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Embattled celebrity physician DR. CONRAD MURRAY’s lawyers are out to prove MICHAEL JACKSON was responsible for his own death after requesting fingerprint evidence to support allegations the King of Pop injected himself with the drug that killed him.
The medic stands accused of administering the fatal dose of Propofol which led to Jackson’s death in June 2009 and is due to face trial in May (11).
He has pleaded not guilty to a charge of involuntary manslaughter and his lawyers are now set to argue Murray wasn’t even holding the needle when he was said to have injected his most famous client with the drug, according to TMZ.com.
During a Los Angeles court hearing on Wednesday (16Mar11), Murray’s legal team requested experts at the FBI deliver a first generation fingerprint of a broken syringe detectives found at the scene of the alleged crime.
TMZ.com reports Murray has denied breaking the needle and his lawyers are convinced the evidence is key to the investigation, claiming Jackson injected himself while the doctor was out of the room.
Meanwhile, it emerged this week (begs14Mar11) that surveillance video footage from Jackson’s California home on the day he died has reportedly been accidentally erased after police officers allegedly failed to make a full copy. Detectives initially probing Jackson’s death are said to have copied just four minutes of footage, which shows nothing but the singer arriving home.

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Celebrated composer, conductor and director HOWARD A. ROBERTS has died, aged 86.
Roberts produced recordings for a variety of artists at Columbia Records, including Tony Bennett, Miles Davis, Aretha Franklin and Barbra Streisand. He was the musical director and conductor for the Tony Award-winning musical Raisin as well as Broadway shows Guys and Dolls, The Wiz, and Comin’ Uptown.
The musician also composed theatrical scores for the plays The Sun Do More, The Amen Corner, Blackbirds and Langston Hughes’ Harlem Sweet.
He passed away on Thursday (10Mar11) of diabetes complications.

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Hip-hop star LUPE FIASCO has scored his first U.S. number one album.
Lasers debuts at the top with 204,000 first-week sales, knocking Adele’s 21 off the top of the Billboard 200.
The chart success is a big triumph for Fiasco - he had to fight to get the project released after Atlantic Records bosses shelved the album when it was first completed in 2009.
Back to the countdown and Adele falls to two, while the latest Glee compilations enter the new top 10 at three.
All nine of the Glee-related releases have debuted in the top 10.
Meanwhile, Avril Lavigne is back in the top five at number four with her new release Goodbye Lullabye, and rockers R.E.M. have landed their 10th top 10 album, as Collapse Into Now rounds out the top five.

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New Rock & Roll Hall of Fame inductee ALICE COOPER has exploded the myth he once killed a live chicken onstage by revealing the bird was ripped apart by disabled fans.
The shock rocker has always been connected to the incident, which happened during a 1970s show in Toronto, Canada, but he insists the reports of the bloody moment have been distorted.
But he didn’t help matters - label boss Frank Zappa urged him to play along with the chicken death reports.
Speaking to America’s HLN network host Joy Behar, Cooper says, "Somebody threw a chicken onstage in Toronto. I picked up the chicken (and I thought), ‘I’m from Detroit - I had never been on a farm in my life. It had feathers, it’s a bird and it should fly.’ "I picked it up and I kinda tossed it into the audience, figuring it would just fly away and it didn’t fly as much as it plummeted and the audience tore it to pieces and threw the parts back onstage.
"The next day in the paper it was ‘Alice Cooper kills a chicken onstage!’ And Frank Zappa rang up and said, ‘Did you really kill a chicken onstage last night?’ and I said no. He said, ‘Don’t tell anybody; they love it.’" But Cooper, who was inducted into the Hall of Fame as part of the class of 2011 on Monday night (14Mar11), insists the truth of the incident is much sicker than the story.
He adds, "The kicker to the story is the first two rows of that audience were all in wheelchairs; they were the ones who tore the chicken to pieces, which I thought was even more odd than if I’d have done it."

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COURTNEY LOVE considered snorting her late husband KURT COBAIN’s ashes in the weeks following the NIRVANA star’s death, according to the author of a new book.
Music journalist Neil Strauss alleges he was with the Hole singer in Los Angeles when she ‘introduced’ him to the cremated ashes of the rock icon.
And, in his just-released collection of rock interviews, the writer claims Love suggested snorting the remains up her nose.
Strauss insists the rocker was "serious when she made the suggestion".
According to his new book, Love said, "Too bad you don’t do coke. Otherwise I’d suggest taking a metal straw to it."

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GLEE star JANE LYNCH has HAPPY DAYS actor ANSON WILLIAMS to partly thank for her first taste of showbusiness failure - because "stupid" advice he gave to her when she was 13 actually paid off.
A young Lynch called into a radio station in her native Chicago, Illinois to chat to Williams and co-star Ron Howard when they were promoting her favourite show - and she asked them for advice on making it as an actor.
Howard suggested she join school drama groups and head out to Hollywood when she was older, while Williams had a more business-savvy option.
The actress recalls, "He said, ‘You go down to the Screen Actors Guild and you get the name of all the agents in the country and write them all letters and hopefully someone will sign you,’ which is the stupidest thing to tell a 13 year old.
"But I did it, I sent tons of letters… and I gave them all my school picture… and I got one reply from Universal Studios - from a casting director’s assistant… She wrote me this horrible letter about, y’know, ‘You’re not a professional, we’re not interested in young people…’ I was over the moon about it… I was really excited about it, it was a great day.
"No one was gonna burst my bubble at that point."

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A U.S. Army bomb disposal expert has signed off on his legal battle with the producers of Oscar-winning movie THE HURT LOCKER while serving in Afghanistan.
Master Sergeant Jeffrey Sarver alleges the movie’s lead character, played by Jeremy Renner, is based on him but he was given no credit or compensation from the filmmakers, and now he’s regularly ridiculed by colleagues.
He originally filed suit in his native New Jersey last year (10) on the eve of the 2010 Academy Awards, naming director Kathryn Bigelow and screenwriter Mark Boal as defendants.
Earlier this year (11), they launched a motion to dismiss Sarver’s lawsuit, alleging he was interfering with their right to free speech.
But on Tuesday (15Mar11) the Iraq war veteran signed his filing while serving a tour of duty in Afghanistan.
Sarver claims some of the film’s scenes contradict proper actions, and fellow service members have questioned his abilities since the movie’s release.
Bigelow, Boal and the producers of the film are still fighting to get the case dismissed.

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DAME ELIZABETH TAYLOR’s eighth ex-husband is facing eviction from his California home after the ailing actress reportedly turned down his appeal for financial help.
The Hollywood icon was married to Larry Fortensky from 1991 to 1996, and he used the money he received in their divorce settlement to purchase a three-bedroom house in Temecula in 2002.
But the former construction worker has struggled to keep up with the monthly mortgage payments of $5,800 (£3,870) and reached out to Taylor in the hope that she would bail him out and save him from foreclosure, according to U.S. tabloid the National Enquirer.
The publication claims it’s the second time Fortensky has appealed to the actress for money - in 2009, she allegedly handed over $50,000 (£33,340) to prevent her ex from losing the property.
However, Taylor, who has been hospitalised since undergoing treatment for congestive heart failure in February (11), was forced to deny Fortensky’s latest request as she battles her own problems.
A source tells the Enquirer, "Larry is devastated over his eviction, but Liz can’t help him this time."

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Movie fans are set for another slice of AMERICAN PIE - with the stars of the original comedy.
Jason Biggs, Seann William Scott and Eugene Levy have reportedly signed up for the reunion movie and Universal studio bosses are in negotiations with other former regulars like Thomas Ian Nicholas, Mena Suvari and Jennifer Coolidge.
The news comes just a day after Scott’s publicist confirmed the actor had checked into rehab for "health and personal issues".
The 1999 original and 2001 sequel grossed a combined $520 million (£346 million) at the worldwide box office.

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RIHANNA has taken aim at her father for selling tall tales and candid family photos to the tabloids.
In a revealing new Vogue magazine interview, the Bajan beauty admits her father’s actions make her question exactly what she means to him.
She says, "It’s really strange… You grow up with your father, you know him, you are part of him, for goodness sakes! And then he does something so bizarre that I can’t begin to wrap my mind around it.
"You hear these horror stories about people going behind people’s backs and doing strange things, but you always think, ‘Not my family. My father would never do that to me.’" And the Umbrella singer was particularly upset with what her father told the media after she went into hiding following her assault at the hands of ex-boyfriend Chris Brown.
Rihanna adds, "My dad went to the press and just told them a bunch of lies, because he hadn’t talked to me after… that whole thing.
"He never called to find out how I was doing, if I was alive, nothing. He just never called. He went straight to the press and got a cheque."

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Actress COURTENEY COX is determined to work things out with her estranged husband DAVID ARQUETTE because she is unnerved about returning to the dating scene.
The former Friends star announced her separation from Arquette in October (10), but insisted the couple would continue to work on its marital problems.
Arquette has since expressed interest in repairing the relationship and now Cox admits she hasn’t completely moved on either.
She tells Harper’s Bazaar, ""If (the marriage) doesn’t work out, I will have huge waves of pain about failing in that department. But right now I don’t have that because I don’t know what the future holds and I guess because I have strong feelings for him. I’m his biggest protector. I can’t help it." Cox, who is currently single, isn’t ready enter the dating scene just yet.
She continues, "I have no desire right now. I’m not saying never; it just seems weird. I don’t even know how that would happen or how you meet people. I don’t like to go out. I’m not great at small talk… I don’t like to go to parties." And though the future of their relationship remains uncertain, Cox and Arquette are focused on their most important role as committed parents to their daughter Coco, six.
She adds, "She’s our number one priority. No matter what happens, she’ll be OK because she knows that she is completely safe, loved, and we’ll protect that more than anything in the world."

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TOM HANKS has been cast as heroic sea captain RICHARD PHILLIPS in a new movie.
Phillips hit the headlines in 2009 when his cargo ship was stormed by Somali pirates. He offered himself as a hostage, providing the rest of his crew was allowed to sail away.
He was finally rescued by Navy SEALs and wrote about his ordeal in the book A Captain’s Duty.

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ROBERT DE NIRO, SEAN PENN and JOSH BROLIN turned out to support to director JULIAN SCHNABEL on Monday (14Mar11) as he premiered his politically-charged new film at the United Nations headquarters in New York.
The movie, based on the life of Schnabel’s Palestinian girlfriend, Rula Jebreal, and adapted from her 2004 novel of the same name, stars Freida Pinto as a conflicted Palestinian girl growing up in Israel.
Schnabel’s plans for the U.S. screening came under attack from Jewish leaders, who called on U.N. officials to axe the premiere. They claimed it was "clearly a politicised decision" to screen Miral in the General Assembly hall, showing "poor judgment and a lack of even-handedness".
But U.N. General Assembly President Joseph Deiss dismissed the criticism and allowed Schnabel to press ahead with his big night.
Before the star-studded screening, the filmmaker defended his movie and urged critics to check out the picture before writing it off as an anti-Israeli film.
He said, "I love the State of Israel. I believe in it, and my film is about preserving it, not hurting it. Understanding is part of the Jewish way and Jewish people are supposed to be good listeners. But, if we don’t listen to the other side, we can never have peace.
"It is a film about love, education, understanding and peace. That seems like a good thing to show at the United Nations." Last week (ends11Mar11) Schnabel fought U.S. censors over their decision to give the film a restrictive ‘R’ rating. He won on appeal and the politically-charged drama will now be released as a PG-13 movie.

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LINDSAY LOHAN has been offered a 90-day stint in jail as part of a plea bargain agreement relating to charges she violated probation by stealing a necklace from a store, according to a new report.
The actress faces a preliminary hearing on allegations she stole the $2,500 (£1,670) piece of jewellery from a Venice, California store and is due back in court on 25 March (11) to determine whether there is sufficient evidence to try the case.
However, prosecutors have offered her a sentence of no more than 90 days in jail if she pleads guilty to grand theft, according to the Los Angeles Times.
In court last week (ends11Mar11), the Mean Girls star refused to consider any plea deal and maintained she never took anything intentionally.
Lohan was told by the judge that no plea deal would save her from serving jail time.

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Grammy Award-winning Canadian rockers ARCADE FIRE are planning a trip to earthquake-ravaged Haiti to jam with local musicians for an upcoming DVD release.
The group has teamed up with British photographer Leah Gordon, who published a book of pictures from Haiti in 2008, and will head to Haiti later this year (11).
Arcade Fire have pledged to contribute over $1 million (£667,000) to ongoing relief funds in Haiti, where band member Regine Chassagne’s parents hail from.

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Rap superstar LIL WAYNE has teamed up with LIMP BIZKIT to work on the reunited band’s first album in eight years.
The Lollipop hitmaker made a departure from hip-hop with the 2010 release of his alternative rock project Rebirth, but returned to his rap roots within months after receiving mixed reviews for his efforts.
However, Wayne is trying to conquer the genre again by rocking out with Limp Bizkit on Gold Cobra.
Revealing news of the collaboration on Twitter.com, frontman Fred Durst writes, "Oh, excuse me, sixteenth song mixed is Ready To Go featuring Lil Wayne! …I love it." Limp Bizkit’s last album, Results May Vary, was released in 2003.

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Rocker NIKKI SIXX has blasted Facebook.com officials for deleting naked images he took of quirky models from his profile page.
The Motley Crue bass player-turned-radio presenter and photographer thought fans would appreciate his arty shots when he posted them online - and he’s appalled by Facebook censorship.
He tells Spinner.com, "I started by posting one of the photos from my book, it was actually an outtake - a way to give fans something that won’t be in the book.
"It was this girl, Farah - she’s about 350 pounds and she saw her mother kill herself and was put out on the streets for prostitution and she ended up doing pornography. I was looking for a woman that would pose nude that was extremely overweight - there’s a bunch of messages behind that.
"So I posted this nude picture of her and it was deleted by Facebook. And I went, ‘Oh, you can’t put art on Facebook?’ So then I posted another photo that I shot of a guy who’s transgender. So he had breasts, but he’s still a guy." That was also removed, and when Sixx tried to post another photo he had taken of a burn victim, the powers that be on Facebook warned him to stop.
He adds, "It was also deleted saying, ‘Final notice - you can’t post any more of your photos.’"

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It’s turning into a very good week for Canadian rock star BRYAN ADAMS - a day after announcing he’s about to become a dad, he’s landed a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
The Run To You singer will unveil the 2,435th Star outside the Musician’s Institute on Hollywood Boulevard on 21 March (11).
Inducting him will be Canadian ice hockey icon Wayne Gretzky.
On Monday (14Mar11), Adams confirmed reports he’s set to become a first-time father.
The Summer of ‘69 hitmaker and his longtime girlfriend and personal assistant Alicia Grimaldi are expecting a child in May (11).

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