Today, Conan O’Brien supporters rallied outside of NBC studios in the rain, with their man sending out pizza and showing up on the roof to show appreciation.

Meanwhile, TMZ reports that the end is nigh….allegedly, NBC will be paying Conan $32.5 million (plus $7.5 million more for staff severance) to walk away, with the caveat that he has to sit out until Sept. This would allow for Jay Leno to recover some footing during the weak summer re-run period. And Jay Leno also tried to recover some goodwill by speaking out last night on how NBC screwed him too. “Don’t blame Conan.”

How many meetings between studio brass, crisis publicity flacks and Leno’s agents did it take to plan that?

No matter where Conan goes, he’ll probably have to leave the Masturbating Bear, Triumph the Insult Comic Dog, and In-the-year-2000 with NBC. And all this non-compete period and loss of intellectual property is totally normal. But I watched Monday’s show, and the highlights are just the jokes about losing the show. I still can’t figure out what happened in the move from NY to LA, it was like some tv-magic boxes got lost.

BONUS: MissInfo.TV’s resident Howard Stern expert sent over Howard’s scathing remarks about the whole Late Night TV dust-up (Download Link). It’ll be very interesting TV if Stern shows up for Conan’s final show on Friday, right?

You already know how much I love random. And bizarro. And this is both random and bizarro and….given that I love Justin Timberlake (*semi-goo-goo eyes but less so because of his weird curly hair phase) and I respect Brother Ali’s talent….cool!
Zeke from MrPeterParker sent over this clip of JT joining Ali onstage in at the Million Dollar Cowboy Bar in Jackson Hole for the JH Snowboarder Magazine party. I dunno…but it looks like it was a grand ol’ time apres-ski!

UPDATE: the best part of the weirdness is that, according to an insider, when JT first jumped onstage and grabbed a mic, Ali didn’t know who he was and booted him off. LOL

I know I’ve been entertained endlessly by Keyshia Cole’s mom’s “kookiness” in the past, but seriously, I just can’t believe how ridiculous she acts.
Ms. Frankie called in to Ryan Cameron’s V103 radio show and shared all the dish on her daughter’s secret shotgun marriage to NBA player/baby-daddy-to-be Daniel Boobie Gibson. Love? Romance? No…lets make sure we tie the knot before I give birth to our lovechild, so that he’s not a “bastard.” WTF? What century is this? (spotted on Freddyo’s site)

Also…grandmom’s who crack “deeznuts” jokes? hmm. should not be within 100yards of any schoolyard.

Related: Keyshia Cole is pregnant

UPDATE: Keyshia released a statement confirming that she has no time for Frankie’s crazytown…

“To all my friends and fans – It’s time that I clear the air,” she wrote in a statement. “It’s not a secret that I haven’t been in contact with my mother Frankie, and my sisters Neffe and Elite*, and I never wanted to air out our differences to the public. While I won’t go into detail here I find it necessary to let you guys know I decided to stop communication with them because I was at a point in my life where I needed serenity and peace to move forward. Please know I love my family very much but it was time to let it go….(rest of the statement, after the jump…)

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(”frenemies” (c) jomo jones)

What a hot stinking mess….and the rot started back around February of last year, when Conan O’Brien inherited the Tonight Show on NBC. And Jay Leno left in a flurry of fawning farewells…except that then suddenly, NBC announced that Jay Leno wasn’t riding off into the sunset in an antique car….in fact, he was getting a primetime slot for a Jay Leno variety show…which sounded exactly like the Tonight Show with Jay Leno, except that it had 30% more stupid skit time, and played during the time that we normally got to watch a scripted sitcom or drama series (which is way more expensive to produce…hmm, what a coincidink. Remember Tina Fey’s subliminal diss at the Emmy’s?).

All this NBC action sent rivals and viewers into a tizzy. We kind of thought Conan would benefit from his big bump up to LA. We thought Leno was just getting a cushy gig to ease him out of our lives. We thought Jimmy Fallon and the Roots would be edgy and youthful on the Late Night slot. We thought Carson Daly would finally go away. Meanwhile Jimmy Kimmel thought about moving up to 11:35 and deading Nightline. And Letterman thought, now is probably a good time to not have any more bypass surgery, and dust off that intern sex scandal (just keeding).

So…how’s that working out for us? Well, Conan is stale and inexplicably un-awesome. Fallon is painfully corny and annoying apologetic (The Roots seemed to humor him like a visiting relative). Kimmel is Kimmel (pretty funny in a fratboy way). I still have no need to remember that Irish Scottish guy’s name. And Letterman is back to feeling himself, watching the drama around him.

That drama got even crazier today….first there was a rumor that NBC had given up on that awful Leno primetime show. But no, that would be too good to be true. Instead, TMZ reported that Leno is taking a hiatus, and then, come February 1….he’s not only coming back, but he’s taking the 11:30pm time slot!?!!

Which means, either Leno will only get 30minutes to yap his maw. And then The Tonight Show with Conan O’Brien will start at midnight…hmm. Or…Conan will get the boot…*gasp.*

Is it possible that we’ll end up with the Jay Leno then Fallon then Carson Daly? Blech! Or will Leno nativeamerican-give on Conan, and Conan nativeamerican-give on Fallon. I’m 100% sure Fallon won’t be able to nativeamerican give on Seth Meyers at SNL. Or…can Letterman thaw out a space in his heart for Conan to move over to CBS, and get rid of that Irish guy? All I know is…if Carson is left standing, he’s officially f–king for slots.

Related: Gawker had a hilarious breakdown of Conan’s less than enthusiastic response to Jay Leno’s retirement renege last year. and Tina’s sublim Leno diss after the jump
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(lol The AP comes through with extended footage via UHTN)

Mikey: Mrs. Cannon won an award last night at the 2010 Palm Springs Film Festival for her role in Precious and when it came time to give her acceptance speech Mimi admitted to being a lil’ tipsy as the awkwardness ensued. Extended footage of her spiel is prolly coming.

Well, well, well….this is nice way to kick off the new year…boo-ed up. (If only that euphoria lasted, but that’s another topic) Just a few weeks ago, Rihanna was spotted (see below) shopping at Saks with Shemar Moore Johnta Austin LA Dodger baseball player Matt Kemp, and then over the holiday break, it seems that the couple flew to Abu Dhabi for Rihanna’s NYE performance, then back to LA, then off to a cozy romp in Me-hi-co. Looks like Mayakoba. Good for them!

(Matt and Rihanna shopping a few weeks ago, spotted at SandraRose)

(Matt and Rihanna in Mexico, via Young, Black & Fabolous, more photos at JustJared)

(Ciara on the red carpet at 50’s Pure party. hmm…double shoulderpads? spotted at UltimateCiara)

1) Ciara and 50 Cent:

While Rihanna was performed  for New Year’s in Abu Dhabi with DJ Green Lantern, and her new man Matt Kemp in attendance…Ciara apparently turned down that NYE gig in Kazakhstan and opted instead to ring in 2010 with 50 Cent (at a safe distance *wink, wink*) at Pure in Caesars Palace in Las Vegas. Fif earned his keep by getting on the mic with Yayo, Banks and Floyd Mayweather, but Ciara held court in VIP…you can see her and her flawless doobie and lace bustier up by the back wall, semi-hidden by a curtain. (Thanks to Man3000 for the tip)

(Ciara sitting at top of the photo, left of center curtain)

(black lace bustier, more sheer around torso, 12-o’clock, behind the curtain. Photos from Pure Nightclub)

2) Chris Brown and Rhea:

Chris Brown spent New Years tearing up Miami, with that annoying twerp Bowwow. But was also seen (above) with the homie Rhea, who is the newest member of N.E.R.D. (or….they could just be pals who were on the way to lunch or something. I mean, I do that all the time. So this one is 50/50. I’ll find out…but by that time, this kid will probably be spotted with someone else.)

3) Swizz and Alicia: Swizz Beats and Alicia Keys are reportedly househunting, and eying a townhouse on the Upper East Side (near the Mayor, near Lyor Cohen, and alot of other really rich upper-crusty white people. Hello, Brunch at the Carlyle!) (via PageSix)

4) Tahiry: Budden’s ex, Tahiry responds to rumors of her and Trey Songz: after the jump…

5) Hayden Panettiere and Wladimir Klitschko in Miami: after the jump…

6) Tila Tequila’s supposed fiancee passes away, Tila reacts: after the jump…

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Legend: Young Buck starts off 2010 with a few words for 50 Cent in not one, but 2 disses towards the rapper in the first week of the year. He addresses why he’s dissing Fif on “Steroids” stating, “N****s talking about.. Buck, why you going so hard on this n****? Because this the 3rd year and this b**** ass n**** still got me on this f****d up ass contract! Hahaha! So now I’m like f*** the contract n*****. Go to war with me n****. However you wanna do it b****!…. F*** G-Unit!”

Although 50 Cent was the main target in both songs, Young Buck takes shots at more people including G-Unit, Sha Money XL and XXL’s Editor-In-Chief.

Young Buck – Happy New Years

Young Buck – Steroids

In related news: 50 Cent celebrated his new years in Las Vegas where he performed a medley of songs to close out the year in the right fashion. Footage after the jump..

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1) A video tour of Lil Wayne’s Florida mansion….
What? no gold tub like Percy Miller, or gold toilet like Kimora? (”Where dey [don't] do that at?” (c) anti-WakaFlockaFlame) This place looks like like a rental, or a video shoot location. Gorgeous, but sterile.

soo….I’m back from the ‘Go, but sadly I didnt get to catch up with old friends or new, it was such a short trip, I just hung out with the family, ate bomb-ass home-cooked Korean food (traditional new year’s fare: rice-cake soup, plus a new lobster claw bibb lettuce salad concoction, and bbq short ribs aka kalbi), and nursed this nagging cough I still have. But I also left my computer off, so today, it was time to catch up….come to find out….not a lot happened. Above is a video of Wayne’s crib via his YM artist JR. I’ve heard that at one point he had a fly home in Miami but was still paying to live in an exorbitant penthouse at the Setai, but that was a couple yrs ago.

Moving on…

2) A breakdown of the Mary J. Blige vs her husband Kendu at her release party last week appears here. Yes, I have heard that there was an altercation, but no, I don’t think any flirting waitress was involved. It was over a family member. And I hope it’s all settled by now.

3) Scott Storch tells Allhiphop that he’s been talking to Shyne during his incarceration and will be working on his new album. I’m gonna go out on a limb here, and say…I think there are couple big name producers who are having talks with or about Shyne of late…So these revelations will keep coming as folks try to angle their way around this project.

4) Kanye West and Amber Rose helped out at the LA Mission, serving food to the homeless. Big up yourselves! That’s awesome. (They did not serve food in the above outfits, of course) (via BoomBox)

5) Rihanna romped on the beaches of Barbados in a super cute bandeau bikini. She also had a wedgie. (via TheBlemish)

6) J.Lo and Mark Anthony attended a football game in Florida, and the dress code was apparently called for  “On the 6″-vintage (for her) and chest-naked-creepy (for him). (via ContactMusic)

7) Ron Mexico’s take on the Lupe Fiasco vs YN-Rant (via XXL)

After the jump….Spike Lee’s video for Michael Jackson’s posthumous “This is It” song

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How to Make It in America follows two enterprising Brooklyn twentysomethings as they hustle their way through New York City, determined to achieve the American Dream… (yada yada soft sell)

Legend: Kid Cudi’s acting debut kicks off on February 14th with a new comedy show on HBO titled “How To Make It In America” which boasts itself to be the “East Coast Entourage.” The show’s premise is based on a group of people trying to live out the American dream and their journey through their hustle in the Big Apple. KiD CuDi’s role as Domingo Dean stars as the “well-connected” one out the bunch and is one of the 3 lead characters.

MissInfo: Thanks to Legend for the help! That title sounds like the show is a combo of a classic Michael J. Fox movie and a classic Robin Williams/Yakov Smirnoff movie but, sadly, it is not.

UPDATE: Cudi appeared on Conan O’Brien tonite and performed “Pursuit of Happiness” below…(via Yardie)

In other Cudder news, he had an absurdly overdramatic run-in with the cops in LA because they said his truck was similar to that mentioned in a robbery. Hmm. *Cam screwface* You can see the TMZ footage after the jump…

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