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2:40 PM 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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Los Angeles Times:
Rihanna assisting police in Chris Brown case  —  A fight in Hancock Park after a pre-Grammy Awards party left the R & B singer with bruises and a scratched face, police say.  —  R&B star Rihanna is cooperating with investigators building a domestic violence case against her boyfriend …
NY Daily News:
Rihanna's injuries called ‘horrific’  —  R&B princess Rihanna is cooperating with Los Angeles cops, who have charged her boyfriend, singer Chris Brown, with smacking her around during a raucous argument early Sunday, according to reports.  —  The sultry songbird's injuries are “horrific,” …
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.
Larry Rodgers / Arizona Republic:
Singer Brown pulls out of All-Star events
Discussion: Perez Hilton
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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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 …
Michael K / Dlisted:
Crazy Baby Lady Is On Welfare
Discussion: Guanabee.com
MSNBC:
Octuplet's mom on food stamps, publicist says
Discussion: Perez Hilton
Mike Celizic / MSNBC:
First look: Octuplet mom shows off babies
Discussion: The Lede and ABCNEWS
Jack Kuenzie / WIS-TV:
Eight arrested in Michael Phelps case  —  Updated:  —  COLUMBIA, SC (WIS) - New details have emerged about a party where Olympic champion Michael Phelps was spotted.  —  On Feb. 2, a British tabloid published a picture of the 14-time Olympic gold medalist using a water pipe to smoke marijuana.
Michael Starr / New York Post:
IZZIE AND GEORGE LEAVING 'GREY'S ANATOMY'  —  Katherine Heigl and T.R. Knight are both leaving “Grey's Anatomy,” according to co-star James Pickens Jr.  —  “Yes, she is,” Pickens told Us Weekly when asked if Heigl is leaving the ABC hospital drama.  “Wherever Katherine goes, I wish her nothing but the best.”
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Mandi Illuzzi / Us Weekly:
Katherine Heigl, T.R. Knight Leaving Grey's Anatomy, Says Costar  —  Katherine Heigl and T.R. Knight will soon take off their scrubs for good, their Grey's Anatomy costar confirms.  —  When Us Weekly asked James Pickens Jr. (a.k.a. Grey's Dr. Richard Webber) on February 7 if Heigl is leaving the medical drama, he said, “Yes, she is.”
Discussion: Just Jared
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 …
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KC Baker / People.com:
John Mayer's Birthday Gift to Jennifer Aniston: A New Song!  —  “Happy Birthday” isn't the only tune Jennifer Aniston will be getting for her Feb. 11 birthday.  —  John Mayer has prepared his own serenade to help his girlfriend celebrate the big 4-0.  —  “He did write a special song …
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
Videogum:
Salma Hayek Breastfed An African Baby On Nightline  —  I'm not sure why I'm putting this here, except that it doesn't seem to be anywhere else (Other than breastfeeding sites.  We all read those, right?)  On Nightline the other night while we were all watching Dave or whatever …
Discussion: Jossip, Defamer and New York Magazine
 
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