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...

Michael Jackson - Rare Jackson Documentary Footage To Be Shown In New York
Previously unseen film footage of Michael Jackson performing with his brothers in concert in Africa is to be shown for the first time in New York this month (Jul09). Jackson 5 in Africa was shot during the band's trip to Senegal in 1974 and includes a scene in which family patriarch Joe Jackson is honoured with the highest Senegalese honour, the Medal of the Lion. The documentary footage was due to be released shortly after the African show, but the project was scrapped when investors ran out...

Michael Jackson - Jackson Had Classical Album In Pipeline
Michael Jackson was busy working on two music projects before his untimely death - including one album of classical compositions. Fans were eagerly waiting the King of Pop's live comeback with a 50-date residency at London's O2 Arena when he suffered a fatal cardiac arrest on 25 June (09). Jackson's greatest hits have since been celebrated posthumously, re-entering music charts all over the world. But the singer dreamed of releasing new material, and was busy thinking up not only a pop project,...

Michael Jackson - Jackson Is The King Of Uk Music Charts
Michael Jackson is continuing to make history after his death - the KING OF POP has scored the top album and 13 hit songs on the U.K. music charts. Jackson's death on 25 June (09) has prompted a surge in his sales all over the world, setting a new record in the U.K. as 13 of his tracks dominate the Top 40 singles chart. Although he was beaten to poll position by Cascada's Evacuate The Dancefloor, the star still managed to score second place with his 1988 track, Man In The Mirror, and his 1983...

Michael Jackson Never Adopted His Kids…
Photos: NY Daily News via TMZ Here are a few rare photos of Michael Jackson with his three kids Prince Michael II (Blanket), Prince Michael I and Paris. According to the website TMZ,

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...

Chinese Pen "Instant" Michael Jackson Biography
Two Chinese writers slaved for 48 hours straight to produce an "instant" biography of late singer Michael Jackson, despite having never met him, a state-run newspaper said on Monday. The book, called "Moonwalk in Paradise", hit the bookshelves over the weekend, the China Daily said, after the authors subsisted on a diet of coffee and cigarettes and worked round-the-clock to complete it. While they are not as popular as the Taiwanese and Hong Kong stars who dominate the music scene in China,...

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.

Michael Jackson - Ferrigno Jacksons Debt Stress Killed Him
The stress of a $400 million (

In death, will Michael Jackson be more profitable?
Michael Jackson's financial woes were well documented: Numerous lawsuits, loss of control of his beloved Neverland and reports that he was hundreds of millions of dollars in debt all point to a complex money mess that trailed the King of Pop as vigilantly as his most ardent fans.

Michael Jackson - Jay Z Hails Jacksons Legacy
Rap mogul Jay-Z wishes Michael Jackson had been feted more for his career achievements while he was still alive - because it could have changed the way the King of Pop lived his life. Jackson died on 25 June (09) after suffering a cardiac arrest. Rumours about his tragic passing have swirled ever since, with some reports suggesting a prolonged addiction to prescription painkillers could have contributed to his untimely demise. Jackson was famed for being a recluse, rarely stepping out in public...

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...

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

Ok! Magazine Features Michael Jackson's Dead Body On Cover
In an attempt to pay tribute to the late Michael Jackson Ok! magazine has decided to put a picture of his lifeless body with a respirator over his mouth with the words “in loving memory” next to it. The magazine apparently paid $500,000 for the picture in an attempt to cash in on the death of an icon. This is horrible, no one wants to remember him that way! So how is this paying tribute to him? The picture is similar to the one that E! also put

Michael Jackson Drug Reports Prompt Doctors' Warning
Media reports about possible drug use by pop star Michael Jackson the day he died prompted a warning from anesthesiologists on Sunday, as lawyers prepared to square-off in a courtroom battle over his estate. Reports of prescription drug use have increasingly surfaced since the "Thriller" singer's sudden cardiac arrest more than one week ago, and a police probe is said to be focusing on the role doctors may have played in providing Jackson with at least one powerful medication, anesthetic...

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...

Michael Jackson Fans Await Details Of Memorial
Details of Michael Jackson's public memorial remained under wraps on Sunday as Los Angeles police braced for a huge crowd of fans expected to turn out and again warned those without tickets to stay away. About 1.6 million people registered to be one of 17,500 people to be inside the memorial at the Staples Center sports arena in downtown Los Angeles Tuesday or to watch it on large video screens at a nearby theater. Fans who won tickets were to be told by e-mail on Sunday. The company sponsoring...

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 - [...]

Congressman Doesn't Feel Michael Jackson Should be Honored
Congressman Pete King (R-NY) feels we should be honoring the men and women of the Armed Forces -- and not a pedophile and child molester like Michael

"Debt Killed MJ"
Michael Jackson was killed by his $400m debt, claims his pal Lou Ferrigno, better known as the original Incredible Hulk...

The Probate Court Hearing On Michael Jackson's Will
The Los Angeles probate court is scheduled to deal with the ongoing controversy over Michael Jackson’s will this morning. [Bauer Griffin Online] While we await the outcome, take some time to review these headlines and figure out how we got to this point. Is There A Valid Will? Michael Jackson’s Will: Diana Ross In Line For The Kids The Missing Pieces To Michael Jackson’s Will Dissecting Michael Jackson’s Will Inmates Fight Over Michael Jackson

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

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.