President Barack Obama thanked US military families during a barbeque on the White House’s South Lawn as Americans marked their Independence Day with outdoor picnics and fireworks.

“This day is possible because of your service. And so I think it’s only appropriate that we give you a chance to celebrate it together as well,” he said to hundreds of troops and their families.

Obama thanked Marine Corps Staff Sergeant Keith Kesterson, who “rushed through enemy fire to free a fellow Marine trapped inside a burning vehicle. “After untangling the Marine’s equipment, he extinguished the flames and pulled him to safety,” Obama said as he shook hands with service members.

Children with patriotic face paint and balloons ate hamburgers, hot dogs, corn and ice cream with their military parents on tables covered in red, white or blue. (AFP)

That’s definitely some side-eye action going on right there.

Celebrities flocked to Twitter on Sunday night following President Barack Obama’s announcement that Osama bin Laden had been killed in Pakistan by U.S. forces.

Terry McMillan: I’m still scared.

Big Boi: They must be passin out free gas cards in front of the white house…them motherfuckaz crunk

Katy Perry: AMERICA FUCK YEAH, HERE TO SAVE THE MOTHER FUCKIN DAY YEAH! #necessaryusageoftheFbombday

Kelly Rowland: Let’s all continue to pray for world peace.

Fabolous: #TwitPicOsamaBinLadenBody… We dont believe you tho..

Keri Hilson: Woke up to great news!! I only wish we could hear Osama Bin Laden speak now. I’m not happy he’s “dead” but I am happy that justice prevails.

Monica: As I say Goodnight, Im Praying 4 our Country, our troops,our president & our people as a whole. God is still in control. God Bless America

Mike Tyson: The principles of Islam are peace & love. Please don’t confuse Osama’s views as the view of Muslims.

Rihanna: Rumpupupum Rumpupupum Rumpupupuuum #ManDown

Tyra Banks: My brother has been a US soldier for over 20 years. Today I salute him and all of our brave, selfless military women and men

Snoop Dogg: Rip to everybody who was taken on 911. Let the troops bac home n lower gas prices let’s live happily ever after!!

Terrence J: We no longer have a symbol of the “bad guy.” but Poverty, disease, famine, racism, and so on still exist. The real work starts now..

Lil’ Duval: Obama text Donald trump & said “u see what I did to Osama bin laden? keep playing wit me” God bless

‘THE GAME’ STAR POOCH HALL ON HOW IS WIFE DEALS WITH GROUPIES

“It’s tough because when you talk about going into the entertainment world, you just talk about becoming a celebrity. You don’t realize how much stuff is going to happen to you. And all of a sudden, you got people falling out, crying, or saying certain things that make you think, ‘Damn, really?’ I can’t speak for her. You have to be a strong person. But it’s one of these things that will put your relationship to the test. You have to handle it carefully and be mature about it.”

DIAMOND CAN’T GET ENOUGH OF SOULJA BOY

“We’ve been friends for awhile. He’s always been real sweet, real manner-able guy, he’s very, very smart, intelligent. I learn from him and that’s what I look for when I date a guy. I like to learn, teach me. Sometimes guys want to compete. And that was one of the key things that captured my attention about him.” (source)

WHAT’S BEEF? WIZ KHALIFA DENIES COACHELLA RUN-IN WITH KANYE WEST

“I did my set and we hung around for a bit, but we weren’t even there when fam was onstage. Somebody made that up. I think they just wanted it to be that type of situation or they wanted to see something go down. It’s fun to talk about it and make jokes about, but in all reality, that didn’t even exist.” (source)

PRESIDENT OBAMA SPRINKLES SOME ETHER ON THE DONALD

“Now, I know that [Trump]’s taken some flak lately, but no one is prouder to put this birth certificate to rest than The Donald. Now he can get to focusing on the issues that matter. Like, did we fake the moon landing? What really happened at Roswell? And where are Biggie and Tupac?”

KELLY ROWLAND IS READY FOR LOVE

“I am ready to be boo’d up. I like romance . . . I’m a flirt. I’ll get somewhere and we’ll flirt in a heartbeat, and if you slide me your number I’ll probably just look at it. He probably gon’ be frustrated.” (source)

Never mind Jessica Alba’s washed out and overall dreadful appearance.

President Obama kicked off the annual Clinton Global Initiative meeting with a speech on Tuesday, commending Former President Bill Clinton and attendees for the work they do. The gathering of world leaders and business executives, celebrities and activists seeks solutions to the world’s most pressing issues, like climate change and poverty.

The good people at Madame Tussauds hooked up a spur of the moment celebration for President Barack Obama’s 48th birthday on Tuesday. In the esteemed words of my favorite piglet Tameka Cottles, PACHAMA PARTY!

So, a Black Harvard professor sits down with a White racist cop at a table inside of the rose garden at the White House to discuss there problems over an icy cold mug of beer when . . .

Sounds like a joke from Michael Richards’ Laugh Factory routine, eh?

The meeting, dubbed the “beer summit” by the US media, saw Henry Louis Gates Jr and James Crowley of Cambridge police sit with each other in the presence of Obama and Joe Biden, the vice-president.

After the event Crowley described the discussion as “cordial and positive”. He made it clear there were on-going disagreements and no hint of an apology from either side, but that they had “agreed it’s important to look forward rather than backward”. [source]

Nick Cannon used his personal blog as rant space after hearing Eminem diss his wife Mooriah on the new leaked song “Bagpipes From Baghdad.” Mr. Mimi accused the rapper of being racially insensitive and had critiqued his rhyming skills.

Oh, bother.

Cannon has taken major offense to a leaked record from Em’s Relapse, “Bagpipes From Baghdad,” in which Em raps about taking Mariah Carey “back” from Nick Cannon. (Carey has denied Eminem’s claims that they dated for six months.)

“Nick Cannon better back the f— up,” Em warns the actor/musician on the track. “I’m not playing, I want her back, you punk.”

Later in the song, Em leaves a parting salvo: “Nick Cannon, you pr—, I wish you luck with that f—in’ whore.”

Cannon had a millions things to say in response on his blog on Friday.

“A mediocre (at best) Eminem record that sounds like it was written in 2001,” Cannon blogged. “At first, I thought it was old material that had been dug up from when dude ‘fantasized’ about having a pretend fling with Mariah. … But all of a sudden I hear my name in the verse! My first reaction was like, ‘This is his new sh–? Wow, that’s too bad.’ “

Cannon said that Eminem’s insults amounted to “racist bigotry.” “She has had enough difficulty in her life dealing with racial and ethnicity issues,” he wrote. “Believe it or not, Mariah is the same racial mixture as our beloved president, Barack Obama. (Black Father + White Mother= BLACK)

“Maybe I’m going too far, but I thought we got past the days where white men could spew vulgar obscenities at our beautiful queens and get away with it,” Cannon continued. “What’s next? Are we going to let this trash say something horrible about our lovely first lady, Mrs. Michelle Obama? Or would Marshall have talked sideways out of his neck like this about Oprah Winfrey? This act of racist bigotry cannot go unnoticed. Calling my wife a ‘c—’ and a ‘whore’ is way worse than anything Don Imus could have ever said. So trust, repercussions will be served. Anybody got Al Sharpton’s number?! LOL Let’s not forget about Eminem’s amateur mixtape rants of calling African Americans ‘ni—-’ and how he hates ‘black bi—es.’ “

The actor basically vowed revenge on Slim Shady, joking that he would begin rapping again and threatening comedic retribution.

“So, Miss Marshall, I’m going to make you wish you never spoke my name and regret the ungodly things you said about my wife,” Cannon continued. “This is going to be fun! It’s however you want it! Just remember, you did this to yourself! Your legacy has now been tainted from this day forth! You will now be known as the rapper who lost to corny-ass Nick Cannon!”

Susan Boyle declined the opportunity to meet President Barack Obama because of the rules of Britain’s Got Talent. Damn, damn, damn!

Susan and her beautiful eye brows were invited to attend the prestigious White House Correspondent’s Dinner in Washington on Saturday night by the Prez. [he's said to be a big fan]  but the singer chose to stay at home, wash her hair, play with her kitty [you so nasty] Pebbles, and watch Britain’s Got Talent.

A representative of Britain’s Got Talent said that she was not able to attend the dinner as none of the acts on the show are able to attend events until after the contest has ended. S Beezy appeared on Oprah via satellite on Monday to discuss her newfound fame and makeover.

Marla Anderson wanted that Barack Obama picture.

So much so that Wyoming police say she walked into a Grove Avenue home Friday to take it.

She struggled with the owner, who called police for help.

Anderson lost and ended up in the Hamilton County jail – without the photo. Officers arrested her getaway driver, 31-year-old Tamika Cornwell, of Colerain, about 10 hours after the crime.[source]