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12:00 AM ET, February 20, 2009

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TMZ.com:
Rihanna — The Face of a Battered Woman  —  TMZ has obtained a photo of Rihanna taken after Chris Brown allegedly beat her.  —  Click here to live chat!  —  See Also  — Chris Brown: So Sorry  — Weakness in Chris Brown Case — Prior Attacks  — Text Message Ignites Rihanna/Brown Violence
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People.com:
Rihanna's Family Hopes She'll Move on from Chris Brown  —  Members of Rihanna's family in her native Barbados thought boyfriend Chris Brown “flew so far under everyone's radar that we just didn't think he was that [abusive] type,” a relative tells PEOPLE for its new cover story, on sale Friday.
TMZ.com:
OctoMom's Million Dollar Crib!?  —  UNBELIEVABLE!!!  We've confirmed OctoMom Nadya Suleman is looking to buy a home listed for $1.24 MILLION!  —  Octo is there right now ... the house is in Whittier, California.  It has 4 bedrooms, 2 1/2 bathrooms and a pool with no safety gates.  Perfect for 14 kids.
Lindsay Powers / Us Weekly:
Danica Patrick: Jennifer Aniston Too Old to Play Movie Version of Me  —  Whom would sexy race car driver Danica Patrick want to play her in a movie?  —  “I've always said Angelina Jolie would be great because she's an action star,” Patrick, 26, told a group of Canadian bloggers.
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Pete Samson / The Sun:
Winehouse in St Lucia pad hunt  —  The Rehab singer, 25, has been on the island since late last year as she battles heroin and crack cocaine addiction.  —  And she has been househunting with dad MITCH over the weekend to find a place in the sun.  —  She then plans to split her time between …
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Michael K / Dlisted:   The Crackie Of Camden No More  —  The drug dealers of Camden …
TMZ.com:
OctoBabies' Birth Certificates  —  TMZ has obtained birth certificates for OctoMom's babies — all 14 of them!  —  As for the octuplets, no father is listed on the birth certificates.  Nadya Suleman signed all eight.  —  As for the other six kids, four of the docs have David Solomon listed as the dad.
Mark Harris / Time:
Best Actress: Kate Winslet's Moment  —  It's 11 days before the Academy Awards, and Kate Winslet is giving her third best performance of the year.  The occasion is a lunch at New York City's Oak Room at which 100 or so invited guests have gathered to honor her performance in Stephen Daldry's The Reader.
Sarah Lyall / New York Times:
British Reality TV Star Set to Die for the Cameras  —  LONDON — Before television shined its warped light on her, Jade Goody was surely destined for a life of hardship and obscurity.  Crude-talking, hard-drinking, overweight, barely educated, in debt, the child of drug addicts …
PopEater:
INXS Star Fired, Back to Living in His Car  —  (Feb. 19) - Four years after scoring the job of frontman for Aussie rockers INXS, J.D. Fortune is broke, homeless and back to living in his car — just as he was doing before winning the gig on the reality TV series ‘Rock Star: INXS.’  —  Fortunes Bad Luck
Eric Ditzian / MTV Movies Blog:
EXCLUSIVE: Linda Hamilton In Negotiations For ‘Terminator Salvation’  —  There's a reason MTV News just named Sarah Connor our #8 Movie Badass of All Time. 24 years after she battled Arnold's T-800 cyborg and 17 years after she donned a revealing tank top to do sweaty pull-ups in a mental institution, we just can't quit Connor.
E! Online:
Charlie Sheen's Wife OK After Being Hospitalized  —  Another prenatal scare for Brooke Mueller and another possible image-buster for Charlie Sheen.  —  Mueller is thankfully doing fine after being hospitalized Tuesday, Sheen's publicist, Stan Rosenfield, confirms to E! News.
Discussion: Backseat Cuddler and Agent Bedhead
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Korin Miller / NY Daily News:
Dress like Charlie Sheen with his new line of shirts, the DaVinci …
Discussion: People.com, Cele|bitchy and TV Squad
Corona Coming Attractions:
Thor / casting notice for Thor character in movie  —  Thanks to one of our longtime scoopers, Coming Attractions has been given the casting call notice for the one and only Thor.  What you're about to read is the physical and personality traits of what the movie's producers are looking for in their leading man.
Michael K / Dlisted:
That's Enough  —  When you make the twatty bug-ridden whores of the Rock of Love Bang Bus look like pristine virgins, it's time to dip it in Hazmat-made bleach, lock it up and eat the key.  —  Pamela Anderson walked Richie Rich's fashion show in NYC last night and right after I looked at these pictures …
Discussion: Gone Hollywood
OK! Magazine:
The High Cost of Being LiLo  —  Acting parts may be sparse, but Lindsay Lohan refuses to pinch pennies, a source tells OK!.  —  The actress recently paid $995 for a pair of Christian Louboutin pumps, and spends $400 twice a week for a wash and blow-dry at Andy Lecompte Salon in Beverly Hills.
Hollie McKay / Fox News:
Jessica Simpson Offered Lifetime Membership to Hollywood Weight Loss Spa  —  It's no secret that Jessica Simpson 's weight has gone up and down considerably over the years, but now the starlet has no excuse for any more fluctuations.  The songstress was offered a lifetime membership …
Discussion: The Blemish and Cele|bitchy
Roger Ebert / Roger Ebert's Journal:
Remembering Gene  —  Gene Siskel and I were like tuning forks.  Strike one, and the other would pick up the same frequency.  When we were in a group together, we were always intensely aware of one another.  Sometimes this took the form of camaraderie, sometimes shared opinions, sometimes hostility.
Discussion: Pop Candy
Lindsay Powers / Us Weekly:
Richard Simmons Offers Weight Loss Advice to Jessica Simpson  —  Richard Simmons has a few words of advice if Jessica Simpson wants to lose those controversial curves.  —  “I was 268 pounds — I've been there,” the weight guru tells Entertainment Tonight.  —  See Jessica's weight over the years.
Hollywoodreporter / The Hollywood Reporter:
Congratulations, it's a little Focker  —  It looks like “Little Fockers” is finally coming of age.  —  The long-gestating third installment of the comedy franchise is maturing quickly at Universal — but with new parents.  —  John Hamburg has been brought on to write the screenplay after Larry Stuckey penned an earlier draft.
TMZ.com:
Roidy Roidhead from “Wrestler” Busted for Roids  —  The guy who sold Mickey Rourke steroids in “The Wrestler” was just, you guessed it, arrested for allegedly selling steroids... and we just got his mugshot.  —  Scott Siegel was already under DEA surveillance in Westchester County …
Allie Gross / People.com:
Meet Anika Noni Rose: Disney's First Black Princess  —  Jumping from the stage to the world of animation, Tony Award-winning actress Anika Noni Rose takes on her most enchanting and monumental role yet: Princess Tiana, Disney's first black princess.  —  “This feels amazing,” Rose, 36 …
Just Jared:
Usher's Wife is Still Smiling  —  Usher's wife, Tameka Foster Raymond, is all smiles as she catches a flight home from the Airport of Guarulhos after recovering in Hospital Sirio Libanez in Sao Paulo, Brazil on Thursday(February 19).  —  She spent more than a week in hospital …
Elaine Aradillas / People.com:
Lisa Rinna Reveals Details of Her Playboy Shoot  —  Lisa Rinna's secret to looking fabulous in her upcoming May spread in Playboy?  Skipping the gym.  —  “This was really hard for me because being 45 years old and posing for Playboy, you want to amp it up,” Rinna told PEOPLE …
Lindsay Powers / Us Weekly:
Nick Carter Opens Up About “Excessive” Drug, Alcohol Use  —  Nick Carter opens up about his battle with drug and alcohol addiction in an episode of the Ellen DeGeneres Show that airs today.  —  “I would either go out at night or party [while on tour with the Backstreet Boys],” Carter says.
Discussion: PopSugar
Eileen Finan / People.com:
Country's Josh Turner to Be a Father Again  —  Country star Josh Turner and his wife, Jennifer, are expecting their second child this summer, his rep tells PEOPLE exclusively.  —  The baby will join the couple's 2-year-old son, Hampton, whom Turner has described to PEOPLE as “full of energy and such a delight.”
Associated Press:
De Niro, Morrison first guests for Fallon's show  —  NEW YORK - If Jimmy Fallon is nervous about the premiere of his new gig as “Late Night” host, he'll have show-biz heavyweights Robert De Niro and Van Morrison to lean on.  —  They'll be the guests for Fallon's March 2 debut hosting the NBC late-night show.
Discussion: Defamer and New York Magazine
 
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Ulrica Wihlborg / People.com:
Constance Marie Gives Birth to a Girl!
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Dave McNary / Variety:
WB nabs rights to Mel Gibson film
Just Jared:
Slumdog Millionaire Takes Over Tyra
Discussion: Best Week Ever
Laura M. Holson / New York Times:
Enough About Me.  Like My Portrait?  —  ALTHOUGH digital images …
Discussion: Jezebel and Gawker
Lindsay Powers / Us Weekly:
Katy Perry: I'm Not Dating Benji Madden!
Discussion: E! Online and iVillage
Perez Hilton:
Cokate Versus Crazy Eyes Crusie: Let The Games Begin!
Discussion: Access Hollywood
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Joe Stephens / Washington Post:
Valenti's Sexuality Was Topic For FBI
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DailyFill.com Homepage Items:
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OK! Magazine:
Lily Allen Declares Bare Intent
Discussion: Backseat Cuddler and Cele|bitchy
Reagan Alexander / People.com:
Jennifer Garner Surprises Ben Affleck at Humanitarian Event
Discussion: Socialite Life
Ellen Degeneres / Contactmusic.com:
ELLEN DEGENERES - DEGENERES AND DE ROSSI TO START FAMILY
Discussion: Perez Hilton and I'm Not Obsessed
Marc Malkin / E! Online:
Dita Von Teese: Totally Having Sex!
 

 
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