Kanye West has told of his shock over claims that his good friend Rihanna was assaulted by her boyfriend and music collaborator, rapper Chris Brown, on Sunday evening.

West, who performed at this year’s Grammy Awards, where Rihanna and Brown were set to perform before pulling out at the last minute, said that he was left “devastated” after being informed of the attack shortly before taking to the stage.

“I was completely devastated during the performance,” he said.

“Rihanna is so important to our culture… to pop music,” West continued. “I feel like she is the most important artist in music and has the most potential. Her taste level and her age… she has the potential to be the greatest artist of all time.”

The singer has extended his support to the injured pop star, saying that he would do “everything” to help Rihanna, someone he considers family.

“I feel like [Rihanna's] my baby sis,” West said. “I would do any and everything to help her in any situation.”

While West said he didn’t want to speculate on how the assault came about, he insisted that in his mind, there could never be any excuse for battery. “I don’t care how famous she is or even if she just worked at McDonald’s… [abuse] should never happen. It should never come to that place,” he said.

I’m pretty sure that’s the first sensible thing that’s ever come out of Kanye’s mouth. Now I’m in shock.

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The Monday courthouse wedding of Jessica Alba and Cash Warren was so secret, not even the Awake actress’ brother, Josh, was told, and only found out about the wedding when contacted by Us Weekly magazine.

When asked by the mag what he thought of his sister’s shock wedding, Josh Alba replied: “My sister!? I’m going to have to call her!”

Once he’d gotten over his surprise at the news, he cleverly side-stepped the question of whether or not he thought Warren was a “good suitor” for his older sister. “Well, he’s my brother-in-law now!” Alba said.

The newlyweds didn’t tell any of their family and friends about their intentions to wed because they were so desperate to keep their nuptials secret from the press.

Jessica and Cash tied the knot in a private courthouse ceremony in L.A. on Monday, around 40 minutes after applying for a marriage license. The pair got engaged in December shortly after Alba confirmed her pregnancy to the media.

Alba had previously stated that she would not marry while she had a baby bump.

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They really did it, folks! Mariah Carey and Nick Cannon have actually tied the knot… for real!

Last Friday, we reported that a “reliable source” had confirmed the shock nuptials of Carey and Cannon, but nobody really believed it. However, Mariah’s white wedding photos have been sold to People magazine, proving that all of the rumours of the past week have been 100 % true!

“We really do feel we are soulmates,” Carey told People, after their sunset ceremony at her Bahamas home on April 30.

“I never felt a love like this was in the cards for me,” the Butterfly songstress added.

Cannon said of his bride: “She is beautiful on the outside and 10 times as beautiful on the inside.”

Aww… all hearts and flowers kinda fluffy stuff… does anyone have a bucket??

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