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10:35 AM ET, February 9, 2009

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Marcus Errico / E! Online:
Chris Brown Arrested After Alleged Rihanna Assault  —  Grammy day was supposed to be a glittery affair for R&B's reigning It couple, Chris Brown and Rihanna.  But things went horribly amiss.  —  About the time Brown was scheduled to be singing “Forever” onstage at Los Angeles' Staples Center …
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TMZ.com:
Chris Brown Arrested — Caught On Tape  —  Chris Brown has officially been booked into the custody of the Los Angeles Police Department.  He was driven to the station by high-powered attorney Mark Geragos.  —  Brown has been charged with one count felony criminal threats.  His bail has been set at $50,000.
Ken Lee / People.com:
Chris Brown Under Investigation for Felony Battery  —  Chris Brown is under investigation for alleged domestic violence felony battery, the LAPD confirms to PEOPLE.  —  “The identity of the victim will not be released,” said Officer April Harding.  “Any victim who's involved …
Mandi Illuzzi / Us Weekly:
Singer Chris Brown Turns Himself In for Alleged Criminal Threat  —  Singer Chris Brown has turned himself in to Los Angeles Police in connection to a domestic violence felony criminal threat incident, Usmagazine.com has confirmed.  —  He was driven in a black Escalade Sunday and was lying down in the backseat, a source tells Us.
Stephanie Chavez / L.A. Now:
R&B singer Chris Brown booked on suspicion of making felony criminal threats  —  [Updated 9:21 p.m.] R&B singer Chris Brown has been booked tonight on suspicion of making felony criminal threats in connection with an incident involving his girlfriend, pop singer Rihanna …
TMZ.com:
Chris Brown Investigated for Alleged Assault  —  Law enforcement sources tell TMZ Chris Brown is being investigated by the LAPD in an alleged assault on a female.  —  Cops have yet to release the name of the female in question.
NY Daily News:
Chris Brown arrested in battery investigation, victim suspected to be girlfriend Rihanna  —  R&B singer Chris Brown was arrested Sunday night by Los Angeles cops for allegedly beating up a woman, and insiders identified the victim as his superstar girlfriend Rihanna.
CNN:   R&B singer Brown faces felony charge after alleged assault
INF Daily:
DID CHRIS BROWN ASSAULT RIHANNA?
Discussion: TMZ.com, Fan Fare, X17 Online and Reuters
Michael K / Dlisted:
Did Chris Brown Beat On Alien Princess RiRi?!
Discussion: EW.com
Associated Press:   Plant, Krauss win 4 Grammys; Brown investigated
X17 Online:   X17 SOURCE: CHRIS BROWN ALREADY TURNED HIMSELF IN
PEOPLE TV Watch:
Dancing's Season Eight Cast Is Revealed!  —  In a new twist, the season eight cast of Dancing with the Stars was revealed during commercial breaks in between ABC's Sunday night primetime lineup.  —  The “namedropping” of the 13 contestants began at the eight o'clock hour when Extreme Makeover …
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Kate Schweitzer / Us Weekly:
Denise Richards, Steve-O Among the New Dancing With the Stars Cast
Discussion: iVillage
Michelle Tan / People.com:
Jennifer Hudson to Kick Off Concert Tour in April  —  After a week of rousing performances, including her knockout appearance at Sunday's Grammys, Jennifer Hudson is ready to take her show on the road.  —  The Grammy winner, 27, will kick off her first solo tour on April 2 in Philadelphia alongside R&B singer Robin Thicke.
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Brian Orloff / Style Watch:
Jennifer Hudson's Emotional Grammy Win & Performance  —  Jennifer Hudson hit plenty of emotional notes during the 51st annual Grammy Awards.  —  The singer collected the Sunday's first major award, best R&B album for her self-titled debut, making reference to her slain family in a tearful acceptance speech.
Discussion: Cele|bitchy
Stephen M. Silverman / People.com:
Tiger Woods Welcomes Baby Boy  —  Tiger Woods and daughter Sam Alexis  —  Tiger Woods is a dad again.  —  The world's No. 1 golfer and his wife, Elin Nordegren, welcomed a son on Sunday, Woods, 33, reports Golf.com.  —  Woods confirmed the family addition on his Web site after news …
Ken Baker / E! Online:
Inside Jennifer Aniston's 40th Birthday Party  —  Jennifer Aniston got John Mayer warmed up for his Grammys performance at her 40th birthday party Saturday night.  —  Sources tell E! News exclusively that Aniston and Mayer danced and huddled close all night at the bash, which Aniston hosted at her new Beverly Hills home.
Paul Chi / People.com:
Report: Tameka Foster Has Plastic Surgery Emergency  —  Usher and Foster  —  Usher's wife Tameka Foster Raymond has suffered a serious injury due to complications from plastic surgery in Brazil, reports Access Hollywood.  —  On Saturday night, Usher canceled his performance at the Recording Academy and Clive Davis's Pre-Grammy Gala.
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Nick Rutherford / Daily Mail:
Eddie Murphy ordered to pay £7million child support to daughter he had with Mel B … Eddie Murphy and ex-Spice Girl Melanie Brown have ended their bitter legal battle with the Hollywood actor being forced to pay out millions of pounds' of child support to their daughter Angel Iris.
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Rick Edmonds / Poynter:
Gannett fires an experienced editor overseeing 26 community newspapers for “sharing proprietary information” with a “competing media company”, which was Poynter

Georg Szalai / The Hollywood Reporter:
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Sara Fischer / Axios:
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