Top 9 Pop Stories for March 09

Rihanna and Chris Brown Sex Tape?

MTV reports: Umbrella star Rihanna is reportedly extremely worried over the potential release of a sex tape she made with boyfriend Chris Brown reports Star Magazine.

According to the article Rihanna permitted Brown to film the 'wild' tape but, following a reported break in their relationship, is now concerned the tape may find its way online.

A source told the magazine; "Rihanna has no issues with her sexuality. But she'd be mortified if her friends and family found this out." [Really? A source you say. What kind of source?] - more on this story

Kelly Clarkson To Surpass U2

Reuters reports: Kelly Clarkson will replace U2 at the top of the Billboard 200 next week with her second chart-topper, according to preliminary estimates on Thursday.

"All I Ever Wanted," the fourth release from the inaugural "American Idol" champ, should sell as many as 200,000 copies in the six days ended March 15.

But industry prognosticators caution the number could increase depending on how her assorted TV performances this week will affect the album's start. -

Britney Spears Suffers Accidental Crotch Exposure

Jam! reports: Poptart Britney Spears suffered an embarrassing wardrobe malfunction during her comeback show in Tampa, Florida on Sunday when her leotard ripped, accidentally exposing her naked crotch to the audience.

The singer had just finished performing I'm A Slave 4 U and was being lowered beneath the stage when she revealed her costume blunder.

Failing to realize her microphone was still on, she said, "My p**sy was hanging out!" - causing the arena to erupt in laughter - more on this story

Kanye West Charged With Three Crimes

(NME) The Los Angeles City Attorney has charged Kanye West with three criminal misdemeanors in connection with an incident that took place last September.

West was charged with vandalism, battery, and grand theft after he allegedly broke camera equipment as he left LAX.

His manager Don Crowley has also been charged, and he faces two counts of vandalism, two counts of battery and two counts of grand theft. - more on this story

Chris Brown Charged With Two Felonies For Rihanna Assault

AP reports: Chris Brown briefly appeared in court Thursday, hours after he was charged with two felonies stemming from what a police detective describes as a brutal argument between the singer and his girlfriend, Rihanna.

Brown's arraignment was postponed until April 6 on charges of assault likely to cause great bodily injury and making criminal threats. The 19-year-old R&B singer remains free on $50,000 bail.

Details released Thursday offer a starkly different portrait of Brown than the squeaky-clean image he has cultivated. The young man once praised for his Michael Jackson-esque dance moves is described in a detective's affidavit as punching his girlfriend, biting her ear and trying to choke her until she nearly lost consciousness. -

Grammy Winner Accused of Masturbating On Airplane

(AP) Merengue star Elvis Crespo is being investigated after a woman said she saw him performing a sex act on an airplane en route from Houston to Miami, according to Miami-Dade County police.

The Grammy winner was masturbating in view of other passengers Thursday, prompting the plane's captain to radio the Miami International Airport's air traffic control tower, the police report said.

When asked by police at the airport about the accusation, the 37-year-old Puerto Rican singer said: "I don't recall doing that. -

Motown Legend Dies

(Reuters) Motown drummer Uriel Jones, whose hard-driving funk propelled classic tunes by the Temptations and Marvin Gaye, died in a Michigan hospital on Tuesday after suffering complications from a heart attack, a family member said. He was 74.

Jones, the last surviving drummer in the Motown session band known as the Funk Brothers, was stricken in mid-February but had been showing signs of improvement, said his sister-in-law Leslie Coleman.

He relapsed last Tuesday, and died at Oakwood Hospital & Medical Center in Dearborn, she told Reuters. -

Cash Money Singer Found Dead In Underpass

(BBC) A singer has been found with his throat slit in a pedestrian underpass. Ian Newtion, who was known as Scoobie Santino, was found dead in the underpass at the Greenford roundabout in Greenford on Sunday.

Officers believe Mr Newtion, 45, was returning from Scout Hut in Rockware Avenue, where he had been singing at a party, when he was attacked.

The singer and delivery driver, from Fulham, had a hit single on the reggae charts with Cash Money in the 1990s. - more on this story

T-Pain Hospitalized After Golf Cart Accident

(MTV) T-Pain was true to his name this weekend after he ended up in hospital for some emergency dental surgery.

Pain lost four teeth and had cuts and bruises when his golf cart flipped over in a backstage accident.

His injuries caused him to miss Lil Wayne's I Am Music Tour in San Jose, California but he was back on stage on Sunday night in Gibson. - more on this story

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