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9:10 PM ET, February 10, 2009

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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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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.
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 …
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.
Chris Brown / Access Hollywood:
Access Exclusive: Chris Brown's Stepfather Says Singer Must ‘Take Responsibility’ For Incident  —  Chris Brown's former stepfather, Donnelle Hawkins, spoke exclusively to Access Hollywood for the first time since Brown was arrested for criminal threats in connection with an alleged violent incident …
Discussion: X17 Online, Us Weekly and The Dish Rag
Ken Baker / E! Online:
Rihanna to Cops: Chris Brown Threatened to Kill Me  —  Earlier today, the Los Angeles district attorney asked police detectives to dig up more evidence for their case against Chris Brown.  —  The police are getting cooperation from Rihanna, and what she has told them so far is chilling.
Bossip.com:
BREAKING NEWS* Bossip Exclusive: Rihanna Started the Fight  —  Bossip just received the real story of Chris Brown and Rihanna's fight from a highly placed source in the Chris Brown legal camp: … You heard it here first.  —  *Please credit Bossip.com if you choose to use any of our content*
Discussion: Hollyscoop
CNN:
DA's office sends Chris Brown case back to police
Discussion: Perez Hilton
Lindsay Powers / Us Weekly:
Grandmother: “Rihanna Is Fine and Doing Well”
Discussion: I'm Not Obsessed and The Dish Rag
Marla Lehner / People.com:   Kanye West: I'd Do Anything to Help Rihanna
X17 Online:
More Fallout From Rihanna/Chris Brown Fight
Discussion: E! Online and Extra
TMZ.com:
Chris Brown Case Not Ready for D.A.
Discussion: Guanabee.com
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.”
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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.”
People.com:
Octuplets' Mom Is Receiving Food Stamps  —  Nadya Suleman (left) and Ann Curry  —  Shortly after Nadya Suleman said on national TV that she's not on welfare, her publicist admitted to PEOPLE that the mother of octuplets gets $490 a month in food stamps and disability payments for three of her six older children.
Discussion: Perez Hilton
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The Sun:
Brad's four kids are the Pitts  —  DISAPPOINTED BRAD PITT and wife ANGELINA JOLIE made a quick exit from the awards ceremony after missing out on gongs - and arrived back at their hotel to find four of their kids running riot.  —  Other guests at London's plush Dorchester Hotel …
Discussion: Defamer, X17 Online and The Superficial
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Michael K / Dlisted:
Brangelina's Little Deities Are Noisy
Discussion: Yeeeah!
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.
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 …
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 …
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 …
Discussion: Videogum and MomLogic
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 …
 
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