Michael Jackson Doctor Conrad Murray Files Appeal

Murray will represent himself as he contests involuntary manslaughter conviction for which he faces up to four years in state prison.
By Kara Warner

<P>As expected, Michael Jackson's former doctor Conrad Murray has filed an appeal to challenge his involuntary manslaughter conviction.</P><P></p><div class="player-placeholder right" title="Michael Jackson's Former Doctor Guilty Of Involuntary Manslaughter" id="vid:708788.id:1673923" width="240" height="211"></div><p></P><P>According to TMZ, Murray filed the petition in pro per, which means he has decided to forego hiring legal representation and represent himself. He reportedly listed "Men's Central Jail" and his booking number in the space on the appeal document where a lawyer would normally list a firm's name or contact information.</P><P>TMZ also reported that although Murray seems to be without a lawyer, he is still in communication with Nareg Gourjian, one of the attorneys who represented him during his manslaughter trial.</P><P>"This case presents a gold mine of issues for any appellate lawyer," Gourjian told TMZ. "Dr. Murray is confident that the Court of Appeal will vindicate him."</P><P>Following the guilty verdict, Murray's lead defense lawyer Ed Chernoff told CNN, "What matters most right now is trying to keep Dr. Murray from taking up a prison cell in this community. That's what we're focusing on right now, and we'll deal with an appeal after that."</P><P>Murray was sentenced to four years in jail Tuesday, but due to overcrowding, he's unlikely to serve his full term. </p>

Related Videos Related Artists

Source: http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1675343/conrad-murray-conviction-appeal.jhtml "> http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1675343/conrad-murray-conviction-appeal.jhtml

Janet Jackson January Jones Jennie Finch Jennifer Aniston Jennifer Gareis

Hilary Duff Served With Lawsuit After Car Accident

Lizzie McGuire star Hilary Duff has been served with a lawsuit following a car accident that took place two year ago in 2010.  Get the details behind Duff’s legal problems below. New mom Hilary Duff has been hit  with a lawsuit for a 2010 car accident.  The twenty-four year old reportedly caused major damage to a woman by the name of Rachel Olson. Olsen said in court documents that she was”hurt and injured in her health, strength and activity, sustaining injury to her nervous system,” after the crash that took place on December 12th of that year. Owens also claims, in the lawsuit papers  that were filed in L.A. County Superior Court, that her injuries stopped her from finishing her job requirements.  Stating, that after being hit by Duff in her Range Rover it prevented her from “attending her usual occupation for a period of time in the future.” Olsen filed the complaint against the actress seeking unspecified damages.  Hilary Duff and her reps have yet to comment on the matter. In other news, the wife of pro hockey player Mike Comrie and new mom to Luca Cruz Comrie was also questioned by fans after a photo of Duff holding [...]

Source: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/RightCelebrity/~3/zTmLVNQxV_k/

Connie Nielsen Cristina Dumitru Daisy Fuentes Dania Ramirez Danica Patrick

'Need For Speed' Movie Picked Up By DreamWorks

DreamWorks has got a need. A need for a "Need For Speed" movie. The studio has announced that they're going to be adapting the popular video game franchise into a feature length filmed with "Act of Valor" director Scott Waugh at the helm. Screenwriting brothers George and John Gatins have come up with an original [...]

Source: http://moviesblog.mtv.com/2012/06/22/need-for-speed-movie-dreamworks/

Izabella Miko Izabella Scorupco Jaime King Jaime Pressly Jamie Chung

Demi Lovato Gets Personal With 'Rowdy' New Jersey Crowd

'X Factor' judge talks breakups and goes 'old school' on the latest stop of her summer tour.
By Jocelyn Vena


Demi Lovato performs at the PNC Bank Arts Center in Holmdel, NJ on Friday
Photo:

HOLMDEL, NEW JERSEY — Not even rain showers could scare away the Lovatics who crowded the PNC Bank Arts Center to catch the latest stop on Demi Lovato's summer tour Friday night. The star, who's fitting in the trek between her judging duties on the "X Factor," brought out some of New Jersey's most devoted Demi fans.

The star swaggered out to a killer guitar riff before busting out the night's first song, "All Night Long." She shimmied all night in red shorts, a black-and-white blazer and a sheer top, never once stumbling in her sky-high platforms.

She displayed her rock-star bravado when she teased and flirted with her band during tracks that were hardly audible over all the screams.

"Thank you so much for coming," she told the crowd, "You guys are amazing. Let me just tell you guys, I love being in Jersey. It is one of my favorite places. You guys are the rowdiest fans." Several tracks in, Demi displayed her musicianship by strapping on an acoustic guitar for "Catch Me," only to switch over to a yellow electric one mid-song, proving that a '70s rock goddess lurks inside the 19-year-old. Soon though, it was time to slow it down and she showed off her R&B princess side for the Unbroken ballad, "My Love Is a Star," her vocal pyrotechnics mirrored by the lightning and thunder taking place just feet away from where the singer was performing.

"This next song is a pretty personal song for me," she told the room. "How many of you guys have been through a breakup? As you all know I've been through a few. I've been there and I made it through. I love you and I'm always there for you."

She then launched into an emotional version of her track, "Fix a Heart." The intense moment, in which Lovato looked as though she was struggling to hold back her emotions, was met with cheers. She followed it with her now famous cover of Lil Wayne's "How To Love."But, things didn't stay slow for long. "Who's That Boy" picked up the pace followed by "You're My Only Shorty," "Here We Go Again," and "La La Land."

And then came the perfect time for her big (albeit fleeting) plug of the night when she reminded room, "Recently I've been working on a show 'X Factor' [and I get to sit] next to Britney Spears ... I'm gonna slow it down a little bit. Basically I just want to see you guys," she added, requesting that the room hold up a cell phone or glow-stick or lighter if "you're old school." The firefly effect only made the impact of her slow jam, "Lightweight," more grand.

Next she sat at the piano and said, "Before my concerts I get to do a meet-and-greet with some of my fans, and some are brave enough to share some of their stories," however as she got personal a guitar fell and she joked, "Well there goes that moment. ... You don't realize I got through my issues and my problems [because of you guys]." That was the perfect set-up for her defining power ballad, "Skyscraper."

Then, in an interesting twist, she went into the cover of Chris Brown's "Turn Up the Music." And to wrap up the first act of the show she did her own tracks "Together" and her rock-tinged "Remember December."

She came back out for her encore to deafening screams where she kept the energy turned up to a big 10 thanks to her disco anthem "Unbroken" and her current single, "Give Your Heart a Break."

Lovato will be on the road through September 1, with her special guests Hot Chelle Rae. The tour wraps up just in time for the premiere of "X Factor" September 12.

Related Videos Related Artists

Source: http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1688267/demi-lovato-holmdel-nj-show.jhtml "> http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1688267/demi-lovato-holmdel-nj-show.jhtml

Georgianna Robertson Georgina Grenville Gina Carano Gina Gershon Gina Philips

Los Angeles

I'm here! I'm here! And I saw my first gang-banger get arrested yesterday so I feel like a total Angeleno.

I'm getting ready to go to the gym (again, like a total Angeleno!) so I will update later about my run-ins with Alexander Skarsgard, Pauly Shore, and Jeremy or Jason London (I'm not sure which one it was and seeing if I could force him to do drugs to find out seemed unfair. Besides, as it turned out, he was telling the truth?)

Anyhoo, I've got a lot to tell you about gardening! (Did you know if you get dirt wet it turns into mud? Yuck.)

And bumpers! (They don't bump off anything... they go, "Scraaaaaaaatch!")

And there's probably more but, again, I have to go because I have to get to the gym!

Source: http://www.prettyinthecity.com/blog/2011/6/9/los-angeles.html

Jennifer ODell Jennifer Scholle Jennifer Sky Jenny McCarthy Jessica Alba

Lady Gaga Wants A Fake Rolex, Thailand Wants An Apology

As Gaga brings her Born This Way Ball to Bangkok, Thailand's government is enraged over her plans to buy fake goods.
By Brendan Dempsey

<P>Lady Gaga apparently wants to go shopping in preparation for her next concert in Bangkok &#8212; for a fake Rolex.</P><P>At least that's what she told her 24 million Twitter followers upon her arrival in Bangkok on Wednesday (May 30). "I just landed in Bangkok baby! Ready for 50,000 screaming Thai monsters. I wanna get lost in a lady market and buy fake Rolex."</P><P></p><div class="player-placeholder right" title="Lady Gaga Will Bring a 'Personal' Touch To 'Born This Way' Tour" id="vid:717952" width="415" height="255"></div><p></P><P>The tweet sparked instantaneous uproar on various social media and web forums, as many local residents felt the comment was insulting, abrasive and generally damaging to the reputation of Thailand. Gaga has yet to apologize for the tweet.</P><P><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p>I just landed in Bangkok baby! Ready for 50,000 screaming Thai monsters. I wanna get lost in a lady market and buy fake Rolex.</p>&mdash; Lady Gaga (@ladygaga) May 23, 2012</blockquote> <script src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script> The Commerce Ministry of Thailand is in a long-standing battle with piracy, and members of the government feel that this message directly undermines their efforts. An official at the ministry's Intellectual Property Department recently told <i>Reuters</i> that: "Lady Gaga is a representative of the U.S. and the U.S. puts pressure on smaller countries to promote the protection of intellectual property," adding that "she should tell her fans that they shouldn't use fake goods."</P><P>The controversial message has also been addressed by members of Thailand's music industry. Thai DJ Suharit Siamwalla responded by tweeting: "We are more civilized than you think," then added that he now plans to boycott Gaga's show on Friday.</P><P>It seems that Mother Monster just can't seem to stay out of trouble as her <i>Born This Way</i> Ball makes its way across Asia. The Thailand controversy comes almost immediately after she had to cancel a show in Indonesia, and then responded to various Islamic threats surrounding that show.</P><P>Not all fans have taken umbrage with Gaga's latest comments. Throngs of fans awaited her arrival to the hotel, and people are already camped outside Rajamangala stadium in hopes of being one of the lucky "monsters" who get to meet the pop star.</P><P></p><div class="player-placeholder right" title="Lady Gaga Finds Inspiration In Her Fans, And They Are Inspired By Her" id="vid:657588" width="415" height="255"></div><p></p>

Related Artists

Source: http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1686095/lady-gaga-fake-rolex-thailand-apolog... "> http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1686095/lady-gaga-fake-rolex-thailand-apolog...

Jamie Chung Jamie Gunns Jamie Lynn Sigler Janet Jackson January Jones

An Evening With Reese Witherspoon

Reese Witherspoon’s pregnant and glowing! The Gene Siskel Film Center held an event in her honor, called An Evening with Reese Witherspoon. With all of Reese’s great films, she deserves this evening. Then again, I might be a little biased: … Continue reading »

Source: http://www.imnotobsessed.com/an-evening-with-reese-witherspoon/

Bali Rodriguez Bar Refaeli Beyoncé Bianca Kajlich Bijou Phillips