I’m not gonna lie. I thought the first picture of Yaya DaCosta as Whitney Houston in the upcoming Lifetime biopic looked … pretty good. The hair, the beaming smile, the white tank, the red lips and 1980s-appropriate bushy eyebrows. I mean, it’s close.

But I’m starting to wonder if director Angela Bassett is rushing things now that I’ve seen the actor hired to portray Houston’s ex-husband, Bobby Brown. Belize-born Arlen Escarpata, 33, has a long T.V. résumé, including appearances on “Cold Case,” “The Shield,” “Judging Amy,” “The Client List” and the new Halle Berry series “Extant.”

Escarpata has an impressive high-top fade in the picture, but … well, we’re not sure he nails Brown’s legendary smirk and swagger in this first shot. Check it out and compare it to a classic picture of the real couple from 1994.

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Catelynn Lowell and Tyler Baltierra, as well as Kailyn Lowry-Marroquin and her husband Javi, spent the weekend doing their part to help a three-year-old who is battling a rare form of cancer.

The four familiar faces from “Teen Mom” and “Teen Mom 2” participated in a meet-and-greet and book signing for Kailyn’s bestseller “Pride Over Pity” in Mt. Brighton, Michigan, on Sunday. The event was sponsored by The LinkFund, with all proceeds going to the family of the little girl, Amelie “Amie” Strzalkowski.

“Had such an awesome weekend with great people for a good cause!” Kail captioned the snapshot below. “Keep watching guys! So thankful I was able to be a part of something like this. Now we can give back in ways we never imagined. Thank you to everyone who invited us, who volunteered and who came out for the event! So much love!”

And speaking of the turnout, Tyler gushed about the overwhelming attendance. “This crowd is AMAZING!” he posted on Instagram. “Thank you all for coming out and supporting 3-year-old Amie with her battle through cancer…this is why we love what we do! @thelinkfund @catelynnmtv #MakeaDifference.”

Javi echoed those sentiments with the tweet below:

As for the guest of honor, Cate shared a sweet embrace with Amie, while Tyler goofed around with the little lady.

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Also along for the all-day affair: Kailyn’s grinning boys, Isaac and Lincoln!

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Shady Records’ “Total Slaughter” battle rap event took over Hammerstein Ballroom in New York, on Saturday night and judging from the reaction, it’s safe to say that there’s enough demand to warrant a second show.

And, maybe Eminem will actually be present for the next one, since Hollow Da Don was bold enough to take shots at his manager Paul Rosenberg on stage — and apparently piss off Shady.

Hollow da Don faced off with Slaughterhouse’s Joe Budden for the main event of the night, going three rounds and coming out on top when Joey gave a lackluster showing in his final round. The New Jersey rapper actually threw down his mic in surrender because the crowd wouldn’t stop booing during round three, making the judges’ decision a pretty easy one.

During Hollow’s freestyles, he took shots at Eminem’s manager Paul Rosenberg and former Interscope president, Jimmy Iovine for messing with his money. Bold words, since Eminem’s team put the event together, but maybe that will command an appearance from Shady next time around.

Earlier in the night Murda Mook defeated Loaded Lux, Arsonal beat Big T and T-Rex got the best of Daylyt, who decided to literally strip off his clothes during their final round on stage.

Back in January, the members of Slaughterhouse appeared on “RapFix Live” to announce the launch of “The Road to Total Slaughter” reality show, which led up to the live battle. Royce, Joey, Crooked I and Joell explained why this was such ...

Whatever you do, don’t call Ashley Greene a furry — she’s a “character designer of full-size plush toys.” Which means she might, on occasion, rock something we (and co-star Josh Gad) might refer to as “Muppet pants.”

If you, like us, have made a [Zach] Braff decision to watch an exclusive clip from the actor’s second directorial effort, “Wish I Was Here,” you already know to make these furry-character designer distinctions. And if you haven’t yet, well, what’s stopping you?

“Wish I Was Here,” Braff’s crowdfunded film starring himself as a mid-30s dad who’s still trying to make sense of things while raising his kids (Joey King and Pierce Gagnon) and figure out a way to get to Comic-Con, opens wide July 25, and is already in some select theaters.

Until your chance to see the full movie on the big screen, this clip of Greene and Gad arguing about the nuances of furry culture, fast food franchise characters and loud dogs will have to tide you over.

Kase Wickman @worstkase