Katherine Jackson Reinstated as Guardian of Michael Jackson's Children The Jackson family turmoil appears to be settling down as matriarch Katherine Jackson was reinstated as a guardian of her grandchildren and Jermaine Jackson backed off on a challenge of his brother Michael's will. At a hearing Superior Court Judge Mitchell Beckloff found that Katherine was doing a "wonderful job" with the late singer's kids, Prince, 15, Paris, 14, and Blanket, 10. "It's clear to me that the children are well cared for by Mrs. Jackson," the judge said. It is clear to me they love her very much." The judge also said that the children's cousin T.J. Jackson – installed at an earlier emergency hearing as temporary guardian – would remain in that position and later share full guardian duties with Katherine. The ruling came after Michael's brother Jermaine said he had withdrawn his signature from a letter calling Michael's will "fake, flawed and fraudulent" and accusing the executors of the estate of mismanagement and other misdeeds. "After much soul-searching, it is clearly time for us to live by Michael's words about love not war," he wrote in a statement posted on Twitter, where much of the infighting has played out. "In this spirit, I offer this statement by way of extending an olive branch." He added: "Mistakes have been made and irrational things have been said on both sides in a highly-charged emotional environment. It is time for us all to draw a line in the sand and move towards peace, co-operation, love and healing."

Cuba Gooding Jr.: Bartender Won't Press Charges A New Orleans female bartender who says she was shoved by Cuba Gooding Jr. won't press charges over a disruption that may have started when other restaurant patrons wanted pictures with the actor. "While we continue to investigate this matter internally, we are hopeful that this will put an end to the matter," says Old Absinthe House spokeswoman Carolyn Pierce. Gooding, 44, who is in New Orleans filming The Butler about the White House butler who served eight presidents, was temporarily the subject of an arrest warrant on a misdemeanor charge of municipal battery. The bartender told police the Oscar-winning actor – upset after people starting asking him to pose for pictures around 3 a.m. Tuesday – pushed her when she asked him to calm down. He pushed her again when she told him to leave, she said. By the time police arrived, Gooding was gone. The arrest warrant was later lifted and Gooding's rep called the incident a "misunderstanding." A court date was set for Friday but it wasn't known whether Gooding was required to appear.

Breaking Dawn: Part 2 Promotion Moving 'Full Steam Ahead' with Rob Pattinson, Kristen Stewart The show must go on for Kristen Stewart and Robert Pattinson. The Breaking Dawn: Part 2 costars – and exes – who are barely speaking following Stewart's recent cheating scandal with her Snow White and the Huntsman director Rupert Sanders, are still scheduled to join the rest of their cast to promote the final film in the Twilight saga. "While it is studio policy not to comment on the personal lives of actors, Summit is moving full steam ahead and looking forward to this November's opening of The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn: Part 2," Nancy Kirkpatrick, the studio's president of worldwide marketing says. "We are confident that the film delivers amazing entertainment for our passionate fans and general audience alike." Before the film's Nov. 16 premiere, Pattinson, 26, will make his first public appearance since Stewart's scandal on Aug. 13 at the N.Y.C. premiere of Cosmopolis, a film his rep says he is "very proud of and looking forward to supporting."

latoya Jackson Reality Show Coming The Jackson family’s ongoing public feud already feels like a reality show minus the editing, but now one of the Jackson siblings is about to star in the real deal. While announcing its fall lineup on Thursday, Oprah Winfrey’s OWN network revealed that it has a La Toya Jackson reality show in the works for 2013. Titled “Life with La Toya,” the program is expected to get “up close and personal” as La Toya “juggles the many demands of her famous family, her life-long friends, and her growing entertainment business empire,” a statement from OWN says. Apparently, La Toya is known as “outspoken,” as the OWN statement describes, but the new show aims to display all the sides to La Toya as she searches for romance and considers building her own family. For her part, La Toya Jackson told CNN that she’s “so pleased to be working with television legend Oprah Winfrey and to be a part of the OWN family. This will be one of the most exciting adventures of my life.” Before “Life with La Toya” arrives in 2013, OWN plans to air some “Oprah”-centric programming, including a series called “TV Guide Magazine’s Top 25 Best Oprah Show Moments.” As you can probably guess, it’ll focus on the most memorable moments during “Oprah’s” 25-year run; that series will launch August 28 at 9 p.m. OWN will also ask “Where are They Now?” of some of the long-running talk show’s unforgettable guests, and Iyanla Vanzant will be on call to help the troubled with “Iyanla, Fix My Life.” Vanzant’s series will premiere on September 15 at 10 p.m., while “Oprah: Where are They Now?” will launch October 2 at 9 p.m. “Welcome to Sweetie Pie’s”; two new special episodes of “Oprah’s Lifeclass”; and “Oprah’s Next Chapter” will also return to the network in the fall, with “Next Chapter” boasting interviews with Kelsey Grammer and wife Kayte;  Stephen Colbert, Bette Midler; and Jennifer Hudson.Also on tap for 2013 are two other reality shows: “Neighborvention,” which will feature a new community each week as its members come together and help out a neighbor in need;  and “The Customer is Always Right,” which allows two customers to essentially act as consultants for big-name companies and gives them the chance to earn $10,000 if the companies like the changes suggested.

The Hobbit to be Three Films Apparently, when it comes to Middle-earth, director Peter Jackson thinks three is the magic number. Last month at Comic-Con, Jackson teased fans with the idea that he was interested in pushing beyond his planned two-film adaptation of "The Hobbit." Today, after weeks of intensive talks with Warner Bros. over how exactly that might be achieved, Jackson announced on his Facebook page that he is, in fact, going to turn "The Hobbit" into a trilogy. "It is only at the end of a shoot that you finally get the chance to sit down and have a look at the film you have made," Jackson wrote. "Recently Fran [Walsh], Phil[lippa Boyens] and I did just this when we watched for the first time an early cut of the first movie — and a large chunk of the second. We were really pleased with the way the story was coming together, in particular, the strength of the characters and the cast who have brought them to life. All of which gave rise to a simple question: do we take this chance to tell more of the tale? And the answer from our perspective as the filmmakers, and as fans, was an unreserved 'yes.'" How exactly The Hobbit will be turned into a three-film series is still somewhat unclear, though. As Jackson has acknowledged, "The Hobbit" is a slender story compared with the far more sprawling and complex "Lord of the Rings" trilogy. But the director is drawing not only on the original book, but also on more than a hundred pages of appendices Tolkien later wrote that expanded on the world of "The Hobbit." Jackson is obviously confident that all of this material taken together can sustain three films and hinted in his announcement at what narrative elements will be incorporated to fill out the trilogy. "We know how much of the story of Bilbo Baggins, the Wizard Gandalf, the Dwarves of Erebor, the rise of the Necromancer, and the Battle of Dol Guldur will remain untold if we do not take this chance," he wrote. "The richness of the story of The Hobbit, as well as some of the related material in the appendices of The Lord of the Rings, allows us to tell the full story of the adventures of Bilbo Baggins and the part he played in the sometimes dangerous, but at all times exciting, history of Middle-earth."

Snoop Dogg Making Reggae Album Snoop Dogg will be making a foray into reggae on his next LP, Pitchfork reports.The LP, titled "Reincarnated," will see release later this year on the Vice label, with the rapper adopting the new name Snoop Lion. The first single, "La La La," is available now and features production from Diplo and Ariel Rechtshaid, while Major Lazer is credited as executive producer. You can check out the new track below. According to the rapper's website, Snoop Lion & the Jungle will make their first live appearance on August 3rd at Toronto's Caribana 2012.