Host Alicia Keys and
Boyz II Men (Nathan
Morris, Wanya Morris and
Shawn Stockman) kicked
things off with an a cappella
rendition of “It’s So Hard to
Say Goodbye to Yesterday”
for Kobe Bryant and his
daughter Gianna, in the
house the NBA legend built.
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s!By Paulina Jayne Isaac / With
reporting by Taylor Ferber
This old thing?
Billy Porter
turned heads
in a custom
Baja East
jumpsuit and
chandelier
hat with
mechanically
retracting
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