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10:45 PM ET, February 28, 2009

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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.
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Linda Marx / People.com:
Rihanna and Chris Brown Hunker Down to Work Through Issues  —  Rihanna and Chris Brown are “definitely together” and focusing on a reconciliation, a source tells PEOPLE.  —  The pair, who are currently spending time together at Sean “Diddy” Combs's house on Miami Beach's Star Island, are staying indoors as they hash things out.
TMZ.com:
Chris Brown Strikes the Pose  —  Chris Brown had a blast on a jet ski Thursday in Miami, where he's spending time with Rihanna — the woman he allegedly beat just weeks earlier.  —  Chris — who looks like he's recreating the wind up leading to the punch that left Rihanna bloodied and bruised …
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.
Reuters:
Fans stunned by Rihanna-Chris Brown reconciliation  —  LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Fans of singers Chris Brown and Rihanna expressed dismay on Saturday at reports the couple had reunited just three weeks after Brown was alleged to have assaulted her.  —  Celebrity magazines People and Us Weekly …
Discussion: Oh No They Didn't!
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.
Jill Serjeant / Reuters:
Rihanna and Chris Brown reported back together
Discussion: Hollywire.com
Kristin Dos Santos / E! Online:
Lost: Evangeline Lilly Is Keeping Her Job (Yay!)  —  Rumors of Kate's death on Lost have been greatly exaggerated!  —  As you probably heard, it was reported yesterday that original (and beloved) Lost castmember Evangeline Lilly was auditioning for fall pilots and therefore possibly leaving the show …
Discussion: Socialite Life, io9 and Geno's World
Agence France Presse:
HK actress lashes out at star over sex photos: report  —  HONG KONG (AFP) - A Hong Kong actress at the centre of an Internet sex photo scandal has broken her silence about the incident, lashing out at the pop star who took the compromising pictures, a report said Saturday.
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!
Lindsay Powers / Us Weekly:
Michelle Obama's First Official Portrait Released  —  Michelle Obama's first official portrait as first lady was released by the White House Friday.  —  She appears in a Michael Kors black shift dress and pearls in the photo, taken in the famed home's “Blue Room.”  —  See the Obama family album.
Kate Schweitzer / Us Weekly:
See Lauren Conrad's Book Cover  —  Lauren Conrad: From The Hills to the best-seller's list?  —  The MTV reality star's name tops the cover of her first novel, L.A. Candy, which hits shelves June 16.  —  Conrad's publishing debut is a fictional story about a 19-year-old girl named Jane Roberts …
Extra:
JoBros Surprise Theater Invasion!  —  “Jonas Brothers: The 3D Concert Experience” is in theaters and Kevin, Joe and Nick are traveling the states to surprise their fans!  The New Jersey natives made a stop at the AMC Loews Palisades Center 21 in West Nyack, NY and posed for photos on Saturday.
Mark Lambert / People.com:
Britney Spears Heads East to Get Ready for Tour  —  Britney Spears is on the road again.  —  The singer flew from Los Angeles to McComb, Miss. on Friday in anticipation of kicking off her Circus tour on Tuesday, March 3 in New Orleans.  —  Spears, 27, arrived in at the airport …
 
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