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9:45 AM ET, February 12, 2009

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Marc Malkin / E! Online:
Terrence Howard Retracts “Insensitive” Comments About Chris Brown and Rihanna  —  Terrence Howard wants to take back what he said about Chris Brown and Rihanna.  —  When asked by paparazzi last night if he had any comment on the Chris Brown incident with Rihanna, the actor said, “It's just life, man.
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Natalie Finn / E! Online:
Chris Brown Holed Up in Vegas  —  Chris Brown has taken a gamble on Las Vegas.  —  E! News has learned that Brown, who is being investigated by the Los Angeles District Attorney's Office for allegedly beating up his R&B star girlfriend, Rihanna, is holed up at the Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Vegas.
People.com:
Chris Brown ‘Feels Very Bad,’ Says Stylist  —  Chris Brown, who has not been seen publicly since allegedly assaulting girlfriend Rihanna, is a “good kid” who “feels very bad” about what has happened, his friend and stylist tells PEOPLE exclusively.  —  “Chris is all right.  He's a good kid.
Lindsay Powers / Us Weekly:
Friends Worried After Rihanna Had Neck Bruises in December  —  Chris Brown may have roughed up Rihanna before their early Sunday morning altercation, two friends reveal in the new issue of Us Weekly (out today).  —  Brown — who is currently being investigated by Los Angeles county prosecutors …
Alexis Chiu / People.com:
Mandy Moore Gets Engaged!  —  Mandy Moore will tie the knot with her musician beau Ryan Adams, her publicist confirms to PEOPLE.  —  Details on the engagement weren't immediately available.  Moore, 24, and Adams, 34, had dated off-and-on since March 2008.
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Breanne L. Heldman / E! Online:
Mandy Moore and Ryan Adams Engaged!
Discussion: Stereogum, PopSugar and Hollyscoop
PopEater:
Mandy and Ryan Reportedly Engaged
Just Jared:
Mandy Moore & Ryan Adams: Engaged!
X17 Online:
Mandy Moore Engaged!!!
Discussion: Perez Hilton and omg!
TMZ.com:
Asians Want $4 Billion From Miley Cyrus  —  A Los Angeles woman has filed a class action suit against Miley Cyrus, claiming she mocked Asians in a recent photo by slanting her eyes.  Price tag: $4 billion.  —  Lucie J. Kim claims to represent more than 1 million Asian Pacific Islanders who live in L.A. County.
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Ted Casablanca / E! Online:
Exclusive!  Nicollette Sheridan's Desperate Housewives Days Numbered  —  Wonder if all those special requests cost Nicollette Sheridan her job on the still-hot ABC soap Desperate Housewives?  —  Reliable sources on the set of Wisteria Lane tell us exclusively that a script has just been circulated …
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PEOPLE TV Watch:
Nicollette Sheridan to Leave Desperate Housewives
Discussion: Evil Beet Gossip and iVillage
NY Daily News:
A-Rod crawls back to Cynthia, and Madonna's not happy  —  Now that Alex Rodriguez has slithered back to his ex-wife, the Yankee slugger's reported paramour Madonna is furious.  —  “Madge is pissed!” reveals an insider, after A-Rod headed home to Coral Gables, Fla., in the wake of his steroid-use scandal.
Discussion: Pop Crunch and Socialite Life
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Agence France Presse:
Michelle Obama: Vogue cover girl
Discussion: The Dish Rag
BBC:
Style icon Michelle Obama makes Vogue cover
TMZ.com:
OctoMom — It Was a Very Goodyear  —  The only thing more painful than having eight babies cut out of you: Carrying them in your ridiculously distended belly.  Ouch!  —  This picture of a ready to explode Nadya Suleman was taken eight days before giving birth to the last eight of her fourteen kids.
Michael Ausiello / EW.com:
Ask Ausiello: Spoilers on 'Grey's,' ‘House,’ ‘Big Love,’ ‘Fringe,’ ‘NCIS,’ ‘24,’ ‘Gossip Girl,’ ‘Friday Night Lights,’ ‘Heroes,’ ‘Smallville,’ and more!  —  Question: Now that it seems likely that Katherine Heigl and T.R. Knight's are leaving Grey's Anatomy, does this mean there's a chance Isaiah Washington could return as Burke?
Pernilla Cedenheim / People.com:
Britney Spears Plays a Sexy Housewife in New Video  —  Britney Spears is a mega pop star, a mom of two - and now a happy homemaker in her new video, sources tell PEOPLE.  —  The singer, who plans to hit the road for her Circus tour next month, spent Tuesday filming the video for her upcoming single …
Steve Rogers / Reality TV World:
‘American Idol’ disqualifies Joanna Pacitti from eighth season competition  —  Fox has announced that controversial American Idol contestant Joanna Pacitti has been disqualified from the show's eighth season competition.  —  “It has been determined that Joanna Pacitti is ineligible to continue …
Kate Schweitzer / Us Weekly:
See Aubrey O'Day's Playboy Cover!  —  Aubrey O'Day will bare all in Playboy!  —  “In this society we're all taught to cover ourselves and our thoughts up,” she says.  “Nudity is a beautiful thing.”  —  The former Danity Kane singer posed for an eight-page nude pictorial in the magazine's March issue …
 
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Katie Deighton / Wall Street Journal:
OpenAI acquires tech news show TBPN, promising editorial independence; TBPN was on track to make over $30M in revenue in 2026 and will wind down its ad business

Variety:
Sources: the legal team for Paramount President Jeff Shell has engaged in preliminary talks about a possible exit from the company, where he was hired in 2024

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WME is selling sports marketing agency 160over90 to Publicis Groupe for, sources say, $500M+; WME bought the agency in 2018 for about $200M

 
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