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ROBERT GAUTHIER/AFP/Getty Images Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Yvette M. Palazuelos gathers jury verdict documents moments before they’re publicly disclosed Oct. 2 during the trial of Katherine Jackson’s lawsuit against AEG Live over the death of Michael Jackson. On Monday the judge denied a motion by the singer’s mom for a new trial based on allegedly ‘defective’ jury instructions and ...

Kevin P. Coughlin/New York Daily News Jay Z brings his Magna Carter World Tour home to the Barclays Center in Brooklyn Sunday night. Nothing got in the way of the words at Jay Z’s Barclays Center concert on Sunday. The show didn’t feature an innovative stage design, as on Drake’s recent tour. Neither did it include bejeweled masks, fancy dancers ...

independent.co.uk The video to Pacman and Peso’s ‘Escape to North Korea’ finds the duo in front of a number of North Korean landmarks. Two brave American rappers have managed to film a music video in secretive North Korea. Peso and Pacman recorded “Escape to North Korea,” rapping at various landmarks across the Korean capital, Pyongyang, including the Arch of Triumph. ...

Joey Scarborough Red Lobster has joined other corporate entities such as Duane Reade, Rite Aid, The Gap and Modell’s in the vicinity of the Apollo Theater. You needn’t set one foot inside today’s Apollo Theater to see how radically the world has changed since its heyday. Surrounding the venue’s storied walls stand outlets for Rite Aid, Duane Reade and, as ...

Devon and Jake’s Symbiotic Studios via YouTube Dartmouth sophomore Jake Gaba danced with many different people — and in this case with a “panda.” Says Gaba, “I knew I wanted to capture my experiences in a very special way.” Well, it is one way to see a country. Dartmouth sophomore Jake Gaba has danced his way across China in 100 ...

Bruce Springsteen collects some odds and ends for his latest CD, “High Hopes.” Bruce Springsteen “High Hopes” (Columbia) 2 Stars Bruce Springsteen may have titled his new CD “High Hopes” but fans should keep their expectations low. It’s not a genuinely new album, after all, but a collection of mutts and strays — pieces that had either previously been passed ...

Casey Rodgers/AP IMAGES FOR FUSE The Red Hot Chili Peppers are currently on tour following the release of their tenth studio album in 2011. They might need some extra socks. California funk-rock band Red Hot Chili Peppers – infamous for sometimes taking the stage with only tube socks covering their private parts – is reportedly joining headline act Bruno Mars ...

Christopher Polk/Getty Images for DirecTV Justin Timberlake had the top-selling CD of 2013, “The 20/20 Experience.” Perception: Young women rule modern pop — from Beyoncé and Miley to Katy and Rihanna. Reality: Men trounced women in CD sales this year by such a huge margin that only one female managed any mention in the entire Top Ten. And that sole ...

Neilson Barnard/Getty Images The family-friendly “Cinderella,” with Laura Osnes, helped reduce the average age of the Broadway theater-goer this year. The person sitting next to you at a Broadway show is most apt to be white, female and from out-of-town. Demographic stats released on Thursday by the Broadway League, a trade association, show that the Great White Way lives up ...

Craig Warga Art patrons wait in line to get into the Museum of Modern Art after it had been closed for two years — and its obvious popularity is likely why MoMA wants to expand at the expense of the American Folk Art Museum building. The Museum of Modern Art has told the little museum next door to “folk off.” ...