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2:41 AM ET, February 16, 2009

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People.com:
A ‘Saddened’ Chris Brown Releases Statement  —  The following statement was issued Sunday by a spokesman on behalf of Chris Brown:  —  “Words cannot begin to express how sorry and saddened I am over what transpired.  I am seeking the counseling of my pastor, my mother and other loved ones …
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Jessica Herndon / People.com:
Jay-Z on Rihanna: Imagine She's Your Sister or Mom  —  Jay-Z  —  Jay-Z struck a serious note Saturday when asked for his words of support for Rihanna.  —  “This is a real situation,” he said in Phoenix at the Sprite Green presents the Third Annual Two Kings dinner with Jay-Z and Lebron James, as part of the NBA All-Star Weekend.
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Chris Brown says he's ‘sorry and saddened’
Discussion: X17 Online and INF Daily
Jackie Strause / Fashion Buzz:
First-hand Account of Lohan Lover Spat  —  “Samantha Judith Ronson, why are you doing this to me?” cried Lindsay Lohan as she chased her lover down East First Street in the wee hours of Valentine's Day.  —  I had arrived towards the end of Charlotte Ronson's after party Friday night at the Eldridge …
Discussion: Evil Beet Gossip and Gawker
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Mary Beth / INF Daily:
LINDSAY AND SAM'S VALENTINES MASSACRE  —  Looks like Lindsay Lohan and Samantha Ronson's drama was less speculation and more public display late Friday night/early Saturday morning.  The couple got in a loud argument after a party for Sam's sister Charlotte Ronson and there was lots of chasing …
Discussion: omg!
Doug Wight / News of the World:
KATE Moss is 3 months pregnant.  —  KATE Moss is PREGNANT with her second child, we can reveal.  —  The supermodel is now past the crucial three-month stage, with the baby believed to be due at the end of August.  —  Kate.  35, is expected to formally announce the pregnancy soon—ending weeks of speculation.
News of the World:
Wrecked star says ‘Let kids try ecstasy’  —  SINGER Lily Allen was blasted last night for telling parents to encourage their kids to try drugs.  —  She said potentially lethal Class A drugs like ecstasy MIGHT not harm them — so the best way to find out was to take them.
James Desborough / News of the World:
We decode the mystery of Geldof girl's tattoos  —  WE already told you that her marriage has been left in tatters—and now we can reveal Peaches Geldof's body is left covered in TATTOOS.  —  Just a week after confirming our exclusive revelations that she is to divorce Max Drummey after 186 days …
Discussion: Gawker, Gone Hollywood and Perez Hilton
Mark Gray / People.com:
Is Benji Madden Katy Perry's New Valentine?  —  Katy Perry and Benji Madden  —  PHOTO BY: BRUCE GIFFORD / FILMMAGIC; JEAN BAPTISTE LACROIX / WIREIMAGE  —  Earlier in the night she may have called it “the horror that is Valentine's Day,” but Katy Perry appears to have been struck by cupid's arrow …
Robin L. Flanigan / People.com:
Jessica Simpson Shouts Out Love for Tony Onstage  —  Jessica Simpson was feeling the love on Valentine's Day - throwing out more than one “I love you” to NFL-player boyfriend Tony Romo during her Saturday night performance in Rochester, N.Y.  —  “I'm celebrating the life I'm living right now …
Daily Mail:
Just like a prayer?  Madonna and Jesus at Kabbalah meeting (with little David Banda in tow) … Model Jesus Luz added fuel to the rumours of a relationship with Madonna, when he accompanied the singer and her adopted son David Banda to a Kabbalah meeting yesterday.
Lucy Cockcroft / Telegraph:
Schoolboy father: Alfie Patten may take DNA test after two more teens claim paternity  —  The family of 13-year-old Alfie Patten have said he should take a DNA test to prove he is the father of his girlfriend's baby, after two more teenagers claimed they could be responsible.
Discussion: Evil Beet Gossip
 
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Jade's only interview  —  UNTIL now, Jade Goody never believed she'd …
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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

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