Last night was Rihanna’s first appearance since being treated for “the flu” earlier this week. She walked the blue carpet at the L.A. premiere of her new film, ‘Battleship’.

Rihanna has dispelled rumors that her hospital stay was due to multiple nights of partying, and instead because she had the flu.

Rihanna wore a long white dress that exposed her thigh (ala Angelina Jolie).

“I’ve gotta hold on to my outfit a little tighter than usual,” she joked to “Access Hollywood.”

The star also spoke to the show about her medical treatment following the Met Costume Institute Gala in New York Monday night.

“I’m a lot better now… I had a couple days to rest and get rehydrated,” she said. “I just had the flu and I kept working and I wasn’t getting better so I took couple days off to sleep and I feel great.”

While Rihanna held that she was just under the weather earlier this week, reports have said that the star was partying overtime. Sources said that the singer had been drinking and smoking more than usual, one alleging that she was “going wild.” Before her appearance on “Saturday Night Live” this weekend, Rihanna opted out of a dress rehearsal, Lorne Michaels telling The Post that this was a first for a musical guest in the history of the 37-year-old show.

Still, Rihanna appeared in good spirits at the “Battleship” premiere. The film marks her acting debut.

“After I started doing videos, [acting] felt like something that I would be interested in,” she told “Access Hollywood.” “I didn’t know if I was gonna be any good or like it. But I tried it thanks to Peter Berg and Universal and it has been really tremendous, this experience.”

Also at the premiere: Malin Ackerman, Brooklyn Decker, Alexander Skarsgard and Taylor Kitsch.

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Here are some more pictures from last night’s Met Gala.

Here we have Kate Bosworth, who wore a feathered Prada gown. She attended with her boyfriend, director Michael Polish. Emily Blunt showed up in a pink Calvin Klein dress (love it!), alongside husband John Krasinski. Sarah Jessica Parker attended with designer Valentino, who also designed the dress she was wearing. Eva Mendes wore a reddish/orange Prada dress. Amy Adams wore a white Giambattista Valli Couture dress. Malin Ackerman wore a metallic dress by Diane von Furstenberg.

Jessica Alba stunned in a golden Michael Kors dress. Hilary Swank wore a red Michael Kors dress. Kirsten Dunst wore an odd Rodarte blazer and skirt combo. Leighton Meester wore a huge tulle dress by Marchesa. Diane Kruger wore a purple dress by Prada.

Mary-Kate Olsen wore a dress from her own line, The Row. She just looks BIZARRE. Her hair looks AWFUL!

Take a look at all the dresses below!

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Awwww…poor Taylor is single.

From PEOPLE:

Keeping its momentum from last year, the Twilight saga was the big winner on Wednesday night.

The latest installment in the series, Eclipse, picked up four awards, including favorite movie, surpassing nominees including The Social Network and Inception.

It also won favorite drama movie and favorite on-screen team at the awards at the Nokia Theater in L.A., and star Kristen Stewart beat out Angelina Jolie and Jennifer Aniston for favorite movie actress as Bella Swan.

But the film’s heartthrobs Robert Pattinson and Taylor Lautner didn’t have as much luck when it came to favorite movie actor, which was awarded to Johnny Depp for Alice in Wonderland.

Pattinson was beat out again in a separate category for favorite movie star under 25, which went to Zac Efron.

Adam Sandler, another popular actor at the show, won for favorite comedic star, while his hit flick Grown Ups was favorite comedic movie.

Eminem continues his successful year, snagging the most awards in the music category. Winning favorite male artist and favorite hip hop artist, the rapper also scored favorite song along with Rihanna for “Love the Way You Lie.” The sexy Barbadian songstress also won for favorite pop artist.

House M.D. beat out Glee in the TV category with three awards: favorite TV drama, favorite TV drama actor (Hugh Laurie) and favorite TV drama actress (Lisa Edelstein).

Favorite new TV comedy was Bleep My Dad Says and favorite new TV drama was Hawaii Five-O

Pictured: Taylor Swift, Malin Ackerman, Zac Efron, Selena Gomez, Kathy Griffin, Minka Kelly, AnnaLynn McCord, Cory Monteith, Stephen Moyer, Raven Simone, Ashley Tisdale and Kate Walsh.

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Lindsay Lohan is out of the planned Linda Lovelace biopic and it took the film less than a day to find her replacement.

Malin Akerman – best known for her roles in “Watchmen” and “The Heartbreak Kid” — will play the lead role in “Inferno” now that LiLo is no longer attached, this according to Deadline Hollywood.

As for the circumstances of Lindsay’s departure … sources close to Lindsay told TMZ she quit, her rep called the decision “mutual,” and other reports claim she was fired.

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Pictured: Jennifer Love Hewitt and boyfriend, Kirsten Dunst, Rachel Bilson, Malin Ackerman, Chloe Sevigny, Rachel Griffiths, Kristin Davis, Rose McGowan, Kate Bosworth and Mila Kunis (she looks like she’s on drugs!).

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Watchmen beauty Malin Akerman stripped down for Details Magazine in this new photoshoot.

Here is some interesting bits from the interview.

When Malin was in high school, she said she lied about her religion in order to go to her boyfriend’s Catholic school.

“If he was going to hang out with all those girls in skirts, I was going to get in one too,” she says, though she scoffed at the school’s strict rules. “You’re not allowed to hold hands. I was thinking, ‘Wow, we’ve already done worse than that.’”

She’s currently in Shreveport, LA filming Catch .44 with Bruce Willis and Forrest Whitaker. “I carry a Glock—I’m gangster now!” she says, referring to her part in Catch .44 as a drug dealer on the run from a psychotic hit man. When asked what makes a Glock a Glock, however, she stops short. “Why’d you have to call me out on that?” she asks, suddenly sounding every bit the ingenue. “They just told me it was a Glock, all right? I was like, ‘Cool. I got a Glock.’”

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