L.A. braces for a crush of mourners for Jackson memorial
Legions of Michael Jackson fans learned Sunday whether they had been granted one of the 8,750 pairs of free tickets for the pop superstar's memorial service Tuesday. The event is expected to tie the downtown area into a knot of fans, traffic...

Lawyers Set To Square Off Over Michael Jackson Estate
Lawyers for Michael Jackson and his family on Sunday prepared to square off in a courtroom hearing over control of the singer's estate as media reports mounted about powerful drugs that may have contributed to his death. One legal expert predicted the existence of a 2002 will signed by Jackson means his mother, 79-year-old Katherine Jackson, will likely be forced to give up temporary control she now has over his affairs. "Given the existence of the will and the expression of Michael's...

Touts flog tickets to Michael Jackson memorial
TOUTS flogging tickets to Michael Jackson’s “funeral” sparked outrage last night

Stevie Wonder to sing at huge public memorial service for Jackson
Michael Jackson will be laid to rest in an intimate family funeral on Tuesday morning – followed by a spectacular public send-off starring Stevie Wonder. The singer will be buried at Forest Lawn Memorial Park in Glendale, Los Angeles County, surrounded by the graves of Hollywood legends such as Walt Disney, Clark Gable, Errol Flynn, Humphrey Bogart, Sammy Davis Jnr and Nat King Cole. His grandmother Martha Bridges is also buried there. The family have discarded the idea of his body being...

3am: Michael Jackson wants comeback album to beat Thriller
Michael Jackson is so desperate for his comeback album to be a success that he's given his songwriters an ultimatum - make it better than Thriller or forget it. Hit-maker Neyo, who is on Wacko's select team, told us before his show-stopping Year Of Gentleman-themed gig at Hammersmith Apollo: "Michael's new album has to be amazing. I've already submitted some songs but we have no idea when it's coming out. He keeps putting it off. "Michael is very nervous as he knows he's the underdog and people want h

Stevie Wonder to sing at Michael Jackson's memorial service
Michael Jackson will be laid to rest in an intimate family funeral on Tuesday morning

Michael Jackson had a GIRLFRIEND!?
Just earlier today footage of Michael Jackson on police tape saying he’s not gay surfaced… of course the majority of the media – both tabloid and “respected” are calling him nervous… when it really looks like he was just fed up and taking a moment to try to see if he could get his word out there.

Amy Winehouse And Mark Ronson Reuniting To Record A Song
Amy Winehouse and Mark Ronson are reuniting to record a song. The pair fell out when recording sessions for a proposed James Bond theme went sour - which resulted in Jack White and Alicia Keys providing the opening music to "Quantum of Solace" - but have since settled their differences and are planning to record a track for a tribute album to Michael Jackson producer Quincy Jones. View Photos [213] View Profile View All News A source said: "It's going to be explosive stuff. Amy first met Qui

Amy Winehouse and Mark Ronson to Team up For Quincy Jones Tribute
Amy Winehouse and Mark Ronson are reportedly set to record a song together for a Quincy Jones tribute album. The duo fell out when recording sessions for a proposed James Bond theme went sour - which resulted in Jack White and Alicia Keys providing the opening music to Quantum of Solace. But the pair have since settled their differences and are planning to record a track for a tribute album to Michael Jackson producer Quincy Jones. Speaking about the Quincy Jones project, an unnamed source told Britain's

Video: Madonna Pays Tribute to Michael Jackson at Her London Concert
Paying tribute to Michael Jackson during her show at London's O2 arena, Madonna has one of her dancers impersonating the late King of Pop.

Ivy Queen Just Won’t Shut Up
Reggaetonera Ivy Queen is fighting back and llorando everywhere as well instructed by her longtime nemesis Calle 13, like on her recent MTV Tr3s interview. But how strong is her punch? Who knows if her pseudo feminist efforts and tired male-hating antics will save her from Calle 13’s strong lyrics or the Industry’s critical reviews.  Empty Beats and alliteration won’t be enough and neither will a new haircut.  Nothing a macho-machista male Latino hates more than a tranny fabulous feminis

Jodie gets a Wacko tattoo
Jodie Marsh sinks to new lows as she gets a tattoo of Michael Jackson on her arm

Springsteen to play Super Bowl show
Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band will perform at the 2009 Super Bowl halftime show, the NFL and NBC announced Sunday night. Images View Larger Image Continuing a run of major talent that has lately included The Rolling Stones, U2, Paul McCartney, Prince, Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, Michael Jackson and, infamously, his sister Janet Jackson, the biggest television event in th

Emergency at Jackson Home -- Fan Hospitalized
EMT s were called to the Jackson family home in Encino this afternoon. All of the Jackson's are fine though. A 13-year old Michael Jackson fan fainted. She was part of the crowd gathered outside the Jackson home, and LAPD called for the ambulance. The young fan was taken to Encino hospital. Her condition is unknown.

Get Your Very Own Michael Jackson
A Japanese toy company is coming out with a collectible Michael Jackson doll in December 2008. Here's the fun stuff you'll get with the purchase of the collectible doll: - Hot Toys' newly developed TrueType- "Slim version" body with over 38 points of articulation. - Trademarked single sequined white glove - Sequined black coat - White socks with black shoes - [...]

Ciara and Britney separated at birth
Ciara changes up her look like Michael Jackson changes little boys. One day she’s a Beyonce look-a-like and the next day she’s Morticia from the Adams Family. In this photo taken last night, it seemed like Britney Spears took her fashion cue from Ciara by donning a black asymmetric cut wig similar to the one Ciara is wearing in this video. But according to Faded Youth blog, Brit was still in character after an all-day video shoot for her single “Womanizer”. LOVE the Louis Vuitton

OMG!! Jackson fans beat odds for memorial tickets - Yahoo! News
LOS ANGELES – Like a modern-day Willy Wonka tale, fans celebrated Sunday after beating the odds to win coveted tickets to Michael Jackson's memorial service at Staples Center . More than 1.6 million fans registered online for free in the random drawing of only 8,750 names. Each person selected will receive two tickets to Tuesday's memorial. The odds of getting a ticket were about 1 in 183. "I'm in shock that it has happened," said Deka Motanya, 27, of San Francisco . "It's surreal." She...

Beyoncé on MJ: -I Wanna Be Just Like Him'
You may have seen this already, but we thought this was one of the more touching tributes to Michael Jackson we’ve seen so far. Beyoncé dedicates “Halo” to her hero, Michael Jackson, while performing on tour in Atlanta last week. She intros the song with a video of her going to see the King of Pop in concert as a child. “That was the night I saw my hero perform for the first time. When I left the show, I said, ‘Mommy, I wanna be just like him,’” she...

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Rowe Challenged Jackson Over Kids After Sex Claims
The details of Debbie Rowe's 2003 fight to regain custody of her kids with Michael Jackson have been published - just days after she again vowed to battle for her children. Rowe has two kids with the late superstar, Prince Michael, 12, and Paris, 11. Jackson was also father to Prince Michael 'Blanket' II, seven, whowas born to an unnamed surrogate mother. The couple divorced in 1999 and two years later, Rowe signed away her parental rights. A judge later overturned that decision after claiming...

Michael Jackson was killed by the stress of his $400m debts says his friend Lou 'The Incredible Hulk' Ferrigno
INCREDIBLE Hulk star Lou Ferrigno yesterday claimed that  Michael Jackson was killed by the weight of his massive debts. The actor and bodybuilder had been training his pal Jacko for his gruelling 50-date London tour. And he said the only reason the singer was going back on stage was to clear his $400million debts. Ferrigno, 50, revealed: “He was under tremendous stress, so much I think it killed him. He was $400million in debt. In the past, he had backed out of doing live shows but...

Jackson Showdown in Court Today
Today we'll know if Katherine Jackson will fight over Michael Jackson's will -- or at least we'll know if her lawyer plans a fight. We've learned lawyers for John Branca and John McClain -- the two men named co-executors in Michael Jackson's will -- will ask the judge to put them in charge of the estate, at least until the will is formally presented in court. But here's the wild card -- last week, before the will was filed, Katherine Jackson's lawyer, Londell McMillan, went to court and got the...

Jackson Doc Mum on Administering Anesthesia
The lawyer for the doctor who was at Michael Jackson's home the day he died tells TMZ he did not give Jackson OxyContin or Demerol that day, but he wouldn't say the same about the powerful anesthesia found at the singer's home. Dr. Conrad Murray was interviewed by LAPD detectives a week ago Saturday. Law enforcement sources tell us the information Dr. Murray gave police regarding drugs at Jackson's home was enough for cops to secure a search warrant from a judge. A search warrant can only be...

Jacko funeral: Riot cops on alert
POLICE fear riots could erupt at Michael Jackson’s funeral tomorrow as up to two million tearful fans flood into Los Angeles to say farewell to their idol.

Grace Rwaramba Michael Jackson Secret Girlfriend?
Grace Rwaramba was Michael Jackson’s secret girlfriend? But Grace Rwaramba even more than secret girlfriend was rumored married to Jackson two years ago. Last week LALATE broke to you reports that a bodyguard friend of Jackson (Matt Fiddes) said Michael for years had a secret girlfriend that all his staff knew about. The bodyguard didn’t identify her. Tonight, a report claims the secret girlfriend was Rwaramba. In September 2007, LALATE broke to you a crazy tabloid report that...