The judge who sent Lindsay Lohan to jail removed herself from the case today after a prosecutor complained she improperly contacted experts or participants in the case.

A judge sentenced Lindsay Lohan to three months in jail and ordered her to undergo a rehabilitation programme after finding the troubled actress had broken the terms of her probation in a 2007 drug case.

Experts began tests today in a bid to discover how US socialite Casey Johnson died at just 30.

Michael Jackson's personal physician will be charged with manslaughter within the next two weeks, it was reported today.

Prosecutors say Chris Brown is expected to appear in a Los Angeles court today, even though they have yet to charge him over an alleged attack on his girlfriend, singer Rihanna.

Prosecutors said they want more evidence from police before determining whether to press charges against Chris Brown, who’s accused in a domestic dispute that reportedly involves pop superstar Rihanna.

Reality TV star Nicola Richie's drink-driving trial has been postponed again after the socialite's legal team filed a motion in court on Tuesday.

Nicole Richie has won a delay in her drunken driving case.

American actor Tom Sizemore has surrendered to face a Los Angeles hearing on whether he violated probation when he was arrested for drug possession.

US actor Ryan O’Neal will not be charged for firing “a warning shot” during a brawl with his son in Los Angeles earlier this year, prosecutors said.

Los Angeles prosecutors were considering today whether to charge Ryan O’Neal with assault with a deadly weapon for firing a gun during a fight with his son at the actor’s Malibu home.

Sixth Sense star Haley Joel Osment could face up to six months behind bars if found guilty of charges of drink driving and possessing marijuana, according to US authorities.

Mel Gibson’s arraignment on misdemeanour drunken driving charges was advanced to today, the district attorney’s office said.

An alleged kidnapper considered armed and dangerous peacefully surrendered to US police in armoured battle wagons yesterday after a four-and-a-half-hour chase and stand-off that shut down one of southern California’s busiest freeways.

They lurk in bushes, camp in cars and hover in helicopters. Some are brazen enough to openly brandish their cameras, like old Western gunslingers.

Courtney Love pleaded not guilty today to assault with a deadly weapon stemming from a confrontation with a woman at her ex-boyfriend’s house.

Charlie’s Angels star Cameron Diaz is taking legal action in a bid to stop photographs taken at a private modelling session over a decade ago being released.

Actress Kim Delaney has been sentenced to two years probation after pleading no contest to a charge of reckless driving.

The site of George Harrison's death remains a mystery.