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MJ’s mother wins will ruling
London, September 19 (ANI): Michael Jackson’s mother Katherine can challenge the administrators of the singer’s estate without any threat to her 40 per cent stake, a judge has ruled.
The 79-year-old’s legal team said that she wants to have more say over the manner in which the 400 million dollar estate is handled.
According to the ruling, [...]
Mika to moonwalk in MJ’s shoes
London, Sep 18 (ANI): Beirut-born singer Mika is set to fill Michael Jackson’s shoes, for he has inherited the late King of Pop’s designer shoes, including the ones the late superstar was to moonwalk in onstage at London’s O2 Arena.
The ‘Thriller’ hit-maker had hired Mika’s [...]
DJ AM suffered ’same fate as MJ’
Washington, September 1 (ANI): DJ AM a.k.a Adam Goldstein appeared to have suffered the same fate as Michael Jackson in terms of their sudden death from reported drug abuse.
The death of the DJ, who was found motionless in his New York apartment amid prescription drug bottles on August 28, was apparently linked to that of [...]
MJ’s gay lover: I’ve lost my soulmate
London, Aug 21 (ANI): A chubby guy, who claims to be Michael Jackson’s gay lover, has said that he has lost a soulmate, following the death of the pop legend.
Jason Pfeiffer, who works for the singer’s dermatologist Dr Arnold Klein, briefed how his alleged affair began.
Seemingly, he first got to know the Thriller hitmaker over [...]
MJ’s funeral set for his 51st b’day: Dad
Washington, Aug 18 (ANI): Joe Jackson has said that his son Michael will be buried in Forest Lawn Cemetery in Los Angeles on August 29, on what would have been the King of Pop’s 51st birthday.
Confirming a New York Daily News report, People magazine stated that the burial will take place privately at 10 that [...]
Infant deaths in 19th century were actually caused by SIDS
Washington, July 15 (ANI): The infant deaths caused in the 19th century, which had been attributed to smothering and overlaying by either a co-sleeper or bedding, were actually crib deaths or Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS), according to an expert.
Dr. Ariane Kemkes, an independent researcher from Scottsdale, Arizona, USA, says that lawmakers would have mislabelled [...]
Jackson’s kids stayed with his body for 30 mins to say goodbye
London, July 12 (ANI): Michael Jackson’s three children remained with his lifeless body for half an hour in a cold hospital emergency room to say goodbye to the late star, the singer’s closest sister has revealed.
La Toya Jackson revealed how she took the kids Prince Michael I, 12, Paris, 11, and Prince Michael II (Blanket), [...]
Elizabeth Taylor denies being on ’suicide watch’
London, Jul 7 (ANI): Legendary actress Elizabeth Taylor has blasted reports that she is on a “suicide watch”, following the devastating loss of her close friend Michael Jackson.
Taylor, 77, who is said to have collapsed in her Hollywood home upon learning of the ‘Thriller’ superstar’s sudden [...]
Led Zeppelin may fill Jackson’s 50-show O2 run with ABBA
London, July 4 (ANI): ‘Led Zeppelin’ have apparently been approached to alternate shows with Abba, and fill in for the 50-show run previously planned for Michael Jackson at London’s O2 arena.
AEG Live, promoters for the late King of Pop’s slated comeback tour, were said to be trying hard to woo both the bands to [...]
Michael Jackson Songwriters to Receive Higher Royalty Paychecks
Michael Jackson’s sudden death last week will lead to a “phenomenal” increase in royalty payments as his greatest hits including “Beat It” and “Billy Jean” dominate the airwaves.
Songwriters such as the U.K.’s Rod Temperton, who wrote “Thriller,” and the U.S.’s Glen Ballard and Siedah Garrett, who co-wrote “Man in the Mirror,” and Bill Bottrell, [...]
Jacko’s death excessively covered, think most Americans
London, July 2 (ANI): Two thirds of Americans are of the view that late King of Pop Michael Jackson’s death has been excessively covered by the media, according to a survey.
Conducted by the Pew Research Center for the People and the Press, the survey saw 1,000 people being questioned between June 26-29.
The poll [...]
ABBA approached to fill Jacko’s 50-show O2 run
London, July 2 (ANI): Pop legends ABBA have apparently been approached to fill in for the 50-show run previously planned for Michael Jackson at London’s O2 arena.
AEG Live, the promoters for the King of Pop’s slated comeback tour, are said to be trying hard to woo the renowned band out of retirement.
“There’s a [...]
Quincy Jones won’t attend Jacko’s funeral
Washington, July 1 (ANI): Quincy Jones has vowed not to attend Michael Jackson’s funeral, as he’s sure he won’t be able to cope with the sadness.
The legendary music producer, who was the brains behind the King Of Pop’s biggest hit albums, ‘Thriller’, ‘Off The Wall’ [...]
Jacko was in great shape, says trainer Lou Ferrigno
London, July 1 (ANI): Rebuffing speculations about Michael Jackson’s ill-health, his trainer and actor Lou Ferrigno has said that the King of Pop was in great shape.
“I’d never seen him look better,” the Sun quoted him as saying.
The ‘Hulk’ star and a bodybuilder Ferrigno was helping Jacko get in shape for his gruelling series of [...]
Jacko’s ex-wife fumes over British newspaper’s ‘fabricated’ paternity slur
Washington, June 30 (ANI): Michael Jackson’s ex-wife Debbie Rowe has slammed a British newspaper alleging the pop star was not the father of his two eldest children.
Britain’s News of the World quoted Rowe saying that she was artificially inseminated by an anonymous donor during their marriage and that she had no interest in obtaining [...]
‘Thriller’ voted Jacko’s ‘Best Ever Track’
Washington, June 29 (ANI): Fans of King of Pop Michael Jackson have voted ‘Thriller’ his best ever track in a poll after his sudden death.
The 50-year-old singer died at his home in Los Angeles last week on Thursday.
Fans flocked to AOL Radio to listen to the legend’s greatest hits in the hours after his death [...]
Michael Jackson’s Recordings – Michael Jackson’s Albums – Michael Jackson recordings dominate the charts
Michael Jackson’s Recordings – Michael Jackson’s Albums – Michael Jackson recordings dominate the charts
Michael Jackson London, June 29 (DPA) Days after his sudden death, pop star Michael Jackson’s 2003 album of his greatest hits, “Number Ones”, has surged again to the top of the album charts in Britain, music industry market groups reported Sunday.
Altogether, 43 [...]
Jacko’s hits becoming posthumous toppers on Brit charts
London, June 29 (ANI): While the sudden death of Michael Jackson has left many fans heartbroken, his records have re-entered all charts at top positions in Britain.
The moonwalking superstar has a posthumous chart-topper with album Number Ones.
A mind-boggling 43 Jacko tracks have also popped up in the full 200 singles rundown, reports The Sun. [...]
Criminal investigation launched into Jackson’s death
London, June 29 (ANI): A criminal investigation has been launched into the sudden death of Michael Jackson, his family’s lawyer has revealed.
Attorney Brian Oxman said that homicide detectives had been called in to investigate the death, and the Jackson family was looking to begin a legal battle of their own if anybody found to be [...]
Jacko’s stomach had to be pumped regularly to remove drug cocktails: Ex-nanny
New York, June 28 (ANI): The former nanny of Michael Jackson’s children has said the singer’s stomach had to be pumped on a regular basis to remove dangerous cocktails of drugs.
Grace Rwaramba, who worked for Jackson for more than a decade before being dismissed last December, claimed the King Of Pop often mixed too many [...]
