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RIHANNA: Pregnant?(Posted 5:30 AM, 2/26/2009)


Rihanna may be pregnant -- and may have already been pregnant when Chris Brown allegedly attacked her. Star magazine reports that days before their fight, Rihanna had told several friends that she was pregnant with Brown's baby. A friend says Rihanna was hesitant to tell Brown because "she was scared he would react badly." Star also claims that Rihanna still had not told Brown of her pregnancy when they got into that fight the night before the Grammys.

However, the National Enquirer is reporting that Rihanna had told Brown of her pregnancy and that it may have touched off their fight. According to the Enquirer, Rihanna has told friends that when Brown was attacking her, "all I could think was, 'Oh, my God, I could lose the baby!'"

Surprisingly, no public statement has come from Rihanna's camp. --Chris Morrow


CHRIS BROWN: Anger Management Classes?(Posted 3:00 AM, 2/26/2009)


Chris Brown is allegedly set to attend anger-management classes. An insider tells the New York Daily News, "Chris doesn't actually have to go by law, but he believes it will make him look better to the public, and he wants to try to get in a few classes before [his court date on] March 5th." The source adds that people close to the former couple think Rihanna could also use some help. "Rihanna is temperamental, too. They're both too hot-headed for their own good."

50 Cent says he won't be poking any more fun at Rihanna or Brown after lampooning the situation in his cartoon Officer Ricky. Fif' tells M-T-V, "After I saw the photograph, that wasn't funny anymore... It shifts the whole thing... Not to take any shots at Chris or Rihanna or take sides in any way, [but] it's really not cool. It's not funny anymore, so there will definitely be no more reference to that from me in any way."

At least one gambling site is taking bets on whether Brown will go to jail for the alleged assult. According to Bookmaker-dot-com, gamblers will get back a dollar and 12 cents for every dollar bet if Brown is sent to jail. If you put down a dollar on Brown not getting any jail time and he doesn't, you'll win two-35. --Chris Morrow


CHART ACTION: Strong Debut for Uncle Charlie(Posted 9:50 AM, 2/25/2009)


Charlie Wilson's latest solo disc, Uncle Charlie, is the nation's number-two album, according to the latest SoundScan figures. The former Gap Band frontman's disc sold 58-thousand copies its first week in stores. (Taylor Swift's Fearless remains at number-one.) Beyonce's I Am...Sasha Fierce sees a seven-spot jump to number-five. Intuition from Jamie Foxx also gets a boost, jumping from 14 to number-six. After debuting last week at number-three, India Arie's Volume Two, Testimony: Love and Politics slips to number-seven. Kanye West's 8-0-8s and Heartbreak sees an eight spot jump to number-eight, and Lady Gaga's The Fame moves up from 26 to number-10. And after debuting last week at number-seven, The Rebirth from Bobby Valentino slips to number-27. -- Jamila Daniel


DMX: Assaults Prison Officer(Posted 3:00 AM, 2/26/2009)



D-M-X is in trouble again after allegedly assaulting a detention officer while he was in lockdown in Arizona's Tent City prison. X, real name Earl Simmons, was booked yesterday on felony aggravated assault charges, which could land him an additional eight years behind bars. X was reportedly on a bread-and-water diet when he picked up a tray of food. When he was told him he couldn't eat it, he threw it the guard.

D-M-X is serving a 90-day sentence for drug, theft and animal-cruelty. --Chris Morrow


NORE: Beefing With Perez Hilton(Posted 3:00 AM, 2/26/2009)


Nore has started a Twitter beef with Perez Hilton after the gossip writer called him a "douchebag" and "queen" for being arrested in a Miami Fatburger on assault charges. After Nore responded by calling Hilton a "bitch," an all-out war of words erupted. Among the highlights were Nore telling Hilton that "my Twitter is for straight people who don't wear wigs," to which Hilton responded, "My being a homo is foul? Is it because I'm open about it but keep your gayness on the down low?" --Chris Morrow
See a full transcript of their Twitter exchange below.

Perez Hilton said @noreaga: At least you know who I am, bitch! xoxo

Noreaga said @perezhilton: do you know who I am, bitch? Random customer at Fatburger: a fat drunk half-puertorican reggaeton dancer?

Noreaga said @perezhilton: My twitter is for str8 people who dont wear wigs

Perez Hilton said @noreaga: Me being a homo is foul? Is it because I'm open about it but you keep your gayness on the downlow??? Xoxox

Perez Hilton said @noreaga: Dude, what are you smoking? Stop trippin'!


KEYSHIA COLE: Mommy Making Moves(Posted 3:00 AM, 2/26/2009)



Keyshia Cole's mother Franky is set to share rise from drug addict to T-V star in her upcoming autobiography Two Sides of Every Story. Franky will also star in the upcoming B-E-T's reality series The Franky and Neffy Show, co-staring Keyshia's sister Neffy.

Franky says that in addition to books and T-V, she's also looking to appear at parties. She tells Freddyo-dot-com, "If you paying, [I'm] there and for a small fee. I'll come slap the [mess] out of you." --Chris Morrow


CIARA: Album Due in May(Posted 3:00 AM, 2/26/2009)


Ciara says her Fantasy Ride album will finally arrive on May 19th. She told a New York radio station, "That day is perfect because I can make sure I can hold down the U-S as well as the U-K overseas. Everybody gets it at one time."

Ciara had a great time teaming with Justin Timberlake on the track "Love Sex Magic." She says, "He's a comedian... He's really becoming more and more silly." The two shot a clip for the song last week in New York. -- Jamila Daniel


OMARION: Snags Lil' Wayne, Timbaland(Posted 3:00 AM, 2/26/2009)


Omarion has snagged Lil' Wayne for his new single "Comfort," off his as-yet-untitled new disc. The track was produced by Timbaland, whose Mosley Music Group will put out the album. No word yet on a release date.

Omarion's 2006 disc 21 debuted at the top of the Billboard 200 and R-&-B charts. -- Jamila Daniel


TONI BRAXTON: Dancing With Tension(Posted 3:00 AM, 2/26/2009)


Toni Braxton had nothing but good things to say about Dancing With the Stars when she was a contestant, but now she admits it wasn't all that great. Toni -- who faced the added challenge of dancing with a life-threatening heart condition -- says she and partner Alec Mazo "bumped heads a bit." She tells Sister 2 Sister, "He was a nice guy, [but] I'm a Christian and he's an atheist. He'd say things and I would say things. Some days I felt sorry for him."

Braxton is expected to release a new disc, her debut for Atlantic Records, later this year. -- Jamila Daniel


JUSTIN TIMBERLAKE: It'll Be a Late Night(Posted 3:00 AM, 2/26/2009)


Justin Timberlake will help Jimmy Fallon kick off his gig as the new host of N-B-C's Late Night, having signed on as a guest for the show's premiere Monday night. The two worked together when Fallon was a cast member on Saturday Night Live and J-T guested on the show -- they both appeared in the skit "The Barry Gibb Talk Show." -- Jamila Daniel


RUSSEL SIMMONS: Not Excited About Run-DMC Movie(Posted 3:00 AM, 2/26/2009)



Russell Simmons says despite having managed Run D-M-C in their heyday, he isn't very enthusiastic about the recently announced bio-pic. Simmons tells M-T-V, "That movie has been a made few times already... I certainly don't know if a third movie about Run-D-M-C should be made on a shoestring budget."

But Simmons is thrilled to see his brother Reverend Run and D-M-C inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in April. "Any time you get an honor like that, it's wonderful. I'm sorry [Jam Master] Jay couldn't be here to see it. It's a very beautiful thing that people recognize their work like that." --Chris Morrow