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Tiffany Haddish celebrated her 40th birthday in a big way!

The Girls Trip star rung in her day of birth by throwing a big premiere bash for her new Netflix special, Tiffany Haddish: Black Mitzvah, at the SLS Hotel on Tuesday (December 3) in Beverly Hills, Calif.

Tiffany was joined at the event by her friends Chelsea Handler, Wanda Sykes, Billy Crystal, Sarah Silverman, Jimmy Kimmel, Common, Kevin Nealon and Charlamagne tha God.

In front of family and friends, Tiffany performed the traditional ceremonial elements of a Bat Mitzvah and ceremony was officiated by Rabbi Susan Silverman – sister of Sarah Silverman.

Tiffany‘s original Netflix comedy special called Black Mitzvah is available to stream now – Watch the trailer here!

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Tiffany Haddish is gorgeous in a gown while hitting the red carpet at the 2019 Mark Twain Prize for American Humor held at The Kennedy Center on Sunday (October 27) in Washington, DC.

The 39-year-old actress was joined at the event by John Legend, SNL‘s Colin Jost and Michael Che, Chance the Rapper, Common, Aziz Ansari, Sarah Silverman, Chris Tucker, Morgan Freeman, Nancy Pelosi, Marlon Wayans, Kenan Thompson, Michelle Wolf, Jon Stewart and the man of the night himself, Dave Chappelle.

The award is considered the highest accolade in comedy and recognizes individuals who have had an impact on American society in the vein of 19th-century novelist and essayist Samuel Clemens, or pseudonym, Mark Twain.

“I love my art form because I understand every practitioner of it, whether I agree with them or not I know where they’re coming from. They want to be heard, they got something to say, there’s something they notice. They just want to be understood,” Dave said while accepting the award (via CNN). “I love this genre, it saved my life.”

FYI: Tiffany is wearing a Christian Siriano dress. Sarah is wearing a Miu Miu dress. Common is wearing a Sandro blazer and trousers.

Common has released his 12th studio album!

The 47-year-old entertainer just dropped his new album Let Love and you can listen to it right here.

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During a recent interview, Common opened about how his new album was inspired by his memoir Let Love Have the Last Word.

“The book was the seed that started me in this conversation,” Common shared with Hot New Hip-Hop. “It’s not like each song will match a chapter. It’s just another form of expression of what I wanted to get out there. I believe that the energy of love and the act of love, the practice of it, is the thing that we can use as individuals and as people to overcome the heaviness of the times. When I say, ‘Let Love,’ I’m saying put love into practice. Allow love to be the law that we abide by.”

You can download Common‘s new album off of iTunes here – listen to Let Love below!

Common is opening up about the beef he once had with Drake.

The 47-year-old “Glory” rapper discussed his former feud and current relationship with the 32-year-old “God’s Plan” rapper during a new interview with REAL 92.3′s “Big Boy’s Neighborhood.”

The beef started in late 2011 when Common revealed that his track “Sweet” was aimed at Drake. Drake then released “Stay Schemin,’” partly directed at Common, and Common replied by rapping over the same beat.

“When we had that beef, that beef was for real for me,” Common said. “It was real for him. We saw each other at the [2012] Grammys and it was like a little tension, and then it was just like a real honest talk that we had about like his respect for me. I was letting him know I thought he was a really dope and talented artist and we just squashed it then.”

“It was like, what are we even beefing over at this point?” he continued. “This ain’t where we want our lives to go, so let me just chill out on that. So I gotta give like him a lot of respect ‘cause he handled that like a grown man should. He looked me in my eye and told me, ‘Look, I really respect your music.’ I felt bad when he was dissing me.”

Watch the clip of Common‘s interview below.

ICYMI, find out why Drake‘s music was recently banned by a Bay Area radio station.

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Aretha Franklin is being honored in a major spectacle called Aretha! A Grammy Celebration for the Queen of Soul on Sunday night (March 10) at 9 p.m. ET on CBS.

The star-studded concert will be hosted by Tyler Perry, and will feature appearances by Angela Bassett, Courtney B. Vance, Clive Davis and Smokey Robinson.

The evening will also include performances by superstars like Alicia Keys, Kelly Clarkson, Janelle Monae and Jennifer Hudson.

The legendary Queen of Soul died at the age of 76 in August of 2018.

Find out who will be performing in tribute, and see which songs are being performed inside…More Here! »

Mahershala Ali meets up with event host Common while attending the 5th Annual Toast to the Arts on Friday night (February 22) at Ysabel in West Hollywood, Calif.

The Oscar-winning actor, who is nominated for another Oscar this weekend, was just one of the many stars at the party!

Fellow nominee Regina King was seen hitting the dance floor and mingling with stars like Amandla Stenberg and Rashida Jones, who attended with her famous father Quincy Jones.

Tracee Ellis Ross and brother Evan Ross had a fun siblings night out.

Other celebs at the event included Josh Duhamel, Adriana Lima, Jesse Williams, Winston Duke, Kendrick Sampson, Gayle King, Trevor Noah, Lakeith Stanfield, Lil Rel Howery, Marsai Martin, and the legendary Cicely Tyson.

FYI: Common is wearing Aquatalia footwear. Regina is wearing an Arias look. Mahershala is wearing Oliver Peoples eyewear. Winston is wearing Oliver Peoples eyewear. Amandla is wearing an Alaia dress, By Far shoes and bag, Jennifer Meyer earrings, and Jennifer Fisher bracelets. Guests toasted with Heineken.