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Ciara COVERS “FADER” Magazine, Future Questions If Rihanna’s BEEF With CiCi Affects Their “Loveeeeeee Song” TRACK

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Ciara covers the latest issue of FADER Magazine when she promotes the upcoming release of the Ciara disc.  Meanwhile, her boyfriend Future is speaking out about her feud with Rihanna and if it’s affecting the release of their "Loveeeeeee Song" single.  Get the deets inside…

"Body Party" singer Ciara covers the June/July Summer issue of FADER magazine where she touts her long-delayed album Ciara (July 9th). Inside, the singer, who was recently served with court documents during an LA Pride Event, opens up about her romance with rapper Future, who recently landed the cover of The Source.  

While Ciara’s feud with Rihanna has been well-documented, Future was asked by MTV News if it’s had an impact on his relationship with the bad gyal, whom he worked with on "Loveeeeeee Song".  He said, "We never shot a video, we never performed it. I don’t know whether it was because of that situation or if just the time hasn’t come up."   Hmmm…considering the shade Riri throws at Ciara, we’re pretty sure THAT "relationship" has been discussed by team Rihanna.  And with quotables galore.

The rapper also said he’s cautious about talking about Ciara too much because he doesn’t want their love to overshadow his music.

Sometimes it’s hard to open up about your personal life, your relationship because you always want the music to be in the forefront. You want the music to be the biggest carrier of everything that you represent."

 

Watch BTS video of Ciara’s cover shoot:

 

Watch Future’s interview here:
 

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VIDEO: Ciara’s “Body Party” VIDEO Starring Future

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Ciara revealed the visual for hit her single "Body Party" today and her boyfriend Future stars as her leading man.  Watch the clip inside…

 

Ciara dropped the visual for her "Body Party" video today.  Produced by Mike WiLL Made It and written by Future, Cici’s boyfriend, the video tells the story of how they met.  While wearing a sleeveless t-shirt with the word "Ballin" on it, harem pants and black sunglasses, Ciara, backed by a group of dancers,  uses her sexy movements to start a "body party" and catch Future’s eye from across the room. 

Future throws CiCi a smooth line and predicts that they will become a couple….because he can see the "future".

While talking about the video, which pays homage to the Atlanta house party scene, she said, "It’s been so many years since I’ve done a video in Atlanta.  That alone was refreshing, but went beyond that. We captured the spirit of the song and the feeling of having a body party. It’s the perfect combination."

The video features cameos from Ludacris, Trinidad James, and Jazze Pha.

"Body Party" will appear on Ciara’s upcoming album Ciara (July 9th).

 

Watch the video here:

 

 

 

Universal Music Group “WHISTLEBLOWER” Makes ALLEGATIONS Of RAMPANT Drug Use, Sex & Partying, NAME CHECKS T.I., Macy Gray, Future & More

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A new lawsuit by a disgruntled Universal Music Group employee makes explosive allegations about rampant sex, partying and drug use at the Universal west coast office….but it’s the names that appear in the lawsuit that raise the most eyebrows.  Inside, go behind the scenes at UMG with Macy Gray, Future, T.I. and others….allegedly!

 

An explosive lawsuit filed by a former UMG employee, in Los Angeles Superior Court, alleges the company’s "anything goes" philosophy when it came to its high profile celebrities and executives created quite the hostile work environment.  

The plaintiff, a 41-year-old African American female security guard, alleges the office was "infiltrated with pervasive drug use where you could smell marijuana seeping from various offices and openly used in common areas, and lounges."

And if that wasn’t enough, "artists and high-profile celebrities began visiting the premises with drugs in hand and oftentimes offering drugs to Plaintiff, which she refused."

The lawsuit goes on to namecheck drug use or drug paraphernalia by singer Macy Gray and "entourages" of Oscar-winner Jamie Foxx, MC Ren, rapper T.I. and "The Voice" judge Adam Levine.

To make it worse, the plaintiff says that once she "became torn between her professional integrity and losing her job," her objections were laughed off. And eventually, after submitting her written complaints, she was informed by her manager that she was suspended…and eventually fired!

Some interesting gems from the lawsuit include finding people passed out in bathrooms strewn with condoms after long nights or partying and drinking. Also, T.I. security guards like to park VERY close to the front door….and they refused to move when asked because, they said, they need to be ready just in case a shooting breaks out!

And when folks like head honcho Jimmy Iovine showed up at the office, it mysteriously began to smell like a day spa with incense and candles burning everywhere.  Plus, she alleges he showed up with "Idol" contestants who were blazing up some weed.

And then there’s also a dose of good old-fashioned sexual harassment of the UMG employees thrown in for good measurement.  SMH…..sounds like a summer internship you’d never forget!

The plaintiff says she was fired when she told her operations manager at the security company about the T.I. incident.  Apparently, they didn’t appreciate her snitching, so they told the plaintiff she had "complaints" about her performance and suspended her.  Later, she was permanently terminated.

According to the Hollywood Reporter, she’s suing Universal Music Group-owned UMPG, her employer Universal Protection Services, the building’s management and others over alleged labor violations, including a hostile work environment.

So far, all a spokesperson for UMG had to say was "While we cannot comment on the allegations between the plaintiff and her employer, we can say that the allegations as they relate to Universal Music Group are absurd."

We’re keeping an eye on this one. Where there’s smoke….

 

Ciara Opens Up About Future And (Kinda) Addresses Beef With RIHANNA + Rih Rih Responds With HILARIOUS Shade

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Ciara wore her feelings on her sleeve for an interview about rapper Future and the issues between she and Rihanna.  Find out what she said inside and see Rihanna’s "shady" response….

 

A few days ago, Ciara chatted with The Qdeezy Show on Philly’s Hot 107.9 where she discussed the making of One Woman Army, but most importantly, she opened up about rapper Future and the issues with Rihanna.  It was a rare moment of "openness" from the famously private singer. Here are the highlights:

On why she’s finally being open about her life/relationships:

Relationship wise, I use to be really private and protective over a lot of stuff and I feel like now, it’s like why be afraid? Live your life. Somebody is going to judge you, no matter what, one way or another so just live your life and be comfortable in it.
 

On meeting Future and how they began dating:

We actually met working at first and our relationship was very organic. He is an amazing guy. Like, he is really a gentleman and I don’t want to say too much and then he’s like, ‘Babe, you’re saying a whole lot,’ but he really is just an amazing man. It’s like when we were working on the personal side of things, I really saw an amazing person and the way that he approached me since day one is just the way a man is supposed to be from my perspective.

It just really organically happened that way. I didn’t expect anything to come from us working together. I didn’t even know what to expect from going into the studio with him and then we began to meet each other and everything just began to flow. He is really cool, like he is my friend too. So I felt something really unique from the beginning and then it just organically went this way.

On what she likes about Future:

I think it was a collection of things [but] I’m going to try and keep this really short. He is just a true gentleman like whether it’s just naturally opening the door for you or like…. I never had to ask him to do that. I hope he doesn’t kill me but just little things like he pays attention to the things you say. And then he and I are both Scorpios, so we share a lot of things [in common] and so when we are having conversations, a lot of things were really clicking and I’m like ‘Yo!’ I just felt it.

I can’t even explain everything but it was a combination of things because it can’t just be one day, great conversation and then boom, like it was a series of events and experiences with a person. And again, it’s the small things that really matter. […] When people ask me what I like, I say ‘I like a guy that can be tough on the outside but they have to have a heart on the inside’ and the one thing you’ll know about him is that he has a heart and he is just super cool.

On her relationship with Rihanna:

There is no relationship…

On if she has an issue with Rihanna:

If something is supposed to happen, it’ll happen. But even when it pertains to her I never had an issue with her. So I don’t know what it is, I can’t figure it out. I guess I don’t care to figure it out. But I always came from a place of love and support for her ever since we hung out a little bit, or whatever it is. So she’s on whatever she’s on, and it is what it is.

 

And in response, Rihanna threw some SHADE.  Shortly after the interview went viral, Rihanna responded to a NAVY fan who posted a photo about the interview.

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That Rih Rih.

Then, Rihanna posted a few photos of herself looking glammed up.

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Because she added the caption, "I don’t think about you at all #cccertified" One could assume she is making a statement towards Ciara.  Or she could just be proud that she’s rocking Chanel non stop these days….

Watch Ciara’s interview here:

Photos: RihPlies’ Twitter

Ciara Kisses On Future & Twitter Beefs With Rihanna’s Bestie Melissa + Trina Tags Along With Rumored Boo French Montana At Hot 97

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Another day, another Twitter beef.  Ciara and her fans have been involved in some social media drama with Rihanna‘s best friend Melissa Forde.  And posted a pic with her boo Future, who she called "her rockstar," to show she’s over it.

 

Get the deets inside, plus French Montana and Trina acting like they’re not a couple…

We all know pop princesses Rihanna and Ciara have had some rocky times and cattiness between the two of them.  And today, it surfaced once again with Rihanna’s best friend Melissa doing some Twitter dirty work. 

Last night, Melissa tweeted a pic of herself and Rihanna and a friend looking at a phone, and she referenced Ciara’s "Body Party" bathroom a cappella rendition:

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We’re still unsure how this was "shade" being thrown, but Ciara’s stans didn’t take kindly to it and started going in.  Ciara RT’d the comment and told her to grow up:

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And today, the feud continued.  After Melissa got dragged through the Twitter mud by Ci’s fans for being a tag-a-long and for looking "hard faced", she responded with a snap at Ciara’s "C-Squad" calling them small:

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Ciara’s biggest fan site had to clap back.  And they said:

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Teeeheee.

Even Future got in on the beef tweeting today, "Tell dem thirsty hoes fall back."

Oh the thirst of it all…

 

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In other news, French Montana rolled to Angie Martinez‘s show on Hot 97.  And randomly brought Trina along.  Neither of them like to admit the rumors of them being a couple are true, but they are surely ALWAYS together. 

French started acting awkward and shy about Trina while Angie asked him about Trina.  Then Trina hopped on the mic to sing his praises about how great he is in the studio….esp. since he executive produced her new mixtape.

Check out the interview below:

 

MOVIE FAB: Sanaa Lathan & Terrence Howard STARRING In “Macbett” + Halle Berry REPRISING “STORM” For “X-MEN: Days of Future Past”

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The Best Man stars Sanaa Lathan and Terrence Howard are teaming up again for a remake of Shakespeare’s Macbeth.  Get the deets inside and find out what famous role Halle Berry is set to reprise…

 

Sanaa Lathan and Terrence Howard have signed on to join Blair Underwood and Evan Ross in a remake  of William Shakespeare’s Macbeth. The retooled film will be called Macbett and will shoot on location in Jamaica and Puerto Rico in September 2013.

Terrence, who also serves as executive producer of the film, will be working with writer/director Aleta Chappelle (who’ll make history as the first Black woman to direct a film version of the story).  Indiewire posted  the film’s  synopsis:

"after a gallant military victory, General Macbett (Wipes) encounters the “Weird Sisters,” who are the spirit daughters of Mother Africa and reign over fire, water, earth and sky. They delight in manipulating Macbett by feeding him predictions of royal titles including “King.” Macbett soon becomes obsessed with ambition, as does his beautiful and ruthless wife Lady Macbett (Lathan) .

"As Macbett and his Lady spiral downward, indulging in treachery and political assassinations, they are soon haunted by their murderous deeds and driven mad. In a true exemplification of a tragedy, Macbett is defeated by his own zealous thirst for power, a heartbreaking end to a once beloved Hero".

And in other news, Sanaa and Terrence will hopefully reprise their memorable role in The Best Man sequel called Best Man Holiday coming soon.

 

 

And in other movie news…

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It’s official, Oscar-winning actress Halle Berry will return to the X-Men franchise in the role of Storm (which she originated in the first film) for the latest installment X-Men: Days of Future Past.  She told "Access Hollywood", "I’m in. I think I’m in. I am excited. I love Storm. That’s one of my favourite characters that I’ve played. And people love that character as well."

That sentiment was later confirmed with director Bryan Singer tweeted,

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Congrats Halle!

Lil’ Wayne’s “Love Me” VIDEO Featuring Drake & Future + Azealia Banks’ “Harlem Shake” (REMIX)

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Lil’ Wayne has teamed with Drake and Future for his latest video "Love Me." Watch the clip inside and listen to Azealia Banks remix "Harlem Shake."

 

Rapper Lil’ Wayne’s latest video "Love Me" featuring Drake and Future shows him rapping in a room swimming with women…literally.  He thanked Drake and Future for participating saying,

“I appreciate them for even doin’ this ’cause I’m quite sure they hella busy just like I am, but I ain’t never too busy to get in bed with three women with water everywhere.”

The video was directed by Hannah Lux Davis while the track was produced by Mike WiLL Made It.  “The concept of the video is really just to create awesome scenery, a scenery that everyone wanna be in,” he said of the clip.

It appears on his upcoming album I Am Not a Human Being II, due March 26.

 

Watch "Love Me" here:

 

And in new music……

 

Harlem-native Azealia Banks has jumped on the "Harlem Shake" craze and recorded her own remix to the viral hit.  But don’t assume she’s trying to be trendy.  She tweeted, "I actually did my version of "Harlem Shake" months ago and was trying to clear for my album… then this all happened!"

Clive Davis’ Pre-Grammy Dinner: Jennifer Hudson, Ciara & Future, Brandy, Ashanti, Usher & MORE!

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Clive Davis’ annual Pre-Grammy dinner was overflowing with celeb power last night.  And we’ve got all the YBF folks who rolled through inside.  Including Ciara holding hands with her boo Future, J-Hud, Ashanti, Nicole Richie, Tyra Banks, Ne-Yo and plenty more…

Jennifer Hudson threw on a pretty & flirty nude Maria Lucia Hohan dress and Giuseppe Zanotti sandals for the biggest Pre-Grammy event of them all.  She posed it up  with Mr. Clive himself on the red carpet of his & The Recording Academy’s 2013 Pre-GRAMMY Gala and Salute to Industry Icons honoring Antonio ‘L.A.’ Reid at The Beverly Hilton Hotel.

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She snapped a pic with Gayle King before taking the stage to perform with Gladys Knight.

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Ciara made an entrance holding hands with her boo, rapper Future. 

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And she worked a sexy backless nude Halston gown with her blonde bob and dark lipstick.  Sexy.

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Brandy was all smiles posing on the carpet in her black & white printed bodycon dress and flashing her new engagement ring alongside her fiance Ryan.

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Ashanti kept it fab in her usual look of a revealing, sexy gown.  The tangerine dress had the ultra deep v neck cutout, as well as open sides.

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Tyra Banks got her Barbie-look on.

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The "Top Model" head honcho smized it up with a sharp blond bob, bangs, and her bangin’ curves in this strapless black dress.

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Diddy galloped his way on the carpet in this tailored grey and black look with a bowtie.  The man can dress.  And if he’s serious about his girlfriend Cassie‘s "singing career", wouldn’t these types of events–or at least en event this weekend–be the perfect time to bring her around for networking & performances?  Oh wells…

 

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Jordin Sparks rocked a pretty look in a Roberto Cavalli ruched high slit deep teal gown, Giuseppe Zanotti heels and a McQueen clutch.

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Yes Jill Scott!  Our fave curvy vocal powerhouse put on her black lace overlay dress with cute heels.

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And just when we were about to ask why Wiz Khalifa chose this striped blazer–with no shirt–to rock to the event….

 

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Ne-Yo rocked the same damn one.  With pretty much the same look.  Plus a shirt.

 

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Usher kicked it with a couple of his mentors in this business–Honoree L.A. Reid and Babyface.

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And chatted up Diddy as well.  How do we feel about this grey suit?

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Akon rocked a flashy gold jacket for the event, of course.

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Pharrell brought his fashion loving girlfriend, who rocked a chic striped longsleeved dress.  Loving the sheen-topped suit and blue bowtie on P.

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Nicole Richie rocked one of our fave looks–Tom Ford’s long sleeved snakeskin body hugging black dress, Louboutin pumps and her own Huse of Harlow clutch.  Hot.

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Janelle Monae switched things up…slightly…and added a cape and leather leggings to her look.

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Lookin’ good Gladys.

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Estelle wore another pretty look with gold geometric embellishments on her black mermaid style gown.

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UK import Emeli Sande, who also performed at the event, showed off her drastic weight loss in a black pencil skirt and white sweater.  She looked fab before and just as fab now. 

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Honoree L.A. Reid snapped a pic with wife Erica Reid.

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Anthony Hamilton brought his wife Tarsha to the event.  Liked her small ‘fro better.

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Chrissy Teigen and John Legend kept up their party rounds and rolled to the dinner party.

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Magic Johnson and wife Cookie made their way out to support.

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And Elle Varner ricked one of her best looks of the weekend–a button down long sleeved red dress paired with dark red lipstick.  Sexy yet still bright enough for her love of color and prints.

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And "Idol Judge" Randy Jackson kicked it with Ciara, Joan and Melissa Rivers, Clive and Ryan Seacrest.  Fab times indeed.

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Ciara & Future, John Legend & Chrissy, Elle Varner & More Roll To PRE-GRAMMY Parties

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Celebs have been all over L.A. this weekend hitting up all the parties before tomorrow night’s GRAMMY Awards.  Check out what folks have been up to inside…

Ciara and her boo Future made their way to a party together after Ciara hosted an event at her home of EPIC records.

 

Over at the 2013 MusiCares Person of the Year tribute event in honor of Bruce Springsteen:
 

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John Legend and his fiancee Chrissy Teigen were there.  And if you’re wondering about that worried look on her face while she’s holding her tummy…she tweeted something last night that may be a clue as to what was going on:

On a different note, I’m pretty sure you can see my hooha outline in my dress tonight.

Gorgeous dress though.  By the way, foodie Chrissy landed her own cooking show on Cooking TV called "Chrissy Teigen Is Hungry."  It premieres Feb 13th at 10PM EST.

 

And at last night’s mPowering Action pre-Grammy event, featuring performances by Timbaland and Avicii, at The Conga Room:
 

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The newest addition to the Roc Nation roster, Timbo, brought his wife Monique along.

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Monique Coleman, formerly of "High School Musical", made her way to the event.

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Estelle rocked an interest black sheer overly dress.

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Pharrell kept it dapper and brought his girlfriend to the event.

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Former "Girlfriend" Jill Marie Jones is still looking extra fabulous these days.

And at the BET Music Matters Grammy Edition Showcase at Belasco Theatre:
 

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"I Don’t Care’ singer Elle Varner kept it colorful as usual.  Maybe a bit too much pink and black lace…

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And actress Porscha Coleman hit the carpet with her new blonde curls.  Fun times.

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WHAT Baby Mama Drama? Ciara & Future And T.I. & Tiny DINE OUT At Crustacean

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The ATL took over Beverly Hills yesterday (or at least the Crustacean hotspot) as T.I. & Tiny were joined by Ciara & Future for an early meal.   See the photos inside….

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Trouble Man rapper T.I. (whose disc is doing quite well on the charts) was spotted leaving Crustacean restaurant  yesterday with his wife Tiny.

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After a successful first episode, VH1 has announced that Tiny and her co-hosts will return with a “Tiny Tonight” Valentine’s Day Special airing Monday, February 4th at 10 PM ET/PT.

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The couple dined with Ciara and fellow "troubled" man Future.  Future has been in and out of the headlines for baby daddy issues recently.  And Ciara obviously doesn’t care.

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The rapper recently became the father of a 10-year old boy (the paternity test came back positive!) and he’s also beefing the the mother of his 2-month old.  There’s so much trouble in the young rapper’s personal life….but Ciara looks pretty happy clinging closely to his arm (despite being dragged into the mess on Twitter.

 

 

Watch the foursome in motion here:

 

Photos via Michael Wright/WENN.com/VLNY / Zodiac / Splash News