Nickelodeon Won't Pull Brown

Rep cites pending charges as reason

(NEWSER) - Amid growing protests over his inclusion in the Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards, Chris Brown has withdrawn from the event, TMZ reports. Just yesterday, the network defended Brown's right to contest his two nominations, but with the singer facing charges for allegedly beating Rihanna, parents groups were skeptical about the decision to leave him on the ballot, ABC News reports. More»

She unfollows him on Twitter after he tweets line about 'my old bitch'

(NEWSER) - It's splitsville again for the hard-boozing Rihanna and Chris Brown—at least on Twitter. The pair have been exchanging flirty tweets , fueling reports that they were quietly back together. But that's all over now—and it's all because of a remix. Brown tweeted a line from Kanye West's "Way too Cold" about "my old bitch," and how "everybody don had her/shook the tree like a pumpkin just to smash her." Rihanna apparently believed Brown was referring to her, and tweeted: "Aw, poor dat #neaux1currrrr," and promptly unfollowed her old beau. He did the same after tweeting: “Assumptions! I didn't say any names so if u took offense to it then it’s something you feel guilty about." More»

Melissa Forde: RiRi's new thing?

(NEWSER) - Rihanna turned heads in Los Angeles this week by going out hand-in-hand with gal pal Melissa Forde, Radar Online reports. "I'm on my first date in almost 2 yearz," Rihanna tweeted during the date—and her tweets got hotter as the night went along:

• "Beautiful is great, submissive is even better. Bawse b***h who's submissive yet the captain of the ship n HONEST...#priceless #marryME"

Public knowing of attack was a kind of 'liberation,' she tells Elle

(NEWSER) - Rihanna knows her fans aren't thrilled about the time she's spending with abusive ex-beau Chris Brown —but she doesn't much care. "I'm still going to do what I want to do," she says defiantly in a new interview in Elle . "I respect what other people have to say. The bottom line is that everyone thinks differently. People end up wasting their time on the blogs or whatever, ranting away, and that's all right. I don't hate them for it." The 24-year-old bombshell singer apparently doesn't set anyone straight about rumors that the two one-time lovers are collaborating more than just musically—but does say she "still needs to find the person who balances me out." More»

Georgia's Chops & Hops restaurant takes heat for its celebrity 'joke'

(NEWSER) - A Georgia restaurant is being slammed for being tasteless—but it has nothing to do with the flavor of its food. The bad taste in this case surrounds the "Caribbean black and bleu" burger, which it joked was named after Chris Brown and Rihanna, reports the New York Daily News . "Chris Brown won't beat you up for eating this unless your name starts with a R and ends with A," read the restaurant's Facebook post about the new dish. Of course, Brown became infamous for beating Rihanna back in 2009 , when they were a couple. Outrage ensued, causing the restaurant to state it "does not support domestic violence," yank the burger from the menu, and agree to donate six times the amount of the sandwich's one-day sales to a domestic violence prevention group. But the Facebook post is still live . More»