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Michael Jackson's former physician, Dr. Conrad Murray, is on trial for involuntary manslaughter in the Thriller singer's 2009 death. Closing arguments take place on Thursday and a Los Angeles jury will deliberate shortly afterward before deciding Murray's guilt or innocence.

Addiction treatment would improve patient safety, researchers noted in survey.

Twentieth Century Fox has been shedding production executives at a rapid clip -- five in the past two years, with another two about to jump ship, TheWrap has learned.

President Barack Obama has put out his last butt, his doctor said Monday. Despite the constant pressures of being commander-in-chief, Obama is tobacco free and on track to remain so in the future, according to a medical report released by his physician, Dr. Jeffrey Kuhlman.

Marijuana reform advocate NORML blasted the administration's response to a petition requesting that pot be regulated like alcohol.

Island Records, part of Universal Music, will release a posthumous album of Amy Winehouse's songs on December 5.

Two experts took the witness stand in defense of Michael Jackson's doctor Conrad Murray, who is being tried for involuntary manslaughter of pop icon Michael Jackson.

Veteran actor Michael Douglas said in a recent interview with Alec Baldwin that he will never forget when he was first told he had late-stage throat cancer in 2010.

Michael Jackson was dependent on a painkiller that he received in large, regular shots, along with Botox treatments, in the months before his death, a Los Angeles court heard on Thursday.

Michael Jackson was getting large regular shots of a painkiller, along with Botox treatments, in the months before his death, a Los Angeles court heard on Thursday.

British singer Amy Winehouse had more than five times the legal driving limit of alcohol in her blood when she died on July 23 aged 27, British media reported on Wednesday.

Director Steve McQueen's Shame, a no-holds-barred movie about a man in the grip of sexual addiction, has officially received an NC-17 rating.

Coroner Suzanne Greenaway's report shows Winehouse consumed five times the legal drink-drive limit of alcohol before she died. Winehouse's death at 27 puts her in the company of more than 30 musicians to die by drug overdose of acute alcohol poisoning at the age of 27. Look back with us at ten of the most famous members of the infamous 27 Club, and some of their most iconic performances.

Kaley Cuoco, the actress from the sitcom Big Bang Theory is engaged to addiction specialist, Josh 'Lazie' Resnik.The wedding date is yet to be decided, and the couple sounds like they are very excited about taking their relationship to the next level.

Recovering drug addict Chris Rene will become a star thanks to The X Factor but he needs to find the right material in order to win the TV singing contest, judge Antonio L.A. Reid said on Thursday.

Recovering drug addict Chris Rene will become a star thanks to The X Factor but he needs to find the right material in order to win the TV singing contest, judge Antonio L.A. Reid said on Thursday.

Scarlett Johansson and Joseph Gordon-Levitt are the latest additions to the rumor mill of celebrity couples. Various sources have claimed to see the two in action, but reps from both actors continue to shoot the rumors down.

Here's one way to cure fan addiction: Make 'em wait eight years between releases, then return with an album as competent and forgettable as The Great Escape Artist, the long-in-coming latest from Jane's Addiction.

A witness took the stand on Thursday Oct. 13, testifying that Michael Jackson's reliance on the painkiller Demerol could have led to insomnia, which Murray was trying to treat.

Happy Birthday to Eminem who turned 39 on Monday! Marshall Bruce Mathers III a.k.a. Slim Shady has become a renowned rapper, record producer, songwriter and actor (most notably for his performance in 8 Mile).

After the success of Oliver Stone's “The Doors,” former band mate and friend of Jim Morrison, Ray Manzarek is set to make a cinematic version of his novel “The Poet in Exile.” The film is to be directed by American Tim Sullivan, who will also serve as screenwriter for the project.