Rihanna & Chris Unite + more

+ People magazine learned exclusively that Rihanna and Chris Brown got back together, despite their incident about 3 weeks ago. The couple reunited and made up at one of Sean "Diddy" Combs Miami Beach homes.

+Ten-year old actor, Azharuddin Ismail who starred in the Oscar winning film Slumdog Millionaire, was beaten by his father recently. For the complete story, click here.

+According to her blog, Harry Potter star Emma Watson recently got accepted to Yale.

+Model and former "The Bachelor" contestant, Sarah Welsh, is suing for negligence that caused her runway fall which can be seen below.

Hills 5 Season To Be Last

According to reality TV star Lauren Conrad, the upcoming 5th season of The Hills will be its last. Conrad says that she gave MTV a deadline and wants to walk away from the show while it is "still a great thing." Personally, I don't really remember it ever being a great thing, and I hear its spin off show that premiered in 2008, The City featuring Hills star Whitney Port, isn't much better.

I'm not sure how other people feel, but I'm getting tired of reality shows recycling the same few people over and over again. Perhaps Flavor of Love is the biggest culprit, as it resulted in (too) many different spin off shows including: I Love New York, Charm School, I Love Money and Real Chance At Love. Another, Laguna Beach, went on to be shows such as: The Hills, The City and Bromance. Can't we get some new reality TV stars please?

Oscar Coverage + more

+It was announced via Good Charolette’s Web site that band mate Joel Madden and girlfriend Nicole Richie are expecting their second child. The couple had their first, Harlow Winner Kate Madden, in January 2008.

+Slumdog Millionaire was a big winner at Sunday’s 81^st annual Academy Awards. The film won 8 Oscars including best picture and best director (Danny Boyle). More coverage, click here.

+Surprisingly, many blame Rihanna for the incident that happened in which the pop singer was allegedly beat by boyfriend Chris Brown. Read about it here.

+Ten-year old Detroiter, Elijah Johnson, landed the star role as Simba in the Las Vegas-production of Disney's "The Lion King." He'll be performing at the Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino beginning May 2.

Guess Who?

What's the point of featuring someone in a magazine, if you can't even tell who the person is? I was surprised when I found out who this was who was featured in Interview. Guess who you think is in the comments and then click below to reveal the answer!



Click here to find out who the mystery star is!

Rihanna Photo & Father's Opinion

TMZ recently released a photograph of Rihanna "taken after Chris Brown allegedly beat her." Her father Ronald Fenty, who describes the photo as "disturbing," has mixing feelings about its release. He does feel though, according to US magazine, that the photo will help people "grasp of the situation a lot better." Prior to the release of the photo, it was sketchy on the seriousness of the pop star's injuries. Thursday the Los Angeles Police Department launched an internal investigation to determine who leaked the photo. In a released statement, the LAPD said, "A violation of this type is considered serious misconduct, with penalties up to and including termination."

Disney's Black Princess

I started hearing about this quite some time ago, but this is the first time I've seen any article about it recently. Tony award-winning actress, Anika Noni Rose, will be the voice of Princess Tiana, Disney's first black princess. The 36 year-old, who costarred in Dreamgirls in 2006, is currently working on the film titled The Princess and the Frog. Set in New Orleans, Rose also points out that it is the first American Princess. Princess Tiana's mother is to be voiced by Oprah Winfrey.

Disney's Princesses include other multi-culture backgrounds such as Jasmine from the Middle East, Mulan from China and Pocahontas who is Native American.

Celebs Sound Off

US Magazine collected various celebrities thoughts on the Rihanna/Chris Brown situation. Here is what they had to say:

CARRIE UNDERWOOD
"I don't think anybody actually knows what happened. I have no advice because, thank goodness, I've never been in any kind of abusive situation. You hear a new one every five minutes, and some of them are getting kind of ridiculous. I really hope everyone will lay off and just let everybody who's involved figure out everything first."

JAY-Z
"This is a real situation. You have to have compassion for others. Just imagine it being your sister or mom and then think about how we should talk about that. I just think we should all support her. She's going through a tough time. You have to realize she's a young girl, as well. She's very young."

KELLIE PICKLER
"I think the world would be a better place if people worried more about what they needed to do to be better people, than ... judging others on what kind of people they are. I don't know what really went on with Rihanna and Chris, and I don’t think anyone else does, either. The only people who really, truly know are only the two of them, so I am not going to assume or comment. I'm going to mind my own business."

HEIDI MONTAG
"I don't know what happened there, but our thoughts and prayers go out to both of them. It’s such a crazy situation. I hope everything heals. I don't know what to say."

UGLY BETTY'S MARK INDELICATO
"I don't really know that much about it. I think that doing that to a woman is wrong in any way. It doesn't matter who did it to you. But, you know, I don't know that much about it, so I can't really comment too much on it."

LINDSAY LOHAN
"I have no comment on that. That's not my relationship. I have no reason to speak about it. I think they're both great people."

LUPE FIASCO
"They are great live and both are good people. It's a tragedy."

MOLLY SIMS
"It's so sad. I don't think anybody knows the whole truth, but I guess the truth really doesn't matter when [abuse] is the result. That should never happen, no matter what. And I love his music. That being said, I think [about] Rihanna: No girl, no woman, no mother, no sister, no friend, no one deserves that. Absolutely."

NIA LONG
"I know both of them well. They're young, and all we can do is pray for them at this point."

RUBEN STUDDARD
"I'm still praying for him. Everybody always has something negative to say about everything, and I always try to be positive. They've both made wonderful careers for themselves, and I think they will continue to do so for the rest of their lives."

MARY J. BLIGE
"They're both young and beautiful people, and that's it."

MARK CURRY
"Women, throughout history, have been beaten and prostituted. Even today in movies and music, they're portrayed as low-grade, so you know, he's a youngster, and he can correct his ways. It's just a tragedy - women and abuse."

Ew

Couple Paul Daniels (70) and Debbie McGee (50) stripped down in a horridly failed attempt at recreating David and Victoria Beckham's ads for Emporio Armani. Can't say it worked. . . Fake tattoos and a pair of underwear does not make this man look anything like the sexy soccer pro. Daniels claimed in a blog, his wife looked better than Madonna. Again - wrong. . . Anyway, the spread is to appear the current issue of Closer magazine. Now to adjust your eyes, here's the original of David and Posh Spice.

Chris Brown Statement

R&B singer, Chris Brown, addresses some of the rumors of the Rihanna incident in this statement for People Magazine. For more news on this issue, read my previous posts here and here. I don't know about everyone else, but I am really anxious for the truth to come out.

Seriously?

For Valentine's Day I went to see Confessions of a Shopaholic (which I'll discuss in a later post), but before they started the movie there was a preview that made me go: . . . .Seriously??

Apparently, there's going to be a Hannah Montana movie. The whole preview was like: Way to make a movie just to promote your music. . . Maybe I don't understand the whole Hannah Montana concept, but it seems like it's just a movie about Miley Cyrus and she's staring in it. . . I was really confused. How are you going to make a movie about yourself?

Captain Jack Sparrow?

WTF is that on top of Courtney Love's head?

Watch: Bottle Pop

First of all, I'm not sure how long the video will work because The Pussycat Dolls have not officially released it yet, but here is the music video for their current single Bottle Pop. The video uses a different version of the song that I have seen them use when they perform the hit. It begins differently and does not include Snoop Dogg, which makes me wonder why he's on the album version since he doesn't really add anything special to the song. Perhaps his lines aren't TV appropriate? Whatever the reason, the song is actually better without him. The video, however, could have had a little more effort put into it. It's quite disappointing.

Chris Brown Speaks Up

R&B singer Chris Brown made his first statement about the incident between him and Rihanna via Facebook. According to an article, he has changed his relationship status to single and posted "You'll begin to see her true colors. Believe it!" For more details click here.

Thank Goodness

Finally American Idol got some sense and determined contestant Joanna Pacitti is disqualified from the singing competition. Although, FOX didn't officially announce the reason for her departure, it is probably because of this controversy. On that note, however, to my surprise I discovered that American Idol only requires contestants to not have any current recording or talent management agreements when they audition -- not that they never have signed a professional agreement. So much for the best undiscovered talent. . . Felicia Barton, 26, will be replacing Pacitti for this season's Top 36 semifinalists.

Rihanna Update

Pictures that claim to show Rihanna's bruised face from the incident with boyfriend Chris Brown are fake. TMZ reports that they were photoshopped. In related news, apparently Rihanna's friends were concerned about her relationship with Brown back in December when she appeared to have bruises on her neck, suggesting that Brown had hit her back then as well. My thoughts are with Rihanna and I hope the complete story is eventually uncovered about their fight. I've heard everything from it was because Rihanna wanted to take a different car to Rihanna being crazy to Chris was flirting with Paris Hilton to Rihanna giving Chris Brown herpes that she got from Kayne West... What's the real story?

Chris Brown Assaults Rihanna

Usmagazine.com reports that singer Chris Brown allegedly assaulted girlfriend Rihanna. Brown, 19, reportedly turned himself in to the L.A. police around 6:30 p.m. Sunday. He was officially booked at 7:41 for making criminal threats.

Brown posted $50,000 bail and was released.

Brown is due in court March 5. The case is being presented to the L.A. County District Attorney's office and additional charges may be filed.

An unidentified woman called 911, claiming she had gotten into a fight with Brown and he attacked her. According to police, the woman had visible injuries. Brown had left the scene by the time police arrived.

Both Brown and Rihanna pulled out from Sunday's Grammy Awards at the last minute. Both were due to perform.

Rihanna's rep says that the singer is doing well.

New Dancing Stars

Recently, the cast of the new season of Dancing With The Stars was announced. See the stars below:

1. Denise Richards
2. Jewel
3. Ty Murray
4. Alan Grier
5. Steve Wozniak
6. Lawrence Taylor
7. Nancy O'Dell
8. Steve-O
9. Belinda Carlisle
10. Lil' Kim
11. Chuck Wicks
12. Shawn Johnson
14. Gilles Marini

Phelps Suspended + more

+After losing a major sponsor, swimmer Michael Phelps gets suspended for 3 months because of the controversial pot smoking picture.

+The AP is suing Los-Angeles based street artist, Shepard Fairey, for alleged copyright infringement of an Obama image. Fairey is the artist who made the Warholesque red, white and blue Obama image with the word "Hope" across the bottom.



+Pop sensation Britney Spears will be taking her children with her on her upcoming Circus tour. Spears had previously said that she would cancel the tour if her children couldn't come.

+The kiddie board game, Candyland, is coming to the big screen.

+Child star Miley Cyrus denies being racist for the recent photo scandal. Cyrus claims her friends were simple making "goofy faces" and the photo was taken the "wrong way and out of context!" She said that in no way was she making fun of any ethnicity. Apologizing, she wrote that she believes the media wants to make her out to be the new "bad girl" now that pop princess Britney Spears seems to have her act together.

+It's official. There will be a sequel to the Sex and the City movie.

Controversy Is Her Middle Name

Oops she did it again! I can't believe 15-year-old Hannah Montana star, Miley Cyrus, hasn't learned yet that photographs are not her friend. You'd think she would have learned her lesson when the underwear pics surfaced sometime ago, but the actress/singer is at again.

The clothes say on this time, however, as Cyrus and some pals mimic Asian people in her latest controversial photo.

"Circus" Stage Design

Phelps Pot Pic

The picture of swimmer Micheal Phelps originally published in a British newspaper Sunday, was confirmed by the AP. Phelps has acknowledged is mistake and apologized for his bad judgment. Based on many comments I've read, some feel the media is being too hard on this Olympic superstar. What do you think?