VIDEO! Watch the Chris Brown apology YouTube video! Chris Brown’s apology for the Rihanna beating was just released and LALATE has it for you.

Brown apologizes for the first time in this new video released Monday.

CLICK HERE TO WATCH THE VIDEO

Brown says he wanted to apologize months ago but was told to keep quiet by his lawyers. Brown says:

“I felt it was time that you hear directly from me that I am sorry. I wish I had the chance to live those few moments again but unfortunately I can’t.”

Brown apologizes to fans and to Rihanna:

“My mother and my spiritual teachings have taught me way better than that.”

“I have told Rihanna countless times and I am telling you today that I’m truly, truly sorry … that I wasn’t able to handle the situation both differently and better.”

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Chris Brown and Rihanna are split on the court. Chris Brown and Rihanna watched last night’s Lakers game far away from each other in premium seating. That’s despite incorrect reports by PEOPLE Magazine that the two would be reunited and sit side by side for the game.

Rihanna’s moves have made it clear in the public’s eye she is now focusing on rapper DRAKE, whose pictures LALATE broke to you first.

Brown was all smiles last night in Orlando, while Drake was nowhere in the house.

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Trapped in a Dream is a possible new song by Chris Brown. Trapped in a Dream by Chris Brown is being recorded as Brown spends time in the studio working through new tracks, says his rep.

His partner on the song, Robert Allen, thinks Carrie Underwood or someone similar should duet with Brown.

Really?

“Maybe we’ll see an appearance from Carrie Underwood or someone like that. It’s that kind of song.”

The song is reportedly being considered but not confirmed for Brown’s next album.

But Carrie Underwood and Chris Brown? Sorry, don’t see that working.

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PHOTOS! Here are pictures of Aubrey Drake Graham, allegedly Rihanna’s new boyfriend. Aubrey Graham, aka rapper Drake, and Rihanna were cozy Monday, claims one report.

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The location was reportedly Big Apple’s Lucky Strike Lanes & Lounge bowling alley on Monday evening. There tattlers tell the New York Post that Rihanna and Drake made out … all night long. He’s 22, an actor and musician.

Spies babble to the Post:

“She was drinking whiskey and apple juice and making out with him all night. They were really cute together.”

Graham is reportedly from Canada and now a rapper. No comment by the pair.

So the question is — who sports the purple hoodie better?

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Chris Brown says he had nothing to do with naked alleged Rihanna photos leaked Friday. The nude photos prompted Chris Brown to quickly issue a statement striking down any allegation that he was involved with the leak. In one of the photos, a clothed alleged Rihanna appears in a hotel bathroom with a mirror that has written on it “I Love You, Robyn”.

Essence Magazine claims that Perez Hilton wrote Friday “Chris Brown must be responsible for this” prompting Brown’s camp to call that alleged statement as defamatory and deny any involvement with the photos’ leak.

Claims Essence:

“[N]ude images of a woman bearing a likeness to the Barbadian beauty have surfaced on PerezHilton.com. The celebrity gossip blogger claims “Chris Brown must be responsible for this!”

“A spokesperson for Brown has released a statement to ESSENCE.com denouncing any connection to the photos. “This is both a false and defamatory statement. Chris has not released or ‘leaked’ any photos of Rihanna (or anyone else for that matter).”

On a separate front, Rihanna’s label Def Jam reportedly has shot off a letter to the site hosting the pictures Imagehaven.net to remove them as a violation of “the artist’s rights”.

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PHOTOS! Young Turk (YoungTurk) has leaked Rihanna pictures on Imagehaven (Imagehaven.net). Is it Rihanna in the pics or not?

YoungTurk screename has posted six pictures on the file hosting website today Imagehaven. Here is the rundown.

The first two pictures are Rihanna. They are head shot, clothed, wearing a turtle neck, cropped at her neckline. A third photo is a bathroom photo taken in an apparently a hotel. The photo is from a far into a hotel bathroom mirror on which written are the words “I love you Robyn”. This third photo appears to be Rihanna’s unique hips but her face cannot be seen clearly to identify her; no tattoos are clearly apparent from the angle.

The remaining four photos are partially body photos unclothed with no face in the and no tattoos. But are they Rihanna?

Rihanna has yet to confirm nor dispute the photos. No source of the photos has an been identified.

In the world of pop stars and leaked photos, this has been leak-week. Earlier this week, singer Cassie admitted on Twitter that her computer was “hacked” prompting several compromising unclothed photos to hit the web with the singer’s picture clearly in each one.

So the big questions are
1. Do you think the pictures are Rihanna
2. If so, who do you think leaked them and why?

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EXCLUSIVE - LALATE can report that Natalie Mejia is hosting a celebrity bash tonight in Hollywood. Will Chris Brown be there?

Girlicious’ Natalie Mejia was recently in the news regarding disputed Chris Brown reports.

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Mejia had told press that “things are going well between” her and Chris Brown. Mejia said:

“[I]t’s true we did visit a tattoo parlor together but I can’t say if we got anything done because that is personal.”

“[T]hings are going well between us but I really do not want to comment much more than that right now.”

Going well huh?

Chris Brown’s camp response was the following:

“Chris was in a Hollywood tattoo parlor with a woman from the recording studio named Dean, who was getting a tattoo. (Chris did not get a tattoo). Natalie Mejia was there with Dean. [Reports in other media] that Natalie Mejia is Chris’s new girlfriend are also false.”

LALATE has the exclusive party invitation details:

Models, Bottles & Artists
An Invite Only event packed full of Fashion, Libations & Grooves.
Hosted by: Natalie Mejia of Girlicious
Co-Host: Lee A. Marks of “Half Life”
Spins By: DJ Virman of Power 106
Date: April 23rd, 2009 9pm-2am
Location: Les Deux
1638 Las Palmas Ave, Hollywood, CA 90028 (Cross st Hollywood)

Get ready for the exclusive, A-List, industry mingle showcasing the hottest multicultural
fashion designers, models, musicians & performing artists within the
R&B, Hip Hop, Latin, Urban & Pop music scenes.

Featuring: NWO (NO WAY OUT)…Krys Ivory (NextSelection princess of Ryan Leslie)
Colleen Roseen…Lauren Mayhew…Chris Vasquez…310 Local Boyz
Chantal Hunt & Alex Kaye of L.A Estilete

Special Appearances by:
Various members of the Pussy Cat Dolls, Raven Simone…Orlando Brown…Cassie Scerbo
Landon Brown…Colby O’donis…Jay Cutler…Beat Freakz…
Antoine Cason (San Diego Chargers)…Darius Love…Meagan Good…
Teddy Riley…Omarion…Raz B of B2K…Tilly Key…Kevin Federline…
Wade Robson…Marcus Houston.. more celebs TBA

Media Check-in 9pm
Black Carpet from 9pm-10:30pm
Show begins promptly at 11pm

Event Sponsored by:
JBP Entertainment…Symbolic Clothing…P2 Entertainment…LA Girl Magazine…ZipFizz…Flawless Vodka, Ed Hardy Vodka…Shimmer and Bliss… Bally Total Fitness

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