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Tina Davis (L), Chris Brown, and Chris' Mother

Its time for a Recap.  (Are you as tired of this sh*t as I am?)  Anyway a few days ago we found out from the all mighty TMZ.com that the person behind the Chris Brown Rihanna fight might have been Tina Davis, Chris Brown’s manager and alleged lover, sending him text messages.  Police report that the text messages was from a former lover looking to “hook up” later that night.

Ok now Tina Davis has responded thru her attorney’s about alleged situation.  According to MTV.com

“The relationship between Ms. Davis and Mr. Brown is that of manager and client. There has never been any other relationship. The rumors in circulation are false. There are no e-mails between Ms. Davis and Mr. Brown of the type which have been described in media reports.

“If the source of the false rumors is identified, legal action will be taken. Given the nature of the legal issues affecting Mr. Brown, Ms. Davis will not be making any further statements.“

Oh and by the way Chris Brown has withdrawn his name from the Nickelodeon’s Kids Choice Awards.  Good move my dude.

Ok I took the weekend off from posting stuff on Chris Brown and Rihanna and I feel like its my duty to at least let you know what went down in the past couple days…in the words of other people of course.  TMZ.com reported that Chris Brown wants to make a deal with the DA but he doesn’t want jail time…

We’re told Brown’s people have consulted with outside legal eagles — including law school professors — who have said Rihanna’s own aggressiveness takes it out of the felony category. Sources say Rihanna was the first one to strike — slapping and striking Brown “numerous times” while he was driving, after seeing the text message from another woman. And Rihanna was fighting Brown as he punched and hurt her. We’re told much of this is reflected in the official police report based on what Rihanna told cops. As a result, they say, this is not a case that demands a felony plea.

On the other side, there are plenty of cases in which the woman engages the man in a fight but the jury convicts the male because it was an unfair fight and the man could have walked away. The photographs of Rihanna — the most graphic of which have not been seen by the public — demonstrate Brown’s superior strength. Add to that the fact that Brown had no significant injuries and it presents problems for him.

Perhaps worse for Brown, sources tell TMZ Rihanna told cops he had beaten her before and the violence had been escalating.

And there’s this. According to the detective’s note filed with the search warrant papers, Brown sent a text message to Rihanna’s assistant in which he apologized for what he had done to Rihanna and said he was getting help. That would be admissible in court and extremely damaging — as a legal admission.

Then we hear that Rihanna started the whole altercation by letting the island girl in her out by going upside Chris’ head with her shoe while he was driving.

 

Chris Brown lashed out at Rihanna after she hit him with her shoes, it has been claimed.

Welford Hart – who lives with Brown’s mother – alleged that the singer was provoked by theUmbrella hitmaker.

Hart told the New York Post newspaper, “When you take off your shoes and beat someone with high heels, that’s going to hurt. He reacted and tried to get her to stop hitting him, but she kept screaming.”

Now we are hearing from Hollyscoop.com that what TMZ.com had released before about Rihanna claiming that Chris Brown had hit her before and he had been increasingly violent were false.

 

A source involved in the investigation is speaking to Hollyscoop exclusively about the details surrounding the night of the alleged attack, and what Rihanna really told police in her statement. Hollyscoop has the scoop on never before published details surrounding the Chris Brown and Rihanna assault investigation below…

New Details Surrounding Police Report 

Contrary to what sites like TMZ had previously reported, Rihanna did not tell police that she was the victim of “escalating violence.” TMZ reported: “Multiple law enforcement sources tell TMZ, the night of the attack Rihanna told cops she was the victim of escalating violence — and the perp was Brown.”

However, a source involved in the investigation tells Hollyscoop exclusively that in the reports, Rihanna confessed there has only been two other incidences in which she felt threatened, but this was the first time Chris retaliated. Rihanna told investigators that the first incident occurred in Europe three months ago. It was a verbal dispute, which led to Rihanna slapping Chris Brown. In self-defense, Chris put her up “against the wall” and told her to calm down. 

The second incident occurred when the couple was visiting Rihanna’s family in her native Barbados back in August 2008. She described the incident as a verbal dispute, and added that no one was assaulted. According to the source involved in the investigation, the night of the alleged attack, Rihanna attacked Chris after reading a textmessage sent to him by a former lover. 

The situation escalated and resulted in Chris’ alleged attack on Rihanna. Chris turned himself over to the LAPD on February 8 and was booked and later released on $50,000 bail. 

The Call for Help

Although initial reports suggested that a female made the call to police, according to the report, it was a Rabbi who lives in the area. The unidentified man reportedly heard the confrontation outside and called 911, not knowing he was about to make a report about R&B’s biggest stars. He came outside when he heard shouting. “She was screaming out of control and he was extremely calm,” read his statement, adding that Rihanna “was not screaming for help, she was just screaming.” 

Why She Took Him Back

Rihanna’s family and friends were all shocked to learn that she had forgiven Chris and the couple had reunited. After experiencing a very public fall out, why would she take him back? The answer is simple: “She loves him,” says a close friend. 

The couple started communicating with each other while Rihanna was in Punta Mita, Mexico with friends celebrating her 21st birthday a few weeks ago, says our source.

One week later they reunited at P.Diddy’s $18 million mansion in Miami to work through their issues. Diddy’s ultra private home served as the ideal meeting spot for the couple, but he was not involved in the reconciliation. Diddy, who was in L.A. at the time, heard that Chris was going to be in Miami “working on music” so he offered up his home. But that was the extend of it. 

Family members and insiders cite the couple’s immaturity, she’s 21 and he’s 19, as the reason for why they fight so often. And the same factor could be used to explain why they are getting back together. Meanwhile, a source close to Rihanna tells Hollyscoop that reports that the couple got married in Miami are “100% false.” She is also not pregnant with his child. 

Ok so are we all caught up.  So what have we learned?  We still don’t know exactly what the hell happened.  Remember the affidavit was just what the police got out of Rihanna.  It was her side of the story we still haven’t heard anything from Chris Brown, no police report with his statements have been released.

If you were like me and turned on Dancing With The Stars about 10 min to late then realized another 20 min later that Lil Kim was the first damn person to go here is her full performance and judges comments.

She ended up getting a total of 21 which is great for the first night and the first dance.  So congrats to Lil Kim.

Oprah had a chance to go up to the White House and talk to Michelle Obama for the upcoming edition of ‘O Magazine’

Our new First Lady on the surprises of life in the White House (”If you want pie, there’s pie! If something breaks, it’s fixed. In an hour”)…the rules she’s laid down for Malia and Sasha (”I want the kids to be treated like children, not little princesses”)…and how she hopes to use “one of the best jobs in the world” to help women transform their lives. Here’s a sneak peek…

For all the majesty of the White House, the First Lady has already infused it with a palpable ease; her presence makes the place feel open and approachable. When we sit down to talk, she seems as relaxed as she did when I first interviewed her and her husband in their Chicago apartment in 2004. “This room has the best light in the house,” she tells me as we settle in, shoes off, on a comfortable sofa. “And there’s pie here, too. The pie in the White House is dangerously good.” — Oprah

Oprah: So after the inauguration, what was your first weekend in the White House like?

Michelle Obama: Well, we still had family here, so it was almost like a wedding. A huge, very complicated wedding. The last visitors didn’t leave until Sunday. And then the first Monday was kind of weird. You know: Now we live here, and Barack is getting up and going to work, and it’s just us. This is our home now.

Oprah: I had heart palpitations coming through the White House gate, recognizing that this really is now your home. It’s the White House, and it’s your home.

Michelle Obama: And it’s a beautiful home. When you go out and come back, especially at night, with all the white lights on–it’s just beautiful. We feel privileged, and we feel a responsibility to make it feel like the people’s house. We have the good fortune of being able to sleep here, but this house belongs to America.

I can’t even imagine walking up into the White House and having black kids running around in “their” house.  It’s crazy.

This could be a huge threat to the Chris Brown defense.  Rihanna’s lawyers said that if the she is subpoenaed by the DA she will testify in court:

 ”The DAs are facing an uphill battle now if Rihanna isn’t cooperating,” Los Angeles defense lawyer and former prosecutor Steve Sitkoff told People magazine on Friday (March 6) about the alleged victim in the case, who reportedly reunited with Brown last weekend at a home owned by Diddy in Miami. “At this point, her cooperation can make or break the case. But the DAs may not need her if Brown is willing to strike a plea deal.”

When asked if the singer is cooperating with the district attorney’s office, Rihanna lawyer Donald Etra told MTV News, “At this point, she is willing to do anything that the law requires her to do. … If subpoenaed, she will testify.” Asked to confirm reports that the couple have reunited since the alleged February 8 incident, Etra said now is “neither the time nor the place to discuss their relationship.”

Experts told People that prosecutors will almost certainly subpoena Rihanna as a witness but that she cannot be threatened with jail time if she refuses to take the stand.

This is why those rumors of Chris Brown and Rihanna being secretly married are running so strong cause supposedly if they are married Rihanna can not be forced to testify against Chris.  Anyway if Rihanna hits the stand and acknowledges everything in the afadavit to be true, it would be really hard for the Chris to comeback from that.

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Man just when I thought DL was finally getting comfortable on CNN they go ahead and cancel his show.  CNN says that the split was amicable:

“D.L. approached CNN about being permanently based in Los Angeles, where his family lives. To accommodate this, we agreed upon a new role where he will be a contributor for the network based in Los Angeles. We are eager to continue our relationship with D.L. who is a tremendous talent and a valued colleague.”

Or basically the critics hated this show and we were surprised ourselves that we gave a comedian a serious show on CNN.  Dont worry DL will bounce back.  He stays on tv.

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I have to say after reading the affadavit I can’t even begin to try to defend Chris Brown.  Still him being a first time offender I dont think he deserves jail time but something needs to happen.  That boy needs help and I remember talking to some people close to him and he has never been to kind to female people he messed with.  But he needs help and Rihanna really needs to think about getting back with him.  This is what happened in the court room according to People.com and further down there is a video and the actual affadavit.

A solemn and nervous-looking Chris Brown stood before a Los Angeles Superior Court commissioner Thursday after being charged with felonies in the alleged beating of girlfriend Rihanna. 

Brown, 19, did not enter a plea, and his arraignment was delayed until April 6. But the commissioner issued a protective order against the singer, saying, “Mr. Brown, you are not to annoy, harass, molest, threaten or use force or violence against anyone.” 

Brown, wearing a gray suit with a white handkerchief, stood next to his attorney Mark Geragos and answered only, “Yes” and “Yes, ma’am,” to Commissioner Kristi Lousteau’s procedural questions. 

Rihanna, 21, did not attend the five-minute session, but her lawyer, Donald Etra, was in court. He did not request a more restrictive order that Brown stay away from her. The couple have reconciled since her alleged beating. 

Asked on the way out of the courtroom how Rihanna was holding up, Etra said, “She’s doing great. She is making sure her rights are being protected at every stage of the proceedings.” As for why Rihanna didn’t want a stay-away order, he said, “She did not feel a stay-away order was necessary.” 

The L.A. District Attorney’s Office announced earlier Thursday that Brown was being charged with two felonies – assault and making criminal threats – in the alleged beating Rihanna last month. 

If convicted, Brown faces anywhere from probation to a maximum four years and eight months in state prison, DA spokeswoman Sandi Gibbons said. 

The formal charges come almost a month after the couple argued early in the morning of Feb. 8, just hours before Rihanna and Brown were both scheduled to perform at the Grammys.

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Here is the Video of said proceedings

Pages 4 – 7 of Affadavit

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Eminem has decided that since he has been gone for while he might as well come back hard and make 2009 his year.  His first project, ‘Relapse’, will hit stores May 19th.  Eminem told MTV.com

“A lot of people were expecting Relapse to drop last year. I was one of them. Then Dre and I went back in the studio in September for a few days, and that turned into six months. We were on such a roll; we wound up with a ton of new music produced by Dre. Putting outRelapse 2 will let everyone get all of the best stuff.”

This will be a huge year for the Dre, Eminem, 50 cent team.  Relapse 1 and 2 coming out this year, Dr. Dre’s De Tox and 50 Cent ‘Before I Self Destruct. 

Also Eminem will be dropping Relapse the same day that Lil Wayne’s rock project, ‘Rebirth’ and also Busta Rhymes’ ‘B.O.M.B.’ are scheduled to come out.