When Rihanna tatooed a few of the tattoo artists at East Side Ink in New York on Wednesday night, she may not have realized what she was doing was illegal.

The New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene confirmed to MTV News on Thursday (July 2) that someone has been sent to the tattoo parlor to investigate the incident. In a statement, the department said, “Only licensed tattoo artists can administer tattoos in the city according to the City’s Health Code. We are sending someone to follow up on this.”

TMZ reported that if the department decides to press charges against the pop star for tattooing someone without a license, she could face three misdemeanors, with penalties as much as $300 for the first offense, $500 for the second and $1,000 for the third offense. Additionally, sources told the Web site that in addition to Rihanna, East Side Ink could be facing fines as well if an investigation is opened.

Earlier on Thursday, MTV News spoke to East Side Ink owner Yadira, who said that Rihanna hadn’t visited East Side with the intention of inking her long-time tattoo artist, BangBang, as well as two other artists at the parlor. Rihanna was there with a few friends and a bodyguard for “a few hours, just hanging out and joking,” she said, and BangBang decided that he wanted the pop star to give him a tattoo. Yadira added, “We had a blast. It was so funny and cute.”

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In an interview this past week, Rihanna’s dad said that he couldn’t believe Chris Brown wasn’t sentenced to jail for what he did to his daughter. “He should be in jail. Chris should have been sent to jail for what he did to my girl. He’s got off lightly. Chris put her through hell.”

I know I am old and I have a faulty memory at times, but wasn’t Rihanna’s dad saying at the beginning of all this that the couple was good for each other and would work this all out? Am I wrong in thinking it was the guy who didn’t seem to care that his daughter had been beaten? Why did he change his mind all of a sudden now? Oh, yeah, because he wanted some attention so he drums up some outrage that he didn’t have when his daughter was a bloody mess and could have used some support from dad instead of his wishy-washy, don’t want to make Chris mad in case I need a loan or favor from him in the future attitude.

I think now, Rihanna’s dad realizes no one cares about him and so just like Michael Lohan, he is trying to make himself relevant so he can read about himself in tabloids and feel important. I hate that.

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Chris Brown is under court orders not to go within 50 yards of Rihanna, but both he and his ex want to get rid of the strict no-contact clause.

“They think it’s unnecessary and ridiculous,” says a mutual pal of the protection order handed down at Tuesday’s criminal proceeding, during which Brown pled guilty to one count of felony assault in the February attack that left Rihanna battered and bruised. “After [the proceeding], Ri and Chris talked on the phone for almost an hour and really worked at becoming friends. They’re solid now.”

Solid, but still unable to speak to one another in public. At the very least, they’ll be able to get a little closer to one another at this Sunday’s BET Awards in L.A., which both stars are set to attend. The order of protection gives Brown a little leeway at music-industry events, stipulating that he cannot come within 10 yards of the Bajan beauty.

But as much as Rihanna and Chris may want to bury the hatchet, their friend is quick to dismiss a renewed romance. “That’s 100% done,” says the pal. “They aren’t looking to hook back up again. They’re both moving on and going their separate ways.”
Brown is currently in the studio. The “No Air” crooner is working on his comeback album, which will reportedly feature duets with Mary J. Blige and Keri Hilson. We hear the disk will also include a song called “Not My Fault,” about a female “singer” who got “caught up.” We wonder who that could be.

Rihanna is also back to work on new music, but seems to be finding more time for play than her ex. While Brown focuses on his career and repairing his image, Rihanna has recently attended a handful of premieres like “Year One,” enjoyed play dates with pals Aubrey (Drake) Graham, LeBron James and Kanye West, and gone clubbing at Jay-Z’s 40/40.

In addition, CoverGirl seems to have made peace with Rihanna and is releasing a three-month-old ad campaign featuring the singer as its spokeswoman. Being back in the spotlight and more famous than ever? Now that’s beautiful.

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Singer Chris Brown might have avoided jail time in his vicious attack on Rihanna, but domestic violence experts aren’t letting him off the hook so easily.

Advocates fear Brown’s plea deal, which gave him five years’ probation and community labor, is so cushy that it sends the wrong message to young men and victims.

“It sets a very poor example,” Roslyn Muraskin, director of the Long Island Women’s Institute, said Tuesday.
“This is a person who attacks a woman for no reason whatsoever and now gets away with the attack.”

Brown, 20, pleaded guilty Monday to one count of felony assault in the February attack on Rihanna after the couple left a Grammy party and fought over a text message.

After seeing pictures of Rihanna’s bruised and battered face, many initially figured Brown wouldn’t be able to avoid jail.
And now that he’s been spared from prison, experts fear other boys will expect leniency for abuse.

“Even Paris Hilton got more jail time!” National Organization for Women President Kim Gandy said in a statement.

“Young girls and boys watching this unfold on TV will see than men who commit violence against women practically go scot-free.”

Rita Smith, executive director of the National Coalition Against Domestic Violence, said Brown’s sentence is typical for first offenders - a problem since it might not be harsh enough to stop future attacks.

“I don’t think it’s enough of a consequence,” she said. “If we give them a break, we give them a shorter sentence or less consequence, it basically just says this wasn’t such a big deal.”

Advocates are particularly troubled about the impact of the sentence on the many middle and high school students who look up to Brown and Rihanna.

But Patti Occhiuzzo Giggans, executive director of Peace Over Violence, thinks Brown should get some credit for owning up to the crime.

“I think there was something refreshing about seeing a celebrity admit guilt. We don’t see that often,” she said.

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A man claims in a lawsuit that Rihanna isn’t being a good neighbor.

Christian Moeller on Tuesday sued the 21-year-old pop singer and Stephen Yacobian, who owns the house she rents in Los Angeles. Moeller’s lawsuit claims cars routinely park or wait on his property, including cars used by Rihanna.

Moeller also claims a security camera installed at the home in the Hollywood Hills points onto his property.

An e-mail sent to Rihanna’s publicist was not immediately returned. Yacobian says the lawsuit is “without merit” but wouldn’t comment further until he speaks to his attorney.

Moeller is seeking unspecified damages for trespass, invasion of privacy and other claims.

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Chris Brown may be trying to make nice with Rihanna before the two appear in court, but she isn’t buying it.

When the two attended Game 4 of the NBA finals in Orlando on Thursday, Brown made no secret of wanting to chat to his ex. Although the two sat on opposite sides of the hoop next to the Magic’s rivals, the Los Angeles Lakers’ bench, the “No Air” singer couldn’t resist constantly sneaking glances at his former flame, who was subpoenaed just days ago to testify in court after being allegedly assaulted by Brown back in February.

At halftime, the two decamped to different lounges: Rihanna to the owners’ personal lounge, and Brown to the Blue Lounge along with Tiger Woods, Hulk Hogan and Ahmad Rashad.

Although Rihanna lingered as long as possible in relative hiding before the game resumed, her ex manfully made his way to her seats, and shook hands with all of her friends. “Chris was definitely trying to make the situation less awkward,” said one eyewitness. “He was trying to be very grownup, and wanted Rihanna to see that as well.”

However, Rihanna really couldn’t have cared less. She was at the game for a purpose, and that purpose was another guy.
A source tells us that the “Umbrella” warbler attended the game at the behest of Magic forward Rashard Lewis, whom she’s currently crushing on. Says a pal of the singer, “Rihanna is trying to get to know Rashard. She’s digging on him, and she hopes the feeling is mutual.”

Although reports claim that Rihanna was at the game to see her rumored lover ? Lakers center Andrew Bynum ? our insider denies that’s the case. “Ri and Andrew are just friends, and they have been for a while. It’s Rashard who she wants. She thinks he’s hotter than hot.”

At the end, Rihanna didn’t stick around to talk to any of the guys. She beat a hasty retreat as soon as the game ended.

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So who wore this Alexander Wang dress best?

It’s every girl’s nightmare. You spend all day getting ready - choosing the perfect dress, picking the shoes to match, perfecting hair and make up for the occasion.

Then, as you waltz into the party feeling a million dollars, you bump straight into a rival- wearing the same dress. Suddenly a million dollars feels like a million lira - especially if said rival looks better in the dress than you do.

So while Paris and Rihanna, both in their own individual way a darling of the social circuit (and the fashion world), weren’t spotted at the same party in the matching dresses, they were both pictured out in the same city wearing the same dress.

Paris Hilton, 28, last night out with current beau Doug Reinhardt chose the strapless Alexander Wang corset dress to watch the Rock of Ages musical on New York’s Broadway after appearing on the David Letterman show.

But she’d been pipped to the fashion post. If she’d been checking the news, she might have seen 19-year-old Rihanna stepping out in Manhatten, New York, two weeks ago, dressing to the nines to visit the apartment of rapper and producer Kanye West, with whom she is rumoured to be romantically linked.

For a mere mortal, a contemporary rocking the same dress as us in a city the size of New York zone wouldn’t be a problem. But for international stars like these girls, all the world’s a stage - and as far as media coverage is concerned, it’s the same stage.

Fortunately for Paris and Rihanna, both are, as Paris would say, hot, and both wore the dress well.

But who wore it best?

Paris went for a statement yoke necklace, round-toed platforms and matching half-moon clutch. Her hair was left loose, but the bouncy, glossy lengthy bob in high-maintenance blonde speaks of plenty of time spent in the hairdresser’s chair.

Rihanna let the dress speak for itself, eschewing jewellery, simply quiffing her hair into an enormous bouffant bun on top of her head, and throwing a low-slung silver bag over her shoulder.

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Rihanna and Chris Brown are both moving on - but with opposing films, not significant others.

A source tells us that the sexy songbird, who’s in New York to work on her new album, is also taking acting lessons while in the Big Apple.

“Rihanna will start filming ‘Personal Protection’ later this year,” says our insider. “She’s not ready, actingwise, yet, so she’s meeting with a coach.”

Additional casting for the project will resume when Ri learns the celluloid ropes.

Similarly, Brown is making a leap to the big screen. The embattled R&B star - who will face the music in an L.A. court Thursday for his alleged assault on Rihanna - has an untitled project that’s said to be a “tearjerker,” according to a pal. “Chris plays a homeless character,” says the friend. “It’s a real rags-to-riches story and should be good for his image.”

Brown will film for three weeks over the summer in both L.A. and Memphis.

But before tongues start wagging, our first insider stresses that the exes are not trying to one-up each other with rival roles - acting was a natural progression for both.

As for the love department? Neither Ri nor Chris has become serious with anyone else. “Chris is being a player. There’s no one exclusive,” says Brown’s pal. Rihanna, meanwhile, has been linked with everyone from Def Jam labelmate Kanye West to rapper Aubrey (Drake) Graham, but she isn’t getting hot ‘n’ heavy with anyone, either.

“Kanye is all over Rihanna’s album - not all over Rihanna!” says our insider. In addition to working together, the two are longtime pals; they even took in an evening showing of “Star Trek” at the Union Square multiplex last week.

Graham, the tween “DeGrassi” star turned rapper, is just a friend of Rihanna’s. “She’s feeling him but wants to take things slow. Right now they’re just chilling,” says our Ri source.

Graham himself echoed this sentiment during a recent interview with Hot 97. “I’m being honest, man,” he said. “She’s just a friend, that’s all.”

Says a second pal of the “Umbrella” singer: “RiRi needs the focus to be on her talents right now, not the bumps in her personal life. She doesn’t want anything else to overshadow her career.”

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According to Aceshowbiz, Rihanna reportedly has approached Justin Timberlake and Jay-Z to get helping hands for her new album. She is said to have been joined by them during a recording session in Chelsea district of New York City on Monday, May 18.

Rihanna in tight, black pants headed to recording studio in NY

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Rihanna hasn’t found a new man just yet.

Despite reports that the star spent Monday night “stealing kisses” from Canadian hip-hop artist Aubrey “Drake” Graham, he denies any romance.

“Nah, nah, nah, it’s not like that at all,” he said in an interview on NYC’s Hot 97 radio station Thursday. “I’m being honest, man. [She’s] just a friend. That’s all.”

Rumors that he was dating Chris Brown’s ex began when the New York Post reported that the pair went to NYC’s Lucky Strike Lanes & Lounge and stayed at each other’s sides all night until they left together.

The two of them were stealing kisses here and there the whole night,” a source had told the Post. “They were very cute. Both of them were in really good spirits [and] she was having a great time.”

Although he confirmed that they did enjoy bowling and drinks together, Graham insisted he and the 21-year-old singer were “just friends” hanging out.

“I have the utmost respect for her,” he said. “I think she’s so talented.”

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Rihanna apparently has decided to go the rebound route. Her new man is a former Canadian child actor and current rapper, Aubrey Graham. Apparently they went to a bowling alley and made out all night. I remember those days of innocence. Here is more from Page Six:

The Barbadian beauty showed up with a group of friends Monday at Lucky Strike Lanes & Lounge on West 42nd Street, but spent most of the night locking lips with Canadian former child actor-turned-rapper Aubrey “Drake” Graham. “She was drinking whiskey and apple juice and making out with him all night,” says a spy. “They were really cute together.”

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Rihanna showed up at the Met Gala benefit red carpet event, looking like she is becoming the ghost of Chris Brown. What the heck is she doing here? This is a fashion disaster. Looks like Rihana’s lost her way. I’d still hit it, but she’d need to get rid of the tux and boxer briefs first. Yuck. More Rihanna man child pictures below. I apologize for not doing better than this.

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Rihanna is back - on the red carpet, at least.

The pop singer arrived Monday at the annual Costume Institute of The Metropolitan Museum gala in New York. It was her first such appearance since then-boyfriend Chris Brown allegedly beat her in February.

Rihanna arrived in black - including both the SUV and her Dolce and Gabbana suit and bow tie. She was the last celebrity to walk the carpet and did not speak with press.

“Vogue” editor Anna Wintour once again hosted the gala, which this year served as the kickoff to “The Model as Muse: Embodying Fashion” exhibit. Kate Moss co-chaired the event with Justin Timberlake.

Guests included Madonna, Victoria Beckham and designer Stella McCartney with her muses: Kate Hudson and Liv Tyler.

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Rihanna was pictured splashing about on Sandy Lane beach in Barbados with mystery man.

Wearing a tiny black bikini and shades, Rihanna looked young, free and single as she chatted and laughed with her tattooed friend, The Daily Mail newspaper in the UK reports.

Rihanna On Sandy Lane Beach In Barbados

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Rihanna and Katy Perry showed off their bikini bodies in Barbados on Tuesday.

Katy Perry’s peeps confirm to “Extra” the girls are good friends and Katy is in Barbadoes to promote her current tour.

“We’re friends and we’re both kind of on this crazy roller coaster, and… it’s nice to have good girlfriends. I pride myself on having cool chicks in my life, and she’s a cool chick,”

According to MTV, the two had also been rumored to be planning a Puerto Rican holiday together, gossip that Perry denied maybe it’s because the intended vacation spot was Barbados. “Um, you know, we’re just buddies. We’ve had dinner, and that’s about it,” she said. “Her personal life has probably already been blown, I don’t really have to go into that. I’m sure she probably wants a break.”

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