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*Rihanna's "20/20" interview about the night she was beaten by ex-boyfriend Chris Brown has given the ABC news program a ratings win for Friday night and a record for the season.

Diane Sawyer's exclusive interview with the singer drew 8.2 million viewers among adults 18-49. It also drew the show's best 18-34 number in three years.

That was enough for ABC to tie usual Friday winner CBS in the adult demo, though CBS still won among total viewers.

If you missed the interview, click over to WATCH it.

*Of all the people you might have expected to have “racial” identity problems, former Major League baseball player Sammy Sosa never came to mind.

Some people really have issues with their skin pigmentation. Either they’re too light or too dark. But, when you see the Hispanic/Latino baseball players interviewed, they normally show a lot of pride in their country.

The pictures of Sammy Sosa from last week juxtaposed with photos from May 13, show a remarkable difference in skin tone.

It’s as if he used whatever Michael Jackson used for his “vitiligo” problem. The only difference is that Michael Jackson’s transformation happened over a period of years. Sosa’s seems to have taken place in a matter of months

Whatever the issue is, racial or illness, he’s going to have to make some kind of statement soon. The media won’t let up on this.

Click over and check out the remarkable and kinda weird looking transformation.

Singer Britney Spears performs onstage during the opening night of 'The Circus Starring Britney Spears' tour at the New Orleans Arena on March 3, 2009 in New Orleans, Louisiana.

TV Land and TV Guide Network say they are jointly acquiring basic cable rights to air "Curb Your Enthusiasm," the HBO comedy series produced by and starring "Seinfeld" co-creator Larry David.

In this Nov. 2, 2009 photo released by the New York City Opera, the chorus performs on stage during a dress rehearsal of "Esther," at the David H. Koch Theater at Lincoln Center in New York.

Previously, I wrote that Carrie Prejean, the former Miss California and anti-same-sex marriage activist, dropped her lawsuit against the Miss California pageant. She dropped it after being shown (for reportedly 15 seconds) a XXX-rated solo sex tape featuring Prejean that had been obtained by the Miss C. pageant's lawyers.

In this film publicity image released by Disney, Ebenezer Scrooge, voiced by Jim Carrey, is shown in a scene from "A Christmas Carol." Jim Carrey's Scrooge is collecting holiday donations from movie fans with a $31 million opening weekend to take the No.

Actor Eddie Cibrian attends the panel discussion for 'Invasion' during the ABC 2005 Television Critics Association Summer Press Tour at the Beverly Hilton Hotel on July 27, 2005 in Beverly Hills, California.

Round two goes to Taylor Swift. The chart-topping teenage pop star got revenge on Kanye West in a big way during her "Saturday Night Live" debut, poking nationally televised fun at the rapper who stormed the stage during Swift's MTV Video Music Awards acceptance speech.

Rocker Peter Wolf says he's looking forward to trying some home-brewed beer and good wine when he arrives in Maine for a gig with the Portland Symphony Orchestra.

Prostate cancer couldn't keep Dennis Hopper away from the Breeders' Cup. The 73-year-old actor and artist attended the Breeders' Cup in support of The V Foundation for Cancer Research, the official charity of the year-ending thoroughbred championships Saturday at Santa Anita Park in Southern California.

Entertainment Tonight Headlines Susan Boyle to Sing on 'Dancing with the Stars' Scottish singing sensation Susan Boyle is reportedly set to impress with her pipes on "DWTS." The 48-year-old " Britain's Got Talent" finalist will head to L.A. for a "Dancing" appearance early next week, her rep tells People.com . Boyle's new album, I Dreamed a Dream , ...

A British auction house says it's selling a strand of Elvis Presley's hair preserved for decades by a fan.

A young woman broke into the homes of Hollywood celebrities she admired, including Lindsay Lohan, Paris Hilton and Audrina Patridge, because she wanted to own their designer clothes and jewelry, an informant told police.

Two-time Oscar-nominated actor James Woods has sued a Rhode Island hospital over the 2006 death of his younger brother.

Nov. 6 - With a mix of Oscar contenders, romantic comedies, and children's films, the holiday movie season could push the yearly box office sales to a record 10 billion dollars .

A reality show miniseries about the Jackson family will premiere Dec. 13 on A&E, the network says.

The singer's spokesman Gary Farrow says John was at home Friday and was feeling fine.

*Tastefully dressed and looking like she was on the verge of tears, on "Good Morning America" this morning, Rihanna said she decided she had to call off her relationship with Chris Brown after realizing the message she sent to her fans by going back to him after he assaulted her.

“When I realized that my selfish decision for love could result into some young girl getting killed, I could not be easy with that part,” she told ABC’s Diane Sawyer. “I couldn’t be held responsible for telling them, ‘Go back.’ Even if Chris never hit me again, who’s to say that their boyfriend won’t? Who’s to say they won’t kill these girls?”

In part one of an exclusive interview with ABC, Rihanna also told Sawyer that she was ashamed that she went back to Brown after he hurt her.

“I fell in love with that person; that’s embarrassing,” she said. “So far in love, so unconditional that I went back.”

“That’s not what I want to teach people,” she added. “But I’m a human being, and people put me on a very unrealistic pedestal. All these expectations – I’m not perfect.”

Yes, she definitely uses the "F" word when referring to love. Click over to watch and get the rest of the story.

*Tickets for Chris Brown's "Fan Appreciation" tour haven't been as brisk as his camp would have liked.

The trek is scheduled to kick off next week and none of the intimate venues "are even close to sold out," according to the New York Daily News. "In fact, anyone who's interested can still purchase up to 50 tickets at a time for Brown's opening night" at the House of Blues in Houston on Nov. 14.