Michael Jackson was a good father but was ridden with drug problems, his former personal photographer claimed. Ian Barkley said that while the late King of Pop's parenting skills was unquestionable, his behavior was sometimes riddled with medication problems.

Barkley revealed in an interview with E! News that Jackson was a doting father to his three children, 12-year-old Prince Michael, 11-year-old Paris, and 7-year-old Blanket.
Shia LaBeouf found the long hours spent filming "Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen" exhausting.

The 22-year-old actor - who stars alongside Hollywood beauty Megan Fox in the blockbuster - was forced to work 28-hour shifts to get the movie finished on time.
Angelina Jolie has topped Forbes magazine's annual list of Hollywood's Top-Earning Actresses. The "Salt" star raked in an impressive $27 million between June 2008 and June 2009.

Angelina beat her partner Brad Pitt's ex-wife Jennifer Aniston, who came second in the list with earnings of $25 million.
Tom Jones is moving back to the U.K. The "Green, Green Grass of Home" singer has been living in Los Angeles for 35 years but increasingly misses life in Britain and is planning to return before the end of the year.

He said: "I've had a great time living in Los Angeles but after all these years we think now is the time to move home."
Johnny Depp has always "taken from the rich." The 46-year-old actor, who plays outlaw John Dillinger in new movie "Public Enemies," can see similarities between himself and his character because of the contrasting jobs he has done.

He said: "Taking from the rich? That's what I've been doing for 25 years."
Gwyneth Paltrow says Spain has "become a second home." The "Iron Man" star spent a lot of time in the Mediterranean country filming cooking show "On the Road Again" with chef Mario Batali and would happily leave New York and move there permanently.

The 36-year-old actress said: "It is so different from the United States. It seemed to have a history, and the buildings are years and years and years old. Here in the United States an old building is about 17 years old, and over there it's from 500 B.C., it's incredible."
Sarah Jessica Parker disapproves of her "Sex and the City" character. The actress - who plays columnist Carrie Bradshaw for all six TV series, last year's movie and will reprise her role for next year's film - didn't agree with the raunchy antics her alter-ego and her friends got up to.

She is quoted as saying: "If the audiences had known my true feelings about some of the sexual content in 'Sex and the City,' they may have felt I wasn't the right person to be in such a series."
Shia LaBeouf says it "makes sense" for him to date Megan Fox. The Hollywood actor admits he has a huge crush on his "Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen" co-star and is upset she only wants to be friends.

He said: "I understand the introspection that way, we have been working with each other for years now. She is a very attractive girl and I am a red blooded 23-year-old. I get it. It makes sense to me but it is just a professional relationship regardless of what my wishes and hopes would be."
Filed under: Celebrity Justice, Michael Jackson California State Attorney General Jerry Brown has launched an investigation into the prescribing practices of Michael Jackson doctors.Brown says his office will help the LAPD track the controlled substances that made their way to Jackson. The ...

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Filed under: Michael Jackson Debbie Rowe may not have Michael Jackson's children under her care, but she was spotted tending to her horses on her ranch yesterday. The 50-year-old says she will fight for custody and submit to a DNA test to prove she is the biological mother of ...

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Filed under: Brad & Angelina Brad Pitt bike broke down yesterday -- so he hopped a ride with some photogs (not us) so he could get to a very important meeting. Now here's the rub -- he didn't want to be filmed even tough he was in a car full of pappers. See Also Brad Pitt ...

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Filed under: Michael Jackson AEG took out a hefty insurance policy in case Michael Jackson 50 London concerts fell through -- turns out the policy covered an MJ overdose.AEG's chief executive Randy Phillips said the $17.5 million insurance policy from Lloyd's of London didn't ...

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Sottish actor Gerard Butler won’t have to face up to his criminal battery charge just yet - his lawyer successfully persuaded a judge to delay the arraignment until next month (Aug09).The 300 hunk was charged in May (09) with attacking a paparazzo outside the Los Angeles premiere of Guy Ritchie’s RocknRolla in 2008.Despite the snapper
Warren Beatty was terrified when the notorious CHARLES MANSON murders swept California in the 1960s - he compares the killing spree to a nuclear bomb attack.Beatty was one of the A-listers who stumped up cash in a bid to try and hunt down the killers of his pal Roman Polanski’s pregnant wife Sharon Tate, who
Rapper WILLIE D has pleaded not guilty to multiple charges of wire fraud for allegedly running a scam selling Apple iPhones.The Geto Boys member, real name William James Dennis, was arrested at George Bush Intercontinental Airport in Houston, Texas on 13 May (09), after returning from an overseas trip.He faces 20 years behind bars for
Michael Jackson offered to adopt ‘Octomum’ NADYA SULEMAN’s eight babies in exchange for cash just weeks before he died.The King of Pop contacted Suleman’s publicist Victor Munoz earlier this year (09) and offered to "take care" of her children in return for a payment.But Munoz considered the proposal "creepy" - and didn’t even inform Suleman
Michael Jackson was so heavily in debt his credit card had a limit of just $405 (£270) - and he invented a series of bizarre identities in a failed bid to secure bank loans.The Thriller legend left $500 million (£333 million) in his will, but it consisted entirely of non-cash and non-liquid assets, including the
Emma Watson has a contingency plan if her movie career ever falters - she dreams of becoming a make-up artist.The Harry Potter star has garnered a mammoth $15 million (£10 million) fortune playing swot Hermione Granger in the wizard franchise.And despite hauling in the cash as one of Britain’s most promising young actresses, Watson insists
Hollywood actor Keanu Reeves is eyeing a new career - he wants to train to be a chef.The Speed star was so impressed with a cookbook by famed French chef Herve This - who uses science to perfect his culinary skills - that he credits it as "changing" his life.Since reading the tome, Reeves has
THE GAME has ended his long running feud with his former pal 50 Cent - by publicly apologising to the star.The rapper, real name Jayceon Taylor, was kicked out of the In Da Club hitmaker’s G-Unit crew in 2005, resulting in a bitter rivalry between the pair.Earlier this week (begs29Jun09), the hip-hop star revealed Michael
Michael Jackson was so paranoid his children would fall ill or injure themselves he "child-proofed" hotel rooms with cardboard boxes and inspected every meal before allowing them to eat.The King of Pop insisted on taking his three kids - Prince Michael Jr., 12, Paris Michael Katherine, 11, and seven-year-old Prince Michael II, known as ‘Blanket’
Katie Holmes is set to perform on "So You Think You Can Dance" to promote brand-new Dizzy Feet Foundation, for which she serves as one of its founding members. The executive producer and judge of the show, Nigel Lythgoe, confirmed about the matter on Wednesday, July 1. Lythgoe said the 30-year-old actress will perform for the reality contest's 100th episode, which is scheduled to be aired on July 23. Holmes is going to pay homage to Judy Garland. She will also sing and dance to Garland's classic "Get Happy" in a taped number.
How far could a producer go in taking care of the wishes of the leading lady of his film? Well, he could at least gift a new mobile phone. This is exactly what producer Ajay Devgan has done for Bipasha Basu who has just finished shooting for Ajay Devgan comedy 'All The Best' in Goa this week. Bipasha had worked really hard with most sincere efforts for Ajay's film. She not only worked late at night and early in the mornings, she also kept the phone switched off during the shooting thus cutting off from everyone including beau John Abraham who has hurt his legs.
These figures of speech remind me of when you were in high school and you had an interesting or embarassing story or something and you told it to a group and the most dim-witted poorly socialized girl says "ooohkay then" , for lack of anything to add to the story and probably because her personality is terrible and she doesn't understand anything unless its from a Jim Carrey movie and has society's stamp of approval.
Everyone knows that Rihanna is a tattoo trendsetter.

Just ask Lindsay Lohan and Lily Allen. (Or on second thought, don't.) But last night three lucky people at New York City's East Side Ink got brand-new tattoos inked by the "Umbrella" singer herself. "She came by to hang out with us and her regular tattoo artist Bang Bang," says East Side Ink owner Yadira. "He decided he wanted to get a tattoo from her and then two of the other artists decided they wanted to get one as well."
Actor Bob Hoskins had to risk his safety and turn stunt-man in his latest TV show - after blundering bosses hired a double who was a foot taller than him.The Mrs Henderson Presents star stands at just five feet six inches (1.67 metres), and often has a stunt double stand in for him on set
Rocker JACK WHITE’s lost movie debut is to premiere at San Diego, California’s comic book convention Comic-Con later this month (Jul09).The White Stripes, Raconteurs and Dead Weather star has appeared in films like Cold Mountain and Walk Hard, in which he portrayed Elvis Presley, but his first acting role was in a low budget 1997
Supermodel Kate Moss made it ladies night at the launch of BETH DITTO’s new fashion line on Wednesday (01Jul09), when she jumped onstage for a round of karaoke with the larger-than-life singer.The catwalk queen was supporting the London launch of her rocker pal’s new style range for British high street store Evans when the pair
Tom Cruise has treated his daughter SURI to a toy kangaroo after the tot fell in love with marsupials during a trip to Melbourne Zoo in Australia.Cruise has taken his family Down Under, where he’s shooting a new movie - and before filming got underway, the movie star decided to treat the three year old
Daniel Radcliffe was unfazed by his on-screen kiss in the upcoming HARRY POTTER movie - because appearing naked on Broadway has left him "blase" about filming intimate scenes.The 19 year old disrobed onstage in New York and London’s West End for his role in Equus, in which he played a 17-year-old schoolboy who is obsessed
MICHAEL JACKSON’s ex-wife Debbie Rowe is undecided whether to launch a custody bid for her two children with the King Of Pop, according to her lawyer.Rowe, who is the biological mother of Jackson’s two eldest kids, Prince Michael and Paris, told a local California TV news reporter on Thursday (02Jul09) she plans to fight for
Fans of Michael Jackson will be able to attend his memorial service next week (07Jul09) if they’re picked at random in an online ballot.Jackson devotees will have to register online for a chance to be allocated one of 11,000 free tickets which are to be made available for the public ceremony at Los Angeles’ Staples
Keanu Reeves can’t wait to see what the critics make of his new movie - because he loves finding out how his performances are rated.The Speed actor stars in new drama The Private Lives of Pippa Lee - about a middle-aged woman suffering a nervous breakdown - in which Reeves plays the title character’s younger
Brad Pitt was forced to hitch a lift from a paparazzo on Thursday (02Jul09) - when his motorbike broke down on a busy Hollywood street.The actor was being tailed by photographers as he rode the classic motorcycle through Los Angeles - and the snappers got their shot when Pitt’s vehicle came to an abrupt halt.The
Former DANITY KANE star AUBREY O’DAY is reportedly in talks to bare almost all in the role former SPICE GIRLS star MELANIE BROWN created in saucy Las Vegas revue PEEP SHOW.Brown’s run in the hit show ended last month (21Jun09) and singer Shoshana Bean has replaced her in the role of Peep Diva, opposite former
Michael Jackson has left almost half of his assets to his three children, according to new reports.The King Of Pop insisted that 40 per cent of his estate goes to his kids, Prince Michael, 12, Paris, 11, and Prince Michael II ‘Blanket’, seven.A further 40 per cent of his trust goes to his mother Katherine,
BRIAN MAY is furious after "music thieves" exploited MICHAEL JACKSON’s death by releasing previously unheard tracks by the King Of Pop and QUEEN’s late frontman Freddie Mercury on the Internet.Jackson, who passed away last week (25Jun09), and Mercury worked together in the 1980s on a number of tracks that have never been heard by the
In an interview with Elle Magazine, Avril Lavigne said her new album will be released sometime in November. She also revealed that a new song she penned for her Black Star perfume commercial might be included in the effort as one of its singles. Avril Lavigne has, so far, dropped three studio albums. In 2002, she put out "Let Go" which peaked at number 2 on Billboard Hot 200. She then followed up the effort with another record titled "Under My Skin" in 2004 and three years later, she came up with "The Best Damn Thing".
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Gary Colemen's wife has a dirty, filthy, foul mouth -- this according to the police report filed after she was busted for domestic violence and disorderly conduct.The doc says Shannon Price locked Gary out of his house in Utah on Wednesday night, ...

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Filed under: Michael Jackson AEG and reps for the Jackson family just announced a memorial service for Michael Jackson will take place at the Staples Center on Tuesday at 10:00 AM.11,000 tickets will be distributed free of charge to the general public -- a press conference will ...

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The lights of New York’s theatre district will be dimmed on Thursday night (02Jul09) to honour Oscar winner Karl Malden who died on Wednesday (01Jul09).The 97 year old had a long affiliation with the Broadway stage - he made his Big Apple stage debut in 1937 and struck up a theatrical partnership with legendary director
MEGAN FOX has been dubbed "ridiculous" by her TRANSFORMERS 2 director Michael Bay after she slammed the movie in an interview.Fox took a swipe at the sequel in a new interview, describing it as "not a movie about acting".She told Entertainment Weekly, "I mean, I can’t s**t on this movie because it did give me
Actress Sadie Frost is recovering after undergoing emergency surgery on her hand.The Brit damaged her hand last year (08) when she fell from a bicycle and when pins, plates and stitches failed to stop the pain, Frost checked into hospital.She underwent surgeries in London on Monday (29Jun09) and Wednesday (01Jul09) in a bid to get
Lady Gaga is set to wow fans with a provocative new photospread for style magazine V.The Just Dance hitmaker, sporting a curly, Pamela Anderson-style hairdo, poses among sand dunes wearing bondage gear and a see-through lace mini-dress in the sexy shots.In one of the candid photos, GaGa - real name Stefani Germanotta - wears a
LINDSAY LOHAN’s on-off relationship with SAMANTHA RONSON appears to be back on track - the couple celebrated the actress’ birthday together on Wednesday night (01Jul09).The Mean Girls star turned 23 on Thursday (02Jul09) and hosted a lavish party on Saturday (27Jun09) at the MGM Grand hotel and resort in Las Vegas DJ Ronson missed out on
Johnny Depp thrilled sick children at a London hospital on Wednesday (01Jul09) - by dropping in unannounced, dressed as a pirate.The actor has been in the U.K. capital this week (beg29Jun09) to promote new movie Public Enemies, and took time out from his busy schedule to visit Great Ormond Street Hospital to cheer up young
MICHAEL JACKSON’s mother has been given another week as guardian of her late son’s three children.Despite new reports suggesting the King of Pop’s ex-wife Debbie Rowe plans to fight for custody of her two children with Jackson, Prince Michael and Paris, the singer’s mother, Katherine, will remain the sole guardian of them and their brother
MICHAEL JACKSON will be laid to rest in the same make of solid bronze casket as James Brown Batesville Casket Company bosses have received an order for a $25,000 (£16,600) custom casket, called The Promethean, for the late King of Pop, according to TMZ.com.The 14-karat gold-plated casket comes with a dark blue velvet interior and a
Filed under: Michael Jackson Debbie Rowe will fight for custody of Paris and Michael Jr., the children born during her marriage to Michael Jackson -- this, according to NBC 4 in Los Angeles.According to the NBC 4 website, Rowe said during a 90-minute phone conversation, "I want ...

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Filed under: Michael Jackson Over a minute of footage from Michael Jackson tour rehearsal -- taken just two days before he died -- has been released by AEG, showing the legend rocking out to his song "They Don't Care About Us."See Also Concert Rehearsal Photos Michael ...

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Filed under: Michael Jackson So finally we have something firm on Michael Jackson On Tuesday morning a motorcade will go from Forest Lawn Mortuary in L.A. to the Staples Center complex in downtown Los Angeles where the public memorial will be held. We're told the family still ...

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One of the Barbi Twins claims her neighbor has been selling her out to known stalkers -- and she's filed papers for a restraining order.Shane Barbi claims 45-year-old Alyssa Silver is a "sycophant who is jealous" of the twins' fame. The docs claim ...

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Dr. Arnold Klein, Michael Jackson longtime dermatologist and friend, spoke to photogs outside his home this morning about Jackson and buzz about him in the media.The LAPD wants to speak with Klein about drugs and Michael. Klein said, "There are no ...

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Filed under: Brad & Angelina, Ride Me Brad Pitt worst nightmares came true today in Los Angeles: His motorcycle broke down AND he had to get rescued by a pap that was following him.Hopefully, Angelina won't yell at him for being late for dinner.See Also Brad to Mel -- 'Thanks ...

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Filed under: Michael Jackson A $25,000, solid bronze, 14-karat gold plated, custom casket has been ordered for Michael Jackson The casket -- ordered last night from Batesville Casket Company -- is called a Promethean and will feature a flame blue velvet interior and a ...

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Filed under: Michael Jackson We've learned who's getting what in Michael Jackson trust. Here's how it breaks down.Katherine Jackson will get 40% of the assets.Michael's 3 kids will get another 40%.And the remaining 20% goes to several children's charities. We're told the ...

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THE KILLERS are planning to record an album of cover tracks while the band tours this summer (09).The rockers have revealed they want to work on songs by artists from Neil Diamond to Iggy Pop Genesis and Cyndi Lauper.The band regularly cover Lauper’s hit Girls Just Want To Have Fun and Joy Division’s 1979 song
Matthew McConaughey is under pressure to marry pregnant girlfriend CAMILA ALVES - both their mothers want them to wed before they welcome their second child.The Hollywood actor - who has a son, named Levi, with model Alves - announced on Father’s Day (21Jun09) that he is to be a dad again.In a post on his
Oprah Winfrey has denied reports she’s threatening to shut down her girls school in South Africa following allegations of sexual abuse.The Oprah Winfrey Leadership Academy for Girls has been rocked by two big scandals since its opening in 2007.In March (09), a group of pupils were expelled after they were accused of sexually harassing fellow
Actress Mia Farrow is convinced her artist brother committed suicide because he was devastated by the loss of their beloved nephew, who died from a drug overdose while serving in Iraq.Patrick Farrow took his own life in his art gallery in Vermont last month (15Jun09).Just three weeks before his suicide, the siblings were mourning the
Actor Neil Patrick HARRIS is fast becoming the go-to guy for major showbusiness prizegivings after proving to be a natural host at the Tony Awards last month (07Jun09).Despite criticism for the way he handled Poison star Brett Michaels’ onstage accident, which left the rocker with a fractured nose and split lip, Harris was a hit
Pop superstar CHER is begging her daughter Chastity Bono not to film her sex change surgery for reality TV - because the procedure should be a private matter.Bono, now known as Chaz, began the lengthy gender reassignment process last year (08) and friends and family have already started referring to her as a ‘he’.Bono, who
Whitney Houston has lined up her first comeback concert - a free show for fans in September (09).The soul star will kick off U.S. TV breakfast show Good Morning America’s autumn (09) concert series with an early morning New York City performance of hits and songs from her much-anticipated comeback album.An exact date and location
Katie Holmes will perform a tribute to JUDY GARLAND on the 100th episode of hit U.S. talent show SO YOU THINK YOU CAN DANCE.The actress has been in rehearsals for her big reality TV moment for weeks and now it’s official - she’ll appear on the special episode, which will air on 23 July (09).Programme
THE SIMPSONS producers have cleared a rights wrangle and will honour pop star Michael Jackson by re-airing a 1991 episode of the cartoon the singer was a part of.The show’s bosses had hoped to air Stark Raving Dad last weekend (28Jun09), but couldn’t clear syndication rights issues with the Jackson estate in time.The mythical episode
MICHAEL JACKSON’s ex-wife Debbie Rowe has added to the controversies surrounding the death of the pop superstar by insisting, "I want my kids." In her first official since the death of Jackson last week (25Jun09), Rowe, who is the biological mother of the King of Pop’s two eldest kids, Prince Michael and Paris, has
Footage of Michael Jackson in rehearsals for his London comeback shows has been released by promoters AEG Live.Shot less than two days before the King of Pop’s death last week (25Jun09), Jackson appears thin but in good form as he performs They Don’t Care About Us with his backing dancers during a full dress rehearsal.The
U.S President BARACK OBAMA has finally paid tribute to Michael Jackson revealing he "grew up" on the King of Pop’s music.While many expected Obama to issue a statement following Jackson’s sudden death last week (25Jun09), he instead chose to send the superstar’s family a private letter of condolence.A week on, Obama has finally spoken out,
Michael Jackson planned to hit the stage with his 12-year-old son for a special duet at his London comeback concerts, according to reports.The Thriller superstar was due to perform a 50-date residency in the U.K., beginning later this month (Jul09), and he was rehearsing vigorously for the spectacular in the days leading up to his