Tanya Young Williams

Jane Velez-Mitchell has a passionate opinion about almost everything. After twenty years of having to stifle her perspective while working as a local news reporter in Los Angeles and New York, she jumped at the opportunity to present her opinions, argue...

Los Angeles plays host to entertainment's biggest award shows; President Obama stops by the city to raise millions of dollars at celebrity homes; the rich, the famous and the want-to-be famous understand that L.A. is the place to be if you want to...

ABC's new hit series Scandal introduces the world to a career very few people ever knew existed: Crisis Management. Olivia Pope, played by Kerry Washington, is a crisis management guru who, throughout the episodes, will help politicians, celebrities, and...

For the past month, demonstrators around the country, including, civil rights activists, politicians and celebrities have chanted "Justice for Trayvon" and "No justice, no peace." Over 2.2 million people have signed a petition on Change.org calling for the state of Florida to charge George Zimmerman in...

Few A-listers are willing to offer inside information on how they made it to the top of the entertainment mountain. Many will say "perfecting their craft, learning to deal with rejection, networking with the right people and continual hard work." But very few will share the direct contact information to...

On the eve of the 84th Academy Awards, I spoke with veteran Oscar stylist/designer, Dawn Haynes about her experiences styling and designing celebrities for the Oscar Awards. Haynes has been Eddie Murphy's stylist for over a decade and she candidly shared her feelings about...

Los Angeles is the epicenter of the entertainment world and in no other place has there been such a communal expression of grief over the past two weeks. The death of Whitney Houston has shocked the world and emotionally traumatized the entertainment community. Yet, in the immediate wake of Ms....

Gayle King's favorite color is yellow. Just like the sun, she is bright, full of energy, powerful and despite her self-proclaimed dating drought, she is considered HOT by many men (even a young, chart-topping rapper whose name I shall not divulge). The world has been so blinded and captivated by...

The pressures of celebrating the holidays sometimes causes tempers to flare, energy levels to soar and arguments to ensue, culminating in an explosion of domestic violence and abuse. Parties, celebrations and festivities are everywhere and the temptation for excess can be intoxicating. Alcohol, drugs, heightened emotions and the wrong combination...

In the Courtroom

The prosecutors concluded their case on Monday of week 5 because week 4 was another shortened trial week due to the sudden death of Dr. Steven Shafer's father. The prosecution questioned 33 witnesses, including their final three experts who said that Dr. Conrad Murray committed...

What do I feel, I just can't explain,
Hurt and anger both feel the same,
Tears come down, but I don't know for who,
Am I crying for me, or am I crying for you?
Why, oh why, did you leave me that...

Week two of the People vs. Dr. Conrad Murray Hollywood trial introduced the world to a new cast of characters. The witnesses were made for great TV. They were colorful, brilliant, arrogant, frustrated, pretty and aloof. Week two of the Michael Jackson manslaughter trial was reality TV worth watching.

In the Courtroom

Week one was quite dramatic -- but why shouldn't it have been, we are in Hollywood! The prosecution wasted no time in captivating the attention of the jurors. The opening scene...

In The Courtroom

Over the past 15 years there have been numerous high-profile, celebrity trials. What makes this trial different from the other trials is that the celebrity is dead. Michael Jackson, quite...

On Thursday, September 8, 2011, I began my coverage of the trial of Dr. Conrad Murray vs. State of California, better known as, Dr. Murray vs. Michael Jackson. I am not covering the trial as an attorney, a legal consultant, nor a trained journalist. I will be at the courthouse...