AP – Michael Jackson’s doctor has been taken into custody and is being held on $75,000 bail after pleading not guilty to causing the pop star’s death.

Reuters – Michael Jackson’s doctor on Monday pleaded not guilty to involuntary manslaughter in the sudden death of the pop star last year from a lethal cocktail of drugs.

AP – The romantic drama “Dear John” has knocked the sci-fi blockbuster “Avatar” off its No. 1 box-office perch.

AP – Keith Carradine’s ex-wife has been sentenced to community service for trying to cover up illegal wiretapping by former Hollywood private eye Anthony Pellicano.

AP – A judge has modified a protective order allowing actor Charlie Sheen and his wife, Brooke, to see each other as Sheen faces domestic violence allegations.

Reuters – Actor Charlie Sheen was charged on Monday with three crimes including felony menacing stemming from an assault on his wife Brooke Mueller in a heated Christmas Day argument.

AP – Michael Jackson’s doctor pleads not guilty to manslaughter charge in singer’s death.

AFP – Conservative superstar Sarah Palin came in for ridicule from her critics Monday, after published news photos showed her referring to talking points scribbled on the palm of her hand during a major speech.

AP – Former child television star Gary Coleman pleaded guilty Monday to a misdemeanor criminal mischief charge related to a domestic violence incident last April.

AFP – Michael Jackson’s doctor was charged with involuntary manslaughter here Monday ahead of a long-awaited court hearing where he is expected to deny causing the pop icon’s death.

Cowgirl styles at home on the range or avenue.

Samantha Boardman Rosen, Stephanie Winston Wolkoff, Eleanor Cayre and Nina Davidson hosted the luncheon.

AFP – Olympic protesters could have their hands full if they attempt to disrupt the torch relay after organisers announced that Terminator star Arnold Schwarzenegger would be one of the runners carrying the flame.

Straw basket weaves take the chic road.

Rich hues add a layer of punch to these exotics.

Moccasins and preppy boat shoes are back.

Corseting on sandals won’t leave you in a pinch.

The best sandals are a step above the rest.

Reuters – British broadcaster ITV pleaded guilty to animal cruelty and was fined by an Australian court on Monday after a rat was killed and eaten on the reality TV show “I’m a Celebrity … Get Me Out of Here.”

Ovitz’s presentation was a wonderfully stylish mash-up of casual-cool meets prepster classics.

AP – Miley Cyrus has organized an online auction to benefit the relief effort in Haiti, and Britney Spears, Hugh Jackman, Ellen DeGeneres, Julianne Moore, Whoopi Goldberg, Demi Lovato and others will donate items and experiences.

Now Smell This celebrates its fifth birthday today. It figures that today of all days, the blog went down in the wee morning hours, and so this post is much later than I thought it would be. Now that we’re back, a slice of virtual cake for everyone, and I hope you’ll forgive us while we indulge in a little navel-gazing.

In early 2005, I was an avid — ok, obsessive — perfume fan. At that time, if you wanted to keep track of all the sorts of things that a perfumista wants to keep track of — what new perfumes were coming out? who might be having a great sale? — you had your work cut out for you. You could read all the magazines, you could slog through all the posts on the various forums, and you could check out Women’s Wear Daily on Friday. There was one French website that kept a simple list of upcoming perfumes, and that was helpful, but by and large there was no one place, online or off, that collected and organized all the news.

In the meantime, I was also discovering blogs, and in February 2005 I started looking around for a perfume blog. I couldn’t find one that was active, and that was that: I figured that as long as I was wasting so many hours collecting information, I might as well do something with it. I spent a few days setting up a blog (I wish I’d kept a screen shot so I could show you how ugly — and how pink! — it was), and on Tuesday, February 8 I made my first post…

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AP – Michael Jackson’s doctor was charged Monday with involuntary manslaughter, capping an exhaustive investigation into the pop star’s stunning death last summer and setting up the prospect of another sensational celebrity courtroom drama.

AFP – Michael Jackson’s doctor has been charged with involuntary manslaughter in connection with the pop star’s death last year, prosecutors said Monday.

Reuters – Hollywood couple Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt are suing Britain’s News of the World tabloid over allegations it published about their relationship, their London lawyers said on Monday.