Sony Corp has reached a deal with Michael Jackson’s estate — worth 250 million bucks!
According to Reuters — The report said the deal, coming months after Jackson’s death, is the most lucrative recording contract ever signed. It guarantees the estate at least $200 million, according to the newspaper’s web site, and involves 10 albums over seven years.
The deal will combine a mix of previously unreleased songs and new packages of familiar ones, according to the report. Sony has sold about 31 million of Jackson’s albums worldwide since his death on June 25, the report said. It added that the advances Sony will pay are to be offset by sales of albums as well as revenue generated by licensing Jackson’s music.
Hmmm…Michael Jackson, the womanizer…And he managed to do that privately???
Michael Jackson’s bodyguards are on a mission. They want to save his image and they are doing it in a new book.
They plan to reveal that Michael was juggling girlfriends, was not a pedophile, that he dated women, and that he went on dates and specifically asked for a privacy curtain to be drawn down to shield the backseat of the car.
The comments came from three of his bodyguards who appeared on Good Morning America today, Mike Garcia, Javon Beard and Bill Whitfield.
Other details revealed in the interview included that their boss was either kissing on dates or chewing loud gum. They also say he loved ordering food at drive thru restaurants and was a good father.
“The kids would constantly tell him, “I love you Daddy,” Garcia said. Michael Jackson died in June at 50.
People.com – Are Michael Jackson’s kids in danger living with his mom?
Debbie Rowe is starting to wonder. Flexing her rights as the surviving – though not custodial – parent of Michael’s eldest kids, Prince, 13, and Paris, 11, Rowe is “quite upset” to hear about antics involving a stun gun at the Jackson family compound, her close friend Marc Schaffel tells PEOPLE. The trouble focuses on reports that Michael’s 13-year-old nephew Jaafar, who also lives with the King of Pop’s mother Katherine Jackson, bought the weapon online and may have tried to harm Michael’s third child, Blanket, 8.
The doctor at the center of Michael Jackson’s death has been released on bail for $75,000, following involuntary manslaughter charges.
A judge ordered him not to leave the country and his medical license has been revoked.
The Jackson family believe Murray got off too easy, for putting together a fatal combination of drugs that helped Jackson fall asleep and which ultimately lead to the pop stars death. Murray faces up to four years in prison.
TMZ – The FBI will not release Michael Jackson documents relating to the molestation investigations as well as extortion attempts — at least not today.
The 333 pages of formerly-classified documents were supposed to be released today but the snow in Washington D.C. has caused a delay of at least one day.
As for what’s in the documents … sources tell TMZ during the 1993 Michael Jackson child molestation investigation, the late great Johnnie Cochran contacted the FBI, claiming the accuser’s family was trying to extort money from Jackson with false allegations. It’s likely Cochran’s contact with the agency will show up when the documents are released.
AP = “Captain EO” is moonwalking back to Disneyland.
The theme park announced plans Friday to bring back the 3-D sci-fi film starring Michael Jackson next February, over 23 years after the attraction debuted in Anaheim, Calif. The 17-minute film starred the late King of Pop as a singing-and-dancing intergalactic commander. It was directed by Francis Ford Coppola and executive produced by George Lucas.
Daily Express – DAVID GEST regrets trusting best pal MICHAEL JACKSON’s advice about cosmetic surgery, insisting he looked better before going under the knife.
The music producer, who divorced Liza Minnelli in 2003, had his first operation after the late King of Pop suggested it would enhance his looks.
The 56 year old admits he got carried away with surgery – and now desperately wishes he’d never listened to Jackson.
He says, “I had surgery when I was very young and it was the stupidest thing I’ve ever done. Michael Jackson kept saying, ‘You should have plastic surgery.’ I got my nose done and he said, ‘Do more, do more!’ It was stupid.
“If I had my way, I’d go back to my original big nose with a bit of a hook in it. It looked great.”
NY Post – Thank heaven for little boys.In a 1999 painting he commissioned, Michael Jackson strikes the same pose as Michelangelo’s statue of David with rippling abs, bulging pecs and smooth, marble-white skin — surrounded by a bevy of male cherubs.The work, by artist David Nordahl, is just one of hundreds of private portraits the Gloved One ordered up over the years that depict him in an idealized light. They were revealed last week in a book about Jackson’s life.In the larger-than-life canvases, Jackson emerges as King Arthur, a superhero, even an angel — all drawn to his specifications.”He thought it was great with a little ‘tongue-in-cheek’ flavor,” said Nordahl of the oil-on-canvas work “Michael.”The artist painted hundreds of works for Jackson and reportedly earned $150,000 for the larger canvases. Jackson spent millions building up his private collection.
Nordahl made Jackson a Peter Pan-like figure in “The Storyteller” and added his sister Janet to the lower-left foreground in the shape of a fairy.The paintings can be seen in “Michael Jackson Opus: The Ultimate Celebration of an Icon,” a 250-page tome published this week by Kraken Opus.
Prosecutors and police in Los Angeles announced that they don’t expect to file charges in Michael Jackson’s death before 2010. They said that they have way to much evidence to review and that they need help from medical experts. MJ’s personal physician, Dr. Conrad Murray, has been named as a suspect in a manslaughter investigation. Murray has denied doing anything wrong and said he gave proper medical help when he found Michael not breathing.
AP – The King of Pop is still winning awards and setting records doing it.But while Michael Jackson won a record four posthumous awards, he couldn’t beat Taylor Swift for top honors at Sunday night’s American Music Awards.
The 19-year-old was named the year’s favorite artist, giving Jackson his only loss of the night, and giving her five trophies in all.
“Music has never been ultimately about competition,” she said as she accepted the top prize via satellite from London, where she is to perform Monday. “To even be mentioned in a category with Michael Jackson, who we will miss and love forever, is an unimaginable honor.”
The victories came during a performance-filled show that closed with an S&M-themed, sexually charged performance by Adam Lambert. [Wait!Theres Tons More…]
Parents-to-be Dawn Kelley and William Hickman were looking at the ultrasound scan of their unborn baby when they realised it looked like the late pop singer.
Mr Hickman, 29, a window cleaner, said: “I showed my daughter Ami, who’s six, and she saw it straight away, so I thought ‘well if she can see it too [...]
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AP – The physician being investigated in Michael Jackson’s death reached an agreement Monday in a separate child support case that kept him out of a Nevada jail.
Prosecutors in Las Vegas had sought an arrest warrant for Dr. Conrad Murray after he failed to appear for previous hearings before Family Court officers attempting to [...]
From THR – Michael Jackson’s “This Is It” companion album — really just an album of hits — sold a little over 200,000 copies last week and went gold. That means it’s sold over 500,000 copies in two weeks.
The really weird thing is that another greatest hits album from Jackson, “Number Ones,” sold about 33,000 [...]
A “Thriller”-era silk-screened portrait of Michael Jackson created by Andy Warhol has sold for $812,500 to an anonymous collector.
The artwork sold at Christie’s in New York City Tuesday evening.
Christie’s estimated that the portrait would sell for $500,000 to $700,000.
The 1984 portrait depicts a smiling Jackson in a jacket with squiggles of red and yellow in [...]
. A judge presiding over Michael Jackson’s estate case has made a decision regarding Michael’s father, Joe Jackson. Jackson had been objecting to the will and its executors, but the judge has ruled he has no legal standing. This means Jackson is now out of the picture and that Michael’s lawyers, John Branca and John [...]
AP – Michael Jackson’s father is seeking an allowance from his son’s estate to help cover expenses that exceed $15,000 a month, according to court documents filed Friday. The request seeking an unspecified amount for Joe Jackson was filed by lawyer Brian Oxman, who said there was no apparent reason for the administrators of the [...]
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A reality show miniseries about the Jackson family will premiere Dec. 13 on A&E, the network says. Back-to-back hourlong episodes will air that night at 9 p.m. EST.
“The Jacksons: A Family Dynasty” focuses on brothers Jackie, Jermaine, Tito and Marlon as they prepare to reunite for a concert tour. It also chronicles their lives as [...]
It’s the oddest pairing since Liza Minnelli and David Gest got married in 2002: Michael Jackson’s father Joe and soccer superstar Cristiano Ronaldo are now teaming up to sell grills.Joe Jackson tells TMZ he’s got a stake in a company called GAME ON PRODUCTS and is preparing to peddle soccer ball grills during the 2010 [...]
Hollywood.com – The film, which follows the Thriller legend as he prepared for his ill-fated London concerts, premiered worldwide on Wednesday (28Oct09).
Within five days This Is It has earned a massive $32.5 million (£20.3 million) in the states and $101 million (£63.1 million) worldwide – prompting Sony bosses to extend its run in the U.S. [...]
As many expected, Michael Jackson cleaned up at the Box office…
The Michael Jackson movie “This Is It” earned $20.1 million at worldwide box offices on its first day in theaters as fans around the globe turned out in strong numbers, Columbia Pictures said on Thursday.
The movie studio said the film, which shows the late [...]
Daily Beast – Last week I received a telephone call from a photo agent in London who I had met in 1999 while investigating the death of Princess Di for Talk magazine. Then, he had helped me chase down rumors of photos snapped immediately after the accident in the Pont Alma tunnel. In the spring [...]
Daily News – Michael Jackson’s three kids are in therapy to cope with the sudden loss of the only parent they ever knew, LaToya Jackson says.
The King of Pop’s gabby sister said Prince, 12, is keeping his feelings bottled up while Paris, 11, wears her dad’s clothes and Blanket, 7, cries often.
“Paris thinks and talks [...]
Elizabeth Taylor says the new Michael Jackson documentary is “the single most brilliant piece of filmmaking” she has ever seen. The 77-year-old actress and longtime Jackson friend says she saw “Michael Jackson’s This Is It” last week, but was sworn to secrecy until Monday, when she posted her thoughts about the film on Twitter. The [...]
Cops say, “The damage was minor and there were no injuries. A report was taken and it’s under investigation.” It wasn’t known whose car was struck in the San Fernando Valley except that it wasn’t the one carrying the late King of Pop’s children. The Jackson kids are usually accompanied by a nanny and security [...]
It’s hard to believe that months ago, these children were forced to where masks in public by their father Michael Jackson, for fear of their safety — and now these children have constantly been in the spotlight, and now they may even appear on a national television show every week??I feel exactly how some of [...]
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