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(PacificCoastNews) Rihanna's insurers are probably hoping that the singer doesn't pack too powerful a punch this week, as video footage of her walloping a fan with a microphone has surfaced on the Internet. Oops.The incident went down at the singer's Monday night performance in Birmingham, England, where she took the stage over two hours late. At one point the singer walked up close to the crowd to sing to them, and was held by a fan who wouldn't let her go. So she hit him with her microphone...Read Full Story

(Getty Images)It's been established that Lil Wayne is bad at apologies, so no one really expected him to say anything about the stunt he pulled on the set of his new music video for "God Bless Amerika." Video footage showed the rapper stomping around on an American flag splayed on the ground before a New Orleans crowd, infuriating many a patriot. By Tuesday morning, Weezy felt it necessary to explain that he didn't do it on purpose — he just wasn't watching where he was stepping."I didn't...Read Full Story

(Getty Images)There are, thankfully, no mentions of Amanda Bynes in Drake's new cover interview with GQ, as the rapper has somehow managed to avoid talking about the former child star for months now. But he does open up about another tabloid-friendly story: His ongoing beef with Chris Brown. "I don't want my name to be synonymous with that guy's name," Drake insists. "I really don't. I wish we could sit down, just like you and me are right now, and talk it out man-to-man. But that's not going...Read Full Story

Flag Day was on Friday, but Lil Wayne waited until Saturday to whip out his stars and stripes... and then walk all over them.Wayne filmed scenes for his upcoming music video for "God Bless Amerika" in New Orleans over the weekend, rapping in front of a crowd of people gathered behind an American flag. Weezy's actions aren't illegal — it's considered free speech — but they are apparently infuriating. Plenty of people took to Twitter to voice their disapproval:What's your opinion of Weezy's...Read Full Story

(Getty Images)Mariah Carey seems like she's in a really good place in her life right now. She's so happily married to Nick Cannon that they got re-married in Disneyland a few months back, and while her stint on American Idol didn't quite work out, she still got paid. So how come her new album has such a depressing title?Mariah's The Art of Letting Go is due to drop on July 23, and is already available for pre-sale. Carey explained in the caption for an Instagram shot that the title refers to...Read Full Story