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I THOUGHT I COULD HANDLE HIM

Rihanna now says she gave Chris Brown a second chance after he beat her up because she felt she was just one of those people “built to handle s*** like this.”

Rihanna spoke to Vanity Fair about her reasoning for taking Chris Brown back and making the decision to lift the restraining order after the brutal beating. You may recall, she went vacationing with Chris 3 weeks after the attack.

Rihanna’s…

MISSY ELLIOTT DIDN’T WORK IT

Missy Elliott was set to perform 2 concerts in Brazil … but never did put her game down, flip it, OR reverse it — because she failed to promote the concerts, so now she’s getting sued.

According to the suit, Missy skipped a scheduled national TV appearance on Brazil’s Rede Globo. Missy was supposed to appear in November 2012 to pump up 2 shows set to go down later that month in Rio and Porto…

HE’S JUST NOT ON MY LEVEL

Tyson Beckford says he doesn’t have beef with Chris Brown anymore because the way he sees it, Brown is just plain nuts and nowhere near his level of fame.

Beckford hosted a party in Atlantic City over the weekend and took a passive aggressive approach at squashing their beef. The two exchanged threats back in May after Beckford posted a pic with Brown’s ex, Karrueche Tran.

Beckford’s reason for…

Kylie Jenner is all about the family biz, which apparently now requires all the sisters to rep HARD for Adidas … at all times.

Ever since big sis Khloe Kardashian’s BF James Harden signed a $200 million dollar deal with Adidas — Khloe AND Kylie have been sporting the gear constantly. It also can’t hurt that the company cranks out Kanye West’s Yeezys too.

Sooo … Adidas: outfitting hoops…

IS THUG LIFE IS DEAD LETTER FROM TUPAC

Tupac Shakur’s declared “Thug Life” was dead to him in an emotional letter that included a road map for his “homiez” to make it out of the hood — and that letter is now up for sale.

Tupac’s 5 page correspondence to a Death Row employee was written in 1995 while he was in jail for rape. The letter includes some deep thoughts about being ready to let someone else rep the thug life — which he…

BIRDMAN SCREWED OVER OTHERS IN YOUNG MONEY AS WELL???

Drake, Nicki Minaj and Tyga say they got screwed by Birdman just like Lil Wayne did … at least that’s what Lil Wayne claims in new legal docs.

Lil Wayne now claims in his bitter lawsuit against Birdman and Cash Money, he has letters from Drake and Tyga’s people claiming they got stiffed out of a fortune. And Nicki’s people say in a separate letter her producers also got shortchanged by Young…

NEAR BLIND ARTIST WOWS WITH ILLUSTRATION

The guy responsible for creating dozens of Batman comics with elaborate illustrations is blind as a Batman.

Tommy Castillo is big in the comic world, known for penciling a bunch of Batman spinoffs. Tommy’s especially impressive because he’s totally blind in one eye and has 15% vision in the other.

Check out the Batman illustration below … the fine pencil detailing is all the more amazing given…

AMBER BREAKS DOWN OVER KANYE & WIZ

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Amber Rose broke down in front of a huge crowd Saturday, apparently still tormented by 2 of her famous former boyfriends … Kanye and Wiz.

Amber was hosting her Slut Walk in downtown L.A. when she lost it, telling the crowd how hurtful it was when Wiz said she was nothing but a stripper, and Kanye said he felt like he needed 30 showers after hooking up with her.

She says she forgives…

DARES DON’T COUNT FOR GROWN ASS MEN

Akon is scoffing at the notion Justin Bieber chugged booze an very possibly smoke a joint (according to TMZ) onstage this week because of a dare.

Justin chugged from a Hennessy bottle during a performance with Rae Sremmurd in New Zealand. Bieber claimed to have done it on a dare.

But Akon, who’s friends with the Biebs, told TMZ on his way out of Fleming’s Steakhouse in Bev Hills, “dares” don’t…

DID JUSTIN BIEBER FALL OFF THE WAGON???

Justin Bieber has fallen off the wagon — at least for a night — because it appears he was smoking weed onstage … one of the drugs that led to his DUI arrest and downward spiral.

TMZ Reports Justin was performing in New Zealand with Rae Sremmurd, when he lit up a joint and puffed away.

Justin takes the joint in his right hand and…

HE’S TOO PRETTY TO BE ME

Michael B. Jordan needs to ugly himself up if he has any hope of playing Russell Simmons in the Def Jam biopic … so says Russell Simmons himself!

The Def Jam co-founder was coming out of the Dolby Theatre in L.A. Wednesday night, and he not only gave his thumbs up to Michael B. … but he thought Jonah Hill would make a great Rick…

Yo 50 I Want Out

Another huge blow to 50 Cent’s boxing promotion company — because the organization’s biggest boxing star, Yuriorkis Gamboa, officially wants out.

The former WBA and IBF featherweight champ says he’s had issues with SMS Promotions for months … claiming the company was contractually obligated to deliver 3 fights per year ever since he came on board in 2012 … but SMS has FAILED miserably.

In…

Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson saved his dog once from death, but his second attempt failed.

The Rock’s bulldog pup Brutus was put down Monday night after eating a poisonous mushroom in the family’s backyard. The mushroom was so toxic, the dog’s liver shut down within hours.

The Rock says the dog was on life-support, but after consulting with vets he decided to let Brutus go.

You’ll recall earlier…

What Would Batman Do???

“Gotham” star Morena Baccarin — who is pregnant with co-star Ben McKenzie’s baby — plans to marry him.

Baccarin is in the middle of a nasty divorce with director Austin Chick. According to legal docs, Baccarin says she got pregnant with Ben’s baby in June, which she claims was after she separated with Chick. The estranged husband begs to differ and says she got pregnant while they were still…

But I’m Gonna Be President

Kanye West never got to go to his own party Saturday night, because Beverly Hills cops broke it up before he got even there.

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Kanye performed his second concert at the Hollywood Bowl and was supposed to roll over to a private Bev…

My Leg Broke But I’m Okay

Fetty Wap was just involved in a scary motorcycle accident in his hometown of Paterson, New Jersey.

An eye-witness says the rapper was on his motorcycle Saturday and tried passing one vehicle, he didn’t see another coming in the opposite direction and they collided.

Paramedics rushed Fetty to a local hospital.

A source close to Fetty says the rapper is awake and talking at the hospital and…

I’m Being Set Up

Rick Ross is attacking the groundskeeper who is suing him for allegedly pistol-whipping and beating him … but this time, Ross is admittedly attacking with a gun … a hired gun.

Ross has filed legal docs against Jonathan Zamudio, who sued Ross claiming the mogul got angry at him for throwing a party in his mansion and driving his cars. Zamudio says Ross locked him in a room, pistol-whipped him and…