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.... 

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... 

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... 

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... 

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,... 

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...