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12:55 PM ET, February 11, 2009

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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.
TMZ.com:
Text Message Ignites Rihanna/Brown Violence  —  Law enforcement sources confirm to TMZ Chris Brown received a text message from a woman while he was driving with Rihanna and that's what started the confrontation that left Rihanna battered and bruised.  —  We're told the text message …
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
Barry Alleyne / www.nationnews.com:
SHE'S OKAY  —  An SUV carrying singer Chris Brown, not visible …
Julie E. Washington / Plain Dealer:
WAKS FM 96.5 yanks Chris Brown songs off the air
Discussion: E! Online, Popsquire and Perez Hilton
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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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 …
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
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
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,” …
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 …
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
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
Joey Bartolomeo / People.com:
Eric Dane & Rebecca Gayheart Are Working On a Baby  —  In addition to his role as Dr. McSteamy on Grey's Anatomy, Eric Dane has another job these days: starting a family.  —  During an appearance on The Ellen DeGeneres Show set to air Wednesday, the actor, 36, admitted he and his wife of four years …
TMZ.com:
Sharon Stone: Bag Lady at Carousel 3  —  Looking like a skater punk Cruella De Vil, Sharon Stone slinked through LAX on Monday.  —  The 50-year-old cougar, her baggage, minions and younger boy toy all made it back from London in one piece.  —  See Also  — Cougar Spotted in Bev Hills
OK! Magazine:
Cover Story: Jessica's Revenge Diet  —  These days, Jessica Simpson has got to be stressing out.  First an unflattering picture of her onstage caused a whirlwind of buzz about her somewhat fuller figure, and then the country singer struggled during her 38-minute set opening for Rascal Flatts on Feb. 5 …
Discussion: Jossip and Just Jared
 
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Jessica Simpson / Access Hollywood:
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Emily Andrews / Daily Mail:
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EXCLUSIVE: Emma Roberts Named Neutrogena Brand Ambassador
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The Independent:
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NYC-based Captions, an AI-powered video editing app, introduces a free tier with basic video editing tools, while keeping AI features in the $10/month Pro tier

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