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4:30 PM ET, March 5, 2009

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TMZ.com:
Chris Brown Charged with Two Felonies  —  The L.A. County District Attorney has just charged Chris Brown with felony assault and making a criminal threat, also a felony.  —  The charging documents name “Robyn F.” as the alleged victim.  —  Brown will be arraigned today at 3:30 PM in downtown LA.
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TMZ.com:
Shocking Blow-By-Blow - Chris Brown/Rihanna  —  Shocking new evidence about what happened in the car the night Chris Brown allegedly beat Rihanna.  —  TMZ has obtained LAPD detectives notes from a search warrant in the case.  According to the notes, Rihanna read a three-page text message on Brown's phone from a woman.
Lindsay Powers / Us Weekly:
EXCLUSIVE: Rihanna's Dad on Chris Brown: “Justice Can Never Be Served”  —  After Chris Brown was charged with two felonies Thursday for his Feb. 8 attack on Rihanna, her father tells Usmagazine.com exclusively, “Justice can never be served in this situation.”  —  Adds Fenty, “He can't feel the pain she felt.”
TMZ.com:
Rihanna: Chris' Beatings Kept Getting Worse  —  Even if Rihanna refuses to cooperate with prosecutors, the L.A. County District Attorney may have evidence even more powerful than the gruesome photos.  Multiple law enforcement sources tell TMZ, the night of the attack Rihanna told cops …
Mandi Illuzzi / Us Weekly:
BREAKING NEWS: Chris Brown Charged With Two Felonies  —  Chris Brown was charged with two felonies Thursday in connection to his Feb. 8 altercation with Rihanna.  —  He is facing assault by means likely to create great bodily injury and criminal threats.  —  He will be arraigned this afternoon.
Rennie Dyball / People.com:
Report: Chris Brown Punched Rihanna, Threatened to Kill Her  —  Rihanna and Chris Brown  —  A detective's notes from the scene of the alleged Rihanna assault reportedly reveal disturbing details about what happened between the singer and her boyfriend Chris Brown in the early hours of Feb. 8.
Star:
Exclusive: Rihanna & Chris' Secret Wedding  —  To the shock of many, Rihanna reunited with Chris Brown over the weekend — but they did more than that!  —  In the March 16 issue of Star — on sale now! — we report that the couple had a tearful face-to-face meeting at Diddy's $14.5 million Miami mansion …
Discussion: The Bastardly
The Superficial:
Michael Jackson looking to fill the void left by Chris Brown
Discussion: ArtsBeat
RADAR:
EXPLOSIVE, BLOODY DETAILS IN CHRIS BROWN/RIHANNA CASE
Discussion: Anything Hollywood and Cele|bitchy
TMZ.com:
Live Coverage: Chris Brown's Court Date
Discussion: Guanabee.com
Ken Lee / People.com:
Chris Brown Charged with Two Felonies in Rihanna Beating
Alissa R / Us Weekly:
Angelina Jolie Films — as Brad Pitt Lobbies — in Washington D.C.  —  Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt are taking over the nation's capital.  —  Clad in a black beanie and camel-colored coat, Jolie, 33, filmed her upcoming CIA thriller Salt in Washington D.C. on Thursday morning.
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Reliable Source:
Jolie and Pitt, on Task in D.C.
Discussion: Extra and Lifeline Live
Just Jared:
Angelina Jolie: First ‘Salt’ Set Pictures!
Discussion: Oh No They Didn't!
Hollie McKay / Fox News:
Hef's Health: Partiers Shocked by Playboy Founder's Fragile Appearance  —  Hef's Health: Partiers Shocked by Playboy Founders Fragile Appearance  —  Hugh Hefner is still surrounded by bevies of busty beauties below the age of 25 — but is age finally catching up to the men's magazine mogul?
New York Post:
STRAHAN'S LOVE BUG  —  EX-GIANT PLANTED SPY GIZMO ON GAL PAL NICOLE MURPHY  —  Michael Strahan likes to keep really close track of his women.  —  When the gap-toothed ex-Giant suspected his longtime girlfriend of cheating, he put a tracking device in her car - and went ballistic when she found it, sources told The Post.
Scott Bowles / USA Today:
Early look: Jackman digs his claws into ‘Wolverine’  —  Hugh Jackman has a bit of advice for anyone planning on hosting the Academy Awards: Don't drop Anne Hathaway.  —  Jackman, who began last month's ceremony with a six-minute musical number that included whisking the actress onstage …
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Alex Billington / FirstShowing.net:
Must Watch: Final Epic X-Men Origins: Wolverine Trailer!
Discussion: Hollywood Elsewhere
Roger Friedman / Fox News:
John Edwards Mess: Baby's 1st Birthday Picture  —  John Edwards' ex-lover, Rielle Hunter, is not writing a book or giving interviews.  Edwards' wife, Elizabeth, however, is doing just the opposite.  —  Here is a picture of Frances Quinn Hunter, whose last name should be Edwards, according to sources.
Celebuzz Latest Stories:
Kendra Wilkinson: All About Her Engagement Ring!  —  Kendra Wilkinson stopped by the Celebuzz offices this week to talk business and more importantly to show off her fantastic engagement ring from fiance Hank Baskett (ZoomIn on the gallery for a closer look).
Michael Fleming / Variety:
Dakota Fanning fronts ‘Runaways’  —  Kristen Stewart set to play Joan Jett in film  —  Dakota Fanning is negotiating to play lead singer Cheri Currie in “The Runaways,” the biopic of the '70s all-girl band that already has “Twilight” star Kristen Stewart playing Joan Jett.
Phil / Egotastic!:
Milla Jovovich Topless and Sexy in Interview Magazine  —  Back in the 90s, Milla Jovovich was one of my favourite models/actresses, what with her great performance in The Fifth Element, and her unfaltering willingness to take off her clothes.  I actually can't believe that this is my first Milla post …
 
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Daniel Thomas / Financial Times:
The Independent's US editorial team increased by 40% in 2023 to about 50 journalists as it beefed up before the US election, and US visitor numbers rose by 20%

Georg Szalai / The Hollywood Reporter:
Channel 4 reports 2023 revenue down 10.5% YoY to £1.02B and a pre-tax deficit of £52M, from a pre-tax £20M surplus in 2022, citing a “prolonged” UK ad downturn

Georg Szalai / The Hollywood Reporter:
European streamer SkyShowtime unveils a premium plan that lets users stream on up to five devices simultaneously, starting at €8.99 per month on October 29

 
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