When Drake kicked off a six pack of L.A. shows at the Staples Center Wednesday night, the guest stars were not only on stage.
While local heroes Snoop Dogg and Compton artist YG joined your mom’s favorite rap star to perform, a strong Hollywood delegation also filled the arena in the seats and the suites for the nicest guy in hip-hop.
Aja Naomi King, Alfred Enoch and Jack Falahee (Vivian Killea/Getty Images)
In the seats: Rihanna, singing along to “Started from the Bottom.” Her non-appearance in the set itself is surprising because the couple have been showing up on each other’s stages all year.
Up in the suites, Hollywood had its own private party in the Hyde Lounge hosted by Diddy, Mark Wahlberg and Ron Burkle’s performance water AQUAHydrate. This was the prime real estate.
Jamie Foxx and Austin Mahone (Vivian Killea/Getty Images)
“How to Get Away with Murder” co-stars Aja Naomi King, Alfred Enoch, Jack Falahee and Kendrick Sampson must not have had early Thursday morning call times, as they made it a cast night out.
Anthony Anderson and Marlon Wayans (Vivian Killea/Getty Images)
The finely-tuned social radar of Christina Milan landed on this private party in the rafters as well, where Ariel Winter‘s style outshined the sportswear and ripped-denim dress code for most of the young Hollywood contingent.
Yara Shahidi, Joey King and Ariel Winter (Vivian Killea/Getty Images)
Floating through the scene: “A Bikini a Day” social media force Devin Brugman, Disney XD star Paris Berelc (that’s a 17-year-old girl), and former Disney XD “Lab Rats” star Kelli Berglund. For Berglund, the bottles of water in the ice buckets, not booze, provided a safer under-21 party playground after police cited the then 20-year-old at Coachella with a fake ID this past April.
Drake and Future play two more shows at Staples this weekend before a trio of shows at the Forum in Inglewood at the end of the month.
Chris Brown Arrest: 7 Stars Who Support the Embattled Singer (Photos)
Chris Brown experienced his latest run-in with the law on Tuesday, when he was arrested for assault with a deadly weapon following an hours-long standoff with the police, after allegedly pulling a gun on a woman at his Tarzana, California, home. But the "I Can Transform Ya" singer has plenty of supporters as he weathers his latest legal plight -- and some of them are famous. Read on for a list of celebrities who've offered their support for Chris Brown.
Rapper 50 Cent took to his Instagram account to speak up for Brown. Pointing out that Btown's accuser, Baylee Curran, had reportedly been accused of theft for allegedly stealing a purse in 2013, the rapper wrote, "This Bitch was trying to steal something got kicked out then called the cops see. Smh you can't make this shit up. Lol."
Ray J, who was reportedly at Brown's home at the time of the alleged incident, also hit up Instragram, posting a video in which he declared, "I'm real upset about today. I'm not happy with how things are being handled and about how people can take a false story and blow it up into something way more than it should be."
Singer/actress Keke Palmeralso posted a video, saying, "I really wish that people would stop messing with Chris Brown ... I ain't saying he's perfect, I don't know him like that. But, I mean, I wish we would pray for motherf--kers instead of hating them."
Hulk Hogan took to Twitter and offered, "Praying for Chris Brown only love" -- though he also later tweeted, "Chris needs to start loving God and get correct," so it seems like he might still be wrestling with the issue.
Rapper Lil Mama likewise put her support behind Brown, writing, "I love @chrisbrownofficial and I AM TIRED OF SEEING HIM HURT. But for right now I'm just praying for his safety."
Singer Bruno Mars tweeted his support on Tuesday night, writing, "Prayin for ya @chrisbrown we need ya."
"Love L.A." Rapper Young Scrap blasted Brown's haters while defending the singer, writing, "Prayers are up for Chris Brown...it's crazy how some of you can't wait for him to fall."
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From 50 Cent to Hulk Hogan, the musician/assault suspect has plenty of people rooting for him
Chris Brown experienced his latest run-in with the law on Tuesday, when he was arrested for assault with a deadly weapon following an hours-long standoff with the police, after allegedly pulling a gun on a woman at his Tarzana, California, home. But the "I Can Transform Ya" singer has plenty of supporters as he weathers his latest legal plight -- and some of them are famous. Read on for a list of celebrities who've offered their support for Chris Brown.
