Rihanna might want to consider growing her hair back. Star Magazine snitches say Rih-Rihís new do has fans mistaking the Grammy Award-winning islander for music legend Prince.

Celebrity spies claim Rihanna was ìmortifiedî when a crowd of excited fans addressed her as the ìPurple Oneî as she walked through a London airport late last month.

ìSome fans screamed out ëPrinceí when they saw her,î one witness whispers. ìBut when they got close enough to ask for an autograph, they realized he was she.î

ìShe didnít know what to say.î

We know these people probably spotted Rihanna from afar, but didn't they think something was a little off? Ri-Ri is 5'9", and Prince is roughly the size of an ottoman. Did they think he was standing on the shoulders of Hayden Panettiere or something? Also, in our experience Rihanna doesn't tend to wear much velvet, and we're pretty sure that Prince took George Costanza's dream of living a life draped in the stuff to heart.

(And, yes, we realize that we're partying like it's 1999óor rather 1984ówith two Prince stories in one week, but what can we say; we've got a Smurf fetish, and this sort of fits in.)


Rihanna sexes it up at MrSkin.com.

Religious rocker Prince is often chased through the streets by his fans, as he tries to convert them to the Bible.

The "Sexy M.F." singer, who became a Jehovah's Witness in 2001, goes house-to-house to preach about the faith.

And fans are sometimes so stunned to find the rock legend on their doorstep that they don't want to let him go.

He tells USA Today newspaper, "Sometimes fans freak out. It might be a shock to see me, but that's no reason for people to act crazy, and it doesn't give them licence to chase me down the street."

Prince is so devoted to his faith that he even takes the Bible to business meetings, to show executives he is serious about doing a deal.

He adds: "There are all kinds of possible deals artists aren't privy to. I love to bring the Bible to the table. I start by asking if they believe in God, then: 'What kind of business do you want to conduct: Transparent or hide the ball?' I'll do tours and albums if the deal is clean."

How can the purple one expect people not to freak out? We imagine that if Prince were to show up at your doorstep, you'd have a million questions for him, ranging from the Charlie Murphy stories to the finer points of "Darling Nikki," and Prince would probably reply: "Nikki was a whore. What I want to discuss with you today is accepting our lord and savior Jesus Christ into your life." It's like something out of a Fellini film.

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ï Like Paris, we love TMZ. Because not only do they post a picture of the reunited Spice Girls, they include a poll asking you to pick the ugliest. Yay! (TMZ)

ï Paris Hilton told Larry King that she's never, ever done drugs. Because weed is a vegetable. (Evil Beet)

ï Hayden Panettiere. She acts, she sings, she licks stuff. (Derek Hail)

ï George Michael refuses to have an HIV test. That is careless, much like his whispers of yore. (RTE)

ï When it comes to celebrities having large bags of silicon-oxygen polymers surgically placed inside their chest cavities, only one can be the victor and bring home the "shittiest implants title". (Cityrag)

ï Megan Fox continues her unstoppable run of lookin'-over-my-shoulder-hey-check-out-my-wikkid-tatz red carpet posery. (Popoholic)

ï Cops + racial statements = hijinks. No, not Mel Gibson . . . Vivica A. Fox! Speaking of terrible breast implants. (TMZ again)

ï MK and Ashley Olsen are at loggerheads over Mary-Kate's mean boyfriend, Max Snow, who Ashley says puts down and mistreats her sister. MK says he often gets nasty, but it always blows over. Snow . . . blow . . . yeah. (FemaleFirst)

Did Prince dis Paris?

The artist sometimes known as Symbol Man publicly humiliated the partying heiress and her singing ability, according to the new issue of Us.

Paris Hilton was in the audience as Prince performed at Club 3121 at the Rio All-Suite Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas on April 20. At one point, Prince invited the ìStars Are Blindî crooner to join him onstage.

A ìdelightedî Hilton scampered onto the stage and the ìPurple Rainî singer handed the wanna-be-pop star the microphone and told the audience, ìLetís see if she can really sing,î a source told the mag.

An angry and humiliated Hilton stormed offstage ó and left the club two songs later, reports Us.

Hiltonís rep insists that the story is untrue, and Princeís spokesman had no comment.

We find it surprising that Paris Hilton can be offended by anything at this point. We're pretty sure that about three years ago she had a secret insult decoder installed in her brain (she had the real estate, after all), and when someone yells, "Paris, you're a herpes-riddled whorebag" she actually hears, "I love you, Paris, you're beautiful." Her brain probably told her that Prince wanted to have sex with her onstage, and she doesn't do short guys so she jetted.

Paris is not embarrassed by her nudity at MrSkin.com.

But there’s a problem, Prince. See, we are not into your diva attitude. When you dine at Cuvee in Los Angeles and bring an entourage–well, we’ve come to expect that. But having your posse threaten and harrass other customers? Come on, Prince, that’s like Star Jones level crap.

Now, we heard that you arrived at the restaurant in your fancy SUV (not very eco-friendly, Prince!) with two burly security guards in tow. Fine, but did they have to have walkie-talkies? Did they have to order other diners to physically move their tables away from the bite-sized singer? Did they have to berate another customer, “Stop STARING at Prince!”? We were happy to hear that you and your goons cooled off when the restaurant owner stood up to you and told you to can it, but then we heard you only tipped four lousy bucks. And Prince, don’t tell me that was 20%, cuz there ain’t no way in hell your bill was 20 bucks.

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