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A young man strides purposefully into the woods as a cameraman asks what he's about to do. "About to go beat up this bum," the man in the video says. And that's exactly what he does, punching and kicking a homeless man in the face, bloodying his nose, before wishing him a Merry Christmas. The videotaped assault has led to criminal charges against a 20-year-old New Jersey man and a 17-year-old boy accused of filming the assault while egging the attacker on. "Just dive on him! Dive on him!" the cameraman says on the video as the assailant approaches a...

NEW YORK (AP) - CBS apologized on Sunday for an unexpectedly R-rated end to its Super Bowl halftime show, when singer Justin Timberlake tore off part of Janet Jackson's top, exposing her breast. ``CBS deeply regrets the incident,'' spokeswoman Leslie Anne Wade said after the network received several calls about the show.The two singers were performing a flirtatious duet to end the halftime show, and at the song's finish, Timberlake reached across Jackson's leather gladiator outfit and pulled off the covering to her right breast.The network quickly cut away from the shot, and did not mention the incident on the...

Remember in the classic, biblical epic films of the 1950s, how Sodom and Gomorrah were portrayed? Drunken men with multiple piercings and bright red robes, with one loose woman under each arm, cavorting in orgiastic revelry against a background of annoying, mosquito-like music? Maybe a bone through the nose as well? Hollywood took pains to depict these lost souls in the most debauched and irredeemable manner – to justify their subsequent destruction with fire and brimstone as punishment for their great sinfulness. Guess what? Those Hollywood depictions don't even begin to capture the shocking reality of what is going on...

SANTA MARIA, Calif. - Two months after Michael Jackson (news) learned he would be charged with molesting a child, supporters of the multimillionaire pop star were coming by the busload to join the media phalanx anticipating his first court appearance. AP Photo AP Photo Slideshow: Michael Jackson Jackson, a longtime resident of this idyllic Central California Valley, abandoned his fabled Neverland Ranch after the case broke and was planning to come to court Friday from Beverly Hills where he has been holed up in a spectacular leased mansion. Busloads of Jackson fans also were en route from Los Angeles and...

After the news of Britney Spears's 55-hour marriage to her childhood friend Jason Allen Alexander, I got an e-mail from one of my many homosexual correspondents (you'd be surprised), one with whom I had previously had some friendly exchanges about same-sex marriage. The gist of it was: "This is the institution you are trying to save?" I take his point. I don't say I feel any better-disposed towards homosexual marriage than I was pre-Britney, but there is no denying the guy has a debating point. If a couple of likkered-up glitterati airheads can stumble into a wedding chapel, tie the...

More Kids For Michael Jackson? Michael Jackson recently revealed that he wants to have more children. During an interview with a Los Angeles radio station on October 30th about "What More Can I Give," his all-star single that benefits various charities, the King of Pop was asked if there were plans for any more babies in his life. Jackson answered, "I want a big family. More and more children." He added that he would like to have even more kids than his father -- there were nine children in the Jackson household. However, a representative for Jackson was less committal...

A search warrant has been executed at Michael Jackson's Neverland Ranch. It is being reported that this warrant has something to do with Jackson's relationships with children. Details to follow.

Singer Whitney Houston turns down the offer of a handshake from Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon