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We're sure that sometimes celebrities don't mind being mistaken for each other. If you're Stephen Dorff and your local Starbucks barista screams, "Ohmigod, Brad Pitt, I love you!" you'd probably be OK with it. But Rihanna being mistaken for Prince? That's probably not helping her self esteem. Reports Pop Crunch:

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

Celebrity spies claim Rihanna was “mortified” when a crowd of excited fans addressed her as the “Purple One” as she walked through a London airport late last month.

“Some fans screamed out ‘Prince’ when they saw her,” one witness whispers. “But when they got close enough to ask for an autograph, they realized he was she.”

“She didn’t know what to say.”

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 1999—or rather 1984—with two Prince stories in one week, but what can we say; we've got a Smurf fetish, and this sort of fits in.) more »

Imagine this: You're sitting at home watching The Biggest Loser/masturbating to porn when you hear a knock at the door. You pull up your pants and go to answer it. To your shock and dismay, the man standing just outside your home isn't a Willie Loman type but the man behind "Little Red Corvette." And he's brought along his Bible and a stack of inspirational pamphlets for you to enjoy. According to The San Fransisco Chronicle:

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.

• Prince approached Penelope Cruz and sang a song just for her. Next week, we will see her in purple lingerie and a spiral perm, fronting the Penelope 6. (Celebrity Mound)

• Britney backed out of Cyndi Lauper's True Colors tour after she found out that "performing" meant "actually singing". "I cain't do that, y'all!" (A Socialite's Life)

• 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)

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

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

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

• 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)

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

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

• 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)

Never one to hold back a biting word, Prince basically told Paris Hilton she is a talentless fame whore. But in Paris's defense, Prince probably thought he was talking to a miniature white elephant who was floating past him on a cloud of rainbow-striped cotton candy. more »

Dear Prince,
Hi! Hi, Prince. How you doin'? Great, great. Listen, Prince, we're all big fans of your work. We learned about dirty stuff through your songs when we were in elementary school, we made up dances to "Little Red Corvette" at recess, we got felt up on dance floors to "Diamonds and Pearls". And you are so talented and also adorable.

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. more »