Rihanna and Chris Brown have scratched their performances in tonight's Grammy Awards after being involved in a car accident, according to sources backstage.
Details are sketchy, but Rihanna's publicist issued a statement late this afternoon saying that the Grammy-winning pop singer was "well" and thanked fans for their concern and support.
Legendary R&B performer Al Green has been added to the roster of tonight's perfomers to fill out the bill.
Rihanna is nominated in three categories this year, including Best Dance Recording for "Disturbia"; Brown received two nominations, including Best Male R&B Vocal Performance for "Take You Down."
oh ****! so they are not performing.... OMG. what a mess. i hope they are ok. i just listened to ryan seacrest talking about it on the red carpet and i was shocked.
i hope this is totally a joke and they surprise everyone arriving to the stage together..... ok i'm dreaming.
once again what a dissapointment. She's NOT performing at the Grammy's
I mean I'm sawing the red carpet live and they're not stars I mean big names they are all new and crappy I was expecting for Rihanna the only big name and she do this what a mess.
Law enforcement sources tell TMZ Chris Brown is being investigated by the LAPD in an alleged assault on a female.
According to police, Brown and a woman cops refuse to identify were arguing inside of a vehicle around 12:30 this morning when suddenly things allegedly turned violent.
Cops say they received a 911 call, and when they arrived they noticed the woman had visible injuries. We're told she then identified Brown as her attacker. Cops say Brown had left the scene by the time police arrived.
Cops say they are looking to speak with Brown and may arrest him when they find him.
When we called reps for Brown's girlfriend, Rihanna, for a statement, her people told us, "Rihanna is well. Thank you for your concern and support."
UPDATE: Grammy officials have just announced that Rihanna will neither perform on the show tonight -- as scheduled -- nor walk the red carpet for the event.
If he hit Rihanna...oh god, can you even imagine the **** that would go down? But even if he did, her rep probably wouldn't be allowed to say anything for legal reasons, etc. I GUESS WE WON'T KNOW UNTIL WE SEE HER.
So what the hell is really going on? Chris is under investigation & they're both in a random car crash & and their reps are being sketchy, I really hope what i think happened didnt really happen...
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Chris is under investigation & they're both in a random car crash & and their reps are being sketchy, I really hope what i think happened didnt really happen...