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1:55 PM ET, March 5, 2009

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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.  —  FOX 11 in L.A. 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.
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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 …
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.
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.
New York Post:
SECRET OF CHRIS-RIHANNA PIX  —  HOW in the world did the paparazzi pack in Miami know where Chris Brown and Rihanna were hiding out?  The two were staying at Sean Combs' gated estate on Star Island, where such celebrities as Jennifer Lopez, Gloria Estefan and Shaquille O'Neal hide from their fans.
Mandi Illuzzi / Us Weekly:
BREAKING NEWS: Chris Brown Charged With Two Felonies
Discussion: Rolling Stone
The Superficial:
Chris Brown: How lightly will his wrist get slapped?
Discussion: DailyFill.com
Courtney Hazlett / MSNBC:
Lohan fumes that Holmes took Glamour cover  —  Plus: More on Longoria-Hatcher ‘Desperate’ kiss; Segel's naughty bits  —  According to a source, Lindsay Lohan thought she, not Katie Holmes, would grace the April magazine cover, and now she's angry at the actress.  —  Slide show  —  Evolution of Lindsay Lohan
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.
Reliable Source:
Jolie and Pitt, on Task in D.C.  —  In “Salt,” Angelina Jolie plays a CIA officer who disguises her appearance until she can prove she's not a spy.  The film began shooting in Washington this week.  (Sony Pictures Entertainment via PR Newswire)  —  The Brangelina has landed!
Discussion: Us Weekly and Lifeline Live
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Just Jared:
Angelina Jolie: First ‘Salt’ Set Pictures!
Discussion: Oh No They Didn't!
Linda Marx / People.com:
Doctors Order Robin Williams to Rest  —  Complaining of a respiratory problem, Robin Williams has been admitted to a south Florida hospital, the Miami Herald reports.  —  A statement released by reps for the 57-year-old, Oscar-winning comic actor said, “Williams was experiencing shortness …
Discussion: The Blemish
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Mary Beth / INF Daily:
TOM BRADY, HIS BABY AND HIS WIFEY GISELE BUNDCHEN CHECK OUT BEST BUY  —  Tom Brady and Gisele Bundchen are already turning into a little family unite!  The newly weds got some shopping done at Best Buy and Williams-Sonoma in Santa Monica yesterday afternoon.
Discussion: X17 Online and TMZ.com
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 …
Michael Ausiello / EW.com:
Ask Ausiello: Spoilers on 'Grey's,' ‘Housewives,’ ‘Big Bang,’ ‘How I Met Your Mother,’ ‘24,’ ‘ER,’ ‘NCIS,’ ‘Heroes,’ ‘The Office,’ ‘Smallville,’ ‘Gossip Girl,’ ‘House,’ and more!  —  Question: You got anything on the Mer-Der proposal on Grey's Anatomy?  —Cas
Discussion: Gossip Girl Insider
Splash News Online:
Katie Holmes Looks Cute In Beads  —  Katie Holmes provided much amusement on the set of The Extra Man yesterday evening, as she donned some kooky colored hair braids, in her usually neat brunette locks.  —  She appeared to be embracing her fun on screen character, giggling with her fellow co-stars …
Discussion: Seriously? OMG!
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.
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.
Ben Widdicombe / StyleList Fashion Blog:
Miley's Model Boyfriend Struts His Stuff  —  Celebrity magazines have been reporting that Justin Gaston, Miley Cyrus's 20-year-old model boyfriend, has moved into the Cyrus family home so that dad Billy Ray can “keep an eye on him.”  But it seems the young fella has been slipping out of the compound.
 
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