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10:40 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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Mike Fleeman / People.com:
Web Buzzing Over Shocking Photo Reportedly of Rihanna  —  Rihanna  —  Los Angeles police launched an internal investigation Thursday night after a graphic photo reportedly of Rihanna with injuries from an alleged assault by Chris Brown surfaced on the Internet.
Associated Press:
TMZ posts photo it claims is a beaten Rihanna  —  LOS ANGELES - A photo that appears to be Rihanna 's face with bruises, scratches and swelling from an attack allegedly at the hands of boyfriend Chris Brown was posted Thursday night by the celebrity Web site TMZ.
E! Online:
Police Investigating Rihanna Photo Leak  —  Los Angeles police have opened an internal investigation into who illicitly leaked a closeup photograph of Rihanna's brutalized face purportedly taken after her Feb. 8 altercation with Chris Brown.  —  “The Los Angeles Police Department takes seriously …
Matt Hardigree / Jalopnik:
Danica Patrick Sides with Brad Pitt, Chooses Angelina Jolie Over Jennifer Aniston  —  When asked who she would prefer to play her in film ocassionaly clothed Indy driver Danica Patrick responded she'd prefer Angelina Jolie over Jennifer Aniston.  The reason?  Aniston is too old.
Discussion: Jezebel, Gawker and MyHogtown
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OK! Magazine:
Angelina's Quest for the Best  —  Preparing for the Academy Awards is a frenzied affair, and even the normally low-key Angelina Jolie is caught up in the madness.  —  “She's been driving all of the high-end jewelers of New York crazy,” a source tells OK!  “She's looking for the impossible …
Empire News:
Exclusive: Inglourious Basterds Posters  —  All three posters for Tarantino's latest  —  As if last week didn't bring enough Inglourious goodness with the release of the teaser trailer, this week we bring you three all-new and exclusive posters from Quentin Tarantino's latest with which to whet your bloody appetite.
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 …
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.
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.
Jeff Jensen / EW.com:
‘Watchmen’: Inside Zack Snyder's Outrageous New Movie  —  Sure, all superhero movies are violent.  But this one revels in blood, sex, and politics.  It took 23 years to get to the big screen.  Now, we're going to find out who can handle it.  Are you ready to watch “Watchmen”?
Discussion: /Film and Oh No They Didn't!
Ulrica Wihlborg / People.com:
Constance Marie Gives Birth to a Girl!  —  Actress Constance Marie is a new mom.  —  The former George Lopez star and her fiancé, yoga teacher Kent Katich, welcomed daughter Luna Marie on Feb. 5 in Santa Monica, PEOPLE has learned exclusively.  —  The baby girl was born at 4:12 p.m. and weighed 8 lbs., 13 oz.
Nicholas Fonseca / EW.com:
Don't fear the reefer: ‘The Martha Stewart Show’ goes to pot!  —  Attention, stoners!  It seems somebody has finally given Martha Stewart the right kind of viewer research—you know, the kind that lets her know that plennnnty of you are at home watching her daytime talk show and hittin' the pipe on a regular basis.
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.
Erika Kinetz / Associated Press:
“Slumdog” child actors will attend Oscars in LA  —  MUMBAI, India - The child actors from “Slumdog Millionaire” will attend the Academy Awards ceremony in Los Angeles, Fox Pictures executives said Friday.  —  The rags-to-riches story set in the slums of Mumbai has been nominated for 10 Oscar awards …
Associated Press:
Celebs party; Hugh Jackman promises a naked Oscars  —  LOS ANGELES - An affable Hugh Jackman talks about hosting Sunday's Academy Awards, and veteran actor James Cromwell has some advice for Oscar nominee Josh Brolin.  —  ___  —  NAKED OSCARS: Oscar host Hugh Jackman plans to reveal more than most at Sunday's awards ceremony.
Discussion: New York Magazine
Larry Carroll / MTV Movies Blog:
‘Twilight’ Exclusive: ‘New Moon’ Art And Official Title Revealed!  —  As Juliet once said to Romeo: A rose by any other name would smell as sweet.  Now, modern-day star crossed lovers Bella Swan and Edward Cullen are getting ready to carry on with their cinematic love affair.
Discussion: /Film, FilmDrunk and The Movie Blog
Sarah Lyall / New York Times:
Squirming, but Watching a Dying Reality Star  —  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 …
Tomoneil / Gold Derby:
Heath Ledger's family plans to take his Oscar, which should go to Matilda if he wins!  —  Yesterday, when Heath Ledger's family landed at LAX airport to begin their march to the podium to pick up his inevitable supporting-actor Oscar for “The Dark Knight” this Sunday, a reporter asked Ledger's dad …
Style Watch:
No More Nudity for Kate Winslet  —  Moviegoers will be seeing less of Kate Winslet in the future.  —  While the actress has appeared nude in past films - including her Oscar-nominated turn in The Reader - she now says she is done disrobing.  —  “I think I won't do it again …
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Mark Harris / Time:   Best Actress: Kate Winslet's Moment
 
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