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6:50 PM ET, February 20, 2009

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 Top News: 
Mandi Illuzzi / Us Weekly:
Rihanna's Dad: “It's Good and It's Bad to See the Picture”  —  Rihanna's father tells Usmagazine.com the leaked photo, allegedly of his daughter after her Feb. 8 altercation with Chris Brown, is “terrible.”  —  “Yeah, I saw it,” Ronald Fenty told Us in a telephone interview Friday morning.
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People.com:
Rihanna Assures Fans She ‘Remains Strong’  —  Rihanna  —  Rihanna finally broke her silence since allegedly being assaulted by Chris Brown, issuing a statement of thanks to her fans.  —  “At the request of the authorities, Rihanna is not commenting about the incident involving Chris Brown,” says the statement from her rep on Friday.
Siobhan Morrissey / People.com:
Rihanna's Dad Upset with LAPD over Photo Leak  —  Rihanna and her father Ronald Fenty  —  Rihanna's dad is disappointed with the way the Los Angeles police are handling his daughter's domestic violence case, he tells PEOPLE.  —  “Sloppy work on their part,” says Ronald Fenty …
TMZ.com:
Holy Shhh — LiLo & Lily Get Hers and Hers Tats  —  It starts with matching tats...  After hanging out at the Chateau Marmont on Wednesday, new gal pals LiLo and Lily stopped at a late-night tattoo parlor and copied RiRi by getting matching hers and hers “shhh...” ink on their index fingers.
Discussion: CelebWarship
TMZ.com:
Rihanna — The Face of a Battered Woman
Alex Dobuzinskis / Reuters:
Picture of bruised Rihanna sparks police probe
Discussion: Jossip, Evil Beet Gossip and L.A. Now
Mandi Illuzzi / Us Weekly:
Rihanna's Friends Wish Her a Happy Birthday
Michael K / Dlisted:   The LAPD Is Investigating “That” Picture
Natalie Finn / E! Online:
Octograndpa on Oprah: My Daughter Was “Absolutely Irresponsible”  —  From whence sprang Octomom...  The father of octuplet spawner Nadya Suleman questioned his own daughter's sanity and agreed that she needs major help—financially, at least—during a recent sit-down with Oprah Winfrey.
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Alissa R / Us Weekly:   Octuplets' Grandfather Questions Daughter's “Mental Situation”
OK! Magazine:
Madonna's Oscar-Night Accessory: Jesus Luz  —  Forget all that jewelry and those fancy handbags, Madonna has a different kind of accessory than diamonds this year — her 22-year old boytoy, Jesus Luz!  —  “Madonna and Jesus have spent all week planning their outfits for Oscar night,” a pal tells OK!
PEOPLE TV Watch:
Heidi Klum Hosts Project Runway Finale In ‘Limbo’  —  With a protracted legal battle still raging, and no air date in sight, Project Runway filmed its season 6 finale Friday under the tents of Bryant Park, where three unidentified designers sent collections down the runway during New York Fashion Week.
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Cynthia Drescher / Racked:
Liveblogging the Shows: Project Runway
Discussion: Defamer and Jezebel
Jenny Sundel / People.com:
Gavin Rossdale Taking Kingston on Tour  —  Gavin Rossdale won't miss Kingston when he starts his tour in April.  Why?  Because his 2 ½-year-old son will hit the road with dad.  —  “I take Kingston for as long as he wants, so I try to drum that into him: 'Are you ready to go on tour?
Sharon Clott / New York Magazine:
Behold, Christian Siriano's Shoes for Payless  —  Christian Siriano for Payless.  —  Photo: Imaxtree  —  Last December, Christian Siriano announced plans to debut an accessories line for Payless at Fashion Week.  Well, rejoice, the wait is over.  The designer premiered his line …
RADAR:
RIHANNA STATEMENT  —  Singer Breaks Her Silence, Releases A Statement Through Her Rep  —  Moments ago, RadarOnline.com received this exclusive statement from a spokesperson for pop star Rihanna regarding her alleged altercation with Chris Brown 2 weeks ago in L.A.
Discussion: X17 Online, Perez Hilton and Just Jared
Brooke Anderson / CNN:
Hugh Jackman ready to be ‘drunk and nude’ at the Oscars  —  LOS ANGELES, California (CNN) — This year, the Oscars are on Hugh Jackman's shoulders.  —  The Australian actor, who earned rave reviews for his hosting of the Tonys, now has the Academy Awards to contend with.
Discussion: POPWRAP, Agent Bedhead and Defamer
Michael K / Dlisted:
We All Lost The Bet  —  Mimi and Nick Cannon's marriage will turn 1-year-old on April 30th.  This is 363 days longer than I thought it would last.  I feel like I should lick the crotch of a Hello Kitty doll as punishment.  —  You know, even if Mimi wanted to get a divorce …
Empire News:
Exclusive: Inglourious Basterds Posters  —  All three posters for Tarantino's latest  —  As if last week didn't bring enough Inglourious goodness with the release of the teaser trailer, this week we bring you three all-new and exclusive posters from Quentin Tarantino's latest with which to whet your bloody appetite.
New York Post:
TIGHTER BELT$ AT FASHION WEEK  —  D-listers are warming the front-row seats where A-listers used to preen, McDonald's swill has replaced Starbucks, and goody bags are filled with K-Y Jelly instead of NARS cosmetics.  —  It's Fashion Week - the recession version.
 
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Neil Smith / BBC:
Kate's Oscar fate
Discussion: Oh No They Didn't! and Just Jared
Lauren A.E. Schuker / Wall Street Journal:
Stripping Your Way to Success  —  Marisa Tomei hopes to join …
Discussion: Anything Hollywood and Jezebel
Annie Gowen / Washington Post:
Work That Tiara, Boy!
Discussion: Perez Hilton and Deadspin
Michael K / Dlisted:
Thanks For The Visual, Mickey
New York Post:
SAKS BOOTS POSH DENIM LINE
Rich Juzwiak / Vh1 Blog:
Superfan, Defined  —  At last, fan behavior that out-does …
Discussion: Best Week Ever
Greg Nelson / Chicago Sun Times:
By the time we get to  —  Phoenix, he'll be laughing
Discussion: Cinematical and New York Magazine
 Earlier Picks: 
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Juliet Izon / Life and Style:
Spencer slams Lady Gaga's version of Heidi's song!
Discussion: Pop Crunch and MTV Buzzworthy Blog
People.com:
Caught in the Act!
Discussion: Just Jared
Linda Marx / People.com:
Rachael Ray Envies Jessica Simpson's Body
Discussion: Evil Beet Gossip
 

 
From Mediagazer:

Richard Deitsch / New York Times:
Netflix's first livestream of NFL games avoided major buffering and freezing issues that plagued the Tyson-Paul fight for the most part, after early glitches

Benjamin Mullin / New York Times:
Richard Parsons, who had a long career as chairman, CEO, and as a board member of media companies including CBS and Time Warner, died at 76 of bone cancer

Reuters:
Palestinian sources say an Israeli airstrike killed five journalists from Al-Quds Today; the Israeli military called the five “operatives posing as journalists”

 
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