Rihanna and Chris Brown checked into the same NYC hotel over the weekend, but were never spotted together.

Five months after brutally beating Rihanna, Chris Brown video tapes an apology to Rihanna and his fans and blasts it on YouTube, MySpace and his website.

Chris Brown was a no show at Sunday night’s BET awards, but the R&B star wasn’t always supposed to be removed from the guest list.

Brown, currently on probation for beating ex-girlfriend Rihanna, was scheduled to perform at the awards, but after it became clear the night would focus on honoring Michael Jackson, producers pulled his act from the lineup.

Several insiders tell the New York Daily News that including Brown in the night’s lineup seemed inappropriate with all the negative publicity he has been facing, and his removal came at the insistance of Rev. Al Sharpton.

“Al made such a fuss to the BET executives that they pulled Chris,” the source said, adding that Jay-Z also put in his two cents on the matter.

“Jay is a big name in the BET community, and he was very vocal about his displeasure with Chris attending the ceremony. He didn’t want Chris anywhere near the awards so close to the court’s ruling.”

Brown isn’t taking the dis so well either. “He’s furious,” a friend of the singer tells the Daily News. “BET asked him to perform and waited until the last minute to tell him it was off. He’s pretty shocked and outraged right now.”

Reps for both Brown and BET are claiming he was never confirmed for the show.

Jon & Kate Gosselin announce they’ve separated after 10 years of marriage, Perez Hilton cries (and cries) after the Black Eyed Peas’ manager reportedly punches him.

Plus, Chris Brown pleads guilty to assaulting Rihanna and gets sentenced to community service.

Chris Brown is sentenced to 180 days of community service and five years’ probation after pleading guilty Monday to beating his ex-girlfriend Rihanna.

The hip-hop singer is also ordered to stay at least 50 yards away from Rihanna. Although she was in court, Rihanna didn’t have to testify against her ex-boyfriend.

After an incomplete version of Kanye West’s latest single,”Paranoid,” was released last week, the rapper took to his blog to express how hurt he was.

“It’s just frustrating when this stuff happens because I really care about the product and, since videos never get played anyway, you might as well tweak them and make them as special as possible,” Kanye wrote.

Well, no more paranoia for Kanye. Here the new official video for “Paranoid,” featuring Rihanna:

KANYE WEST “PARANOID” feat: RIHANNA Dir: NABIL from nabil elderkin on Vimeo.

Check out the tats on sexy celebs from Angelina Jolie and Megan Fox to Hayden Panettiere — and see what their ink says about them.

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Rihanna will be attending a hearing next month as a possible witness in the case against her ex-boyfriend, Chris Brown.

Donald Etra, Rihanna’s attorney, tells the AP that prosecutors have informed him that the pop star will be receiving a subpoena to testify in a preliminary hearing scheduled for June 22 in Los Angeles. Etra says that Rihanna will comply with the court order.

Earlier today, a judge rejected a request made by Brown’s attorney, Mark Geragos, asking the LAPD for investigative records in case.

Brown has not appeared in court since April, when he pleaded not guilty to assault charges for allegedly beating Rihanna.

Chris Brown takes to the web to tell “the haters” that he didn’t give ex-girlfriend Rihanna a black eye.