This past Saturday night was as eventful as one would expect any Memorial Day weekend in Las Vegas to be: folks were partying in no small measure, women were Instagramming with freewheeling glee, late-night burgers were heartily consumed, and Floyd Mayweather had a much-publicized brawl.

Only this time it wasn’t a ringside event: the undefeated boxing champ exchanged some serious words with rapper T.I. that resulted in a fight inside a Fatburger. And as it turns out? The whole thing stemmed from Instagram photos T.I.’s wife Tameka “Tiny” Cottle sent out on the social-media platform. And now Mayweather wants to apologize to her.

Explaining his side of the story to NecoleBitchie.com, Mayweather stated that the whole mess started in early May when T.I. approached him after Tiny posted a photo of her and Mayweather together.

“I been knowing Tiny before T.I.,” Mayweather explained. “I’ve never slept with her, I never kissed her, never touched her in no inappropriate way. Her friend Shekinah wanted to come to the [May 4th] fight, she brought Tiny with her. … After that, I guess she put a picture up on Instagram of her at the fight so I guess he [T.I.] was feeling some type of way.”

Mayweather said the rapper approached him after that initial Instagram, to which Mayweather replied, “I was basically like, ‘Listen. I’m letting you know I ain’t got…me and your wife don’t have nothing…if you think so.’”

Which was all well and good until this weekend when the trio ...

After a series of truly head-scratching tweets from jail — that even included a selfie! — it looks as though Wiz Khalifa is a free man once more.

Following his arrest at a Texas airport at the discovery of a “green leafy substance” on the rapper during a TSA check, Khalifa took to social media to pass the time while everything was processed. Fans showed their support on Twitter with the use of the hashtag #freetrapwiz.

After being held for several hours — putting his performance at Minnesota’s 2014 Soundset festival in jeopardy — the rapper was out of jail (charged with possession of .5 grams of marijuana) and boarding a private jet to get him to his set on time.

“Im on a Pj to Soundest,” Khalifa tweeted, “so I obviously can’t drop the tape right now but iss def comin out today.” The tape Khalifa is referencing is a long-awaited and now oh-so-ironic new track he planned to release today titled “28 Grams.” Thank goodness it wasn’t titled “Half a Gram,” otherwise this whole ordeal would’ve really been a bit too on-the-nose.

Alicia Lutes

In case you forgot, there is no new “Game of Thrones” tonight. Blame it on the heathens around the world who have not yet pledged loyalty to the Lord of Light. Blame it on Memorial Day. Blame it on whatever suits you; it won’t change the fact that there is no new “Game of Thrones” tonight.

But that doesn’t mean we can’t think about “Thrones” right now. In particular, here’s one happy thought that should get you through the one-week “Thrones” hiatus…

Everyone is going to die.

Arya is going to die.

Sansa is going to die.

Bran is going to die.

Daenerys is going to die.

Brienne and Podrick are going to die.

Everyone on the Wall is going to die.

That Iron Banker dude is going to die.

Tyrion is going to die.

Jaime and Cersei are going to die, probably while having sex, because that’s what they do.

Lysa Arryn is going to die oh wait she’s already dead.

That crazy White Walker King is going to die.

Even Hot Pie is going to die.

Seriously, everyone is going to die. And these aren’t spoilers gleaned from the books, or from the Internet, or from Melisandre’s fires, or wherever. It’s just the facts.

Winter is coming. It’s coming for everyone. In the bitter cold world of “Game of Thrones,” you win or you die, but really, you mostly just die. If there is one winner, it is The Stranger, ...

Only a few days after Against Me!’s lead singer Laura Jane Grace came out against the casting of Andrew Garfield in their video for “We Exist,” Arcade Fire‘s frontman and the video’s director have come forward to explain why they decided on the “Amazing Spider-Man” actor to embody the trans character of Sandy.

It all started on Twitter, when Grace — an openly trans woman born Tom Gabel — questioned the use of a cisgender (a.k.a. non-trans) actor to portray the transgendered Sandy. “Dear @arcadefire,” the tweet started. “Maybe when making a video for a song called ‘We Exist’ you should get an actual ‘Trans’ actor instead of Spider-Man?”

Grace’s criticism follows a recent wave of conversation from the trans community about the use of non-trans actors to portray their struggles in popular culture. Similar questions were raised in regards to Jared Leto playing a trans woman, Rayon, in “Dallas Buyers Club.”

However Win Butler, lead singer of Arcade Fire, stands by the choice, telling The Advocate, “For a gay kid in Jamaica to see the actor who played Spider-Man in that role is pretty damn powerful, in my opinion.”

The magazine also spoke with the clip’s director, David Wilson, who explained he was aware of the concerns before they even decided on Garfield. “Before I got on the call, I thought, Is this the right person — should we be using a transgender person? But then getting on the phone with Andrew, and Andrew’s ...

by Katie Calautti

Congratulations are in order for Emma Watson – the actress (and last year’s MTV Trailblazer Award winner) graduated from Brown University today!

Prior to the ceremony at the Providence, Rhode Island college, Watson posted a photo of herself in a cap and gown (accessorized by a fabulous shade of berry lipstick) with a short and sweet message, “!”

Watson began her studies at Brown back in 2009, and – superhuman that she is – has balanced roles in the last two “Harry Potter” films, “My Week with Marilyn,” “The Perks of Being a Wallflower,” “The Bling Ring,” “This Is the End,” and “Noah” with her studies.

The spirit of Hermione Granger is strong with this one.

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by Katie Calautti

Is it any surprise that a team of mutant superheroes battled their way to the top of the box office and emerged victorious?

In what, according to Deadline, could be the biggest opening of 2014, “X-Men Days of Future Past” is projected to have a mega Memorial Day weekend showing, raking in as much as $110 million.

The film re-teams Hugh Jackman’s Wolverine, James McAvoy’s Professor X, Michael Fassbender’s Magneto, Jennifer Lawrence’s Mystique, Halle Berry’s Storm, Nicholas Hoult’s Beast and Anna Paquin’s Rogue, while also welcoming newcomers Ellen Page (as Kitty Pryde) and Peter Dinklage (as Dr. Bolivar Trask).

While we’d like to attribute at least a portion of its success to Jackman’s backside or Lawrence’s butt-kicking Mystique, it’s just as likely that the movie ups the ante from director Bryan Singer’s predecessor flick, “X-Men: First Class,” and delivers the action for a perfect holiday weekend popcorn movie.

If you’re one of the zillions planning to take in “X-Men: Days of Future Past” over the long weekend, prep yourself with these helpful primers: our mutant knowledge quiz, timeline infographic and post-credits scene breakdown.

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by Katie Calautti

The relationship drama between Justin Bieber and Selena Gomez is, frankly, giving us whiplash.

Last night, Bieber took to his Instagram feed to post a snippet of a new track, which looks to be called “It’s Working” – Bieber’s only comment on the post was, “You know exactly what to do to hurt me.”

The lyrics echo both the title and Bieber’s sentiment, repeating, “You know exactly what to do to hurt me – it’s working, it’s working” twice.

Between the lyrics and the pained vocals, we’re picking up what the Biebs is throwing down. Despite looking pretty cozy back in March, it seems like the couple is firmly in the “off” stage of their torrid romance, which officially ended in November 2012 but has never quite stuck.

This isn’t the first time we’ve surmised that the singer has posted a song about his on again off again flame – and it’s likely not the last. We can practically see Justin’s tear-filled puppy dog eyes via this latest social media serenade.

Your move, Selena.

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by Katie Calautti

While we eagerly await a full-on look at Kim Kardashian’s Givenchy wedding gown (right now, this is the best we’ve got), we took to Instagram to whet your appetite with shots from the couple’s wedding photo booth.

In what we can only assume was the party of the century last night at Belvedere Fort in Florence, Italy, guests including John Legend and Chrissy Teigen, Tony Williams, Joe Francis and Clyde Haygood looked to be in full-on celebratory mode as they posed for sleek black and white shots with members of the Kardashian clan.

We just have one lingering question: why was Jaden Smith dressed as #albinobatman? The world may never know.

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by Katie Calautti

Time to put on your detective hats, folks – this one’s a doozy.

It seems Wiz Khalifa has landed himself in jail – at least, according to his Twitter feed. Early this morning, the rapper posted what may turn out to be the most bizarre selfie ever.

Either “Orange is the New Black” has been lying to us this whole time, or somehow Khalifa managed to smuggle his phone with him into the slammer.

And that wasn’t the end of it. One minute after he posted the solemn pose, he tweeted a second time:

This, on the heels of yesterday’s sampling from his long-awaited mixtape, makes the entire situation more peculiar.

And he wasn’t done yet. Minutes later, he sent out a third tweet:

A rep for Khalifa did not immediately return MTV News’ request for a comment.

In 2010, Wiz was arrested on drug charges in North Carolina, after which he also took to Twitter. And in 2012, the rapper was ticketed for marijuana possession in the same state.

But this latest incident marks the first time the rapper has directly documented his jail time with his smart phone – and to plug his new mixtape, no less – which leaves us scratching our heads. We’ll be following the story closely and updating as soon as more details emerge.

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