Mariah Carey is being sued by her vet after failing to pay a five-figure bill for nursing back to health her Jack Russell puppy.

The vet and her staff slept with the dangerously ill newborn as they provided 24-hour care during the two-and-a-half week assignment, even making videos of the dog’s recovery to send to the singer.

But multi-millionaire Mariah only paid $8,231 of the $37,790 bill, according to a suit filed by vet Condy Bressler at Manhattan’s Supreme Court. According to the New York Post Dr Bressler was called in to help when Mariah’s dog Cha Cha, only six months old herself, gave birth to her first puppy. Newborn Dolomite needed intensive care following the birth, and Dr Bressler left her New York practice to move into Mariah’s mansion.

A source told the Post: “We were up all night caring for and tube-feeding the puppy. Mariah loves her dogs and requested the best care and that’s what she got.” Following the birth, animal-lover Mariah had tweeted: “ChaCha just had her baby! It’s a girl!

Anybody want a beautiful Jack Russell puppy?!” But despite her initial interest, according to court papers, Mariah only paid a fraction of the final bill. “She [Bressler] is a doctor and Mariah acted like Dr Bressler was one of her hair or make-up people,” said the source. Dr Bressler did not comment, but her attorney said she “provided life-saving, round-the-clock medical care. The costs were clearly communicated costs associated with this level of treatment,” he added. Mariah’s attorney said she intended to fight the lawsuit, which he described as a “crass publicity stunt”.

— Daily Mail

Pregnant and proud Alicia Keys flaunts her bump

A radiant Alicia Keys proudly showed off her baby bump as she took to the stage in New York yesterday morning.

The Grammy award-winning musician drew the biggest crowd yet as she performed in Central Park for ABC’s Good Morning America’s summer concert series. The 29-year-old wowed the audience with her renditions of Empire State of Mind and Trying to Sing With a Broken Heart.

Alicia looked anything but broken-hearted as she danced around the stage wearing a huge smile and a beige playsuit, which clearly showed off her burgeoning tummy.

The recording artist is expecting her first child with music producer Swiss Beatz in around four months. Her high-energy performances on Good Morning America come shortly after her return from South Africa, where she sang at the opening ceremony of the FIFA World Cup in Johannesburg.

— Daily Mail

Michael Jackson’s children enjoy a beach break in Hawaii on the anniversary of his death

For much of their lives they were hidden from the world, allowed out in public only with their faces veiled or disguised by masks.

Now, one year after their father’s death, Michael Jackson’s children have been enjoying their first proper holiday free from the bizarre restrictions the singer put in place. Splashing around, smiling and joking, they could be any children making the most of summer.

Prince Michael, 13, Paris, 12, and eight-year-old Blanket were treated to a day out at the seaside in Hawaii by their grandmother Katherine. The singer’s mother, 80, is their legal guardian and is trying to give the children a more normal upbringing.

She recently revealed that they have no friends, but will attend school for the first time in September after previously being taught at home.

— Daily Mail