LADIES 1ST...MISSY ELLIOTT & QUEEN LATIFAH TALK FEMALE EMPOWERMENT WITH FIRST LADY MICHELLE OBAMA

Ladies first! Missy Elliott and Queen Latifah joined First Lady Michelle Obama for her Opening Keynote at SXSW in Austin, Texas, on Wednesday (Mar. 16). During the conversation, Misdemeanor opened up about her female influences.

“People like Queen Latifah, who is sitting on this stage, her album, MC Lyte, Salt-N-Pepa,” said Missy (via Billboard). “These women are the reason I am an MC. I became an artist because of their music. Queen Latifah taught us ‘U-N-I-T-Y,’ she taught us ‘Ladies First.’ Her music has done so much for me.”

The moment was also important for Latifah, who noted the irony of the occasion. “It’s weird to write ‘Ladies First’ and be sitting with the First Lady,” she explained, referencing her 1989 single off All Hail the Queen. “It’s surreal to me.”

The event, which also featured Sophia Bush, follows the release of “This Is for My Girls,” a female empowerment anthem written by Diane Warren, which features Missy, Zendaya, Kelly Rowland, Janelle Monáe, Kelly Clarkson, Lea Michele, and more. FLOTUS organized the song to promote her Let Girls Learn initiative and the #62MillionGirls campaign.

During her talk, Obama also shot down rumors that she’s eyeing the presidency as her husband, President Barack Obama, wraps up his final year in office.

“I will not run for president,” she said. “I got these two young people at home. Being the daughters of a president—just think about it. C’mon young people, not so easy! They handled it with grace and poise but enough is enough. There are so many ways to impact the world. You don’t have to be the president of the United States to do wonderful things.”

KERRY WASHINGTON COVERS ELLE MAGAZINE & "DISCUSS WHY SHE WILL NEVER TALK ABOUT HER MARRIAGE"

 Kerry Washington owes a lot to her TV character Olivia Pope. Not only has that Type A woman helped her make the TV series Scandal a success, but she has also helped the actress in real life.

In the new issue of US Elle, the 39-year-old star said: 'Even though Olivia Pope has obviously made the decision that she is not a mom, playing her made me feel like I could be a mom. Because she knows there's always another way—there's always a way to fix it, there's always a way to solve it, to win.'She added: 'And I feel like playing her made me feel like, All right, I can do it. I will figure out how to juggle it all.'

The beauty also gushed over show creator Shonda Rhimes. 'She's been such an amazing resource, as a mom, and as a working mom...I am on one show and I have one kid, and she has three shows and kids,' she said.

And even though Kerry has a rule to not talk about her family, she did tell the Elle reporter that her husband of nearly three years, Nnamdi Asomugha, was at home 'listening to the audio version of Rhimes's book, the first-person self-help journey.

Kerry also in other marriage news explained to E news since the day they were secretly married there have been rumors that Kerry Washington and husband Nnamdi Asomugha were headed for divorce [click here if you missed that].

Welp, don't hold your breath waiting for Kerry Washington to confirm or deny... 

In a recent interview Kerry tells E! News,

'If I don't talk about my personal life, it means I don't talk about my personal life.''That means not only did I not tell you when I was getting married, it also means if somebody has rumors about what's going on in my marriage, I don't refute them, because I don't talk about my personal life.'

Washington issue of Elle Magazine is on stands now!

MARIAH CAREY FILMING NEW REALITY SHOW?

Mariah Carey filming a new reality show... 

According to reports Mariah Carey is filming a reality show focusing on the behind-the-scenes drama of her Las Vegas residency and her upcoming her two-month European tour.

Meanwhile insiders are whispering that members of Mariah Carey's inner sanctum are NOT ok with this new development and feel that a reality show is beneath her.

Did her manipulative new manager force her into it..? 

From Page Six'

Mariah Carey insiders tell Page Six that the singer is being controlled by her “Russian dictator” manager Stella Bulochnikov and they’re concerned she’s ruining Carey’s brand.

“Stella is the furthest thing from a manager. She’s a TV producer. She’s practically moved in with Mariah and now she has so much stuff on her that she can get her to do anything. She’s pulling the strings, and Mariah does whatever she says.” 

JOHN LEGEND GOES OFF ON TRUMP JR.."CALLS HIM A RACIST"

John Legend has no patience for Donald Trump Jr.'s mockery of protesters at his father's campaign rallies.

"When asked why they were protesting couldn't even answer. The participation medal/micro-aggression generation is pretty sad!" Trump Jr. tweeted Friday night.

"I think they were protesting your racist father," Legend fired back. "This isn't complicated."

Grammy-award winning singer shut down Donald Trump Jr on Twitter on Friday night and it was incredible.

Legend and Trump Jr. battled after the singer called Trump Sr. a "racist" but only one person was the winner of these tweet war.

Safe to say John Legend's Twitter fingers aren't here for the nonsense and we love every minute of it.