys doing” and was just such a nice guy. After a few photos he headed back inside and said thank you to us, and told us that he loved us. He then went back and ate lunch. We stood there. Not knowing what had just happened and everyone was basically unresponsive since we had JUST MET OUR IDOL. After another 10 minutes, we decided that we would go and let him eat his lunch in peace, and on our way back to the station, we saw herds of girls sprinting to the hotel. We later found out that there were over 300 girls at the Langham hotel where we were going to go at the start! Meeting Justin was actually the most amazing moment of my life. He is perfect, he’s lovely, flawless, just beautiful. Thank you so much Justin for making my dreams come true. I never ever thought this would happen, and you just made me the happiest girl in the world. For everyone that hasn’t met him, don’t worry, your time will come. Just keep believing and never say never. -@gracebyrne9 Here’s a video of him taking a photo with us (I’m at 28 seconds) Read the original post: My name is Grace and never in my life did I think that I would…
My names Daniella, Im 18 years old, I’m from Sydney, Australia and this is My Bieber Experience. I’ve been a fan of Justin Bieber ever since he posted his cover of Chris Brown’s “With You.” I watched his videos over and over again and I knew he was going to become big. I’ve always prayed for miracles to be able to meet Justin, even for a second. He has helped me and my mum through a lot by making us smile and stronger through her several cancer battles. His music made us smile and feel a joy within our hearts. He helped me to never say never and believe that there can be miracles. I made a Youtube video called “Justin Bieber Is My Miracle” which has over 6000 views that I shared on Twitter with a lot of amazing beliebers. It was how Justin had helped me through my mum’s worst battle through cancer where she fell into a coma whilst doing chemotherapy treatment for leukaemia. They were going to turn all the machines off and I listened to Justin Bieber all night that night, especially ‘Never say never’ and ‘Up.’ Justin or the crew did not see my video but I did it on my own miracle. As soon as I heard that Justin was coming to Australia I began to save up money for when he came. My mum and I were both excited that maybe we’d be able to have a glimpse at him and with the money I had saved, I booked a hotel that I was certain that Justin was staying at for 3 nights and 4 days. When the day came around on Sunday 15th of July we went to the hotel not knowing Justin wasn’t coming to Sydney until Monday night. I was waiting in the lobby but as soon as an amazing belieber on Twitter told me which hotel he was actually staying at, I told mum. When we tried to book a hotel for the new hotel, they had no rooms available online. I gave mum the number to try and call up instead. Luckily when we called, they said they had one more room left, just as they were about to hang up! We spent the majority of the time down on the lobby. I didn’t want to miss a chance to see Justin later that night. On Tuesday I saw Kenny and I ran to him and asked him to give Justin this letter I had made and wrote. Later on I saw Dan Kanter and Scrappy and took photos with them. I also had seen and took a photo with Jason Derulo. There was still no sign of Justin. I didn’t go to my room until 1am. I was upset because I knew I had to leave the next day at 11am. The next morning I woke up early and got ready. I never won tickets to watch him live on Sunrise so I watched it on TV. As soon as I saw he had left Sunrise, I went down to the lobby and waited all morning. As time got closer, mum asked the lady for a later checkout and she said we can only give you until 12pm. We said okay so we waited and waited and it came to 11:58am. I got upset and was getting my bag ready to checkout and pay. All of a sudden as I turned around I saw a group of people then I saw Justin! I screamed out “JUSTIN” and Moshe told me to wait as he was going outside to see the fans waiting. I waited then I saw Selena Gomez and Alfredo Flores so I ran over and took photos with them both. As Justin came inside, I smiled at him and asked for a photo . I was so so nervous, I was shaking and I stuttered. I took a photo with him and he was rushed off, so my mum was upset she couldn’t get a photo with him cause she wasnt fast enough on her walker but she was so greatful to be able to see him there. She got a photo with Selena since she waited in the lobby. It was a miracle because as I was about to leave when he came out. I’m so happy my dream has come true. I prayed everyday and stayed up all hours of the night for months for him to notice me and I got to meet him in the end. I just want to thank him for the strength he has given me and I now believe and pray he will follow me on Twitter someday too. Never say never and never stop believing because dreams and miracles do come true and happen. -@DaniellaSeoane More here: My names Daniella, Im 18 years old, I’m from Sydney,…
I’m Kirsty, I’m 16 from Sydney Australia I cannot believe I’m writing my Bieber Experience. I never thought I would ever be writing one but I am now. On Wednesday the 18th of July was his big Sunrise Performance and I didn’t win tickets but I still went. I got up at 3:30am and my sister, my friend and I went and caught a train at 4:45am. We got told by Sunrise if you don’t have a ticket, don’t show up you wont be able to see anything. Turns out they were wrong because I saw everything. I saw Justin’s car arrive and I was so excited he came out. Everybody started running on the streets. The terminal was blocked off by huge fences and police where everywhere, no one could get around the side where his car was because of the fences. While everyone was running up the street, my sister, my friend and I had a YOLO moment and jumped the fence with around 8 other girls. We missed him by a couple minutes but Dan and Scrappy were there and we got to say hello to them. They asked us how we got in and we said we jumped a fence and they laughed. Eventually security saw us and yelled, ”Get out! How did u get in here?” They chased us back down the escalator and all the other beliebers were looking through the glass. Later on in the day it was 1:00pm and we where lounging around my house sad because we thought that was our last chance of meeting him. I saw someone on Twitter say “at international airport waiting for Justin,” so we got up and went. We sat there for a while not sure what to do, later on a black van pulled up outside and Kenny got out. We slowly walked outside and said hello but he couldn’t stop for a photo because he was unloading luggage. Then another black van pulled up next to it and Alfredo and Vanessa walked out. Suddenly a Black Mercedes went right past us and stopped in a loading dock driveway. We all got up and everyone was telling everyone not to scream. The car opened and I saw Justin’s backpack. I knew he was in the car. Then the two back doors opened and Selena came out, followed by Justin. Selena stood up near the car and Justin started walking in our direction. I couldn’t believe what was happening. I had waited 3 and a half years for this moment and it was about to happen. We all didn’t rush to him , we just stood there and formed kind of a mini mosh. Moshe was by his side and we were waiting. Then it was my turn and I was surprisingly not crying, I was happy. I said, “OMG hi Justin,” and took a photo. He had his arm around my back and I said thanks and asked if I could have a hug. He hugged me and he was perfect. He said, “It was a pleasure to meet you,” and I said thank you. I walked off and went over to Selena I asked for a photo and she said sure. I told her she was pretty. At this stage I was crying my eyes out. I couldn’t even talk, I couldn’t breathe. I called my mum and tried to tell her what was happening but she couldn’t quite understand. Justin started to walk away, we where waving and stuff and then he left. It was a DREAM come true. I never thought it would happen but it did. Never Say Never! See the original post here: I’m Kirsty, I’m 16 from Sydney Australia I cannot believe I’m…
My name is Alice, I’m 16 turning 17 and I live in Brisbane, Australia. Let me start by saying I’ve never won any amazing prizes before. Before this event, I was convinced I had the worst luck ever. On 26 th June, 2012, I received an email informing me that I had won a Meet and Greet with Justin . I couldn’t believe it, so I called Universal Music to double check and when JB Hi-Fi announced it on their Twitter, that’s when it hit me. Finally I was going to meet my idol after dreaming (literally) about meeting him countless times! Days and nights of excitement and joy passed by and the 17 th of July, 2012 finally arrived. I boarded the plane to Sydney knowing I was meeting my idol in a few hours. After checking in at the hotel, my sister and I went to the meet up location for the secret show Channel V was hosting. I met so many amazing beliebers there, like Marie and Amelia (@BornToSing17); we were all so excited, people were crying, screaming and hyperventilating. After what seemed like forever, we collected our wristbands and got driven to the secret location. When Justin came on stage, I kept thinking “IS THIS REAL LIFE? IS THAT REALLY JUSTIN BIEBER?” He performed Baby, ALAYLM, Die In Your Arms, AATW, Be Alright, Boyfriend (Bluesy version) and Catching feelin gs for the first time ever live! I remember crying when he sang “Be Alright,” it’s my favourite song from the album and I couldn’t believe I was hearing Justin sing it live, less than 2 meters away from me . All I can say is that losing my voice was so worth it. Justin sounded absolutely amazing and Dan played the guitar perfectly. After the show, the majority of the crowd had to leave and people with blue wristbands were allowed to stay for the meet and greet. My heart dropped when they told us we couldn’t ask for any autographs and that we were only getting group photos taken. I felt so disappointed knowing that I couldn’t get an individual photo and that I won’t have any time to speak to Justin. But our time came, I ran up to him and he gave me the best hug ever. He said to me something along the lines of, “H ey sweetie, how are you?” and “It’s a pleasure to meet you” I couldn’t even respond to him because everyone was rushing, but he had his arms around me for the photo and it was the most amazing 30 seconds of my life. Everything was really rushed so I quickly got another hug before security told us we had to leave. I finally understand why so many beliebers say that he gives the best hugs ever. The next morning, we went to see Justin perform on Sunrise at 5am which was also perfect. He smelt amazing, looked flawless, sounded perfect and was just so, so sweet. You can tell he was genuinely happy to be there for his beliebers. I still can’t believe I was physically next to Justin jus t yesterday, b ut what can I say.. Never Say Never, right? For those who have yet to meet him, just dream big and believe; I promise you’ll meet him one day and it’s going to be worth the wait. And Justin, if you’re reading this, I hope you read my letter (all the beliebers gave everything to the girl collecting gifts when we were in line for the m&g!) and I promise I’ll be there when you come back to Australia for BELIEVE. Words cannot describe how much I love you and how much you mean to me , but thank you so much for everything; you made the 17 th of July the best day of my life so far. Thank you for existing, haha. Much love! -@xalicehuang Continue reading here: My name is Alice, I’m 16 turning 17 and I live in Brisbane,…
The second I heard that Justin was coming to Sydney for his Believe Promo Tour , I began to freak out. Justin rarely comes here, and I knew I had to utilize this incredible opportunity. There were many competitions to win tickets to see Justin perform live – but unfortunately, I didn’t win any, despite entering daily for all of them. I began to DM and tweet the member’s of Justin’s crew on Twitter, asking if they could help me in any way. And, unbelievably, I got a response from one of them. He DM’d me “I can get you tickets to Justin’s show in Sydney.” I immediately began to cry, and I phoned my best friend in shock to tell her the exciting news. I couldn’t believe that I actually had tickets to see Justin perform live for the first time. The day finally arrived, and my friends and I spent the entire morning stalking Justin ALL over Sydney, but unfortunately, with no luck. But we didn’t mind too much – we were going to be seeing Justin perform that night, and we met so many lovely beliebers! In the late afternoon, we went to the meeting point and boarded the buses, which took us to the secret location where Justin would perform. We finally arrived, and walked across a red carpet, inside the venue. My friends and I ran to the very front of the area and we managed to get standing spots at the very front of the pit! After a reasonable wait, Justin came on stage. I couldn’t believe how flawless he looked in person, and when he began to sing, I was so overwhelmed to be hearing Justin’s incredible voice, in person. I took videos and photos of Justin performing, and during “Die In Your Arms,” I yelled out “I’LL DIE IN YOUR ARMS” and Justin looked in my direction, and gave me a huge grin (I caught it on video). In the middle of his performance, I saw Alfredo Flores, and I managed to catch his attention. My friends and I gave him our gift for Justin – a cowbell. Alfredo laughed, and put it in his bag, promising that he would give it to Justin. Later on, he tweeted me that Justin had it, and he had been playing with it all night. And after that – Dan Kanter threw his guitar pick into the crowd, and I caught it! After Justin’s INCREDIBLE acoustic performance, my friends and I rushed to the side of the hall, and found Scrappy and Moshe, whom we got photos with. We also found Kenny, and had a short conversation with him. Two of my friends had meet and greets to see Justin and I accidently called one of them during the session. And, just my luck, she handed the phone to Justin, who said to me “Hey Abi, how are you?” I started to freak out, I recognized the voice but I didn’t understand HOW it could actually be Justin… I put the phone on loudspeaker so my friends could hear, and he told me, “Yes, this is Justin Bieber…” and shortly after, we hung up. It was incredible. Justin Bieber said my name and I managed to speak to him, even though it was brief. It was an incredible night – the best night of my life infact, and I am so thankful that I got to finally see my idol perform live. I hope that one day I will be able to meet him, and tell him just how much he means to me. -@KidrauhlYolo Excerpt from: The second I heard that Justin was coming to Sydney for his…
My names Eesha and at 8:45am on the July 15, I met Justin Bieber after 3 years of waiting. The day before at around 2:00am, my friend and I put two and two together thanks to a wonderful source and found out that Justin was going to stop by Sydney on his way to Melbourne . We didn’t tweet it because our ‘source’ could of been in ALOT of trouble. On the day of, we woke up at 5:30am after 2 hours of sleeping and I got my mum to drive us to Sydney International Airport and we got there at 6:45. So far it was only me @kryptotina and @kiraajadex at the airport. We got breakfast and went back down to gate D where Justin’s flight was gonna land. After about 30 minutes of waiting, 3 more fans joined us and we went over to loading dock 6. This was the longest time of my life. We saw his flight arrive at 8:25 and we all cried. A black van drove into the driveway. We cried again. It was an emotional time okay. Then at around 8:45am, about 15 security guys walked out of the entrance and we are stood there in shock. That’s when we saw him. We tried to stay calm but that is impossible if JUSTIN FUCKING BIEBER is in front of you. I called out, “Hey Justin, come over please. There’s only 6 of us here.” He looked like he was about to walk into the car when he came and started walking towards us. I started to cry but my friend told me to calm down so I tried, but I couldn’t stop shaking. I was the first person to get a photo with Justin which was selfie style. I looked at it while Amy was getting her photo and told them that the sun was in the way. Justin moved her to a place where it would work. I got my 2nd photo next and while it was being taken, he rubbed my back. He must of felt I was shaking or something. Everyone else got their photos and then he walked back to the car. After his back was turned, I fell to the ground and cried as he was driving off. It was everything I wished for and more. I couldn’t stop crying and then we walked back into the airport. After we meet him, we’ve been contacted by channel 7 news, channel 9 news, hot hits and Sunrise. Without Justin, I have no idea what I would be like and I thank him for that. Thank you Justin, what you did today meant the world to me. Originally posted here: My names Eesha and at 8:45am on the July 15, I met Justin Bieber…
