Conrad Murray

Brian Mulligan, Deutsche Bank's Hollywood Exec, Says LAPD Beat Him Senseless

Deutsche Bank's head of media and entertainment investing here in Los Angeles doesn't have too much in common with the 99 percent. But his recent allegations against the LAPD make him out to be an average Occupite: According to TMZ, bank executive Brian Mulligan claims he was forced into a Highland ... More >>

Biggie Smalls' Mom Wants Grand Jury on Murder

Top 5 Douches of 2011, L.A.-Style: Kobe Bryant Breaks The Color Barrier

rorjnd.com​This is Los Angeles, douche capital of the world. When you talk douche here, you have a lot to talk about. So it wasn't easy chosing our Top 5 douches of the year. L.A. can go douche-for-douche with just about any global metropolis -- even New Jersey. Perhaps the only place on ear ... More >>

Occupy L.A. Eviction: Is LAPD Restricting Coverage With Last-Minute 'Pool Media'?

[Update, morning after: Awesomely, the "pool" reports turned into a sort of crowd-sourced feed; LA Weekly reporter Gene Maddaus says he received constant email updates throughout the night from news outlets with soldiers in the pool. So it seems the chosen ones didn't adhere to the LAPD's silly, une ... More >>

L.A. Mayor Villaraigosa Puts Occupy L.A. Price Tag at Over $1 Million; City Spent More Than That on Michael Jackson Memorial

One of the most common criticisms of Occupy L.A. and its two-month stint at City Hall is the massive amount of city resources it's been sucking up to sustain itself. Policing. Litigation. Cleanup. More policing. Refurbishing the pathetic remains of what used to be a lovely front lawn. L.A. Mayor An ... More >>

Conrad Murray Gets Four Years in L.A. County Jail for Involuntary Manslaughter

Could Conrad Murray wiggle out of his full four-year sentence?​Update: L.A. Sheriff's Department spokesman Steve Whitmore says Murray will likely serve "a little less than two years." More dauntingly, the D.A. wants him to pay over $100 million to Michael Jackson's kids. Also: remorseless BOO ... More >>

Judge Blocks L.A. County Sheriff Lee Baca's Attempt to Conceal Deportation Stats, ICE Correspondence

The immigrants rights crowd in Los Angeles may be about to hit a Sarah Palin-sized jackpot of possibly inane, possibly explosive correspondence between the L.A. County Sheriff's Department and immigration feds. Sheriff Lee Baca, head of the department -- largest of its kind in the country -- initia ... More >>

Occupy L.A.: The Revolution Is Being Televised

After 46 arrests for civil disobedience, Occupy L.A. feels its oats

Teflon Sheriff Lee Baca Can Now Decide Inmate Sentences: D.A. Steve Cooley Concerned About More Bad Guys on L.A. Streets

D.A. Steve Cooley is not liking 'realignment.'​If you think Sheriff Lee Baca's L.A. County Jails are a mess now, what with years'-old allegations of deputies beating inmates and a reported system of problem cops being assigned to lockup duty, just wait. You see, under California's inmate-redu ... More >>

Conrad Murray Guilty of Involuntary Manslaughter of Michael Jackson

Conrad Murray.​With Jackson family members Joe, Katherine, La Toya and Germaine inside the courtroom and hundreds of fans outside the Clara Shortridge Foltz Criminal Justice Center in downtown Los Angeles, a court clerk announced that jurors have concluded Dr. Conrad Murray is guilty of involu ... More >>

Wayne Coyne, LMFAO, And Social Media Babes: The Costumes That Rocked Halloween Parties This Weekend

Lina Lecaro It's Halloween, bitch! ​ See also: *What Will Be The Most Popular Music-Related Halloween Costumes This Year? And How Can They Be Made Slutty? *Moby, Milagres, Mariachi El Bronx - KCRW Masquerade Ball - The Legendary Park Plaza - 10-29-11 When you need a last minute Halloween cos ... More >>

'Green Day' Marijuana Dispensary on L.A.'s Skid Row Shut Down

greenday.comGreen Day: not the "collective," but Billie Joe Armstrong.​Skid Row in L.A. is arguably the nation's largest homeless encampment. And it's a place where you can score just about anything, from crack to heroin. Recently a marijuana dispensary added high-grade bud to the produce av ... More >>

Lindsey Buckingham - Royce Hall - 10/13/11

Danielle BacherLindsey Buckingham Royce Hall 10/13/11 Some men gain weight as they get older, and many lose their hair. Lindsey Buckingham, however, has beaten the odds. Reed-thin with a shock of gravity-defying gray hair that reminds one of Jack Nance in Eraserhead, he retains a yout ... More >>

Conrad Murray Trial: Six Characters You'll Find Outside the Trial of Michael Jackson's Doctor

Yesterday was the second day of Dr. Conrad Murray's manslaughter trial for administering the anesthetic that killed Michael Jackson, and it proceeded without sad revelations like Day One's audio of MJ talking, very slowly, about future concert plans. This didn't stop the characters from hanging ou ... More >>

Michael Jackson's Father Files Suit Against Doctor Conrad Murray

​Michael Jackson's father, Joe Jackson, filed a lawsuit in U.S. District Court in downtown Los Angeles against Conrad Murray, the doctor accused of manslaughter in the pop star's death. Brian Oxman, attorney for the Jackson family patriarch, filed the wrongful death suit Friday afternoon on ... More >>

Michael Jackson One-Year Tribute Event Happening In Beverly Hills

​An event marking the one-year anniversary of the death of Michael Jackson will take place Saturday at the Beverly Hilton hotel. With ticket prices of $150 to $500, the public was invited to check out performances by the Chi Lites and Randy Jackson's daughter, Genevieve Jackson. When the Week ... More >>

Conrad Murray Allowed To Continue Practicing Medicine In California

​Conrad Murray, the doctor accused in the manslaughter death of Michael Jackson, can continue to practice medicine in the state of California under a Los Angeles Superior Court ruling issued Monday. Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Michael E. Pastor said fellow Judge Keith Schwartz already gav ... More >>

Michael Jackson Fans To March Downtown One Day After The Anniversary Of King Of Pop's Death

​A group unhappy about the justice system's pace in the death of Michael Jackson is planning a rally downtown one day after the one-year anniversary of the pop star's death. The group is encouraging people to show up outside Staples Center on Saturday, June 26 at 11 a.m. for a march to the Los ... More >>

Steve Cooley: Son of an Eagle Scout

Did Michael Jackson Give Himself A Fatal Dose?

​TMZ is reporting that the legal team of the doctor charged on suspicion of involuntary manslaughter in the death of Michael Jackson is preparing to argue that the King of Pop gave himself the final and fatal dose of an anesthetic drug. Doctor Conrad Murray's defense team, however, denied the ... More >>

Jackson Doctor Gets Reprieve, Can Still Practice In California

Conrad Murray.​Conrad Murray, the personal physician charged with suspicion of involuntary manslaughter in the death of Michael Jackson, received a reprieve from a Los Angeles County Superior Court judge Monday when a decision about his license to practice in California was put off until at le ... More >>

Media Circus Expected For Conrad Murray Hearing

Conrad Murray.​The involuntary manslaughter trial against Conrad Murray, the doctor who was treating Michael Jackson the day he died in Los Angeles last summer, is not even underway and already a massive media circus is expected at Superior Court downtown. A hearing in the Murray case schedul ... More >>

Jerry Brown Files To Prevent Michael Jackson's Doctor From Practicing In California

Attorney General Jerry Brown.​State Attorney General Jerry Brown on Tuesday announced that he has formally asked the Los Angeles Superior Court to suspend the state license of Michael Jackson's doctor until the involuntary manslaughter case against him is completed. Brown filed documents on b ... More >>

Jackson Doctor Prohibited From Administering Heavy Sedatives

​Conrad Murray, the doctor charged in Michael Jackson's death, can still practice medicine, but he's been prohibited from administering heavy sedatives, a spokeswoman for the California Medical Board told LA Weekly. Candis Cohen of the Medical Board says the board and the Los Angeles County D ... More >>

Jackson Doc Facing Involuntary Manslaughter, According To Report

​The Associated Press is reporting that the doctor who was with Michael Jackson when he apparently went into cardiac arrest shortly before his June death will be charged with involuntary manslaughter by the Los Angeles County District Attorney's office. Conrad Murray, who reportedly admits t ... More >>

Jackson Death Certificate Amended, Reports State

​Michael Jackson's death certificate has been quietly amended to reflect more specific causes in what the coroner has called a homicide. The certificate, according to a posting by the U.K.'s News of the World, states that the King of Pop's June death was the result of "acute propofol intoxicat ... More >>

Los Angeles County Coroner Says Michael Jackson Autopsy Toxicology Rumors Wrong: It Will Take Time

Eric VanBeekMichael Jackson's toxicology and other drug tests will not be completed for weeks, and rumors that a celebrity "rush job" is underway are bunk, says Craig R. Harvey, Chief Coroner Investigator and Chief of Operations at the Los Angeles County Department of Coroner. "Is this rumor just n ... More >>