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8:05 AM ET, February 21, 2009

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Lindsay Powers / Us Weekly:
Rihanna Breaks Her Silence for First Time Since Assault  —  Rihanna was spotted in Los Angeles Thursday night for the first time since her alleged assault by Chris Brown.  —  The photos show the singer looking solemn and wearing sunglasses while being driven in the backseat of a car.
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.
themediabuffet.com:
TMZ Pays $62,500.00 to Law Enforcement Source for Bloody & Battered Rihanna Photo  —  Same source who revealed the $22k amount paid for Octo-Mom 8 Month prego-belly pic and $165k amount paid to Thomas Riccio in 2007 for hidden tape of OJ break-in, reveals pricetag on battered Rihanna pic.
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
David Hauslaib / Jossip:
Harvey Levin Did Not Steal the Rihanna Photo (So He Says)
Alex Dobuzinskis / Reuters:
Picture of bruised Rihanna sparks police probe
Lindsay Powers / Us Weekly:
Octo Mom: “I Would Have Liked to Go on Oprah Show”  —  Octo Mom Nadya Suleman opened up to Usmagazine.com Friday at the hospital before visiting her eight newborns.  Dressed down in a red shirt that says “Love to Live,” Suleman bashed her dad for going on The Oprah Winfrey Show before she had the chance to …
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David Caplan / People.com:
Clay Aiken Leaves Record Label  —  The rumors started when his likeness was removed from his record's Web site and now Clay Aiken is setting the record straight: the former American Idol has parted ways with RCA Records, Aiken's rep has confirmed exclusively to PEOPLE.
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Clay Aiken Parts Ways With RCA
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Sharon Cotliar / People.com:
The Clintons Bid Farewell to Socks the Cat  —  Socks, the Clinton family cat  —  Former First Cat Socks, one of the world's most famous felines, died Friday at the age of 20 after battling throat cancer since November.  A stray cat rescued by the Clinton's daughter, Chelsea …
New York Post:
BROOKLYN MODEL LEAVES SUICIDE NOTE ON FACEBOOK  —  An aspiring actor and model hanged himself on the monkey bars of a Brooklyn playground early this morning - hours after hinting at his plans to friends on Facebook, police said.  —  Paul Zolezzi, 30, whose body was found in Mount Prospect Park today …
Discussion: Perez Hilton and Gawker
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.
Daniel Kreps / Rolling Stone:
Norwegian iTunes Leaks Kelly Clarkson's “All I Ever Wanted”  —  A little less than a month before its official March 10th release date, Kelly Clarkson's entire All I Ever Wanted was accidentally leaked onto the Internet by an unlikely source: the Norway division of Apple's iTunes music service.
E! Online:
Britney May Be Trying to Break Away From Daddy's Control  —  Was Britney Spears trying to make a break for it?  Or does some avid fan just want her to be able to run free like the wind?  —  A woman claiming to be Britney left three voice mails last month asking an attorney for help …
Discussion: popdirt.com
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.
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?
Peter Sciretta / /Film:
Exclusive: Superman Returns Sequel To Be Titled Superman Unleashed?  —  /Film reader Alex L just sent me a link to a password protected page from the official Legendary Pictures website that lists “Superman Unleashed” as one of their upcoming films in development.  The temporary plot synopsis included follows:
Annie Gowen / Washington Post:
Work That Tiara, Boy!  —  GMU's Choice of Homecoming Queen Sparks Campus Divide  —  Spend time with George Mason University senior Ryan Allen and it's clear why he's a Big Man on Campus.  He wears size 12 pumps.  —  Allen is now — as of halftime at Saturday's sold-out basketball game …
Discussion: Perez Hilton and Deadspin
Sarah Rollo / Digital Spy:
First three ‘Idol’ wannabes make Top 12  —  Warning: This article contains spoilers that some readers may prefer to avoid.  Please click here if you wish to continue.  —  The first three American Idol contestants to make the Top 12 have been selected.  —  The public voted to put Danny Gokey …
 
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Claire Atkinson / Broadcasting & Cable:
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Kristin Dos Santos / E! Online:
Ghost Whisperer Gets a Visitation from Hilary Duff
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Lara Martin / Digital Spy:
Inaugural Ledger scholarship awarded
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Neil Smith / BBC:
Kate's Oscar fate
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Hugh Jackman ready to be ‘drunk and nude’ at the Oscars
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We All Lost The Bet  —  Mimi and Nick Cannon's marriage …
TMZ.com:
Holy Shhh — LiLo & Lily Get Hers and Hers Tats
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Rick Porter / The Hollywood Reporter:
Nielsen: the NFL's two Christmas Day games that streamed on Netflix averaged 24.2M US viewers, peaking at 27M for Beyoncé's Ravens-Texans halftime show

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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

New York Times:
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