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3:50 PM ET, February 10, 2009

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TMZ.com:
Rihanna's Injuries — “Horrific”  —  Law enforcement sources have now gotten specific with us... police took pictures of Rihanna's injuries and they are “horrific.”  —  As we reported, the photos show major contusions on both sides of the singer's face — there is serious swelling and bruising.
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Alissa R / Us Weekly:
Chris Brown “Got Milk” Ads Ending This Week  —  The fallout from Chris Brown's alleged assault against girlfriend Rihanna continues.  —  The singer, 19, will no longer be involved in the “Got Milk” ads once the campaign ends this week.  —  “The Milk Mustache campaign is taking the allegations …
Los Angeles Times:
Rihanna assisting police in Chris Brown case  —  A fight in Hancock Park after a pre-Grammy Awards party left the R & B singer with bruises and a scratched face, police say.  —  R&B star Rihanna is cooperating with investigators building a domestic violence case against her boyfriend …
NY Daily News:
Rihanna's injuries called ‘horrific’  —  R&B princess Rihanna is cooperating with Los Angeles cops, who have charged her boyfriend, singer Chris Brown, with smacking her around during a raucous argument early Sunday, according to reports.  —  The sultry songbird's injuries are “horrific,” …
Barry Alleyne / www.nationnews.com:
SHE'S OKAY  —  An SUV carrying singer Chris Brown, not visible, and two unidentified men exits the Los Angeles Police Department Wilshire Division station in Los Angeles on Sunday, February 8, 2009.  (AP Picture)  —  BARBADIAN superstar Rihanna wants people at home to know that she is “okay”.
Alissa R / Us Weekly:
Kanye West “Completely Devastated” Over Rihanna & Chris Brown Altercation  —  Kanye West says he is shocked by the news that Chris Brown allegedly assaulted girlfriend Rihanna.  —  “I was completely devastated by the concept of what I heard,” the rapper said Tuesday on Ryan Seacrest's KIIS-FM radio show.
Discussion: Cele|bitchy
Access Hollywood:
Rapper T.I. On Chris Brown: ‘I Spoke To Him Today... He Cool’  —  Chris Brown,Arrests,TV One,Hip Hop  —  Fellow hip-hop star and friend of Chris Brown, T.I., said the 19-year-old is “cool,” following Brown's arrest in Los Angeles on Sunday, on suspicion of felony criminal threats.
Joey Bartolomeo / People.com:
Source: Chris Brown ‘Knocked Around’ Rihanna
Discussion: Starpulse
Extra:
Brown ‘Got Milk’ Ads Pulled
Peter G / Us Weekly:
Rihanna - Left With Bruises, Scratches - Cancels Weekend Show in Malaysia
Michael Starr / New York Post:
IZZIE AND GEORGE LEAVING 'GREY'S ANATOMY'  —  Katherine Heigl and T.R. Knight are both leaving “Grey's Anatomy,” according to co-star James Pickens Jr.  —  “Yes, she is,” Pickens told Us Weekly when asked if Heigl is leaving the ABC hospital drama.  “Wherever Katherine goes, I wish her nothing but the best.”
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Jack Kuenzie / WIS-TV:
Eight arrested in Michael Phelps case  —  Updated:  —  COLUMBIA, SC (WIS) - New details have emerged about a party where Olympic champion Michael Phelps was spotted.  —  On Feb. 2, a British tabloid published a picture of the 14-time Olympic gold medalist using a water pipe to smoke marijuana.
Shelby Grad / L.A. Now:
Octuplets' mother receives public assistance [UPDATED]  —  Nadya Suleman, the woman who gave birth to octuplets last month, is receiving $490 a month in food stamps, and three of her first six children are disabled and receiving federal assistance, her publicist confirmed to The Times.
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Michael K / Dlisted:
Crazy Baby Lady Is On Welfare
Discussion: Guanabee.com
MSNBC:
Octuplet's mom on food stamps, publicist says
Discussion: Perez Hilton
Kristen Mascia / People.com:
Sports Illustrated's Swimsuit Cover Model: Bar Refaeli!  —  Sports Illustrated's famous swimsuit edition is one of the most coveted covers in the modeling world - and this year the honor goes to sizzling Israeli beauty Bar Refaeli.  —  Before sharing the news with her friends, family …
KC Baker / People.com:
John Mayer's Birthday Gift to Jennifer Aniston: A New Song!  —  “Happy Birthday” isn't the only tune Jennifer Aniston will be getting for her Feb. 11 birthday.  —  John Mayer has prepared his own serenade to help his girlfriend celebrate the big 4-0.  —  “He did write a special song …
Frosty / Collider.com:
Exclusive Video: Director Michael Bay talks TRANSFORMERS Revenge of the Fallen  —  Make no mistake, I am a huge Michael Bay fan.  While some have issues with his style, I'm not one of them.  And even though some might have wished for another filmmaker to have directed “Transformers” …
Discussion: Film School Rejects and /Film
Marisa Laudadio / People.com:
KISS Singer Paul Stanley Welcomes a Daughter  —  Paul Stanley with wife Erin and sons Colin Michael (left) and Evan Shane  —  KISS frontman Paul Stanley and his wife Erin welcomed an 8 lb. baby girl on Jan. 28, the rocker's rep tells PEOPLE exclusively.  —  “The KISS Army has a new princess …
Discussion: Celebrity Baby Scoop
Michael K / Dlisted:
Pony Parker Trots Through NYC On Her New Hooves!  —  That's it.  We can all quit this bitch.  We can spend the rest of the day sucking on sugar cubes and sipping on carrotinis while laying on a hay bed, because SJP has delivered us the joke.  The joke laid down on her hooves and said, “Take me!”
Discussion: Oh No They Didn't!
Kristin Dos Santos / E! Online:
Spoiler Chat: Lost Scoop Found!  —  Will Jin and Sun reunite?  —  Is Charlotte a goner?  —  And which totally creepy long-lost Lost friend is going to reappear?  —  These are a few of the burning questions we'll tackle in today's roundup of exclusive TV scoop, along with the latest …
Discussion: Gossip Girl Insider and io9
 
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