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1:35 PM ET, February 11, 2009

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NY Daily News:
Rihanna & Chris Brown fight started over text message from other woman  —  It started with a text.  —  The explosive fight that landed sultry singer Rihanna in the hospital ignited when singer Chris Brown got a text message from another young woman, a source said.  —  “He got a booty call.
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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.
Perez Hilton:
Chris Brown To Rihanna: “I'm Going To Kill You!”  —  As more and more radio stations across the U.S. and Canada decide to stop playing his music....  The horrific details continue to come out about exactly what happened between Chris Brown and Rihanna last weekend.
Discussion: X17 Online and TMZ.com
OK! Magazine:
Paris to Blame for Chris Brown & Rihanna's Fight?  —  There's never one side to any argument and the same can be said for the horrific feud that erupted early Sunday morning between Chris Brown and Rihanna.  But OK! has learned the details of the evening leading up to the big blowup.
New York Post:   JAY-Z'S ‘RIHANNA REVENGE’
Julie E. Washington / Plain Dealer:
WAKS FM 96.5 yanks Chris Brown songs off the air
NY Daily News:
$15M Lawsuit claims ex-Met Roberto Alomar had sex knowing he had AIDS  —  Baseball great Roberto Alomar has full-blown AIDS but insisted on having unprotected sex, his ex-girlfriend charged Tuesday in a bombshell lawsuit.  —  The shocking claim was leveled by Ilya Dall, 31 …
Mirror.co.uk:
Mickey Rourke chats up 3am Girls as secret lover Courtney Love looks on  —  When Hollywood star Mickey Rourke started openly flirting with us we didn't expect it would end in a tug of Love...  Although we did wonder why, when randy Rourke was chatting us up, we could feel Courtney Love's eyes burning holes in the back of our heads.
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Ben Leach / Telegraph:
Oscarnominated Mickey Rourke ‘dating Courtney Love’
Alissa R / Us Weekly:
Octuplet Mom Denies She's Trying to Be Like Angelina Jolie  —  On Tuesday's Dateline NBC, Nadya Suleman, the now-infamous mother of octuplets, denied speculation that she is purposely trying to look and act like Angelina Jolie.  (The two women both have long dark hair, full lips and a love for a large brood of children.)
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Stephen M. Silverman / People.com:
Rihanna Cancels Another Concert  —  Rihanna  —  Rihanna's concert scheduled in Jakarta Thursday has been canceled, the show's tour promoter has announced - citing “an assault case involving Rihanna's boyfriend,” singer Chris Brown, say published reports.  —  Rihanna, 20, withdrew …
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Alissa R / Us Weekly:
Rihanna Cancels Another Concert
The Jakarta Post:
Rihanna cancels Jakarta concert for second time
Discussion: Perez Hilton
Korin Miller / NY Daily News:
Salma Hayek breastfeeds another woman's baby in Sierra Leone … Got milk?  Salma Hayek does - and she's happy to share.  —  The sultry “Frida” actress breastfed another woman's baby during a trip to Sierra Leone in front of “Nightline” cameras.  —  Hayek, 42, discovered the child …
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Alissa R / Us Weekly:
Jessica Simpson Breaks Silence on Weight Gain  —  Jessica Simpson made her first live TV appearance since her much-scrutinized weight gain, performing her song “Pray Out Loud” on CBS' The Early Show Wednesday morning.  —  Simpson - who taped her spot in Nashville, where she helped announce nominations …
Discussion: I'm Not Obsessed
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 …
Gina Serpe / E! Online:
Report: Usher's Wife Had Coma Induced After Lipo Mishap  —  Despite the best attempts by Usher and his family to keep the situation under wraps, new details have emerged on the nature of wife Tameka Raymond's “serious” medical emergency.  —  “The family has demanded total privacy,” …
Hellomagazine.com:
John Mayer pens birthday song to mark Jennifer Aniston's 40th  —  She marked her 40th year with a huge bash at the weekend, and there are more birthday treats in store for Jennifer Aniston as she celebrates her milestone birthday on February 11 with her musician beau John Mayer.
Discussion: X17 Online and INF Daily
Marla Lehner / People.com:
Michelle Obama to Appear on Cover of Vogue  —  Michelle Obama in Jason Wu gown  —  Michelle Obama is making history again - by becoming only the second president's wife to appear on the cover of Vogue magazine.  —  The newly-minted first lady was photographed by famed shooter Annie Leibovitz …
Daily Mail:
Gaunt Mischa Barton looks shockingly thin as she drops three dress sizes … Her face is drawn, her cheeks are sunken and her collarbone is protruding sharply.  —  To the outside world she looks gaunt and unwell, but it seems in Hollywood - the shockingly thin look is back in fashion.
John Gerome / Associated Press:
Chesney Discusses Gay Rumors In Playboy Interview  —  NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Kenny Chesney tells Playboy magazine that he's definitely not gay and has well over 100 women who could attest to that.  —  “Man, I was over 100 several years ago,” he tells the men's magazine for its March issue out Friday.
Discussion: Queerty and Towleroad
Michael Portantiere / AfterElton.com:
Broadway Backwards 4 brings the gay!  —  The fourth annual “Broadway Backwards” concert benefiting New York's Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Community Center raised the roof of the American Airlines theater on Monday, February 9.  No surprise that the audience was packed …
Discussion: Oh No They Didn't!
 
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