The night before the 2009 Grammy Awards, Chris Brown brutally assaulted his then-girlfriend Rihanna, leaving her battered and bloodied. The world was outraged by Brown's actions and many people will never forgive him, but Rihanna is, surprisingly, not one of those people. The pop superstar and actress recently appeared on Oprah Winfrey's new show, Oprah's Next Chapter, where she tearfully revealed that she has "forgiven" Brown and that she is "still close" to him. Never one to shy away from controversial topics, Sam Rubin asked his latest Hollywood Uncensored celebrity guests whether Rihanna made a bad movie, PR-wise, publicly forgiving Brown. Click on the video above to hear Omari Hardwick (Sparkle) explain why Rihanna's appearance on Oprah was "smart to do" and to hear Jerry Springer give his final thought on celebrities mixing their personal and public lives.
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ReelzChannel Celebrity Rundown
The Kennedys executive producer Michael Prupas says he's feeling "vindicated" after his miniseries earned 10 Emmy nominations after initially being dropped by History Channel and avoided by other networks before being picked up by ReelzChannel in January. Executive producer Joel Surnow also weighed in saying, "It’s a big vindication. Huge."
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Freelance television producer Al Taylor, who has done work on several shows including The Jerry Springer Show, has offered Casey Anthony $1 million for her very first television interview upon her release from jail this weekend.
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After taking Best Female Athlete honors at the ESPY awards, skier Lindsay Vonn used her speech to beg Justin Bieber to pose for a picture for her Facebook page, and the Biebs delivered.
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Charlie Sheen's high school journal is up for auction and The Masheen predicted his meltdown at just 14 years of age writing, "Often I feel that I'm gonna go crazy. I really don't know why either. Maybe it's because of school or the world we live in today. I know it sounds kind of stupid but who knows maybe someday I'll just go whacko."
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While Tiger Woods is missing his 2nd-straight major championship due to injury, it's reported ex-wife Elin Nordegren has been dating wealthy American investor Jamie Dingman for months. Dingham previously dated Tom Brady's baby mama Bridget Moynahan and has been linked to Princess Madeleine of Sweden.
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Roberts Blossom, the character actor who played the weird old neighbor in Home Alone, has died at the age of 87.
Posted 07.15.11 by reelz