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LAPD: Michael Jackson's drug history to be probed

Detectives investigating the death of Michael Jackson are looking at his prescription drug history and trying to talk with his numerous former doctors, the Los Angeles police chief said.
Celebrity birthdays on July 10

Composer Jerry Herman is 78. Actor Mills Watson (B.J. and the Bear) is 69. Actor Ron Glass (Barney Miller) is 64. Actress Sue Lyon is 63. Folk singer Arlo Guthrie is 62. Singer Neil Tennant of the Pet Shop Boys is 55. Banjo player Bela Fleck of Bela Fleck and the Flecktones is 51. Country singer Gary LeVox of Rascal Flatts is 39. Actor Adrian Grenier (Entourage) is 33. Actor Thomas Ian Nicholas (American Pie) and singer Jessica Simpson are 29.

The calendar for July 11

Ross Ford, one of Miami's most prolific young artists, has moved his studio to Bakehouse Art Complex. His latest collection will be featured as part of the monthly Wynwood Art Walk. 561 NW 32nd St., Miami; 305-576-2828.

SCENE IN THE TROPICS

Early Bird, not stork, for Halle

Early bird special: Oscar-winning actress Halle Berry was spotted having a 5:30 p.m. dinner at Michael's Genuine Food and Drink with her boyfriend Gabriel Aubry and their 15-month old daughter Nahala Ariela on Wednesday. The trio was with a male pal. Baby ate a beet and tomato salad, picking on dad's chicken and mashed potatoes as well. Berry had the grouper, and the grownups shared a $95 bottle of Faust Cabernet. According to our eavesdropper, Berry said she had been wanting to eat at the restaurant...
CELEBRITY ROUNDUP

Just call me Grandpa Jim

At 47 years old, Jim Carrey's going to be a grandpa. Usmagazine.com reports that the actor's daughter Jane, 21, is expecting her first child with Alex Santana, who is in the band Blood Money.
LA VIDA LOCAL

Stars come out for author

It's nice having friends in high places. Especially when you're a print journalist. We can use all the help we can get. Liz Balmaseda, a former Miami Herald columnist who now works for The Palm Beach Post, was feted Wednesday night at the Eden Roc to celebrate the release of her first novel, Sweet Mary, which follows a South Florida woman falsely accused of being a cocaine queen.
LA VIDA LOCAL

Paris Hilton shows up for Miami trial

Paris Hilton showed up -- on time -- for the first day of her breach-of-contract trial for her 2006 flick National Lampoon's Pledge This!, in which she starred as a hottie sorority president at the fictional South Beach University.
- Paris Hilton in Miami fed court
- Paris Hilton's first day at Miami federal courthouse
LOCAL EVENTS

Grooving with Wade and Zo

Dwyane Wade and Alonzo Mourning are pumped for the weekend -- it's all Summer Groove, all the time. We chatted with the two basketball superstars about their causes, how they beat the heat and the bad economy (even celebs feel it).
- Summer Groove: Fun for a good cause at Zo's funraiser