The editor of a Dutch magazine has apologised to Rihanna over a racist comment made in the publication. However, he insisted that it was meant as “a joke.”

In the latest issue of Jackie, the Umbrella hit maker was referred to as a “n–ger b-tch.” The comments caused outcry from readers who were shocked by the article.

Editor-in-chief Eva Hoeke used the magazine’s Facebook page to apologise for the remark.

She insisted that the author meant no harm and intended the title of the article as a joke, but she admitted “it was a bad joke, to say the least.” She personally shouldered the blame for letting the comment get to publication.

She said no racist slurs were intended,  but said that it was naive to think that this was an acceptable form of slang.

“You hear it all the time on TV and radio, then your idea of what is normal apparently shifts,” she said.

But does your idea of what is normal shift that far?

Rihanna was less than impressed with the apology and launched a series of angry Tweets slating Hoeke for the article.

She said.

“I hope u can read english, because your magazine is a poor representation of the evolution of human rights! I find you disrespectful, and rather desperate!! You ran out of legit, civilized information to print! You put two words together, with the intent of abasement, that made no sense…’N**GA B**CH’?!….Well with all respect, on behalf of my race, here are my two words for you…F**K YOU!!!”

Well said, Rihanna?

Barbados-born Rihanna has spent the last five years rising to the top of pop stardom. Her club anthems are famous across continents and she is never far away from internet headlines. But as well as her music, she’s well known for her dance moves that ooze eroticism. She slithers and slides like it all comes naturally to her.

And to her, it’s no big deal.

“At the end of a concert, I don’t feel like I’ve been this sexy thing. Really, I don’t even think about it,” she tells Esquire magazine, which is carrying the photo of Rihanna naked.

She can’t be serious, surely? Well, she does admit she can be sexy when the song calls for it, like S&M or Skin. Oh and she has a section in her show called Sex and pulls men out of the audience to bump and grind with them at her concerts.

Yeah, Rihanna does sexy well, but she says it is all subconscious, she says in the interview, but going on,

“I could see What’s My Name? — the dancing is pretty sexy. Rude Boy.”

So, actually, most of your songs are sexy then, Rihanna?

She was more open in her Glamour magazine interview this month, where she admitted that she was being sexy. But it isn’t her, Rihanna. It’s all the characters she plays that are sexy.

She also spoke out about the 2009 attack by Chris Brown, her then boyfriend. She says she likes the music he makes now and he has down well for himself, “even when the world seemed like it was against him.”

Yes, Rihanna knows how to market herself very well indeed, and her body speaks very articulately for her. Is she or is she not the sexiest woman alive?

The “California King Bed” singer will be the island’s tourism ambassador, participating in a series of advertising campaigns and make promotional appearances to raise the profile of tourism in the country.

Her role as a tourism ambassador starts on August 5. One of her “Loud” tour dates will be in Bridgetown, Barbados. It is being jointly produced by Rihanna’s record label Roc Nation and the Barbados Tourism Authority.

“Rihanna is a great source of national pride to Barbados and we are thrilled to enter into this formal partnership to promote Barbados as a leading tourist destination,” said the Hon. Richard L. Sealy, Barbados’ minister of tourism.

Rihanna (23) was recently criticized for her new music video for “Man Down,” with parenting groups arguing that the promo accepts murder and vigilante violence. Undaunted, Rihanna thanked her critics for the success of the video after the complaints gave her so much free publicity.

Hopefully, in her role as tourism ambassador, Rihanna will only be attracting the right kind of publicity to Barbados.

Russell Brand, the star of “Forgetting Sarah Marshall” and “Arthur” had entered the country as part of the tour entourage for the “I Kissed a Girl” hit-maker. However, it is alleged that he was held by immigration officials and then deported from Japan because he has a criminal recorded dating back over ten years.

Katy Perry was angry about the deportation. She Tweeted, “My husband got deported from Japan. I am so sad. I brought him all this way to show him my favorite place #tokyodreamscrushed.”

However, Perry vowed that “the show must go on” and that she still loves her Japanese fans.

Russell Brand has never hidden his past drug addiction, which have led to legal problems. He was also arrested last year (September 2010) for clashing with a photographer at Los Angeles International Airport.

He took his deportation from Japan with his trademark good but quirky humor.

“Planning escape from Japanese custody. It’s bloody hard to dig a tunnel with a chopstick. Stockholm syndrome kicking in. Just asked my guard out for (vegetarian) sushi. He giggled.”

Later, it appears that Brand was out of custody and perhaps back in the US where the couple live. He Tweeted,

“Alcatraz! Shawshank Redemption! And now this! Ah, sweet blue bird of freedom!”

The deportation for Brand and Perry must be a major disappointment. Japan holds a special meaning for them. While they were preparing their marriage last year, there were rumors that the wedding would be held in Tokyo; when it was revealed that they would marry in India, Rihanna publicly considered giving the pair a honeymoon in the Japanese capital.

The controversial singer took to the Dancing with the Stars 2011 stage tonight where he performed two of his hit songs “Yeah 3X” and “Forever.”

The performances were nothing short of amazing (other than the fact that he clearly lip synched the songs) with incredible dance moves, unbelievable choreography and endless amounts of energy.

Chris has been in the headlines this past week after he smashed a window in the Good Morning America building after he felt he was interrogated by interviewer Robin Roberts during an exclusive interview.

He may have had everyone talking about whether or not he’s fully recovered from the Rihanna incident but if these performances are any indication, his career is back on track.

The audience welcomed Chris with open arms and applauded loudly after his incredible performances. I’m as skeptical as the next person when it comes to whether or not Chris Brown is sincere in his recovery but even I have to admit that he seems to be better than ever when he takes the stage.

For those of you who missed it (or those of you who want to see it again), I’ll upload the video of Chris Brown’s incredible light show performance on DWTS 2011 as soon as it becomes available!

As promised, here is the video! Hope you like!

Fellow musician Suga Shane spoke up in defense of his friend, saying:
“It’s better Chris Brown did it to a window rather than a person.”

A studio representative said:
“The police weren’t called, and unless ABC decides to call the NYPD, no action will be taken against Brown, who is still on probation.”

It seems they are not going to do that, since no-one actually saw Chris break the window. That seems to have been a lucky escape for Brown who is on 5 years’ probation for his felony assault conviction after an attack on Rihanna.

“He’s a cool regular guy until someone pushes his buttons,” his friend Suga said.

But what then? His buttons get pushed and he turns into a violent room trashing, woman beating psycho? It’s not much of a brag!

After the incident, Chris Brown tweeted, “the media is just trying to bring you down… DONT LET THEM!!!!!” He just didn’t want to answer anything about the Rihanna incident, feeling that it was closed and that he was paying his dues there.

Yeah, don’t let them ask you questions you already approved, huh? Sheesh! But Brown has been praised by Judge Patricia Schnegg, as a “model probationer” who is getting through his domestic violence counseling. That next session could be interesting. Is somebody going to ask him about “Good Morning America”!

Not only is the singer making headlines for the release of his new album F.A.M.E but he’s also causing a media stir after it was announced he had an off-camera meltdown after his appearance on Good Morning America this morning.

Just before flying off the handle, Brown – who most of you will remember was charged for beating up Rihanna in 2009 – sat down for an interview with GMA’s Robin Roberts. Throughout the interview, Roberts kept bringing the conversation back to Chris’ past behavior, which didn’t sit so well with him.

Chris remained composed during most of the interview, insisting to Robin that he’s moved on and is trying to move past his actions from 2009 but after the cameras stopped rolling, Brown reportedly trashed his dressing room, threw a chair through the window (which resulted in shards of glass falling on the New York street below), ripped off his shirt and stormed out of the building.

Someone who’s trying to convince the world that they no longer have anger issues and have learned to control their actions probably shouldn’t have a full-blown, public meltdown that involves throwing objects and putting others in danger – just sayin.’

Despite his antics, many of Brown’s fans showed their support on Twitter.

So, we have to ask: Were Chris’ actions today out of hand or did GMA deserve to have their dressing room trashed for asking such intense questions during an interview?

We’ll leave that one up to you…

Here’s the interview that sparked Chris’ outrage today…Are Robin’s questions out of line?

Rihanna has taken to Twitter to defend the video, which was apparently pre-approved by MTV. It features gem encrusted ice cream and the press being silenced with ball gags. The overall feel is silliness rather than sexiness, so hopefully, the fuss over the “S&M” video will be short-lived. Rihanna has just been confirmed as performing with Drake at the Grammy awards ceremony. Her efforts to shock her fans do seem a little tame to those of us old enough to compare the video to anything that Madonna did in the early 1990s! Remember “Erotica”? “Hanky Panky”? “Human Nature”? You get the point, I’m sure.

So do you want to see Rihanna’s “S&M” video on general release? Should we be subjected to such a sight at all, or only after 9pm when only us big boys and girls get to watch Rihanna play at dominating something other than the pop charts?
 
 
 

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Taylor Swift was the talk of the prestigious event after taking home a whopping 5 awards including the coveted title of Favorite Artist. The 19-year-old talent beat out the King of Pop, Michael Jackson, for the big award of the night. Accepting her awards via satellite from Wembley Stadium in London, the blonde beauty thanked her fans and her family.

Taylor was the big winner of the night when it came to the actual awards but her friend Carrie Underwood dominated when it comes to the best performance of the night. We realize that we’re putting Carrie above JLo (who fell onstage), Whitney Houston and the controversial performance by Adam Lambert (which we think was a desperate plea for attention) but we honestly didn’t like any of the performances. The only woman who rivalled Carrie’s performance was Miss Rihanna but even her performance was a little weird for us.

Whatever happened to singing on stage and looking pretty? Too many artists (like Lady Gaga and Adam Lambert) are trying too hard to stand out. Their performances reek of desperation. Sometimes, if you have real talent, you don’t have to try so hard to get noticed. We’re just sayin…

What did you think of last night’s American Music Awards?
 
 
 
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While Rihanna’s rocky relationship with Chris Brown seems like old news, the 21-year-old singer opened up for the first time in an exclusive interview with Diane Sawyer. After telling her story to the world and finding closure in the tragic situation, perhaps now is the time for Rihanna to give love another chance.

Rihanna and Tristan (who plays Dixon on the hit show 90210) were photographed together in 2008 at Chris Brown’s birthday party but RiRi was in a relationship with Brown at the time.

This weekend, Rihanna hosted a party that Wilds attended and the two made it very obvious that there was more to their relationship than just friends.

“No one knew why Tristan was there initially because it was not an industry party but everyone quickly realized they weren’t meeting for the first time,” a witness told New York Daily News. “Rihanna lit up when Tristan walked in the room.”

Many think it’s too early for Rihanna to date again but we honestly think that the sooner she moves on, the sooner this whole situation can be behind her. Besides, as long as she doesn’t go back with Chris Brown, she’s taking a step in the right direction.

What do you think of a relationship between Rihanna and Tristan Wilds?
 
 
 
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