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Leona Lewis denies flirting with Chris Brown behind Rihanna row

Leona LewisLondon, Feb 12 : Pop-singer Leona Lewis has denied reports that she sparked a row between Chris Brown and his girlfriend Rihanna, which resulted in him allegedly assaulting the `Umbrella' singer.

According to reports, Rihanna was angered after she apparently caught Brown speaking to Lewis at a pre-Grammy awards party in Los Angeles.

"Rihanna saw Chris flirting," the Mirror quoted a source, as saying.

"He and Leona were laughing, and Rihanna saw his hand on the small of her back. It was totally innocent, but that set Rihanna off," the source added.

Bob Marley’s family strikes merchandise deal

Bob MarleyLondon, Feb 12 : Jamaican musician Bob Marley has long been dead but his family is keeping his spirit alive by signing up for a merchandise deal.

Bob Marley-themed drinks, luggage, stationery, hotels and video games too are being named after the late reggae star.

"We''re open to licensing just about anything," the BBC quoted the late reggae icon''s daughter Cedella, as saying.

"If it is not right, we will not do it," she said.

Prankster Ashton Kutcher plots Jacko''s baby-dangling re-enactment

Ashton KutcherWashington, February 12 : Ashton Kutcher is plotting to re-stage Michael Jackson''s infamous baby-dangling incident after finding out that he was staying in the same hotel room as the singer.

The `Dude, Where''s My Car?' star revealed on his online Twitter. com post that he was planning to repeat the blunder by wrapping up a doll and hanging it over the heads of the paparazzi outside from the balcony of his room at Berlin's Hotel Adlon.

"We are in the exact room where MJ held the baby out the window," Contactmusic quoted him as saying.

Lily Allen yells profanities during online album launch party

Lily AllenWashington, February 12 : British singer-songwriter Lily Allen's fans were left stunned upon hearing her yelling profanities from the stage, and talking candidly about oral sex, when she launched her new album with an Internet gig in New York on Tuesday.

She was promoting the album titled It''s Not Me, It''s You at the Bowery Ballroom as part of MySpace. com's Secret Show series.

According to reports, Lily sipped white wine, and started the show by poking fun at the Bowery crowd

Kylie Minogue ‘not serious’ about new beau, says pal

Kylie MinogueLondon, Feb 12 : Pop star Kylie Minogue is not in a `serious' relationship with new beau Andres Velencoso, claims one of her close pals.

Australian author Kathy Lette says that though the `Kids' hitmaker has met Velencoso's family, she is not planning to settle down with him.

"He''s gorgeous, but I don''t know if he''s the main one. I think she''s got a few (men) on the menu," the Daily Express quoted Kathy as saying.

Kathy revealed that Minogue is in two minds about the relationship, and is basically having fun at the moment.

Brown’s sister insists he is ‘Good Boy’ amid Rihanna assault probe

New York, Feb 12 : Although the latest report on the Chris Brown case suggests that he threatened to kill Rihanna when he allegedly attacked her, his sister insists that he is a `good boy' who has never been violent.

Lytrell Bundy says that Brown is an "upstanding citizen".

"He''s always been a good boy - never violent," the New York Daily News quoted her as telling Extra magazine.

Brown was arrested after he allegedly left the `Umbrella' hitmaker with horrific bruises, including a split lip, a bloody nose and bite marks on her hands.

He is reportedly staying with his mother in Virginia, and attempting to reach Rihanna.

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