Kobe Bryant admitted “a big old monkey” was off his back after winning his fourth NBA championship with the Los Angeles Lakers, his first without the help of former team-mate Shaquille O’Neal.

Rihanna and Chris Brown avoided a face-to-face reunion at a basketball game this week in Florida when the former lovers sat in separate courtside sections.

Beyonce Knowles' aides are playing down the pop star's onstage tumble in Florida, insisting the fact she continued with her show after falling down stairs prove she's "the best".