Madonna Speaks Up for Britney Spears

She recently told E! that she wants to “go save” Britney Spears, and now Madonna is taking things a step further in the latest issue of Vanity Fair magazine.
Of Britney’s “very painful” situation Madge commented, “When you think about the way people treat each other in Africa, about witchcraft and people inflicting cruelty and pain on each other, then come back here and, you know, people taking pictures of people when they’re in their homes, being taken to hospitals, or suffering, and selling them, getting energy from them, that’s a terrible infliction of cruelty. So who’s worse off?”

The Material Girl, whose “Hard Candy” album comes out April 29th, also opened up about her own tumultuous upbringing in Detroit, Michigan. “I wasn’t a hippie or a stoner, so I ended up being the weirdo. I was interested in classical ballet and music, and the kids were quite mean if you were different. I was one of those people that people were mean to.

Rihanna and Chris Brown: What’s Really Going On?

The day after attending the Nickelodeon Kids’ Choice Awards separately, Rihanna and rumored boyfriend Chris Brown did their best not to be photographed together as they spent Sunday afternoon at the Grove shopping center in Los Angeles.
According to a source at the scene, the Umbrella singer and and her beau shopped at the Apple store but entered and exited the computer shop minutes apart.

The insider adds, “Then, while waiting for a movie to start, Chris chilled out on a bench with his hood up while Rihanna and her girlfriend headed off to get a bite to eat.”
There’s been much speculation as to the level of the two’s relationship, with Chris recently trying to pacify rumors of a serious relationship by saying, “We’re not in a relationship or anything.”
But with the amount of time they spend together, it sure seems like something’s brewing.