LOS ANGELES— A choreographer and television personality who was a key witness in Michael Jackson’s successful defense against child molestation charges is seeking permission to file a claim against the singer’s estate alleging the pop superstar sexually abused him as a child, court records and an attorney said. Wade Robson was abused by Jackson during […]
Author Archives: Anthony McCartney
AP Entertainment Writer
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Suit over Hiring of Jackson Doctor to Go to Trial
LOS ANGELES (AP) — A judge has dismissed all but one count in a civil lawsuit by Michael Jackson’s mother against concert giant AEG Live, which hired a doctor who was convicted of involuntary manslaughter in the singer’s death. Superior Court Judge Yvette Palazuelos’ ruling Thursday means that Katherine Jackson will have a trial on […]
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Long-sealed Notorious B.I.G. Autopsy Released
LOS ANGELES (AP) — An attorney for the family of Notorious B.I.G. said Friday it’s ridiculous that Los Angeles police have not arrested anyone for the rapper’s 1997 killing, which has returned to the spotlight after coroner’s officials released a long-sealed autopsy report. The report revealed that injuries cause by a single bullet killed the […]
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Jackson Judge Orders Probe into Children’s Welfare
A judge on Friday ordered an investigation into the well-being of Michael Jackson’s children and a lawyer for the family matriarch said she will move to share guardianship of the children with the adult son of Tito Jackson. Superior Court Judge Mitchell Beckloff told a court investigator to interview the three children independently and provide […]
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2 Accused of Extorting Stevie Wonder
LOS ANGELES (AP) — A judge ordered Stevie Wonder’s cousin to stand trial on an extortion charge after hearing testimony that the man and his girlfriend attempted to sell a film ranting against the singer’s treatment of his family for millions of dollars. Superior Court Judge Ray Jurado ruled Thursday that prosecutors had presented enough […]
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Program Aims to Expand the Middle-Class
Luther Starks was frustrated. Like a lot of individuals in this economy, Luther was having a very difficult time finding full time employment and he spent his days filling out applications and knocking on doors to locate a job. While researching his options, Luther came across a Customer Service Associate training program at Business Interface […]
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White Residue on Spoon in Houston’s Room
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Whitney Houston was found face-down in a bathtub with cocaine in her system and drug paraphernalia on the bathroom counter nearby, investigators revealed in the singer’s final autopsy report released Wednesday. The report delivered a grim accounting of Houston’s final hours nearly three months ago. The singer complained of a sore […]
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Whitney Houston, Died of DrowningCocaine & Heart Disease Contributing Factors
Updated: 3/23/12 LOS ANGELES (AP) — Drugs took many things from Whitney Houston — her pristine voice, clean image and her career — and coroner’s officials revealed Thursday that cocaine also played a role in the Grammy winner’s death in the bathtub of a luxury hotel nearly six weeks ago. Houston drowned accidentally at the […]
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Whitney Houston’s Daughter Taken in Ambulance
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Paramedics say they took Whitney Houston’s daughter to a Los Angeles hospital Sunday morning for unspecified medical reasons. The Beverly Hills Fire Department says Bobbi Kristina Brown was taken from the Beverly Hills Hilton around 10:30 a.m. Sunday, less than a day after her mother died in a room at the […]
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Investigators Seek Answers to Houston’s Death
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Investigators worked Sunday to piece together what killed Whitney Houston as the music industry’s biggest names prepared for a Grammy Awards show that will be undoubtedly feel as much like a memorial as a celebration. Houston’s body arrived at a Los Angeles morgue early Sunday, hours after the 48-year-old had been […]
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Soul Train’s Don Cornelius Cremated at Private Service
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Don Cornelius was cremated at a private service attended by family and family who were led in prayer by the Rev. Jesse Jackson, the “Soul Train” founder’s family announced Friday. Jackson led the gathering in prayer during the service, which was held at the same cemetery where Michael Jackson and other […]
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Service for Etta James Draws HundredsSharpton Eulogizes
GARDENA, Calif. (AP) — Etta James was remembered at a service Saturday attended by hundreds of friends, family and fans as a woman who triumphed against all odds to break down cultural and musical barriers in a style that was unfailingly honest. The Rev. Al Sharpton eulogized James in a rousing speech, describing her remarkable […]