Michael Jackson's father, Joe Jackson, is withdrawing his request to receive a monthly allowance of more than $15,000 from his late son's estate. The Associated Press reports that, according to a court filing, the Jackson patriarch is dropping his bid in order to pursue his wrongful death lawsuit against Dr. Conrad Murray over his son's death one year ago. The filing indicates that Mr. Jackson may renew his request for a monthly allowance in the future if necessary. Joe Jackson was omitted from Michael Jackson's will, but requested a monthly stipend last November. Read More »

Former "Melrose Place" original cast member Amy Locane has been charged with second-degree vehicular homicide for allegedly causing a fatal crash before being arrested for suspicion of DWI Sunday night in Montgomery, N.J. The 38-year-old star, whose legal last name is Locane-Bouvenizer, was driving a Chevy Tahoe at approximately 9:16 p.m. when she struck the passenger side of a Mercury Milan driven by Fred Seeman as he was attempting to enter his driveway, according to the incident report. Seeman's passenger, Helene Seeman, was pronounced dead at the scene, and the driver was airlifted to a nearby hospital with serious injuries. Locane sustained minor cuts to her right foot and was arrested and held on $50,000 bail after responding officers "detected the odor of alcohol on defendant Locane-Bouvenizer’s breath and observed other signs of impairment." Read More »

'Twilight' heartthrob Robert Pattinson joined the likes of Oprah Winfrey, James Cameron and Beyonce Knowles on Forbes magazine's list of the most powerful celebrities, along with a number of other famous faces. The list is based off of a celebrity's level of fame and earnings from 2010. Pattinson ranked No. 50 on the list, pulling in $17 million. Oprah came in at No. 1, making a whopping $315 million, while Beyonce came in behind her with $80 million. Other people to make the list include Kate Hudson at No. 97 ($11 million), Sandra Bullock at No. 8 ($56 million), Tiger Woods at No. 5 ($105 million), Lady Gaga at No. 4 ($62 million), and Conan O'Brien at No. 51 ($38 million). Read More »

A lawyer for Mel Gibson is speaking out in defense of the star, whose reported rift with ex-girlfriend Oksana Grigorieva has made recent headlines. Gibson's attorney Stephen A. Kolodny tells ET the latest about the custody arrangements over the star's baby daughter Lucia: "Mel has generously supported Lucia and will continue to do so. Oksana currently lives in a four bedroom, multi-million dollar house with Lucia and her older son Sascha (from a previous relationship with actor Timothy Dalton) purchased by Mel. Mel also purchased a brand new car for Oksana. He provides health insurance for Lucia and has given Oksana tens of thousands of dollars to support her and Lucia over the past months." Read More »

ET confirms that Sandra Bullock and Jesse James are officially divorced. The Travis County court in Texas tells ET that Sandra and Jesse are officially split. Sandra's rep also confirms the divorce is final. Sandra, who filed for divorce in late April in the wake of his marital infidelity, has made several surprise appearances at celebrity events recently. Meanwhile, Jesse is reportedly packing up and moving to Austin, Texas. Read More »

Actress Angelina Jolie tells Vanity Fair magazine that she's not pregnant but admits she's certainly not opposed to the idea. "We want to make sure we can give everybody special time [in our family]. They’re kids now, and can play together, but they’re going to need a lot more talking in the middle of the night, like I did with my mom for hours," she tells the publication. "We want to make sure we don’t build a family so big that we don’t have absolutely enough time to raise them each really well." The Oscar-winning actress says that she appreciates the doors that acting has opened for her but hints that she might be taking a break from the business. “It’s not the most important thing in my life. Acting helped me as I was growing up. It helped me learn about myself, helped me travel, helped me understand life, express myself,” ... Read More »

ET was there as New York's finest came out to support Prince Harry and Argentina's Nacho Figueras in a friendly polo match where proceeds went to help the children of the African nation of Lesotho. "It's hard to go against the prince," Ivanka Trump said, throwing her support behind Prince Harry. Meanwhile, Gayle King said her loyalty was with Nacho. "I have to go with Nacho, although I'm very smitten with Harry." Read More »

Joran van der Sloot has been denied his request to void his confession to Peruvian authorities in the death of Stephany Flores. The Associated Press reports that Superior Court Judge Wilder Casique rejected the motion and the trial will continue without pause. Peruvian police say Joran is a confessed killer who detailed how he beat Flores to death in a hotel room. He later recanted his confession in an interview with Dutch newspaper De Telegraaf, saying he was "tricked." Read More »

Alicia Keys gave ET's Kevin Frazier a pregnancy update at the BET Awards on Sunday night in Los Angeles, while Jermaine Jackson spoke about Chris Brown's tearful Michael Jackson tribute. Feeling "amazing," Alicia is staying active during her pregnancy, bringing down the house "to sing one of my favorite songs of all time." Fiancé Swizz Beatz called his lovely bride "superwoman" for juggling performing and pending motherhood. The couple has opted to be “surprised” whether they're tickled in pink or blue. "We're going to wait on the name and the sex," says the dad-to-be. Knock-out Laila Ali is also thinking about expanding her family. "There is a number two coming, it's not here yet," she implied. "But we're going to be working on that." With the blend of genes from grandfather Muhammad Ali and father Curtis Conway, a retired NFL player, her almost two-year-old son "was born naturally with talent ... Read More »

A number of personal items from entertainment icon Marilyn Monroe went up for auction over the weekend, including her chest X-rays. ET has the details on how much the items were sold for on the auction block. Julien's Auctions sold a set of three of Monroe's X-rays taken from a 1954 visit to Cedars of Lebanon Hospital for a record $45,000. The pre-sale estimate on each X-ray was thought to be between $800 and $1,200. Monroe's chair from her last photo shoot went for $35,000, while the dress of another icon, Audrey Hepburn, went for $56,250. It was the dress Hepburn wore in 'Funny Face.' Read More »