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11:10 AM ET, February 10, 2009

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TMZ.com:
Rihanna's Injuries — “Horrific”  —  Law enforcement sources have now gotten specific with us... police took pictures of Rihanna's injuries and they are “horrific.”  —  As we reported, the photos show major contusions on both sides of the singer's face — there is serious swelling and bruising.
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TMZ.com:
Rihanna Bloody and Bruised  —  Law enforcement sources tell TMZ Rihanna's injuries were severe — two “huge contusions” which swelled up on both sides of her forehead.  We're told she also suffered “a bloody lip and nose.”  —  One of the law enforcement people put it this way — the contusions …
Natalie Finn / E! Online:
Rihanna Leaves the Hospital, Postpones Concert  —  Rihanna is taking a timeout.  —  In serious need of some R&R, the 20-year-old artist has opted to postpone a sold-out concert scheduled for Friday in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, a spokesman for show organizer Pineapple Concerts confirms to E! News.
Los Angeles Times:
Rihanna assisting police in Chris Brown case
Discussion: E! Online, Fox News, Jossip and Extra
Peter G / Us Weekly:
Rihanna - Left With Bruises, Scratches - Cancels Weekend Show in Malaysia
Discussion: Extra and Celebuzz Latest Stories
Anne Marie Cruz / People.com:
Chris Brown & Rihanna: A Fairy-Tale Romance Gone Awry
Discussion: I'm Not Obsessed
Angel / CONCRETELOOP.COM:
MINI ROUNDUP: WRIGLEY GUM SUSPENDS CHRIS' DOUBLEMINT AD SPOT / UPDATE …
Discussion: TMZ.com and WoooHa.com
Shelby Grad / L.A. Now:
Octuplets' mother receives public assistance [UPDATED]  —  Nadya Suleman, the woman who gave birth to octuplets last month, is receiving $490 a month in food stamps, and three of her first six children are disabled and receiving federal assistance, her publicist confirmed to The Times.
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Michael K / Dlisted:
Crazy Baby Lady Is On Welfare  —  Chuck E. Cheese might be smiling in that picture above with Crazy Baby Lady (pre-cooking oil injected lips), but he won't have a happy look on his face when he finds out that his tax-paying dollars are going into her pocket.  He could use that money on more strippers!
RADAR:
GRANDMA: OCTUPLET DOC PROMISED HE WOULDN'T DO IN VITRO  —  Angela Suleman, whose daughter Nadya gave birth to octuplets, called her daughter's decision “unconscionable” and now she tells RadarOnline.com exclusively that the doctor who performed in vitro fertilization for Nadya's …
MSNBC:
Octuplet's mom on food stamps, publicist says  —  Three of Nadya Suleman's older kids also get federal support for disabilities  —  msnbc.com staff and news service reports  —  Nadya Suleman, the mother of the octuplets born last month, gets $490 a month in food stamps, the Los Angeles Times reported Monday evening.
Discussion: Perez Hilton
Mandi Illuzzi / Us Weekly:
Octuplet Grandma: Daughter “Not Capable” of Raising 14 Children
Discussion: ABCNEWS, Cele|bitchy and CelebWarship
COED Magazine:
Letterman Reveals Bar Refaeli is 2009 SI Swimsuit Issue Cover Model!  —  As you may know, we at COED have been eagerly awaiting the announcement of the 2009 Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue cover model.  But now the wait has come to an end.  After hearing that the model would be first announced …
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Kristen Mascia / People.com:
Sports Illustrated's Swimsuit Cover Model: Bar Refaeli!  —  Sports Illustrated's famous swimsuit edition is one of the most coveted covers in the modeling world - and this year the honor goes to sizzling Israeli beauty Bar Refaeli.  —  Before sharing the news with her friends, family …
Kristin Dos Santos / E! Online:
Spoiler Chat: Lost Scoop Found!  —  Will Jin and Sun reunite?  —  Is Charlotte a goner?  —  And which totally creepy long-lost Lost friend is going to reappear?  —  These are a few of the burning questions we'll tackle in today's roundup of exclusive TV scoop, along with the latest …
Brian Orloff / People.com:
Sandra Bullock Calls Being a Wife & Stepmom Her Greatest Joy  —  More than three years into her marriage to Jesse James, Sandra Bullock says she enjoys being a stepmom - though she hasn't ruled out having her own children as well.  —  “I have family in spades,” Bullock, 44, tells InStyle for its March issue.
Discussion: Pop Crunch and I'm Not Obsessed
People.com:
Kate Hudson & Owen Wilson Are a Couple - Again!  —  Hollywood's on-again, off-again couple - Kate Hudson and Owen Wilson - are on yet again.  —  “They're back together,” a source tells PEOPLE of the pair, who spent all of Sunday together at Wilson's Malibu home.  Also there: Hudson's 5-year-old son Ryder.
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Michael K / Dlisted:
Owen Wilson Is A Glutton For Punishment
Discussion: Celebslam
Michael K / Dlisted:
Courtney, Don't Do That  —  Oh, Courtney Love really did try to bring the sexiness at the Elle Style Awards in London tonight, but then she kind of turned around and brought sexy back fat instead.  I just want to rush over to her, lift up that skin with my fingers and Gorilla Glue it in place.
 
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