ANTHONY MCCARTNEY

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Man convicted in Travolta car theft ordered to pay

A man who stole John Travolta's vintage 1970 Mercedes-Benz convertible has been sentenced to 16 months in jail and ordered to pay the actor $50,000 in restitution, according to court records obtained Wednesday.

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Trial over Globes broadcast rights opens in LA

The executive who negotiated a deal that brought the Golden Globe Awards to NBC in the mid-1990s testified Tuesday that he didn't think it was necessary to tell its organizers they were signing away rights that could keep the show on the network indefinitely.

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Jury will hear Gibson deputy's discrimination case

A jury should decide whether the sheriff's deputy who arrested Mel Gibson for drunken driving suffered workplace discrimination, a judge ruled Thursday despite expressing serious concerns about whether the man can win his case.

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Judge shifts expenses from Jackson executors

The executors of Michael Jackson's estate will no longer have to pay some legal expenses and other costs out of their own pockets after a judge approved changes Monday to the estate that has earned hundreds of millions of dollars since the pop star's death.

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Lawyer says Jackson doctor under tight security

The doctor convicted of killing Michael Jackson is coping with tight security and isolation and remains optimistic that he will win an upcoming appeal, his civil attorney said Tuesday.

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'Dexter' co-stars Hall and Carpenter divorce final

A judge has finalized an uncontested divorce between Michael C. Hall and his "Dexter" co-star Jennifer Carpenter. Court records show Superior Court Judge John Sandoz finalized the divorce on Friday in Los Angeles.

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Michael Jackson doctor files appeals notice in LA

The doctor sentenced to four years behind bars for causing Michael Jackson's death has filed a notice that he intends to appeal the conviction.

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Tobey Maguire, others settle over poker winnings

Tobey Maguire has decided to fold `em and settle a lawsuit over his winnings from a convicted con man during high-stakes Hollywood poker games.

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Prosecutors seek 4-year sentence for Jackson doc

Prosecutors who depicted Michael Jackson's doctor as remorseless for the superstar's death urged a judge Wednesday to sentence him to four years in prison, while a defense lawyer said Dr. Conrad Murray is in a prison of self-punishment and should receive probation.

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Official says Wagner not a suspect in Wood death

Investigators reopened the case of Natalie Wood's 1981 drowning after receiving new information they deemed credible enough to warrant another look at one of Hollywood's most enduring mysteries.

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Driver: Documentary crew 'owned' Jackson doctor

The doctor convicted of causing Michael Jackson's death was given perks by producers of a documentary on his case, a security guard who drove the physician to-and-from court daily said Friday.

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Jackson Doctor defends self in NBC broadcasts

The doctor convicted of killing Michael Jackson never testified at his trial, but he is now defending himself in multiple NBC interviews taped just days before a jury returned his guilty verdict.

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Lindsay Lohan checks in and out of LA County jail

Lindsay Lohan was released from a Los Angeles County jail early Monday, less than five hours after she arrived at the crowded women's lockup to serve a 30-day sentence for violating probation.

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To jurors, Michael Jackson's doctor remains silent

Jurors hearing the involuntary manslaughter case against Michael Jackson's doctor will not hear directly from the man whose fate they will soon be asked to decide.

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Woman sentenced to prison for celebrity break-in

A woman who pleaded no contest to breaking into reality television starlet Audrina Patridge's home was sentenced to four years in state prison Tuesday.

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Feds fight producer's bid to overturn extradition

Federal prosecutors are asking a judge to reject a reality TV producer's petition to overturn an extradition order on allegations that he killed his wife during a vacation in Mexico.

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Witness describe Jackson doc's care, thoroughness

A former patient of the doctor charged in Michael Jackson's death says the physician is caring and not motivated by money.

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Lohan reports to LA morgue for community service

Lindsay Lohan's arrival at the morgue for community service — Take Two — had a better result Friday as the actress was quickly put to work after showing up early.

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Judge tosses Iraq vet's lawsuit over 'Hurt Locker'

A federal judge on Thursday dismissed a lawsuit filed by an Iraq war veteran who claimed "The Hurt Locker" was based on his experiences as a bomb disposal expert.

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Prosecutors wind down case against Jackson doctor

Prosecutors plan to wrap up their case against the doctor charged in Michael Jackson's death by calling three experts intended to help jurors make sense of the complex medical evidence they have been presented.

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Jackson doctor's girlfriend talks calls, shipments

Dr. Conrad Murray's complicated love life became entangled with the life and death of his patient Michael Jackson, prosecutors suggested Tuesday as they called a parade of women witnesses who received phone calls from the doctor as Jackson was near death.

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Woman faces prison in LA celebrity burglary ring

A woman accused of being one of the ringleaders of a group of young adults who broke into celebrities' homes faces up to four years in prison after pleading no contest Friday to burglarizing the home of reality starlet Audrina Patridge.

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AP Newsbreak: TV producer fights extradition order

Attorneys for a former "Survivor" producer charged with killing his wife in Mexico argued in court papers filed Monday that a judge ignored conflicting evidence while permitting his extradition to stand trial in that country.

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Geithner denies ignoring Obama's request on banks

The Obama administration on Monday vehemently denied unflattering portrayals in an upcoming, behind-the-scenes book about the White House's response to the financial crisis, with Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner saying its compilation of "sad little stories" bore no relation to reality.

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Globes to air in January despite dispute

The Golden Globe Awards will air on NBC for another year despite an ongoing bitter dispute between its organizers and longtime producers.

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