NYC man realizes painting in his living room was looted by Nazis, returns it to Jewish estate

September 29th, 2009 JOHNNY DEPP once saved COURTNEY LOVE's life - he resuscitated the singer when she was close to dying. The former Hole frontwoman has endured a number of troubles over the years, including a lengthy battle with drugs.

September 28th, 2009 COURTNEY LOVE was left so broke after her late husband KURT COBAIN's estate was allegedly looted, she relied on donations from strangers to pay her living costs. The former Hole frontwoman was devastated to discover Cobain's legacy - at least $30 million (£20 million) in cash and a huge portfolio of property for his relatives - had been drained in a scam by employees hired to maintain the estate.

September 24th, 2009 Belgium: thieves make off with Magritte paintingBRUSSELS — Two armed robbers made off with a $1.1 million painting by Belgian surrealist Rene Magritte in a morning heist at a small museum in the Belgian capital on Thursday. Brussels city police spokesman Johan Berckmans says the two men escaped with the 1948 "Olympia" oil painting by car on Thursday after holding museum staff and tourists at gunpoint.

September 17th, 2009 MICHAEL JACKSON's mother has landed a huge payday following her son's death - the King of Pop's estate is paying her $86,000 (£57,300) a month. The cash helps Katherine Jackson cover her living expenses and those of the late pop star’s three children, who she was given guardianship of in July (09), as per the singer's will.

September 10th, 2009 NY's Met museum reattributes painting to VelazquezNEW YORK — New York City's Metropolitan Museum of Art has reattributed a painting in its collection to the 17th-century Spanish master Velazquez. The museum had previously ascribed the portrait to the workshop of Velazquez, not to the artist himself.

August 28th, 2009 JAKE GYLLENHAAL and CHRISTINA APPLEGATE are part of an all-star line up due to appear in a new SESAME STREET-style production which aims to teach Jewish-American children about Jewish culture. SHALOM SESAME will be a 12-part series and is due to air in the U.S.

August 26th, 2009 Police: Iraqi forces recover stolen PicassoBAGHDAD — Special forces have recovered a stolen Picasso and arrested a man planning to sell the painting during a raid of his house in southern Iraq, Iraqi police said Wednesday. The painting, "The Naked Woman," apparently had been among the artwork looted from Kuwait during Saddam Hussein's 1990 invasion, said police spokesman Maj.

August 14th, 2009 French actress MELANIE LAURENT was determined to land a role in QUENTIN TARANTINO's new World War II movie INGLOURIOUS BASTERDS because she wanted to avenge the Nazis on behalf of her Jewish family. Laurent portrays the character of Shosanna Dreyfus in the film, a French-Jewish girl who goes on the run.

August 2nd, 2009 NEW YORK - A "Michael Jackson" painting created by King of Pop Art Andy Warhol in 1984 has been under the hammer at the Vered Gallery of East Hampton. The portrait depicts a smiling King of Pop in his red military uniform from his hit album "Thriller".

July 29th, 2009 NEW YORK - The creator of Tintin was once criticised for being anti-Semitism and racist, according to a new biography. In the new book 'Herge: The Man Who Created Tintin', writer Pierre Assouline said that Belgian artist Herge had once created a Tintin story featuring an evil New York banker named Blumenstein, "an anti-Semitic caricature [of which] Herge would later say, 'That was the style then.' " He also promoted Tintin as the "great white medicine man" in a strip in which he visited the Congo.

July 4th, 2009 NEW YORK - A "Michael Jackson" painting created by King of Pop Art Andy Warhol in 1984 has been under the hammer at the Vered Gallery of East Hampton. The portrait depicts a smiling King of Pop in his red military uniform from his hit album "Thriller".

July 2nd, 2009 Italy unveils antiquities returned by US museumROME — Italian officials on Thursday unveiled 14 artifacts spanning from antiquity to the Middle Ages that were looted or stolen from Italy and recently returned by The Cleveland Museum of Art. Culture Ministry officials trumpeted Italy's latest victory in its campaign to recover antiquities they say were stolen or dug up by looters, smuggled out of the country and sold to prestigious museums and collectors across the world.

June 30th, 2009 Coroner's official returns to Jackson homeLOS ANGELES — An official of the Los Angeles County coroner's office has gone inside the rented mansion where pop superstar Michael Jackson was fatally stricken last week. Assistant Chief Coroner Ed Winter was seen entering the estate in Holmby Hills at midday Monday, accompanied by several other people including a photographer.

May 14th, 2009 Hockney painting sells for record $7.9 millionNEW YORK — David Hockney's painting "Beverly Hills Housewife" sold for a record $7.9 million after fierce bidding Wednesday, a sign that collectors are eager to buy rare and high-quality works despite the recession, the Christie's auction house said. A Claes Oldenburg sculpture "Typewriter Eraser," from 1976, also set a record, selling for $2.2 million at the auction of post-war and contemporary art.

May 9th, 2009 Italian painting stolen by Nazis recoveredNEW YORK — A late 16th century Italian Baroque painting that was looted by the Nazis from a German-Jewish art dealer has been recovered, a Canadian university announced Wednesday. The circa 1595 painting of St.