Showing all the moves and all the passion that his fans have come to expect, Michael Jackson – sharply dressed in a blazer – danced around the Staples Center stage singing "They Don't Care About Us." As this video clip shows, Jackson,50, appeared ready to wow London audiences as he rehearsed in Los Angeles on June 23, two days before he died.
Thursday, July 2, 2009
Jackson's Ex-Wife Debbie Rowe Says 'I Want My Children'
Michael Jackson's ex-wife Debbie Rowe broke her silence Thursday and declared she wants custody of the two children she had with the late King of Pop.
"I want my children," Rowe said during a 90-minute phone interview with NBC-LA early Thursday.
A judge later that day delayed a guardianship hearing for Michael Jackson's children at the request of attorneys for Rowe and the singer's mother.
The hearing, originally scheduled for Monday., was rescheduled for July 13.
Katherine Jackson will retain temporary guardianship of the children until then.
Rowe also said she'll seek a restraining order to keep their grandfather, Joe Jackson, away from the children. Michael Jackson had a strained relationship with his father, who he said struck him as a child.
Jackson's will, which was filed Wednesday, put his entire estate in a family trust, and named his mother Katherine as the guardian of his children. Rowe was specifically excluded as a beneficiary in the document, which read: "I have intentionally omitted to provide for my former wife, DEBORAH JEAN ROWE JACKSON."
Sounds like Debbie Rowe found out that she was left GOOSE EGG in the will and has put realized that if she can get her hands on the kids she can by extension get her grubby hands on some of Michael Jackson's estate.
David Carradine Cause of Death Asphyxiation, Says Medical Examiner
Kung Fu actor David Carradine's June death was the result of asphyxiation, not suicide, a medical examiner hired by his family confirmed Thursday.
Forensic pathologist Dr. Michael Baden was hired by the Carradine family to complete an independent autopsy after the actor, 72, was found dead June 4 in a Bangkok, Thailand, hotel room. Police reported that the actor's body was found nude, with ropes around his neck, wrist and genitals, fueling speculation that he was killed while engaging in a dangerous sex practice called auto-erotic asphyxiation. Those initial reports were confirmed by Baden.
Now what I find rather interesting here is how the media has chosen to handle Carradine's death as opposed to Michael Jackson's. Talk about some kind of FREAKY here and yet it's all swept under the rug. But let Michael Jackson die and everyone and there mother is coming out of the woodwork to speak negatively about him. Carradine's ex-wife claimed that not ony did she suffer abuse at his hands but that he loved these sexual fetishes. Now that should be enough to give the late night comedians enough to run with but NOTHING.
And let me not get on to the double standard applied to Sarah Palin vs. Barack Obama and the media's approach to their children.
Tuesday, June 30, 2009
Monday, June 29, 2009
Janet Jackson, Jamie Foxx and Others Pay Tribute to Michael at BET Awards
After his sudden death, Michael Jackson was honored at the BET Awards over the weekend.
Jackson's sister and father, Janet and Joe, were at the ceremony to pay tribute to the late King of Pop.
"I wish the world had recognized him when he was living. Right now, he's bigger than ever. But I wish he was here to see all this, to hear all this," Joe Jackson said on the red carpet for the event.
At the end of the show, Janet stepped out on the stage to honor her brother.
"My entire family wanted to be here tonight but it was too painful. To you, Michael is an icon. To us, Michael is family. He will forever live in all of our hearts. On behalf of my family and myself, thank you for all of your love, thank you for all of your support. We miss him so much. Thank you so much," Janet said tearfully.
Ruth Madoff parts with most of her money
Poor Ruth Madoff. She may have known nothing about her husband's fraud. Right.
Mrs. Madoff gave up most of her claims to cash and property she said was hers.According to The Wall Street Journal, she "has agreed to give up her potential claim to more than $80 million worth of assets, keeping just $2.5 million in cash in an agreement reached with federal prosecutors."
Mrs. Madoff may be giving up most of her fortune, but it is a small price to pay. The government could try to prove that she was aware of her husband's actions. Prosecutors may not have proven the case, but it would have tied Mrs. Madoff up in court proceedings for years.
To "get out of jail free", she gives up her homes in three cities and a number of asset and gets to walk away "poor."
Yeah, "poor" my ass! I'm sure this broad has some money stashed over seas on various accounts and names. She's no fool. And you can believe that she isn't ready to live off of 2.5 million either.
Somebody hire a PI to follow her around 24/7 and you'll see.
Sunday, June 28, 2009
TV Pitchman Billy Mays Found Dead
The popular product pusher Billy Mays has died.
His wife found Mays -- best known as the pitchman for OxiClean and star of many other TV infomercials -- unconscious in their Florida home. It has been reported that Mays had bumped his head on his flight back home to Tampa, FL when a tire blew out on the plane he was traveling in while landing. Video at the site shows Mays taking pictures as he exited the plane of both the plane and rescue crew and he was later interviewed while at the airport and spoke about the ordeal.
Now who can I trust to sell me my Oxyclean?
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