#BBB NEWS| 50 Cent And Tyrese Gibson Call For Chris Rock To Step Down As Oscars Host [PHOTOS/TWEETS]

The controversy surrounding the lack of diversity among this year’s Academy Award nominees continues to be a hot button topic, and more tastemakers are lending their voices to the conversation.

50 Cent posted a message via Instagram geared towards the show’s host, Chris Rock, asking him to step down from his hosting duties in lieu of the controversy.

#BBB NEWS| Tyrese Posts An Open Letter To Donald Trump: “I’m Deeply Hurt And Bothered By Your Antics” [PHOTO]

Donald Trump’s controversy-filled run for president has yet another celebrity speaking out against the Republican candidate. In a lengthy Instagram post, Tyrese wrote an open letter to Trump about his “antics” during his trending topic of a campaign.

The singer used a photo of Muslims praying outside of the Trump Tower in New York City, and voiced his personal offense about Trump’s comments against the religious community.

“You’ve offended my #Muslim community, and created racial boundaries and set my people up for hate crimes and to be targeted for bigotry because of the “acts” of some,” he wrote. “Islam is PEACE….. THE ACTS OF SOME of ANY GROUP doesn’t justify you spreading hate towards ALL of my people in the Muslim and or Arab community…. I’m deeply hurt and bothered by your antics and hatred towards my Muslim and Arab people.”

#BBB NEWS| Tyrese Officially Scores First No. 1 Album On Billboard 200 With ‘Black Rose’ [PHOTO]

That awesome moment when your hustle matches your results. After a relentless string of promoting his final album, Black Rose, Tyrese has officially scored his first No. 1 on the Billboard 200.

A feat 17 years in the making, the singer/actor’s independent release on his own Voltron Recordz label moved 81,000 copies in its first week. But it was not without a considerable effort on his own part.

Tyrese had the Internet buzzing last week when he took to the street of NYC to urge potential consumers to support his latest effort.

From the subway to the bus – where he reenacted his 1994 Coca-Cola commercial – the R&B crooner stopped at nothing to put the masses on to Black Rose, which includes the single “Shame” featuring Jennifer Hudson. Taking to Instagram in celebration, Tyrese dubbed his project “the album that saved R&B.”