Michael Jackson's sequined white glove became a signature fashion item for the King of Pop, but according to a friend of Jackson, it was really used to cloak the early stages of his skin disease. "Michael was beginning to develop the vitiligo and it started on his hand. The glove was to cover the vitiligo; that's how that glove came into being," actress Cicely Tyson said during an interview with Larry King.

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi shut the door Thursday to a resolution honoring Michael Jackson because debate on the symbolic measure could raise "contrary views" about the pop star's life. The resolution was drafted by Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee, who vows to bring the debate to the House floor.

Since the death of Jett Travolta in January, parents Kelly Preston and John Travolta have kept their grief and emotions private while not discussing their loss with the media. In the fall, though, Preston is preparing to speak for the first time about the tragic death of her 16-year-old son.

While some celebs might head to their nearest plastic surgeon for a botox touch-up, Oscar-winning actress Rachel Weisz says the face-freezing injection should be "banned" for actors. "Acting is all about expression; why would you want to iron out a frown?" she said to the UK Harper's Bazaar.

Like ripping off a band-aid to minimize the pain, 'Today' producers snappily cut short Matt Lauer's tongue-in-cheek interview with flamboyant Austrian fashionisto Bruno on Thursday, just as he was about to pounce on the chuckling host. Watch: