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2:55 PM ET, February 11, 2009

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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 …
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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.
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:
REPORT: RIHANNA HAD BRUISES IN DECEMBER  —  Troubled singer Chris Brown may have roughed up Rihanna before the alleged altercation that took place before the Grammy Awards early Sunday, Rihanna's friends told US Weekly.  —  A Rihanna friend told US that the two's relationship had been …
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
Josh Grossberg / E! Online:
Chris Brown Doesn't “Got Milk”; CoverGirl Stands by Rihanna
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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Phil / Egotastic!:
Heidi Klum Nude in GQ Germany  —  Okay, so these Heidi Klum nude pictures from the March issue of GQ Germany may have been Photoshopped, but I don't really mind.  The fact is, Heidi Klum is still really hot after all these years, and if it takes a little smoothing, pushing, and pulling to match reality with expectation, that's cool.
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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
Extra:
Brown's Sister: He's Never Been Violent  —  Only “Extra” spoke with Chris Brown's sister, Lytrell Bundy (aka Tootie), about the singer's alleged altercation with Rihanna — and Tootie revealed Brown has never been prone to aggression.  “He's always been a good boy — never violent,” Tootie tells “Extra” of her brother.
Discussion: Us Weekly, X17 Online and Perez Hilton
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
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: Shakesville, Queerty and Towleroad
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 …
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
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,” …
TMZ.com:
Ne-Yo No-Show Suit  —  Happening hot spot Bellevue, Wa. was supposed to be the scene for a big New Year's Eve shindig hosted by Ne-Yo.  And it probably would have been awesome ... if only he showed up.  —  According to a lawsuit filed last week in Maryland, Wet Entertainment booked Ne-Yo for the NYE gig and paid him $95,000 up front.
Discussion: Perez Hilton
Lindsay Powers / Us Weekly:
Bridget Marquardt: New Beau Is “My Valentine”  —  Bridget Marquardt is spending Valentine's Day with her new beau, Nick Carpenter.  —  “I'm doing a club appearance in Vegas at Studio 54, so he'll be my valentine and go along with me,” the Girl Next Door told Usmagazine.com at Sunday's Grammy Awards.
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.
 
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