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Fans pay tribute by a memorial for deceased pop star Michael Jackson outside the Jackson family home in Encino, California July 3, 2009. REUTERS/Eric Thayer

Michael Jackson drug reports prompt doctors' warning

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LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Media reports about possible drug use by pop star Michael Jackson the day he died prompted a warning from anesthesiologists on Sunday, as lawyers prepared to square-off in a courtroom battle over his estate.

  • Former Beatles, Stones manager Allen Klein dies Sun Jul 5, 2:09 AM

    LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Infamous record label owner Allen Klein, who played a key role in the demise of the Beatles and also nabbed control of some of the Rolling Stones' best-known songs, died in New York on Saturday after a battle with Alzheimer's disease, a spokesman said. He was 77.

  • Fans remember Michael Jackson during the Michael Jackson public memorial at Apollo Theater in New York June 30, 2009. REUTERS/Lucas Jackson
    Fans overlook Michael Jackson's dark side Sat Jul 4, 1:33 PM

    LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Just as people choose to forget that Elvis Presley was a bloated drug addict when he died, so Michael Jackson is now the subject of posthumous veneration that overlooks the dark side of his life.

  • A memorial is seen as people wait in line to enter the Michael Jackson public memorial at Apollo Theater in New York June 30, 2009. REUTERS/Shannon Stapleton
    Michael Jackson book a headache for Jackie O Sat Jul 4, 12:15 PM

    LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Michael Jackson crossed swords with a lot of people when he was alive, but perhaps none more important than Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis.

  • "End of the Line" film rings alarm on fish supply Sat Jul 4, 12:12 PM

    NEW YORK (Reuters) - If sushi lovers think the price of their favorite raw fish is too high already, then new documentary "The End of the Line" may shock them with its argument that the real cost may be some species' extinction.

  • Azharuddin Ismail (C), who acted as young Salim in Danny Boyle's Oscar-winning movie 'Slumdog Millionaire', interacts with his relatives after moving into his new house at a residential complex in Mumbai July 4, 2009. The 'Jai Ho' trust, named after the film's award-winning track, and set up by Boyle and producer Christian Colson, is meant to pay for the education and basic living costs of Ismail and co-star Rubina Ali until they turn 18. A director for the trust said the apartment for Ismail was 'comfortable, in a good neighbourhood (and) near his school' and cost 'upwards of 2 million rupees' ($42,000). REUTERS/Punit Paranjpe
    "Slumdog" child star moves into new Mumbai home Sat Jul 4, 6:33 AM

    MUMBAI (Reuters) - A child star of the Oscar-winning movie "Slumdog Millionaire" moved into his new home in an upmarket Mumbai suburb Saturday, a far cry from his family's former dwelling -- a shanty by the railway tracks.

  • R&B singer Maxwell ends seven-year break Fri Jul 3, 9:55 PM

    NEW YORK (Billboard) - A vanishing act has become practically de rigueur for R&B musicians of a certain caliber. Many make a mega-hit album or two, collect Grammy Awards and critical accolades -- and then disappear.

  • Drummer Eric Kretz (back), Scott Weiland and Dean DeLeo (R) of Stone Temple Pilots perform at the Virgin Mobile Festival in Baltimore, Maryland August 10, 2008. REUTERS/Bill Auth
    Stone Temple Pilots accentuate old faves Fri Jul 3, 8:38 PM

    LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - For a reunited band bent on having a future, Stone Temple Pilots spent most of its House of Blues show Wednesday visiting the past -- the distant past.

  • Superstar Michael Jackson performs as fans wave their hands during the World Music Awards ceremony at the Monte Carlo Sporting Club, May 8, 1996. REUTERS/file
    How Jackson's "Thriller" changed the music business Fri Jul 3, 8:05 PM

    LOS ANGELES (Billboard) - In early 1984, when Epic Records executives presented their slate of upcoming releases at the convention in Hawaii of parent company CBS Records, they couldn't resist playing up the success they were experiencing. So between the pitches for new albums, Epic inserted stock footage of semi trucks and a voice-over that thunderously announced, "There goes another load of Michael Jackson's 'Thriller' albums!"

  • Jackson family spokesperson Ken Sunshine speaks at a news conference announcing details of the Michael Jackson public memorial service in Los Angeles July 3, 2009. REUTERS/Phil McCarten
    Michael Jackson was working on two albums Fri Jul 3, 3:00 PM

    NEW YORK (Billboard) - At the time of Michael Jackson's death last week, it was well-known that he was preparing for a 50-show concert series at London's O2 Arena later this month.

  • Algerian singer Cheb Mami's lawyer Sophie Bottei (L) is surrounded by journalists prior to the start of the trial in the court at the Paris suburb of Bobigny, July 2, 2009. Algerian singer Cheb Mami was sentenced on Friday to five years in a French prison after being found guilty of forcing an attempted abortion on his former lover.REUTERS/Philippe Wojazer
    Algerian star jailed in France over forced abortion Fri Jul 3, 11:39 AM

    BOBIGNY, France (Reuters) - Algerian singer Cheb Mami was sentenced on Friday to five years in a French prison after being found guilty of forcing an attempted abortion on his former lover.

  • Musician Prince gestures on stage during the Apollo Theatre's 75th anniversary gala in New York, June 8, 2009. REUTERS/Lucas Jackson
    Prince booked to return to Montreux jazz festival Fri Jul 3, 8:42 AM

    GENEVA (Reuters) - Prince will return to the Montreux stage, closing out the famed jazz festival on July 18, with high-priced tickets expected to be snapped up quickly, organizers said on Friday.

  • Turkish TV gameshow looks to convert atheists Fri Jul 3, 8:21 AM

    ISTANBUL (Reuters) - What happens when you put a Muslim imam, a Christian priest, a rabbi and a Buddhist monk in a room with 10 atheists?

  • Daniel Radcliffe as Harry Potter in a scene from 'Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince'. REUTERS/Warner Bros. Pictures/Handout
    Potter is back: box office big bucks assured Fri Jul 3, 6:38 AM

    LONDON (Reuters) - Boy wizard Harry Potter is back in cinemas later this month with the sixth installment of the movie franchise, and another box office bonanza looks assured for the Warner Bros. studio.

  • Unscripted TV fare balances real with "reality" Fri Jul 3, 12:10 AM

    LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - When the Oxygen network green-lighted the reality series "Addicted to Beauty," the idea was to chronicle the day-to-day workings of a trendy California medical spa via the lives of its married co-owners, a socialite and a doctor.

  • Guitarist Jerry Cantrell, formerly of the rock band 'Alice in Chains' is shown in this undated publicity photograph. REUTERS/Handout
    Alice in Chains reunion "Gives Way" to album, tour Fri Jul 3, 12:09 AM

    CLEVELAND (Billboard) - Alice in Chains singer-guitarist Jerry Cantrell and drummer Sean Kinney say the band's new album, their first in nearly 14 years, doesn't stray too far from the Seattle band's influential catalog.

  • Joe Perry of Aerosmith and his wife Billie Paulette Montgomery arrive on the red carpet for the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame 2009 induction ceremonies in Cleveland in this Ohio April 4, 2009 file photo. REUTERS/Aaron Josefczyk
    Aerosmith's Joe Perry turns to fans for album title Thu Jul 2, 10:04 PM

    DETROIT (Billboard) - Aerosmith's next album might be "on the bench, in pieces," waiting for the group to resume recording after it finishes touring in mid-September, but guitarist Joe Perry's next solo album is just about ready to go.

  • U.S. actor David Carradine arrives for a screening at the 57th Cannes Film Festival in this May 21, 2004 file photo. REUTERS/Eric Gaillard/Files
    David Carradine died of asphyxiation: pathologist Thu Jul 2, 9:32 PM

    LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - The medical examiner who oversaw a private autopsy on David Carradine said on Wednesday that the "Kung Fu" star died from asphyxiation and the way the actor's body was bound allowed him to rule out suicide.

  • Actor Ray Romano, who gives his voice to Manny in the animated movie 'Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs' poses for a portrait in Marina del Rey, California in this June 8, 2009 file photo. The movie grossed a cool $13.8 million in North American theaters on Wednesday, marking Hollywood's biggest mid-week opening for an animated film. REUTERS/Mario Anzuoni
    "Transformers" looks unstoppable at box office Thu Jul 2, 12:48 AM

    LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - The 'bots are still on the trot.

  • Talk show host Jay Leno speaks on stage at the 17th Carousel of Hope Ball in Beverly Hills, California October 28, 2006. REUTERS/Mario Anzuoni
    Jay Leno wins cybersquatting case Thu Jul 2, 12:25 PM

    GENEVA (Reuters) - Comedian and talk show host Jay Leno has won a cybersquatting case against a Texas man found by a U.N. agency to have misused the domain name thejaylenoshow.com to direct Internet users to a real estate website.

  • British actress Mollie Sugden as Mrs. Slocombe from the BBC television comedy series 'Are You Being Served?' is pictured in this 1983 publicity photo. REUTERS/BBC/Handout
    UK comedy actress Mollie Sugden dies at 86 Thu Jul 2, 5:49 AM

    LONDON (Reuters) - British actress Mollie Sugden, best-known for her role as Mrs Slocombe in the television comedy series "Are You Being Served?," has died at the age of 86.

  • Anti-terrorist show "Wanted" to bow in July Thu Jul 2, 2:16 AM

    LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - NBC News has scheduled its controversial to-catch-a-terrorist investigative program, in which an elite team hunts war criminals.

  • Zach Braff, the director and writer of the film 'Garden State' poses as he arrives for the opening night of the 2004 Los Angeles Film Festival featuring a screening of the his film in Hollywood, June 17, 2004. REUTERS/Fred Prouser
    Hipster factor poses challenges for movie marketers Thu Jul 2, 1:48 AM

    NEW YORK (Hollywood Reporter) - Batten down the hatches -- the hipsters are coming.

  • Actor Christian Slater poses at the 2009 Los Angeles Film Festival world premiere of 'Paper Man' at the Mann Village theatre in Westwood, California June 18, 2009. The festival runs June 18-28. REUTERS/Mario Anzuoni
    Christian Slater closes in on role in ABC series Thu Jul 2, 12:53 AM

    LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - Christian Slater is in negotiations to star in the new ABC series "The Forgotten."

  • An aerial view of amusement park rides inside Michael Jackson's Neverland ranch in a 2003 photo. REUTERS/Max Morse
    Neverland could rival Graceland as tour attraction Wed Jul 1, 10:41 PM

    LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Abandoned by Michael Jackson after a humiliating child molestation trial in 2005, the late singer's Neverland Ranch could now become one of the biggest draws in the world as a memorial to the King of Pop.

  • Karl Malden and Claire Trevor pose backstage at the 1951 Academy Awards. REUTERS/Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences/Handout
    Oscar winning actor Karl Malden dies at 97 Wed Jul 1, 9:23 PM

    LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Oscar winner Karl Malden, the bulbous-nosed character actor acclaimed for film roles in "A Streetcar Named Desire" and "On the Waterfront" before gaining TV fame as a leading man in "The Streets of San Francisco," died on Wednesday at age 97.

  • Solar panels are seen atop the roofs of the Nokia Theatre and Staples Center at the L.A. Live entertainment district in downtown Los Angeles in this October 23, 2008 file photo. REUTERS/Fred Prouser/Files
    Jackson funeral set for Tuesday at Staples Center Wed Jul 1, 8:38 PM

    LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - Michael Jackson's funeral is being scheduled for 10 a.m. on Tuesday, July 7, at the Staples Center in downtown Los Angeles, sources said.

  • Kevin Jonas (L), Joe Jonas (C) and Nick Jonas of the Jonas Brothers arrive for the UK Premiere of their movie 'Jonas Brothers: The 3D Concert Experience' at Leicester Square in central London May 13, 2009. REUTERS/Toby Melville
    Kevin Jonas, of Jonas Brothers, engaged Wed Jul 1, 7:17 PM

    LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Kevin Jonas, the eldest member of the teen heartthrobs the Jonas Brothers, may soon be able to shed his purity ring as Wednesday People magazine reported the 21-year-old pop star is now engaged.

  • Cast members Stana Katic (L) and Nathan Fillion (R) sit with executive producers Andrew Marlowe (2nd L) and Rob Bowman as they answer questions during the panel for the ABC series 'Castle' at the Television Critics Association winter press tour in Los Angeles January 16, 2009. REUTERS/Phil McCarten
    ABC goes old-media to promote "Castle" Wed Jul 1, 2:17 AM

    LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - As television networks brainstorm dizzying high-tech ways to promote shows online and via social networks, ABC is adopting a decidedly retro medium to excite viewers for the upcoming second season of "Castle": a book.