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Saturday, September 12, 2009
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Cops Who Leaked Rihanna Pic: Caught?

11:04AM Ryan Tate | Los Angeles police have been trying to hunt down the cops who gave TMZ that awful picture of a battered Rihanna — and they may have just caught them. More »
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Saturday, February 21, 2009

Price of Battered Rihanna Pic: $62,500

11:35AM Defamer Hollywood | There’s a leak in TMZ.com chief Harvey Levin’s ship of gossip. The Time Warner-owned gossip site paid $US62,500 to get a police photo of singer Rihanna’s facial injuries, TheMediaBuffet.com claims, citing a TMZ insider. More »
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