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Jayson Rodriguez / MTV:
Chris Brown Responds To Rihanna Interview  —  'While I respect Rihanna's right to discuss the specific events of February 8, I maintain my position that all of the details should remain private,' Brown says in a statement.  —  When MTV News correspondent Sway spoke with Chris Brown on Monday for …
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Chris Brown: Rihanna Beating a ‘Private Matter’  —  Rihanna and Chris Brown  —  Photo by: Theo Wargo / WireImage; Bob Chamberlin / Reuters / Landov  —  Chris Brown has heard what Rihanna has said about her beating - and while he supports her right to speak out, he wishes she had kept quiet.
Scott Harris / Popeater:
Most Infamous Celebrity Interviews
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Amy Keith / People.com:
Mo'Nique: Living Her Dream  —  Mo'Nique  —  While Mo'Nique may be known for her sassy stand-up comedy and larger-than-life personality, at her home just outside of Atlanta she is simply “Mommy.”  —  “When we're at home it ain't ‘action and cut’,” says the mom of 4-year-old twins, Jonathan and David, and a 19-year-old son, Shalon.
Discussion: Bossip.com and ImNotObsessed.com
Jerry Fink / Las Vegas Sun:
Joe Perry: Steven Tyler has quit Aerosmith  —  Tyler, 61, suffered broken shoulder in fall from a stage in August  —  Steven Tyler performs July 25 at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas.  —  Aerosmith guitarist Joe Perry said today that singer Steven Tyler quit the band following a recent concert in Abu Dhabi.
People.com:
Susan Boyle to Appear on Dancing with the Stars  —  Susan Boyle is set to dazzle the Dancing with the Stars crowd - with her singing, not her dancing feet.  —  The Scottish singer, 48, will fly to Los Angeles for an appearance on the hit show early next week, her rep tells PEOPLE.
Discussion: PopWatch, X17 Online and Gossip Cop
OK! Magazine:
‘Vampire Diaries’ Star Kayla Ewell Dishes on Kellan & R-Pattz  —  The wild-child alter ego of bloodsucker Vicki Donovan on The Vampire Diaries is completely different from the surfer-girl Kayla Ewell who plays her.  In an exclusive interview and photo shoot in the current issue of OK! …
X17 Online:
A Peek At Our Favorite Trio  —  Rob Pattinson, Kristen Stewart and Taylor Lautner (Robstener?  Works for us!) were spotted leaving Jimmy Kimmel last night, and the Twilight stars caused quite a commotion with their fans!  Rob smiled and waved at photogs and the hundreds of Twilovers camped outside …
Sarah Michaud / People.com:
America's Best Dance Crew's Layla Kayleigh Welcomes a Girl  —  Layla Kayleigh is a new mom!  —  The America's Best Dance Crew co-host delivered daughter Melody Rain Covino on Monday, Nov. 2 at 7:48 a.m., Kayleigh's rep confirms to PEOPLE.  Baby Melody weighed in at 8 lbs., 10 oz.
Discussion: Celebrity Baby Blog
TMZ.com:
Lindsay's Dad Served in Gosselin Lawsuit  —  When Michael Lohan returns home from his trip to Boston this weekend, he'll have a present waiting for him — courtesy of the lawyers at TLC.  —  Lohan tells TMZ he has been subpoenaed to testify in TLC's breach of contract lawsuit against Jon Gosselin.
Discussion: Amy Grindhouse
Mike Fleming / BFDealmemo:
Paltrow Joins Kidman in “Danish Girl”  —  Gwyneth Paltrow will join Nicole Kidman in “The Danish Girl,” an adaptation of the David Ebershoff novel that tells the story of a relationship between the first post-operative transsexual, Einar Wegener, and his wife Greta.
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Elisabeth Rappe / Cinematical:
Gwyneth Paltrow Joins Nicole Kidman in ‘The Danish Girl’
Discussion: Crabbie's Hollywood
TMZ.com:
Prisoner: I Impregnated Kate G.  & Octomom  —  An Illinois prisoner claims his swimmers are responsible for Kate Gosselin's eight AND Octomom Nadya Suleman's latest litter ... and now he wants his supposed spawn to come live with him in lockdown.  —  In the most entertaining handwritten …
TMZ.com:
JLo Sues Ex-Husband Over Tell-All Movie  —  Jennifer Lopez has unleashed a legal nightmare on her ex-husband — filing a multi-million dollar lawsuit against Ojani Noa over a tell-all movie and intimate home videos.  —  In the lawsuit, filed today in L.A. County Superior Court …
Abby Gardner / Fashionista:
Taylor's Leaving Rachel Zoe!!  —  Okay, Rachel must be dying, literally, right now.  —  Her loyal, often sullen, but always, always hard-working styling associate Taylor Jacobson is finally leaving Rachel Zoe Inc. We've kind of seen this coming for a while, but the season ender showed Taylor getting …
Discussion: Us Weekly and Oh No They Didn't!
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Edward Wyatt / New York Times:
Wanda Sykes Has a Show (or So They Tell Her)
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Ashlee Simpson to Rock Roxie on Broadway?
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Daniel Thomas / Financial Times:
Trade body data: copyrighted music revenue was $45.5B in 2023, above cinema box office spending of $33.2B in 2023 and $41.9B in 2019; record labels made $28.5B

Lucas Shaw / Bloomberg:
The music industry is entering a cycle of consolidation, driven by a slowdown at the major labels, the growing market for independents, and the rapacity of PE

Geneva Abdul / The Guardian:
Internal email: the UK's Reach plans to merge staff at The Daily Mirror and celebrity magazine OK! to cut costs, but the move won't result in cutting of roles

 
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