-Chris Brown deleted his Twitter account after thoroughly embarrassing himself in a vulgar tweet-for-tweet battle with comedian Jenny Johnson in which he called her a "hoe" but presumably meant "ho" and she had to correct him. [Radar]

-A new study based on campuses with 10,000 students or more finds UCLA to be the "most dangerous" university—that is, with the highest rates of crime—in the country. [KTLA] More»

-David Beckham will no longer play for the L.A. Galaxy after this year, but might stay with the team in a front-office capacity. [KTLA]

-Jennifer Aniston and husband-to-be Justin Theroux dropped $21 million on a Bel Air love nest currently under construction and from which they ripped out a vineyard to build in a pool and jacuzzi "complex." [DailyMail] More»

-It's not your iPhone, iMessage is down for some users. Apple's FaceTime, iTunes Match, and other internet services are also affected by the outage with no time estimate on a fix. [Business Insider] [GBM]

-Justin Bieber won three awards including 'Artist of the Year' last night at the 2012 American Music Awards. Check the full list of winners: [OTRC] More»

-In other Rihanna news, the 150 fans, bloggers and journalists joining her aboard the chartered Boeing 777 jet for her week-long 777 Tour are having the times of their lives with Ri-Ri whose been serving up an endless supply of Ace of Spades champagne and cognac, and swagging them out with goodie bags and diamonds (conflict free!). [Jezebel, DailyMail] More»

-Not a day after Justin Bieber was slapped with a traffic ticket by WeHo's finest, he decided to stand up on his on Ducati motorcycle whilst cruising down the 405 yesterday. [TMZ]

-The FDA believes 5-Hour Energy could very well be linked to 13 deaths of those who consumed the energy shot over the last four years and is currently investigating. [KTLA] More»

-As was leaked last week, Channing Tatum has been crowned People's 'Sexiest Man Alive' for 2012 which I have would have no problem with if they didn't have him fully manking it up in a wife-beater on the cover. I thought we agreed this was not a good look? [HuffPo]

-Want to know if you have a clinical mood disorder? There's an app for that. For just $3, WhatsMyM3 can reliably screen users for anxiety, depression, bipolar disorder and post-traumatic stress disorder. [KABC] More»

-Park La Brea, L.A.'s most gargantuan apartment complex in WeHo/Mid-City and popular post-collegiate haven, is seriously infested with bed bugs, roaches and rats. Sweet dreams, everyone! [KTLA]

-Agent 007 Daniel Craig says he thinks Rihanna would make for a better Bond girl than Beyonce because she's "dirtier." [HuffPo] More»

-Tumblr video artists like Jerome LOL and seapunks are pissed at Rihanna for totally ripping off their style with the green screen visual effects for her performance of "Diamonds" on "Saturday Night Live" over the weekend. [Buzzfeed] More»

-Lana Del Rey premiered the music video for "Bel Air," a new track off her upcoming sophomore album, Born To Die — The Paradise Edition, and we're kinda into it. Keep reading to watch it in full and see for yourself. [NME] More»

-Following last month's release of "Doom And Gloom," The Rolling Stones just dropped "One More Shot," another brand new track to be featured on the forthcoming greatest hits compilation GRRR! [NME] More»

Potus & Flotus busting moves

-Angeleno voters passed the Safer Sex in the Adult Film Industry Act, the measure that will require porn stars to wear condoms while filming sex scenes in Los Angeles. [KTLA] More»