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The doctor of Michael Jackson attempted to conceal the fact that he administered a strong anaesthetic just before the singer died. At a preliminary hearing of Dr Conrad Murray, the public prosecutor said that Dr Murray had called paramedics after Jackson had died. Prosecutors also say the negligence of Dr Murray to treat the signer [...]
(Read More)6th Dec 10
Eminem in the lead for Grammy nominations
by Sally Davies
This year’s leading contender for Grammy nominations is the notorious rapper Eminem, leading the pack with 10, which also includes the coveted album of the year. Next in line to the 38-year-old solo hip-hop artist is Bruno Mars, with seven nominations, in the mean time with Jay-Z, Lady Gaga, and Lady Antebellum, a country-pop group, [...]
(Read More)11th Nov 10
Children of Michael Jackson describe normal father
by Paul Russell
Michael Jackson’s children remember having a normal father. In a rare television interview with Oprah Winfrey, Michael Jackson’s two eldest children, Prince Michael, 13, and Paris, 12, talked about their dad. Paris reported that she felt no one understood what a good father Michael was. Prince Michael reminisced about being on the beach in Bahrain [...]
(Read More)10th Nov 10
Father of Michael Jackson admits to beating his children
by Paul Russell
Joe Jackson admitted to using a strap to discipline his children. Joe Jackson, Michael Jackson’s father, admitted on an Oprah Winfrey interview that he did use a strap to discipline his children. Initially, the father of the King of Pop reported to not beating his children as the media suggested. During an interview with Oprah [...]
(Read More)5th Nov 10
Cirque Du Soleil does Michael Jackson
by Paul Russell
Michael Jackson’s legend will live on with a new Cirque Du Soleil show The Immortal World Tour. It has been one year since the pop star Michael Jackson’s tragic death but his legend is being kept a live with a new Cirque Du Soleil show the Immortal World Tour. The star, who passed away on [...]
(Read More)24th Nov 09
Jackson moonwalk glove sells for £210,000 at auction
by Natasha Redman
The famous white glove warn by Michael Jackson in his first performance of the moonwalk went under the auctioneers hammer, selling for £210,000 at a memorabilia auction, far past its pre-sales estimate. The glove was the highlight of many at an auction of hundreds of music items. CEO of Julien’s auctions, Darren Julien, described the [...]
(Read More)3rd Nov 09
Michael Jackson the third richest dead celebrity
by Paul Russell
A new survey has found that in spite of earning millions of dollars by the sale of rights to footage of his final rehearsals, Michael Jackson isn’t the top-earning dead famous person. Forbes magazine positions the late King of Pop in third place trailing Yves Saint Laurent and composing duo Rodgers and Hammerstein. The designer [...]
(Read More)28th Oct 09
New Michael Jackson album released
by Natasha Redman
Michael Jackson’s latest album has been released, beginning a week of celebrations of te late singer’s life. Jackson died in June at the age of 50, just weeks before his 50-date come back concernts, also called ‘This Is It’ were due to kick off in London. The two-disc album, titled This Is It, contains songs [...]
(Read More)25th Sep 09
Michael Jackson album and single to be released next month
by Natasha Redman
A new previously unreleased Michael Jackson single titled ‘This Is It’ is scheduled to be released on October 12. A compilation album of the same name will follow on October 26. The single will be the first posthumous new material from the singer to be released since his death in June. It features some backing [...]
(Read More)7th Sep 09
Jackson laid to rest at Forest Lawn
by Sally Davies
On the evening of Thursday, 3 September, around 200 members of pop icon Michael Jackson’s family and close friends gathered for his internment at the Forest Lawn mausoleum, just outside Los Angeles. The gold-plated coffin bearing the King of Pop arrived more than 90 minutes after the service had been scheduled to begin at 7:00pm [...]
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