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Demi in NYC; reviews of Dave Chappelle in DC, Maxwell backed by an orchestra, and Netflix’s upcoming “Rustin”; Lenny Kravitz, butt-nekkid at 59; Beyoncé stops rumors of a rivalry with Taylor Swift; everybody (seemingly) hates Jada.
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