Michael Jackson's father is appealing a court decision which states that he had no right to object to the executors of his son’s will.

THE Catholic Diocese of Orange in California is to pay out $100 million (€76m) in the largest single settlement in the Church's child sexual-abuse scandal.

A man found guilty of stalking Gwyneth Paltrow has lost his appeal against his conviction.

A Los Angeles state appeals court has revived part of a lawsuit brought by Harrods owner Mohamed Al Fayed that accuses a Beverly Hills lawyer of a $20m (£13m) scheme to sell false documents claiming Diana, Princess of Wales, was assassinated.