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Rihanna to testify against ex

Rihanna will take the stand to testify against ex-boyfriend Chris Brown, who faces felony charges for allegedly beating her in February. Rihanna, 21, was served a subpoena this week to appear at a preliminary hearing June 22. "If the preliminary hearing indeed goes forward," said her attorney, Donald Etra, "she will be there, and she will answer all questions truthfully." In April, Brown, 20, pleaded not guilty to one count of assault and one count of making criminal threats. If convicted, he faces up to four years and eight months in prison. Meanwhile, Rihanna hit the town Wednesday night in New York with Aubrey "Drake" Graham, the Canadian rapper to whom she has recently been romantically linked. Rihanna and Graham mingled at a bash to promote the new Black Eyed Peas album, The E.N.D.

Fired queen fires back

Carrie Prejean insists she was fired as Miss California because she denounced gay marriage during the April 19 Miss USA pageant. "It's just because of my answer, I think," Prejean toldAccess Hollywood on Wednesday night, shortly after she was canned. When pageant judgePerez Hilton asked her about same-sex nuptials, Prejean said she thinks marriage is between a man and a woman. "None of this would be happening right now if I just said: 'Yeah, gays should get married. You're right, Perez Hilton.' " She also blamed her answer for her losing the Miss USA contest. State pageant director Keith Lewis said Prejean lost her crown because she failed to honor her commitments.

Armstrong movie in gear

Lance Armstrong is finally getting his own biopic, says the Hollywood Reporter's Risky Business blog. The film will focus on Armstrong's pre-tabloid triumphs, including beating testicular cancer and winning his first Tour de France.

Bimbo dating update

After a tumultuous relationship with paparazzo Adnan Ghalib and a divorce from Kevin Federline, Britney Spears has found somebody new -- and her family approves. Confirming Internet rumors, a source told People magazine that Spears, 27, is romantically involved with her agent, Jason Trawick. "Her dad loves him. He's the best thing that happened to her," the source said. Meanwhile, Paris Hilton and boyfriend Doug Reinhardt have called it quits after six months of dating, her rep has confirmed. As recently as April, the 28-year-old celebutante declared that she planned to wed Reinhardt, 24 -- a former baseball player who has appeared on the MTV series The Hills.

Stork report

• Comedian Maya Rudolph has announced that she is pregnant with her second child. Rudolph and her filmmaker beau, Paul Thomas Anderson, are the parents of 3-year-old Pearl. The former Saturday Night Live regular, 36, plays a pregnant character in the upcoming filmAway We Go.

• There's going to be a baby next door. Kendra Wilkinson and her fiance, football star Hank Baskett, are expecting, she has confirmed. The Girls Next Door reality star, 23, told E! Newsthat the baby is due near Christmas.

Today's birthdays

85 Former President George H.W. Bush

81 Vic Damone, singer (On the Street Where You Live)

79 Jim Nabors, actor-singer (The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas)

68 Marv Albert, sportscaster

50 John Linnell, rock musician (They Might Be Giants)

32 Kenny Wayne Shepherd, blues musician

24 Chris Young, country singer