LAW & SOCIETY

While the legendary pop singer, Madonna is in the United States to mourn on the death of her 99–year-old grandmother, Elise Mae Fontin, a man was arrested after he was caught stealing some of Madonna's priced possessions by the mansion’s security personnel early morning, Saturday.

The Los Angeles court has ordered actor Mel Gibson three year probation over domestic abuse filed against him by ex-girlfriend, Oksana Grigorieva. The “Braveheart actor has also been required by the court to do 16 hours of community service and undergo domestic violence counseling program.

Four days after Warner Bros. fired actor Charlie Sheen, CBS producer, Chuck Lorre has fired back at America’s highest-paid yet newly unemployed actor of from “Two and a Half Men”.

The lawyers for Charlie Sheen and Brooke Mueller, has announced Thursday in a joint statement that the former couple has finalized a custody agreement over their twin sons.

Los Angeles County Superior Court Judge Keith Schwartz has allowed actress Lindsay Lohan two more weeks to make her decision on plea deal over the felony grand theft filed against her.

Actress Lindsay Lohan is expected in court Thursday to tell the judge of her choice between accepting the terms of a plea deal or taking her chances and go to a trial for the felony grand theft filed against her by the Los Angeles District Attorney’s office.

Director Martin Scorsese has joined the list of Hollywood big stars recently hit with tax charges. The veteran director comes next to Al Pacino who was earlier reported by the Los Angeles County Recorder's Office to owe more than $188k of back taxes.

Now that CBS is reportedly keen on keeping “Men” alive with creator Chuck Lorre conducting internal meetings on possible replacement, Charlie Sheen will sure have no place on the US hit TV series - - the show that has made him the highest-paid television actor in America.

Charlie Sheen’s lawyer, Martin Singer has described the actor’s termination as ‘absurd and ridiculous’ emphasizing that CBS’s honcho, Chuck Lorre was behind all these.

Actor Al Pacino is now the target of US Internal Revenue Service (IRS) for his alleged failure to pay taxes. The IRS has filed tax charges against the A-list actor for reportedly not paying an estimated amount of $188,283.50 of taxes.

The world had seen Charlie Sheen using the web in firing at producers, zeroing on CBS honcho, Chuck Lorre. In the last two weeks, the beleaguered but America’s highest-paid television actor had conducted his own media tour, dropping by at all major television news and magazine programs of all major television networks in America.

Sheen’s camp believes that the move to terminate him was a simple "retaliation of the producers" against the the actor for lambasting the big and powerful official of CBS, Chuck Lorre.

Charlie Sheen has been officially fired by producers of “Two and a Half Men” today.

By Ed Oswald, BetanewsAfter more than four years in prison, Robert Soloway is now a free man. Dubbed the 'Spam King' for his role as the head of a spam ring that sent an estimated 10 trillion junk e-mails between 2003 and 2007, Soloway is now busy reintegrating himself into everyday life, according to Wired.He was first arrested in May 2007 and charged with 35 counts including fraud, identity thef...

Veteran actor Mickey Rooney has urged the elderly victims of any form of abuse, to be vigilant and to share their experiences to anyone who would care to listen. Rooney tells his own story at a Senate hearing on elder abuse Wednesday.

Theodora Richards has been arraigned with drug and graffiti charges after she was caught painting graffiti in a New York building and after the patrol officers found a small amount of marijuana in her possession.

The “Purple Rain” singer Prince has reportedly failed to pay an estimated $700, 000 in legal fees, according to a legal firm at Manhattan, New York City.

While Charlie Sheen has been doing his courtesy calls with practically all media outfits in America as part of the ongoing war he had earlier waged against CBS producers, the actor of the Two and a Half Men have been beset with yet another hurdle - - a restraining order from the LA court.

Court room frequent star attendee, actress Lindsay Lohan says she wanted to be recognized not as an actress with legal troubles but someone whose stardom is associated with great films.

Actress Katie Holmes has filed suit charges against the publishers of Star Magazine Tuesday for the cover story that the celebrity magazine issued in January that had allegedly insinuated that Tom Cruise’s wife is a ‘drug addict’.

The Melbourne Magistrate’s Court has ordered Melbourne Underground Film Festival director, Richard Wolstencroft to pay a fine to the Royal Children’s Hospital as a penalty for showing Bruce La Bruce’s Film LA Zombie last year.

Police confirmed the death of Justin Tennison of Discovery Channel’s hit show, “Deadliest Catch”. Tennison, who worked as crew member of Time Bandit, - - one of the sea-fishing vessels used by Discovery’s popular show - - was found unconscious at his motel room on Homer Alaska.

A Los Angeles court has granted Sharon Stone a temporary restraining order against a male trespasser who was found in the actress’s California home.

Legislation has been introduced to Parliament today to enable internal body scanning technology to be used to stop drug couriers.

Australia Prime Minister Julia Gillard admitted today that a carbon tax would send electricity prices soaring.

Australia and Switzerland will begin discussions next month to update the existing tax treaty.

From 50 yards away to 10 yards in music gatherings, R&B singer, Chris Brown can now come go near ex-girlfriend, Rihanna as close as he wants to. LA Superior Court Judge Patricia Schnegg has lifted the restraining order imposed by the court following his admission that he beat up then girlfriend Rihanna in February 2009.

Jamaican reggae star, Buju Banton has been convicted Tuesday of conspiracy to set up a cocaine deal. Banton’s fate was sealed after the federal jury turned in their verdict after 11 hours of deliberation over the case.

R&B singer, Chris Brown is planning on asking the court for an eased restraining order slapped him with, after admitting he attacked ex-girlfriend Rihanna.