Last month, as thousands of celebrities headed to the beach to enjoy the summer sun, show off their buff bodies, and work on their tans, online dating websites Date.com, Matchmaker.com, and Amor.com, polled its members to see who they believe are the sexiest singles of the Summer of 2009.

According to the survey, Jennifer Aniston can still rack ‘em up. At 40, Aniston is one of the sexiest women on the planet, as felt by an overwhelming 95% of male online daters. Bradley Cooper, meanwhile, proves that funny is sexy as his turn in this summer’s breakout comedy hit, The Hangover, turned him into an overnight sex symbol. Female online daters selected Cooper with 98% of the vote, followed by America’s favorite vampire, Robert Pattinson, with 90.7%.

The results:

Women

Jennifer Aniston: 95.0%
Bar Rafaeli: 72.5%
Denise Richards: 69.8%
Britney Spears: 56.2%
Rihanna: 47.4%
Janet Jackson: 42.7%
Lindsay Lohan: 38.5%
Madonna: 33.1%
Vanessa Minillo: 15.2%
Kate Gosselin 2.4%

Men

Bradley Cooper: 98.0%
Robert Pattinson: 90.7%
Simon Cowell: 86.4%
Leonardo DiCaprio: 82.8%
Gerard Butler: 75.5%
John Mayer: 63.9%
Kanye West: 45.3%
Nick Lachey: 32.4%
Chace Crawford: 12.0%
Jon Gosselin: 0.0%

R&B singer Chris Brown is speaking out publicly for the first time about the February domestic violence incident that occurred between he and his then-girlfriend, singer Rihanna.

In a video posted to his official Web site, a somber Brown speaks directly to viewers and extends an apology for the incident, saying he wanted to “publicly express my deepest regret and accept full responsibility.”

Brown says he remained silent up until his point at the request of his lawyers.

The star opens up about being raised in a home where there was domestic violence, but adds that there is no excuse for his actions.

He also says that he had apologized personally to former girlfriend Rihanna numerous times, saying he is “truly, truly” sorry.

Brown also adds that he is seeking help to make sure “what happened” never happens again.

He ends his video message, by saying: “What I did was unacceptable 100%. I can only ask and pray that you forgive me, please.”

These days, Rihanna can’t even catch a basketball game without starting an avalanche of rumors. On Thursday, the chanteuse, 21, appeared at Game 4 of the NBA finals in Orlando, where she sat a conspicuous distance away from her ex Chris Brown, who was apparently determined to make his presence known.

The New York Daily News says Brown not only cast “sneaking glances” at his onetime squeeze, but during halftime, while Rihanna hung in a VIP area, he headed over to where her pals were sitting and shook hands with them.

Rihanna’s attorney Donald Etra was at Chris Brown’s court hearing Monday in Los Angeles — and he gave an update about how Rihanna is doing.

After the hearing, Etra said that Rihanna, 21, is spending time with her family in Barbados and is in “fine spirits.”

Etra stressed to the assembled press that the pop star will “do everything the law requires her to do,” and that “if she needs to testify she will do so.” He also pointed out regarding any possible plea deal that Brown could seek: “My client recognizes that it’s not up to her to decide what kind of deal she wants — that’s up to the district attorney to decide.”

He noted, “She believes that the quicker this case is over the more quickly she can get back to her life and her career, which is exactly what she wants to do.”

Rihanna stepped out last night for sushi with a group of friends that included Brody Jenner!

Rihanna hit Nobu in West Hollywood with some girlfriends, her stylist and Brody as well as his Bromance pals Frankie Delgado and Taylor Mosher.

“She looked happier than ever,” says a source of her sushi dinner. And why wouldn’t she be? We’re told she enjoyed several shots while eating and that the chef comped her group’s tab.

But her night out with the boys didn’t end after the meal…

Although their groups left separately, they met up again later at Les Deux nightclub and partied until 2 a.m.