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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”.
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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 …
Joey Bartolomeo / People.com:
Source: Chris Brown ‘Knocked Around’ Rihanna — Chris Brown and Rihanna in L.A. on Feb. 6 — New details have emerged about the midnight altercation between Chris Brown and Rihanna that led to Brown being booked on a felony criminal threat charge on Sunday.
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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.
Lindsay Powers / Us Weekly:
Grandmother: “Rihanna Is Fine and Doing Well” — Rihanna's grandmother says the singer wants to make sure the people of her native Barbados know she's “OK. — “I don't want people to worry. Rihanna is fine and she is doing well,” Clara Brathwaite tells Barbados' Daily Nation newspaper.
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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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,” …
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Mandi Illuzzi / Us Weekly:T.I. Spoke to Chris Brown on Monday; Says He's Doing “Cool”
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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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Mandi Illuzzi / Us Weekly:
Katherine Heigl, T.R. Knight Leaving Grey's Anatomy, Says Costar — Katherine Heigl and T.R. Knight will soon take off their scrubs for good, their Grey's Anatomy costar confirms. — When Us Weekly asked James Pickens Jr. (a.k.a. Grey's Dr. Richard Webber) on February 7 if Heigl is leaving the medical drama, he said, “Yes, she is.”
Michael Ausiello / EW.com:
Breaking: Are Katherine Heigl and T.R. Knight REALLY leaving 'Grey's Anatomy'? — Here we go again. — The ongoing soap opera concerning Katherine Heigl and T.R. Knight's uncertain Grey's Anatomy futures took another crazy turn today when co-star James Pickens Jr. confirmed to US Weekly that both actors are indeed leaving the show.
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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John Burman / Forbes:
Hollywood's Most Valuable Actors — Our inaugural Forbes Star Currency survey asks industry insiders what they really think of the talent in Tinseltown. These 20 come out on top. — Will Smith won't take home anything shiny at this year's Academy Awards, but members of the entertainment industry …
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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 …
Liz McNeil / People.com:
Even Reese Witherspoon Can Be an Embarrassing Mom — Reese Witherspoon — She might be an Oscar-winning actress but to her two kids, Reese Witherspoon is sometimes, well, just embarrassing, she says in a new interview. — To illustrate her point, the actress tells the story to Parents magazine …
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 …
DeNeen L. Brown / Washington Post:
Michelle Obama to Grace Cover of Vogue Magazine — Michelle Obama is to appear on the March cover of Vogue, becoming the second first lady ever to be on the famed cover. — In the cover photo, taken by Annie Leibovitz, Obama is leaning on a soft beige sofa at the Hay-Adams Hotel …
People.com:
Salma Hayek Kisses Alec Baldwin, But Thinks About Her Boyfriend — Salma Hayek and Rachael Ray — What does Salma Hayek use for inspiration when locking lips with Alec Baldwin on 30 Rock? Her ex-fiancé and current boyfriend, Francois-Henri Pinault.
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NY Daily News:
‘Gossip’ boys' crib is a real slob story — 'Gossip Girl" roomies Chace Crawford and Ed Westwick may be beautiful, but their real-life Chelsea apartment certainly isn't. — “It stinks!” an insider insists. “Those boys are slovenly and have garbage and clothes everywhere.
Michael K / Dlisted:
Brangelina's Little Deities Are Noisy — While Saint Angie and Brad Pitt were out spreading their holiness after the BAFTAs in London the other night, their child army was back at their hotel wreaking havoc in the hallways. The Sun says Brangie booked most of the seventh floor at The Dorchester Hotel.
