Chris Brown claims he and Rihanna had a "sturdy, great" relationship. The 20-year-old singer - who was recently sentenced to five years probation and six months community labor for assaulting his on/off girlfriend in February - insists he and Rihanna were very close before the incident.

He said in an interview with US TV talk show host Larry King Wednesday night: "Our relationship was pretty good. We had a pretty sturdy and great relationship."

If Britney Spears was U.S. President, she would give free pies to everyone. The "Circus" singer outlined the ways America would benefit from her leadership in a pre-taped segment aired on 'The Late Show with David Letterman' Tuesday night.

Dressed in a skimpy black bikini with an oversized red flower in the hair, the 27-year-old star jokingly discussed her plans for everything from the war on terrorism and fiscal strategies to a proposal to build a nightclub on the moon and make hip-hop star P. Diddy her second-in-command.

Nas insists he doesn't have as much money as Kelis has claimed. The rapper is furious with his estranged wife - who is pregnant with the couple's first child - after she filed expenses records with a Los Angeles court to get support from Nas and alleged his last record deal was worth $11 million.

So he has now filed papers of his own, in which he claims: "I did not receive even half that amount."