First, let me wish everyone a Happy 4th of July! And, although I wanted to avoid it – more Michael Jackson nuggets: Is it true that after 50 years, Katharine Jackson may divorce her husband, the dumber than a rock, Joe Jackson? Stay tuned. … This is certainly related, Debbie Rowe has told friends the main reason she wants custody of the kids is to make sure they are kept away from Michael’s dad, Joe, who Debbie calls, the real monster in that family. … Still not confirmed, but it’s getting louder, that Michael’s funeral will be on Tuesday at Staples. There’s also a lot of chatter that he will be buried at the Hollywood Hills Forrest Lawn, also the resting place for such stars as Lucile Ball, David Caradine, Rod Steiger, Ricky Nelson, and Freddy Prinze!

Tiger Woods who’s hosting a golf tourney at Congressional Course in Washington DC, will be an overnight guest at the White House, July 4th.

Odds and Ends: Any truth that Paris Hilton is going bald? … Now that Farah Faucet is buried, Ryan O’Neal is showing what a jerk he really is! Ryan, who is still facing 12 years in prison, for drugs, is reportedly using all the runway, every way he can to profit from Farah’s death. … Truth be known there was never anything serious between Jennifer Aniston and Bradley Cooper, however there is something serious between Bradley and Renee Zellweger.

Couple of 4th of July Nuggets: The real reason our Independence Day falls on July 4, is because Thomas Jefferson was an Astrology nut, and it was only after weeks and weeks of meetings with his Astrologist and charting possibilities, did Jefferson decide July 4th was the most favorable for the birth of the United States of America. … Every year I mention this one, and love it, that Tom Cruise told that spirituous nut Oliver Stone that he was born on the 4th of July, so Stone gave him the lead in the movie, Born On The 4th Of July! Tom Cruise was actually born, July 3rd!

Michael Jackson Odd and Ends: Michael had friends, I bet you didn’t know about, like Sylvester Stallone and Steve Martin, who like Michael collect art, would often trade their art works with each other. … One of Michael’s closest friends worked as his chief bodyguard, Miko Brando, Marlon Brando’s son! Michael and Miko were together most of the day Michael died – One week ago today. … Regarding the will, while there’s been a lot of talk that the dad was omitted, so were all his brothers and sisters. Michael always felt they tried to sponge off him, his brother Marlon worked as a checker at a Ralph’s Super Market, asked Michael for a loan to buy a house, Michael said no. … At least four more doctors have come forward saying Michael was a patient of theirs, until he demanded drugs, when they said no, Michael fired them. … Over heard, Rev. Sharpton saying, after Michael is buried, I’ll never talk to these people again. … An impeccable source tells me police found over $50,000 in prescription drugs and almost a hundred syringes at Jackson’s rented mansion. … Every news outlet in the world’s been saying there was going to be a public viewing at Neverland – everyone but me – my source kept telling me it wasn’t going to happen. Now Jackson’s family admits, not going to do it.

Movie Stuff: Public Enemies is out with Johnny Depp. I gave it 3 ½ Stars! Also out now, Ice Age – Dawn of the Dinosaurs, which I gave 2 Stars.

Great quote from Loren Michaels SNL, Today there’s ice in hell, Al Franken is a United State Senator.

Megan Fox, 23 and Brian Austin Green, 35 are very much a couple and friends say they may be getting married.

Sorry to hear about the passing of actor Karl Malden, great guy, he was 93. … And, Walter Cronkite, also 93 is in really bad shape in the hospital.

Michael Jackson News: There is a rumor that Jordan Chandler, who in 1993 accused Michael of abusing him as a kid, is recanting his story now – saying, his father made him lie and that Michael never molested him. … How strange was Michael Jackson? When he was on top, and could have had any date in the world, he took a chimp to the Grammys, he took Elizabeth Taylor to the Tonys and Emanuel Lewis to the Emmys. … Hottest scoop – that Janet Jackson is trying to talk her Mom into leaving her husband, Joe, taking the kids and moving in with her. … And last Thursday when the news broke about Jacko’s death, Michael Jordan and Tiger Woods heard about it together while having drinks in N.Y.

For the record, a source at Production 19 tells me, there is no truth that Simon Cowell has been offered $114 million to stay on American Idol, he was only offered $88 million!

Movie News: George Clooney wants to star in and produce a biopic called, Greed – the story of Bernie Madoff. … Word is that Lisa Marie Presley Keough Jackson Cage Lockwood’s daughter, the georgous Riley, is a really good little actress. She’s shooting the film, The Runaways, the story of Joan Jett’s old band. The movie also stars, Kristen Stewart and Dakota Fanning. … (Speaking of Joan Jett, many years ago I interviewed Joan and she was great, talked to her a few years ago and she turned into a mean, crabby, witch.) … Where’s Joaquin Phoenix? I think his stupid recluse act has bombed so bad, that nobodies seen him for a month, good riddance.

Jacko Notes: A dancer who was at Michael’s the final rehearsal the night before he died says Michael showed up a couple hours late. And although lethargic at times, he shined with some of his classic moves. Then would take time to rest. … FYI – None of Michael’s kids are biologically his. … Michael’s family knew he had a drug problem. In fact, his sister Janet tried her best to get him into rehab, but Michael refused. … The funeral arrangements are still in limbo. Some have suggested he be buried at Neverland and make Neverland a museum. Not going to do it! Neverland is 100 miles from L.A., impossible to get to, end of a two lane road, zoned for residential and farming, I think it’s going to bulldozed. … Michael once called his dad, Joe, the most evil man in the world. Yesterday Joe came outside the Jackson estate, laughing, introducing his ’publcist’ – very, very, very, bizarre behavior for a father who just lost his son.

Movie Review: Opening tomorrow, the third installment of the Ice Age animated franchise! This one is called, Ice Age – Dawn Of The Dinosaurs. Ray Romano and Queen Latifah are back. Scrat is still trying to get the elusive accorn, but the old jokes just aren’t funny anymore. (Rated PG) – (96 Minutes) – (2 Stars)!

Odds and Ends: Word is that hypodermic needles were found in a hotel room in New York last week, occupied by Courtney Love. That’s not good. … Justin Timberlake and Jessica Biel are looking to buy a vineyard in Napa. … She once said, People in radio are lame, show business wannabes! So, I thought it was funny last week when Rosie O’Donnell announced she was getting her own radio show.

Johnny Depp Nugget: I awarded him Hollywood’s Biggest Tipper last week. Well, not so fast! Elvis Presley gave a valet his car, not to park but to keep. He drove up to a Vegas hotel, flipped the valet keys to his new 1963 Cadillac and told him, I just got it, don’t like it, you keep it, consider it a tip!

Friday I predicted drugs would be a huge part of the Michael Jackson story. Here are the drugs he took everyday: 10 milligram shot of Demerol which is synthetic morphine, 3 milligrams of Dilaudid also a morphine derivative, 5 milligrams of Vicodin, 30 milligrams of Xanix, Vistaril another pain killer, Soma a sedative, Zoloft an antidepressant and Paxil another antidepressant! … To illustrate, Dilaudid was prescribed, for me, for pain, if I had a kidney stone re-occurance! Strength – 2 milligrams. Wacko took 3 milligrams, everyday, over and above all the other drugs! I wouldn’t want to be the doctors that prescribed these medications to Jackson. As I said Friday, Marilyn Monroe, Elvis Presley, Anna Nichole Smith, Heath Ledger … say more?

Personal comments on the Autopsy: The final report is deferred. However, his body did not show trauma, that means no gunshot or stab wounds. More important, the coroner did not say he died of natural causes (blood clot, heart disease, organ malfunction etc). That’s because the death was likely caused by a failure do to something other than natural causes! Translation – drugs! Stay tuned for the toxicology report, that’s when doctors should worry and criminal charges could occur!

He weighed 120 pounds, wore a surgical mask, often in a wheelchair, regularly had his stomach pumped, took enough drugs to kill an elephant, his face was falling off, there was talk of skin cancer – and on and on … I don’t care what anybody says, Michael could never have passed any kind of medical exam, period. And if he did – somebody got paid off!

Odds and Ends: Opportunist at work. Just 10 hours after Michael Jackson’s death there were Michael Rest In Peace T-Shirts on sale on Hollywood Boulevard. … Besides being one of Michael’s best friends, Elizabeth Taylor was also best friends with Farah Faucet. I’d say, Elizabeth Taylor had a very bad day, last Thursday.

Scoop: When the A.I. Top 10 Tour hits the road in Portland Oregon next week, they will include a 15 minute Jackson tribute. A replay of the last season’s show that featured Michael’s songs will be replayed tonight on FOX TV!

I got a call from a friend that works at the UCLA Medical Center at 1:45 PM yesterday and he told me that Michael Jackson arrived there by ambulance and that word in the hospital is that he was Dead On Arrival! He was not breathing when he arrived, and never regained consciousness!

I have been saying for months that Michael Jackson was not well, he had huge medical problems. I told you right here, despite what you may have read or heard, Michael’s announced England Tour would never come off, I told you he was just too sick and there were multiple health issues!

There has also been reports of prescription drug abuse for years. That could certainly have been a contributing factor. But, Michael hasn’t looked well for the past 15 years. I have told you that, at his trial, I was 5 feet from him and was shocked at his skin in general and his hands in particular, his arms and hands were very scaly, they were ash grey, they looked like his blood circulation was a real problem back then. The color of his skin looked like he was already dead, and that was years ago. The past few months, Michael had told family members that he was turning into Howard Hughes – saying he was turning into a germophobe.

It was just two weeks ago I reported that Michael, who was 5’10” weighed about a 100 pounds. There were also reports that Michael was often in a wheel chair because he would be out of breath after just casual walking! People that worked for Michael also reported that Michael never exercised, and had horrible eating habits. These same people say, in the past few days, he was having trouble breathing, but would not go to the doctor!

One more thing CNN, FOX and all the other networks, that have never covered Michael, embarrassed themselves yesterday. Horrible reporting! They were clueless and should be ashamed. Their reporting was crap!

This story will continue to play out here in L.A. over the weekend and I’ll have more on Monday.

Movie Review: Transformers – Revenge of the Fallen is absurd, lame, and ridiculous! What was director Michael Bay thinking? There are too many robots and too little story line. While you might get caught up in all the confusion and nonsense, I guarantee that, after you leave the theater, you’ll pick it apart! Shia LaBeouf walks through his part and, eye candy, Megan Fox spends most of the film flashing cleavage – she can’t act a lick, it’s horrible! (PG13) – (2 ½ Hours) – (1 ½ Stars)!

Movie News: Columbia pictures just green lighted Social Network a movie based entirely on, Facebook. … There will be 10 Pictures nominated for Best Picture at this years, Academy Awards – this is huge.

MTV has green lighted Jamie Foxx’s new, rude, In Living Color comedy, A mature reality show produced by Mark Burnett, An adult puppet show, A romantic teen werewolf drama and an animated, goofy, super hero Series. What ever happened to just good music videos?

Odds and Ends: Michael Jackson’s last nip/tuck was to enlarge the dimple in his chin, which is almost a ½ inch deep. According to a nurse, it looks like a butt-hole in his face. … There’s been a lot written and said about Simon Cowell’s credit card being rejected. The best credit card rejection was 18 years ago when Johnny Carson took his whole staff to dinner for the final time, and the bill was $2700 and Johnny’s American Express was denied. … Jon and Kate scoop. It was Kate that wondered off the reservation, and that called it quits and refused to try anymore. … New, biggest Hollywood tipper. It’s Johnny Depp, who had a $900 bar and left a $4,000 tip – did I mention the waitress was hot?

Hottest Nugget Of  The Day: Strong rumors that Britney Spears and her agent, Jason Trawick (who have been dating since last Thanksgiving) are planning a wedding. It would be Britney’s 3rd.

Movie Review: My Sister’s Keeper opens Friday. All I can say is bring lots of Kleenex! This movie makes The Notebook look like a 3 Stooges comedy! The plot is about a girl who has cancer and her parents who have a test tube baby so the baby can share some of her spare parts, with her sibling! The acting is exceptional – Cameron Diaz, Abigail Breslin and especially, Sofia Vassilieva! There could be a backlash. This movie is so over the top, tear jerking, sad, some will be turned off! (Rated PG 13) – (Under 2 Hours) – (3 Stars)!

Movie News: You can add Bill Paxton and Ed Norton to Paul Giamatti as possible replacements of Sean Penn to play Larry in The 3 Stooges.

Odds and Ends: Francis Ford Coppola says this years vintage of his wine will be the best ever. Coppola also says he’s made 10 times more money making wine than he has in the movie industry. … Ryan O’Neal and Farah’s son, Redman, has been getting in fights in jail and has been put in isolation. Farah still doesn’t know he’s in jail. … English soccer star, Rolando, who had a one night fling with Paris Hilton, tells friends, she was the easiest woman he’s ever met. … Katie Lee Joel, Billy’s soon to be ex-wife, is shopping a tell-all book. This could be a huge, very embarrassing, blockbuster, book. … There’s been talk that Chaz Bono’s sex change may be a reality show. Chaz may be considering it, but Cher is begging her not to do it.

An insider in Washington D.C. tells me that Barrack Obama is smoking more than ever. But has switched from Marlboro Reds to Marlboro light 100’s. And, that the president never, never, smokes in front of his kids!

Court Docket: Chris Brown blinked, copped to a plea, he is now a convicted felon will spend 180 days at hard labor, but no jail, 5 yrs probation and will enroll in an extended violence counseling program – it’s over!

Another great, Don’t you know who I am? story. A couple weeks back, at a London bar an American blondie-lox, with an entourage of seven people, sat down and ordered drinks. They were asked for a credit card to secure payment. That’s when the blondie-lox dropped the, Don’t you know who I am? The waitress said, Yes, you’re Paris Hilton, and because of things we’ve heard from other clubs, we need a credit card to guarantee payment! Paris, and her people got up and stormed out. What does that tell ya?

Big Movie Review: Public Enemies opens July 1, starring Johnny Depp as John Dillinger, Christian Bale as FBI G-Man Melvin Purvis. A fabulous time piece, great story telling, sensational acting, terrific music, I loved everything about this movie! Lot’s of action and subplots. The only down side – (Over 2 ½ Hours) – (Rated R) – (3 ½ Stars).

More on Depp. He next plays The Mad Hatter in Wonderland, he’ll also play Tonto in The Lone Ranger, Don Quixote in a biopic, Salvador Dali, in Dali, and Johnny is still considering Pirates of The Caribbean 4!

More Movie News: Bitter, Party of One! Will Farrell complains that America has lost is sense of humor. Farrell says Land of The Lost is the best thing he’s ever done. Well it is #1 in one category. It’s lost more money than any other movie he’s ever done. $40 million, and that ain‘t funny, folks!

Wacko Jacko has offered anything for the first Swine Flu vaccine!

A week after O.J. Simpson was sentenced to 9-15 years in prison, his girlfriend of 9 years, Christine Prody, was already shopping a tell all book and telling friends the only reason she’s stayed with O.J. was to write a book. The book will say, O.J. had a $2000 a week cocaine habit, he regularly beat her and told her she could end up like Nichole, that Simpson was involved with selling drugs and guns, he forced her to have violent kinky sex, and he admitted killing Nichole and Ron! She wants a $1 million advance.

Old News that’s New News: Michael Richards has gone through therapy, and is no longer an angry man. Besides appearing with the rest of the Seinfeld cast on Curb Your Enthusiasm – Michael may be getting a new sitcom and Jerry & Larry may allow it to be based on Kramer. … As I told you Brad Pitt is shooting MoneyBall the movie about the Oakland Athletics General Manager, today he’s shooting it in Phoenix. … Ryan Seacrest was spotted with Lindsey Lohan recently, but there’s nothing romantic. It’s about a TV Show Ryan is producing! And, there has been only one person on American Idol, that Ryan did not get along with and visa versa, and that would be Clay Aiken. … American Idol tryouts are today in Chicago, thousands are in line. … K-Fed is going back to court to get more money from Britney! K-Fed gets $30,000 a month to watch the kids during times while she’s touring. K-Fed says that’s not enough. He wants $50,0000. Remember, these are his kids, that he wants more money to just watch. … Personal note on Chasity Bono getting a sex change, I knew Sonny for years. Sonny loved Chaz more than anything. And, although it would be hard for any parent, I guarantee, Sonny would have supported Chaz’s decision – 1000%.