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7:35 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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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
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: Just Jared, Jezebel, Gawker and MyHogtown
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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.
Discussion: Perez Hilton and I'm Not Obsessed
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.
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 …
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.
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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 …
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.
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!
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.
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.
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Korin Miller / NY Daily News:
Dress like Charlie Sheen with his new line of shirts, the DaVinci …
Discussion: TV Squad, Cele|bitchy and Lifeline Live
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.
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.
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.”
Hollywood Reporter:
Tupac's story subject of legal battle  —  Morgan Creek alleging estate has backed out of agreement  —  Morgan Creek is in a legal turf war with the estate of Tupac Shakur.  —  The Rick Nicita production banner has sued Amaru Entertainment, the company run by Afeni Shakur …
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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.
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 …
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 …
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.
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.
 
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