Beyonce joined 2009 Oscars host Hugh Jackman on stage for a musical number. There’s a bit of controversy surrounding that performance now. Some people say that Beyonce was lip synching during her performance, singing to a track, using auto-tune or relying on her background singers way too much. Beyonce was definitely off of her game that night which is bad considering the rest of the performers on the number did so well – and they were not professional singers. I guess her dress wasn’t the only thing wrong for Beyonce that night. She needs to step up her game! I’m not used to this.
The controversy between former sweethearts Chris Brown and Rihanna (or are they still on?) is far from over; not now when their common friends want to know what really happened between them. Chris Brown did not only get arrested and is out on bail for attacking Rihanna but he is also suffering from harsh public opinion. Ne-Yo, a common friend of the two singers, said he wants to speak to them personally instead of just listening to third party accounts of what really happened. Ne-Yo is still stunned about what happened between Rihanna and Chris Brown and is greatly concerned about his friends. He said he has spoken to Rihanna who told him she’s fine but who did not really give a lot of details about the incident. Ne-Yo said he understands the pain Rihanna must be going through so he did not push.
Ne-Yo said he was stricken with grief when he saw the leaked photo of Rihanna which looked like a mug shot of someone after a battery incident. He said Rihanna’s bruised face hurt him a lot but he does not want to judge Chris Brown because he has not had the opportunity to talk to him yet. He said what happened was inexcusable and he wants to explain this to Chris Brown in case he does not understand. Despite this, he said he will not crucify Chris Brown for this and he would not pick sides. Ne-Yo, who has performed in a tour with Chris Brown and has a duet with Rihanna, however said he is praying for both of them.