Blog Posts by Craig Rosen

Photo: Jeffrey MayerTalk about taking it old school. Beats headphones moguls Dr. Dre and Jimmy Iovine are joining forces with the University of Southern California, which was founded in 1880 – but they're not doing it as some sort of history lesson. Rather, they're banking on the future.

The noted hip-hop figures are donating $70 million to create the Jimmy Iovine and Andre Young Academy for Arts, Technology and the Business of Innovation. Starting in the fall of 2014, Trojans will be able to enroll in the four-year program, which offers courses in technology, art, design and marketing.

(Kevin Mazur, WireImage)

Yoko Ono has praised Paul McCartney for coming clean last October and publicly stating that she wasn't the cause of the Beatles' split.

In an interview on BBC Radio 4's Woman's Hour, John Lennon's widow said, "He was very sweet to say that, and he probably needed closure to say that. That's why he couldn't say that until now. He knew me--we knew each other for 30, 40 years or something--but there was no way to say anything like that because people just liked the idea that we were fighting like crazy in a boxing ring."

(Ragnar Singsass, WireImage)

Justin Bieber may have millions of fans around the world, but a new survey by the Public Policy Polling organization shows that most Americans are not Beliebers.

According to the poll, the dislike for Bieber has united Americans with 54 percent of Democrats, 52 percent of Republicans, and 56 percent of independents harboring negative views on the Bieb.

(New York Public Library/Schomburg Center)Jay-Z is a true Renaissance man. He's a dude of many hyphens, including rapper-songwriter-producer-music mogul-sports team owner-sports agent-club owner-clothing line creator-husband of Beyoncé-father of Blue Ivy, etc.

Now, apparently, you can add time-traveler to the list.

David Bowie's "Space Oddity" has been taken to new heights by a Canadian astronaut. Chris Hadfield has released a video of his rendition of Bowie's 1969 classic as his swan song as he prepares to return to Earth.

(Jeff Kravitz, FilmMagic)

Lisa Marie Presley played Michael Jackson like a "Smooth Criminal" when she blindsided the King of Pop with a divorce filing, after she convinced him to hold off from filing first.

That bombshell is the latest nugget to come to light in the Jackson family's wrongful death lawsuit with concert promoter AEG Live.

It was revealed Thursday by Karen Faye, Jackson's longtime hair and makeup artist. During Faye's testimony, the jurors we shown several photos of her with Jackson, including a shot taken in January 1996, the day after the King of Rock 'n' Roll's daughter filed for divorce from Jackson.

Most consider animated films kids' stuff, but for Beyoncé, working on the forthcoming animated movie Epic was serious and emotional business.

(Columbia Pictures)The sad final days of Michael Jackson are being exposed in his family's wrongful death lawsuit against concert promoter AEG Live.

Days before his death, the King of Pop told tour producer/director Kenny Ortega, "God keeps talking to me."

Ortega and associate producer Alif Sankey testified on Wednesday that they became increasingly alarmed at Jackson's frail appearance during his final rehearsals and that Sankey was so worried that at one point she began crying, CNN reports.

[Related: Michael Jackson Estate Denies New Molestation Accusations]

During a June 19, 2009 rehearsal, Jackson looked "extremely thin" and "was not speaking normally" as he was being fitted for his stage clothes, Sankey testified. After Jackson left, Sankey said that she and Ortega broke into tears. Sankey was so shaken up, she pulled over on her way home and called Ortega "because I had a very strong feeling that Michael was dying. I was screaming into the phone at that point," she added. "I said he needs to be put in the hospital now."