After more than an hour's wait, Jackson and his attorney stood and faced the first group of prospective jurors filing into the courtroom in his child-molestation trial today.
Superior Court Judge Rodney Melville summoned 300 people today as jury selection begins for Michael Jackson's child molestation case.
Another 300 are set to appear Tuesday, and a final 150 on Wednesday. From that pool the judge hopes to find 12 jurors and 12 alternates. Jackson, 46, is charged with molesting a cancer patient then age 13, now 15 after plying him with alcohol.
Jackson on Sunday released a videotaped statement saying that leaks to the media about grand jury testimony in the case contained information that was "disgusting and false" and predicted victory at trial.
Emmy award-winning makeup artist Kylie Bell is suing Snoop Dogg aka Calvin Broadus for an alleged sexual assault that took place after a January 2003 taping of ABC's "Jimmy Kimmel Live". Kylie claims to have been drugged and sexually assaulted by Snoop and his associates in a dressing room after a taping of the show, which Snoop was co-hosting at the time. Bell is seeking $25 million in damages from ABC, Walt Disney, and Kimmel's show. Bell claims that she told family members about the sexual assault the morning after the incident but was advised not to make a police report due to Broadus's supposed street gang affiliation.
In the survey of almost 2,000 ad executives, brand managers and academics by online magazine Brandchannel, Apple ousted search engine Google from last year's top spot, but the surprise to many al-Jazeera is the top five brand.
"With all the news from Iraq and Afghanistan and the 'war on terror', a lot of people are really tuned into the news, and the major news sources have a western bias," Brandchannel editor Robin Rusch said.
At Apple's core is great innovation, beautiful design and an ability to bring warmth and passion to those who may be completely incurious about technical gadgetry but need it nonetheless to survive in today's world.
The former world No. 1 Serena Williams jumped from seventh to second in the latest WTA Tour rankings after beating current world No. 1 Lindsay Davenport in three sets in Saturday's women's final at the Australian Open, giving Williams her first Grand Slam title since Wimbledon 2003. Roger Federer maintains is number ranking among the men, while Australian Open runner-up Lleyton Hewitt replaced Roddick at No. 2, with Roddick slipping to No. 3. Sunday's Australian Open winner, Marat Safin, remains at fourth.
Clinton chief of staff Tamera Luzzato confirmed in a e-mail that Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton fainted during a lunchtime speech today for a Democratic group of 150 people at the Saturn Club in Buffalo. According to the senator's press secretary, Philippe Reines, Clinton was suffering from a stomach virus during her talk. "She felt weak, needed to sit down and then fainted briefly," Reines said. "She received immediate medical attention at the site and is now proceeding with her schedule as planned." The Senator was revived and continued her scheduled appearances. Colleen DiPirro, head of the Amherst Chamber of Commerce, said Clinton told the crowd that she had a stomach virus or food poisoning.
Oscar winner Charlize Theron broke up with Toby Amies and subsequently started dating her current beau Stuart Townsend. Reports have it that now, whenever Toby and Charlize are in the same town, they "hang out" together. Everybody who's ever had sex with an ex, raise your hand. Nor is sex the only issue; continuing an emotional attachment to an ex-lover can only make your current lover feel a bit shitty. Hey Charlize, how would you feel if Stuart went gallavanting with his ex-girlfriend? (By Scott Rose)
* The Bosh is a celebrity gossip site which publishes rumors and conjecture in addition to accurately reported facts. Information on this site may or may not be true and The Bosh makes no warranty as to the validity of any claims. All images that appear on the site are copyright their respective owners and The Bosh claims no credit for them unless otherwise noted. If you own the rights to any of the images and do not wish them to appear on the site please contact us and they will be promptly removed
