Rihanna found it hard to come to terms with ex-boyfriend Chris Brown assaulting her because he was her first true love.

Rihanna has finally spoken out about the night Chris Brown attacked her, saying it could have happened to anyone.

The ‘Umbrella’ singer – who was left battered and bruised after her ex-boyfriend assaulted her in February at a pre-Grammys party – knows she isn’t the only person to be the victim of domestic abuse.

She said: “This happened to me. It can happen to anyone.”

However, the 21-year-old beauty admitted it was hard to come to terms with because of the feelings she had for the ‘Run It’ singer.

She says in an episode of US TV show ‘Good Morning America’ due to air on Thursday (05.11.09) in the US: “He was definitely my first big love.”

Chris recently gave an interview about the assault and spoke of his regret about attacking Rihanna and told how he is trying his best to make amends.

He said: “I’m human. If people feel a certain way, I’m not going to say they’re wrong. But it’s not right to judge somebody when people make mistakes all the time.

“I’ve learned from my mistakes and I’m learning from them. And I regret every moment, every second of it.”

Chris attacked Rihanna in his car as they left a pre-Grammy Awards party in February, repeatedly punching her in the face and biting her arms.

He pleaded guilty to assault and in August was sentenced to six months of community service, 12 months of domestic violence counselling and five years probation.

The judge also issued a restraining order which requires him to stay at least 100 yards from Rihanna for five years.

Lady Gaga has become the first artist since the inception of monitored airplay charts (BDS and Mediabase) to have FOUR straight singles from a debut album reach #1.”?Paparazzi” is currently #1, while her fifth single, “Bad Romance,” is already Top 25! “Just Dance,” “Poker Face” and “LoveGame” had all previously reached #1. Congratulations to Brenda Romano, Chris Lopes, Mark Neiter and the entire Interscope team on a great accomplishment for one of music’s top new superstar artists!

As previously reported, Gaga will release a deluxe edition of her breakthrough album, The Fame, called The Fame Monster, on November 23. It will include eight brand new songs including the new single, “Bad Romance.” Also, Gaga’s The Monster Ball tour will kick off November 27 in Montreal, Canada. The tour will wrap on January 21, 2010 in Gaga’s hometown of New York City. Kid Cudi will be the supporting act.

No word whether Miss Lady will come to Europe but chances are very good so stay tuned for any announced.

Since Paranormal Activity became such a gigantic hit, there haven’t been rumors of a sequel so much as glum anticipation– it made a lot of money on the cheap, and of course the executives are going to cash in on it. Now we know that we were right. THR is reporting that in a conference call about quarterly earnings for Viacom (which owns Paramount), CEO Phillippe Dauman admitted they’re planning Paranormal Activity 2.

“Our team will come up with the right creative and marketing approach,” he promised, while ignoring the fact that Paranormal Activity is pretty much the definition of a once-in-a-blue-moon hit. It’ll be great to see Oren Peli and stars Katie Featherston and Micah Sloat go on to bigger and better things, but I honestly see nothing left to draw from the Paranormal Activity well. The entire point of the film was bringing in an audience that had no idea what to expect. Now the jig is up, and it’s time for everyone to come up with, I don’t know, maybe more original stories? As much as we grumble about sequels and remakes as part of our daily routine, it’s genuinely soul-crushing to see the response to original material (like Paranormal or The Hangover) turning into the knee-jerk reaction of a sequel. Originality succeeds for a reason, guys, but it’s a lesson that will never, ever be learned so long as there’s a dollar to make.

We’ve tolerated Uwe Boll’s existence as a filmmaker all these years because, hey, he’s not really hurting anyone except those stupid enough to pay to see his films. But somewhere along the line Boll decided to grow a conscience, and for his next project will be focusing his attention on a real area of conflict in the world– Darfur, the area in Sudan that’s been home to a massive genocide over the last decade.

Yes, I know, Uwe Boll getting political makes me a little ill too. What could possibly make this whole thing worse? A typo in the damn trailer. Check out the trailer for Darfur below, thanks to Twitch Film, and see if you can spot the moment where spellcheck goes completely on the fritz. The trailer is at least trying to look serious, but the typo reminds you that you are firmly in Uwe Boll territory. God help us all.

The hunt for an Oscar host trudges on. Hugh Jackman has officially turned down the chance to do the gig a second time, Ricky Gervais is tied up hosting the Golden Globes, and now Nikki Finke is reporting that producers Bill Mechanic and Adam Shankman sent out an offer to Ben Stiller and Robert Downey Jr. to host as a duo. As incredible as that pairing would have been, they said no.

Can’t blame ‘em, really– hosting the Oscars is a thankless job that comes with a lot of criticism, and with Downey starring both in December’s Sherlock Holmes and next May’s Iron Man 2, he’s running a real risk of overexposure. Stiller might actually have more reason to go for it– his star isn’t shining as brightly as Downey Jr.’s these days, and he isn’t as likely to wind up gunning for an Oscar in the coming years, meaning he could take more potshots without caring about who he offends. But my guess is Stiller wouldn’t get the job without Downey Jr., and RDJ would rather only don the tuxedo as Tony Stark.

There’s one bit of good news out of this, though– the fact that Shankman and Mechanic considered these two at all suggests they’re heading in a younger, hipper direction. Sorry to everyone who thinks Billy Crystal should be resurrected as a host; it seems likelier that Tina Fey or Stephen Colbert would get the gig.

I can’t be the only one who’s always had trouble telling the difference between Miramax and The Weinstein Company. It was Bob and Harvey Weinstein, of course, who made Miramax what it was back in the 90s, but the brothers weren’t allowed to keep the name when they split from parent company Disney four years ago, forcing them to abandon the label named for their parents and start their own shingle.

But with Miramax all but shut down at this point, and Disney apparently not all that interested in keeping the label alive, is it time for the Weinsteins to get the name back? The Wrap has heard from a Weinstein spokesperson that the brothers would indeed like to ask Disney for the name, though a Disney rep says she hasn’t heard anything about it.

It’s unclear exactly what Disney thinks it wants to do at this point with the independent label, especially giving the diminishing nature of the independent industry. Wouldn’t it make sense to return the name to the rightful owners and get out of the racket entirely? I know it would be a whole lot less confusing for me when remembering which publicist to e-mail about a given film.

Boondock Saints II: All Saints Day opened in an extremely limited release on the coasts this past weekend, and middle America fans left out in the cold responded by taking to the internet and demanding it. That seems to have paid off, since Apparition has just announced that the film will expand into additional markets on November 13. A complete list of new openings is still to come, but we know that at the least All Saints Day will expand to Seattle, San Francisco, San Diego, Chicago, Detroit, Dallas, Atlanta, and Houston.

The only oddity here is that, despite a lot of interest from fans, Boondock Saints didn’t exactly burn up the box office last weekend in the few places it was playing. It managed an $8,000 per screen average but, for a limited release, that’s not actually all that impressive. And then there’s the reviews which have been, sadly, almost universally negative. Even the few hardcore fans who saw it seemed somewhat disappointed. Now at least we’ll all have a chance to check it out and pass judgment ourselves.

Earlier today we delivered the unfortunate news that Robert Downey Jr. and Ben Stiller would not be hosting the Oscars, though we were happy to see that producers Bill Mechanic and Adam Shankman were skewing in a younger direction. Well, it looks as though that idea didn’t pan out as Steve Martin and Alec Baldwin, according to Variety, are the official co-hosts of the 82nd Academy Awards. While the previous sentence may read as me being disappointed, it is not because of the selections, as I am a weekly 30 Rock viewer and I pine for The Jerk when I hear about The Pink Panther or Cheaper by the Dozen. Instead, it is more about change.

In 2008, we watched, or rather didn’t, as the Oscars fell to an all-time low in ratings. The following year, however, with the use of a dramatic actor and a musical vibe, the ratings spiked despite a less-than-stellar group of movies and the snub of The Dark Knight for best picture. Then, earlier this year, reports surfaced that the best picture category would be doubling to ten films, allowing commercially successful films space amongst the independent pictures (though we all know they don’t stand a chance). From there, it would have only taken a fresh face to wrap the whole thing in a bow. Instead, we get two 50+ actors, one of whom has already hosted twice this decade.

Though it goes against the Hollywood motif, change would be, and has been, good for the Oscars. Because of my vested interest in the subject, it would be hard for me to not watch (though that could become easier with a Christoph Waltz snub), but if the Academy wants to attract some new blood, they need to mix it up. After all, Einstein defines insanity as “doing the same thing over and over and expecting different results.”