Selena Gomez gets hosting gig, Jay-Z heads home

U.S. teen actress and singer Selena Gomez is set to host this year's MTV Europe Music Awards in Belfast on November 6. The 19-year-old is dating another teenage sensation the 17-year-old Canadian pop star Justin Bieber.
This year, Lady Gaga leads all acts with six nominations.
Jay-Z will be the first musical performer to play at a new basketball arena under construction in Brooklyn. The Brooklyn born rap star said coming home to open the arena means everything to him.
The Barclays Center is due to open in September 2012 and will be the home court of the re-named Brooklyn Nets.
The rapper is a minority owner of the team.
A 12-person jury will hear opening arguments Tuesday (September 27) as the the manslaughter trial of Michael Jackson's former physician, Dr. Conrad Murray finally gets underway in Los Angeles.
Murray faces a maximum sentence of four years in prison if convicted.
American actress Scarlett Johansson added a glamorous touch to the runway as Italian designers Dolce and Gabbana celebrated Mediterranean beauty for their 2012 winter collection in Milan (September 25).
John Russell, Reuters.