Woman Who Texted Chris Brown Was His Manager; Idol Urges Voters To Ring Sex Number
Latest- Sources say the woman who texted Chris Brown, “triggering” the assault on Rihanna was his manager Tina Davis, 40, who is rumored to have had a relationship with Brown when he was 16. [TMZ]
- It just keeps getting worse. Not only are Chris Brown and Rihanna reportedly recording a duet for his new album, TMZ reports that a music producer rushed them into the studio because “the heightened emotions would translate powerfully into the music.” Sources claim the two were “very, very emotional … the feeling in the room was pure love.” [TMZ]
- Akon says he’s be happy to work with Chris Brown again. “I wouldn’t take anybody’s personal issues or problems- I won’t hold them accountable for that when it comes to work. I think it’s two separate things,” said Akon. [AP]
- Jesse McCartney would also love to work with Chris. He says: “From what I’ve seen and from what I know of [Brown], he’s always been a gentleman. I’ve always known him as just a really nice guy. He’s always been supportive of me too. Even in the early years when he was on top and I was just building my way up. He’s always been really supportive…I think he’ll be okay.” [Perez Hilton]
- Not everyone is heaping praise on Chris Brown, but don’t get too excited. This criticism comes from Donald Trump. He says he stands by a recent quote in which he calls Rihanna a loser. “If she goes back to him, she’s absolutely crazy — they say that hitters are quitters,” said Trump. “If she goes back to Chris Brown, who beat the hell out of her, she’s a loser.” [Extra]
- Oprah is dedicating a show this week to “all the Rihannas of the world” and talking about domestic violence. It’s unclear why Tyra Banks is a guest. [Jossip]
- Ha. Someone took a picture of Columbia student James Franco sleeping in class. [TMZ]
- It was announced this morning that Nadya Suleman has accepted the help of Angels in Waiting, but now the organization has issued a statement saying they are not connected to Suleman in any way. It appears there may be more than one organization called “Angels in Waiting.” [Perez Hilton]
- With everyone in the Suleman family constantly doing interviews, Nadya has decided it’s time for the octuplets to get in on the action. She holds each of the babies in the hospital in this video. [Radar]
- American Idol told viewers to call 1-866-IDOLS-13 to vote for contestant Anoop Desai, but that number is already in use by a phone sex company. [TMZ]
- American Idol has set up another number for tonight’s voting. [New York Magazine]
- Britney really is back. She went on a shopping spree in Miami. [People]
- Hayden Panettiere is supposedly trying to get ex/co-star Milo Ventimiglia fired. Sources on the set say she’s behaving like a child. “She is making it difficult for everyone involved… She refuses to be on the set at the same time as him,” said one source. [Perez Hilton]
- Jay Leno is performing a free show on April 7 in Detroit for unemployed autoworkers. It’s called “Jay’s Comedy Stimulus Plan.” [NY Times]
- Megan Fox and Brian Austin Green are back together. Their rep says: “They hit a rough patch. But in every long-term relationship, people go through ups and downs. These two are very much in love and plan to be together for a long time.” [Perez Hilton]
- Billy Corgan of the Smashing Pumpkins testified before Congress today about musicians getting paid fairly. [Politico]
- Anne Heche‘s divorce has been finalized. She and ex-husband Coley Laffoon will share custody of their son Homer. [Star]
- Here’s the trailer for Powder Blue. There’s probably a plot to the movie, but people seem to be excited about it mainly because Jessica Biel goes nude for her role as a stripper. Sigh. [ONTD]
- Tom Felton, a.k.a. Draco Malfoy has Twittered that he’s releasing his album “In Good Hands” on iTunes next month. [ONTD]
- Paris Hilton says she hopes BFF Nicole Richie is having a boy. “I would love for Harlow to have a little brother to look after her,” says Paris. [ONTD]
- After a party at the Kabbalah center in Beverly Hills, Ashton Kutcher tried to get a drunk Demi Moore into the car without alerting the paparazzi. Judging from this series of pictures, he was unsuccessful. [Socialite Life]
- Here are pictures of Freida Pinto in the new issue of Elle. [ONTD]
- Lily Allen says she is not promiscuous. “I haven’t slept with many people and on a promotional trip you don’t get a chance to meet or shag anyone, and I don’t like one-night stands,” said Allen. [ONTD]
- Tony Award nominee Domhnall Gleeson is expected to join the cast of the new Harry Potter film as Bill Weasley. His father Brendan Gleeson plays “Mad Eye” Moody. [Muggle Net]
- Apparently Alex McCord of The Real Housewives of New York City had a job, but she’s been laid off. She worked from home in visual merchandising for Victoria’s Secret. She says she may have to get rid of her nanny. [Perez Hilton]
- There will be a Battlestar Galactica retrospective at the U.N. on March 17 about how the show explored themes of “human rights, children and armed conflict, terrorism, human rights and reconciliation and dialogue among civilizations and faith.” There will be a panel featuring U.N. representatives, show producers, and actors moderated by fan Whoopi Goldberg. [ONTD]
- Ewan McGregor found out someone was writing a fake Twitter account pretending to be him and had it taken down. [The Business Insider]
- Coolio has been charged with one felony count of drug possession and two misdemeanors, battery and possession of a smoking device, following his arrest last week at LAX. [People]
- Disney has moved the Christmas release of The Princess and the Frog up two weeks. They don’t want to compete with Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakuel. [Variety]
- David Alan Grier‘s Chocolate News won’t be renewed. [The New York Times]
- Tina Turner has postponed two U.K. concerts because she has the flu. [The Star]
- Khloe and Kourtney Kardashian describe themselves as “kissing bandits” because, as Khloe says, they “kiss then run away.” The newly-single Kourtney says, “I have made a ban for myself – to be single. I cannot have a boyfriend until at least a year.” [People]
- Chris Rock‘s brother Tony has been charged with drunk driving. [TMZ]
- Marcia Cross says her daughters Eden and Savannah are big talkers. “They happen to be very verbal girls and I think that comes from me. Their mom is pretty verbal,” she said. [People]
- Bad news for those planning on drinking away their economic woes: A popular bartender at the Boston bar that inspired the show Cheers has been laid off. [CBS News]
- Jimmy Boyd, the child singer and actor best known for the song “I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus” died of cancer over the weekend. He was 70. [AP]
- Kelly Clarkson says she has no desire to have kids. “I would not be a good mother. I mean, I love being an aunt to my niece and nephew. And I used to want to, like, adopt 10 kids — because I had friends who were adopted, and I thought that was the coolest thing, to be chosen. But again, my job is too selfish.” [Star]
- Kelly also says, “I’ve never been in love. I want to be so badly – I’m a hopeless romantic, but I haven’t been there yet.” [People]
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