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The late Michael Jackson was honored at a mostly official tribute concert called Michael Forever in Cardiff, Wales last night that was performed in front of an almost sold-out house. Performers like Alicia Keys, Jamie Fox and Christina Aguilera were among the performers who appeared live on stage while folks like Beyoncé provided pre-taped performances. Members of Jackson‘s family were in attendance as well … with the primary focus on the in-person appearances by MJ‘s children Prince, Paris and Blanket. Other members of the Jackson family were purposely NOT in attendance because they were not on board with a tribute concert to MJ happening at the same time that Dr. Conrad Murray‘s manslaughter trial for the death of Jackson is underway. Click below to see some photos, read some deets and watch some video from the Michael Forever concert performance last night.

La Toya Jackson is ready to get back into the music biz with the release of a new EP titled Starting Over. Additionally, La Toya is ready to release a new book, coincidentally titled Starting Over as well. HMMM. To promote the release of this new EP and book, she has released a short promo video that teases both offerings. Click below to check it out.

Back in August we got our first look at the cast of the newest Housewives in the Bravo TV stable of programming — The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills. Today we get to see photos from the premiere event for the show which was held, naturally, in Beverly Hills, CA last night. In addition to the new Housewives themselves, a plethora of A-List celebs also strutted their stuff down the red carpet at the event — A-Listers like La Toya Jackson, Nicky & Paris Hilton … AND her wonky eye:

The Hilton sisters were there to support their aunts who are featured castmembers of The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills … Paris‘s wonky eye was dragged there against its will … poor thing. I have no idea why La Toya Jackson was there … perhaps she saw the red carpet and camera flashbulbs and decided to swing by. To be honest, as much as I enjoy watching the different versions of The Real Housewives, I kinda feel like things are getting out of hand. If anything could kill the successful franchise, it would be the vapid ostentatious of the ladies of Beverly Hills. The Real Housewives of DC really tried my patience last season … it was very boring to watch. I’ll give the Beverly Hills ladies a chance but if they end up sucking, I’ll be out. Are any of y’all planning to watch this newest version of The Real Housewives?

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Earlier today when I posted the photo of Jermaine Jackson arriving at Forest Lawn Cemetery so that he could be interviewed by Larry King to mark the anniversary of Michael Jackson‘s death this Friday Pink reader Katie gave me the heads up that Jermaine‘s wasn’t the only Jackson looking for a little attention this week. La Toya Jackson, MJ‘s older sister, was followed by Animal Planet cameras on a visit to the animal sanctuary that has been taking care of MJ‘s pet Bubbles the Chimpanzee. La Toya seemed very excited to see Bubbles … Bubbles, on the other hand, seemed far from impressed with her:

Nearing the anniversary of her brother’s death on Friday, LaToya Jackson had an emotional reunion with Michael’s former pet Bubbles the chimpanzee. As part of an Animal Planet documentary, she visited the ape at his Florida sanctuary. On her way there, LaToya confessed that she was ‘really looking forward to seeing Bubbles, more than anything else’. Michael’s big sister claimed that she hadn’t seen Bubbles for ’20 something years’ and her excitement was palpable. Unfortunately, Bubbles’ enthusiasm at the long-awaited reunion didn’t match LaToya’s and he remained pretty stoic as he gazed sadly from behind bars. LaToya, 54, said the chimp used to ‘eat at the table with us’ and told how he used to walk to the fridge and help himself to his favourite treat – Haagen-Dazs ice cream. As she hosed him down with water, the singer reminisced that it was just like old days, when Bubbles used to have his own bathroom and regularly take showers. Things turned emotional for LaToya though as she shared a little one on one time with the chimp. A teary Jackson told Bubbles: ‘I miss you – I haven’t seen you in ages.’ Michael Jackson adopted the ape from a Texas research facility in the early eighties. Bubbles slept in a crib in Jackson’s bedroom, shared the singer’s toilet and ate sweets in the Neverland movie theatre. For a time, Jackson took the chimp everywhere with him, even travelling to Japan with him and taking him along to afternoon tea with a Japanese mayor. Unfortunately for Bubbles though his lavish lifestyle was brought to a grinding halt when he grew too large, and aggressive, for Jackson to handle. In 2003, his pet was carted off to a California animal sanctuary where he became so depressed he reportedly attempted suicide. When the sanctuary closed in 2004, Bubbles was taken to his current home, the Center for Great Apes, in Wauchula, Florida.

Now … I’m sorry … but … I do not believe for one second that La Toya would truly recognize Bubbles from any other chimp in that sanctuary. I know it makes for good TV to have a tearful reunion (especially for Animal Planet who could use the ratings) but seems to me like nothing but a reason for publicity on La Toya‘s part. I love the woman but … no. After the jump, check out video from La Toya‘s visit with Bubbles and see for yourselves …

Yesterday we saw a few photos of Mariah Carey and hubby Nick Cannon tooling around Malibu, CA in an insanely luxurious Rolls Royce Phantom convertible but today we learn that they weren’t the only celebs riding around in style this weekend here in SoCal. La Toya Jackson, who just celebrated her 54th birthday last Saturday, was spotted riding shotgun in a sweet, fire red Ferrari convertible yesterday afternoon:

It’s unclear who was behind the wheel but I would bet very good money that this sweet ride does NOT belong to Ms. La Toya Jackson. Even still, you gotta admit that she does look pretty good in this car. You do the damn thing, Toy … let that dude drive you around as much as you like. The car really suits her, don’t you think?

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At long last, authorities in charge of the Michael Jackson Death Investigation have charged MJ‘s personal physician Dr. Conrad Murray in his death. Murray showed up at court today, as did members of the immediate Jackson family, to face a charge of Involuntary Manslaughter in regards to MJ‘s sudden death last Summer. Here are photos of Dr. Murray, Katherine Jackson (MJ‘s mother) and La Toya Jackson (MJ‘s older sister) arriving at court and deets of the just launched criminal trial proceedings:

Nearly eight months after Michael Jackson died suddenly, his personal physician was charged Monday with involuntary manslaughter for providing him with a powerful anesthetic that was ruled a major factor in his death. The filing of the charges capped an investigation that revealed Mr. Jackson’s heavy reliance on narcotics, including propofol, an anesthetic normally used in surgery but administered to Mr. Jackson, 50, as a sleep aid. The doctor, Conrad Murray, a cardiologist with offices in Houston and Las Vegas, had acknowledged giving Mr. Jackson the drug shortly before the singer was found unconscious on June 25 in a rented mansion here, according to police affidavits. The coroner determined that Mr. Jackson had died from “acute propofol intoxication,” combined with other sedatives. Dr. Murray, 56, who arrived in Los Angeles last week trailed by paparazzi, has maintained through his lawyer that nothing he gave Mr. Jackson should have caused his death. If convicted, he faces a possible maximum four-year state prison term. Dr. Murray arrived at the Airport Courthouse here shortly before his arraignment was scheduled to begin, at 1:30 p.m. Pacific time, escorted by lawyers and sheriff’s deputies and without handcuffs. At least 24 television trucks and journalists yammering in a multitude of languages were awaiting his arrival, along with a smattering of fans, some bearing signs “Justice for Michael.” A Jackson impersonator did his moves, sometimes prompted, sometimes not. About an hour earlier, some members of the Jackson family had arrived in S.U.V.’s. Mr. Jackson’s father, Joseph — in sunglasses, a black suit and fedora, and red tie — paused by the curb, waiting for the others. Jermaine Jackson, the singer’s brother, and his wife, Halima Rashid, held hands as they walked toward the doors, followed by his sister, La Toya, in a bright pink blazer. The family members were escorted by five sheriff’s deputies, who then clustered by the entrance as they funneled in. The charge came after a week of negotiations between Dr. Murray’s lawyers and prosecutors that one of his lawyers said bogged down over whether Dr. Murray should be handcuffed and arrested, as opposed to surrendering at a courthouse in a more low-key way … Dr. Murray, according to police affidavits, was administering propofol to Mr. Jackson — the singer called it his “milk” — to help him sleep on the morning of June 25. Dr. Murray said he left the room for approximately two minutes to make a telephone call and found Mr. Jackson had stopped breathing when he returned. Efforts to revive Mr. Jackson at the house and a hospital were not successful, and the investigation of his death quickly focused on the drugs he was taking. Dr. Murray had no previous brush with celebrity until he began working as Mr. Jackson’s personal physician in May, after meeting him through an acquaintance in Las Vegas. He was promised $150,000 a month and had planned to accompany Mr. Jackson on his comeback tour, 50 concerts in London that were scheduled for July 2009 through next month.

This charge of Involuntary Manslaughter sounds about right to me. As I said before, I sincerely doubt that Dr. Murray intended to kill Michael Jackson. While it will be up to a jury of his peers to determine if he is guilty of his crime, I still believe that MJ‘s death was not intentional. This court case is bond to be a media circus … especially since Michael Jackson is so well-known. After the jump, find out what TMZ has discovered from the final coroner’s report relating to MJ‘s death and see what sort of evidence Dr. Murray is up against in this case against him …

Yesterday we saw photos of La Toya Jackson all dressed up in festive holiday attire doing a bit of lingerie shopping at Frederick’s of Hollywood in Los Angeles, CA and today we get to see a few more photos of the festively festooned La Toya doing her thang. This time, tho, La Toya is not shopping for undies … she is, instead, bringing joy and happiness to needy kids at AIDS Project LA. La Toya Claus teamed up with Toys for Tots for the occasion … behold:

First off, I have to commend La Toya for taking time out of her bizzy schedule (of underwear shopping, apparently) to devote her time and energy for such an amazing cause. Toys For Tots is a wonderful organization and AIDS Project LA is a terribly important charity. Sure, I like to poke fun at Toy from time to time (after all, she makes it so easy) but I am very impressed with her efforts here and I’m sure the kids who benefited from her endeavors are greatly appreciative as well. These kids will be having a Merry Xmas partly due to La Toya Jackson … that’s kinda cool, I think.

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La Toya Jackson, arguably the most fabulous member of the Jackson family, showed her Xmas spirit here in SoCal yesterday as she stepped out to do some shopping at, well, Frederick’s of Hollywood. No word on if her lingerie purchases were for herself or for other folks on her Xmas list (Mama Katherine Jackson, perhaps?) but Toy walked out the establishment with her arms laden with full shopping bags … behold:

Okay … so we all know that as Jehovah’s Witnesses, the Jackson family doesn’t really celebrate Xmas so mebbe these lingerie purchases will serve other non-holiday-related purposes. Whatever the case may be, here’s hoping La Toya has a merry time with her new undies … and that we never have to see her modeling them ;)

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Celebs of varying degrees of fame and hotness were on hand at Voyeur in West Hollywood, CA last night to attend US Weekly‘s Hot Hollywood 2009 event in order to see and be seen. Here are a few pics from the red carpet of who made the guest list at last night’s event:

For the most part, it was an event that managed to attract the folks who are squarely on the pop culture radar right now … Julie Benz (Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Dexter) and Eliza Dusku (BtVS, Angel, Dollhouse) represented the Buffyverse contingent while Mark Salling from Glee and Adam Lambert from American Idol repped the Man of the Hour contingent. Mya, who looks poised to become the next Dancing with the Stars champ, made sure to get her party on last night as did Ms. La Toya Jackson (who, I understand, was quite popular with party-goers last night). All in all it sounds like everyone had a great time last night … it appears that all the right “it” people of the moment came out to play … sounds pretty fun to me.

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La Toya Jackson, who has become quite the social butterfly in recent weeks, was spotted on the streets of Beverly Hills, CA over the weekend. Actually, she was spotted on one Beverly Hills street in particular … Rodeo Drive. Here are pics of Toy wearing a very bedazzling outfit as she enjoyed a day of shopping on one of the world’s most expensive streets:

Whether she’s dining out with family members or just dining out alone, La Toya has been pretty vigilant about going out on a semi-nightly basis. Now that the spotlight of attention has been focused on her family, she seems happy to bask in its glow … which is prolly why she insists on wearing such sparkling outfits … to better catch the limelight. I would assume that Toy Toy picked up a few more sparkly things on this trip to Rodeo Drive … after all, she’ll need something shiny and new to wear when she goes out on the town again ;)

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