The LA County coroner’s office had yet to find a cause for the King of Pop’s death as of Friday. Today the Jackson family has decided to seek a second autopsy from a private expert.

Fox News reported that the coroner’s office called the request “unusual”, but the authorities have no issue with the family’s requests.

Jackson family members reportedly have been frustrated and angry over what they see as a lack of information about Michael Jackson’s final hours and the authorities’ delay of up to six weeks in determining Jackson’s cause of death at age 50.

Don’t see how that is “unusual” considering the delay and being given the run around like they are an elliptical machine.

Sources at the Coroner’s Office have told FOX News that they are confident that they are conducting their investigation by the book, and they are expediting the forensic tests as quickly as they can.

The Coroner’s Office, which released the body to the family late Friday night, has not been told who the Jackson family is hiring to conduct the second autopsy.

Paul Newman died Friday after a long battle with cancer at his farmhouse near Westport, publicist Jeff Sanderson said. He was surrounded by his family and close friends.

Newman was an Academy award winning star in many classic films. Some of the most memorable Newman classics include “Cool Hand Luke”, “The Sting”, “Hud”, “the Color of Money”, and the cult comedy classic “Slapshot”.

Newman started in theater before taking the moving services and heading to hollywood where he would have a 50 year career and marriage. He would often team with wife and fellow Oscar winner, Joanne Woodward, with whom he had one of Hollywood’s rare long-term marriages. “I have steak at home, why go out for hamburger?” Newman told Playboy magazine when asked if he was tempted to stray.

They wed in 1958, around the same time they both appeared in “The Long Hot Summer,” and Newman directed her in several films, including “Rachel, Rachel” and “The Glass Menagerie.”

For more on his career and life visit here.

In an update just minutes ago, TMZ is reporting that Travis Barker was willing to do anything short of trying to buy the moon to get his assistant Cris Baker to his wife.

Travis Barker’s assistant wanted to get home in time for his pregnant wife to give birth.

We’ve now learned why Barker and his friends decided to get on that doomed Learjet in South Carolina late last night, and the explanation can only be described as a horribly cruel twist of fate.

It all started some time yesterday, when Barker’s assistant, Chris Baker, told the guys that his wife was going into labor. Barker told him that he would do everything in his power to get Baker back to the hospital in time.

The quickest way back to Van Nuys was that Learjet. We’re told Barker usually won’t fly on private jets, but made an exception for what was supposed to be one of the happiest moments of Baker’s life.

The plane crashed shortly after midnight, killing four people — including Chris Baker. Baker’s wife went into labor early this morning.

Terrible, terrible story. What should have been the best day of their lives turns into one of the worst. Having their baby born the day his father dies is just heart breaking.

Legendary musician, Dan Fogelberg died Sunday, three years after being diagnosed with advanced prostate cancer. He was 56.

“He fought a brave battle with cancer and died peacefully at home in Maine with his wife Jean at his side,” said a posting on his Web site http://www.danfogelberg.com

“His strength, dignity and grace in the face of the daunting challenges of this disease were an inspiration to all who knew him.”

After graduating from Woodruff High School in 1969, he studied theater arts and painting at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign under a private student loan and began performing as a solo acoustic player in area coffeehouses. There, he was discovered in 1971 by Irving Azoff. Fogelberg and Azoff, who started his music-management career promoting another Illinois act, REO Speedwagon, moved to California to seek their fortunes. Fogelberg became a session musician who played with pop-folk artists like Van Morrison. In 1972, he released his debut album Home Free to lukewarm response. His second effort was much more successful: the 1974 Joe Walsh-produced album Souvenirs and its hit song “Part of the Plan” made him a major star. For more on Fogelberg’s Career click here