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  1. Two stars for one

    R&B singer Chris Brown poses in the media room at the BET Awards 2011 held at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles on June 26, 2011. (Jason Merritt / Getty Images) Back to slideshow navigation
  2. A start in street art

    Brown visits Art in the Streets the first major U.S. museum survey of graffiti and street art at the Geffen Contemporary at MOCA in Los Angeles on May 26, 2011. (Frazer Harrison / Getty Images) Back to slideshow navigation
  3. Smiles in court

    Brown appears in court with his attorney Mark Geragos for a probation progress report hearing in Los Angeles on Jan. 28, 2011. Brown pleaded guilty to assaulting his then-girlfriend, singer Rihanna, after a pre-Grammy Awards party in 2009. He was given a sentence of five years probation and ordered to complete 180 days of community labor and a year of domestic violence counseling. (David Mcnew / Getty Images) Back to slideshow navigation
  4. His idol

    Brown peforms a Michael Jackson tribute at the BET Awards in Los Angeles on June 27, 2010. (Matt Sayles / AP) Back to slideshow navigation
  5. On the big screen

    Brown arrives at the premiere of the film "Takers" at Arclight Cinema Cinerama Dome in Hollywood, Calif., on Aug. 4, 2010. (Frazer Harrison / Getty Images) Back to slideshow navigation
  6. For the record ...

    Larry King, left, speaks with Brown as his mother Joyce Hawkins, center, wipes her eye during an interview Wednesday, Aug. 26, 2009, on the "Larry King Live" show in Los Angeles, his first public interview since his arrest in February for assaulting Rihanna. (Peter "Hopper" Stone / AP) Back to slideshow navigation
  7. Receiving his sentence

    Brown stands next to Los Angeles County sheriff's deputies during his sentencing hearing on Aug. 5 in Los Angeles. The singer received 5 years probation and 180 days of community labor, as the result of a plea deal, after he was charged with two felonies for assault on Rihanna. (Rick Loomis / Pool via Getty Images) Back to slideshow navigation
  8. Remembering Michael

    Chris Brown attends the Michael Jackson public memorial service at Staples Center in Los Angeles on Tuesday, July 7, 2009. (Kevin Mazur / EPA) Back to slideshow navigation
  9. Avoiding jail

    Brown heads into court in Los Angeles for a preliminary hearing on Monday, June 22, 2009. Moments before the hearing was set to begin, an announcement was made that a plea deal had been reached in the singer's felony assault case. (Mario Anzuoni / Reuters) Back to slideshow navigation
  10. Magic moment

    On the same night as Rihanna, Brown attends the NBA Finals matchup between the Los Angeles Lakers and the Orlando Magic on Thursday, June 11, 2009, at Amway Arena in Orlando, Fla. (Elsa / Getty Images) Back to slideshow navigation
  11. Not guilty plea

    Brown, right, stands next to his attorney as he appears for his arraignment on two felony charges in Los Angeles Superior Court on Monday, April 6, 2009. The R&B singer plead not guilty to charges stemming from an attack on Rihanna. (Damian Dovarganes / Pool via Reuters) Back to slideshow navigation
  12. Happier times

    Brown and Rihanna perform during the Z100 Jingle Ball in New York on Dec. 13, 2008. Brown, 19, one of the fastest rising stars of the last two years, was freed on $50,000 bail after being arrested in Los Angeles for allegedly assaulting Rihanna, whose rise to fame equals his. The incident occurred in Brown's car early Feb. 9, several hours before the two were to appear at the Grammy Awards. (Lucas Jackson / Reuters) Back to slideshow navigation
  13. The voice

    Brown performs during a concert in Amsterdam on Jan. 16. Brown rose to fame as a sweet-faced, 16-year-old with an engaging voice and amazing dance skills with the 2005 smash hit "Run It!" (Marcel Antonisse / AFP - Getty Images) Back to slideshow navigation
  14. Year's best

    Brown accepts the artist of the year award at the American Music Awards in Los Angeles on Sunday, Nov. 23, 2008. (Matt Sayles / AP) Back to slideshow navigation
  15. Full of promise

    Brown performs during the Z100 Jingle Ball in New York on Dec. 12, 2008. The singer has been featured in movies such as dance flick "Stomp the Yard," had top-selling tours and a string of hits, including "Forever" and "No Air" with Jordin Sparks, for which he was nominated for a Grammy in 2009. (Lucas Jackson / Reuters) Back to slideshow navigation
  16. Crowd appeal

    The audience reaches out to touch Brown during an appearance on the TODAY show in New York's Rockefeller Center. (Richard Drew / AP) Back to slideshow navigation
  17. Moonman

    Brown poses backstage with his award for best male video at the 2008 MTV Video Music Awards held at Paramount Pictures Studio Lot on Sunday, Sept. 7, 2008, in Los Angeles. (Chris Pizzello / AP) Back to slideshow navigation
  18. Orange crushed

    Brown arrives at the 21st Annual Kids' Choice Awards in Los Angeles, on Saturday, March 29, 2008. There was immediate fallout from Brown's arrest Feb. 9, 2009, with Wrigley stopping all ad and marketing campaigns tied to Brown, who had been their Doublemint gum pitchman. (Chris Pizzello / AP) Back to slideshow navigation
  19. The moves

    Brown performs on the TODAY show in New York's Rockefeller Center on Friday, June 6, 2008. (Richard Drew / AP) Back to slideshow navigation
  20. What next?

    Brown performs on TODAY on Aug. 31, 2007. At the times of his arrest, Brown was near the end of promoting his platinum-selling "Exclusive" CD and was concentrating on filming movies. (Brendan Mcdermid / Reuters) Back to slideshow navigation
  21. Before the fall

    Rihanna and Brown are seen at the MTV Movie Awards on Sunday, June 1, 2008, in Los Angeles. (Matt Sayles / AP) Back to slideshow navigation
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updated 9/8/2009 9:17:13 PM ET 2009-09-09T01:17:13

Last month, a judge ordered Chris Brown to stay away from ex-girlfriend Rihanna for the next five years following his February attack on the R&B singer, but Brown and Rihanna allegedly have found a way to work around the court-imposed separation.

According to a report in Britain’s Star, the pair plans to have an extended meeting outside the court’s jurisdiction.

“(Brown and Rihanna) spoke to their lawyers to see what was allowed, and are now planning two weeks in Mexico,” a source revealed to the magazine. “They want to spend some quality time together and know they have a lot to reconcile before they can make their relationship public again.”

Though the source claimed Brown and Rihanna “never, ever stopped loving each other,” the former couple realizes any decision to reunite could have repercussions far beyond their own relationship. They both have fan bases to think about.

“Rihanna’s desperate not to let her fans down as she’s had such support from them,” the source explained. “She and Chris both need to have a long, hard think about a strategy that won’t hurt their careers.”

Simon Cowell plans his biggest birthday bash
Come October, “American Idol’s” resident grump, Simon Cowell, plans to celebrate his 50th birthday with a spare-no-expense, star-studded bash.

“It's going to be the highlight of the showbiz calendar,” an insider told the Daily Mirror. “Simon's not a massive party person, so when he says he's going to do something, he does it in style.”

It’s the sort of style that costs over $400,000, which works out to around $1,000 a head for his 400 celebrity guests.

“Simon's been planning this party for months and the guest list is phenomenal — a Who's Who of the celebrity world,” the insider said.

The expected attendees include Elton John, Kevin Spacey, Denise Richards and Donald Trump, as well as “all (Cowell's) recording artists … and all the judges on his shows from both sides of the Atlantic.”

Heidi Klum responds to Lagerfeld’s digs
After months of enduring random jabs in what seemed like a one-sided feud courtesy of designer Karl Lagerfeld, “Project Runway” host Heidi Klum admits she doesn’t understand why the living legend now pretends he doesn’t even know her.

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“I don’t know why (Karl) said that,” Klum told Page Six magazine. “Maybe he wanted to be in the paper? Maybe he doesn’t understand what I do? It’s bizarre to me that he says he doesn’t know who I am because he’s dressed me in the past. I’ve worn Karl Lagerfeld.”

Still despite the high profile snub, Klum insists she’s not offended.

“People can say whatever they want to say,” the model said, adding, “You can’t please everybody, and you can’t live your life wanting to please everybody either.”

Dish on the fly
“High School Musical” sweethearts Zac Efron and Vanessa Hudgens hardly have enough time to maintain their relationship now that they’ve put their on-screen school days behind them. “The pressures of fame and the fact they are not working together any more has really taken its toll,” a source close to the couple revealed in a quote published to Showbiz Spy. “They’re trying to make more time to see each other to work things out but right now it’s not going well.” … Reality TV’s stylist to the stars, Rachel Zoe, and “Real Housewife” Bethenny Frankel went from old friends to Twitter foes this week. It all started with an out-of-nowhere dig from Frankel, which read, “Is wondering if I'm the only one who can't get over the self-important nonsense that is Rachel Zoe.” Although Zoe seemed momentarily taken aback (“been friends for years, rude”), she soon returned the sentiments. “(Bethenny) is inappropriate and clearly desperate for some attention,” Zoe wrote. With the tweets still flying, it looks like this feud is far from over.

Tabloid Tidbits is compiled by Ree Hines.

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