AP - Michael Jackson was so distraught over persistent insomnia in recent months that he pleaded for a powerful sedative despite warnings it could be harmful, says a nutritionist who was working with the singer as he prepared his comeback bid.

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AP - Michael Jackson’s will gives guardianship over his children to the singer’s mother and leaves all his assets in a trust fund, a person with knowledge of the document told The Associated Press on Tuesday.

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Reuters - Bizarre in life, Michael Jackson’s complex personal affairs are taking even stranger twists in death, with sketchy reports on Tuesday of plans for an elaborate public memorial and questions over the parentage of his children.

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Reuters - He was famously called “The Gloved One,” and now anyone can slip their hand into one of only two Michael Jackson electric-white gloves that could sell in the six figures, an auctioneer said on Tuesday.

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Ryan O’Neal, son Redmond and former Charlie’s Angels costars say their final farewells Tuesday in L.A.

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Reuters - Actor Ryan O’Neal led friends and family in a private funeral service on Tuesday for actress Farrah Fawcett, who died last week aged 62 after a long and public battle with cancer.

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PARIS, France — Supermodel Karen Mulder is being held by police in Paris, France, after allegedly threatening to attack a plastic surgeon.

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AP - A celebrity fashion designer has crashed her car through the front window of a hardware store in San Diego, injuring a customer inside.

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AP - The life of “Charlie’s Angels” star Farrah Fawcett was celebrated Tuesday at a private funeral in the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels. Her longtime companion, Ryan O’Neal, 68, was among pallbearers who accompanied the casket, covered in yellow and orange flowers, into the Roman Catholic cathedral.

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AP - Thousands of Michael Jackson fans gave the late pop star a raucous yet respectful send-off during six hours of public memorial services celebrating his life and music at Harlem’s Apollo Theater.

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