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DR. JAN ADAMS, the surgeon who operated on KANYE WEST's mother DONDA one day before she died, was in court Tuesday dealing with one of several malpractice suits, this one filed against him in 2004 by former patient LORI UFONDU.

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Dr. JAN ADAMS -- the controversial celebrity surgeon who performed a cosmetic procedure on DONDA WEST the day before she died -- made a brief appearance on "LARRY KING Live" Tuesday night, just hours after KANYE WEST's mother was laid to rest.

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Controversy continues to surround Dr. JAN ADAMS -- the celebrity surgeon who performed a cosmetic procedure on KANYE WEST's mother, DONDA, the day before she died. Now he's planning to speak out for the first time since the tragic death of Dr. West on "LARRY KING Live" this Tuesday.

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JUST IN: ET has footage of Dr. JAN ADAMS in court today for a hearing to determine his assets -- stemming from a 2004 case in which LORI UFONDU sued him after he left a sponge in her after performing surgery. In 2005, a judge ordered Adams to pay Ufondu $100,000.

Controversy surrounds Adams, as he performed surgery on KANYE WEST's mother, DONDA WEST, the day before she died.

The $30,000 arrest warrant for Dr. JAN ADAMS issued this morning has been revoked, after Adams arrived at the courthouse just moments ago.

His hearing is set for 2 p.m. this afternoon.

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New details are emerging about the doctor who performed cosmetic surgery on KANYE WEST's mother, DONDA before she died.

The man who performed the procedure has been identified as DR. JAN ADAMS. Viewers may recognize Dr. Adams as one of the co-hosts on the short-lived TV talk show "The Other Half" -- a male version of "The View." He has also been featured on the "OPRAH WINFREY Show."

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While MICHAEL JACKSON's legal woes are garnering him the most attention these days, fans of the star remain puzzled as to what he's thinking in terms of his plastic surgery choices. The ET Insider went to Beverly Hills plastic surgeon Dr. JAN ADAMS to get an educated guess about what's going on with his looks.

"People always ask me invariably, 'You're a plastic surgeon -- what is up with Michael Jackson?'" says Adams. "We -- his generation -- see what has taken place in terms of plastic surgery as a tragedy. Here's this person we loved and knew and believed in and became attached to and it's not the person we see."

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