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Rihanna takes a swipe at fan with microphone

June 19th, 2013 3:20am EDT
Rihanna
Rihanna lashed out during her concert in the U.K. on Monday night (17Jun13) when an overzealous fan grabbed hold of her costume.

The Umbrella superstar ran into trouble while walking through the pit in front of the stage while singing her hit We Found Love during her Diamonds World Tour gig at the LG arena in Birmingham, England.

As she passed baying fans in the front row, one devotee grabbed hold of her sparkling jacket from behind the barrier and refused to let go.

In video footage of the night, the singer is shown losing patience and lunging at the fan with her microphone, before a bu...
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Man arrested for trespassing on Rihanna's property

June 18th, 2013 3:55pm EDT
Rihanna
A man has been arrested on suspicion of trespassing after he was caught on the roof of Rihanna's California home.

The 26-year-old male was spotted by eagle-eyed private security guards working near the Umbrella hitmaker's Pacific Palisades home on Monday night and they detained the suspect until police arrived on the scene.

He was then placed under arrest and taken into custody, with his bail set at $2,882.

According to TMZ.com, the man told cops he had no idea the house belonged to the R&B star. Rihanna was not home at the time of the incident, as she is currently on tour in the U.K.

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Drake: 'I want to settle Chris Brown feud'

June 18th, 2013 3:11am EDT
Drake
Rapper Drake is eager to put his feud with Chris Brown in the past by sitting down with his one-time love rival for a "man-to-man" chat.

The stars, who have both dated singer Rihanna, came to blows in a New York City nightclub last year (12) when their entourages were embroiled in a violent brawl, which left several people injured.

Drake now admits he would like to overcome his issues with the Kiss Kiss hitmaker, but fears a reconciliation may never happen.

He tells America's GQ magazine, "I wish we could sit down, just like you and me are right now, and talk it out man-to-man. But that'...
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Rihanna supports rapper brother at London debut

June 17th, 2013 8:40pm EDT
Rihanna
Rihanna hit London with her model pal Cara Delevingne on Sunday (16Jun13) to watch her aspiring rapper brother's debut U.K. performance.

The Umbrella singer performed for thousands of fans at Twickenham stadium in the U.K. as part of her Diamonds World Tour, while another member of the Fenty family was gearing up to take to the stage on the other side of town.

Rihanna rushed to the Boujis club in central London to catch her younger sibling Rorrey, who goes under his hip-hop name GQ, perform material from his mixtape In My Mind.

Rorrey's superstar big sister was spotted dancing at the sid...
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15 Songs For A Rainy Summer Day

June 1st, 2013 2:00pm EDT
Rihanna
The coming of Summer brings an anticipation of relief from winter blues, shedding of heavy clothes, outdoor activities, and sunny days ahead.  However, if Spring showers sneak a bit into June bringing more rain, just in case, here is our list of 15 songs for a rainy Summer day.

1. “Umbrella” - Rihanna (Good Girl Gone Bad, 2007)

2. “Rain” - Madonna (Erotica, 1992)

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3. “Here Comes The Rain Again” - Eurythmics (Touch, 1983)

4. “It Will Rain” - Bruno Mars (The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn -Pt. 1, 2011)

5. “The Rain” - Missy Elliot (Supa Dupa Fly, 1997...
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Rihanna fan sues over coldsore

June 1st, 2013 9:31am EDT
Rihanna
Rihanna has been named in a bizarre new lawsuit filed by a woman who alleged the singer's lipstick gave her oral herpes.

New Yorker Starkeema Greenidge claims she caught the virus from a sample of MAC's RiRi Woo lipstick, which was given to her at the singer's concert in Brooklyn, New York on May 7.

Greenidge's lawyers claim the sales assistant "didn't use a fresh or new lipstick tube, but rather one that had been used for other patrons" and two days after the show, Greenidge found a coldsore on her lips.

The waitress says, "This is going to happen over and over again if nothing is done....
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Fan Gets Herpes From Rihanna Lipstick

May 30th, 2013 9:07pm EDT
Rihanna
A fan got an unwanted souvenir when she went to a Rihanna concert.

A woman named Starkeema Greenidge is suing M.A.C., a cosmetics company, because she got herpes from a sample of lipstick at Rihanna’s recent concert in Brooklyn.

M.A.C. makes the RiRi Woo brand of red lipstick, endorsed by Rihanna, and had a popup stand at the concert to let fans try on the cosmetics.

Greenidge says someone working the stand applied the lipstick directly to her lips, rather than using a disposable sample or swab, and infected her lips. "My whole lip was irritated and hugely swollen," she told TMZ. A docto...
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Rihanna Finds Pleasure In Pain, Enjoys Getting A Brazilian Bikini Wax

May 30th, 2013 6:00pm EDT
Rihanna
Rihanna, who once sang that chains and whips excite her, is living up to her image of being a sadomasachist - the singer likes one of the most painful beauty procedures a woman undergoes.

Most ladies would rather pull out their teeth than get a Brazilian wax on their private parts, but the Barbadian beauty loves to get them because of the pain.

The pop star reportedly refuses to apply any pain numbing cream before having the intimate hair removal treatment, claiming the hot wax procedure is pleasurable.

An insider from a waxing establishment in Toronto, Canada, told the Daily Star newspa...
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Amanda Bynes slams Rihanna on Twitter

May 27th, 2013 3:10am EDT
Amanda Bynes
Embattled actress Amanda Bynes stunned fans on Sunday (26May13) by taking aim at Rihanna in a string of shocking Twitter.com messages.

The Hairspray star, who was arrested in New York City on Thursday (23May13) after cops allegedly found drugs at her home, took to her page on the site to fire off a tweet mocking the Umbrella hitmaker's appearance.

She stated, "Rihanna you look so ugly tryin (sic) to be white."

Bynes then referenced the singer's infamous 2009 fight with ex-boyfriend Chris Brown, which left her bloodied and bruised, adding, "Chris brown beat you because you're not pretty e...
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Amanda Bynes To Rihanna: 'Chris Brown Beat You Because You're Not Pretty Enough'

May 26th, 2013 2:30pm EDT
Amanda Bynes
Amanda Bynes just inexplicably railed on Rihanna on Twitter, saying Chris Brown beat her because she's ugly ... but RiRi got the last word and it was AWESOME.

Bynes tweeted -- and quickly deleted -- "@rihanna Chris Brown beat you because you're not pretty enough." But TMZ still got the screengrab. 

She followed that up with another insult -- about wanting to name her dog Rihanna. It's unclear what set her off.

RiRi clearly got wind of the deleted tweets, because she just posted the BEST COMEBACK EVER:

Ya see what happens when they cancel Intervention?

— Rihanna (@rihanna) May 26,...
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Chris Brown And Karrueche Tran Together Again?

May 26th, 2013 10:07am EDT
Chris Brown
Sources claim Chris Brown and ex-girlfriend Karrueche Tran are together again. Why? Because she's living in his house!

TMZ reports the model moved in with Brown before his 24th birthday in May and shortly have his break up with Rihanna. If you don't recall, Brown left Tran in the first place to get with Rihanna (again).

Tran is keeping her apartment for the time being, but is moving in tons of clothes and other personal items into Brown's Hollywood home.

The couple hasn't been trying to keep their time together secret - they were even involved in a car accident together. 

Back in Octobe...
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Rihanna Shares Topless Photo & Close-Up Of Her Butt In A Sexy Denim Thong

May 22nd, 2013 9:37pm EDT
Rihanna
Rihanna posted a photo of her butt in a denim thong from the set of her latest music video on her Instagram page Wednesday, but the singer quickly deleted it afterward. She didn't take it down before it spread like wildfire across the internet, though.

The 25-year-old singer, who is no stranger to posting racy shots for her fans, shared the photo from her "Pour It Up" video shoot.

"And that a #wrap !!!!" she wrote.

Riri's BFF Melyssa Ford also posted several behind-the-scenes photos to her Instagram page showing Rihanna dressed like Marilyn Monroe for the strip-club anthem's promo.

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Rihanna And Other Stars Send Out Prayers And Condolences To Oklahoma Tornado Victims

May 21st, 2013 6:07pm EDT
Rihanna
Rihanna, Slash, and many other stars have reached out to offer their prayers to the people of Oklahoma following a devastating series of tornadoes.

Powerful tornadoes landed in Oklahoma City Monday, destroying several buildings. Currently, the death toll is over 90 people, with dozens being school children. The children were at Plaza Towers Elementary School when the storms ripped through the building.

Rihanna took to Twitter.com and posted the simple message, "Praying for Oklahoma." Slash wrote, "Horrible what the people in Oklahoma just went thru. The devastation they're facing now. & t...
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Rihanna & Slash pray for Oklahoma locals after storm devastation

May 21st, 2013 3:10am EDT
Rihanna
Rihanna and SLASH have joined the millions who have turned their prayers to the people of Oklahoma caught up in the state's latest storm tragedy.

Tornados swept through the suburbs of Oklahoma City on Monday (20May13), leaving more than 50 people dead and flattening homes and schools. At least 20 children are among those to have died in the tragedy, many of those students at Plaza Towers Elementary School in Moore, who were killed by falling debris when the storm ripped through the building. At least 145 people are believed to have been hospitalised in the area.

Rihanna and Slash were amo...
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Rihanna Sues British Retailer Topshop For Putting Her Face On T-Shirts

May 17th, 2013 4:00pm EDT
Rihanna
Rihanna is suing famous British retailer Topshop for allegedly selling T-shirts featuring her image without asking permission. The pop star claims the fashion giant wasn't granted the rights to use her image on their clothing.

Rihanna is taking legal action after failing to reach an agreement out of court. She is seeking $5 million in damages.

A source told the New York Post, "(Topshop's owners) buy the pictures from a photographer, but they do not pay the artist licensing fees. Unfortunately, U.K. law does not protect the artist... (Rihanna) has spent almost $1 million in litigation at t...
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Pharrell Williams to mentor contestants on Rihanna's Styled to Rock

May 15th, 2013 9:18pm EDT
Rihanna
Hip-hop star Pharrell Williams has signed up to serve as a mentor on Rihanna's upcoming fashion reality show.

Styled to Rock will feature budding designers fighting to win the grand prize of dressing some of the top celebrities in entertainment, and the trendy record producer has agreed to help advise contestants.

The Umbrella hitmaker will star and executive produce the programme when it airs on Style Network later this year (13) and producers are excited to have Williams on board.

Show spokesperson Salaam Coleman Smith tells The Hollywood Reporter, "We are delighted to have Pharrell, w...
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Usher to curate Macy's 4th of July fireworks spectacular

May 9th, 2013 3:58pm EDT
Usher
R&B superstar Usher has been handed the honour of curating a massive fireworks show in New York to mark this year's Independence Day (04Jul13) holiday.

The Yeah! hitmaker has been invited to work with organisers behind Macy's 4th of July spectacular to come up with the concept, music and design for the summer light show, titled It Begins With a Spark - the first time an artist has been hired for the job.

He plans to use some of his own songs alongside tracks by Rihanna, Swedish House Mafia and Frank Sinatra during the 37th annual Macy's 4th of July Fireworks display, which will feature a ...
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Chris Brown Confirms Rihanna Split: 'I Can't Be Focused On Wife-ing'

May 6th, 2013 9:07pm EDT
Chris Brown
Chris Brown has spoken out about an reported split with Rihanna, confirming he is no longer with his longtime on/off girlfriend.

In April, Rihanna started rumors of a rocky relationship when she spoke openly about it during a concert. "How many of you are in love? How many of you hate love? How many of you don't f**king understand it? I'm in that group. The confused group," she told fans in Los Angeles.

During a radio interview, Brown was asked if Rihanna would be part of his birthday festivities when he turned 24 on May 4. "I've actually got three birthday parties scheduled, I (sic) got ...
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Chris Brown's Father: 'I Really Didn't Want Him & Rihanna Back Together'

April 29th, 2013 8:59am EDT
Chris Brown
Chris Brown's father Clinton isn't thrilled that his son is dating Rihanna again. Clinton previously urged Chris to avoid the Barbadian beauty following his infamous 2009 fight that resulted in an assault conviction.

Clinton believes the couple is too wild to be together. He told Britain's The Sun: "I really didn't want him and Rihanna back together because of the scrutiny and because they are two individuals who are whimsical. You don't have the balance. You have to have a balance in a relationship. You have to have someone who is spontaneous, but you also need someone who is more grounde...
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Rihanna & Katy Perry Playfully Tweet Each Other - Are They BFFs Again?

April 25th, 2013 2:35pm EDT
Rihanna & Katy Perry
Former besties Katy Perry and Rihanna apparently are on friendly terms again. Perry reportedly cooled her friendship with the Barbadian beauty a few months ago after Rihanna reconciled with her abusive ex-boyfriend Chris Brown.

But Katy recently tweeted Rihanna and joked about missing her friend while she was in Los Angeles. Katy wrote: Ermm...I was in LA Saturday night...Should I be proud or offended I wasn't invited @rihanna #WHOISTHISDOPPLEGANGER."

Rihanna tweeted back: "@katyperry erm I wasn't! Lol! #miaminights howeverrrrr....I'll still let you spank me!"

The famous duo then set a ...
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Rihanna Breaks Billboard Pop Chart Record With 10th Number-One Single, 'Stay'

April 23rd, 2013 8:31pm EDT
Rihanna
Rihanna's latest single, "Stay," has set a new chart record thanks to hitting the top spot on Monday, proving that she's the one who deserves all the bowing down these days.

The song put the singer in a class of her own as she has become the first artist in the 20-year history of Billboard's Pop Songs chart with 10 number-one singles. Katy Perry previously held the record with nine.

The singer, currently out on her Diamonds World Tour, shared a topless photo of herself backstage before Monday night's show in Atlanta, Georgia.

"Show time!!" she wrote.

The singer also tweeted about breaki...
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Rihanna Celebrates 4/20 With Marijuana Cake

April 22nd, 2013 7:07pm EDT
Rihanna Instagram
Rihanna enjoyed the yearly 4/20 celebration on Saturday by smoking marijuana and eating a pot-themed cake fans made her.

The singer has made no attempts to hide the fact she enjoys weed, and joined other revelers in enjoying the drug on 4/20 - a date in reference to 4:20 PM, which was adopted as a time to smoke pot in America.

Rihanna was in Florida on 4/20 while on her Diamonds World Tour, but that didn't stop her from uploading a photo to Instagram of herself enjoying the drug. She posted, "#420 it's a celebration bitches!! Thank you to all my ft. Lauderdale and Miami fam that came thro...
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4/20: Celebrate Weed Day With These 13 Celebrity Stoners

April 20th, 2013 7:36pm EDT
Willie Nelson
Every year when April 20 rolls around people across the U.S. celebrate an unofficial holiday: weed day.

Stoners everywhere recognize 4:20 as being the time of day to light up, and when the date is 4/20 it's time to kick back, light up and smoke all day -- especially at 4:20. If you're into that kind of thing, of course.

Now that several stats have legalized marijuana to various degrees plenty of folks from sea to shining sea will be lighting up this year, some even in public. Colorado, which has the loosest regulations on pot, sees thousands gather in downtown Denver -- aka the Mile High ...
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Rumor Patrol: Rihanna Pregnant, Miley Cyrus & Liam Hemsworth Cancel Wedding, More

April 20th, 2013 9:00am EDT
Rihanna
You can't go one week without hearing a ridiculous story involving some of your favorite celebrities. Thankfully, the Starpulse Rumor Patrol is here to sort out what's real and what's fake.

Rihanna has been forced to cancel several concerts because she's pregnant. False. The singer axed her Houston and Dallas gigs on Monday and Tuesday night due to an "illness." Following the Houston cancellation, concert promoters Live Nation issued the statement: "Unfortunately, as a result of illness Rihanna is unable to perform this evening at Houston's Toyota Center. Fans are instructed to retain thei...
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Rihanna 'Sad' About Cancelled Shows & Rumors Persist That She's Pregnant

April 17th, 2013 5:37pm EDT
Rihanna
Rihanna was forced to cancel two concerts in Texas earlier this week, and some have speculated that one of the reasons is that the Barbadian beauty may be pregnant.

The singer axed her Houston and Dallas gigs on Monday and Tuesday night due to an "illness," and on Tuesday morning she was spotted exiting a doctor's office in Bevery Hills, Calif.

She explained on Instagram: "I was sick since San Diego! I kept working because I thought two days off after the Vegas show would be enough time to recover and I f**ked up, those were two days off from hell and today is not different. I'm sad and d...
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A Sick Rihanna Cancels Houston Concert

April 16th, 2013 9:43am EDT
Rihanna
She's done it again - Rihanna has axed a concert while she recovers from an "illness." Last month, the Barbadian beauty cancelled shows in Maryland and Massachusetts after getting sick.

The pop star cancelled her Monday night gig at the Toyota Center in Houston, Texas. Concert promoters Live Nation issued the statement: "Unfortunately, as a result of illness Rihanna is unable to perform this evening at Houston's Toyota Center. Fans are instructed to retain their tickets to this event pending rescheduled show date information."

Rihanna is reportedly scheduled to perform in Dallas, Texas, o...
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Rumor Patrol: Gwyneth Paltrow Starves Her Kids, Victoria's Secret Fires Miranda Kerr, More

April 13th, 2013 1:00pm EDT
Gwyneth Paltrow
You can't go one week without hearing a ridiculous story involving some of your favorite celebrities. Thankfully, the Starpulse Rumor Patrol is here to sort out what's real and what's fake.

Gwyneth Paltrow keeps her family on a strict eating regime. In her new family cookbook, "It's All Good," Paltrow explains how she gives up dairy, sugar, and gluten to lose weight. Rumors swirled that her dietary restrictions were extended to husband Chris Martin and their two kids.

Verdict: False. The actress told Dr. Oz: "I don't know where they get some of this stuff! They say I don't give my kids ca...
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Rihanna Tweets New Photo Of Herself With Chris Brown Despite Break-Up Rumors

April 11th, 2013 7:06pm EDT
Rihanna and Chris Brown
The "are they or aren't they" rumors about Chris Brown and Rihanna appear to have been put to bed...for the moment. Late Wednesday the Barbadian beauty posted a photo of herself and Brown with the caption "this s**t look like a toupee," quoting some lyrics from his song "Look At Me Now."

A source told E! News earlier this week that the couple split up because Rihanna wanted to refocus her attention on her career and business ventures, including her fashion line and fragrance launch.

This comes after Rihanna asked Los Angeles concertgoers on Monday: "How many of you are in love? How many o...
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Amid Chris Brown Break-Up Rumors, Rihanna Tells Concertgoers She's 'Confused' About Love

April 10th, 2013 2:00pm EDT
Rihanna
On Monday, Rihanna shared her mixed feelings about love during a concert in Los Angeles, further fueling speculation that she and Chris Brown are no longer together.

While performing at the Staples Center she opened up to fans, asking the crowd: "How many of you are in love? How many of you hate love? How many of you don't f**king understand it? I'm in that group. The confused group."

The pop star then launched into the track "What Now," which includes the lyrics: "I've been ignoring this big lump in my throat/ I shouldn't be crying, tears were for the weaker days/ I'm stronger, now what,...
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On-Again, Off-Again: Chris Brown & Rihanna Break Up

April 9th, 2013 5:00pm EDT
Chris Brown & Rihanna
Stick a fork in it - they're done. Chris Brown and Rihanna have split up.  At least for now.

The couple, who famously broke up in 2009 the night before the Grammy Awards when Brown smacked the pop star around, have been on and off for the last year.

Before they rekindled their relationship several months ago, Rihanna admitted to Oprah last summer: "We love each other and we probably always will, and that's not anything we're gonna try to change."

A source told E! News that although the Barbadian beauty will always have feelings for Chris, she is trying to focus on her music career and bu...
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