SOME THINGS NEVER CHANGE

Sean "Diddy" Combs was supposed to co-host a birthday party for DJ Clue at Club M2 in NYC Monday night with Kobe Bryant after the historic Knicks/Lakers game in which Bryant scored 61 points. But nobody warned Combs that the NYPD had an undercover gun detail searching guests as they came into the club. “Everyone wanted to make sure that the dozens of NBA stars in attendance, including Lamar Odom, Vince Carter and Pau Gasol, would be safe,” the insider said. When Diddy arrived at 1:45 a.m. with a six-man entourage, a witness said he “flipped out” when cops asked to search him and his friends. “He went nuts, saying, ‘Why are you disrespecting me like this? Why are you doing this to me?’ During the commotion, one of his guys slipped away, unsearched, back to the car.” Combs “stormed off and started to text DJ Clue asking, ‘What the [bleep] is going on?’ and asked if he could go in the back entrance.” When told that the cops would have to search him and his friends there as well, Combs decided not to attend the party. His rep had no comment. Combs has had issues in the past with hidden weapons and cops. You may recall back in 1999, while he was dating Jennifer Lopez, a member of his entourage opened fire in a nightclub. A stolen pistol was found in one of Combs’ SUVs, but he was acquitted of gun-possession charges. Suspect?

PRADA'S PARTY PEOPLE

At last night's Prada "Fallen Shadows" party, a mélange of notable names like Kanye West, Cassie, Paula Patton, Zoe Saldana, and D Woods and Aubrey of Danity Kane all showed up. Prada power!

Kanye has been rockin the "geek chic" look hard lately. He's been all over town this week in all types of nerdy glasses, sweaters, and slim suits, and I love it! This man eats, sleeps, and breathes fashion.

BENJAMIN BIXBY DEBUT AFTER-PARTY

In case you didn't make it out last night (surely you were resting up, getting beauty sleep for the rough week ahead), check out Andre 3000's, Benjamin Bixby after-party. No one's going to fault you for shamelessly checking out the pretty people: Veronica Webb, Genevieve Jones, Charlize Theron …

'MAKING THE BAND 4' PREMIERE PARTY

Last night, MTV’s “Making the Band 4″ Premiere Party took place at Guest House in New York City, NY. Above is a picture of party host Laurie Ann ' Boom Kat' Gibson, Dawn of Danity Kane and Teyana Taylor.

By the way, last night premiere of Making the Band 4 was a waste of everyone’s time! If Laurie Ann was not back on the show I think no one would have any interest in watching it! PERIOD!

P.S. I am starting to wonder if Teyana has transformed into a socialite because all she does is attend party after party after party and yet no music.

No, your eyes are not deceiving you... That is DEFINITELY Jon B. What a throwback.

NEWS UPDATE: MAN COMES FORWARD IN LIL' KIM'S BIRTHDAY BASH MURDER

A club worker responsible for the murder of a woman attending Lil’ Kim’s recent birthday party has confessed and been charged with second-degree murder.

According to New York’s Daily News, 24-year-old Sayed Rahman came forward, after being arrested, admitting he killed partygoer Ingrid Rivera. Reports claim he targeted the woman upon realizing she was drunk and had been kicked out of the club.

Promising to allow her access to re-enter the event, Rahman lured the 24-year-old victim to the VIP Penthouse room located on the roof where he began to either rape or rob her. Unsuccessful, the worker used a metal pipe to inflict pain in the back of her head before hiding the lifeless body in the rooftop’s electrical room.

Despite no suspects named at the time of discovery, police were expected to believe Rahman was responsible because he was one of the few employees with access to the murder scene.
As of now, authorities are running scans for fingerprints on the pipe to officially tag Rivera’s murder to the worker. Prior to his arrest yesterday (August 7) at his Harlem residence, Rahman had no previous criminal record.

His responsibilities at the nightclub were stocking the bar and carrying ice.

LAST NIGHT IN NYC...

Ryan Leslie, Next Selection Music Group and Universal/Motown Present the Ryan Leslie Experience at the Bijoux Lounge.



At the Sounds Like PAPER party, sponsored by Converse, and featuring a special performance by cover-boy Pharrell Williams' band N.E.R.D. (and special guests Jermaine Dupri and Swizz Beatz), the kids were in a serious frenzy. It was a like a madhouse up in Santos' Party House, as a fast-spreading, non-malevolent happy virus spread throughout the room.


Nas’ Untitled album release party went down at Red Bull Space. LL Cool J, Fabulous, Jermaine Dupri, Top Model reject, Keenya and Fonzworth Bentley, among others were all in the building.

EVENT CHIC: KIMORA LEE SIMMONS' "FABULOSITY" LAUNCH PARTY

Last night, Kimora Lee Simmons' Fabulosity Launch Party took place at Hiro, a club in Manhattan’s trendy Meatpacking district. The lighting was low, the music was loud and the drinks were free. The tightly packed crowd danced to music and clicked pictures of themselves while awaiting the arrival of the lady of the hour.

The lights went dark at around 9:15 pm, and begins the show... The designer posed on the red carpet with daughters Aoki Lee, Ming Lee and boyfriend Djimon Hounsou. Other guests included: Gabrielle Union, Mashonda, and throwback ex G-Unit member, Olivia.

“I really demand that all my divas look fabulous,” she said of the
sportswear line for Juniors to be sold exclusively at JC Penney's.

Events: BET After-Party Honoring Steven Hill

After the awards on Tuesday, the BET LATE NIGHT AFTER PARTY in honor of Steven Hill took place at a private residence in L.A. Guests included Lil' Wayne, Diddy, Lil' Kim, Queen Latifah, Kevin Liles, Quincy Jones and Michelle Williams.

Debra Lee and Quincy Jones

Angie Martinez, Steve Rifkind, Queen Latifah and Xzibit

An interesting exchange...

J.D. and O'neal McKnight

Cheri Dennis, Kevin Liles and Michelle Williams

Nelly and Ashanti

Taraji Henson, Andre Harrell and Sanaa Lathan

Solange Celebrates Her Birthday

Solange Knowles celebrated her 22nd birthday last night at a private estate in Beverly Hills. To help celebrate were sister Beyonce, and mother Tina (Pictured above). Celebs in attendance were Mario, Ne-Yo, Ludacris, Lindsay Lohan and DJ Samantha Ronson on the 1's and 2's.

Alica Keys' Tour Wrap Party

Alicia Keys held a party to celebrate the wrap up of her As I Am tour. The celebration included guests such as Estelle, John Legend,Maino, Ne-Yo and... is that Mama Combs?

Rihanna's 'Good Girl Gone Bad' Screening Party

Rihanna’s celebrated the re-release of her Good Girl Gone Bad album with a screening party at Club Guesthouse in New York City on Tuesday. Guests included: Estelle, Teyana Taylor, Letoya Luckett and more.