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NEWS ABOUT: Rihanna

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GOSSIP ROUNDUP

 Mom Fears 
 for Rihanna's Life 

Singer wants restraining order against Brown gone

Aug 5, 09 11:56 AM CDT
(Newser) - As Chris Brown awaits sentencing today, Rihanna is again trying to squash a court order requiring him to stay 50 yards away, her lawyer tells People. Meanwhile, her mother is afraid she’s “playing Russian roulette with her life” by allowing Brown to keep his “power over... More »

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entertainment • Barack Obama • Oprah Winfrey • celebrity • Joan Rivers • Rihanna • Chris Brown • President Obama • Milk • Jeremy Piven • Herman Rosenblat • Jon Gosselin • Dustin Lance Black

(Newser) - The Minnesota couple whose exuberant wedding procession went viral, generating millions of YouTube hits, are using their powers for good. Having brought priceless publicity to the song Forever, by domestic batterer Chris Brown, Jill Peterson and Kevin Heinz are encouraging fans to support domestic-violence prevention. More »

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entertainment • YouTube • domestic violence • Minnesota • Rihanna • St. Paul • Chris Brown • wedding video • Jill Peterson • Kevin Heinz • Sheila Wellstone Institute

Brown Gets a Boost From Viral Wedding Video

Record sales soar as shamed singer enjoys 'halo effect'

Jul 29, 09 6:30 AM CDT
(Newser) - The hit YouTube video of a wedding party boogieing down the aisle has given Chris Brown a much-needed boost in record sales, not to mention publicity for something besides domestic violence, Billboard reports. The singer's Forever, the couple's song of choice, is now in the iTunes top 10 despite... More »

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YouTube • domestic violence • viral video • Rihanna • Chris Brown • wedding video

 Rihanna, Brown 
 Spend Weekend 
 in Same Hotel 

Coincidence, or covert meeting?

Jul 26, 09 12:10 PM CDT
(Newser) - Rihanna and Chris Brown spent this weekend at separate rooms in the Trump Tower Hotel in Manhattan, the New York Post reports. The two weren’t seen together—which would be a violation of a restraining order issued against Brown—but left and returned to the hotel several times in... More »

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Donald Trump • Manhattan • celebrity • assault • Rihanna • restraining order • Chris Brown

 Brown Apologizes 
 for Rihanna Assault 

'No one is more disappointed in me than I am,' singer says in YouTube video

Jul 20, 09 4:55 PM CDT
(Newser) - Chris Brown breaks the silence on his alleged assault on Rihanna with a YouTube confessional posted today, E! reports. “I felt it was time that you heard directly from me that I am sorry,” the singer said, explaining that he had remained silent since the February incident on... More »

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entertainment • music • battery • domestic violence • hip-hop • Rihanna • domestic abuse • Chris Brown • R&B

Kid Chorus Rides Lady Gaga, Coldplay Covers to Viral Hits

PS22 students are the latest  YouTube stars

Jul 16, 09 12:10 PM CDT
(Newser) - The newest viral video stars are the fourth- and fifth-grade members of New York’s PS22 Chorus, thanks in part to celebrity blogger—and fan—Perez Hilton. “He’s the one who really got these kids on the map,” chorus director Gregg Breinberg tells MTV. But it’s... More »

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education • entertainment • music • YouTube • elementary school • Perez Hilton • viral video • Rihanna • Coldplay • Jay-ZTV • Lady Gaga • Tori Amos • PS22 Chorus

 Who Needs Chris? 
 Rihanna Lines Up Duets 

Jay-Z, JT, Kanye among those who want to record

Jul 14, 09 10:08 AM CDT
(Newser) - Rihanna’s planned duet with ex Chris Brown ended on a flat note when he allegedly assaulted her—but lucky for her, she has five back-ups good to go. Jay-Z, Kanye West, Justin Timberlake, Pharrell Williams, and Soulja Boy are all ready to record with her, the Mirror reports. “... More »

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entertainment • music • Kanye West • celebrity • Justin Timberlake • Rihanna • Jay-Z • Pharrell Williams • Soulja Boy • Chris Brown • duet

 Nails: New Glam Accessories 

Celebs from Beyonce to Seal show off their polish

Jul 13, 09 2:00 PM CDT
(Newser) - Want to accessorize like the stars, but can’t afford diamonds? Never fear: Fingernails are the new, subtler fashion accessory. “You can just get a bottle of nail polish and you're on the trend wagon,” one nail guru tells USA Today. The top celeb nail trends:
... More »

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entertainment • fashion • celebrity • Beyonce • Jennifer Lopez • Rihanna • manicure • trend • pedicure • fingernail • Seal • Jay-ZTV • Solange Knowles

(Newser) - For the incoherent drunkards, the friends who get yanked onstage, and all other would-be singers, Entertainment Weekly offers the best and worst karaoke songs: The Best:
  • "I Want It That Way," Backstreet Boys: The entire room will be singing with you; getting audience members to admit they
... More »

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Nine Inch Nails • Neil Diamond • Rihanna • karaoke • Backstreet Boys • Don McLean • o-town

GOSSIP ROUNDUP

 JT-Biel Romance 'Rocky' 

Plus, Amy Winehouse can no longer drink and swim, and more

Jul 3, 09 10:30 AM CDT
(Newser) - Justin Timberlake has been going out on the town solo since May—and sources say the singer’s relationship with Jessica Biel hit the skids in February. “All his friends think she’s really annoying,” one source tells the New York Daily News. “She’s always trying... More »

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entertainment • Brad Pitt • celebrity • Justin Timberlake • Amy Winehouse • Rihanna • Jessica Biel • Gary Coleman

MUSIC REVIEW

 Drake Album 
 'Compulsively 
 Listenable' 

Lyrics, though awkward, manage not to be petulant

Jun 29, 09 5:20 PM CDT
(Newser) - Somehow, rapper Drake recorded an album concerned mostly with “the stresses and travails of fame, even if he recorded the damn thing when he wasn’t famous in any meaningful way”—and then became famous thanks to said album, writes Tom Breihan for Pitchfork. Though he’s “... More »

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entertainment • rapper • album release • rap music • Rihanna • Lil Wayne • album • Jay-ZTV • Drake

GOSSIP ROUNDUP

 Rihanna, Chris 
 Want to Get Closer 

Plus, director dishes on 'handsome' JFK, and more

Jun 26, 09 11:58 AM CDT
(Newser) - Rihanna doesn’t want any protection from Chris Brown—the pair think the court’s no-contact clause is “unnecessary and ridiculous,” a source tells the New York Daily News, adding that even though “they aren't looking to hook back up,” they’re “solid” now as... More »

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entertainment • John F. Kennedy • Oprah Winfrey • celebrity • Eliot Spitzer • assault • Rihanna • Nora Ephron • Chris Brown

OPINION

 Court? Bah. 
 Rihanna's 
 Jewelry? 
 Very Important. 

'Shameless PR flacks' invoke Gawker blogger's ire

Jun 23, 09 12:32 PM CDT
(Newser) - Sure, sure, Chris Brown copped a plea yesterday in his assault case. But more important, what was his victim wearing? Thanks to Michele Marie PR, you no longer have to wonder, the Cajun Boy blogs for Gawker. Who cares that Rihanna was in court “to testify against a man... More »

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entertainment • celebrity trials • celebrity • gossip • public relations • assault • Rihanna • jewelry • Chris Brown • Michele Marie PR

(Newser) - R&B star Chris Brown pleaded guilty to felony assault today and will get 5 years’ probation but no jail time, TMZ reports. Also included: Six months of labor, mandatory court visits every three months, and a restraining order keeping him 50 yards from his victim, singer Rihanna, at all... More »

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entertainment • music • domestic violence • probation • Rihanna • Chris Brown • felony assault • plea deal

 Rihanna, Chris 
 to Meet at Hearing 

Rihanna expected to take the stand; media swarm

Jun 22, 09 9:23 AM CDT
(Newser) - Los Angeles courthouses are no strangers to paparazzi, but today’s preliminary hearing for Chris Brown promises to be one for the record books. Brown’s case is proving more popular than those of fellow tabloid magnets Paris Hilton, Britney Spears, and Lindsay Lohan, with 52 media outlets requesting attendance.... More »

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entertainment • celebrity trials • domestic violence • celebrity • assault • Rihanna • physical abuse • Chris Brown

GOSSIP ROUNDUP

 Blame Portman for Penn Hiatus 

Plus, Jon and Kate actually in the same place at the same time, more

Jun 18, 09 11:52 AM CDT
(Newser) - Tinseltown is abuzz with speculation about what caused Sean Penn’s acting hiatus, the New York Post reports. Some say Natalie Portman, who was seen with Penn in the middle of his separation drama, broke his heart. Elsewhere:
  • Jon and Kate Gosselin were actually spotted together—imagine that! The
... More »

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entertainment • reality TV • celebrity trials • celebrity • Sean Penn • Natalie Portman • Rihanna • Robin Wright Penn • David Archuleta • Ricky Martin • Chris Brown • Jon and Kate Plus 8 • Jon Gosselin • Kate Gosselin • Jeff Archuleta

 Rihanna, Drake 
 Heat Up 

Plus, Chris Brown wants a postponement, and more

Jun 17, 09 11:56 AM CDT
(Newser) - She’s been linked to numerous men in the wake of her alleged assault by Chris Brown, but Rihanna seems to have settled on hip-hop artist Drake. “She and Drake were attached at the hip” at a recent party, a source tells the New York Post. “They are... More »

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entertainment • celebrity trials • celebrity • Rihanna • Chris Brown • Drake

(Newser) - In a somewhat baffling move, Mary J. Blige has recorded a duet with alleged Rihanna-beater Chris Brown, Jezebel reports. Blige has been outspoken about her suffering at the hands of a former boyfriend and the terrors of growing up around domestic violence. To make matters more uncomfortable, it appears that... More »

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entertainment • domestic violence • Internet leak • song • Rihanna • Mary J. Blige • Chris Brown • duet

GOSSIP ROUNDUP

 Voicemail Leak Left 
 Me Suicidal: Baldwin 

Plus, Rihanna and Chris Brown prepare for court, more

Jun 16, 09 10:40 AM CDT
(Newser) - After his infamous 2007 voicemail for his daughter went public, Alec Baldwin had “very serious” suicidal thoughts, he tells Playboy in an interview, People reports. “I spoke to a lot of professionals, who helped me,” he said, adding that Harvey Levin of TMZ, who released the voicemail,... More »

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entertainment • suicide • Alec Baldwin • Ireland Baldwin • celebrity • 30 Rock • Madonna • Jessica Alba • Rihanna • Chris Brown • Holly Madison • Mercy James

GOSSIP ROUNDUP

 Poor Harry Still Pines for Chelsy 

Plus, Susan Boyle rejoins tour, and more

Jun 15, 09 1:05 PM CDT
(Newser) - Prince Harry split with his latest galpal, British TV host Caroline Flack, when he realized ex Chelsy Davy was “the best thing that has ever happened to me,” he told friends. “The fling with Caroline has focused Harry’s mind back on Chelsy,” one tells the... More »

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entertainment • reality TV • Brad Pitt • Prince Harry • NBA finals • celebrity • cancer treatment • gossip • Rihanna • Chelsy Davy • Chris Brown • Jon and Kate Plus 8 • Susan Boyle • Britain's Got Talent • Jon Gosselin • Kate Gosselin

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