The 19 year-old R&B star Chris Brown confessed a couple of years ago to be a witness to the abuse of his mother by his stepfather.

“He used to hit my mom,” Brown told the magazine. “He made me terrified all the time, terrified like I had to pee on myself. I remember one night he made her nose bleed. I was crying and thinking, ‘I’m just gonna go crazy on him one day.’ … I hate him to this day.”

Brown also told Giant he studied martial arts to defend himself. After a fight with classmates in which he broke out his moves, he begged his own mother not to go to the police.

“Don’t go to no cops pressing no charges,” he told her, according to Giant. “Like, we don’t do that in the ‘hood.”

Of course this is not an excuse to beat down your girlfriend, Rihanna, but could explain how Chris got so violent… I swear I never saw this coming from him and that is kind of scary.

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Join our bloggers’ discussion at 3.15pm CST and share your opinion and indignation on the latest celebrity scandal, which is setting all the gossip blogs on fire. Chris Brown attacked and beat down his girlfriend Rihanna before Grammy’s night causing her “horrific” injuries.

Barack Obama, in his first press conference as President on Monday night, responded to a reporter’s question about the news coming out that baseball star Alex Rodriguez used steroids for several years.  Obama called the news ‘depressing.’  Watch the video above for his full answer.

Hot momma Halle Berry graces the cover of the special Hollywood Issue of Essence Magazine (March 2009). The 42 year-old actress talks about the fortune of finding love in a white boy, being a mom and shaving her head for her next movie role (I bet Halle will look much better bald than Britney!!).

Here are some highlights of Halle Berry’s Essence Magazine interview:

On dating a White man: “I tried Black men. I tried,” she wails in a mock southern accent. “I married two Black men. You know I tried.” She laughs again before making clear that “I don’t hold all Black males responsible because of the two bad eggs I got. I even dated Black men after my last divorce, but this is just where I found love.”

On her longevity in Hollywood: “Setbacks energize me. They make me realize that I have more work to do.”

On being a mom: “I thought I knew love before, but I never knew anything like this.”

On going bald for a role: “I am shaving it off,” she says.”I know. Here comes the controversy, but I have to do it for the role and it will grow back—I hope.”

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Courtney Love looked fabulous while leaving the Groucho club in London last night (February 10). By fabulous I mean she must have looked fabulous somewhere at the beginning of the night before her eighth scotch and second line.

Courtney didn’t seem bothered at all by the presence of the paps, probably because she was too high to even recognize those were flash lights instead of the first rays of light in the morning. For a 44 year-old crackhead rock chick, Courtney actually looks pretty good… nice cleavage by the way!!

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Ok, so maybe not Chris Brown’s mug shot, but you get the point. Brown’s shot will soon be replacing this thug who is serving a nice long prison sentence in Nevada.  By the seriousness of the injuries to Rihanna’s face it seems as though Brown would have killed her if a passerby had not called 911.

O.J. Simpson roughed up Nicole Brown to the point that she called 911 several years before O.J. actually stabbed and killed her and Ron Goldman.

SHOCKING: Leaked Police Photo of Rihanna’s Battered Face

RELATED: Photo of Chris Brown’s Other Woman

UPDATE: Chris Brown’s Apology Mentions God But Not Rihanna

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The injuries to pop star Rihanna, from getting beat up by Chris Brown, are being described as devastating and “horrific” according to TMZ.

As we reported, the photos show major contusions on both sides of the singer’s face — there is serious swelling and bruising. Her lip is split and her nose bloody. We have now confirmed there are bite marks on one of her arms and on several fingers.

And we now know this… Rihanna claims Brown struck her with his fists and that’s what did the damage. There was no object used in the alleged attack.

Chris Brown was obviously trying to kill the young lady.  With photographic evidence and eye witnesses, Brown is likely set to do a nice stay in the county prison.

SHOCKING PHOTOS: Leaked Police Photos of Rihanna’s Beaten and Battered Face

UPDATE: Chris Brown’s Apology Mentions God But Not Rihanna

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Steve Klein did an amazing job creating a sensual environment to capture Madonna in what she does best – sexual, daring, erotic photo shoots! Everyone is talking about this photo shoot for W Magazine with the title “Blame It On Rio” because it features the Brazilian model Jesus Luz, who is reportedly dating Madonna (most probably not dating her and just taking advantage of being seen with her!!).

Jesus Luz is the sexy guy with no clothes… naked, nude, hot… HELLO Jesus!! Jesus is kissing Madonna? Ewww… ok I’m pretty much at a loss for words!! After this torrid photo shoot, Madonna asked Jesus to join her on tour while she was in Brazil and they have been seen together a couple of times – most recently having lunch in New York.

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After Sports Illustrated reported Alex Rodriguez tested positive for steroids back in 2003 under Major League Baseball’s 2003 survey testing, the 33 year-old Yankee gives an exclusive interview to ESPN’s Peter Gammons. Alex admits he did use steroids and apologizes to fans – the excuse is always the same, we heard it from Michael Phelps too, he was just young and stupid.

“When I arrived in Texas in 2001, I felt an enormous amount of pressure, felt all the weight of the world on top of me to perform, and perform at a high level every day,” Rodriguez told ESPN’s Peter Gammons in an exclusive interview in Miami Beach, Fla. An extended interview will air on SportsCenter at 6 p.m. ET.

“Back then, [baseball] was a different culture,” Rodriguez said. “It was very loose. I was young, I was stupid, I was naïve. I wanted to prove to everyone that I was worth being one of the greatest players of all time.
“I did take a banned substance. For that, I am very sorry and deeply regretful.”

A-Rod is holding back tears in this interview. We do want to believe this is something from the past that came to bite him in the ass and that he can now continue to play sports and be more responsible. We have to give Alex props for actually talking about it and telling the truth instead of playing the victim.

Singer Katy Perry came out from a gigantic banana to perform a lip-synched version of her hit song “I Kissed A Girl” at the 51st Annual Grammy Awards held at the Staples Center in Los Angeles last night.

The fruity outfit and set were eye-catching and extremely classy just like Katy! If Katy wants to be the next Carmen Miranda, she has to at least learn how to walk in high heels. Whose great idea was to have Katy wearing the most horrible flats ever for a Grammy performance!?! The truth is Katy spiced things up and brought some life into the Grammy stage!

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Carrie Underwood “Last Name” At 2009 Grammy Awards (Video)

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TMZ is reporting that Rihanna is indeed the victim of Chris Brown’s reported domestic abuse that took place in his car in the early hours of Sunday morning. Robyn Fentry is listed as the victim on the police report, that is Rihanna’s real name.

TMZ has confirmed Rihanna is the named alleged victim in the Chris Brown case and the allegation is that she was assaulted with a deadly weapon.

Law enforcement sources tell us the crime report calls the incident assault with a deadly weapon — we do not yet know the nature of the weapon.

The crime report gives the victim’s name as Robyn Fenty — that’s Rihanna’s real name.

The charge of assault with a deadly weapon is a very serious charge and could carry some very serious jail time with it.

UPDATE: Chris Brown’s Apology Mentions God But Not Rihanna

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American Idol Carrie Underwood rocked the stage with a lively performance of her the country hit “Last Name” last night at the 51st Annual Grammy Awards. Carrie’s outfit was more daring than expected but she looked absolutely amazing and in great shape. We love Carrie, we think she was the hottest female celeb at this year’s Grammy Awards (vote for our Hottest Female Celeb At 2009 Grammy Awards Poll here>>).

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