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Rihanna Signs Copies of New Book

On October 27, Rihanna was on hand at Barnes & Noble on 5th Avenue in New York City to wow the crowd and sign copies of her new book,  Rihanna.

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Hope For Haiti Global Benefit Airing Friday, January 22

More than 100 celebs have signed on in an attempt to help bring relief to victims of the 7.0 earthquake which has devastated Haiti, left hundreds of thousands of survivors homeless and  killed upwards of 70,000 people.

On Friday, January 22 in New York, Bruce Springsteen, Wyclef Jean, Shakira, Mary J. Blige, and Sting are inked to perform at the Hope for Haiti Now: A Global Benefit for Earthquake Relief,while in Los Angeles, Christina Aguilera, Alicia Keys, Taylor Swift, Dave Matthews, Justin Timberlake, John Legend, and Stevie Wonder are just a few who will be on board via the West Coast. 

Bono, Jay-Z, Rihanna, The Edge and Coldplay are scheduled to lend their voices in London.

Wyclef Jean will host the New York event, George Clooney will be the ring leader in Los Angeles, and  CNN's Anderson Cooper will be on the air live from Haiti during the televised event.

In a statement, MTV verified that the event is scheduled to feature more than 100 celebs from all walks of the entertainment genre - from television, to music and film - all supporting the cause with testimonials and by answering phones during the telethon.

The two-hour telethon is scheduled to air on ABC, CBS, NBC, FOX, CNN, BET, The CW, HBO, MTV, VH1, CMT, PBS, TNT, Showtime, Comedy Central, Bravo, E! Entertainment, National Geographic Channel, Oxygen, G4, CENTRIC, Current TV, Fuse, MLB Network, EPIX, Palladia, SoapNet, Style, Discovery Health, Planet Green, and Canadian networks including CBC Television, CTV, Global Television and MuchMusic. 

All musical performances will be available for purchase for $.99 per song through the Apple iTunes Store beginning Saturday, January 23, with all proceeds benefiting Haiti relief funds managed by Hope for Haiti Now charities.

Chris Brown on 106 & Park

 

Chris Brown taped an episode of 106 & Park in front of a live audience this week, which aired last night. 

This marks the first time Brown, 20, has been interviewed in front of his fans since he was arrested last February for beating up then-girlfriend, singer Rihanna.  Brown pleaded guilty to assault and was sentenced to probation, community service and counseling.

He taped the episode of 106 & Park on Tuesday. 

When asked about his understanding of the extent and what happened, Brown replied:

"It's not something you could take lightly and not something you could push under the rug...it's a really serious situation and it's something that I regret and I wish I didn't do it."

When told that people have questioned his sincerity, Brown added:

"I just feel like at the end of the day I'm human. I can only tell you how I personally feel...I can't make everybody love me, but I can just try...and I can honestly say that I am sorry."

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Rihanna Covers Glamour

Rihanna has been named one of Glamour's 2009 Women of the Year in the magazine's December issue.

Rihanna says she's learned a lot from her high-profile domestic violence incident involving her former boyfriend, singer Chris Brown.

Brown, 20, was ordered to go for counseling and do community service work after he pleaded guilty to assaulting Rihanna, 21, last February.  Since then, Rihanna has kept a low profile concerning the incident, however she spoke out publicly for the first time about it with Glamour magazine:

"It has taught me so much. I went to sleep as Rihanna and woke up as Britney Spears. That was the level of media chaos that happened the next day. It was like: 'What? There are helicopters circling my house? There are 100 people in my cul-de-sac? What do you mean, I can't go back home?'

Rihanna also told Glamour that she was mortified when a photo of her battered face made the rounds on the Internet shortly after the incident:

"That is not a photo you would show to anybody. I felt completely taken advantage of...like people were making it into a fun topic...and it's my life. I was disappointed, especially when I found out the photo was (allegedly leaked by) two women."

Rihanna said she hopes other people will be able to learn from her personal experience.

"Domestic violence is a big secret. My story was broadcast all over the world for people to see, and they have followed every step of my recovery. The positive thing that has come out of my situation is that people can learn from that."

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