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2:50 PM ET, March 1, 2009

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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.
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Siobhan Morrissey / People.com:
Rihanna's Dad Says He'll Support Her Choices  —  Rihanna and her father Ronald Fenty  —  Learning that his daughter and Chris Brown have reconciled, Rihanna's father says he supports the singer in her decisions.  —  “Whatever road she chooses, I'm behind her,” said Ronald Fenty, when reached by telephone on Barbados.
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 …
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.
Reuters:
Fans stunned by Rihanna-Chris Brown reconciliation
Jill Serjeant / Reuters:
Rihanna and Chris Brown reported back together
Discussion: Hollywire.com and DailyFill.com
Pamela Warrick / People.com:
Gilmore Girl Alexis Bledel Checks into ER  —  From Traveling Pants to a new white coat: Alexis Bledel is set to guest-star on the two-hour series finale of ER, PEOPLE has learned.  —  Bledel, who starred in the Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants movies and played daughter Rory for seven seasons …
Discussion: EW.com
Mirror.co.uk:
Lindsay Lohan and Samantha Ronson kiss their way through boredom of trans-Atlantic flight  —  Love really is in the air for Hollywood starlet Lindsay Lohan and her girlfriend Samantha Ronson.  —  So much so that any hopes we had of some much-needed kip on the plane back to London …
Discussion: Cele|bitchy and Evil Beet Gossip
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Zoe Griffin / Mirror.co.uk:
Lindsay Lohan to convert to Judaism  —  Mean Girls star to keep the faith with girlfriend Sam Ronson  —  It's fair to say wild child Lindsay Lohan has had a rocky romance with girlfriend Samantha Ronson.  In fact, the couple have had more public bust-ups than Punch and Judy.
New York Post:
IT'S FOR THE BEST  —  MADONNA'S ex-husband, Guy Ritchie, reportedly has been dissing the Material Girl (above) behind her back by referring to her as “It.”  London's Sun newspaper quoted a source: “Guy will say, 'Oh, It's in a bad mood today.' ” The British director adopted the nasty nickname even before the couple officially split.
Associated Press:
Octuplets Mom Passes On Free 24-Hour Care  —  Nonprofit Group Says Suleman Lost Interest After Reality Show Ruled Out  —  LOS ANGELES — The mother of the California octuplets has let an offer for free, 24-hour nursing care by a nonprofit group lapse.  —  The founder of the group Angels …
Discussion: Cele|bitchy
David Willetts / The Sun:
Blake flees UK to escape Amy  —  THE estranged hubby of AMY WINEHOUSE has vowed to move abroad to escape his troubled wife, a pal revealed yesterday.  —  Ex-druggie BLAKE FIELDER-CIVIL, 26 — freed from jail on Wednesday — is said to fear she will wreck his “hard work”.
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: io9 and Geno's World
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 …
 
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