Possessions that belonged to Elvis Presley and Marilyn Monroe are to be auctioned in Las Vegas.

Personal effects including Monroe’s receipts for alcohol and Presley’s pill bottles are among the lots up for sale.

Monroe’s bath robe – purported to be the last item of clothing that she wore – has a guide price of up to $6,000 (£3,745) at the auction.

The event, which includes a whole host of celebrity memorabilia, takes place on the 26 and 27 June.

Minutiae

A number of items from Monroe’s final home in California, including two bricks from the house and furnishings are also among the lots.

Medical paraphernalia from Elvis Presley’s doctor is also listed in the Julien’s Auctions catalogue, including a nasal douche and his leather bag.

A chunky lapis stone ring that belonged to the musical star is expected to fetch $20,000 (£12,500).

A number of photographic images of actress Monroe are in the sale, along with a fur stole – a garment which became closely associated with the screen star.

The minutiae of her life, including signed cheques and a newspaper bill, will also be made available to bidders.

A horror film based on the real story of cannibal Armin Meiwes can now be shown in Germany, a court has ruled.

Screenings of Rohtenburg were banned in 2006 after a court ruled the film infringed the convicted 47-year-old’s personal rights.

But a court in Karlsruhe said public interest outweighs his complaint the film would cause him emotional damage.

Meiwes was convicted of murder and given a life sentence in 2006 after admitting partially eating another man.

The film, which was released internationally under the title Grimm Love, starred Mission Impossible: 3 actress Keri Russell as an American exchange student, studying criminal psychology in Germany, who chooses the notorious cannibal case for her thesis.

The makers of the movie argued that Meiwes’ case did no more than provide inspiration for their film in which German actor Thomas Kretschmann plays a cannibal named Oliver Hartwin.

Marketing deal

The court ruled that the producers’ right to artistic freedom, together with Meiwes’ own previous efforts at marketing the gory deed, outweighed his personal rights.

The film did not misrepresent the facts of the case, which were in any case widely known, a court statement said.

Meiwes gave many interviews on himself and the crime and signed a marketing contract with a production company in 2004.

The case has been the subject of a book, several additional films, and songs by Rammstein and Marilyn Manson.

In the real tale that horrified Germany, engineer Meiwes met IT manager Bernd-Juergen Brandes after posting an advert on the internet asking for a willing victim in 2001.

A Frankfurt court sentenced Meiwes, rejecting the argument that his act of cannibalism amounted to euthanasia since Brandes had wanted to be eaten.

It was not immediately clear whether the movie will now be screened in German cinemas.

A US judge has ended a bitter two-year battle over the late soul singer James Brown’s estate.

Judge Jack Early has ruled half of his assets will go to a charitable trust, a quarter to his wife and young son, and the rest to his six adult children.

Brown’s family and wife Tomi Rae Hynie Brown have fought over his fortune since he died of heart failure in 2006.

Judge Early wrote in his court report that the undisclosed settlement is “just and reasonable”.

‘Relieved and happy’

He added: “From the perspective of the charitable beneficiaries, the risks of not approving the settlement agreement are substantial.”

The settlement also establishes that Tomi Rae Hynie Brown is the star’s surviving spouse and her son is his child.

Last year, a US court ordered a DNA test to be carried out on the boy to prove Brown was his father, but that is no longer required.

In a statement to news agency The Associated Press, Brown’s widow said: “I am so relieved and happy that the court has approved this settlement.

“I want to be able to work with the trustees and other Brown family members to promote James Brown’s legacy.

“My son James and I are grateful to the judge and hope this nightmare is finally over.”

The judge has also ruled that Brown’s relatives will create a museum or some other memorial for the late singer.

Brown’s daughter, Deanna Brown, said: “It has been a struggle, but God has blessed us and we are thankful.

“We look forward to working towards the goals of our father by providing education scholarships for impoverished students and his own grandchildren, and making his home a museum for the world to come and see.”

Lawyers have said the soul singer’s accounts have little money in them.

Last July, some of his possessions were auctioned off, partly to pay off debts, however royalties from the musician’s music will continue to make future income.