It's quite a rarity to have so many hip hop luminaries in one room, or one (Hammerstein) ballroom, as it was. But VH1 managed to cram as much talent as possible into their Hip Hop Honors show, which taped last night but airs Monday at 10 pm. Yes, there was a lot of talent there, but I don't count Tracy Morgan, who hosted the awards and couldn't quite get that teleprompter thing down. Could his SCRAM have been going off right about that time? No worries, I'm sure they'll have that all cleaned up by Monday.

I had the pleasure of spending the evening in the press room, where the honorees and presenters came back to chat. In fact, so many VIPs were in attendance, I decided to write up my experiences in a handy superlative format. Check out the Best and Worst, plus lots and lots of pictures, after the jump.

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Sometimes opposites attract, but in the case of Selita Ebanks and Nick Cannon, not for long.

Selita and Nick are taking a break to focus on their careers but still very much love each other and remain the best of friends," says her rep, Melissa Raubvogel.

The breakup comes just five months after the Drumline actor made a proposal that lit up New York's Times Square – literally – as he asked Ebanks to marry him with the help of a jumbotron.

This should really come as no surprise, considering the fact that their relationship is widely considered a publicity stunt and Nick's theory on engagements.

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Out of the celebs in attendance at Friday evening's Baby Phat/KLS show in NYC, the only one who might actually be caught dead in any of the B.P. get-ups on the runway is Remy Ma, who was probably salivating thinking of stuffing herself in that pink denim bedazzled suit. They rest came to see and be seen. See them and some looks from the show after the jump.

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See the look on Nick Cannon's face as he hosted last night's Teen Choice Awards? I think we are witnessing the moment, captured for posterity by an ingenious photographer, when Nick Cannon officially realized he was too old for this shit.

And yet, the show had to go on. If you have even the slightest interest in who won what, you can find the list of winners here. If not, check out the stars in their teen-friendly award show gear after the jump.

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Nick Cannon was full of wisdom on love, marriage, and babies at Mark Ecko's golf charity in NYC last night. He takes an interesting position on engagement and rock 'n' roll dads.

Cannon – who is gearing up to host the Teen Choice Awards with Hilary Duff on August 26 – is a fan of the long engagement because, "you get to know people."

"It's that preparation time to see if this is what you really want," the comedian/actor said at the Tuesday night event, held at Chelsea Piers in Manhattan.

A friend of Nicole Richie and Joel Madden, Cannon also weighed in on the couple's pregnancy: "She had good parenting, so she'll know how to get it going."

What kind of dad will Joel be? "He'll be a cool dad. The coolest dad. Any rock 'n' roll dad is a cool dad."

I've got to disagree on a number of things, here. Nicole's parents? Not widely considered to have done a very good job. Along the same lines, rock 'n' roll dads are not known the world over for being the best out there.

And while I don't oppose long engagements, it's supposed to be kind of assumed that you know the person pretty well and are aware that "this is what you really want" before you put the ring on the finger. It's called dating.

More pics from the last night after the jump.

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• Nick Cannon announces he's co-hosting the Teen Choice Awards with Hilary Duff. Expect Selita Ebanks to announce soon that it's time to find a grown man. [People]

• Tameka Foster's manipulative, Usher's a sucker, blah blah blah. [NYDN]

• This is the best and worst idea ever rolled into one. [MG]

• At $250 a person, it's cheaper than Oprah's Obama party, but Area ain't a Santa Barbara estate. [TMZ]

• Eddie Murphy, Chris Tucker, Chris Rock, Dave Chappelle, Jamie Foxx, and Denzel Washington are supposedly (it sounds kind of improbable to me) in talks to star in a heist movie set in Trump Tower. Which they could all buy if they wanted to. [SOHH]

Men's fashion at an award show such as this is harder to judge, because many of the attendees arrive in the same clothes they would wear to the grocery store, the club, or the annual pimp convention — none of which are good looks. Don Cheadle, who won the humanitarian award for his work in Darfur, looks pretty dapper (and he gave a great acceptance speech). I can't say the same for all of the guys in attendance. See for yourself after the jump.

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With all the black music stars in Los Angeles for tomorrow's BET awards, the parties, gifting suites, rehearsals, profoundly ridiculous fashion choices (ahem, Luda), and ill-timed brawls (ahem, T.I.) abounded. Check out more pics from the weekend's BET-inspired events after the jump.

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Selita Ebanks says she's totally overwhelmed as she plans for her impending nuptials, because she never fantasized about her wedding growing up. She told People yesterday that she prefers a more subtle affair.

First of all, I have a hard time believing that Selita Ebanks is not "one of those girls" that grew up fantasizing about their weddings, because I don't know an unmarried woman who has not done that from time to time. If she's telling the truth, she's going to have a problem on her hands with the king of grand, publicity-seeking gestures, Nick Cannon, who proposed to her in the middle of Times Square.

Ebanks says she and Cannon, 26, are taking their time preparing for the big day and are aiming to wed "in a year and a half to two years."

But they've got slightly different visions for their nuptials: "As you can tell by the ring" – Cannon proposed in May with a 12-carat diamond – "he's all about the bling and having a big wedding. Me? I'm all about the courthouse," she says.

In a nutshell, Nick Cannon is materialistic and she is kind of unsentimental. A match made in tabloid heaven.

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As I informed you earlier, today is the anniversary of the Supreme Court decision in Loving vs. Virginia, which officially legalized interracial unions. A group of overly sentimental people have dubbed this day Loving Day, during which we are all supposed to celebrate our legal right to love and marry whoever we want (as long as they're of the opposite sex). Here is a smattering of some famous interracial couples, starting with two of my favorites, Paula Patton and Robin Thicke.

Because you're probably tired of me mentioning it — but mainly because it ended this weekend — this is our last Cannes Film Festival post until about this time next year. The festival, which is half about movies and half about celebrites, including non-movie stars (meaning Naomi Campbell), hanging out on the Riviera, wearing couture, and going to lots of fun parties. They live a lifestyle most of us could never imagine, but, to even things out, we can judge all of their red carpet fashion choices. Anyone who wears a dress made out of feathers is just asking for it.

So I guess by the naming their indie movie Even Money, the producers were only expecting to make as much as they put in. That would explain why the movie, starring Forrest Whitaker and Nick Cannon, didn't break the box office top 12. Well, either that, or it was just plain bad. I'm inclined to go with the latter. In Even Money's defense, there was really no room for growth this weekend, when everyone and their mama went to see Shrek the Third, which made $122 million and broke a few records. It's sure to stay at the top until Pirates of the Caribbean comes along and ruins everything.

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How was your week — bright and sunshine-y or doom-and-gloom depressing? I'm asking because two movies opening this weekend ride each end of the spectrum, and your mood may have something to do with whether you choose either one.

For the down-in-the-dumps moviegoers, Even Money, a cautionary tale about gambling addiction starring Forest Whitaker, Nick Cannon, Ray Liotta and Kim Basinger, should do the trick to keep you totally depressed, if the reviews are any indication. The critics aren't sold on it, but the NY Times made sure to shout out Whitaker and Cannon's performance.

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