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12:15 PM 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????
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
Peter G / Us Weekly:
Rihanna's Dad on Chris Brown Reconciliation: “I'm Behind Her”  —  Rihanna's father Ronald Fenty has spoken exclusively from his home in Barbados about his daughter's decision to get back with Chris Brown.  —  Rihanna and Brown are holed up together at Sean “Diddy” Combs' mansion on Star Island near Miami.
OK! Magazine:
Is Joaquin Walking the Insanity Line?  —  Joaquin Phoenix has displayed some odd behavior lately—but is it bordering on mentally ill?  —  According to a Chicago-based psychiatrist who has not treated the star, the answer is yes.  —  According to E! News, Dr. Paul Dobransky has never met …
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Mandi Illuzzi / Us Weekly:
Joaquin Phoenix's Rep Slams Psychiatrist for Implying He's Mentally Ill
Just Jared:
Emma Watson Gets Accepted Into Yale?  —  Harry Potter starlet Emma Watson goes shopping on Bond Street with some gal pals in London on Friday (February 27).  —  The 18-year-old British actress, who has been filming Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, was later seen speeding off in her eco-friendly Toyota Prius.
Discussion: Oh No They Didn't!
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 …
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.
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.
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 …
Discussion: Perez Hilton
ETonline:
ED MCMAHON HOSPITALIZED WITH PNEUMONIA; DIAGNOSED WITH BONE CANCER  —  ET has confirmed that television icon Ed McMahon has been hospitalized.  —  A family member tells ET that the 85-year-old has been at a Los Angeles area hospital for nearly one month, and is being treated for pneumonia.
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CNN:
Ed McMahon hospitalized
Discussion: The Blemish and Gawker
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
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 …
Discussion: Agent Bedhead and EW.com
 
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