News from The Smoking Gun

Dear Friends:


Santa Barbara prosecutors are opposing Michael Jackson's bid to reduce his $3 million bail, claiming that the singer could become an international fugitive and live out his life in garden spots like North Korea, Syria, Libya or other countries that do not have extradition treaties with the United States. Details at:

http://www.thesmokinggun.com/archive/0524041jacko1.html


In a creepy invasion of privacy, a New York auction house is peddling medical records chronicling the birth of Bruce Springsteen, from the rock star's first rashes to the tiny Boss's meconium production. Story at:

http://www.thesmokinggun.com/archive/0520043bruce1.html


Accused of ripping off the work of a noted French fashion photographer, Madonna just spread some cash around and--voila!--copyright case dismissed:

http://www.thesmokinggun.com/archive/0524042madonna1.html


For Barbra Streisand, the bill has finally come due in her nutty lawsuit over those aerial photos of the singer's Malibu estate. A judge has just ordered Babs to fork over $177,000 to her legal vanquishers, so it probably wasn't a pleasant weekend for poor James Brolin:

http://www.thesmokinggun.com/archive/0521041babs1.html


New prize contest starts today, so if you want a shot at some fine publishing titles and a deck of mug shot playing cards, enter now. All you have to figure out is what was hidden inside Mr. Corona's parcel:

http://www.thesmokinggun.com/contest/contest.html


Regards,

Your pals at TSG

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