- One Million Assholes Moms is calling for JC Penneys to fire Ellen Degeneres, the face of the mass retailer’s relaunch, claiming Ellen’s sexuality does not jibe with the company’s image and that “the majority of JC Penney shoppers will be offended and choose to no longer shop there.” Well, they should know a thing or two about offending people. And maybe Penneys is remaking themselves so d-bags like OMMs can take their bigoted business to Sears where it belongs. [Towleroad]

- Don Cornelius is now popping and locking down that Soul Train line in the sky. The creator of the landmark show committed suicide today at 75. [Huff Po]

- Nicki Minaj‘s booty-enriched video for “Stupid Hoe” has been banned by BET. [TMZ]

- British GQ named “thuggish rapper-slash-singer” Chris Brown the worst-dressed man in the world. [GQ UK]

- This is what happens when you don’t keep your interns on a short leash and a diet of fear and caffeine pills. A former Harper’s Bazaar intern — perhaps incensed by the mag’s new makeover — is suing parent company Hearst for not paying her despite working there full time. FashionIndie‘s interns better not get any ideas into their heads that I didn’t personally slap in there myself. [NYT]

- According to David Beckham, his brood of boys are embarrassed by his underwear ads. Meanwhile, that bulge has been putting food in those little brats’ mouths for years so they would do well to learn some goddamn gratitude. [Telegraph]

Price of admission: One Earth Pledge.

Goodie bag: A tree is planted in each attendee’s honor.

Let’s Tarantino the concert backwards for you:

Before bringing the house down with a Drops of Jupiter encore finale, Train’s vocal virtuoso Patrick Monahan walked singing through the crowd with a mic and a security guard, giving hugs and spreading love to Marry Me. Before that, he brought the audience to a hush as he sang a cappella, sans microphone, turning Webster Hall into a true theater. With Soul Sister came the involuntary sing along, and Meet Virginia struck a deep chord toward the start. In betwixt all of this, he called up eight young ladies up to be the Trainettes, making them rockstars for a moment.  Needless to say, their new single Save me, San Francisco drove the audience wild, like every one of their singles that get stuck in our heads indefinitely.

Opening for Train was the stunning Nikki Jean. Down in her core she is a songwriter with a nostalgic soul. Her new album took her around the country to write with some of the greatest living songwriters like Bob Dylan, Carole King, Burt Bacharach, Carly Simon and many others. What was gained is a young songstress now evolving with the wisdom of the legends of our time. There were notes of those greats in the atmosphere as she serenaded the audience on the ivory keys.

Right before Nikki Jean took the stage, the winners of the Origins Rocks Earth Month Green Artist Search Treetop Flyers haunted the audience with tickling guitar riffs and voices smooth as honey. Chaps from England have a way with music.

Before any of this went down, FashionIndie caught up with Train on the Green Carpet as they entered. We asked them, how do they take the green initiative upon themselves?

Pat Monahan: “We haven’t just woken up to hey, take care of the earth. And this isn’t, take care of the earth. The earth will win. It’s take care of the future children we want to have. Love your job and the other things will come. We love our job and it makes us want to be more helpful, and do events like this.“

Scott Underwood: “We’re reducing our footprint as a band. We used to use lots of bottles of water, and we’re trying to fully eliminate it. We’re trying to green our bus, but we’re not always there in there.”

Jimmy Stafford: “We did the John Mayer tour, and bands like us, come in requesting the venues to be green. We’re making those demands now, but it will become more common.

See who else was on the Green Carpet:

Kelli Tomashoff (L): Known from NYC Prep, she’s just released her single Gave Up On Love. She’s trying to be greener by using fewer water bottles, and her own shopping bags.

Dalal Bruchmann (R): This young musical phenom just dropped her new single Taste The Night and has written songs for wildlife charities to save the world.

Julissa Bermudez: Co-host on BET’s 106 & Park, she looked sizzling in Kimberly Ovitz.

Jane Lauder: Global President & General Manager of Origins has so many ways to be green, I don’t think it’s possible to name all of them here. She’s planting trees, recycling tons of used makeup containers, and continuing to ensure Origins is completely natural.

Jeff Miles: The night’s MC from 95.5 PLJ moved to NY from Dalla, TX, so for him going completely carless is a huge step in greening his life.

“During the BET Awards in 2006 I witnessed the makings of a real relationship between two overly focused individuals willing to sacrifice and make time for each other in the midst of accomplishing their personalized greatness.”

Translation: During the BET “Awards” in 2006, I witnessed the fabrication of a relationship between a gaggle of agents, publicists and Tina and Matthew Knowles to augment Jay Z and Beyoncé’s personalized greatness.

“I was the personal assistant to Beyonce while she prepared for the debut of her new single Deja Vu. I can recall having the song on repeat throughout the duration of my flight from Chicago to LA and feeling captivated by the 808′s and horns. There was something about the song that made me feel as if I were being transported to another place all in the name of love.”

Translation: I was Beyoncé’s assistant’s hairdresser’s best friend’s third cousin while she prepared for her new single “Déjà Vu.” I can recall having the song on repeat through the duration of a bus ride to get my hair did and couldn’t help thinking “This sounds a lot like ‘Crazy in Love’ if ‘Crazy in Love’ kind of sucked.”

“I sat there in amazement as I watched Beyonce go over every step as if her life depended on it. I’d heard all the stories and rumors that she was evil and possibly the daughter of Satan but none of that surfaced.”

Translation: I sat there in amazement as I watched Beyoncé go over every step because her life depended on it (Matthew was backstage eying her with his switch). I’d heard all the stories and rumors that she was evil and possibly the daughter of Satan. And they’re all true.

“He [Jay] said hi to her mom and mentioned that he wanted to fake [sic] her (Beyonce) out and say he wasn’t coming just to surprise her and it worked. The two clicked instantly and started rehearsing but not before a hint of comfort was relaxed on their faces as they found solace within each others arms. ”

Translation: He [Jay] offered his sacrifice of a beheaded former member of Destiny’s Child to her mom and mentioned that he and B were contractually obligated to go out on a “date” this month. The two clicked instantly and started rehearsing but not before Tina sewed Beyoncé into her silver lamé House of Dereon slutty cheerleader  costume and they found solace within their Blackberrys.

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On Monday March 2nd, AMBI Skincare (a Johnson & Johnson brand dedicated to supporting and empowering women of color) sponsored the pre-reception and premiere screening for BET’s new reality docu-drama “Harlem Heights” at the Apollo Theater in Harlem, New York. Despite the snowy weather (we weren’t able to attend), media and celebrities alike came out in full force to attend the premiere. “Harlem Heights,” which chronicles the attempts of a group of young black professionals to make it big in New York City, also made its national debut Monday night at 10PM on BET.

Now this has got to be the WORST outfit of the night…T-Pain and his performance in this painfully ugly paisley nightmare at the BET awards. While I do love my people for their massive creativity, it’s moments like this (and ghetto prom 08…y’all know what I’m talking about) that makes me want to scream “stop the madness!” And while Mr. Pain is the last person to receive accolades for his fashion sense, he should have had enough common sense to just say NO to this abominable ensemble. Let’s not give white people another reason to cock their heads to the side in overt curiosity.

Tonight at 8:30pm, BET is airing its much anticipated special Fashion Blackout. This show will bring together all the big names in black fashion (Naomi Campbell, Andre Leon Talley, Constance White, Tracy Reese and more) to talk about the lack of black presence within the industry.