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2:38 AM ET, February 28, 2009

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Elizabeth Leonard / People.com:
Rihanna and Chris Brown Are Back Together  —  Rihanna and Chris Brown on Feb. 7  —  Rihanna and Chris Brown are back together, PEOPLE has learned exclusively.  —  The pair have reunited almost three weeks after Brown, 19, allegedly battered the “Umbrella” singer on Feb. 8, a source tells PEOPLE.
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Perez Hilton:
Rihanna & Chris Brown: Together Again!!!  WTF????  —  NOOOOOOOOOooooooooo!!!!!  —  According to People magazine, Chris Brown and the woman he reportedly assaulted severely, Rihanna, have “reunited.”  —  The pair are currently spending time together at one of Sean “Diddy” Combs's homes.  —  Why????
Discussion: DailyFill.com and People.com
Peter G / Us Weekly:
Rihanna and Chris Brown Make Up at Diddy's Miami House  —  Rihanna and Chris Brown have reconciled, Usmagazine.com confirms.  —  Nearly three weeks after Brown allegedly battered the singer, the couple have got back together.  “She's not listening to anyone,” says a Rihanna pal.
Discussion: The Hollywood Gossip
Gina Serpe / E! Online:
Rihanna Photographed in Mexico
TMZ.com:
Ed McMahon in ICU — Pneumonia, Cancer  —  UPDATE: We've just learned Ed is in the ICU and his condition is “extremely serious.”  As one person close to him put it — “It's not great, to say the least.”  —  We're told Ed McMahon has been hospitalized for nearly a month with pneumonia, bone cancer and other medical problems.
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CNN:
Ed McMahon hospitalized
Discussion: Gawker and The Blemish
Harry Haydon / The Sun:
Slumdog actor beaten by dad … THESE shocking images show Oscar winning Slumdog actor Azharuddin Mohammed receiving a vicious beating at the hands of his father.  —  Only days after walking down the red carpet in Hollywood the ten-year-old film star was slapped and kicked by dad, Ismail …
Reuters:
Kanye West's Radiohead tirade cut from VH1 show  —  LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Hip-hop star Kanye West trashed Radiohead and said the public should give Chris Brown “a break,” during a recent taping of VH1's “Storytellers.”  —  But the comments will not make it to air when the episode premieres on the lifestyle cable network on Saturday.
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PopEater:
Kanye Says Give Chris Brown ‘A Break’  —  LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Kanye West has made his reputation as a controversial quote machine, and his new comments defending Chris Brown over his alleged assault on girlfriend Rihanna are sure to cause a stir.  —  During a taping of VH1's 'Storytellers …
Jason Lynch / People.com:
Criminal Minds' Kirsten Vangsness to Wed Girlfriend this Spring  —  Here come the brides!  —  Criminal Minds' Kirsten Vangsness will be walking down the aisle this spring after getting engaged to longtime girlfriend Melanie Goldstein, the actress tells PEOPLE.com exclusively.
Lindsay Powers / Us Weekly:
Jessica Simpson Says She's “Lucky in Love”  —  Jessica Simpson continued her tour in Salt Lake City, Utah, Thursday night.  —  The 28-year-old showed off her curves in daisy dukes, and looked “fit, tanned and toned,” a witness told Usmagazine.com.  —  See Jessica Simpson's weight ups and downs through the years.
TMZ.com:
Model Falls, Gets Up, Files Lawsuit  —  You shouldn't be allowed to sue over a video this funny — but alas, someone is.  —  Sarah Welch — a model and former contestant on “The Bachelor” — is suing several companies involved with the fashion show she worked at the Mondrian Hotel in West Hollywood on October 18, 2007.
Discussion: Dlisted, Evil Beet Gossip and Lemondrop
Shari Roan / Booster Shots:
Questions about Joaquin Phoenix's mental health  —  Joaquin Phoenix's bizarre appearance on the “Late Show with David Letterman” on Feb. 11 could be a publicity stunt or evidence Phoenix was drunk or high.  But a different explanation is also making the rounds in the blogosphere.
Discussion: MTV, CelebTV.com and X17 Online
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Mandi Illuzzi / Us Weekly:
Joaquin Phoenix's Rep Slams Psychiatrist for Implying He's Mentally Ill
Discussion: Anything Hollywood
Phil / Egotastic!:
Daisy Lowe Nude Pictures from i-D  —  Daisy Lowe is fast becoming my favourite new model.  Why, you ask?  Because she likes to get naked.  A lot.  Not long ago we saw Daisy Lowe nude in Purple magazine, and now we have these very hot Daisy Lowe nude pictures from the march issue of i-D. There are 12 covers, of which Daisy is on one.
Ted Casablanca / E! Online:
Blab Blab Blab: What's Tom Cruise Hiding?  —  “It's not like I saw any freaky s—t!”  —Waiter hired for a recent Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes fete thrown at their Bev Hills pad.  Said uniformed type was forced to sign a 20-page confidentiality agreement and submit to a background check …
New York Post:
JODIE'S NOT SILENT OVER TICKET  —  JODIE Foster has given us many amazing performances over the years - but one you won't be seeing is her emotionally charged confrontation with officers from the Beverly Hills Police Department after they nailed her for speeding.
Ulrica Wihlborg / People.com:
Boston Legal's Julie Bowen Expecting Twins  —  Boston Legal actress Julie Bowen and her husband Scott Phillips are seeing double!  —  The couple, who announced last November that they were expecting another child, are actually having twin boys, her rep confirms to PEOPLE.
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Associated Press:
Fabulous $40,000 payday for Kimora Lee Simmons
Lindsay Powers / Us Weekly:
Tom Brady Wore Ermenegildo Zegna Suit to Wed Gisele  —  Usmagazine.com has new exclusive details of Tom Brady's wedding to Gisele Bundchen.  —  The groom donned a gray two-button peak lapel pure wool suit made by Ermenegildo Zegna, a source confirms to Us.
Discussion: AceShowBiz.com and DailyFill.com
Mary Beth / INF Daily:
ANNALYNNE MCCORD SPENT A LITTLE TOO MUCH TIME ON THE TANNING BED  —  Yikes!  It looks like someone over did it a little bit on the fake bake!  —  Annalynne McCord hit up Bar Deluxe in Los Angeles last night clutching a long stem rose that someone was kind enough to buy for the star …
Discussion: Splash News Online
Alissa R / Us Weekly:
Tim Gunn: Angelina and Brad Were “Stunning” Up Close at the Oscars  —  Tim Gunn still can't get over meeting Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie while hosting ABC's Oscar pre-show on Sunday.  —  “That was a pure unbridled ambush!” he told Usmagazine.com Thursday at the 21st annual Bailey House auction and party in NYC.
Discussion: Lifeline Live and Perez Hilton
PEOPLE TV Watch:
Bachelor Jason: I Have Found ‘The One’  —  Fans have spent weeks speculating and blogging about who will be the last woman standing next to Jason Mesnick on The Bachelor.  Before his choice is revealed on Monday's finale, the single dad from Seattle dad sat down with PEOPLE.com to talk …
Kaiser / Cele|bitchy:
Robert Downey Jr. lost weight to make Chris Martin happy  —  The GOOP has gotten to Robert Downey Jr!  Noooo!  In truth, it was the GOOP's husband, Chris Martin that got to Robert.  Chris Martin is some kind of Sherlock Holmes-obsessive, and had very specific ideas about what Sherlock Holmes …
PEOPLE TV Watch:
Gwen Stefani & Crew to Visit Gossip Girl  —  You know you love them, Gossip Girl fans: No Doubt will be the first chart-topping band to perform on the CW show for its second-to-last episode on May 11.  What song will they play for everyone's favorite Upper East Side teen queens of mean?
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Just Jared:
No Doubt Joins Gossip Girl Finale
Discussion: Hollywire.com
 
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Old School Photo of Will Ferrell
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Extra:
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Access Hollywood:
Rep: Nicole Kidman Is Not Pregnant
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