JUSTIN BIEBER will stand trial for driving under the influence (DUI) in May (14), two months after he was initially due to face the charges.   READ MORE...

  JUSTIN BIEBER will stand trial for driving under the influence (DUI) in May (14), two months after he was initially due to face the charges.
  The pop superstar was arrested with R&B artist Khalil Amir Sharieff in January (14) and busted on suspicion of DUI, resisting arrest without violence and driving with an expired licence following allegations of drag racing in Miami, Florida.
  The 3 March (14) start date for his trial had to be postponed last month (Feb14) to allow the case judge to review hours of CCTV footage of Bieber in custody to determine if its release would violate his privacy.
  Miami-Dade County Judge William Altfield ruled in the defendant's favour last week (04Mar14) and ordered prosecutors to black out images of the Baby singer's genitals in the footage, which featured the 20 year old struggling to complete a sobriety test, arguing with cops and submitting to a urine test, before allowing them to go public.
  The case returned to court on Tuesday (11Mar14), when both prosecutor Daniel Diaz-Balart and Bieber's lawyer Roy Black insisted that no plea deal had been offered to the star, despite reports suggesting otherwise.
  The singer, who extended his weekend (08-09Mar14) stay in Austin, Texas and did not attend the Miami hearing, faces a day in court on 5 May (14). He has pleaded not guilty to the charges against him.
  Meanwhile, Sharieff will face a separate trial for a DUI charge on 7 April (14). He has also denied the allegations.
  The DUI charge isn't Bieber's only ongoing legal woe - he is also facing an allegation of summary assault in Toronto, Canada, where he stands accused of hitting a limo driver during a night out in December (13).
  A brief routine hearing into that case was held in Toronto on Monday (10Mar14), when Bieber's attorney, Brian Greenspan, appeared on his client's behalf, determined to fight the claims.
  After the court date, Greenspan told reporters, "What is clear is that we have independent witnesses who indicate he was not engaged in any wrongdoing." (MT/WNWCPS&WNWC/KL) HIDE STORY

Rockers KISS have been slapped with a lawsuit by late drummer ERIC CARR's heirs over unpaid royalties.   READ MORE...

  Rockers KISS have been slapped with a lawsuit by late drummer ERIC CARR's heirs over unpaid royalties.
  Carr's family members claim the group owes them five to 50 per cent of the profits made on songs like Breaking Out, Carr Jam 1981, Carr Jam 1991 and Little Caesar.
  According to the lawsuit, which was filed in Manhattan Supreme Court, the heirs state they believed they should only be collecting royalties from the American Society of Composers, but have discovered they should also be receiving payments from the group, two publishing companies and Gene Simmons Worldwide Inc.
  Attorney Robert Garson tells the New York Post, "They thought they were getting it all from one source."
  Carr died in 1991 at the age of 41. (KG/PYN/KL) HIDE STORY

A police sergeant who investigated the scene of WHITNEY HOUSTON's death has launched a civil lawsuit against Los Angeles city officials for retaliation he reportedly faced for reporting inappropriate remarks made by a colleague.   READ MORE...

  A police sergeant who investigated the scene of WHITNEY HOUSTON's death has launched a civil lawsuit against Los Angeles city officials for retaliation he reportedly faced for reporting inappropriate remarks made by a colleague.
  Sergeant Brian Weir claims he was removed from his position as head of the department's SWAT team, harassed and denied promotions after he filed a preliminary claim in September (13), reporting remarks that were allegedly made by a detective on the scene.
  In the lawsuit, which was filed in Los Angeles on Monday (10Mar14), Weir claims Detective Sergeant Terry Nutall lifted the sheet covering Houston's body and said, "Damn, she's still looking good, huh?"
  He is seeking unspecified damages for pain and suffering and loss of special unit pay.
  The I Will Always Love You hitmaker died of accidental drowning, with heart disease and cocaine use listed as contributing factors, in 2012. (KG/WNWCCBN&WNWCBB/KL) HIDE STORY

Veteran rapper LUTHER CAMPBELL has been slapped with a $74,000 (£46,250) bill over unpaid taxes.   READ MORE...

  Veteran rapper LUTHER CAMPBELL has been slapped with a $74,000 (£46,250) bill over unpaid taxes.
  The 2 Live Crew star has been accused of failing to pay his fair share of federal taxes to America's Internal Revenue Service for money earned in 2012, and now officials are demanding he settles the alleged debt, according to TMZ.com.
  Campbell is the latest hip-hop star to find himself in trouble with IRS agents - MC Hammer, Snoop Dogg, Jermaine Dupri and Damon Dash have all faced accounting issues in the past year. (MT/WNWCZM/KL) HIDE STORY