Chris Brown's mother "loves Rihanna like a daughter." Joyce Hawkins hasn't seen the "Umbrella" singer since her son assaulted her in February, and she claims she misses her every day.

Joyce said: "I love Rihanna. She's like a daughter. She became family to us. She's spent Christmas with us for the last two years. I miss her a lot."

Mariah Carey was like a teenage best friend to her "Precious" co-star Gabourey Sidibe. The singer-and-actress - who plays a downtrodden social worker in the movie - bonded with Gabourey, 25, between scenes over their shared passion for fashion and hatred over the costumes they had to wear for the film.

Gabourey said: "Mariah and I would sit and talk about fashion and perfume and jewelry. It was like sitting in junior high and talking to your best friend. She hated her wardrobe! We all hated our wardrobe!"

Celine Dion got pregnant from an embryo frozen eight years ago. The "Think Twice" singer - who is expecting her second child with husband Rene Angelil - conceived the baby through in vitro fertilization (IVF), using a fertilized egg she had harvested when she was trying to conceive her first son Rene-Charles in 2001.

Celine decided to start trying for another baby in 2007 after she completed her residency in Las Vegas and consulted her physician Dr. Zev Rosenwaks.

Oprah Winfrey has a crush on Jay-Z - because he smells nice. Although she isn't a fan of the '99 Problems' rapper's music, the 55-year-old US talk show host thinks Jay-Z - who she recently interviewed - is a sweet scented heartthrob.

She told O Radio: "Jay-Z is my new best friend. He was so charming and delightful - and he smelled so good. It's the kind of thing where you hug a guy and the scent is sort of buried in them. When we went to the second location I could still smell him on me. It was like, 'Oh my, this is wonderful!'"

Celine Dion is pregnant with her second child. The 41-year-old singer and her husband Rene Angelil, 67, conceived the baby with the help of a team of fertility specialists in New York.

Canadian French language newspaper Journal de Montreal broke the news Tuesday, but the "Falling Into You" singer has yet to confirm the happy news.

"Thriller" producer Quincy Jones feels like a "piece of his soul" died with Michael Jackson. The music veteran was devastated by the death of his "little brother" Michael, who died in Los Angeles Thursday after suffering a cardiac arrest.

He said: "I am absolutely devastated at this tragic and unexpected news. For Michael to be taken away from us so suddenly at such a young age, I just don't have the words."