All posts containing the tag: "hearing"
Posted Nov 19th 2009 5:00PM by TMZ Staff
Chris Brown is in court today for a progress report hearing.
Brown pled guilty to assaulting Rihanna back in June -- and was sentenced to 180 days of hard labor plus a bunch of other stipulations, including one year of domestic violence counseling.
UPDATE 2:10 PM PT: All done -- the judge is satisfied -- next progress report hearing is scheduled for February 18.
UPDATE 2:08 PM PT: Brown has also completed 7 of his 52 domestic violence classes.
UPDATE 2:05 PM PT: Brown's progress report was just handed to the judge, which showed he has completed 100 hours of community service already.
UPDATE 2:04 PM PT: Here we go!
UPDATE 2:03 PM PT: Brown and one bodyguard are now sitting in the courtroom.
Filed under: Celebrity Justice, Chris Brown
Tags: chris brown, ChrisBrown, court, hearing, progress report, ProgressReport, rihanna
Posted Oct 2nd 2009 4:30PM by TMZ Staff
A hearing is underway in Michael Jackson's probate case -- the judge wants to know how the three kids are doing. And some family members may try and boot John Branca as executor under the will.
UPDATE 5:27 PM ET -- All done.
UPDATE 5:25 PM ET -- Billie Jean Jackson objects!!!! To what, we don't know.
UPDATE 5:17 PM ET -- Howard Weitzman, who reps Branca and McClain, asked the judge to extend the co-Special Administrators powers through the end of the year. The judge saw it Weitzman's way, and gave the pair basically the same power as executors of the estate would have, with one string attached -- they have to loop in Katherine Jackson and the Guardian Ad Litem for the kids for any deals they negotiate.
UPDATE 5:05 PM ET -- Katherine Jackson's attorney, Burt Levitch, just told the judge the family would rather see a member of the family be the administrator of Jackson's estate.
UPDATE 4:44 PM ET -- A motion to seal several business agreements was granted.
Click here... it's not over yet
Filed under: Michael Jackson
Tags: court, custody, hearing, katherine jackson, KatherineJackson, michael jackson, MichaelJackson
Posted Oct 1st 2009 12:40PM by TMZ Staff
Howard K. Stern was in court today -- where the judge set a date for the preliminary hearing in the Anna Nicole Smith drug case.
We're told, both sides combined, there will be at least 90 witnesses -- around 60 for the prosecution, 30 for the defense.
Stern was arraigned last month on 11 felony counts related to Anna Nicole's prescription drug use -- but today outside of court he was confident he'd be found not guilty.
He'll be back in court October 13.
Filed under: Anna Nicole Smith, Exclusives
Tags: anna nicole smith, AnnaNicoleSmith, court, drug, hearing, howard k. stern, HowardK.Stern
Posted Aug 28th 2009 6:30AM by TMZ Staff
Attorneys for everyone involved in Michael Jackson's estate -- Katherine Jackson, Michael's kids, and the co-administrators -- are in court today to discuss Katherine's safe harbor petition.
The safe harbor petition allows Katherine to ask the judge if she can object the special administrators without it being considered contesting Jackson's will. Jackson's will contains a no-contest clause -- meaning anyone who challenges it loses their inheritance rights.
12:30 PM ET -- And that's it. The hearing on the safe harbor petition has been postponed to a later date.
11:59 AM ET -- The judge has shot Buie down, claiming she doesn't have the standing to file an objection. Apparently imaginary relationships don't count.
11:57 AM ET -- A woman named Charlene Buie (crazy on Line 1) says she has a hand-written will from Jackson and doesn't think the will recognized by the court is legit because the initials on the will are not MJ's handwriting.
Filed under: Michael Jackson
Tags: estate, hearing, katherine jackson, KatherineJackson, michael jackson, MichaelJackson, will
Posted Aug 26th 2009 10:00AM by TMZ Staff
Just hours after Chris Brown was sentenced yesterday for beating her up, it was business as usual for Rihanna in NYC -- who continued her day without missing a step ... well, maybe just one.
Filed under: Rihanna, Chris Brown
Tags: assault, chris brown, ChrisBrown, hearing, new york, NewYork, rihanna, sentencing
Posted Aug 17th 2009 6:00PM by TMZ Staff
The lawyer for Michael Jackson's kids is set to appear in court for the first time today, as lawyers for the estate and Katherine Jackson's lawyers try to reach an agreement on merchandising all things Michael.
UPDATE 7:10 PM -- And we're done for the day. Biggest headline -- the judge has approved a major Jackson merchandising deal, but there is still one more deal (with AEG for a Jackson memorabilia tour) to be decided upon.
UPDATE 7:03 PM -- The judge has set an evidentiary hearing for Friday -- so the AEG deal won't be approved (or denied) until then.
UPDATE 6:45 PM -- An attorney for AEG says the company wants the deal taken care of this week.
UPDATE 6:41 PM -- And we're back on the record.
UPDATE 6:34 PM -- The judge has ordered a short recess in the hopes all sides can reach an agreement on the AEG deal today.
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Filed under: Michael Jackson
Tags: aeg live, AegLive, attorney, estate, hearing, katherine jackson, KatherineJackson, lawyers, merchandise, michael jackson, MichaelJackson
Posted Jul 23rd 2009 1:30PM by TMZ Staff
Lawyers for Michael Jackson's estate, along with Katherine Jackson's lawyer, went to court this morning, seeking temporary financial allowances -- and Katherine claims she needs the money to live.
The matter was put off until August 3, when lawyers will all appear in court.
UPDATE: 2:29 PM PT: Lawyers for the estate wrote in a written declaration, "We are informed that Mrs. Jackson was also financially dependent upon Michael Jackson and that other than extremely modest social security benefits, Mrs. Jackson has no independent means of support."
The declaration continues: "Michael Jackson died 4 weeks ago. Therefore, there is an urgent need for the Special Administrators to be authorized to pay family allowance for the benefits of Minor Children in order to ensure that the Minor Children's needs for maintenance and support are met."
The document also says other than social security benefits which the kids have not yet received, they are totally dependent on the estate for their care and support.
Filed under: Michael Jackson
Tags: allowance, hearing, katherine jackson, KatherineJackson, michael jackson, MichaelJackson, money, probate
Posted Jun 15th 2009 3:08PM by TMZ Staff
Chris Brown should not be playing Rihanna jokes a week before she takes the stand against him during his preliminary hearing.
But that seems to be exactly what went down last night in Orlando during the NBA final game between the L.A. Lakers and the Orlando Magic.
We're told Chris came with a dude and Teyana Taylor (right, with Rihanna on 5/08), a singer who must have thought it was funny to dress up like Rihanna. Apparently Chris felt it was funny too.
So Chris got a laugh at the expense of the woman he's accused of beating.
We'll see if Chris is still laughing when they come face-to-face in court next Monday.
Filed under: Talk Sports, Rihanna, Chris Brown
Tags: chris brown, ChrisBrown, hearing, nba finals, NbaFinals, rihanna
Posted Jun 21st 2006 3:51PM by TMZ Staff
Janet Arvizo pled not guilty in an L.A. court Wednesday to charges of welfare fraud and perjury.
Arvizo, the mother of the boy who accused Michael Jackson of sexual molestation in 2003, looked happy as she left court today despite all the bad press, telling TMZ, "Today is a new day!"
Arvizo's lawyer said Janet hopes to resolve the welfare fraud charges without a trial.
As Arvizo left the courthouse after her arraignment, she told TMZ she was on her way to see her husband, United States Army Major Jay Jackson, who was returning from serving in Iraq today.
Arvizo is charged with fraudulently obtaining roughly $8,000 in welfare payments by allegedly lying about her financial situation. She invoked her Fifth Amendment right under oath during the Jackson trial when asked about why she took welfare when she had more than $30,000 in her bank account.
Arvizo is due back in court August 7th.
Filed under: Celebrity Justice
Tags: accuser's mother, Accuser'sMother, arraignment, court, gavin arvizo, GavinArvizo, hearing, janet arviso, janet arvizo, JanetArviso, JanetArvizo, Michael jackson, MichaelJackson, music, not-guilty
