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Jackson Siblings May Fill in at London Shows

Janet, brothers have been approached

(Newser) - As promoters determine the best way to salvage Michael Jackson’s 50-night London concert run, the possibility has emerged that his siblings will fill in, the Sun reports. “Janet has been sounded out about fronting some of the shows,” says a source. “Jackie, Tito, Jermaine, and Marlon...

Cops Remove Drugs From Jackson Home

(Newser) - Los Angeles police and officials from the county coroner's office have removed bags of prescription drugs and medical material from Michael Jackson's home, and are interviewing doctors who prescribed the medications, reports the Los Angeles Times. It's not yet known if the drugs played a role in Jackson's heart attack...

Heath Almost Gave Up Pills
 Heath Almost Gave Up Pills 
GLOSSIES
Jun 29, 2009 3:47 PM CDT

Heath Almost Gave Up Pills

Friends, colleagues remember tragic actor

(Newser) - Heath Ledger was a complicated actor who quit using marijuana and alcohol and came close to giving up the sleeping pills that may have killed him, friends and colleagues tell Vanity Fair in a profile. Though he was leery of summer blockbusters—“He was afraid it would define him...

Tabloid's Jackson Autopsy Report Fake: TMZ

Details were shocking, and apparently fabricated

(Newser) - Sources tell TMZ a story circulating on the Internet detailing Michael Jackson’s shocking autopsy results is not true. The supposed autopsy report, indicating that Jackson was bald and skeletal, had only pills in his stomach, and was riddled with needle wounds, among other things, was reported earlier today by...

Jackson Played Peter Pan to Charm White America

To understand Jackson, look beyond the man in the mirror

(Newser) - A musical genius, yes, but Michael Jackson was also a master of performing roles. And his greatest may have been that of a de-sexualized, non-threatening black man who appealed to white audiences, David Gates writes in Newsweek. The King of Pop looked "blackest" on the cover of 1979's...

Infomercial Icon Mays Dead at 50

TV Pitchman wasn't wearing a seatbelt: FAA

(Newser) - Television pitchman Billy Mays was found dead in his Tampa, Fla., home today, the St. Petersburg Times reports. He was 50. The promoter of everything from baking soda to cleaning supplies said he felt unwell last night after landing in a 737 airplane that blew out a front tire. Mays...

Jacko Knew He'd Die Young: Lisa Marie

Told former wife years ago he feared he'd end up like Elvis

(Newser) - The King of Pop was sure he would follow the King to an early grave, blogs Lisa Marie Presley. During his brief marriage to Elvis's daughter, Michael Jackson "stated with an almost calm certainty, 'I am afraid that I am going to end up like him.'" Jackson wasn't...

Jackson Doc Hires Attorney to Meet LAPD

Cops question Murray just to 'fill in blanks,' lawyer says

(Newser) - Dr. Conrad Murray, the man at the center of suspicion surrounding Michael Jackson’s death, hired a lawyer before meeting again with police today, the Los Angeles Times reports. But Murray’s attorney says authorities have assured him the cardiologist isn’t a suspect. “We’ve been told more...

No Evidence of Demerol Injection: LAPD
 No Evidence 
 of Demerol 
 Injection: LAPD  
jackson investigation
Jun 26, 2009 2:55 PM CDT

No Evidence of Demerol Injection: LAPD

(Newser) - Authorities have seen no evidence that Michael Jackson was injected with the painkiller Demerol before his death, a detective tells the Los Angeles Times. The widely reported claims “are coming from outside the investigation,” he said today. Meanwhile, Jackson’s doctor, Conrad Murray, has returned to the city...

Jackson Traffic Threatened to Break Internet

(Newser) - The surge in Internet traffic yesterday as Michael Jackson fans searched for information about his death had a deep impact on the Web, Ars Technica reports. Sites as diverse as Twitter and the iTunes Store slowed to a crawl, but perhaps the most profound effect was on Google. The search...

911 Call: Jackson Wasn't Breathing

(Newser) - An emergency caller from Michael Jackson's home yesterday said he wasn't breathing or responding to efforts to revive him. The Los Angeles Fire Department released the audio of the 911 call today. The caller reported that Jackson—whose name he didn't use—was on a bed, wasn't breathing, and wasn't...

Top 10 Moments in Life, Career
 Top 10 Moments 
 in Life, Career 
jackson's legacy
Jun 26, 2009 1:31 PM CDT

Top 10 Moments in Life, Career

(Newser) - As legions mourn the King of Pop, Time rounds up the 10 defining moments of his life and career:
  • The Jackson 5 bursts onto the scene in 1968, and its first single, “I Want You Back,” makes it to No. 1.
  • The release of Thriller in 1982 makes
...

In the End, Abuse Charges Eclipsed Career
 In the End, Abuse
 Charges Eclipsed Career 
jackson's legacy
Jun 26, 2009 12:56 PM CDT

In the End, Abuse Charges Eclipsed Career

(Newser) - Michael Jackson’s reputation will forever be tainted by the numerous allegations of child molestation levied against him, the New York Daily News reports. Jackson was never convicted of any crime, but he did settle out of court on two occasions, once for $20 million. A Jackson attorney said the...

Forget Thriller: Off the Wall Was His Best

(Newser) - It’s no exaggeration to say that Michael Jackson “made a more profound impact in the arenas of soul, R&B and dance-pop than any other singer or songwriter in history,” writes Jim DeRogatis in the Chicago Sun-Times. But while many fans reach for Thriller, “widely considered...

Cops Can't Find Jackson's Doctor
Cops Can't
Find Jackson's
Doctor
Jun 26, 2009 11:17 AM CDT

Cops Can't Find Jackson's Doctor

Physician reportedly gave singer an injection before he died

(Newser) - Michael Jackson's doctor has apparently gone AWOL, TMZ reports. Authorities want to interview him but can't find him, sources say. Cops towed his BMW from Jackson's house last night. One source says the doctor gave Jackson an injection, possibly of the morphine-like drug Demerol, before he died. The LA coroner,...

TMZ Scoops World on Jackson Death

(Newser) - TMZ left its more savory rivals in the dust yesterday, reporting Michael Jackson’s cardiac arrest and death before any other media outlet, the Chicago Tribune reports. The AOL gossip website reported Jackson’s death at 2:44 local time, less than 20 minutes after the singer expired. But many...

With Icons' Deaths, Gen X Grows Up
 With Icons' Deaths, 
 Gen X Grows Up 
OPINION
Jun 26, 2009 10:20 AM CDT

With Icons' Deaths, Gen X Grows Up

Pair of generation's icons pass in a day

(Newser) - Farrah Fawcett and Michael Jackson were icons to many, but especially to the impressionable members of Generation X. “These people were on our lunchboxes,” notes one post-boomer. “This is the moment when Generation X realizes they're grown up." “Cynical” and “disaffected,” Gen X...

Jacko Leaves Pile of Debt
 Jacko Leaves Pile of Debt 
Jun 26, 2009 10:00 AM CDT

Jacko Leaves Pile of Debt

Could have recouped losses with comeback

(Newser) - Michael Jackson died deep in debt, Reuters reports: Wall Street Journal sources put the figure at $500 million earlier this month. The entertainer and his managers had hoped a planned concert series this summer would refill his coffers. Still, Jackson’s copyrights to his songs and his stake in the...

Why Farrah Wore a One-Piece
 Why Farrah Wore a One-Piece 
Jun 26, 2009 9:39 AM CDT

Why Farrah Wore a One-Piece

The tale of an iconic image: Rising star styled her own hair

(Newser) - Farrah Fawcett's role in Charlie’s Angels made her a TV star, but her 1976 pin-up poster made her an icon. Newsday reveals how the image, which preceded the show by a year, came about. Fawcett, who was supposed to be photographed in a bikini, wore the copper one-piece instead...

Ignore the Internet: Ford, Goldblum Not Dead

Internet pranksters capitalize on other celebrity deaths with new hoax

(Newser) - In the wake of Farrah Fawcett’s and Michael Jackson’s deaths yesterday, someone got carried away and reported the demise of Harrison Ford and Jeff Goldblum, too. Turns out those news bulletins were the work of Internet pranksters, reports the New York Daily News. “Reports that Jeff Goldblum...

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