Details on Katy and Russell’s Wedding

Ever since Russell Brand and Katy Perry announced their engagement early this year, the world has been abuzz with speculation about what their wedding will be all about. Well, that and the fact that these two are clearly gaga over each other, and might last longer than many people including myself, were thinking they would. But it seems that Katy and Russell don’t only have to contend with rumors from the media, they also have to contend with rumors that their own friends are spreading.

One of those friends was Rihanna, who let it slip that the couple were going back to India to get married. But that actually wasn’t true. Rihanna did say that and apparently, Rihanna did think at the time that Katy and Russell were going to India to exchange vows. But now Katy has come out and said that Rihanna had her facts wrong and that she was confused. I wonder if this means that Rihanna was also “confused” about the fact that she’s Katy’s maid of honor. From SF Gate,

“Katy Perry has dismissed reports she and fiance Russell Brand are to wed in India, insisting pal Rihanna had her facts wrong when she recently revealed all about the big bash.

Rihanna recently told Los Angeles DJ Ryan Seacrest she was struggling to come up with ideas for the “I Kissed a Girl” singer’s Indian-themed bachelorette party, and let it slip that the couple was planning to return to the place where they became engaged at the end of 2009 to exchange vows later this year.

But, appearing on the same radio show on Monday, Perry insisted Rihanna was “a little confused.”

She said, “I heard a rumor that someone dropped where we were getting married on a little radio program… I haven’t told her where we’re getting married. She thinks we were getting married in India.”

Perry refused to offer any clues about where she and Brand would be exchanging vows, but revealed it would be a “location” ceremony.

She coyly revealed, “I think it’s better to take people out of their comfort zone and mesh the group together.”

See? I just love this couple more and more. That’s exactly how I want to get married too, although I didn’t know they were now being called “location” weddings. One thing though that Russell and Katy are doing differently than I would, is in the way of presents. They don’t want any because, as Russell has recently said, it would be a “massive indulgence.” That might be true in their case, but I’m not rich so I would like some gifts at my party. But I applaud them for being so noble. This report comes from Celebrity Dirty Laundry and, seeing as how it comes straight from Russell’s mouth, this one’s probably true,

“British comedian Russell Brand and Katy Perry are due to tie the knot in October but aren’t expecting any gifts from their guests because they are fortunate to be able to afford most things they want. He said: “Given that Katy and I both have good jobs, we don’t want any presents. It would be a massive indulgence.”

As well as forgoing a wedding registry, the ‘Get Him to the Greek’ actor doesn’t want his friends to throw him a bachelor party because he no longer drinks or takes drugs. He said: “What would be the point? I’m not drinking, don’t do drugs anymore and I only sleep with Katy, so it would be more fun to just sit in an allotment and stare at a bunch of carrots.”

So there are the details as we have them so far. It does also seem to be known that the two are getting married at some time in October. So it will only be a few more months before we have all the details of what really happened. But, as you would only expect from Katy and Russell, it sounds like it’s going to be one hell of a bash.

It’s Good to Have a Friend Like Rihanna

I’ve tried really hard to like Rihanna. But I just can’t do it. Every time I read something about her, it’s something that makes me think she’s just a little bit dumber than I used to think. This time, she’s gone and blabbed to Ryan Seacrest about the details of her friend, Katy Perry’s, wedding. I don’t know if Katy was pulling a Carrie Underwood “hush hush” type of affair, but if she was, then at least some of the details have been spilled. Now we at least know where in the world Katy Perry and Russell Brand will get married, and a hint as to when too. Way to go, Rihanna. Hope Katy wasn’t trusting you with that information. From Gossip Center,

“Whether it was planned or not, Rihanna let the cat out of the bag about good friend Katy Perry’s wedding plans.

While talking with Ryan Seacrest on his radio show, the “Umbrella” singer revealed that Perry will wed fiance Russell Brand in India (where the couple got engaged) later this year.

Continuing on, as Perry’s BFF, Rihanna is in charge of planning the all-important bachelorette party, she said.

“She put that on me last week,” Rihanna told Seacrest. “I have to come up with something cool because she’s getting married in India so I’m like ‘Okay, now what do I do to match that?’”

It’s nice too that Rihanna’s such a good friend that she feels put upon to plan a freakin bachelorette party. She’s Rihanna for cryin out loud. I’m pretty sure that she can come up with a cool idea for a party that will match an Indian wedding. And I’m pretty sure it shouldn’t be that big of a deal.

But thanks to Rihanna’s big mouth, it is nice to have some details on Katy’s wedding. I sort of can’t wait for her and Russell to get married but, at the same time, I’m wondering how long it will take before that all falls apart.

What’s with all the Domestic Abuse?

Happy holidays from Hollywood! This year it seems they’re going out with a bang and the fists, they are a-flyin! On Christmas Day, Charlie Sheen was hauled out in cuffs after a domestic dispute with his wife, Brooke Mueller, and now Mary J. Blige is also being pinned as a Husband Hitter. This comes after she hit her husband in public hard enough that he bled over it. From Amy Grindhouse,

“Mary J. Blige is in the Christmas spirit and spreading her unique brand of cheer. It’s not a brand you’re going to want to experience for yourself, but she’s full of the spirit alright. The NY Post is reporting that Blige smacked her husband Kendu Isaacs in the face at her record release party at club M2 Tuesday night.

The two were probably not fighting, that’s just how some people say hello. One smack for hello, two for goodbye etc. etc. The singer is reported to have hit her love so hard in the face after suspecting him of flirting that she drew blood.”

This report actually came out on Christmas Eve so it seems that Blige was actually the first to start the new Christmas tradition. Can I just ask – seriously?!? What is up with all the domestic abuse with the celebrities lately? It started this year with Chris Brown and Rihanna and is ending with celebrities that you would never think of. Sheen, granted he’s surrounded by drama 24/7 but, a wife beater? I never took him for it. And Mary J. Blige? “Violent” was never really a word I would have associated her with before. Hopefully this isn’t a hot new trend and celebrities will be quick to smarten up and realize they can’t treat people like that. No matter who they are.

There are No Cream Puffs on the Menu for Rihanna

Is it just me, or does Rihanna get stupider and stupider? First she hooks up with Chris Brown for God knows what reason, and after he beats the crap out of her, she goes back to him. Okay, okay, you can’t just turn feelings off, yadda yadda yadda. But now, almost a year after she suffered that horrible beating, it seems that Rihanna still hasn’t learned a damned thing. Apparently, after dating the highest-risk boy (and yes, he’s a boy and not a man) there is, she still looks for that high-risk in all of her relationships. This is because Rihanna doesn’t want a relationship that’s ‘perfect and boring.’ And she even goes so far as to say that in these types of relationships the person ‘won’t hurt you.’ And she doesn’t like that?! What the hell is wrong with her? This comes from Contact Music,

“RIHANNA is adamant she will never date a “nice” guy – because she can’t see the point in a relationship which is “perfect and boring”.
The Umbrella hitmaker split from boyfriend Chris Brown earlier this year (09) after their vicious fight which left the singer battered and bruised and her former lover pleading guilty to assault charges.
Rihanna is adamant she prefers “high risk” guys with an “edge” and will never consider romancing a man she considers a “cream puff”.
She tells Britain’s Glamour magazine, “Definitely the high-risk (guys). I don’t like cream puff, corny guys. Usually they are the nice guys, the ones that won’t hurt you. They’ll pull out the chair for you and the whole nine yards. Everything is perfect and boring.
“I like the risk, I like the edge. That’s the thrill for me.”

Yes, nice guys are nice. That’s generally why they’ve been given that label. But even people who are looking for drama in a relationship don’t have to settle for someone who could possibly hurt them. There are plenty of opportunities for drama even when you’re dating a ‘nice guy.’ But I think where Rihanna’s off the mark is when she seems to equate drama with bad things. There are plenty of thrilling times when you’re in a healthy and happy relationship. Granted, there might not be as much of a risk but, every relationship has its own risks, doesn’t it? Even if it’s just at the beginning, when you don’t know if the other person is going to feel the same way as you or not? I don’t understand why Rihanna seems to still want to put herself in dangerous situations. I just can’t wrap my head around this very, very stupid quote of Rihanna’s.

My Own Public Apology to Rihanna

Tonight we’ll get more details about the night that Chris Brown beat Rihanna on ABC’s 20/20. More than the beating, which actually makes me vomit to hear about, it seems that in tonight’s section of the interview, she says all the things that I’ve been hoping to hear from Rihanna this whole entire time. She speaks about how she did hate Chris after that night and most importantly, how it was a mistake to go back to him after he beat her but that she was blinded by love. I think the fact that admits it was a mistake is the part of the interview that I love the best.

But she also talks about how it was important to speak out at this time because her new album is coming out. While this may scream “Promo!” to some, her reasoning for it is bang-on I think. She is giving the fans an explanation to the night, letting them inside it, and then asking them to move on, just as she has. I think it’s fair to the fans and I think they all should be able to move on at this point. From US,

“Chris Brown was “blank” and “blacked out,” the night he brutally beat ex-girlfriend Rihanna, she recounts to Diane Sawyer in a new interview.

“It wasn’t the same person that says I love you. It was not those … eyes,” the singer, 21, says. “He had no soul in his eyes. Just blank… He was clearly blacked out. There was no person when I looked at him.”

Rihanna says Brown, 20, put her in a headlock twice and bit her on the ear and fingers on Feb. 8, the night before the Grammys, in L.A. Brown was sentenced to five years of probation, six months of community service and one year of domestic violence counseling for his actions.

Despite Brown’s public apology to his ex-girlfriend — via an Internet video — last July, Rihanna tells Sawyer she never really forgave him.

“I just said to him, ‘I can’t do this.’ I resented him,” she says. “I always put the tough face on and try to, I can do anything face, and just try to play it off. But he knew.”

She admits that she lied to him after the February incident, claiming she didn’t hate him. “He kept asking me, ‘You hate me, don’t you?’” Rihanna says. “And I would lie and I would say, ‘No, no.’ And… I did hate him. Everything about him annoyed me.”

Of the pair’s brief reunion in Miami nearly three weeks after the attack, the singer says she was blinded by love — and admits she made a mistake.

“I went through a host of emotions,” she tells Sawyer. “It was confusing for me. I was still attached by love. But I wasn’t thinking about the reality of the situation.”

Why speak out publicly now, two weeks before the Nov. 23 release of her third album, Rated R?

“I knew I had to do this in order to move on for me and in order for my fans to move on with me because it would always be a question in their mind,” Rihanna tells ABC. “I don’t want that five years from now every time they see Rihanna, they think of Chris Brown beating me. That’s not who I am. It’s just one thing that happened to me.”

So here it is, my own public apology to Rihanna. I’m sorry that I said she wasn’t a role model for young women because clearly, something has changed. She has come out of this now exactly the way I was hoping and now I hope that everyone including Rihanna and her fans, will be able to get past it. But not Chris Brown. Because he needs to rot in hell.

And Rihanna Speaks

With all the yipping Chris Brown does about the night he beat Rihanna to a pulp, Rihanna herself has kept pretty quiet on the subject. At first it seemed like it might be because there were so many rumors floating around about whether or not they were getting back together, and so much media surrounding the whole thing and it seems that was part of it. But now that Rihanna’s starting to talk out about it a little more, it seems like a bunch of very obvious crap mixed in with stuff that her PR rep told her to say.

First Rihanna talks about how the relationship between her and Chris became ’self destructive.’ While this seems so blatantly obvious to me, it also has me questioning what on her part was self destructive? Except that maybe she stayed in it? But the fact that it turned to be self destructive on his part, well yeah, I think we all realized that. Then all of this is mixed in with some stuff about how it can happen to anyone and other ramblings that come straight from a PSA advertisement. From US,

“In her upcoming ABC News interview, Rihanna says Chris Brown was “definitely my first big love” but their relationship slowly became self-destructive.

“The more in love we became, the more dangerous we became for each other,” the singer, 21, tells ABC News’ Diane Sawyer in the sit-down airing Thursday on ABC’s Good Morning America and Friday on 20/20.

In August, Brown, 20, was sentenced to five years of probation, six months of community service and one year of domestic violence counseling for leaving her bruised and bloody the night before the Grammy Awards.

This happened to me … it can happen to anyone,” Rihanna tells Sawyer.

The singer also reflects on her difficult year in December’s Glamour.

“I felt like I went to sleep as Rihanna and woke up as Britney Spears. That was the level of media chaos that happened the next day,” Rihanna says. “It was like, What, there are helicopters circling my house? There are 100 people in my cul-de-sac? What do you mean, I can’t go back home?”

She says that having a photo of her surface on the Internet after Brown’s attack was “humiliating.”

“That is not a photo you would show to anybody,” she says. “I felt completely taken advantage of. I felt like people were making it into a fun topic on the Internet, and it’s my life.”

Since the incident, she says she has relied on her family and on God.

“My friends and family have been extremely supportive, and everyone has been there for me. But at some point you are there alone. It’s a lonely place to be — no one can understand,” she says. “That’s when you get close to God.”

Even though much of this is pretty predictable, I guess Rihanna feels as though it’s time she says something and if that’s all she’s got, then it’s not a horrible way to go. But I was hoping that when she did come out and speak about it that we would see something different. A fresh face and a new perspective, maybe. I’m not really sure but I was hoping that she would talk about more than just not being able to go home and taking that time to find God. Maybe she’ll bring that when we see the entire interview. Or maybe I’m asking too much.

Seriously, Chris?! Shut up Already!

Chris Brown is still trying to do some major damage control regarding when he turned Rihanna black and blue earlier in the year. I have to say, I was very scared that fans of Chris were going to still support him and that the industry, along with everyone else, would soon forget the horrible things he did to her. Well, Chris may still have a few fans but no one has forgotten. And they’re certainly not going to if he keeps running his mouth off like this. So, I guess I really do hope that he keeps talking. Because one more fan of Chris Brown’s is a fan wasted if you ask me.

This time Chris is giving the same rigamarole about how he’s just human and we shouldn’t judge him. Oh, and he’s still in love with Rihanna. Hmm..still in love with her? Or still in love with the memory of wrapping his hands around her neck and choking her until she was unconscious? Hard to say really. But, he also promises to never, ever do it again. That’s enough for me when someone forgets to call me on my birthday but I don’t know that it’s enough when you’ve nearly killed someone. From Gossip Rocks,

“Chris Brown is still learning from his mistakes.

The ‘Run It’ singer gave a candid interview on a New York radio station, where he spoke about his regret at assaulting former girlfriend Rihanna in February, 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, 20, also admitted he is still not over ‘Disturbia’ singer Rihanna, and still has strong feelings for her.

He added in an interview with New York radio station Hot 97: “We’ve been friends since I was like 15, we got serious when I was like 17.

“Feelings are feelings and they don’t go away overnight, especially if you sit down and are like, ‘Look, I’m going to really be in this relationship with you, whatever the case, past our busy schedules, past us being two of the biggest artists.’ I really care about her.”

He also promised his fans he won’t make the same mistakes in his life.

Chris said: “I won’t let you down anymore. That was one of the most embarrassing things for me, because of my image and who I was as a young role model to a lot of kids. It was hard for me.”

Seriously?! Does Chris Brown actually want us to feel sorry for him because the backlash of the beating was difficult for him? I wish they had thrown his ass in jail for a good long time. Maybe then he would know what hard really is. And it was embarrassing for him? Embarrassing?!? Because of his image?! Oh, this just makes me livid! And as for him being one of the ‘biggest’ stars? Yes, Rihanna was one of the biggest stars at the time. But Chris? Just not true. I remember when he beat the crap out of Rihanna and the only reason I knew his name at all was because he made a guest appearance on the soap opera that I watch. And, when your gigs include singing on soap operas, you have a long way to go, my friend. (Ugh, even sarcastically calling Chris Brown my friend hurt.)

Chris Brown Makes Pathetic Attempt at Comeback

I don’t know. Is it really considered a ‘comeback’ when Chris Brown has only been on Hollywood’s Most Hated list for less than a year now? Well, whether it can be called a comeback or not, Chris Brown is making  his first live appearance since he beat his girl, Rihanna, to a pulp in February. I really thought that people were starting to forget the horrific things Chris had done and that they were even starting to forgive him a little bit.

But I was happy to read that Hollywood, and the rest of the world, still seem to remember all too vividly what he did.  Yep, you hit your woman and things get bad for a long time. Chris doesn’t seem to be in the caliber of company that he would’ve been before he decided to be a complete douche. From Digital Spy,

“Chris Brown is to make his first live appearance since his altercation with Rihanna.

The 20-year-old R&B singer will headline the New Jersey radio station Power 105.1 FM’s ‘Powerhouse 09′ concert.

Brown, who has taken time off from the spotlight since his conviction, will perform at the Izod Center in East Rutherford, NJ on October 27.

A promoter told MSNBC: “This is a pretty C-list lineup. Keri Hilson is good, Ginuwine has some following, but this is nothing like the lineup that would have surrounded him this time last year.

“Chris was the Michael Jackson heir apparent, he had huge endorsement deals. This isn’t the sort of show you would have expected from him before he got in trouble.”

According to Rolling Stone, it is still unclear if Brown has clearance from the Los Angeles court to perform at the show.”

It wouldn’t surprised me if he performed at the show when he wasn’t legally allowed to. Chris is so arrogant, pleading with his fans to come back to him and how sorry he is for what happened. I’m proud to say that we’re really not stupid. And not getting the gigs he once would is a nice confirmation of that for me. I hope Chris Brown rots. And I hope this ‘C-List lineup’ is the best Chris is ever going to see.

Are Justin and Jessica Headed for Splitsville?

I’ve never been interested at all in the relationship starring Justin Timberlake and Jessica Biel. They’re just so utterly boring as a couple and I’m not a big fan of either one of them as individuals. But now it seems that these two might get a bit more interesting, mostly due to the fact that there are rumors that they are not going to be a couple for too much longer. Whether or not it’s Jessica or Justin that is unhappy can’t be said just yet but it seems that Justin is certainly getting his kicks elsewhere these days. Mainly with Olivia Wilde and Rihanna. And while the rumor-spreaders are not saying much about Wilde, Rihanna might just have her eye on Timberlake and be looking to get some Sexy Back into her own life. From Star Magazine,

“When Justin Timberlake won the Emmy for best guest actor, Jessica Biel was nowhere in sight – even though she was in the same city!

And Justin was certainly wasn’t acting like he had a girlfriend at the award show. According to an eyewitness, he flirted shamelessly with just about every woman he came across, most notably Olivia Wilde. “He was acting like a total player!”

But one lady who has done a lot more than innocently flirt with Justin is red-hot Rihanna. After the MTV VMAs, Justin spent the night getting cozy with Rihanna in NYC – while Jessica was in LA! Justin and Rihanna hit up 1Oak and Jay-Z’s 40/40 Club, where she sat on Justin’s lap and the two dirty danced in a VIP section, says an insider.

Although Justin and Rihanna left the club separately, they later met up at the Hotel on Rivington, where Rihanna was staying.

“She told friends that she’s definitely into him,” says the insider. And the next day, Justin was in a panic when he found out that someone snapped photos of him and Rihanna getting frisky at 40/40.

“Rihanna is single and wasn’t too concerned,” says the insider. “But Justin’s got a lot more to lose.”

Although Justin and Jessica were both in LA in the days leading up to the Emmys, the two weren’t seen out together. The only time they were spotted together in almost a month was on Sept. 16 when the couple looked dour as they walked their dogs.

“They weren’t holding hands, they weren’t even speaking,” says an eyewitness. “He looked miserable, and Jessica was definitely upset about something.”

Now the couple will be apart for two months while Jessica shoots The A-Team with Bradley Cooper in Vancouver.”

I will do my own little dance of joy if Jessica and Justin really are headed for Splitsville. And I probably won’t really care who either of them hook up with after that. But, as far as Rihanna’s concerned, I have to say that I don’t think I’d mind seeing her with Justin. As much as I don’t care for his music, and really do think that he’s under the impression that he’s all that while he’s so not, it can’t be denied that in real life, this guy is a sweetheart. And he knows how to treat his women. It’s about time that Rihanna found out what that was like.

Oh, Snap! Chris Brown Takes on Oprah!

After Chris Brown beat the crap out of Rihanna, Oprah Winfrey stepped in. Oprah did a show shortly after the beating about domestic abuse and the horrors that it carries. She also mentioned Chris and Rihanna specifically, and gave Rihanna the message to get out because “he will hit you again.” Harsh words. But, very well deserved and needed. At the time, it looked like Rihanna was going to get back together with Chris. And someone – anyone – needed to try and stop her. And that’s exactly what Oprah did. But apparently, while the Queen of Daytime was trying to help, Chris Brown became enraged. Well, it gives him a bad rep, you know. According to Chris, Oprah should have been more willing to help both of them, instead of focusing on Rihanna. I wonder how he wants Oprah to help him. I highly doubt that Oprah’s in the habit of giving assault lessons. From Daily Blabber,

“The singer told People.com that he didn’t appreciate the fact that Oprah, motivated by the incident in which he beat up Rihanna, put on a show about domestic abuse.

“I commend Oprah on being like, ‘This is a problem,’ but it was a slap in my face,” he said.

“I did a lot of stuff for her, like going to Africa and performing for her school. She could have been more helpful, like, ‘OK, I’m going to help both of these people out.’”

Chris Brown is desperately hoping that this whole abuse thing gets swept under the carpet. Not only that but he’s actually trying to make himself appear more and more like a victim every day. First, he tells Larry King that he ‘couldn’t believe’ what happened. Really?!? Because YOU did it! Now he wants Oprah to help him out! What exactly does Chris Brown need help with? Damage control? Too little too late. I think that Chris needs to man up and stop finding reasons why he beat Rihanna. And stop trying to find people that will sympathize with him. I hope he never gets help. And I hope that Oprah does a show called, “Stay Away from Chris Brown.”