Just hours before Dr. Conrad Murray was scheduled to appear at an L.A. County courthouse today for his arraignment in the death of Michael Jackson ... officials discovered a dead body in a sweep of the grounds ... TMZ has learned. Several officers were doing their daily sweep of the premises to wake up the homeless and shoo them away before court opens ... when they came across a homeless person who at first appeared to be sleeping -- but turned out to be dead. We're told the coroner has already been called to the scene.omg i thought Murray committed suicide in front of the couthouse. [Read the full article]

Flavor Flav loves his fried chicken so much -- he put his own GIANT face right on the menu at his new joint in Iowa. TMZ has obtained photos of Flav at his new "Flav's Fried Chicken" restaurant in Clinton, Iowa yesterday -- where he debuted his eye-popping yellow and orange menus ... and his self-indulgent sign out front.  So we gotta ask ... See alsoThe Colonel vs. Flavor Flav -- Chicken WarsJay-Z feat. TMZ -- 'Hot Wing State of Mind'Wesley Snipes in Prison -- Chickening Out for XmasSeriously!? I would have assumed he was too busy having sexual intercourse to make the game.....Yeah i agree that finding the perfect match isn(TM)t easy, but you will find him or she when the right time comes.Every love story will unfold on it's own. [Read the full article]

The entire "Jersey Shore" cast is finally getting THE BOOT -- because we're told the plan is to shoot Season 4 in Italy!Sources connected to the show tell us they will be scouting locations in Italy -- similar to the way they did it in Miami -- to find the right locale.One source connected with the show says they've already lined up some of Vinny's Italian relatives to host the "Jersey" crew for an authentic Guadagnino dinner. And we're told ... two months ago execs began working on getting visas for the cast and crew.Of course, the whole thing is contingent on whether the Italian government lets them in the country!!UPDATE: MTV just confirmed our story ... [Read the full article]

Dr. Conrad Murray just pled not guilty to involuntary manslaughter in the death of Michael Jackson ... telling the judge, "I am an innocent man."When the judge asked Murray for his plea, he said, "Your Honor, I am an innocent man," adding, "I therefore plead not guilty."Judge Michael Pastor ruled earlier this month that there is enough evidence to force Murray to stand trial.Today's brief arraignment is part of the process.The trial date is set for March 28.If convicted, Murray faces a maximum of four years in prison.By the way, we promised you we'd go live with the arraignment, but the technical wizards at  KABC TV in Los Angeles couldn't find the right cables to plug in -- they cover L.A. [Read the full article]