LaToya Jackson has been attempting to avoid talk of her brother's death and impending charges for his former physician, Dr. Conrad Murray. Earlier this week, Jackson had enough, telling press "this is terribly wrong".
As previously reported, Murray is set to be charged with involuntary manslaughter after surrendering to authorities sometime in the near future. While Murray disputes any wrongdoing, Jackson says involuntary manslaughter is not the right charge.
"I think he should have been charged with pre-meditated [murder]," Jackson told HTV, in video released Thursday. "This is terribly wrong, what happened to my brother."
Sources say Dr. Conrad Murray's arraignment, previously believed to be set for Friday, may be postponed. Murray's lawyer however, disputes claims of his client's time before a judge being canceled, telling press "We had an agreement with Deputy District Attorney David Walgren and we will adhere to it. We are planning to surrender Murray tomorrow and attend the 1:30 arraignment. If they changed their minds, that’s on them."
Dr. Conrad Murray will make his expected appearance in a Los Angeles area courtroom Monday.
According to TMZ sources, Murray is likely to plead not guilty to charges (involuntary manslaughter) that he contributed to the death of late entertainer, Michael Jackson. News of Murray pleading not guilty comes as no surprise, as the doctor has long claimed to have done nothing wrong in the hours and days leading up the Grammy winner's death.
While Murray is expected to arrive in court today voluntarily, sources say there is concern about his safety. "We're told there is a concern about Dr. Murray's safety because of intense feeling on the part of some Michael Jackson fans that Dr. Murray killed the singer," reports TMZ. "We're told the Sheriff's Department has had its security plan in place for a while, in part because of crowd control concerns and partly because of security issues surrounding Dr. Murray."
In others news, Murray paid a visit to Michael Jackson's final resting place at Forest Lawn Cemetery over the weekend.
Grammy Award-winning vocalist Patti Austin was instrumental in helping mentor Quincy Jones and Lionel Richie make “We Are the World - 25 for Haiti.” “Here we are 25 years later,” Austin told Entertainment Tonight. “Sadly we have this horrible thing happen in Haiti, but fortunately we have this great piece of music to represent and hopefully raise more and more money to help this situation … We changed the phrasing a little bit, we changed a note here and there - and adapted it for this new crop of people that we have out there that are most recognizable.”
Stars who participated included Barbra Streisand, Celine Dion, Miley Cyrus, P!nk, Jennifer Hudson, The Jonas Brothers, Josh Groban, Natalie Cole, Snoop Dogg, Kanye West, Tony Bennett, Jamie Foxx, Nicole Richie, Jeff Bridges and Vince Vaughn, among many others.
Austin says her dream moment was getting to work with Streisand to produce her solo segment of the song. “I had a great relationship with her,” she told ET. “It was amazing to get into the studio with her and work on this wonderful line that she was going to sing that kind of introduces the melody for the first time.”
“We Are the World – 25 For Haiti” will premiere later this month during the opening ceremonies of the Winter Olympics in Vancouver on NBC.
Saturday (February 6th), Grammy Award-winning vocalist Natalie Cole celebrates her 60th birthday. Cole underwent a successful kidney transplant last May and is now recovered and touring. In fact, she’s performing tonight at the City Wintery in New York. On Wednesday (February 10) , she will be one of several artists invited to perform at the White House as part of In Performance at the White House: A Celebration of Music From the Civil Rights Era. The event will be televised Thursday on PBS stations.
It was in 1991 that Natalie, the daughter of jazz and pop legend Nat “King” Cole, released her most popular album, Unforgettable: With Love, a collection of jazz standards that also featured – thanks to modern technology – the title song “Unforgettable” as a duet with her late father. Today, she has more than 25 solo albums including her latest, Still Unforgettable. That CD won a Grammy for Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album.
Among Natalie’s many memorable songs are “This Will Be,” “Inseparable” and “Miss You Like Crazy.”
George Clinton Jr., the son of funk legend George Clinton, was found dead in his Florida home on Monday, Feb. 1, at the age of 50. The Leon County Sheriff's Office received a call from a maintenance person who discovered the body at 12:30 PM Monday, at the Tallahassee apartment complex where Clinton lived.
Clinton Jr.'s body was identified, though it appeared that Clinton had been dead for several days. No signs of foul play were found during the Sheriff's investigation. The cause of death is still undetermined.
"Barring any finding by the Medical Examiner's Office, our investigation is complete," said the Sheriff's Office, who also reported that friends of the Clinton family had responded to their calls and "they did notify George Clinton Jr.'s father of the death."
This is sad news for the P-Funk legend, who was recently featured on Big Boi's new single, 'Fo Yo Sorrows,' alongside Too Short, and is still performing and touring at the age of 68.
01. The Moon And The Sky
02. Soldier Of Love
03. Morning Bird
04. Babyfather
05. Long Hard Road
06. Be That Easy
07. Bring me Home
08. In Another Time
09. Skin
10. The Safest Place
Bewolkt en af en toe wat lichte sneeuw. Temperaturen overdag rond het vriespunt en in de nacht lichte tot matige vorst. Meest matige noordoostelijke wind.
LaToya Jackson has been attempting to avoid talk of her brother's death and impending charges for his former physician, Dr. Conrad Murray. Earlier this week, Jackson had enough, telling press "this is terribly wrong".
Dr. Conrad Murray will make his expected appearance in a Los Angeles area courtroom Monday.
Grammy Award-winning vocalist Patti Austin was instrumental in helping mentor Quincy Jones and Lionel Richie make “We Are the World - 25 for Haiti.” “Here we are 25 years later,” Austin told Entertainment Tonight. “Sadly we have this horrible thing happen in Haiti, but fortunately we have this great piece of music to represent and hopefully raise more and more money to help this situation … We changed the phrasing a little bit, we changed a note here and there - and adapted it for this new crop of people that we have out there that are most recognizable.”
Saturday (February 6th), Grammy Award-winning vocalist Natalie Cole celebrates her 60th birthday. Cole underwent a successful kidney transplant last May and is now recovered and touring. In fact, she’s performing tonight at the City Wintery in New York. On Wednesday (February 10) , she will be one of several artists invited to perform at the White House as part of In Performance at the White House: A Celebration of Music From the Civil Rights Era. The event will be televised Thursday on PBS stations.
George Clinton Jr., the son of funk legend George Clinton, was found dead in his Florida home on Monday, Feb. 1, at the age of 50. The Leon County Sheriff's Office received a call from a maintenance person who discovered the body at 12:30 PM Monday, at the Tallahassee apartment complex where Clinton lived.
