Tristan Thompson and Jordyn Woods Had Plan to ‘Deny Hooking Up If They Got Caught’: Source  —  “Jordyn was shocked when the family did find out and confronted her,” a source tells PEOPLE  —  Tristan Thompson and Jordyn Woods planned on sticking to the same story and denying their alleged hookup …

The Latest: Lawyer: Kelly a ‘star’ with no need to force sex  —  CHICAGO (AP) — The Latest on the sexual abuse case against R&B singer R. Kelly (all times local):  —  R. Kelly's lawyer rejects the allegations that the R&B singer sexually abused anyone, telling reporters: “He is a rock star.

Jussie Smollett's Texts, Check Supports Training Fee, Not ‘Attack’ Fee  —  Jussie Smollett has hard evidence to support his claim the Chicago Police Superintendent got it wrong when he told the media the actor paid $3,500 to Abel and Ola Osundairo to stage an attack.

Spike Lee Pulls A Kanye When ‘Green Book’ Takes Best Picture Oscar  —  While he didn't take the stage like Kanye West did years ago on the MTV Video Music Awards when Taylor Swift won an award that he felt should have gone to Beyonce, BlacKkKlansman director Spike Lee did the next best thing …

Meghan Markle Receives Henna Tattoo in Morocco to Celebrate Her Pregnancy: It's ‘for Good Luck’  —  The Duchess of Sussex received a henna tattoo during her royal tour in Morocco to mark her seven months of pregnancy  —  Prince Harry and Meghan Markle helicoptered into the Atlas Mountains …

Toasting Oscar Nominees at the Annual Chanel and Charles Finch Oscars Party  —  Miley Cyrus, Liam Hemsworth, Margot Robbie, Kristen Stewart, Lupita Nyong'o, Tessa Thompson and more celebrated Oscars weekend at Chanel's first party since Lagerfeld passed.

Billy Porter On Why He Wore a Gown, Not a Tux, to the Oscars  —  At tonight's 91st Academy Awards in Los Angeles, California, Pose star Billy Porter defied fashion norms by stepping out onto the red carpet in an unapologetically fabulous gown.  The custom creation by designer Christian Siriano included …

Hannah Beachler and Ruth E. Carter Make Oscar History for Black Women  —  The wait was long.  More than three decades, in fact.  —  But on Sunday night, two African-American women won Oscars in nonacting categories: Hannah Beachler for production design and Ruth E. Carter for costume design, both for their work on “Black Panther.”

Jussie Smollett May Have Concocted Hoax After Attack on Lee Daniels' Gay Cousin  —  Jussie Smollett might have gotten the idea to stage his own attack after Lee Daniels talked about his cousin getting assaulted because he's gay ... at least that's what some members of the “Empire” cast think.

Paris Hilton Spends ‘Lit’ Night Out With Machine Gun Kelly: ‘There Was Instant Chemistry’ … Single and ready to mingle.  Paris Hilton cozied up to Machine Gun Kelly at an event for Tings magazine in L.A. on Friday, February 22, and an insider tells Us Weekly exclusively that sparks flew between the unlikely pair.

2019 Indie Spirit Awards Winners: Complete List  —  The 2019 Independent Spirit Awards took place on a beach in Santa Monica, Calif., with Barry Jenkins' “If Beale Street Could Talk” taking the top prize for best feature along with best director for Jenkins.

Comedian Brody Stevens Dead at 48 of Apparent Suicide  —  Comedian Brody Stevens died Friday afternoon in Los Angeles, The Blast has confirmed.  —  Sources close to the investigation tell us he was found just before 1:00 PM.  We're told the cause of death is being investigated as a suicide by hanging.