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Oprah Winfrey

Oprah Gives Rihanna Some Advice

The talk show maven weighs in on the Chris Brown situation.

Oprah had some advice for Rihanna on her show last Friday in regards to the Chris Brown situation.

Rihanna

Rihanna Might Testify, Returns To Work

Her attorney says she will cooperate. Meanwhile, she returns to the studio.

Rihanna will testify in Chris Brown case if requested to do so. Meanwhile, the singer returns to work.

Blow Up Doll Bandit

Search Is On For Blow-Up Doll Bandit

Is breaking into a sex shop to have sex with a blow-up doll a deal breaker?

Today's weird sex news comes from Australia, where police are hunting for a man who broke into three sex shops, had sex with a blow-up doll named "Jungle Jane," and left the dolls in an alley near the stores. To perform his unusual crime, the man broke holes in the walls of the store and squeezed through the small opening. Instead of leaving pieces of wood and plaster everywhere, the polite fellow cleaned up the mess he created breaking through the wall.

Big Brother Takes On Internet Dating

Are background checks necessary?

According to the sun-sentinel.com, NJ has passed legislation requiring online dating sites to disclose their background check policies, and Florida is attempting to pass a bill that would require sites to prominently post whether they required background checks and how they are performed. Action has been taken in response to an increase in fraud. A high-risk target: lonely, widowed women with healthy savings accounts. (No offense Florida, but you do have a ton of, um, older folks, so we’d be watching out for them, too.)