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11:40 AM ET, February 9, 2009

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Marcus Errico / E! Online:
Chris Brown Arrested After Alleged Rihanna Assault  —  Grammy day was supposed to be a glittery affair for R&B's reigning It couple, Chris Brown and Rihanna.  But things went horribly amiss.  —  About the time Brown was scheduled to be singing “Forever” onstage at Los Angeles' Staples Center …
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TMZ.com:
Chris Brown Arrested — Caught On Tape  —  Chris Brown has officially been booked into the custody of the Los Angeles Police Department.  He was driven to the station by high-powered attorney Mark Geragos.  —  Brown has been charged with one count felony criminal threats.  His bail has been set at $50,000.
Mandi Illuzzi / Us Weekly:
Singer Chris Brown Turns Himself In for Alleged Criminal Threat  —  Singer Chris Brown has turned himself in to Los Angeles Police in connection to a domestic violence felony criminal threat incident, Usmagazine.com has confirmed.  —  He was driven in a black Escalade Sunday and was lying down in the backseat, a source tells Us.
Ken Lee / People.com:
Chris Brown Under Investigation for Felony Battery  —  Chris Brown is under investigation for alleged domestic violence felony battery, the LAPD confirms to PEOPLE.  —  “The identity of the victim will not be released,” said Officer April Harding.  “Any victim who's involved …
TMZ.com:
Chris Brown Turns Himself In  —  TMZ can confirm that Chris Brown just entered an LAPD station, where he turned himself in to police.  —  Chris is being investigated by the LAPD for an alleged domestic violence felony battery that occurred early this morning near Hancock Park in L …
NY Daily News:
Chris Brown arrested in battery investigation, victim suspected to be girlfriend Rihanna  —  R&B singer Chris Brown was arrested Sunday night by Los Angeles cops for allegedly beating up a woman, and insiders identified the victim as his superstar girlfriend Rihanna.
TMZ.com:
Chris Brown and Rihanna — Before the Arrest  —  UPDATE: The L.A. Times has identified Rihanna as the alleged victim, citing LAPD sources familiar with the case.  —  Hours before he was arrested for making criminal threats, Chris Brown attended Clive Davis' pre-Grammy party with a smiling, unblemished Rihanna.
Discussion: Jezebel
TMZ.com:
Chris Brown Investigated for Alleged Assault
CNN:   R&B singer Brown faces felony charge after alleged assault
INF Daily:
DID CHRIS BROWN ASSAULT RIHANNA?
Discussion: TMZ.com, Fan Fare, X17 Online and Reuters
Ken Lee / People.com:
Chris Brown Surrenders to Police
Discussion: I'm Not Obsessed and PopSugar
Associated Press:
Plant, Krauss win 4 Grammys; Brown investigated
Discussion: Hellomagazine.com
Michael K / Dlisted:
Did Chris Brown Beat On Alien Princess RiRi?!
Discussion: TMZ.com
X17 Online:   X17 SOURCE: CHRIS BROWN ALREADY TURNED HIMSELF IN
PEOPLE TV Watch:
Dancing's Season Eight Cast Is Revealed!  —  In a new twist, the season eight cast of Dancing with the Stars was revealed during commercial breaks in between ABC's Sunday night primetime lineup.  —  The “namedropping” of the 13 contestants began at the eight o'clock hour when Extreme Makeover …
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Perez Hilton:
Dancing With The Stars Cast Announced  —  The Dancing With The Stars season 8 cast has been announced.  —  And this season promises to be interesting with some show firsts and unusual competitors!  —  For the first time ever, not one but two real life celebrity couple will compete …
Discussion: X17 Online
Kate Schweitzer / Us Weekly:
Denise Richards, Steve-O Among the New Dancing With the Stars Cast
Discussion: iVillage
Stephen M. Silverman / People.com:
Tiger Woods Welcomes Baby Boy  —  Tiger Woods and daughter Sam Alexis  —  Tiger Woods is a dad again.  —  The world's No. 1 golfer and his wife, Elin Nordegren, welcomed a son on Sunday, Woods, 33, reports Golf.com.  —  Woods confirmed the family addition on his Web site after news …
X17 Online:
X17 XCLUSIVE - KATE HUDSON AND OWEN WILSON, BACK TOGETHER!  —  Kate and Owen back together???!!!  Could it be???  —  The blondies broke up in June, 2007, after having dated for about nine months.  They met on the set of 2006's You, Me, and Dupree.  —  Of course we all remember what happened …
Discussion: AceShowBiz.com
Ken Baker / E! Online:
Inside Jennifer Aniston's 40th Birthday Party  —  Jennifer Aniston got John Mayer warmed up for his Grammys performance at her 40th birthday party Saturday night.  —  Sources tell E! News exclusively that Aniston and Mayer danced and huddled close all night at the bash, which Aniston hosted at her new Beverly Hills home.
RADAR:
GRANDMA BLASTS OCTUPLET MOM: “NADYA'S NOT CAPABLE”  —  “The truth is Nadya's not capable of raising 14 children.”  —  The mother of the woman who gave birth to octuplets recently is speaking exclusively to RadarOnline.com and says her daughter's actions are “unconscionable.”
Brian Orloff / Style Watch:
Jennifer Hudson's Emotional Grammy Win & Performance  —  Jennifer Hudson hit plenty of emotional notes during the 51st annual Grammy Awards.  —  The singer collected the Sunday's first major award, best R&B album for her self-titled debut, making reference to her slain family in a tearful acceptance speech.
Discussion: Cele|bitchy
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