Several months after that fateful car ride with Chris Brown, Rihanna has decided to open up about her ordeal. In an interview with Diane Sawyer, Rihanna looks thoughtful, saying, "This happened to me . . . it can happen to anyone." She also reveals that the incident was especially hard on her, since Brown was "her first big love." Rihanna's decision to finally open up about her experience with domestic violence comes at an interesting time - less than three weeks before the release of her new album, Rated R. Brown is currently serving his sentence and is also preparing to release a new album in December entitled Graffiti.

Although Twilight star Robert Pattinson constantly has to fend off advances from his eager fans, according to the actor, it's not easy. In a new interview with Vanity Fair, Pattinson says he's "trying not to drown." Although he's constantly surrounded by mobs of adoring fans, the actor goes on to say, "I'm not much of a crowd person." As to his oft-reported romance with co-star Kristen Stewart, the actor (once again) denies everything. He claims the twosome are just "good friends" and that he admires her deeply. Stewart, in her characteristic shrewish fashion, has more to say about the rumors of a romance with Pattinson: "It's so retarded."

The ever-hypocritical Mel Gibson is officially a father - for the eighth time. His much-younger girlfriend, Oksana Grigorieva, became pregnant with Gibson's child while he was still married to his wife of 30 years, Robyn. The couple officially filed for divorce in April. For Gibson, who backed production of Passion of the Christ and runs his own church, this must be a proud moment.

In the crazy world of celebrities, this week is all about love gone wrong and legal misadventures. According to People magazine, Jon and Kate of TV's Jon & Kate Plus Eight are fending off new rumors that their marriage is on the rocks, after Jon was spotted out with an alleged female "friend" late one evening. Although he claims it was strictly platonic, he released a statement apologizing profusely for his "poor judgment." Seems dealing with their eight kids has Jon a little confused.

Actor Sean Penn also filed for divorce this week from his wife of thirteen years, actress Robin Wright Penn. Although the couple has started and stopped divorce proceedings before, it looks like this time it will stick: Penn was seen with model Petra Nemcova during the separation. The couple are seeking joint custody of their two children, daughter Dylan, 18, and son Hopper, 15. And Mel Gibson, who is in the middle of a divorce, has wasted no time moving on to the woman of his (mid-life crisis) dreams. He showed up at the Wolverine premiere with his Russian lover, Oksana Grigorieva, 39. At the premiere, Gibson looked much older than his fifty-three years. I suppose the end of a 28-year marriage, having seven kids and going crazy will do that to you.

In legal news, singer and alleged woman-beater Chris Brown is trying to get the assault charges against him dismissed in the vicious beating of singer (and quasi ex-girlfriend) Rihanna. The reason for his attempt at a dismissal? Not that he didn't do it, or that there's not sufficient evidence - he's trying to get the charges dropped because of the leaked photo showing the bloody and battered face of Rihanna after the incident. Say what?

That's the low-down on the top celebrity gossip this week. From infidelity to Gibson's younger Russian lover, celebrity news just goes to show you that some things never change.