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Popsquire’s Russell Wetanson was on HLN’s “Issues With Jane Velez-Mitchell” Thursday night.  Well, kinda.  Watch!

Have a great weekend!  Remember, please don’t drink and drive.

In part two of the GMA interview, Rihanna says she and Chris Brown were best friends who fell in love.  Then, she caught him in a text message lie, which triggered the felony assault.

PS: Why is no one asking if drugs or alcohol were involved?

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Like a typical lawyer, Popsquire loves a good feud.  Levi Johnston and his lawyers demanded that Conan O’Brien and William Shatner retract their prior reinactment of his Twitter feed, so Conan obliged.

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Michael Jackson’s former dermatologist, Dr. Arnie Klein, gave a lengthy live interview on TMZ today.

He is a talker.  He just went on and on and on.  But, like a good lawyer, Popsquire is boiling it down to some highlights for you:

• Dr. Klein blames both Dr. Murray and AEG for MJ’s death.  He says that Dr. Murray’s actions are “criminal” and that AEG should be responsible for not properly conducting a background check on him.
• Dr. Klein says MJ was “in the hands of a doctor who didn’t know what he was doing.”
• Dr. Klein focuses on Dr. Murray administering Propofol “intermuscularly” instead of intravenously. He says that’s the wrong way and may have resulted in Dr. Murray being sedated while administering the drug.
• Dr. Klein knew MJ had a problem with Propofol, but that he never administered it to MJ.
• Dr. Klein re-built MJ’s nose, saying it had collapsed before he worked on it.
• Dr. Klein says the family is “all about money” and that Katherine Jackson is greedy because she keeps asking for money from the estate.
• Dr. Klein says Prince was supposed to duet with MJ on “Bad.”

Popsquire’s entertainment reporter / legal expert, Russell Wetanson, will be LIVE on HLN’s “Issues With Jane” today at 4:30 pm PST.

We’re talkin’ Rihanna.  Watch!

These bloggers have approached the bench with pop culture links.

[Bauer Griffin Online]

It might be defamation to say Demi Lovato is dating Joe Jonas! [ICYDK]

Natalie Portman may have been a child star, but she’s managed to stay away from legal scandals. [Popbytes]

Mariah Carey’s reaction to the Chris Brown / Rihanna story: “Yikes!” [Amy Grindhouse]

Being allergic to your husband — talk about irreconcilable differences! [Seriously? OMG! WTF?]

Can you imagine being the lawyer for Atlanta Housewives Kim Zolciak?! [Popwrap]

Technorati Tags: chris brown, demi lovato, kim zolciak, mariah carey, natalie portman, Rihanna, tardy for the party

Here’s a little glimpse of Courtney Cox fulfilling her contractual duties for one of the hottest new comedies of the season, “Cougartown.”

[Bauer Griffin Online]

PS: Federal law prohibits employment discrimination against people over the age of 40.  Cougars deserve jobs, too!

Technorati Tags: courtney cox, employment discrimination, legal expert, pop culture law

In a powerful GMA interview today, Rihanna says the infamous Chris Brown incident was a big wake up call.  Not only did she realize she had to leave him for her fans, but she gives this strong advice: “Don’t react off of love.  F love.”

Technorati Tags: assault, beating, chris brown, diane sawyer, good morning america, good morning america interview, legal expert, pop culture law, Rihanna

Today’s indecent exposure alert is brought to you by Lady Gaga.

[Bauer Griffin Online]

Or, is that Cher?

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Chris Brown is trying to figure out how to move past the infamous Rihanna incident.  Here’s how: (1) Go away for a while; (2) do your court-ordered hard labor; and (3) complete your 52-week domestic violence class.  Then, we can talk.

The MTV special, “Chris Brown: The Interview,” airs Friday at 6pm EST.

Technorati Tags: assault, chris brown, domestic violence, hard labor, legal expert, mtv interview, pop culture law, Rihanna, sway

For today’s positive collision between pop culture and law, Sienna Miller obeys NYC’s leash laws while walking her dog, Bess.  Good girl, Sienna!

[Bauer Griffin Online]

Technorati Tags: bess, dog, leash laws new york, pop culture law, sienna miller

If you missed Popsquire’s Russell Wetanson on TV Guide Network’s “Hollywood 411″ last night, don’t fret.  Here is an encore presentation. Enjoy!

Technorati Tags: hollywood 411, Jon & Kate Plus 8, kate gosselin, kate's story, pop culture law, tv guide network

No more fights about gay marriage.  No more fights about fake boobies.  No more fights about unauthorized appearances.

What has the world come to?  It’s come to a settlement, at least for Carrie Prejean and the folks at the Miss California USA organization.

As a reminder, Prejean sued the organization for religious discrimination, and the pageant officials fired back demanding that the former beauty queen reimburse them for the cost of her breast implants.

This had all the makings of a nasty civil case.  Sadly, it’s all over.  The parties have agreed to dismiss their respective lawsuits, and the Miss CA folks released this statement:

“Carrie Prejean, Keith Lewis, and K2 productions have dropped their claim against each other and wish each other the best in their future endeavors.”

“We are moving forward from the past and looking towards the crowning of two winners and the new look of the upcoming MISS CALIFORNIA USA pageant, telecast live on November 22nd.”

The open question: How much did Trump agree to pay Prejean to drop her case? How much would be biblically correct?

UPDATE

Paris Hilton’s infamous saying, “that’s hot,” may have a renewed purpose.

[Bauer Griffin Online]

It can refer to the loot police recovered from the celebrity robbery ring that allegedly has targeted Paris, Lindsay Lohan, Rachel Bilson, Orlando Bloom, and many other celebs since last year.

Not only have five people — Nick Prugo, Diana Tamayo, Courtney Ames, Roy Lopez Jr. and Alexis Neiers — been arrested and charged with various felony counts of burglary, but a newly released search warrant (cliek here) shows that, thankfully, they also have been stripped of their loot.

Among other things, the police recovered the following items from the robbery ring: a bag of loose diamonds totaling 42.94 karats (attn: Jennifer Lopez!), a Cartier watch, a Montblanc watch, an Apple laptop, a BlackBerry, True Religion jeans, Gucci eyeglasses, and numerous pieces of gold, silver, and diamond jewelry.

But, that’s not all.

The search warrant also reveals that police recovered several bags of mushrooms (not portabella, if you know what I mean), cocaine, several bottles of pills (including Oxycodone and other drugs), a semiautomatic shotgun, two pistols, and ammunition.

A sixth suspect, Johnny “Dangerous” Ajar, remains on the loose.  Find him!

Popsquire’s entertainment reporter / legal expert, Russell Wetanson, will be on TV Guide Network’s “Hollywood 411″ at 8pm.

We’re talking Kate Gosselin.  Watch!