Category Archives: Court

Paris Hilton released after S. Africa pot bust

By doris | Published: July 6, 2010

Full Story at TODAY.msnbc.msn.com JOHANNESBURG — Hollywood socialite Paris Hilton was arrested after a World Cup match in South Africa Friday on suspicion of marijuana possession but subsequently released without charge. The 29-year old great-granddaughter of Hilton hotels founder Conrad Hilton and her friend Jennifer Rovero were taken into custody after the Brazil-Netherlands World Cup [...]

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Mexico seeks extradition for TV producer

By doris | Published: June 24, 2010

Full Story at TODAY.msnbc.msn.com MEXICO CITY — Mexico has formally requested the extradition of American reality TV producer Bruce Beresford-Redman on charges of killing his wife at a Cancun resort, an official said Wednesday. The Foreign Relations Department official spoke on condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to comment publicly on the case.

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Man found guilty of stalking Shawn Johnson

By doris | Published: June 12, 2010

Full Story at TODAY.msnbc.mmsn.com LOS ANGELES — A judge found a Florida man guilty of stalking Olympic gold medalist Shawn Johnson on Friday and later determined he was legally insane at the time of the crime. Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Michael Pastor found Robert O’Ryan guilty of felony stalking and burglary charges and two [...]

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Jon Gosselin calls Kate an ‘absentee mom’

By doris | Published: April 7, 2010

Full Story at msnbc.com Jon Gosselin claimed to be supportive of his ex-wife Kate’s stint on “Dancing With the Stars,” but his plans to file a petition for full custody of the kids seem to suggest otherwise. Jon has lawyered up with attorney Anthony F. List, who is reportedly planning on filing a petition with [...]

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Anna Nicole Smith’s estate loses $300 million court fight

By doris | Published: March 21, 2010

Full Story at CNN.com (CNN) — Anna Nicole Smith’s estate is not entitled to $300 million the deceased actress had claimed was intended as a gift from her oil tycoon husband, a federal appeals court ruled Friday. Smith, a former Playboy pinup and stripper, fought for more than a decade with a son of J. [...]

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Defamation suit against Oprah Winfrey set for trial

By doris | Published: March 20, 2010

Full Story at CNN.com (CNN) — A jury will decide whether Oprah Winfrey defamed the former headmistress of her South African girls school when talking about an abuse scandal in 2007, a federal judge ruled. A trial is set to begin on March 29 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on the defamation lawsuit filed by Lerato Nomvuyo [...]

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Jackson’s doctor charged with manslaughter

By doris | Published: February 9, 2010

Full Story at CNN.com Los Angeles, California (CNN) — Dr. Conrad Murray, personal physician to Michael Jackson, was charged Monday with involuntary manslaughter in connection with the pop star’s death last summer. A criminal complaint filed earlier in the day alleged that Murray “did unlawfully, and without malice, kill Michael Joseph Jackson.” Murray turned himself [...]

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Glassman camp slams Gosselin’s side

By doris | Published: December 31, 2009

Full Story at CNN.com (PEOPLE.com) — In the aftermath of the alleged ransacking of the Manhattan apartment they shared, Jon Gosselin and ex-girlfriend Hailey Glassman continue to fling accusations at each other — via their lawyers. On Monday, Gosselin’s attorney Mark Jay Heller told RadarOnline.com, “Hailey Glassman is going to jail, it’s as simple as [...]

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Johnston-Palin case open to public

By doris | Published: December 30, 2009

Full Story at Johnston-Palin case open to public – CNN.com (PEOPLE.com) — Levi Johnston has won an early battle in the custody war over his 1-year-old son Tripp with Sarah Palin’s daughter, Bristol Palin. A judge in the case has sided with Johnston, who had asked that the court proceedings be open to the public, [...]

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FBI files on Michael Jackson published online

By doris | Published: December 23, 2009

Full Story at CNN.com Los Angeles, California (CNN) — The FBI released files it collected over the past 17 years on Michael Jackson on Tuesday, most of them from the federal agency’s support of the California investigations of child molestation allegations against the entertainer. Journalists began scouring the 333 heavily redacted pages — published on [...]

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