R&B star Chris Brown, currently being accused of beating his equally famous girlfriend Rihanna, was reportedly seen in the company of a new girl gal last weekend, igniting speculations that they may be in a relationship.

That girl turned out to be “Girlicious” singer Natalie Mejia.
Later that night, Brown was seen in the company of other celebrity friends at a famous Los Angeles party place. Mejia was not seen with the group.

Mejia stated in an interview that she’s indeed the woman shown on the photographs but did not elaborate on the nature of their relationship.

Last Monday, Brown pleaded not guilty to felony charges of threatening and assaulting Rihanna in an incident that took place the night before the Grammy Awards. The next hearing is scheduled on April 29.
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“American Idol” judge Simon Cowell said that he still loves being part of the top rating show from Fox Network and revealed that he would be staying as judge for at least another year based on the conditions of his contract.

The British judge, famous for being acerbic, hinted in previous interviews that he may be leaving the show in order to ease up his busy schedule a bit. Cowell is also doing other projects, including two toprating British-based shows.

Despite the speculations, Cowell said that he has a lot of options in the future and he’s still considering them all.

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Sixteen-year old teen superstar Miley Cyrus scored another number one film after Walt Disney’s “Hannah Montana: The Movie” soared to the top of weekend’s box office with $34 million in ticket sales. Last year, Cyrus’ 3-D concert film also topped the tills.

“Hannah Montana” chronicles the life of an ordinary teenager who’s also living another life as pop star Hannah.

The film got $17.3 million of ticket sales on Friday alone, the biggest opening day figures for a G-rated film.

Most of the moviegoers are girls aged 12 and below, accompanied by their mothers.

Last week’s top drawer “Fast & Furious” fell to second place with still strong performance orf $28.8 million. The street-racing hit raised its sales to $118 million in U.S. alone.

Here’s the list of top ten films last weekend:

1. “Hannah Montana: The Movie,” $34 million.
2. “Fast & Furious,” $28.8 million.
3. “Monsters vs. Aliens,” $22.6 million.
4. “Observe and Report,” $11.1 million.
5. “Knowing,” $6.7 million.

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British band Coldplay stressed that there was no plagiarism done on the Grammy Award-winning single “Viva La Vida” as claimed by another musician.

According to reports, musician Joe Satriani accused the group of copying from his song “If I Could Fly” which was released in 2004. The group has since denied the public accusations and is now filing their response to the federal court.

In the court papers filed on Monday in Los Angeles, Coldplay stated that Satriani’s song lacks “originality” and was in no way to receive copyright protection in the first place. Aside from that, the group stressed that the similarity was very minimal.

Satriani has made his claim last December, stating that significant portions of his song were copied. “Viva La Vida” went on to become an international hit, even bagging the Grammy for Song of the Year last February.

Coldplay also issued an official statement on their website regarding the matter.
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Music artist Courtney Love is reportedly ready to fight a big battle against those individuals who have “looted” of her late husband’s estate.

According to her lawyer, the rock star is preparing her lawsuit in behalf of herself and her daughter against several unspecified individuals who have earned money that should have gone to their end.

“Courtney’s main interest is ensuring that her daughter gets the assets back that were stolen,” says San Diego attorney Rhonda Holmes in an interview with E! News.

“Courtney is pursuing her rights on the criminal end against the people who stole, and her daughter and Kurt’s estate are focusing on the financial aspect,” she added.

Holmes declined to specify the names prior to the filing of the complaint but hinted that the suspects will include former lawyers, assistants and managers of Kurt Cobain, the lead singer of the band Nirvana who committed suicide a few years back.
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