Michael Jackson fans leave messages on a tribute banner outside the Staples Center, site of the Jackson memorial service, on July 6, 2009 in Los Angeles, California. Some 17,500 people are expected to attend Tuesday's memorial tribute, out of a total of 1.6 million people who registered in the online lottery for the event
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‘I’ve never seen my brother have any different, abnormal behavior,’ he says. By Kyle Anderson Jermaine Jackson Photo: Getty Images It’s been two weeks since the public memorial for Michael Jackson , but the discussions, arguments and accusations continue to play out in the media. The latest Jackson family member to speak out in an extended interview (following Joe earlier this week and Tito last week) is Jermaine, who sat down with a French TV station to discuss some of the stories being told about Michael in the wake of his death
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Jermaine Jackson Denies Michael Had A Drug Problem
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‘Adding the Killers song was a, you know, boost in the energy,’ the ‘American Idol’ winner says of his song swap.
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Kris Allen Says ‘No Boundaries’ Just ‘Didn’t Work’ In ‘Idol’ Set
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Singer’s siblings upset that mother Katherine hired attorney to challenge will’s co-executors. By James Montgomery Jermaine, Jackie, Marlon, Randy, Janet and Paris Jackson Photo: Harrison Funk/ WireImage Nearly a month after he died, Michael Jackson ‘s family is taking sides on a number of issues, and it seems as if some lengthy legal battles are brewing. First, there’s the matter of Jackson’s will , which was filed in Los Angeles Superior Court earlier this month names family attorney John Branca, accountant Barry Siegel and longtime friend John McClain as the co-executors of the Michael Jackson Trust.
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Michael Jackson’s Family At Odds Over Will, Final Resting Place
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‘Michael was never beaten by me. I’ve never beaten at all,’ Jackson tells Larry King. By James Montgomery Joe Jackson on “Larry King Live” on Monday Photo: CNN In an interview Monday night on “Larry King Live,” Joe Jackson, the father of Michael Jackson , refuted longstanding claims that he had abused his son, and said that he never made any mistakes raising him
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Simon Cowell wants Paula Abdul. Not in the sexual sense, although the two American Idol judges often flirt like school children. Instead, the British music producer has made it clear that his judging partner is mistaken in assuming the show doesn’t want her back.
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Uri Geller provided footage for ‘My Friend Michael Jackson: Uri’s Story.’ By Eric Ditzian Michael Jackson Photo: Kevin Mazur/ WireImage While Michael Jackson’s concert promoter negotiates with Hollywood studios to bring a documentary about the pop singer’s last days to movie theaters in the U.S., a British television network is set to air previously unreleased footage of Jackson from a friend’s private collection. ITV, a public network in the United Kingdom, will present an hour-long documentary based on footage from Uri Geller, the performer and self-described “mystifier” who became Jackson’s close friend. The documentary is said to contain footage of MJ going on a late-night shopping spree at a London department store, visiting the grounds of the professional soccer team Exeter City Football Club and acting as best man in Geller’s wedding.
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Michael Jackson’s Private Side Revealed In British Documentary
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Singer visits family of technician killed while building the stage for her concert. By James Montgomery Madonna leaves the Conception hospital in Marseille, France, on Sunday Photo: Anne-Christine Poujoulat/ AFP/ Getty Images Just days after a portion of Madonna’s stage collapsed in Marseille, France, killing two workers and injuring at least eight, Madonna visited the scene of the accident and continued to pay tribute to the victims. According to People, Madonna arrived in Marseille on Sunday — the day her show at the city’s Stade Velodrome was originally scheduled to take place — and visited with the family of Charles Criscenzo, the French stage technician killed when a partially built roof at the venue collapsed, bringing a crane down onto the stage.
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Madonna Visits Injured Workers In Marseille
RIAA says Jackson classic is poised to surpass Eagles’ greatest-hits collection in U.S.
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Jackson used folk-rock band’s ‘A Horse With No Name’ in unreleased track. By James Montgomery America’s Dewey Bunnell and Gerry Beckley Photo: Paul Kane/ Getty Images The men behind “A Horse With No Name” — the song Michael Jackson sampled in an unreleased track that surfaced after his death — say they’re “honored” that the late King of Pop decided to use their work.
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