Here’s some photos of Rihanna returning to LAX after her relaxing, blunt-filled Hawaiian vacation came to an inevitable end. She looks so happy and carefree in these pictures, right? Well, perhaps she was pleased for another, more nefarious reason. In a natural follow-up to last week’s Us Weekly story that Rihanna hasn’t merely been love tweeting but has also been secretly hooking up with for the past year, TMZ reports that the two ex-lovers were present and accounted for (at the same time) in the same night club last night. It’s hard to believe that Rihanna would truly go back to Chris after he beat the living hell out of her, but the evidence is quickly mounting:

Rihanna and Chris Brown partied at the same club last night, fueling growing rumors they’re back together.

The two singers left Greystone Manor — a West Hollywood club — separately, but they were both definitely there at the same time.

Several people who were at the club last night tweeted that as far as they could see Rihanna and Chris had no contact with each other.

The protective order — requiring that they have no contact with each other after Brown beat Rihanna — was lifted a year ago.

[From TMZ]

Ugh. This story is probably true since TMZ got word from eyewitnesses on the scene, and it’s even more pathetic than Rihanna pretty much leapt off the airplace from Hawaii into such a misguided, almost certainly situation. So after these two left the club “separately,” do you think RiRi and Chris met up for a private afterparty at some undisclosed hotel? Right now, I’ve lost all hope that RiRi is smart enough not to do just that.

Beyond Rihanna’s obvious bad taste in men, one more thing about her return from Hawaii is freaking me out. Look at her hand on the escalator rail. All of those germs!

Photos courtesy of Fame/Flynet

Ugh, I just don’t know what to think of this story. Yesterday, Kaiser brought us the comparatively blissful news of Rihanna’s blunt-filled Hawaiin vacation, which seems so peaceful that I’m using more of those photos. However, danger may be lurking just around the corner (figuratively) in the form of Chris Brown, who does have a confirmed girlfriend who would ideally prevent his story from being true. However, Kaiser reminded me that Chris was allegedly hooking up with Kelly Rowland while on tour last year, so maybe that establishes a pattern of cheating that would mean he’d have no problems with casual hookups with someone else too . . . such as Rihanna. Of course, RiRi herself has already admitted that she still admires Chris even though he beat her senseless.

Until now, I’ve always maintained that Rihanna would never actually go back to Chris for the simple reason that her handlers won’t let them get close because of publicity reasons. A true reunion would be awful for her career, but does that leave out the possibility of occasional hookups? Us Weekly seems to believe that this has been the case for the past year:

February 8 marks the three-year anniversary of Chris Brown’s infamous assault of then-girlfriend Rihanna.

And it turns out that the exes — forcibly separated after the beating by court order — could very well be spending that “anniversary” together. As multiple sources confirm in the new Us Weekly, Rihanna, 23, and Brown, 22, have secretly been hooking up for nearly a year.

The edgy, platinum-selling “We Found Love” singer and Brown “meet up very casually,” a Brown confidante says. “She comes to see him anytime she’s in L.A.”

Explains a music industry source: “They can’t get enough of each other. I don’t see it ending well.”

“Rihanna loves to live dangerously, and talking to and hooking up with Chris is all part of that,” adds a Rihanna insider.

The clandestine relationship isn’t just complicated because of the couple’s violent past; the “Forever” crooner also has a girlfriend, aspiring model Karrueche Tran.

“He and Rihanna are just friends,” Brown’s rep tells Us. “He’s not cheating.” Rihanna’s rep had no comment.

[From Us Weekly]

At this point, I am starting to believe that Rihanna isn’t above hooking up with her abusive ex for a thrill, but I hope she truly isn’t that stupid. Maybe she really is lured by the cycle of violence and misinterprets it as “exciting.” Hopefully, this is merely baseless gossip on a slow news day though. While in Hawaii, Rihanna’s been tweeting about her hot chef. She should hook up with him instead.

Photos courtesy of Fame

It’s amazing (that is, sickening) that Chris Brown is still in demand after all of his ongoing and unrepentant, sociopathic behavior. Yet after beating up Rihanna (and she’s still a fan), freaking out and smashing windows, making homophobic comments, and habitually parking in disable spaces, people are still willing to pay him money. Hence his New Year’s eve gig at Pure Nightclub in Las Vegas, where he sucked face with his new model girlfriend, Karrueche Tran at midnight; sang a few hip-hop songs; and acted like his generally “Breezy” self (whatever that means):

Honestly, I don’t understand the “Breezy” nickname. Is it something that he came up with himself, or does it refer to the sound his fists make when they fly through the air? No telling, really. In the meantime, a bit of a Twitter controversy has sprung up for watchers of both Chris and Rihanna’s accounts. These “love” messages were spaced just moments apart and would indicate a possible “secret” affection that is ongoing between the former couple:

It’s been a long road between these two. And we mean long. Also, bumpy.

After the highly publicized 2009 assault, which we all wish we could forget but will always remember, Rihanna and Chris Brown’s tumultuous relationship seems to have struck up again after the former couple each posted tweets about love that appeared to be directed toward the other.

The Twitter mystery (brought to our attention by Nicky Geezy from Power 106) started when Breezy posted, “Love U more than u know!”

Two minutes later, Ri-Ri responded with, “I’ll always love you #1love.”

Coincidence? Maybe, but that’s hard to believe. Rihanna has already defended why she even follows Brown on Twitter and has shared that she’s still a “fan” of his and “excited” for his comeback, which is fine. We get it.

But what’s going on here? Is the duo thinking about rekindling their romance or are these tweets totally unrelated? Was it just a little something to get off their chest or is this their way of making something public? So many questions!

That’s not all.

Earlier this month, Brown’s mother tweeted, “HELLO LADY I MISS YOU AND LOVE YOU!!!!!! YOU KNOW WHO YOU ARE!!!!!” And Rihanna tweeted shortly after, “Miss+Love u 2″

[From E! Online]

Yeah, we already know that Chris’ mom (along with Rihanna’s cousins) is gunning for Rihanna to take Chris back, but her handlers know better than to let that happen for the sake of Rihanna’s career. And like I’ve said before, if it takes Rihanna’s management to keep her out of harm’s way, than so be it. Mostly, I think that Chris and Rihanna know that they could never be a couple again, and they’re probably just screwing with all of us by sending these well-timed love notes in a public venue. Otherwise, isn’t this exactly the sort of thing for which direct messaging was invented?

Besides, Chris is otherwise spoken for in a romantic sense. Yes, there are women who are still dumb enough to date this known abuser. Here’s a photo of Chris and Karrueche shopping in Los Angeles on 12/4. She’s a tiny little thing, ain’t she?

Here’s Rihanna (nowhere near Chris) on New Year’s Eve in Miami.

Photos courtesy of Cassi Thomas/RETNA, Fame, and WENN

This week’s Star has printed a story about Chris Brown’s mother attempting to woo Rihanna back into dating her son again even after the horrific injuries that Rihanna sustained in 2009 at the hands of her then-boyfriend. At firat, the story seems rather unbelievable but then pales in comparison to Rihanna’s own cousins begging her to take Chris back. Exactly why do both Chris and RiRi’s relatives fail to see what the rest of the world comprehends? That is, an abusive relationship should never be rekindled no matter what. Of course, this story builds upon Star‘s prior theory that Rihanna needs therapy and won’t stop boozing, and the current story maintains that Chris’ mom only wants to help Rihanna, so the only way to do that is by getting back with Chris. Or something like that:

Ever since their tumultuous split in 2009, Rihanna and Chris Brown have had little contact. But it seems the tide is turning. Chris’ mother, Joyce Hawkins, has stepped in the help reconcile the ex-lovers. “Joyce decided to reach out to Rihnna and help her sort out her life — and her relationship with Chris,” explains a source. “Rihana is still trying to blot out the inner emotional pain and turmoil of wanting Chris back.”

The former pair “have connected via text and email,” the source tells Star. Still, “Her management won’t let her meet up with him, because they are worried that he would hurt her again or that her fans would turn on her.”

But Rihanna has been spiraling out of control for months, boozing and bar-hopping. Friends fear it’s a sign of her missing her bad-boy ex — and Chris’ mom is trying to help the 23-year-old get back on track.

“Joyce is worried about her,” says the source. “She knew Rihanna as a sweet, young girl who was more interested in her career than partying all night long. If Rihanna thinks being with Chris will help her pull out of her tailspin, Joyce will make it happen.”

[From In Touch, print edition, January 9, 2012]

You know what? If it takes public image worries to keep Rihanna away from the her abusive ex-boyfriend, then so be it. Perhaps Rihanna may legitimately feel that she’s a puppet of her record company and management, but that’s a small price to pay for not being permitted to fall back into Chris Brown’s arms and being beaten to shreds once again. Yeah, I should be a little more sensitive to the issue perhaps, and sure, I’ll buy that RiRi needs some therapy. What she doesn’t need (by any stretch) is to start dating Chris again.

Incidentally, here’s some photos of Rihanna vacationing in Barbados on 12/29. She looks fantastic.

Photos courtesy of Fame

I mentioned a few weeks ago that I had always liked Kelly Rowland. She’s always seemed to be very grounded and kind, and yes, I am making a comparison to Beyonce. In Kelly’s recent Cosmo interview, she discussed breaking off an engagement at the age of 24, and how she’s currently enjoying her single life. Unfortunately, it looks like Kelly is getting some action, and somebody is trying to become her boyfriend. The somebody is Chris Brown. Kelly and Chris are touring together – she’s opening for him on his F.A.M.E. tour. According to Star, Chris is actively pursuing Kelly, and it sounds like they’re just getting dirty with each other, but it’s not love:

Kelly Rowland, 30, must not care that Chris Brown beat up Rihanna once. The two, who are currently performing together on 22-year-old Chris’s F.A.M.E. Tour, have quietly started an on-the-road romance.

“About four cities into the tour, Chris began asking Kelly out to dinner,” says a tour insider. “She initially shunned his advances, but ultimately gave in. She’s taking her time. They’re a long way from being in love.”

[From In Touch Weekly, print edition]

Please be smarter than this, Kelly. I mean, I’m not going to shame her for getting her rocks off, and we all have needs. If this is just a sex thing, I hope she just hits it and quits it and nothing gets emotional. Because when emotions are involved, Chris gets angry. He gets angry when he perceives a “threat” (a “threat” being “someone asking him a question”), and he will start punching or throwing or shoving or slapping or biting or kicking or strangling. Whatever… Gossip Cop got a denial of this story from Chris’s rep, who said “Chris and Kelly are just friends.” Also, Chris already has a girlfriend – model Karrueche Tran. This video of Chris humping on Kelly on stage begs to differ, though:

Maybe it‘s nothing. After all, there’s a good chance Chris Brown is gay. Yeah, I said it, Team Breezy.

Photos courtesy of WENN.

Esquire has named Rihanna its “Sexiest Woman Alive 2011,” but the joke’s on them, right? They must have never realized that the topless field dancing and all of its associated ills are merely part of an extravagant role that Rihanna plays. Likewise for the public display of raunch that was provided for Esquire‘s journalist, who describes Rihanna as “the indisputable champion of carnal pop” and “the essence of F**k” after getting a ringside glimpse of several of Rihanna’s concerts, which include such “arty” moves as offering her own “radiant ass” in a manner much “like it’s a rump roast.” This is not to mention her rampant onstage masturbation, feigned oral sex on the keytarist, and simulated sex with an audience member. However, Rihanna has added a new layer upon her claim that her risque image is merely a farce. Now she says that it’s your problem if you find her sexy at all. Really:

On Choosing “Simulated Sex” Partners For Concerts: The way I pick the person is, whoever I feel doesn’t take themselves too seriously, or who I think would be majorly embarrassed about it. Like these old men… it’s hilarious. Did you see the one who was getting way too comfortable? I can’t remember the city, but I remember what the guy looked like. He was just getting excited.

On Chris Brown: It’s incredible to see how he pulled out of it the way he did. Even when the world seemed like it was against him, you know? I really like the music he’s putting out. I’m a fan of his stuff. I’ve always been a fan. Obviously, I had some resentment toward him for a while, for obvious reasons. But I’ve put that behind me. It was taking up too much of my time. It was too much anger. I’m really excited to see the breakthrough he’s had in his career. I would never wish anything horrible for him. Never. I never have.

On Sex: At the end of a concert, I don’t feel like I’ve been this sexy thing. Really, I don’t even think about it. Unless it’s a song that really calls for it, like “Skin” or “S&M,” or when I cover “Darling Nikki.” There’s a section that’s called “Sex” in the show, which is the obvious section for sexuality. What I’m saying is, that’s the only part that’s deliberate, you know? Like, really? Honestly, even if it comes across sexual — it has to be a part of my subconscious thought. It’s never deliberate in the rest of the show. I don’t even really… I could see “What’s My Name?” – the dancing is pretty sexy. “Rude Boy.” But I don’t know. I guess people find different things sexy.

On Her Mom & Grandma: I like to say that I’m a bad bitch, she went on to say. But they are badder bitches than me.

On Touring: I hate going to hotels when I’m on tour. I like to stay on the bus. I can sleep, I can shower, I can just pull up right to the venue everyday. I work out. I have a trainer. So, she trains me wherever, whenever. Touring messes with my metabolism, so I have to get tight.

[From Esquire]

So how about that Chris Brown stuff? As time progresses, I really do think that — despite the fact that he beat the living crap out of her — Rihanna would probably take him back if she weren’t so famous; that is, if she didn’t fear that dating her abuser would have serious repercussions oupon her public image. Certainly, if her sketchy cousins had anything to do with it, Chris Brown would still be sitting on her family’s Bajan floor while eating fish and oozing sociopathic charm.

Now, onto the business of Rihanna claiming that her show’s not really all that sexy, and it’s merely an incidental and highly subjective interpretation to claim as much. Girlfriend is either lying through her teeth or highly deluded, especially when she regularly does photoshoots like this one for Esquire. At this point, I’m hysterically laughing at her claim that it’s all just an act while checking out these pictures of Rihanna writhing around in a pool of oil and strategically-placed twigs:

Photos courtesy of Esquire

We all remember the horrific injuries sustained by Rihanna in early 2009 when Chris Brown beat the living hell out of her. Fortunately, Rihanna broke off that relationship and hasn’t gone back — although she might have looked back once or twice because a pattern of abuse is very difficult to break even (or especially) on the victim’s end. I always assumed that, in the end, everyone but Chris was happy that Rihanna has chosen that route for herself; certainly, I never imagined that members of her family would be rooting for Rihanna to get back with the guy, but the latest issue of The Enquirer says that is precisely the case. Yeah, I know it sounds unbelievable, right?

Here’s the thing — it’s not like The Enquirer gathered this information from “an insider” close to the family or anything suspect like that. Instead, these are Rihanna’s actual cousins talking to the publication, and they speak of Chris in bizarrely glowing terms:

Rihanna’s closest family members have made an impassioned plea for her to get back together with abusive ex-boyfriend Chris Brown, The ENQUIRER can exclusively reveal.

But experts say reuniting with Brown – who pleaded guilty to a felony after savagely beating the “Umbrella” singer during a ferocious argument — would only reignite the cycle of violence in the couple’s relationship.

Despite that, two of Rihanna’s cousins claim the Grammy winner’s family still loves the shamed star and have forgiven him for viciously assaulting the 23-year-old beauty.

Chris made a mistake, but I forgive him,” Nicola Alleyne told The ENQUIRER. “I think he got hit too. Knowing Rihanna like I do, it was a fight. But I would love them to be back together. I really think Chris still loves her.”

Nicola, a 34-year-old mother of two, bonded with Brown when Rihanna brought him to her native Barbados to meet her family.

“She introduced Chris to everybody. He was really, really nice,” recalled Nicola, whose sister, Noella, travels the world with Rihanna when she’s on tour. Their mother, Rihanna’s Aunt Marcel, hosted the celebrity couple at her home.

“Chris’ mother, sister, nephew and cousin also came. My mother made dinner, and Chris sat on the floor and ate her Guyanese food — baked salt fish and rice.”

Rihanna’s cousin Amanda Thompson — who, like Nicola, works in the fish market and clothing shop that are both owned by Rihana’s extended family in the Barbados capital of Bridgetown — also wishes the couple would rekindle their romance. “I loved Chris Brown,” 38-year-old Amanda — who fondly remembers braiding a young Rihanna’s hair — told The ENQUIRER.

“I met him after Rihanna had just won her first Grammy. She had a party in the Boatyard Bar in Bridgetown, and I danced with him. I don’t know what happened, but I would love for them to get back together. Everybody makes mistakes.”

[From The Enquirer, print edition, September 19, 2011]

Honestly, I find the behavior of Rihanna’s cousins in this instance to be rather disgusting. Exactly what kind of a supportive family member would (publicly or otherwise) encourage their cousin to get back together with an abusive ex-boyfriend? All based upon the fact that he was “really nice” and sat on the floor while eating fish and rice. Of course Chris was cordial to Rihanna’s family because he probably wanted to make a good impression, but that doesn’t mean that he wasn’t a violent nightmare behind closed doors. And he undoubtedly was just that.

In this case, there is photographic evidence that Chris beat the living crap out of Rihanna, and yet her cousins are willing to overlook that as trivial in light of the fact that he was sweet and danced with them. They honestly seem to believe that Chris merely made a series of consecutive mistakes when his fist hit Rihanna over and over again. How would these cousins feel if Rihanna took their advice and ended up dead one day because of it? I don’t even want to think about that; and hopefully, Rihanna will ignore her cousins’ misguided words too. Not only is her own safety at stake, but she also must think about the image she sets forth to her fans that experience abusive relationships as well.

Photos courtesy of Fame

Yesterday, during that biscuit-beating post, I mentioned that I had no interest in talking about Chris Brown’s appearance at the VMAs. That still stands, but I’m willing to discuss Chris in the context of another useless, dumb asswipe of a celebrity: Linnocent.

First – what did you think about Chris Brown’s dance thing on the VMAs? Did you even watch it? I mean, the boy can dance. I think he’s an awful person, but he can dance. Here you go, if you missed it:

So Linnocent was sitting at home, in her crack den, taking hits off her pipe, and she saw Chris’s performance. So this is what she tweeted:

[From Linnocent’s Twitter]

Yes, Chris “killed it”. You might say that “murdered it”. You might say that he “beat the crap out of it, punched it repeatedly in the face, tried to strangle it and then left it for dead by the side of the road.” And Linnocent wants to meet him! It was like a light went off in her crack-brain: “Oh, I should hang out with Chris Brown!” More people for her to sue, I guess. I have to wonder – why didn’t Linnocent take Pitbull up on his offer? You know she wanted to go to the VMAs. Then she could have given Chris a “hello beej” right then and there.

By the way, if you watched all the way to the end, you know that after Chris’s performance, the cameras went to Kanye and Jay-Z. Kanye gets up and cheers Chris. Jay did not. Jay is STILL pissed at Chris – Jay famously called Chris a “walking dead man” after Chris beat Rihanna, and a source told The Mail that Jay didn’t give a crap about Chris’s performance: “Jay-Z remained seated, quietly sipping his drink… he was not impressed.”

Photos courtesy of WENN and PCN.

Let’s face it — anyone who isn’t a 12-year-old girl knows that Selena Gomez could do much better than dating Justin Bieber, and there was indeed a collective sigh of relief when her recent hospitalization for “exhaustion” and “malnourishment” did not result in any apparent Bieber babies, which was also much to the relief of both the Gomez and Bieber camps who continue to live in fear of an accidental pregnancy. In a presumed act of celebration, Selena then immediately commenced wearing hot pants onstage while the Bieb openly gaped at her rack. This is not to mention the famed public displays of gross affection featuring foot rubbing and butt grabbing, but all of that might soon be a distant memory. Why? Perhaps Selena is concerned about her continuing status as the girlfriend of the next MC Hammer, for The Sun claims to have word that Selena has told Justin that they’re on a relationship break:

TEEN lovers Justin Bieber and Selena Gomez are on the rocks – because of his bad boy hip-hop friends.

The pair are taking time out after Selena, 19, ordered the clean-cut pop idol to ditch his new pals, The Sun can reveal.

It came after Justin, 17, arrived at one of Selena’s gigs in Florida last week with rap ace Sean Kingston, 21 – a former child burglar.

Justin is also close to gun-charge former convict Lil Wayne and has released a track with R&B’s Chris Brown, who beat ex-lover Rihanna.

A pal of Disney star Selena revealed: “Selena told him to stop hanging with these bad people.

“She didn’t want him to crash her gig. They had a huge row and said it was good they were having time apart while she was on tour.”

But the next day Justin and Sean caused hysteria by cruising through Miami in an open-top Rolls-Royce.

A pal of Selena said she saw Justin in tears during rows with her. She said: “It’s hard seeing a little 17-year-old crying and saying he loves her.”

[From The Sun]

Thus far, there’s no confirmation or denial from either Selena or Justin’s reps or (quite tellingly) from their respective Twitter accounts, so these breakup rumors might be just that. However and if I were Selena, a split would make a ton of sense because I certainly would draw the line at my boyfriend associating with Chris Brown, who did this and that to his ex-girlfriend, Rihanna, and also upped the ante by tipping his hat to Tiger Woods. However, the tiniest part of me is kinda hoping that this news isn’t true because, last time I heard, Wilmer Valderrama might be on the prowl for a new barely-legal girlfriend. Run from both of them, Selena!

Here’s a photo of Biebs and Chris Brown on 6/18 hanging before they went inside a studio to lay down a few studio tracks together:

And here’s a possibly unwarranted trip down memory lane featuring Selena and Justin in so-called “happier times.” If it’s true that Selena dumped Biebs, my 10-year-old daughter will be thrilled, for she never understood what Selena could possibly see in his wee-ness:

Photos courtesy of Fame and WENN

Poor Chris Brown. His neighbors are trying to bully him into not playing loud music, not racing his dogs in the hallways of his condo building, and not parking his luxury cars in the disabled parking spots. He’s Chris Brown, don’t they know that he should be able to park wherever and do whatever he wants? TMZ has photos of Chris’ various offending cars taking up handicapped parking spots along with some more details from his disgruntled neighbors.

Chris Brown is at war with his fellow West Hollywood condo owners, who claim the rapper is the neighbor from hell, parking in handicapped spaces, blasting music, and racing dogs in hallways.

TMZ has obtained several pics of Brown’s super-expensive rides … clearly parked in spaces reserved for disabled drivers. We’re told Chris has been ticketed numerous times by the city.

The building manager tells us everyone is fed up and they’re now planning on towing Chris’ cars if he dares park there again.

Chris’ lawyer, Mark Geragos, tells TMZ, Chris is the one who’s getting screwed. Geragos says, the deed clearly shows the two spaces belong to Chris, but the developer never disclosed the spots were reserved for the handicapped. Geragos says Chris is in litigation with the building over the spaces and plans to fight the tickets as well. But the building manager says Chris is parking in other handicapped spots as well.

But the gripes go beyond parking spaces. Chris’ fellow condo-owners tell TMZ … the dude is utterly disrespectful, blasting loud music and partying day and night … even racing dogs down the hallways at all hours.

And that’s not all. We’re told police showed up this week, after someone vandalized the elevator by carving “C.B.” on the elevator door.

[From TMZ]

I can’t stand people who park in disabled spots. At least his neighbors are getting some mild revenge by selling stories to TMZ about him.

In case you were hoping Chris Brown might stay confined to the world of music making, you’re SOL. He just got a part in an upcoming movie based on serial cheater Steve Harvey’s relationship advice book, Act Like a Lady, Think Like a Man. There’s no word on what role Chris will play, but in Chris’ world “thinking like a man” means resolving conflicts by choking, biting, smashing, name-calling and then playing the victim afterwards. It will be hard to buy him as any kind of love interest.

Photos are from 7/15/11. Credit: WENN.com