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2:35 PM ET, February 15, 2009

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Siobhan Morrissey / People.com:
Rihanna's Father Speaks to PEOPLE  —  Rihanna  —  In an interview with PEOPLE, Rihanna's father, Ronald Fenty, said that when he first heard that his daughter had been attacked by Chris Brown, “I didn't believe it.  —  “I know my daughter,” said Fenty, 55.
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Jessica Herndon / People.com:
Jay-Z on Rihanna: Imagine She's Your Sister or Mom  —  Jay-Z  —  Jay-Z struck a serious note Saturday when asked for his words of support for Rihanna.  —  “This is a real situation,” he said in Phoenix at the Sprite Green presents the Third Annual Two Kings dinner with Jay-Z and Lebron James, as part of the NBA All-Star Weekend.
Alissa R / Us Weekly:
Rihanna's Dad Speaks Out: “She's Doing OK”  —  On Saturday, Rihanna's father, Ronald Fenty, spoke to Usmagazine.com in Barbados about his daughter, 20, who was allegedly attacked by Chris Brown a week ago.  —  “She's doing OK,” he tells Us.  “She has support from both sides of the family …
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People.com:
M.I.A.: It's a B.O.Y!  —  M.I.A.  —  One of the great mysteries surrounding this awards season - at which ceremony would Grammy and Oscar-nominated singer M.I.A. deliver her imminent baby - has been solved: she's done it between shows, thank you very much.
James Desborough / News of the World:
We decode the mystery of Geldof girl's tattoos  —  WE already told you that her marriage has been left in tatters—and now we can reveal Peaches Geldof's body is left covered in TATTOOS.  —  Just a week after confirming our exclusive revelations that she is to divorce Max Drummey after 186 days …
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Linda Marx / People.com:
Lindsay Lohan, Samantha Ronson Break Hearts on Valentine's Day  —  Samantha Ronson (left) and Lindsay Lohan  —  Lindsay Lohan and DJ gal pal Samantha Ronson canceled a Valentine's Day gig in South Florida, saying they are too sick to travel.  —  They were scheduled to host and spin at Passions …
Carly Milne / PopEater:
Elliott Yamin Vows to ‘Fight for Love’ — Exclusive Song Premiere  —  ‘American Idol’ alum Elliott Yamin has a little love advice for everyone, just in time for Valentine's Day.  One need look no further than the debut single and title track from his forthcoming sophomore album, titled ‘Fight for Love,’ due May 5.
Pete Samson / The Sun:
Winehouse in hol isle collapse  —  The drug addict star, 25, was said to be “a shaking mess” as she was rushed in.  —  Sources on the Caribbean isle, where she has been staying while battling heroin and crack cocaine addiction, said she had been drinking heavily.  —  One said: “She looked in a terrible state, a shaking mess.
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Hollywoodreporter / The Live Feed:
‘Dollhouse’ premieres soft; ‘Terminator’ dives  —  Expectations were low.  —  But they weren't quite this low.  —  The series premiere of Joss Whedon's “Dollhouse” was seen by 4.7 million viewers Friday night and garnered a 2.0 preliminary adults 18-49 rating and 6 share.
Jovie Baclayon / E! Online:
David Beckham's Italian Dreams Dashed  —  L.A. shutterbugs, rejoice: Posh and Becks are coming home.  —  Soccer stud David Beckham is returning to the Los Angeles Galaxy (presumably with wife Victoria Beckham and their three sons in tow) for a third season when his three-month stint with AC Milan ends March 9.
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