Supreme Goddess: June 2012

Saturday, June 30, 2012

Adele pregnant with first child

Adele is expecting her first child with boyfriend Simon Konecki, the Brit and Grammy-award winning singer said on her official website on Friday.
The 24-year-old star wrote on her website that she and boyfriend Simon Konecki were "over the moon" at the news.

In the blogpost, Adele also issued a plea that the couple's privacy be respected as they prepare to become parents.

Media interest in the London-born singer has soared since the success of last year's album 21. It became the biggest selling release of 2011, with more than 17 million copies being bought around the world. It earned her six Grammys, two Brits and two Ivor Novello awards.

Announcing her pregnancy on Friday, Adele told fans: "I'm delighted to announce that Simon and I are expecting our first child together.

"I wanted you to hear the news direct from me, obviously we're over the moon and very excited but please respect our privacy at this precious time. Yours always, Adele xx."

The Rolling in the Deep singer reportedly met Konecki, the chief executive officer of water charity Drop4Drop, last summer.

Some of Adele's past boyfriends have become the subject of her songs, notably on the album 21. But despite putting relationships to track in the past, the singer has indicated that she now regrets exposing her private life to such an extent.

In an interview this year with Matt Lauer of NBC, Adele said: "I do wish I'd kept a lot of things to myself, but I never knew the album was going to be so big. I will be more wary when I go into things now."

http://www.guardian.co.uk/music/2012/jun/29/adele-pregnant?newsfeed=true

Tom Cruise-Katie Holmes Divorce: Scientology Fears Prompted Her to File, Blindside Actor

Katie Holmes surprised many of us by filing for divorce from Tom Cruise, but the apparent reason behind her decision would likely be anyone's first guess.

Scientology.

Sources say the Tom Cruise-Katie Holmes divorce is happening for precisely that reason, specifically her concern that Suri will be introduced to it.

Their daughter is now six, the age where Scientology will begin to be a major part of her life, and Katie fears Suri will be dragged in too deep.

Holmes has never fully committed to Scientology, TMZ reports, despite her ties with the church and more than five years of marriage to Tom.

Many observers felt their marriage would never work for this reason; Katie respected Tom's beliefs, but raising their child his way a different story.

As she's grown, the couple had been arguing over Suri with greater frequency, and Katie eventually filed for divorce to protect the little girl.

A key detail in the Tom Cruise-Katie Holmes divorce filing was the location in which it was filed: The 33-year-old actress made if official in New York.

She does not want Tom, 49, to control decisions relating to Suri's religion, and feels N.Y. is far more likely to grant her request for sole custody.

Holmes reportedly is not after money - she had plenty before they got married and there's a prenup in place anyway - just little Suri Cruise.

Tom deeded their NYC apartment to Katie last year, reportedly for tax purposes; she's using it to establish residence, and file for divorce, in the city.

What is Scientology and is Katie right to be running scared? You will surely have plenty to say about it in the comments, but we leave you with this:

Here's Cruise describing Scientology and what the faith means to him in a video leaked in 2008. Clearly, the man takes it very seriously ...

http://www.thehollywoodgossip.com/2012/06/tom-cruise-katie-holmes-divorce-scientology-fears-prompted-her-t/

Friday, June 22, 2012

Outrage Over Grandmother Bullied on Bus Proves Anti-Bullying Campaigns Are Working

COMMENTARY | By now, most people have heard about the grandmother who was bullied on aNew York school bus. A video of the unfortunate act was posted online and immediately went viral. People have raised over $185,000 for the grandmother, Karen Klein, and authorities are investigating the middle school students who bullied her.

As a student who was bullied on a school bus in my childhood, my immediate reaction to this story was that the anti-bullying campaign taking place across America still has a long way to go. This story was also surprising in that much of the bullying that takes place these days is on smart phones and behind computer screens.

However, I now have a positive spin to put on this terrible story. Although this behavior is far from being wiped out, the reaction to a grandmother being bullied in 2012 is a positive sign. Twenty-five years ago, when I told my high school counselor I was being bullied on the school bus, he told me it might stop if I wore contact lenses instead of glasses.

To look at this bullying story objectively, it is practically impossible to wipe out any vice in our society. Despite anti-drug, anti-smoking and anti-bullying campaigns, all of these deleterious activities continue today. Plus, we all remember how well Prohibition worked out when we tried to make the sale of alcohol illegal.

In addition to facing a possible detention or suspension at school, the students who bullied the grandmother are now facing a far worse judgment. Their actions are being ridiculed by millions of their peers around the world. This would have never happened if not for the success of today's anti-bullying campaign.

For middle school students, nothing is more important than peer relations. That's why most students at that age will choose to dress like their classmates rather than their parents. Discipline from parents, schools and even the police are important. But to truly curb a negative behavior, peers must convince their friends it isn't cool.

Although it was traumatic for a grandmother to get bullied on that school bus, the reaction to this heinous act proves we are moving in the right direction. Twenty-five years ago, someone may have just told her not to wear glasses.

http://news.yahoo.com/outrage-over-grandmother-bullied-bus-proves-anti-bullying-220000763.html

A Toronto man's online fundraising campaign for a 68-year-old upstate New York grandmother is nearing $450,000, after a video showing the woman being bullied to tears by children on a school bus went viral.

The victim of the deluge of taunts, insults, slurs and threats of violence was Karen Klein, a school bus monitor in the Rochester, N.Y., suburb of Greece.

Her tormentors were a group of four 13-year-old boys.
In a profanity-laced exchange, the 10-minute YouTube video posted this week showed the students calling Klein "fat," "ugly" and a "troll," and jabbing her with their fingers as she wept, apparently trying her best to ignore the comments. The children continued to abuse her verbally after she removed her sunglasses to show she had been crying.

One student taunted: "You don't have a family because they all killed themselves because they don't want to be near you."

Klein's oldest son killed himself 10 years ago.

Klein told CBC's Mark Kelley Thursday night on Connect that she decided not to press charges against the children "because these kids — they're kids."

"I'd hate to see it go in their file or whatever. They're only 13 years old," Klein said. "Middle-school children are a different breed of children."
Hugs from strangers

While Klein said she was surprised to learn a video of the incident had been posted to YouTube, she was even more taken aback by the flood of support she received from strangers who viewed the clip.

The video has been viewed more than 1.8 million times within just two days.

"I can't believe the people and how nice they've been. I mean strange people stop by and they give me a hug," Klein said Thursday.

Sidorov, who told CBC News he was a victim of bullying as a young immigrant from Ukraine, noted that Klein only earns $15,506 a year. He had set a goal to raise $5,000 for her to take a much-needed holiday.Among those affected by the footage was Torontonian Max Sidorov, who created a page through the online fundraising service Indiegogo.com for Klein.

"Lets give her something she will never forget, a vacation of a lifetime!" Sidorov wrote on the page.

But the fundraising drive soon wildly surpassed expectations. As of 8:30 p.m. ET Thursday, more than $375,000 had been pledged to go toward Klein.
Hopes for retirement

In her first conversation with Sidorov since the money was raised, Klein said onConnect with Mark Kelley that she was overwhelmed by supportive emails, Facebook messages and flowers.

"It certainly has been an experience. One I'll never forget," she said.

Klein said she hasn't yet decided where she might go on vacation.

Earlier in the day, Sidorov told CBC Radio's Carol Off on As it Happensthat he hoped the money would give Klein the freedom to stop working and take it easy.

"I think she's going to retire with this money, and I hope she does. It's enough money to send her on a very much earned retirement," he said.

As for Klein's tormentors, she said the father of one offered her a sincere apology and added that a written apology from his son would be forthcoming. She has also requested a written apology from another of the youths.
Death threats for boys

Meanwhile, a deluge of people have demanded harsh punishment for the boys featured in the video.

John Auberger, supervisor for the Town of Greece, said in a press conference the suburb was likewise shocked by the hurtful nature of the taunts.

"We, too, are outraged by the behaviour of this group of students and want to emphasize that the actions of a few do not reflect our community as a whole," he said.

The boys remain under police protection.

"They've received death threats," Greece police Capt. Steve Chatterton said Thursday. "Their families have been threatened. We have custody of one of their cellphones, and he had over 1,000 missed calls and 1,000 text messages threatening him. And he's 13 years old. That must stop."

Police said it's not clear if they committed a crime under NY State law. Klein said she simply hopes the kids learn a lesson and act respectfully.

http://www.cbc.ca/news/world/story/2012/06/21/bullied-bus-monitor-karen-klein.html

World Boxing Organisation declares Manny Pacquiao should have won Timothy Bradley fight

The furore that broke out after boxing superstar Manny Pacquiao controversially lost his world titles to American Timothy Bradley on a split decision has finally been settled with the World Boxing Organisation (WBO) declaring that the Filipino should have won the fight.

The WBO called for a rematch between the two fighters to give Pacquiao the chance to reclaim what is rightfully his after five international judges evaluated video of the match and unanimously scored the fight in favour of the Filipino.

The fight caused uproar after Bradley emerged victorious, with two judges awarding it to him 115-113 and a third scoring 115-113 for Pacquiao.

While the WBO has admitted that ruling was wrong, it does not have the power to overturn the initial result and Bradley's win will stand.

Pacquiao, while humble in the wake of the shock result, has already demanded a rematch and the WBO's rejudging will add weight to that outcome.

There is also a re-match clause in the contract drawn up prior to the Las Vegas bout and the two fighters could go head-to-head for a second time later this year.

Bradley held the WBO's light-welterweight belt before moving up in weight to take the organisation's welterweight belt from Pacquiao, a result that could scupper hopes of a Pacquiao super-fight against Floyd Mayweather.

http://www.foxsports.com.au/other-sports/boxing/world-boxing-organisation-declares-manny-pacquiao-should-have-won-timothy-bradley-fight/story-e6frf5h3-1226405922041

Miami Heat wins NBA championship

Miami Heat's Dwyane Wade (L), LeBron James (C) and Chris Bosh celebrate with the trophy after winning the championship in Game 5 of the NBA basketball finals against theOklahoma City Thunder in Miami, Florida June 21, 2012. REUTERS/Andrew Innerarity

King James has triple-double to get first NBA ring

Fil-Am coach Spoelstra makes history

MIAMI (6th UPDATE) - The Miami Heat demolished the Oklahoma City Thunder 121-106 on Thursday to win the National Basketball Association championship 4-1, sweeping the last four games of the series.

LeBron James led an outstanding team effort with a brilliant all-round game, grabbing a triple-double with 26 points, 11 rebounds and a game-high 13 assists.

Six Heat players scored in double figures, including Chris Bosh with 24 and reserve Mike Miller with 23, who went 7-of-8 from beyond the three-point arc in a spectacular shooting display for the Heat.

Miami pulled away in the third quarter when they ran off 16 points in a row to build a 25-point lead and send the raucous standing-room American Airlines Arena crowd into an early celebration.

James named MVP

James was named the Most Valuable Player of the NBA Finals after leading the Heat to the crown, capturing his long-sought first championship and delivering on the promise he made to Heat fans when he came to Miami two years ago.

Miller came off the bench to sink 7-of-8 shots from 3-point range and finish with 23 points. He was 0-for-3 from beyond the arc in the first four games of the series.

The Heat won the best-of-seven series in five games to claim their first title since 2006.

This was James' third trip to the NBA Finals, including one with the Cleveland Cavaliers, but his first title in his nine years in the NBA.

Miami used impressive 3-point shooting, hitting 14-of-26 from beyond the arc as a team.

The Heat also shot 58 percent from the field in the first quarter and never eased up on the Thunder, opening a huge lead with an explosive third quarter, outscoring Oklahoma City 36-22.

Durant scores 32

Three-time NBA scoring champion Kevin Durant finished with a game-high 32 points and 11 rebounds and guard Russell Westbrook had 19 points and six assists for the Thunder, who were blown out after losing three contests in a row by close margins heading into game five.

James showed no effects of the painful leg cramps he had to battle on Tuesday (Wednesday in Manila), knocking down the go-ahead 3-pointer late in the fourth quarter on the way to a 104-98 victory.

On Thursday (Friday in Manila), Durant made a dunk with 21 seconds remaining in the first quarter and cut the Heat lead to 31-26.

The Heat used a balanced scoring attack right from the opening tip-off, going up by nine points, 28-19, with 1:50 left in the first quarter when Miller hit a 25-foot jumper from beyond the arc.

James scored seven of Miami's first 16 points in the first quarter as he helped set the tone early.

Heat all-star guard Dwyane Wade had to take a seat on the bench with 5:35 to play in the second quarter after picking up his third foul.

Miller and Mario Chalmers, who finished with seven assists, picked up the slack without Wade, who was the MVP of the 2006 NBA Finals.

Wade finished with 20 points and eight assists.

The second quarter was highlighted by huge runs by both teams. Miami broke the game open with a 19-4 run to take a 53-36 lead with 4:41 to play in the period.

Oklahoma City answered with a 13-6 run to finish the quarter. Durant banked in a jump shot with 14 seconds left to cut the Miami's lead to 59-49 at half-time.

Bosh scored 12 of his 24 points in the third quarter as Miami seized command, leading 95-71 heading into the fourth.

Fil-Am coach makes history

Heat coach Erik Spoelstra became the first Filipino-American coach to win a major league sports title in the United States.

Spoelstra’s mother, Elisa Celino, is from San Pablo, Laguna. His Dutch-Irish-American father, Jon Spoelstra, worked as an executive with various NBA teams.

Spoelstra has visited the Philippines for the past three summers to conduct basketball clinics.

Spoelstra said coming back to win the title this year was gratifying.

"We remember last year, we wanted to make up for last year," the coach said. "We had confidence in what we could do."

"We had so much pain, so much pain, so much embarrassment from last season," said Wade. "Nothing had to be said. We were on a mission and that mission was not completed until tonight."

"Losing the finals last year put me back in place, it humbled me a lot," said James, who gave in to his elation. "It's about damn time!"

"I'd like to congratulate the Miami Heat," Thunder coach Scott Brooks said. "They did a fantastic job. We ran into a team that was tough to beat tonight. -- With Reuters; AFP

http://www.abs-cbnnews.com/sports/06/22/12/miami-heat-win-nba-championship

Mike Miller, with his body falling apart, puts the Miami Heat over the top in Game 5

Mike Miller — and Mike Miller's wife, even — was quick to shoot down any talk of retiring from the NBA after his performance in the series-clinching Game 5 of the NBA Finals on Thursday night. You can't blame us for wondering, though; because even if Miller was in his mid-20s and coming off a series of healthy seasons and a pain-free run through the postseason, who wouldn't want to go out on top after a game like this?

The game went like this for the 32-year-old veteran: Twenty-three points in 23 minutes off the Miami bench, 7-8 shooting from long range, zero turnovers, a litany of good leak-ahead and extra passes (though he didn't register an assist) and five rebounds for one of the better rebounding guard/forwards of his generation. All paired with the oft-injured Miller clutching at his shorts between possessions, clearly pained from the back, wrist and whatever other injuries that have dogged him significantly over the last two seasons.

How dogged was he, you ask? Well, 1970s-era Johnny Carson crowd, he played 80 out of a possible 148 regular season games over the last two years, and he probably should have played in about half as many. Shot in the low 40s, percentage-wise, after shooting in the high 40s for the entirety of his career before signing with the Heat in the summer of 2010. Shot 37 percent in this postseason entering Thursday night, and 34 percent in 2011's playoff run. Dude shot five free throws in the regular season this year. Five. He was, even in his career-defining moment in Thursday's Game 5, almost painful to watch as he worked his way up and down the court.

The jumper, often spoon-fed to him by a focused and determined LeBron James (who finished with 13 assists), was true. Elbow under the ball, follow through, perfect form. And, in the grand and week-long tradition of LeBron finally getting help from teammates not named "Dwyane" or "Chris," Miller was the latest (following Shane Battier, and Mario Chalmers) to give Miami the perimeter threat needed to make the Thunder pay when they smartly double-teamed the devastating James in the post.

For his last few healthy years as a member of the Minnesota Timberwolves and Washington Wizards, Miller was rightfully criticized for passing up good shots to act as a point forward of sorts on teams that badly needed his scoring. Mindful of those all-around "limitations," though, the Heat signed Miller in the days following LeBron James, Dwyane Wade and Chris Bosh's agreements with Miami in what seemed like a perfect pairing. Miller could score and spread the floor — but he would spread the floor even without having to take a shot, just because opponents were mindful of his history. And even if he decided to keep attempting to force those passes, his ability to hit the open man or start the break with a defensive rebound would fit right in on a Heat team that would need a bit of everything, changing from game to game.

Instead, his body fell apart. Miller had his moments, to be sure, but by and large he was a shell of himself as he attempted to work through killer wrist and thumb injuries in 2010-11 and back injuries this season. Even after a first-half barrage made him the subject of ABC's halftime interview in Game 5, Miller still seemed to skulk to the locker room. "Gingerly" doesn't describe it. Mike looked like he was trying not to break open his stitches.

The barrage continued in the second half, when Miller scored 11 points as the Heat pulled away. Elbow under the ball, ready to work off of passes from LeBron from the corner that Battier had proved incapable of scoring from in the rounds prior to these Finals. Kismet — that tends to come easier when you're wide open, playing alongside one of the all-time greats.

In the end, Miller had turned into the spot-up shooter that he warned pundits and scouts not to consider him as both in the months leading up to his selection in the 2000 draft, and in his years spent floating from Orlando to Memphis to Minny and his nation's capital.

It didn't matter, though, because that's what role players on championship teams do. It means Chris Bosh, just two years removed from dropping nearly 25 a game, has to live life as a bailout specialist on offense and a (where did this come from?) defensive stalwart. It means Dwyane Wade, six years after single-handedly carrying this same franchise to its first title, has to get in where he fits in. It means LeBron James, even, has to modify his all-around game night to night to adapt to whatever the opposition throws at him and his teammates.

And Mike Miller, with his body crumbling, had to rely on what served his team best. The rebounds? Nice. The extra passes? Whatever, thanks.

The Finals-clinching 3-pointers? Just what his team — his championship team — needed.

And now he needs to feel no pain. A well earned bit of champagne, a championship cigar, and a few months in a hammock might aid Mike Miller in that pursuit.

Read More: http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/nba-ball-dont-lie/mike-miller-body-falling-apart-puts-miami-heat-054701933--nba.html

Wednesday, June 20, 2012

Kristen Stewart The Highest Paid Actress

Forbes released its yearly highest paid round-up from May 2011 to May 2012 and unveiled a new name for its highest paid actress list —Kristen Stewart. While she played Bella Swan, Snow White and Marylou, she was raking in $34.5 million, the highest of any other women in Hollywood.

This placed her ahead of Cameron Diaz, who only managed $34 million in the second place spot, right ahead of Sandra Bullock at $29 million, Angelina Jolie in fourth with $20 million and Charlize Theron rounding out the top five with $18 million. Sarah Jessica Parker made an impressive $15 million, which experts say was mostly from ventures outside of movies.

"She is almost earning more from her perfume and endorsement deals right now than from entertainment. That is true of a lot of women," said Dorothy Pomerantz, Forbes Los Angeles bureau chief. "They have these outside deals that are very lucrative. Angelina Jolie earns a lot from residuals, as does Sarah Jessica Parker."

True as that my be for those women, Kristen is still fresh and busy enough that most of her cash was made from actual work done in the past 12 months.

"She (Stewart) is an up-and-coming star," Dorothy said. "She is earning a lot of money from one of the most successful franchises of all time. This is who you would expect to see right now."

On a sad note, it appears leading Hollywood men still out earn the ladies. While the top ten actresses earned an accumulated wealth of about $200 million, the top ten Hollywood men came in somewhere closer to $360 million.

http://www.okmagazine.com/news/kristen-stewart-forbes-highest-paid-actress-year-sandra-bullock-angelina-jolie

Saturday, June 16, 2012

NBA Finals 2012: Oklahoma City Thunder vs. Miami Heat, Game 3 Odds

South Beach is going to party for a couple days before the 2012 NBA Finals resumes on Sunday night inside American Airlines Arena, as the Miami Heat and Oklahoma City Thunder are knotted at a game apiece in their best-of-seven series.

The Heat are currently four-point home favorites in the NBA betting odds for Game 3 (provided by SBR Forum), while the total is holding steady at 194.

Miami survived a late run by Oklahoma City in capturing a 100-96 win as 5.5-point road underdogs on Thursday night inside Chesapeake Energy Arena, with LeBron James leading a group of four double-digit scorers with 32 points. He has now scored 30-plus points in five consecutive postseason games, which is a new franchise record.

The Heat have tallied a 7-4 straight-up record when playing on two days rest, but have gone 5-5-1 against the spread in that situation, which includes a 105-94 setback as five-point underdogs in Game 1.

Oklahoma City no longer holds home-court advantage and will now play the next three games in Miami. The Thunder need to get off to a better start in order for that to happen, as they've been outscored by a combined 56-37 margin in the opening quarter in the first two contests.

Kevin Durant and Russell Westbrook are one of the best bounce-back duos in the league, posting a 38-9 record after an upset loss as a favorite over the last two-plus seasons, while the "under" has gone 12-4 in that situation during the 2011-12 campaign.

I'm anticipating a lower-scoring affair on Sunday, especially considering that the Heat have fallen short of the total in nine of their last 10 home games against an opponent with a winning road record.

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/1222984-nba-finals-2012-oklahoma-city-thunder-vs-miami-heat-game-3-odds

Transit of Venus

A transit of Venus occurs when Venus is observed to move across the face of the Sun. The first transit since 1882 occurred on 8 June 2004, the second on 6 June 2012, and was intermittently visible in Sydney from beginning to end, starting at 8.16am (1st contact) and ending at 2.44pm (last contact). The next transit of Venus won’t occur until 2117.

Billboard Music Awards 2012: The Complete Winners List

Adele and LMFAO were the top winners among music's biggest chart-toppers during Sunday's honors on ABC.

Adele was the biggest winner at tonight's Billboard Music Awards, taking home 12 trophies off the strength of her Grammy-winning album 21 and singles such as the chart-topping "Rolling in the Deep." LMFAO were the second top winners, grabbing six honors, with their "Party Rock Anthem" garnering five nods.

Coldplay and Lil Wayne received four awards each, while Casting Crowns, Jason Aldean andLady Gaga each nabbed two awards.

Justin Bieber took home "Top Social Artist" honors, Taylor Swift grabbed "Woman of the Year," and Whitney Houston received the Millenium Award while Stevie Wonder was honored with the Billboard Icon Award.

The complete list of winners for The 2012 Billboard Music Awards are:

ARTIST AWARDS:

Top Artist:

Adele

Tightrope walker crosses Niagara Falls on 2-inch wire

Nik Wallenda put heavy wind and extreme levels of spray to one side to walk on a tightrope from one side of Niagara Falls to the other.

He is the latest in a long line of members of his family to have completed a heart-stopping manoeuvre high above the ground.

The daredevil started on the US side of the iconic waterfall and made the 1,800 ft trip to Canadian land on a two-inch wire, which was suspended more than 150 ft above the ferocious water.

Thousands of people gathered to watch him become the first person to cross the Falls in this way for more than 100 years.

It is the latest stunt in a catalogue of breathtaking challenges undertaken by the Wallenda family dating back over 200 years. Nik is the seventh generation of the Flying Wallendas.

He is only too aware of the dangers of tightrope walking, having lost two members of the family in previous accidents. He was therefore ordered to use a safety harness by sponsors ABC, who said they would stop broadcasting if he removed it.

His great-grandfather Karl Wallenda is one of those to have died, after a 1978 stunt in Puerto

Rico went horribly wrong.

Friday, June 15, 2012

Chris Brown - Drake night club brawl over Rihanna

Chris Brown tweeted a picture of his injury after alleged fracas with Drake. Copyright [Twitter/Chris Brown]

Hip-hop rivals Chris Brown and Drake turned a New York City nightclub into a war zone that sent four innocent bystanders to the hospital early Thursday when they started a brutal brawl over the pop music diva Rihanna.

One of the club-goers caught in the middle was Hollie C, an Australian tourist who was rushed to Bellevue Hospital after she was smashed in the head with a flying bottle during the fight.

A gruesome photo shows a gash in her head and her face covered with blood. She needed 16 stitches to close the wound.

Witnesses say the two recording stars started fighting after Chris Brown sent Drake a bottle of Champagne as a peace offering. Drake reportedly sent the bottle back with a note: 'I'm f****** the love of your life, deal with it.'

Horrific: Hollie C, a 24-year-old Australian tourist, received 16 stitches to close a head wound she received when she was hit with a flying bottle during the fight

As they were squaring off, someone -- police don't know who yet -- threw a bottle.

Drake, whose real name is Aubrey Drake Graham, was not in the group that confronted Chris Brown, NYPD Lt John Grimple told Mail Online.

Hollie, the injured tourist, told TMZ.com she went to W.i.P. with friends on Wednesday night, unaware they were sitting in between two angry rappers and their entourages.

Suddenly, all hell broke loose.

'Within a few moments of noticing glass being thrown around, I saw a glass bottle headed towards me, consequently hitting me in the head.' she told TMZ.

'I immediately started to bleed and proceeded to fall in and out of consciousness.'

She was one of eight people treated as a result of the fight. Hollie and four others had nothing to do with the bar brawl.

Big Pat, is Chris Brown's bodyguard,. A photo shows him laying in a hospital bed with a bloody, wound on his head.

Chris Brown was also injured. He posted a picture of a gash on his chin -- apparently sustained from the fight with Drake.

His female companion was hurt, as well.

Brown allegedly flew into a rage after Drake taunted him by returning a bottle of champagne he'd sent over as 'peace offering' with a note reading: 'I'm f****** the love of your life, deal with it'.

Drake's crude response was clearly a reference to Brown's ex-girlfriend Rihanna.

According to website Global Grind, Chris reportedly flew into a rage and confronted Drake.

Drake allegedly threw a punch but before the singer could retaliate, another man hit Brown in the face with a bottle.

A source told the New York Post: 'They were on opposite sides of the room, Drake went over to the middle of the club to talk to someone, then words were exchanged with Chris and his entourage.

The source said someone from Drake's entourage, possibly the singer himself, threw a bottle.

'Once the bottle was thrown, all hell broke loose and there were more bottles thrown.'

Gruesome: Chris Brown's bodyguard, Big Pat, recovers from a head wound he received during the bar fight.

Chris Brown, 23, dated Rihanna until she dumped him after he savagely beat her on the eve of her performance at the Grammy Awards in 2009. After their breakup, the beauty from Barbados was romantically linked with rapper Drake.

Reports indicate Rihanna, 24, is in the process of getting back together with Chris Brown.

The New York Police Department is investigating the fight, which broke out at Club W.i.P in the SoHo neighborhood of Manhattan.

A spokesman said investigators believe Chris Brown, his bodyguard and a woman with him were trying to leave the club about 4am when they were confronted by five members of Drake's posse.

The aftermath: Broken glass can be seen strewn across the bar following the Chris and Drake fight.

The fight allegedly kicked off as the last song was playing, just before 4 a.m.

Police were already at the scene because it was closing time and that they 'were on it in seconds and began getting everyone out of the club.'

Pictures of the aftermath show the club floor strewn with broken glass.

Brown was pulled out of the situation by his own security and helped out of the club while Drake was pulled to the back of the club, the source said. '[Drake] was one of the last out of W.I.P.'

The New York Police department confirmed to the Global Grind that the two singers' crews got into a fight at Manhattan nightclub - 5 people were injured in the melee including Chris' bodyguard who suffered a serious cut to the head, two other men and two women suffered minor cuts. At least three were hospitalised.

Police were looking at surveillance footage and talking to patrons who witnessed the melee. No arrests have been made and no complaints filed.

Drake has today denied he was involved in 'any kind last night at W.i.P.' His spokeswoman said in a statement: 'He was on his way out of the club when the altercation began.

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