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4:30 AM 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.
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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”.
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 …
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 …
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: Allie Is Wired! and Hollyscoop
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.
Julie E. Washington / Plain Dealer:
WAKS FM 96.5 yanks Chris Brown songs off the air  —  Local radio station WAKS FM/ 96.5 has removed all music by pop star Chris Brown — currently under police investigation for allegedly attacking his girlfriend, 20-year-old singer Rihanna — from its on-air playlist until further notice.
Discussion: Popsquire and Perez Hilton
CNN:
DA's office sends Chris Brown case back to police
Discussion: Perez Hilton
Access Hollywood:
Rapper T.I. On Chris Brown: ‘I Spoke To Him Today... He Cool’
Marla Lehner / People.com:   Kanye West: I'd Do Anything to Help Rihanna
X17 Online:
More Fallout From Rihanna/Chris Brown Fight
Discussion: Extra
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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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 …
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Michael K / Dlisted:
Brangelina's Little Deities Are Noisy
Discussion: Yeeeah!
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 …
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Marla Lehner / People.com:
Michelle Obama to Appear on Cover of Vogue
Discussion: Backseat Cuddler and Jezebel
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.
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.
Discussion: Perez Hilton
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Videogum:
Salma Hayek Breastfed An African Baby On Nightline
Discussion: Salon, Jossip and Defamer
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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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: MomLogic and Videogum
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 …
Discussion: Celebrity Baby Blog and Dlisted
The Independent:
Alicia Douvall: Addicted to cosmetic surgery  —  She's obsessed with plastic surgery and has undergone more than 100 operations - Alicia Douvall has an addiction but can a controversial rehab clinic cure her?  Guy Adams reports  —  Pumped so full of silicone that, if chucked into the nearby swimming pool …
Discussion: Evil Beet Gossip and Jezebel
Dave Itzkoff / Scotsman:
Interview: Maggie Gyllenhaal and Peter Sarsgaard - A famous double act  —  WHEN Maggie Gyllenhaal and Peter Sarsgaard started rehearsing Chekhov's Uncle Vanya in New York's East Village, they were surprised, marginally flattered and mildly annoyed to find that a phalanx of paparazzi had staked out the theatre, flashbulbs at the ready.
Discussion: Celebrity Baby Blog
 
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