Why Wasn't Michael Jackson's Doctor Charged With Murder?
Why wasn't Michael Jackson's doctor charged with murder? What does involuntary manslaughter even mean? He deserves everything he gets!
—Wanda, New York, via the Answer B!tch inbox
Just because fans were screaming "murderer" as Conrad Murray entered the courtroom today—and just because the Jackson royal family has decreed that Michael Jackson was "murdered"—doesn't mean the doctor is a homicidal maniac in the eyes of Lady Justice.
When it comes to the law, you need to put aside the fan hysteria and look at the facts.
And there's a big reason why prosecutors are going with an involuntary manslaughter charge—to which Conrad has pleaded "not guilty." Which is...
Mrs. Andy Roddick Nets Sport's Illustrated Swimsuit Cover
There's nothing like Brooklyn in the summertime.
Sports Illustrated has decorated the cover of its famed swimsuit issue with Brooklyn Decker, touted as "a perfect 10, sizzling in the Maldives."
Indeed.
An SI veteran at the ripe old age of 22, Decker posed last year wearing nothing but body paint. Thankfully, they tossed her a bikini this time (and it literally looks as if she just caught it).
Decker tied the knot with tennis ace Andy Roddick last April, about two years after the athlete first noticed his future wife in the '07 swimsuit issue and just had to meet her.
The 2010 edition hits newsstands Tuesday. As was the case last year, the big cover reveal came during tonight's Late Show With David Letterman.
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24 Movie Almost Happening Again
Kiefer Sutherland once said that the 24 crew would wait to do a feature film until after the small-screen version had run its course.
Well, amid talk that the in-progress season could be 24's last, Variety is reporting that a big-screen version of the minute-by-minute action fest is once again rolling around in people's minds over at 20th Century Fox.
State of Play scribe Billy Ray, who has his fair share of film credits involving spies, lies and treachery, has been hired to come up with a screenplay, while Sutherland would be among the executive producers.
But Fox is going to wait until it has more ratings info before it makes a final decision on 24's TV fate, so the film remains in the very preliminary stages as far as planning is concerned.
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After Going "Through Hell and Back," Brooke Moving Back in With Charlie
If Charlie Sheen and Brooke Mueller are going to reconcile, they're going to need some privacy.
Saying his client got "everything she wanted today," Mueller's attorney, Yale Galanter, tells E! News that the couple plan to return to their Los Angeles home.
"Brooke's desire was to get the order modified so they could have contact and communicate because of their children," the attorney said. "Judge Boyd was gracious enough to grant that and now Charlie and Brooke are on their way back to L.A. to continue their lives."
Sheen and Mueller have not cohabitated since a temporary restraining order was put in place following Sheen's arrest for allegedly attacking his wife on Christmas Day.
"We need to give them a chance to be alone and catch up on everything that has happened over the last couple of months," Galanter said. "We'll see what happens."
So far, all we know is that Sheen's camp has to come up with a legal strategy.
Jay Explains Reconnecting With Dave: "He Found Me on Facebook"
While there's a more detailed explanation as to how Jay Leno ended up spending 30 whole minutes with David Letterman last week, Jay is peddling this romanticized version.
"As you know, I watched the game with Oprah and Letterman," Leno told one of his few remaining Jay Leno Show audiences Monday, addressing the blink-and-miss-it Late Show ad that aired during the Super Bowl.
"We all watched together. Letterman and I hadn't seen each other in over 18 years. We lost touch. He found me on Facebook. He made a friend request, I accepted, and we hooked up and watched the game."
"In fact, the commercial went so well," Leno continued, "Dave and I have decided to go to Vancouver and compete in the two-man luge."
Now that we'd bump Conan to see.
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Kendra's Super Bowl Drama: "They Wouldn't Leave Me Alone"
The show is going on, people.
That's the word from Kendra Wilkinson after she was accused of halting production on her E! reality show Kendra. Supposedly she stopped filming because of the loss of her hubby's team in yesterday's Super Bowl.
"hahaha my show is filming me right now reading the article that I canceled my show," tweeted the reality star.
So why was she seen crying?
Michael Jackson's Parents Fume, Say Conrad Murray "Killed My Son"
Michael Jackson's family watched as Dr. Conrad Murray's faced a manslaughter charge today. And they've already rendered their verdict.
"He should have pleaded guilty," mother Katherine Jackson told reporters after Murray entered a not-guilty plea.
"He killed my son," Katherine said.
"I didn't like today's hearing at all," dad Joe Jackson exclusively told E! News. "I just want justice done and that was not justice."
La Toya Jackson, meanwhile, thinks the proceedings are going to get even more complicated in the future.
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5 Things to Know About the Complete Michael Jackson Autopsy
Anyone who saw a picture of Michael Jackson from the last 15 years knew there were unnatural things going on with his skin and bone structure.
Sadly, the pop icon's death, in addition to kickstarting a new era of appreciation for his music, has also provided a road map of sorts to more weird things we would have never known (or at least been able to confirm) otherwise.
Here are five things we learned from the very detailed, 51-page coroner's report (based on both Jackson's autopsy and the postmortem search of his home) released Monday:
Breaking News
Conrad Murray Pleads Not Guilty to Michael Jackson Manslaughter
Conrad Murray already entered his plea in the court of public opinion. Today, he reiterated his claim of innocence in a more official forum.
Just hours after he was formally charged with involuntary manslaughter in Michael Jackson's death, and in front of many Jackson family members, the physician pleaded not guilty to the misdemeanor count that could land him up to four year in prison, if convicted.
The long-awaited arraignment took place at the Airport Branch of Los Angeles Superior Court around 2 p.m.—about 45 minutes after Murray arrived to screams of "murderer" and "justice for Michael" from Jackson fans, many sporting red, sequined armbands.
Charlie Sheen Faces Felony for Wife Attack
The sheen may be off the marriage, but Sheen's not yet off the hook.
Charlie Sheen and Brooke Mueller appeared this afternoon in an Aspen court, where the actor was formally charged with three counts for his alleged Christmas Day knife-wielding attack on his wife.
Sheen was rung up on suspicion of felony menacing, misdemeanor third-degree assault and misdemeanor criminal mischief. He did not immediately enter a plea.
Due to a protective order issued in the wake of the incident, the duo had been barred from contacting each other—though not seeing each other. But at the request of the reconciliation-seeking couple, the judge relaxed that order during today's hearing.
Breaking News
Jackson Family Prepares to Face Off With Michael's Doctor
Facing chants of "murderer" from fans of Michael Jackson, Dr. Conrad Murray arrived just moments ago to the courthouse to face a manslaughter count in the King of Pop's death.
Sporting a beige suit—but not handcuffs—Murray was escorted by a cadre sheriff's deputies into Judge Keith L. Schwartz's courtroom to be arraigned on this misdemeanor count.
Dozens of Jackson supporters waited outside to get into the courtroom, many wearing a red armband in Michael's memory.
Also on hand: Jackson's parents, Joe and Katherine, and siblings Jermaine, Tito, Randy and La Toya.
The hearing is expected to get started any minute now.


