Jessica Simpson and Nick Lachey have made their divorce official after filing court documents requesting that a judge be assigned to sign off on a divorce decree.

Michael Jackson claimed in a videotaped deposition that was sure he had paid his former associate F. Marc Schaffel, who claims the entertainer owes him $3.8 million.

Black Eyed Peas' Will.i.am is under investigation for his role in after-party brawl following concert in Berlin; no charges have been filed yet.

Love, the Cirque du Soleil spectacular about the life and music of the Beatles, opened in Las Vegas Friday. Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr, Yoko Ono, and George Harrison's widow, Olivia were in attendance at the premiere.

Three people who said they believed Michael Jackson was guilty of child molestation were among those chosen for the jury in the trial of a lawsuit filed by Jackson's former associate, F. Marc Schaffel, who claims the entertainer owes him $3.8 million.

Pharrell Williams is stepping up as the new face of Louis Vuitton luggage, the company announced Wednesday.

Axl Rose was released from a Stockholm, Sweden jail after copping to biting a security guard and agreeing to pay a $5,500 fine, plus $1,360 in damages to the guard.

Boy George was assigned to five days of court-ordered community service as an employee of New York's Sanitation Department.

Sleater-Kinney has announced the band is going on "indefinite hiatus," and thanking fans for their "enthusiasm, passion and loyalty." The indie punk rockers are touring through the summer.

Pregnant Britney Spears will be photographed nude for the cover of the August issue of Harper's Bazaar.

Gene Simmons and onetime gal pal Georgeann Walsh Ward have reached an amicable settlement in Ward's defamation suit against Simmons, with regard to the documentary "When KISS Ruled the World." No money changed hands in the settlement, which called for Ward to accept that Simmons had nothing to do with including her photo in the documentary.

Michael Jackson is relocating to Europe in order to revive his flagging musical career, his spokesperson, Raymone K. Bain, said Tuesday. Jackson has also named Bain his "general manager," as part of a "sweeping restructuring" of his affairs, she said.

Boy George was in a Manhattan court room Monday to answer to a judge's claim that he violated the terms of his probation on a drug charge.

Elvis Costello and Diana Krall have announced that they are expecting their first child together in December, coinciding with their third wedding anniversary.

The trial of a lawsuit brought against Michael Jackson by a former business associate, who claims the entertainer owes him $3.9 million, commenced Monday; Jackson appeared in a video testimony but not in person.