Rihanna’s new gig: Acting

Grammy award-winning Pop/R&B singer Rihanna will be making her movie debut in the sci-fi action flick “Battleship,” which is inspired by a classic board game where one player blindly attempts to destroy his opponent’s ships strategically placed in a 10x10 grid.  Filming will reportedly begin on August 30 in Hawaii.

Alexander Skarsgard (True Blood) and Taylor Kitsch (Friday Night Lights and X-Men Origins: Wolverine) will also appear in the movie as brothers and naval officers who must protect the world from alien invaders.  The movie will be directed by Peter Berg, who also helmed the 2008 superhero film Hancock, and produced by .

“Battleship” hits screens on May 2012.

Rihanna Spotted at Barney's

R & B singer Rihanna was spotted at Barney’s New York in Beverly Hills on Thursday, July 8  as she shops for shoes.

Rihanna was reported to be recently active in using her profile to find a bone marrow donor for a young Broadway star, Shannon Tavarez, with leukemia.

Aside from her, soon-to-be mom Alicia Keys has also been a passionate supporter, saying, “For her, the sky is the limit, but now she’s fighting for her life.”

Rihanna added, “ She (Shannon) should be performing on Broadway, but is confined to her bed, fighting for her life. She needs to find a bone marrow donor to survive. I urge all my fans to register . It’s the most beautiful thing someone could do, to give the gift of life!”

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Katy Perry Wants Rihanna Strip in Her Bachelorette Party

Katy Perry seems to be firm to have a stripper at her bachelorette party. Allegedly, she wanted her friend Rihanna to do the honors by baring.

The "I Kissed A Girl" hitmaker is getting ready to tie the knot with British funnyman Russell Brand and she's given Rihanna the duty of organizing a pre-wedding gathering before she walks down the aisle.

She tells U.S. DJ Nina Chantele, "(Rihanna) has all these ideas about everything. You see people coming and they strip at your bachelor party but I want her to strip at my bachelorette party."

"She's going to get the message right now. She's hot, I love her. She's just the coolest chick and I want all of her clothes. We have a lot in common. We like to hang out every once in awhile, sometimes we'll see each other at different events."

"I don't know if she started this rumor that she's going to do it or if she just hopped on the bandwagon of the rumors like, 'I'm going to do it!' That's the one thing that I don't have to plan, which I'm really excited about.