.

George Michael Going to Jail- Affleck Settles Sexual Harassment Suits- J.Lo Makes American Idol Deal- Katy Perry Tour- Gaga Fashion- LFO's Rich Cronin Final Song- more

09/15/2010
.
The Day in Pop Digest for 9/15/10: George Michael was sentenced to eight weeks in jail and lost his license for five years Tuesday for driving under the influence of drugs when he crashed his car into a London photo shop. more

Casey Affleck has settled the sexual harassment cases filed against him by two women who worked on the controversial pseudo-documentary about Joaquin Phoenix. more

Jennifer Lopez has sealed a one-year deal valued at around $12 million to become a judge on Fox hit show "American Idol," according to reports. A deal would allow Lopez to be at the auditions of the new season of "Idol," which starts next week. more

On the MTV VMAs red carpet, Katy Perry said she has plans to tour behind "Teenage Dream" in 2011, MTV reports more

Brandon Flowers and wife Tana announced today that they are expecting their third child, People reports more

Jason Mraz opens up about his visit to Ghana with Free The Slaves and shares how a YouTube musician's "Freedom Song" shows the power of what music can do in a great new online video you can check out here.

American boyband star Rich Cronin sings of his health struggles and "endless pain" in the last track he recorded before losing his battle with leukaemia last week. The former LFO member died last Wednesday, September 8 after suffering a stroke following a five-year struggle with cancer of the blood. more

Spike Lee will direct a live webcast of a concert featuring John Legend and the Roots. The live stream will be webcast on YouTube, via the music video website Vevo. more

Oprah Winfrey might have surprised her talk show audience Monday by giving them all a free, eight-day trip to Australia but the trip also surprised Australians -- with a A$3 million (US$2.8 million) bill. more

Paris-based fashion house Thierry Mugler has tapped Lady Gaga's stylist, Nicola Formichetti, as creative director for its women's and menswear labels. more

Veteran character actor Harold Gould, who played Valerie Harper's father on television's "Rhoda" and the con man Kid Twist in the 1973 movie "The Sting," has died. He was 86. more

A Spanish agency that represents Penelope Cruz says the Oscar-winning Spanish actress is pregnant. more

Rufus Wainwright to Perform 'Songs for Lulu,' Judy Garland at Carnegie Hall more

BBC presenter Ray Gosling, who falsely claimed that he smothered his dying lover in a so-called mercy killing, is given a suspended sentence for wasting police time more


Click here to read today's full Day in Pop report

Preview and Purchase George Michael CDs

George Michael MP3 Downloads