Mary McCartney/MPL Communications Ltd.Paul McCartney continues to show his support for a variety of humanitarian and animal rights campaigns around the world.  The rock legend has joined an initiative launched by the PETA organization's Indian branch seeking the release from captivity of a young elephant that reportedly has been abused by its handler.

Sir Paul has written a letter to India's Foreign Minister, Dr. Patangrao Shripatrao Kadam, to ask for his help in seeing that the animal is set free. read more ≫

Kevin Winter/Getty ImagesOn the same day that Katherine Jackson's attorney announced moves to make her and TJ Jackson joint guardians of Michael Jackson's children, Randy Jackson has made his displeasure with the proposal known, and has gone so far as to assert certain involved parties are "trying to take my mother's life."

In a statement released late Friday morning, roughly two hours after the announcement by Katherine Jackson attorney Perry R. Sanders, Randy Jackson makes numerous terse accusations, including: read more ≫