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3:00 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.
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.
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.”
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.
Lindsay Powers / Us Weekly:
Police Report: Chris Brown Tried to Push Rihanna Out of Car  —  A new report details the play-by-play of Chris Brown's alleged assault of Rihanna taken directly from a Los Angeles Police Department detective's notes.  —  According to the notes, as reported by TMZ.com via Fox 11 in Los Angeles …
Shelby Grad / L.A. Now:
Chris Brown repeatedly beat, bit Rihanna, report says
Discussion: The Hollywood Gossip
Fox News:
Report: Shocking Detective Notes Detail Chris Brown's Alleged Assault on Rihanna
Discussion: Perez Hilton
David Dain / MyFox Los Angeles:
Chris Brown Charged With Two Felonies
Discussion: Hollywire.com and MissInfo.tv BLOG
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: Lifeline Live
Just Jared:
Angelina Jolie: First ‘Salt’ Set Pictures!
Discussion: Oh No They Didn't!
Reuters:
Michael Jackson expected to announce comeback  —  LONDON (Reuters) - U.S. pop star Michael Jackson is expected to announce a series of comeback concerts on Thursday.  —  The 50-year-old, still viewed as “The King of Pop” by his fans, has lived the life of a virtual recluse since his acquittal of child abuse charges at a 2005 trial.
Discussion: Fan Fare and CONCRETELOOP.COM
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Billboard:
Michael Jackson May Play 25 London Shows
Mike Collett-White / Reuters:
Michael Jackson announces comeback
Discussion: ArtsBeat
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.
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.
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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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 …
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
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
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?
Discussion: Perez Hilton and Hollywood Grind
 
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