Bus fight over news of Michael Jackson’s death lands Fla. man in jail on assault charge

October 10th, 2009 BRITNEY SPEARS' ex-boyfriend ADNAN GHALIB has struck a plea deal with prosecutors over accusations he assaulted a process server in February (09). The paparazzo is accused of running over Ram Moskowitz as he tried to hand Ghalib legal papers relating to the singer's 2008 conservatorship case.

October 5th, 2009 Rapper JIM JONES has pleaded guilty to a misdemeanour assault charge stemming from his brawl with members of R&B hitmaker NE-YO's entourage. The Diplomats frontman entered the plea in Manhattan Criminal Court, New York on Monday (05Oct09) in connection with a fight that broke out in the Louis Vuitton store in the Big Apple on Christmas Eve last year (Dec08).

September 14th, 2009 LONDON - Michael Jackson's children are reportedly under the shield of a team of bodyguards costing 750,000 pounds a year. The youngsters, Prince Michael, 12, Paris, 11, and seven-year-old Prince Michael II, a.k.a Blanket,were placed under protection after fears they might be targeted by kidnappers or stalkers following the death of their father.

September 10th, 2009 A member of British drum 'n' bass act N-DUBZ has a secret criminal background - DAPPY was convicted for spitting in a woman's face during a drunken brawl. Dappy - real name Costas Contostavlos - was handed a suspended jail term by a court in December (08), after pleading guilty to two counts of assault.

August 21st, 2009 Israeli entertainer DUDU TOPAZ has died in prison after reportedly hanging himself in the shower of his jail cell. He was 62. The star, who was one of Israel’s most famous television personalities, had been in jail for several months while on trial for allegedly ordering an assault on two TV executives he blamed for keeping him off the air.

July 22nd, 2009 Kiefer Sutherland gets NYC assault charge droppedNEW YORK — Kiefer Sutherland's legal troubles for allegedly head-butting a fashion designer in a New York City nightclub are over. The Manhattan district attorney's spokeswoman said Tuesday that misdemeanor assault charges against the actor are being dropped because the alleged victim wouldn't cooperate with prosecutors.

July 9th, 2009 Drug czar says Jackson's death a wake-up callWASHINGTON — The government's drug czar says that Michael Jackson's death is a wake-up call to the nation about prescription drug abuse. Gil Kerlikowske, chief of the Office of National Drug Control Policy, says more people are dying in the United States from drug overdoses than from gunshot wounds.

July 7th, 2009 LONDON - Michael Jackson's mother has reportedly turned his teenage bedroom into a memorial. Katherine was reportedly suggested to "build a sanctuary" to help her cope with the tragic loss of her son.

July 7th, 2009 LONDON - Michael Jackson's mother Katharine has lost control over the King of Pop's estate. She was named temporary administrator of her son's assets on June 29.

July 2nd, 2009 Poll: 64 percent say too much Jackson coverageLOS ANGELES — Nearly two in three Americans say news organizations have given too much coverage to the death of Michael Jackson, but half say the media have struck the right balance between covering the pop star's personal life and musical career. In a Pew Research Center poll published Wednesday, 64 percent of those surveyed said Jackson's death last week in Los Angeles has received too much coverage, 29 percent said the story received the right amount and 3 percent said the story got too little attention.

June 28th, 2009 Michael Jackson's father doubts stress a factorNEW YORK — Michael Jackson's father doubts that stress over an upcoming concert tour may have done in the King of Pop. In an interview on Fox News Channel’s "Geraldo at Large," Joe Jackson also said his son is going to be larger in death than he was in life, but wished he was around to see the public outpouring of affection since his death Thursday.

June 28th, 2009 LONDON - Michael Jackson's family has said that the loss of the King of Pop has left them "speechless and devastated". The legend's father Joe Jackson has come out with a statement describing days following the death as " one of the darkest moments of our lives", Sky News reports.

June 27th, 2009 LONDON - The Jacksons' family lawyer Brian Oxman has said King of Pop Michael's sudden death at the age of 50 could be the start of a long series of legal battles. While on CBS's Early Show, Oxman said the remains of his fortune, his property and his children could all be fought over in court, reports Sky News.

June 26th, 2009 Jackson death causes media scrambleNEW YORK — Two broadcast TV networks were already planning dueling prime-time specials on Farrah Fawcett's death Thursday. Then Michael Jackson died.

June 8th, 2009 Rapper DMX avoids more Ariz. jail time for assaultPHOENIX — Rapper DMX will not have to serve any more jail time in Arizona despite his guilty plea for throwing a food tray at a jail officer.