Rihanna and Chris Brown are back together. Only three weeks after Brown allegedly beat the sh*t out of his girlfriend - leaving her with bruises, horns and bite marks - the couple have reunited at P. Diddy's Miami digs on Star Island, according to Usmagazine.com. “She’s not listening to anyone,” says a Rihanna pal. “And of course Puff got involved in this.” Brown has been living it up by riding jet skies, flexing his muscles to onlookers and been seen smiling, according to Us. Rihanna’s friends said that a reconciliation was never out of the question. “It’s not easy to shut off a relationship she invested so much in,” a source said. This makes us want to vomit! We had a feeling RiRi was going to get back together with Brown, because in typical abuser fashion he's probably got her convinced the attack was all her fault. And now the smug bastard has the gall to frolic around Star Island flexing his muscles? This guy is disgusting. He will no doubt attack her again and the next time she might not end up as lucky!
Former First Lady Laura Bush granted an exclusive interview to ABC News about settling in her new Dallas home. "We have very little furniture. We don't have a kitchen table or a dining room table," she told ABC News. "Friends loaned me a kitchen table and the other night I had 16 people for dinner and I had to borrow chairs from the Secret Service next door.""The only thing we don't have are the newspapers. It has been slow to get The Dallas Morning News delivered," she said. "People bring the newspaper to us later in the day. It's just not being delivered yet." Bush also talks about how after stressing over the Sate of the Union address for the past eight years she forgot to watch it this year! "The next day I thought it was so ironic that for eight years I would be a nervous wreck before the State of the Union, and for days before, as George would be preparing his speech, worried about it and thinking about what was going to be in the speech," she said. "And this time it came and went and I didn't even think about it." It must be such a relief to be out of the White House, especially in this economic crisis! I'm sure they'd much rather have no furniture than have to be dealing with that!
Gwen Stefani and No Doubt band members will be the first band to perform on the hit show Gossip Girl. They will make an appearance on the second to last episode on May 11 and will play the '80s hit Stand and Deliver. I wonder why they choose No Doubt versus just Gwen? Maybe this means the band is getting back together?
Kanye West commented on Chris Brown's alleged assault on Rihanna and rambled on about how amazing O.J. Simpson is amazing during a recent taping of VH1's Storytellers. According to a Reuters report, at one point during the taping, West asked the crowd, "Can't we give Chris a break? ... I know I make mistakes in life." Kanye West went on to say how Michael Jackson, Michael Phelps and O.J. Simpson are all amazing despite the laws they break. "Michael Jackson, amazing. Michael Phelps, amazing. ... He's a real f---in' person; he makes mistakes," West said. "O.J. Simpson, amazing. Is he not? What he did, when he did, what he did. Was he not amazing, though?" We're AMAZED at how sick in the head Kanye is! He wants to make excuses for wife beaters and murderers!
After just four months together Holly Madison and Criss Angel have split. "Criss and Holly are no longer a couple. They remain very close friends and wish each other the very best," a rep for Angel told E! News. The Boots Girls are glad! Holly can do so much better! "She was very much in love with him, and they're still very close friends," a source told E! News. "It was a conflict of schedules. She felt she couldn't devote 100 percent of her time in Vegas and his career at the expense of her career and her goals." That's weird because last we heard she was quitting her job as photo editor at Playboy and moving to Vegas to be closer to Criss. The source also told E! News that the decision to split was mutual. Yeah right! I'm sure Holly finally realized how hot she is and that she needs to find herself a real man!
A spokesperson for Joaquin Phoenix is slamming a Chicago-based psychiatrist for suggesting that the former actor and wannabe raper is mentally ill. Paul Dobransky, author of The Secret Psychology of How We Fall in Love, concluded that Phoenix may be schizophrenic due to his "socially inappropriate behavior" with his a new rap career and his bizarre Late Show appearance in an article in article in the L.A. Times. Phoenix's rep fiercely shot back to MTV News: "How absolutely inappropriate for a doctor who has no personal interaction or relationship with someone to diagnose them.""And to do so in a public forum," the rep added. "Hope they spelled his name right. Another 15-minute 'expert' is born!" The doctor actually came to Phoenix's defense in the article and knocked Ben Stiller for mocking Phoenix at the Oscar's. He said he was "pretty offended" by Stiller, because it seemed as if Stiller was "potentially beating down on the mentally ill." It's a little presumptuous to say Stiller was beating down the mentally ill when we don't even know if that's the case. I think most people would agree that Phoenix acted like he was high on drugs. Whatever the case, Dobransky thinks the situation is no laughing matter. "The jury is not exactly in on what is happening," Dobransky said. "Whatever it is, it's not funny — whether it's drug abuse, mental illness coming on or the clumsiest attempt ever at a career change." It sure as hell is hard not to laugh at that clip of Phoenix on Letterman, but it is pretty sad!
Looks like Drew Barrymore may be directing the third Twilight. Entertainment Weekly is reporting that Barrymore is in the running and a top choice to direct the third Twilight entitled Eclipse. Seems a little early though, considering directors Catherine Hardwicke and Chris Weitz haven't even started filming the sequel New Moon yet. This all seems so random. But at least Barrymore has had some experience — she just finished her directorial debut with the movie Whip It! starring Ellen Page.
Jessica Simpson continued her tour in Salt Lake City on Thursday night and seemed to be in much better spirits than previous shows. A witness told Usmagazine.com that the singer, who was criticized for her suddenly fuller frame, looked "fit, tanned and toned.""I'm so lucky to be here," Simpson told fans, adding that prayer had helped her sustain her confidence. And what would a Simpson show be without the crooner gushing over her boyfriend Tony Romo. "The thing that makes us lucky is being in love...I did find that unexpected kind of love," Simpson said, explaining that she developed a crush on Romo after watching him on ESPN. We love Jess to death, but come on! She can't seem to get through a show without telling her fans how much she loves her boyfriend. We get it Jess, please stop talking about him. Simpson treated fans to hits With You and Come on Over, which she forgot the words to -- again. "I always do that right there," she said while laughing. "Sorry!" Get with it Jess! Maybe you need to stop talking about Tony and re-learn the words to your songs.
Former Girls Next Door star, Kendra Wilkinson, is ready to trade bunnies for babies. "We always talk about [having kids]," Wilkinson tells People.com about her plans with fiancé Hank Baskett. "He wants kids so badly, and I do, too." Wow, talk about not wasting time! These two aren't even married yet. The duo are so serious about children, they've even been coming up with names. "My first initial is K and my middle name is Leigh, so we were thinking of Kaleigh," she says. "And he's Hank Baskett III, so of course I'm going to have a Hank Baskett IV!" Good thing Kendra already has the bling, because naming babies before you're married will surely send the men running!