February 9th, 2010

Michael Jackson`s doctor pleaded not guilty Monday to involuntary manslaughter in the death of the pop star at a brief hearing that had all the trappings of another sensational celebrity courtroom drama.

Dr Conrad Murray, accused of giving Jackson a fatal dose of an anesthetic to help him sleep, appeared in court in a gray suit and burgundy tie as Jackson`s father Joe, mother Katherine, and siblings LaToya, Jermaine, Tito, Jackie and Randy watched from courtroom seats behind prosecutors.

Neither Murray nor the Jacksons showed much emotion as the six-foot-five Murray entered his plea through his attorney Ed Chernoff, but as he emerged from court, Joe Jackson declared, "My son was murdered."

"We need justice," he added before leaving with family members in a fleet of Cadillac Escalades.

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`300` star Gerard Butler is auctioning off a night of his company to raise money for a children`s cancer charity.

Butler is offering up the date to benefit non-profit organisation Kids Kicking Cancer, which teaches martial arts to empower young patients, Contactmusic reported.

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Just when Megan Fox is being panned for her acting skills in movies like the `Transfomers` series and `Jennifer`s Body`, Hollywood comeback kid Mickey Rourke has hailed the model-turned-actress as Hollywood`s "best young actress".

Fox impressed Rourke on the sets of their new movie "Passion Play" opposite each other where she plays a "circus freak" with wings who is under the control of a ruthless gangster and is eventually rescued by Rourke`s character, reports imdb.com.

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Divya Spandana aka Ramya, who made heads turn with her performance in Vaaranam Aayiram (Tamil), is all set to don a new avatar. The lady will produce a Kannada film. Reportedly the gorgeous actress was very impressed with a story narrated by an ad filmmaker and decided to produce it.

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Tollywood hero Tanish’s forthcoming Manchivadu, being directed by Lakshmi Narayana, is indeed very special to Malayalee audiences! How? After being reluctant to many offers from Tollywood due to her language constraints, Bhama finally makes her Tollywood debut with Manchivadu, produced by N.V. Prasad and Paras Jain under the banner of Mega Super Good Films.

Sources said that it was cameraman Venugopal who suggested Bhama’s name for Manchivadu, in which she plays the role of Indu, a very bold and modern girl brought up in USA, who comes to her ancestral home in Andhra Pradesh to spend her vacation with her grandfather.

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Reigning Vidya Balan, who made a name for herself in Bollywood with her sensitive portrayal in Parineeta, Munna Bhai MBBS, Paa and the recent Ishqiya, is all set to make her debut in Malayalam.

Born in Palakkad, Kerala, Vidya Balan will be seen opposite none other than Malayalam superstar Mammootty in Mathilukalkkappuram to be directed by Prasad. The director had reportedly finished the script a couple of years back.

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Bollywood megastar Amitabh Bachchan will play a meaty role in Malayalam superstar Mohanlal’s forthcoming Kandahar (Malayalam), which revolves around a plane hijacking, army officer-turned-director Major Ravi revealed on Sunday in Kochi. If this happens, it would be the first time Amitabh Bachchan will appear in a Malayalam flick.

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Telugu youth icon Allu Arjun’s Arya 2, a sequel to his Arya (2004), was released in around 65 screens in Kerala last Friday and according to sources, the film has grossed Rs. 67 lakhs in three days. The film is now running to packed houses even in smaller stations.

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Poori Jagannath- the leading director of Tollywood has put on make up for the first time for Nagachaithanya’s Ye Maaya Chesave. He is playing the director role and Nagachaithanya is playing the role of Assistant director in the film.

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Chiranjeevi has gone to Kerala to relax for a few days with his family and he would be back next week. As for the sources, he is taking Ayurvedic treatment for his back pain problem.

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Jr NTR has finalized his marriage proposal is known news to our readers. This has resulted in other young hero’s focus on their respective marriage plans.

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Two grandsons are raking in the moolah with their respective production houses, and the third has decided to take the plunge in front of the camera! Arulnidhi, son of M.K. Tamilarasu (Kalaignar Karunanidhi’s son), was an aspiring director. We hear that the 23 year old is a trained director and was aching to get his own movie going when someone in the family suggested he try his hand at acting first! So he will soon to grace the silver screen in a movie directed by Pandiaraj of Pasanga fame and produced by daddy dearest!

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India’s leading commercial director Priyadarshan was reported greatly impressed by reigning model-turned-actress Reema Sen’s stunning performance in Selvaraghavan’s recent fantasy adventure Aayirathil Oruvan.

After watching the film, Priyadarshan immediately rang up Reema Sen to congratulate her for this awe-inspiring performance. He reportedly also offered her a meaty role in his upcoming project. More details are awaited.

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Tamil superstar Rajinikanth’s much-anticipated computer animation film Sultan The Warrior, being directed and produced by Rajinikanth’s younger daughter Soundarya Rajinikanth, is expected to grace screens worldwide in April with 3,500 prints in 18 languages, including English, Tamil, Hindi and Telugu. 95% of the film is over.

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