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Usher to Brown: Quit Living It Up, Show Some Remorse

'Show some remorse, man,' he urges

Mar 4, 09 9:49 AM CST
(Newser) - A stunned Usher yesterday blasted the luxurious lifestyle and high-spirited smiles of Chris Brown relaxing in Miami just weeks after he apparently viciously beat girlfriend Rihanna, reports the New York Daily News. "Come on, Chris, have a bit of remorse, man," said Usher. "The man's on... More »

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domestic violence • court • assault • Rihanna • Usher • Chris Brown • court appearance

Rihanna's Family Worried About Brown

'Everyone wants them to take a break' as couple goes to LA

Mar 2, 09 8:18 PM CST
(Newser) - Rihanna's reconciliation with Chris Brown in Miami has left her family upset, People reports. "Everyone wants them to take a break, to cool off," one family member said. "No one wants them back together." Meanwhile the couple has flown into Los Angeles and booked into... More »

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(Newser) - Chris Brown seems to be doing pretty well, all things considered—not only is he reportedly holed up in Diddy’s Miami mansion with the girlfriend he’s accused of assaulting, he’s also been recording tracks for a new album, E! reports. Though he shot down rumors of partying... More »

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music • Miami • domestic violence • celebrity • Diddy • Rihanna • physical abuse • Chris Brown • recording

 Experts Rip 
 Rihanna, 
 Brown 
 Reunion 

It sends a dangerous message, experts warn

Mar 1, 09 9:07 AM CST
(Newser) - Experts are criticizing Rihanna's decision to reconcile with boyfriend Chris Brown following a violent confrontation that left the singer swollen and bruised, reports the New York Daily News. Domestic violence experts aren't shocked by Rihanna's move—which is all too common among battered women, they say—but are worried about... More »

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domestic violence • Rihanna • Chris Brown

 Rihanna's Dad Backs 
 Her Return to Brown 

Pop supports
'smart' singer's
decision to reunite
with Chris Brown

Feb 28, 09 3:49 PM CST
(Newser) - Rihanna’s father supports her decision to stay with Chris Brown. “I love my daughter with whatever road she takes,” Ronald Fenty told Us. “I'm behind her win or lose. If that's the road she wants to choose, I'm behind her.” As for his daughter’s... More »

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 Rihanna Back With Brown 

Sources: Pair reunited, spending quality time together at Diddy's mansion

Feb 28, 09 2:04 AM CST
(Newser) - Rihanna and Chris Brown are a couple again almost 3 weeks after he allegedly beat her, sources tell People. The “Umbrella” singer is spending time with Brown at Sean "Diddy" Combs' Miami Beach mansion. "They're together again. They care for each other," says the source. “... More »

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domestic violence • celebrity • Diddy • Rihanna • Chris Brown

(Newser) - Angered that his son wouldn’t play to a crowd welcoming 10-year-old Slumdog Millionaire actor Azharuddin Mohammed back to Mumbai, the boy’s father administered a public beating today, the Sun reports. Azharuddin arrived home yesterday following the film’s Oscar triumph, and had the day off school; when he... More »

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domestic violence • award show • Mumbai • movies • Slumdog Millionaire • Oscars • slums • abusive parents • Azharuddin Mohammed Ismail

OPINION

 Media Hijacks 
 Rihanna's 
 Right to 
 Privacy 

Decision to come forward should have been hers alone

Feb 27, 09 1:10 PM CST
(Newser) - The Los Angeles Times and other media outlets violated Rihanna’s privacy by publicizing her identity as a domestic-violence victim, Smita Satiani writes for the Huffington Post. Public desire for details, the need to know if Rihanna herself somehow brought it on, “stems from the ultimate denial that these... More »

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abuse • domestic violence • Rihanna • criminal justice system • Chris Brown

Rihanna Appears in Public

Singer vacations at Mexican beach resort  after alleged assault

Feb 27, 09 11:07 AM CST
(Newser) - After weeks of hiding out, Rihanna resurfaced on a Mexican beach in the first clear pictures taken of her since Chris Brown allegedly assaulted her on Feb. 8, E! reports. The shots, originally published by the New York Daily News, were taken over the weekend at a private villa in... More »

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Mexico • beach • domestic violence • celebrity • Rihanna • physical abuse • Chris Brown

 Damage Control: 
 Brown Enrolls 
 in Anger 101 

Singer hopes course will help his image

Feb 25, 09 9:33 AM CST
(Newser) - Chris Brown is trying to salvage his public image with anger management classes, the New York Daily News reports, but some insiders are quick to gripe that Rihanna—whom Brown is accused of beating up Feb. 7—should do the same. “Rihanna is temperamental, too,” said one source.... More »

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celebrity trials • domestic violence • celebrity • assault • Rihanna • physical abuse • Chris Brown • anger management

(Newser) - In the debate over a leaked police photo of Rihanna, her face badly beaten, feminist bloggers and pundits are revealing their archaic attitudes toward domestic violence, Rebecca Traister writes in Salon. One asked whether Rihanna will carry the "domestic violence victim" stigma; another questioned whether she was partly... More »

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feminism • domestic violence • Rihanna • Chris Brown • victim • stigma

 Diamonds Get 
 Brown Closer 
 to Rihanna 

Brown goes overboard wishing Rihanna happy birthday

Feb 23, 09 9:37 AM CST
(Newser) - Chris Brown showered Rihanna with gifts and called to wish her a happy 21st birthday Friday, the New York Daily News reports. “He knows he’s very much in the doghouse right now, and is doing everything he can to show her how sorry he is,” a source... More »

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LAPD Probes Leak of Rihanna Photo

Pic resembles confidential domestic violence records

Feb 20, 09 2:26 PM CST
(Newser) - The photo of Rihanna’s bruised face posted on TMZ.com may be police evidence, the Los Angeles Times reports. The LAPD, which is investigating Chris Brown’s alleged beating of the pop singer, said the photo resembles those taken during official domestic violence investigations, which are strictly confidential. "... More »

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Los Angeles • domestic violence • LAPD • TMZ • Rihanna • domestic abuse • Chris Brown • evidence

 Boxer Challenges 
 Brown to 'Real' Fight 

Facebook group invites public to be 'next in line'

Feb 19, 09 9:05 AM CST
(Newser) - At least 1,223 people want to see Chris Brown get in another fight, and a Los Angeles martial arts expert is one of them, Fox News reports. Anthony Geisler, president of LA Boxing, started a Facebook group called "I want to fight Chris Brown" that invites the singer... More »

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boxing • Facebook • domestic violence • fight • assault • Rihanna • martial arts • Barbados • physical abuse • Chris Brown




  Rihanna 
 'Torn' By 
 Anger, Love 

Statement irked her, but she still loves him

Feb 18, 09 9:04 AM CST
(Newser) - Rihanna is “torn” over cooperating with police to build a case against Chris Brown—but she’s not the only one who’s conflicted. The story, an Us Weekly report in the New York Daily News, comes on the heels of a Chicago Sun-Times report that the singer was... More »

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'Clueless' Chris Brown's Spin Doctor Will Win Him No Points

Paris Hilton's flack is 'universally disliked'

Feb 17, 09 12:00 PM CST
(Newser) - It’s not surprising that “19 and clueless” Chris Brown needs help doing damage control, but the PR flack he hired to disentangle him from his domestic violence mess will “win Brown no points in public,” writes Roger Friedman for Fox News. Mike Sitrick, Paris Hilton’s... More »

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Paris Hilton • domestic violence • celebrity • public relations • spin control • assault • Rihanna • physical abuse • Chris Brown • Roger Friedman


 Eye Patch May 
 Have Hidden 
 Past Abuse: 
 Police 

Plus, cousin says Chris 'had to be provoked'

Feb 13, 09 7:50 AM CST
(Newser) - The eye patch Rihanna wore at last year's American Music Awards might have been more than a costume, the Sun reports. Rihanna started wearing the patch to cover her scratched cornea, and police are investigating whether Chris Brown caused the injury. “We’re talking to her friends and management,... More »

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abuse • domestic violence • violence • celebrity • injury • assault • Rihanna • physical abuse • Chris Brown

Rihanna Helps Cops Build Case Against Abusive Brown

Relationship with Rihanna filled with ongoing violence

Feb 12, 09 8:52 AM CST
(Newser) - Police are trying to beef up the case against Chris Brown and expect to complete their investigation next week, the New York Daily News reports. Rihanna is cooperating, and investigators expect to reinterview both parties before involving the DA's office, which has already asked for more evidence, a source tells... More »

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police • abuse • domestic violence • violence • LAPD • district attorney • Rihanna • prosecutors • physical abuse • Chris Brown • criminal charges

 Sopranos 
 Star Settles 
 Abuse Suit 



'Big Pussy' denies whacking ex

Feb 11, 09 10:13 AM CST
(Newser) - Sopranos mobster Vincent Pastore (“Big Pussy”) settled his $5.5 million court battle with his ex-fiance, who accused him of whacking her—on the head, New York Daily News reports. Pastore, who describes his ex as a “gold-digger,” admitted pulling her hair and screaming at her,... More »

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celebrity trials • The Sopranos • abuse • domestic violence • celebrity • lawsuit • settlement • Sopranos • physical abuse

Jay Z: Chris Brown Is a Dead Man Walking

Attack prompts outrage and rumors, from herpes to jealousy

Feb 11, 09 9:23 AM CST
(Newser) - Glimpses into the crazy world of Rihanna and Chris Brown continue to trickle out. The latest tidbits from their pre-Grammy drama:
  • Jay-Z, who discovered Rihanna, is enraged, says a source. “Chris is a walking dead man.”
  • One rumor claims Rihanna caught herpes from Jay-Z and passed
... More »

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Paris Hilton • abuse • domestic violence • celebrity • LAPD • Grammy Awards • Rihanna • self defense • herpes • Jay-Z • physical abuse • Leona Lewis • Chris Brown

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