Neverland Patent Bid Dropped

October 7th, 2009 A case between late TV titans ED MCMAHON and MERV GRIFFIN, JR. has been dropped after lawyers failed to attend court for a hearing.

October 4th, 2009 French fashion designer CHRISTIAN AUDIGIER has dismissed reports he has bought MICHAEL JACKSON's Neverland Ranch home in Santa Barbara County, California. The man behind the popular Ed Hardy clothing line reportedly paid $90 million (£60 million) for his friend's former home, but he insists he would never have bought a place that only held bad memories for the King of Pop.

September 26th, 2009 LONDON - Asda has dropped Katie Price from a breast cancer awareness campaign after she angered cancer victims by moaning on a reality show. The hottie had posed for a lingerie photo shoot to mark the 12th anniversary of the store's Tickled Pink campaign.

September 10th, 2009 MICHAEL JACKSON's father has hit out at the owners of the King of Pop's Neverland Ranch for failing to ask the family for permission before applying to trademark potential property names should it be turned into a public museum. Bosses at Sycamore Valley Ranch Company, which was founded by the late superstar and executives at private equity firm Colony Capital, have filed paperwork with the U.S.

September 10th, 2009 MICHAEL JACKSON's brother JERMAINE is leading talks with the owners of the King of Pop's famed Neverland Ranch to reopen the sprawling estate as an amusement park and public museum by next year (10), according to U.S. reports. Bosses at private equity firm Colony Capital have agreed to trademark the 2,676-acre estate, according to the New York Post.

September 4th, 2009 MICHAEL JACKSON's sprawling Neverland Ranch has been bought by French designer CHRISTIAN AUDIGIER - who plans to open it up to the public on every anniversary of the King of Pop's death. The fashion guru behind the Ed Hardy and Christian Audigier clothing lines was Jackson's landlord during the final months of his life - he co-owns the Holmby Hills, Los Angeles mansion where the Thriller hitmaker died on 25 June (09).

September 4th, 2009 NEW YORK - Former Spice Girls member Victoria Beckham has had her fashion line dVb replaced by Katie Holmes' Holmes and Yang at a high-end boutique in Los Angeles. According to a source, LA boutique Maxfield dropped Posh's denim line over "poor sales".Maxfield no longer carries dVb," the New York Post quoted a source as saying.

August 28th, 2009 Charges against Japanese artist dropped in NYCNEW YORK — Japanese pop artist Yoshitomo Nara has something to smile about. Nara was arrested in New York City in February for scrawling a smiley face with a marker on a subway station wall.

August 14th, 2009 Latest 'Big Brother' houseguest droppedLOS ANGELES — The bodybuilder has no more weight in the "Big Brother" house. Jessie Godderz, the surly 23-year-old bodybuilder from Huntington Beach, Calif., was voted off the voyeuristic CBS reality show Thursday after he was spontaneously nominated for eviction by charming 31-year-old advertising salesman Jeff Schroeder.

August 7th, 2009 G.I. JOE: THE RISE OF COBRA star CHANNING TATUM will always be red faced when he bumps into co-star SIENNA MILLER - because he dropped her during an action scene. The hunk lost his balance in a water sequence and the Brit slipped from his grip and slumped to the floor.

July 24th, 2009 Weapons charges dropped against comedian Williams NEW YORK — Manhattan prosecutors say gun charges against comedian and rapper Katt Williams have been dropped. A spokeswoman for the district attorney said prosecutors moved Thursday to have the case dismissed because they "can't prove the charges beyond a reasonable doubt." Williams, who's 37, was arrested in November when police pulled over a Cadillac Escalade SUV and a Dodge minibus belonging to him.

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 7th, 2009 Jackson fans watch memorial outside NeverlandLOS OLIVOS, Calif. — The skies were brilliant blue, the breezes gentle and the television reception excellent, which was good news for dozens of fans outside Neverland Ranch who huddled around a wide-screen TV on Tuesday to watch Michael Jackson's memorial service.

July 2nd, 2009 Jermaine Jackson: 'I wish it was me'NEW YORK — Jermaine Jackson says he would like to see Neverland Ranch as his brother Michael's final resting place. In an interview broadcast Thursday on NBC's "Today" show, Jermaine Jackson also said he wishes he had died instead of his younger brother, and that Michael was "a gift from Allah." "He went too soon.

July 2nd, 2009 LONDON - Late King of Pop Michael Jackson's family have declared that they will not be having a public viewing of the superstar's body at the Neverland Ranch. The family's publicist Ken Sunshine announced that there would be a public memorial for the fallen King of Pop, but it would not be held at his famed Ranch.