ON THE STAND: A public relations specialist testifying at Michael Jackson's trial Wednesday that a Jackson attorney told her that the accuser's mother would be made to look like a "crack whore" in response to fallout from the documentary Living with Michael Jackson.

LENO'S COMEDIC WOES: Jay Leno filing a motion Feb. 18 asking for an exception to a court-imposed gag order relating to Michael Jackson's child molestation case. Leno was subpoenaed as a possible witness last month.

SPLITSVILLE Denise Richards filing for divorce from Charlie Sheen after nearly three years of marriage, Celebrity Justice reports. Richards, who is six months pregnant with the couple' second child, reportedly cited irreconcilable differences for the split.

BLAKE WATCH: The prosecution taking the stand in Robert Blake's murder trial for closing arguments Wednesday and discussing a phone card that the former Baretta star ostensibly purchased in order to contact two stuntmen he allegedly tried to hire to kill his wife.

BIG O: Omarion's debut solo album O topping the charts with 180,000 copies sold, per Nielsen SoundScan data; Kelly Clarkson's Breakaway rounding out the top 10.

DAYTIME KUDOS: All My Children racking up 18 Daytime Emmy nominations; General Hospital, Sesame Street and Guiding Light receiving 13 apiece. Merv Griffin to receive Lifetime Achievement Award at the 32nd Annual Daytime Emmy Awards ceremony May 20.

OVER AND OUT: NYPD BLUE ending its 12-year run on ABC Tuesday with Detective Andy Sipowicz (Dennis Franz) making a tough moral decision that put his new job as commander in jeopardy. The cop drama won its time slot and attracted ABC's largest non-sports audience in two and a half years, with 12.2 million viewers tuning in.

OFF THE MARKET: Former View cohost and host of National Geographic Ultimate Explorer Lisa Ling getting engaged to media entrepreneur Phillip Levine.

HOOP DREAMS: Usher becoming a minority owner in the Cleveland Cavaliers by acquiring a significant stake in the team.

NOT A GENIUS MOVE: A longtime sound engineer for Ray Charles charged with two counts of grand theft and one count of receiving stolen property after he was arrested two weeks ago on allegations of stealing the late singer's master recordings.

BANDS GET WARPED: Shoe company Vans announcing the line-up for this year's Warped tour: The Offspring, My Chemical Romance and Something Corporate among the big names confirmed. America?s longest-running touring festival is expected to kick off June 18 in Columbus.

PASSION OF THE SETTLEMENT: Mel Gibson's production company and Regal Entertainment Group reaching an undisclosed settlement in a court dispute over box-office receipts from The Passion of the Christ, the Los Angeles Times reported.

ON THE CASE: Opening arguments kicking off Wednesday in the trial of the man accused of stalking Gibson. The actor is due on the stand Thursday.

EXTREME COURT: Former Michael Jackson attorney Mark Geragos developing a reality show called Extreme Justice, in which he will take on civil cases brought by everyday people, Variety reports.

YOU'RE HIRED: Apprentice winner Bill Rancic working at a Home Depot and a Wendy's in Virginia Tuesday as part of a promotion for SnagAJob.com, a recruiting company for hourly jobs.

DRIVER'S SEAT: David Schwimmer directing the pilot episode of Fox comedy New Car Smell, starring Brooke Shields, per the Hollywood Reporter.

DIVA ON BOARD: UPN giving a late order for drama pilot South Beach, to be executive produced by Jennifer Lopez.

TOONING UP: Fox developing an animated project from Ice Cube and Simpsons and Futurama vet David X. Cohen. Grandmaster Freak and the Furious 15 is set at the birth of hip-hop and follows an old school rap crew, per the Reporter.

THE FORCE EQUALS SYNERGY: 20th Century Fox planning to premiere the full-length trailer for Star Wars: Episode III--Revenge of the Sith next Mar. 10, between 8 and 9 p.m. during an episode of The O.C. The preview will then hit theaters Mar. 11 along with Fox's Robots. The final prequel is due out May 19.