Rihanna to appear in court

October 1st, 2009 LONDON - Pop star Justin Timberlake has reportedly dumped Jessica Biel, his girlfriend for two-and-a-half years, over the phone. There have been rumours of trouble in their relationship for a while now but it all came to an end when Timberlake finally got fed up and dumped Biel over the phone, reports femalefirst.co.uk.

September 29th, 2009 LONDON - Singer Rihanna was not allowed to enter a church in Venice because of her skimpy outfit. Rihanna tried to enter Saint Mark's Basilica in San Marco.

September 24th, 2009 LONDON - Singer Rihanna has dyed her ever-altering hair a shade of golden blonde. The 21-year-old singer showed off her highlighted locks en route to a New York recording studio, reported thesun.co.uk.

September 5th, 2009 LONDON - Singer Chris Brown has recorded a song for R&B singer and his former girlfriend Rihanna to show his remorse for having attacked her. The Take You Down star was recently sentenced to five years' probation and ordered to stay away from Rihanna after pleading guilty to assaulting her, reported imdb.com.

September 2nd, 2009 LONDON - Singer Chris Brown has hit out at a report that he can't remember what happened the night he brutally attacked ex-girlfriend Rihanna, saying he can never forget the incident and that he still loves her. "There have been reports on the Internet that I didn't remember what happened that night with Rihanna.

August 31st, 2009 LONDON - Rap star Drake has laughed off reports of a romance with singer Rihanna insisting their collaboration is strictly professional. The chart-topping singers prompted rumours of a relationship after they were spotted out and about in New York together, in the aftermath of Rihanna's split from Chris Brown, reports contactmusic.com But Drake, real name Aubrey Graham, insists they've been spending time together while he tries to convince her to record a duet for his next album.

August 7th, 2009 Jay-Z, Rihanna, West to kick off Leno's new showLOS ANGELES — Jay Leno's new prime-time series is going to kick off with a performance by Jay-Z, Rihanna and Kanye West. NBC said the three singers will perform together on "Run This Town," a tune from Jay-Z's new album, on the Sept.

July 21st, 2009 Chris Brown apologizes for Rihanna beatingLOS ANGELES — Chris Brown has publicly apologized for his beating of Rihanna (ree-AHN'-ah). Brown released a two-minute video on his Web site on Monday apologizing to fans and saying he is sad and ashamed of his conduct.

July 18th, 2009 LONDON - Pop singer Rihanna was spotted recently walking past her London hotel with rapper and producer Pharrell Williams. Mirror.co.uk reports that witnesses said there seems to be "obvious chemistry" between the two.

July 18th, 2009 LONDON - Singer Rihanna is sporting a new and more edgy haircut which hints at a image change. Thesun.co.uk reports that Rihanna looks more like a rock star than a pop star.

July 12th, 2009 LONDON - Hollywood actor Jamie Foxx has upset singer Rihanna by embarrassing her in front of revellers at a Las Vegas nightclub. The Ray actor was cracking jokes for fellow party-goers at Sin City's Tao hotspot when he spotted the R&B star and repeatedly asked her to join him on stage and take the mike.

July 3rd, 2009 LONDON - Singer Rihanna is in trouble after she was caught working as a tattoo artist without a licence to do so. The 21-year-old was spotted wielding a needle in Manhattan parlour East Side Ink Wednesday night and she etched umbrella designs and the letter R on three resident artists.

June 27th, 2009 LONDON - Estranged lovers Rihanna and Chris Brown are looking to have a court-imposed protection order, which bans them from contacting each other, lifted because they want to work on their friendship. A Los Angeles Supreme Court judge sentenced Brown to community service and probation after he pleaded guilty to assaulting the "Umbrella" hitmaker following a dispute in February this year that left singer Rihanna battered and bruised, reports feamlefirst.co.uk The "Kiss Kiss" singer was also told he must stay at least 50 yards away from Rihanna and keep a distance of 10 yards from her if they attend the same event.

June 19th, 2009 LONDON - TV cameras will be banned from filming pop star Rihanna's testimony at singer Chris Brown's hearing on assault charges in the Los Angeles Superior Court next week. Contactmusic.com reports that the prosecutors are expected to call Rihanna Monday as they make their case that Brown attacked her during a heated fight on the eve of the Grammy Awards in February.

May 27th, 2009 LONDON - R&B singer Rihanna has enrolled for acting classes in New York to prepare for her big screen debut Personal Protection. "Rihanna will start filming 'Personal Protection' later this year.