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Michael Jackson Autopsy Has No Real Surprises

After a long wait the Michael Jackson autopsy results have finally seen the light of day, and there’s no real surprises.

Top of the list was cause of death, with the autopsy noting that the standards for administering Propofol were not met, and that “recommended equipment for patient monitoring, precision dosing and resuscitation was not present.”

Jackson’s argument over the years that he did not bleach his skin white were confirmed with the report noting that Jackson was suffering from Vitiligo, a condition resulting in white patches appearing on his dark skin.

On the bizarre side, the report noted that Jackson’s hair was not real, and that he wore a wig. Further, Jackson’s ” eyeliner, lips and eyebrows permanently tattooed.”

The Michael Jackson autopsy has been made public following the charges against Jackson’s doctor Conrad Murray



Bonnaroo 2010 Lineup Announced

The Bonnaroo 2010 lineup has been announced, with a couple of big name acts leading the festival.

Leading Bonnaroo 2010 are headline acts Jay-Z, Weezer and The Flaming Lips. Also on the list are the Dave Matthews Band, Norah Jones, and Stevie Wonder.

The Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival is an annual, four-day music festival held at Great Stage Park on a 700 acre farm in Manchester, Tennessee. Tickets are on sale now from the Bonnaroo website, and the festival runs from June 10 to June 13.

The Bannaroo 2010 lineup as follows:

* 311
* …And You Will Know Us by the Trail of Dead
* Aeroplane
* The Avett Brothers
* Baaba Maal
* The Bakerton Group
* The Black Keys
* Bassnectar
* Baroness
* Blitzen Trapper
* Blues Traveler
* Chromeo
* Clutch
* Constellations
* Cross Canadian Ragweed
* Damian Marley
* Dave Matthews Band
* Dave Rawlings Machine
* Deadmau5
* The Dead Weather
* Disco Biscuits
* The Dodos
* Dropkick Murphys
* The Flaming Lips
* Gwar
* Japandroids
* Jay-Z
* Jeff Beck
* John Fogerty
* John Prine
* Julia Nunes
* Kid Cudi
* Kings of Leon
* Ingrid Michaelson
* Isis
* Local Natives
* Manchester Orchestra
* Martin Sexton
* Mayer Hawthorne
* Medeski Martin & Wood
* Melvins
* Mew
* Monte Montgomery
* Nas
* The National
* Needtobreathe
* Neon Indian
* Nitty Gritty Dirt Band
* Norah Jones
* OK Go
* Phoenix
* The Postelles
* Punch Brothers
* Rebelution
* Regina Spektor
* Rise Against
* She & Him
* Steve Martin
* Steep Canyon Rangers
* Stevie Wonder
* They Might Be Giants
* Thievery Corporation
* Tinariwen
* Tokyo Police Club
* Wale
* Weezer
* The XX
* Tenacious D
* Zac Brown Band



Ashlee Simpson-Wentz Gets Ready For Valentine’s Day


Ashlee Simpson-Wentz is looking forward to Valentine’s Day, February 14.

The 25-year-old singer, who is married to musician Pete Wentz, is looking forward to treating her husband on the romantic day as well as getting a surprise from him.

She said, “Every Valentine’s Day is sweet. Pete’s very creative, so he’s always coming up with something clever and surprising me. Hopefully, I’ll surprise him this year.”

As well as looking forward to Valentine’s Day, Ashlee also looks forward to seeing what 15-month-old son Bronx will do next.

She told America’s OK! magazine, “I love being a mother. We’re together all the time. Bronx is definitely finding himself, and he’s getting his own personality, so hide-and-seek, and new little things. He does sign language, so that’s been fun.”

Meanwhile, Pete has revealed his seemingly defunct band Fall Out Boy could reunite.

The 30-year-old musician said, “We just haven’t had the time to say anything. All I have been able to do is say, ‘Man, I miss doing Fall Out Boy,’ and I got to a better place hanging out with my son.

“Now I’m OK if Fall Out Boy comes back or doesn’t come back. Like, if it’s fun for everyone to do again, we’re going to do it… I just want it to be authentic when we come back.”



Angelina Jolie Visits Haiti Earthquake Survivors


Angelina Jolie visited survivors of the Haiti earthquakes on Monday, February 8.

The ‘Wanted’ actress, who has donated $1 million to the relief effort in the Caribbean nation, paid a trip to the Dario Contreras Hospital in the Dominican Republic, which is helping to treat many survivors.

The hospital’s spokesman, Dario Manon, said, “She spoke with several children and a Haitian woman who recognized her and requested help.”

Angelina is a goodwill ambassador the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees and UNICEF, and was joined on her trip by Gonzalo Vargas Llosa, the son of Peruvian writer Mario Vargas Llosa.

Meanwhile, Angelina and her partner Brad Pitt continue to dismiss split rumours and looked very happy as they attended the SuperBowl on Sunday, February 7, with their eight-year-old son Maddox.

The couple, who raise six children together, couldn’t keep their hands off each other at the annual American football championship game at the Sun Life Stadium in Miami Gardens, Florida.

Their lawyer Keith Schilling has also released a statement claiming the allegations they are to separate are “false”.



Charlie Sheen Reunited With Wife Brooke Miller


Charlie Sheen and his wife Brooke Mueller have reunited.

The ‘Two and a Half Men’ star – who was arrested on Christmas Day, December 25, for allegedly threatening Brooke, was reunited with his spouse yesterday, February 8, after a judge modified a restraining order and allowed the couple to work out their differences.

The order was put in place after Sheen was charged with felony menacing and misdemeanour charges of third-degree assault and criminal mischief, has been lifted on the condition the 44-year-old actor does not drink alcohol, is in possession of guns or harasses his wife.

Brooke’s attorney, Yale Galanter, said the couple had hugged and kissed in Pitkin County Courthouse after the hearing before leaving separately. However, they both planned to return to their Los Angeles home.

Galanter said, “I can tell you, Brooke very badly wanted to have contact with Charlie. There are many children’s issues that she wanted to communicate with him about.

“Brooke’s desire was to get the order modified so they could have contact and communicate because of their children. Judge Boyd was gracious enough to grant that and now Charlie and Brooke are on their way back to Los Angeles to continue their lives.”

The couple, who married in 2008 and have ten-month-old twin boys, Max and Bob, are keen to rebuild their marriage, and have asked prosecutors to drop the case.

They have not cohabitated since the temporary restraining order was put in place following Sheen’s arrest.

The actor is due back in court on March 15.



White Stripes accuse Air Force of jacking their song for Superbowl ad

The White Stripes (well, presumably just Jack White) have struck out at the USAF for blatantly ripping off one of their songs in an commercial that ran during the Superbowl.

The ad, featuring a surfer riding waves to what is clearly “Fell In Love With a Girl,” has since disappeared from the Air Force Reserve site and it is unclear if that’s due to the statement the Stripes issued in response to the song-lifting. An identical statement posted on both the White Stripes’ official site and Third Man Records indicates that the song was not licensed, and the band does not approve of the unauthorized usage:

The White Stripes take strong insult and objection to the Air Force Reserve presenting this advertisement with the implication that we licensed one of our songs to encourage recruitment during a war that we do not support.

The statement goes on to express support for the troops, but adds:

We simply don’t want to be a cog in the wheel of the current conflict, and hope for a safe and speedy return home for our troops.

The statement was particularly interesting because Meg and Jack generally don’t make statements about their political views, and have stated before that such opinions are irrelevant to their art. The unauthorized usage kind of put the band in a sticky spot, because had they not addressed the ad, it might have implied political views the Stripes don’t espouse. Below, a screencap of the statement posted on the band’s sites:



Jennifer Aniston Enjoys Birthday Holiday With Gerald Butler


Jennifer Aniston’s birthday holiday was organized by Gerard Butler.

The former ‘Friends’ star, who has repeatedly been romantically linked to her ‘The Bounty Hunter’ co-star since they filmed the movie together last year, has revealed it was the 40-year-old Hollywood hunk’s idea to whisk her and a group of friends away to Mexico for her 41st birthday.

Jennifer, who reaches the age on Thursday February 11, explained, “He said to me, ’You come to Mexico all the time and Mexico is really hurting right now because of the swine flu and the drug trafficking and all of this sort of stuff but it’s not all of Mexico.’

“These people survive on us coming down and spending money and coming here to these beautiful places. It sort of made sense to say, ‘Hey, let’s help out Mexico.’ Let’s shout out to these kids in Tijuana at El Faro and have a good time. That’s sort of our birthday celebration this year.”

The pair were joined on the trip by their celebrity friends Courteney Cox-Arquette, Jason Bateman, Sheryl Crow and Kathy Najimy.

The group soaked up the sun on a boat and stayed at the One and Only Palmilla resort in Cabo San Lucas.

Last month, Jennifer and Gerard reignited romance rumours after they were seen getting close backstage at the Golden Globe Awards.

The actress has now praised the “lovely” actor for his “self-deprecating” manner.

She told ‘Access Hollywood’ presenter Billy Bush: “He’s a guy’s guy, but he’s absolutely lovely and sort of self-deprecating. What you see is what you get. We look at work the same way… we always have each other’s back.”

Despite enjoying her birthday celebrations, Jennifer is seemingly in denial about hitting 41, she joked, “Mmm 31, pssh. It’s quite lovely I have to say. Hitting 30 was a hump but, you know, 31 is fabulous. It really does get better doesn’t it?”



Katie Price Ready For Reid’s Baby


Katie Price can’t wait to get pregnant.

The glamor model, who married cage-fighter Alex Reid last week in Las Vegas, is looking forward to having a baby with her new husband and hopes to conceive this year.

Katie, who already has three children, Harvey, seven, Junior, four, and two-year-old Princess Tiaamii, from previous relationships said, “It’s no secret 2009 was a bad year for me and I’m really looking forward to 2010. I think it’s going to be brilliant and I can’t wait to get pregnant.”

Katie, whose divorce from ex-husband Peter Andre was finalized last year, also revealed she and Alex are planning a huge blessing so they can celebrate their nuptials with the friends and family who weren’t at the Vegas ceremony.

She said, “We’re going to have a big blessing later this year as the ceremony in Vegas was so small so we want all our friends and family to celebrate with us. Princess is going to be a bridesmaid so I’m really looking forward to that.”

Although she didn’t have a huge wedding, Katie, also known as Jordan was thrilled with her nuptials at the exclusive Wynn hotel and insisted it was a classy affair and also gave her the closure she needed following her split from Peter.

She added in an interview with British TV show ‘GMTV’, “It wasn’t tacky, it was gorgeous. Vegas was the only place we could get married because other places like the Caribbean want you to be divorced for a certain amount of time before they let you marry.

“But I’m so happy and I’ve moved on and I just hope Pete can as well.”



Jessica Alba’s Bollywood Dream


Jessica Alba wants to star in a Bollywood movie.

The ‘Fantastic 4’ star, who has a 19-month-old daughter Honor Marie with husband Cash Warren, has fallen in love with Indian films and would love the chance to show off a different side to her acting talents.

She said, “Hindi films are very dramatic. They are colourful. And I love the singing and dancing bit. I would love to act in one of them.”

Despite her fascination with its movies, Jessica, 28, admits she has never been to India, but is planning a trip there and wants to see as much of the country’s culture as possible.

She told DNA India, “India is a beautiful country I have never visited but would love to travel around and see the country soon. It will be a lot of fun.”

During her travels, Jessica hopes to make new friends and says loyalty is one of the most important factors in building a lasting relationship with someone.

She explained, “Loyalty goes a long way. It is about being open and loving to people you care about, regardless of what they could offer you. It’s not lacking just in Hollywood, I think in the world.”



Peter Andre Cries on TV After Confronting His Worst Nightmare


Peter Andre cried on TV after being confronted by his “worst nightmare”.

The singer, who broke down while being interviewed by Sky News presenter Kay Burley on the day it was revealed his ex-wife Katie Price had married Alex Reid, insists he lost control of his emotions when forced to consider the possibility the cage fighter would want to take on the care of his children Junior, four, and Princess Tiaamii, two, in the same way he looked after Harvey, Katie’s seven-year-old son from a previous relationship with soccer star Dwight Yorke.

He explained, “Many people jumped to the wrong conclusion and thought I was crying because Katie has married Alex, but nothing could be further from the truth.

I was crying because after showing me some footage of Dwight Yorke saying how disrespectful it was of me to want to adopt Harvey, Kay asked me how I’d feel if Alex wanted to adopt my children. I really wasn’t expecting her to go down this route and I admit it completely threw me. My kids are my life and the thought of someone taking them away from me is my worst nightmare. She really hit a raw nerve and I just lost my composure.

“The whole interview left me feeling very down and afterwards I just went straight home to be with the kids.”
While the ‘Behind Closed Doors’ hitmaker was shocked by the interview, he insists he wasn’t surprised when he heard Katie and Alex had married.

Writing in his column for new! magazine, he added, “I didn’t know about the wedding beforehand, but I wasn’t surprised when it happened. So, I know it sounds a bit weird, but I was more shocked when Michael Jackson died than I was about this.”