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3:45 PM ET, February 15, 2009

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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.
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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.
Angel / CONCRETELOOP.COM:
JAY-Z SPEAKS ON RIHANNA / RIHANNA'S FATHER SPEAKS  —  I've been getting emails from readers asking why I haven't been updating on the Chris Brown and Rihanna incident and it's because I REFUSE TO POST SPECULATIONS AND RUMORS.  However, I will post statements and facts.
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 …
Discussion: Perez Hilton and Gone Hollywood
News of the World:
Wrecked star says ‘Let kids try ecstasy’  —  SINGER Lily Allen was blasted last night for telling parents to encourage their kids to try drugs.  —  She said potentially lethal Class A drugs like ecstasy MIGHT not harm them — so the best way to find out was to take them.
Discussion: Perez Hilton and popdirt.com
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 …
Carole Malone / News of the World:
Jade's only interview  —  UNTIL now, Jade Goody never believed she'd have to look death in the face.  —  She believed that if you really want to live, if you pray hard enough for it, if you throw every fibre of your being into making it happen— then you will.
Discussion: Perez Hilton
Doug Wight / News of the World:
KATE Moss is 3 months pregnant.  —  KATE Moss is PREGNANT with her second child, we can reveal.  —  The supermodel is now past the crucial three-month stage, with the baby believed to be due at the end of August.  —  Kate.  35, is expected to formally announce the pregnancy soon—ending weeks of speculation.
Discussion: Perez Hilton
Molly Hennessy-Fiske / Los Angeles Times:
Publicists for octuplets' mother quit over death threats  —  Brentwood couple say they received threatening e-mails and phone calls soon after they began representing Nadya Suleman and set up a website for her.  —  Two Brentwood publicists said they dropped octuplets mom Nadya Suleman …
Discussion: Gawker and EW.com
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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