Buy King Kong’s bones! Skeletal figurine used to create 1930s movie monster up for auction

October 7th, 2009 The bosses of an auction house forced to pull a MICHAEL JACKSON property and memorabilia sale two months before the King of Pop's death have been hit with a lawsuit from a bitter bidder who feels 170 of the items belong to him. Julien's Auctions owners agreed to scrap the April (09) sale over a dispute about the ownership of the 1,390 items taken from Jackson's Neverland Ranch home.

October 1st, 2009 HUGH GRANT is shocked at how life in Hollywood has changed him - he fears it has turned him crazy. The Notting Hill star admits movie superstardom has turned him into a "monster", and he now has a series of demands when filming.

September 30th, 2009 Bergman items sold at auction in SwedenSTOCKHOLM — A chipped and incomplete chess set believed to have featured in one of Ingmar Bergman's best known films fetched one of the highest bids at a special auction for the late director's belongings, auction house officials said Tuesday. The set, which had been valued at around 10,000-15,000 kronor ($1,430-$2,150), sold for 1 million kronor ($142,000), said Charlotte Bergstrom, a spokeswoman at Bukowskis in Stockholm.

September 28th, 2009 MATT DAMON will need to watch his back onset after a fan won a walk-on role and threatened to "attack" the star. San Diego, California businessman Jeff Jacobs bid $50,000 (GBP33,300) at a weekend auction, so his wife could play a part in an unnamed Damon project.

September 25th, 2009 LONDON - Victoria Beckham's skeletal size zero frame has inspired gamers to launch an internet game where players hurl food at her. The game titled 'Nosh for Posh' requires players to throw burgers, fruits, veggies and sushi at a tiny moving face modelled on the former Spice Girl.amers are introduced to the game by a cartoon of Posh, which says: "Help me!!! I need to put on weight!" The game can be played at www.missbimbo.com/noshposh and gives 30 seconds to players to fling food at Beckham as she appears on different windows.he score is visible at the right hand corner of screen and Beckham changes the windows more quickly as the level increases.

September 10th, 2009 Bergman belongings on auction in StockholmSTOCKHOLM — A writing desk, film cameras and Golden Globe awards belonging to Swedish film legend Ingmar Bergman are attracting a huge interest from collectors as they go up for auction in Stockholm. Auction house Bukowskis says the 337 Bergman items for sale include the chess pieces most probably used in the director's 1957 film "The Seventh Seal" and a 1960s portrait of Bergman by Irving Penn.

September 7th, 2009 LONDON - A jewelled glove once worn by Michael Jackson has fetched 49,000 dollars at an auction in Melbourne. The late King of Pop threw the crystal-encrusted white glove into a crowd after a film premiere, while visiting Australia in 1996.

August 21st, 2009 LONDON - A 'Michael Jackson' portrait created by King of Pop Art Andy Warhol in 1984 has sold for an undisclosed amount at auction in New York. The Vered Art Gallery, in Long Island, said that an anonymous buyer had "paid over 1 million dollars" for the artwork.

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 16th, 2009 NC woman's jade gets record 'Roadshow' appraisalRALEIGH, N.C. — Now Jinx Taylor knows just how impeccable her father's taste was: four pieces of jade he bought back in the 1930s and 1940s are worth more than $1 million.

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 WASHINGTON - Reality TV star Kim Kadrshian has put up a list of her clothing and accessories for auction. The funds raised will go to a charity organization.

June 19th, 2009 Correction: Barrel Monster-Art storyRALEIGH, N.C. — In a June 16 story about a North Carolina college student accused of stealing traffic barrels to make a sculpture, The Associated Press misreported the name of the company that owns the barrels.

May 28th, 2009 LONDON - R and B singer Chris Brown said he's 'not a monster' in a video message posted on YouTube ahead of a court hearing over a criminal charge that he attacked pop singer/ex-girlfriend Rihanna, leaving her bruised and bloodied. Brown has received much criticism in relation to his well-publicised altercation with Rihanna in Los Angeles on 8 February (09).

May 8th, 2009 LONDON - A journal from HMS Beagle, the ship which Charles Darwin voyaged on, has fetched 97,250 pounds at an auction. The journal was kept by a commanding officer on the ship, which was the vessel that Darwin used during some of his most important journeys that helped him form his evolution ideas.