Police are investigating claims that teenage pop star Justin Bieber attacked and threatened a neighbour during an argument.

Justin Bieber has been accused of battery and making threats during an argument with his neighbour in southern California.

R&B star Frank Ocean has said he will not pursue criminal charges against singer Chris Brown, who is alleged to have punched him in a recent fight.

Frank Ocean wants to press charges against Chris Brown after the pair were involved in a fight on Sunday night.

Some of the bruises found on actress Natalie Wood’s body may have occurred before she drowned in the waters off Southern California more than 30 years ago.

Michael Madsen was taken to hospital following his arrest.

Turmoil in Michael Jackson’s family continued yesterday as a family feud that has engulfed the singer’s mother and children continued to play out online, on cable TV and in a videotaped driveway confrontation that authorities continue to investigate.

Police were called to Katherine Jackson’s home yesterday.

Police are investigating a family disturbance and possible battery at the home of Michael Jackson's mother.

The civil attorney for the doctor convicted of the involuntary manslaughter of Michael Jackson says his client is coping with tight jail security and his isolation, and remains optimistic that he will win an upcoming appeal.

Michael Jackson's mother claims Dr. Conrad Murray's four-year prison sentence for the involuntary manslaughter of her son is "not enough".

A yacht captain says he lied to investigators about Hollywood actress Natalie Wood’s mysterious death 30 years ago and blames her husband, Robert Wagner, for her drowning in the sea off Southern California.

Detectives have re-opened their investigation of Natalie Wood’s death nearly 30 years after the actress drowned in the waters off Southern California.

A stolen sketch by Dutch master Rembrandt has been found at a California church, about 20 miles from the luxury hotel lobby it was snatched from over the weekend, authorities have said.

A DRAWING by Rembrandt, valued at $250,000 (€173,000), was stolen from a hotel in southern California in what investigators said was a well-planned heist.

Lindsay Lohan is now under house arrest.

A judge has told Lindsay Lohan he will send her to jail if she accepts a plea deal from prosecutors to avoid trial for allegedly stealing a $2,500 necklace from an upmarket jewellery store.

Lindsay Lohan was freed from a suburban Los Angeles jail today, well short of the nearly month-long stay a judge had intended for the actress following a failed drug test.

The leader of a breakaway religious sect was undergoing a mental health check-up in hospital today after she and members of her group went missing, sparking fears for their safety.

The US sheriff's deputy who arrested Mel Gibson for drunken driving in 2006 sued his department, claiming he has been ostracised by colleagues since the incident.

THE results of investigations into domestic violence by actor Mel Gibson have been handed over to prosecutors.

US detectives gave prosecutors the results of their investigation into domestic violence allegations against Mel Gibson.

Mel Gibson's ex-girlfriend Oksana Grigorieva appeared in a closed court hearing in Los Angeles involving custody issues with their young daughter.

LINDSAY LOHAN has been released from jail, but she’s not exactly a free woman.

Mel Gibson has met with detectives to discuss extortion claims against his ex-girlfriend.

Detectives are investigating an alleged extortion bid by Mel Gibson’s ex-girlfriend Oksana Grigorieva against the actor-director.

Sheriff’s detectives in Los Angeles are investigating extortion allegations against Mel Gibson’s ex-girlfriend, it was revealed today.

Lindsay Lohan was cheered by inmates as she started her jail sentence yesterday.

Actress Lindsay Lohan has begun a jail sentence for a probation offence that underlined the starlet’s inability to put a 2007 drug case behind her.

US detectives investigating Mel Gibson in a possible domestic violence case received audio recordings from a court handling a child custody matter, authorities said.

US detectives investigating Mel Gibson in a possible domestic violence case received audio recordings from a court handling a child custody matter, authorities said.

Actor Mel Gibson is being investigated over a domestic violence incident involving his ex-girlfriend, Russian singer Oksana Grigorieva, earlier this year.

THE sheriff’s department in Los Angeles said last night that it is investigating actor Mel Gibson over a possible domestic violence incident involving his ex-girlfriend earlier this year in Malibu.

TROUBLED Hollywood starlet Lindsay Lohan sobbed and pleaded in court but a judge still slapped her with 90 days in jail for violating probation in two 2007 drunken driving cases.

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.

A PAPARAZZI photographer crashed his bicycle into actress Anne Hathaway’s car in West Hollywood, authorities said.

Ryan O’Neal and his son Redmond have been arrested after authorities said they found drugs at the actor’s home during a routine check associated with Redmond’s probation.

A strong earthquake shook Southern California tonight, causing buildings to sway and triggering some precautionary evacuations.

A paparazzo trying to photograph Matthew McConaughey at the beach told police he was attacked by a mob of surfers who threw his camera in the ocean.

James Bond star Pierce Brosnan is being investigated in connection with the alleged assault of a photographer in Malibu, according to US reports.

Authorities in the US are investigating an internet posting that appeared to threaten the judge in music producer Phil Spector’s murder trial.

A pregnant Nicole Richie wants to serve her time for driving under the influence of drugs in the Los Angeles County jail.

An investigation has been launched into allegations Paris Hilton received special treatment in jail.

With her medical condition now stabilised, Paris Hilton has been transferred back to a US jail after nearly a week in a medical ward, police say.