The civil trial over the death of Michael Jackson is set to get formally underway next week after jury selection was completed in the $40 billion case that pits the pop star's mother against concert promoters AEG Live.
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Michael Jackson estate in record deal worth up to $250 million
Tuesday 16 March 2010
The estate of Michael Jackson has landed the late King of Pop the biggest recording deal in history: a $200 million guaranteed contract with Sony Music Entertainment for 10 projects over seven years, according to a person familiar with the deal.
British man to be force-fed in US jail
Sunday 14 March 2010
Hunger strike is not a free-speech issue, judge rules
The Oscars: Guy Adams tweets from the ceremony
Sunday 07 March 2010
Los Angeles correspondent Guy Adams tweets live from the Oscars.
Stun gun 'never used on Michael Jackson's kids'
Wednesday 03 March 2010
A lawyer for Michael Jackson's mother said today the late singer's children were never exposed to a stun gun sent to the family's home.
Toyota sued over family crash deaths
Wednesday 03 March 2010
Relatives of a family killed in a high-speed crash that highlighted safety flaws of Toyotas and led to the recalls of millions of vehicles have sued the world's largest car maker, according to a lawsuit filed today.
Marie Osmond mourns son, 18
Sunday 28 February 2010
American singer Marie Osmond said her 18-year-old son Michael Blosil has died.
I threw baby from bridge, father tells police
Thursday 18 February 2010
A massive search for a baby believed to have been thrown into a freezing river by her estranged father will resume today.
Swiss won't extradite Roman Polanski until US case is finalised
Friday 12 February 2010
Swiss authorities won't extradite Roman Polanski to the United States until courts in Los Angeles rule definitively that the director must face further sentencing in person in a 32-year-old sex case, a senior official said today.
Final act of Jackson drama begins in LA
Tuesday 09 February 2010
Doctor pleads not guilty to manslaughter as full autopsy report is released on internet
Rip Torn: actor, Hollywood hell-raiser... and bank robber?
Monday 01 February 2010
Veteran star found with loaded gun in bank after mistaking it for his house
Hopper's dramatic Hollywood ending
Saturday 30 January 2010
As he fights prostate cancer, a vicious battle is already being waged for the millions the actor earned from films such as Easy Rider. Then again, says Guy Adams, this is a hellraiser who was never likely to go quietly
Polanski's wife blames assault on 'crazy' 1970s
Saturday 23 January 2010
LA judge to decide whether Polish-born film director can be sentenced in absentia
Cancer-stricken Easy Rider star Dennis Hopper files for divorce from his deathbed
Monday 18 January 2010
Cancer-stricken actor Dennis Hopper has filed for divorce from his wife of nearly 14 years, court records have shown.
Prosecutor rejects Polanski plea
Sunday 17 January 2010
A Los Angeles prosecutor has urged a judge to reject the film director Roman Polanski's request to be sentenced in his absence for a 1977 sex crime, claiming he is a fugitive who should not be able to dictate his case from afar. In papers filed with Los Angeles Superior Court, David Walgren argued that Polanski – under house arrest in Switzerland – should not be treated differently because he is a celebrity.
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Rocky Horror star Tim Curry 'suffers major stroke'
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Exclusive: How MI5 blackmails British Muslims
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EDL marches on Newcastle as attacks on Muslims increase tenfold in the wake of Woolwich machete attack which killed Drummer Lee Rigby
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Farewell, Shameless. Your heirs have work to do
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