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Grammys' Ehrlich Tells How Jackson Tribute Came Together
Grammy Awards producer Ken Ehrlich was the man behind the effort to rush a program into place for Michael Jackson's memorial service. I've never been a real fan of Jackson's, but after watching the live 2 1/2 -hour televised memorial service to him, I must congratulate those around him who produced it. As a former radio ...
Michael Jackson's Memorial Was Not Our Proudest Moment
Everyone -- including the media and myriad opportunists -- sought to cash in on the death of the pop star, with scant mention of the scandals that tainted his legacy. I got to Staples Center some time after the parade of Ringling Bros. elephants and just before a bikini-clad woman who held aloft a sign that ...
Michael Jackson Whose Life Was a Complicated Tale of Celebrity Was Honored at a Memorial Service as Millions Watched.
At Jackson Memorial, Music and Mourning. Jermaine Jackson tossed a rose after singing in front of his brother's casket during the memorial service on Tuesday. Smokey Robinson read messages from Diana Ross and Nelson Mandela. Mariah Carey and Trey Lorenz performed the song Ill Be There. And Queen Latifah read a poem from Maya Angelou. Police ...
Judge Decides on Executors for Jackson Estate
A Los Angeles Superior Court judge ruled Monday that the lawyer John Branca and the music executive John McClain should serve as the executors of Michael Jacksons estate. The ruling, issued by Judge Mitchell L. Beckloff, denied the application of Mr. Jacksons mother, Katherine, to oversee her sons estate. Mr. Branca and Mr. McClain were named ...
Bulk of Jackson Wealth is the Beatles
Jackson Estate is Huge...and Growing. The singer's valuable share of a music catalog including songs by the Beatles and careful management of his image in the future could expand the vast fortune he leaves behind. Michael Jackson was one of the most famous people on Earth and also one of the most famously broke. Many who ...
3 Search Warrants Executed in Michael Jackson Investigation
LAPD detectives have executed at least three search warrants in their attempt to determine whether prescription medication played a role in Michael Jackson's death. Sources familiar with the investigation told the Times that the warrants were part of an effort to reconstruct the performer's medical history, a task made difficult by the number of physicians who ...
Michael Jackson: The Possibility of Communion
by Jeff Dayton-Johnson
Can anyone write about Michael Jackson's music without talking about themselves? My story goes like this. An after-school dance in the multi-use room at Charlotte Wood Junior High School. I'm 13 years old, my back firmly affixed to the wall, together with my coterie of friends, watching the less socially awkward kids dance in the center ...
Drawing to Determine Attendees for Michael Jackson Memorial
Organizers of Michael Jackson's memorial service at Staples Center said today they will give away 17,500 tickets to the event and will randomly draw names from those who sign up online to determine who gets to attend. The service will be live-streamed on television and on the Internet, and there will be no funeral procession, organizers ...
Lloyd's of London --AEG Overdose Clause?
A spokesperson for Lloyd's of London tells us she's never heard of a case where her company has insured someone for a drug overdose. AEG, the company that was promoting Jackson's London concerts, claimed yesterday the policy it took out from Lloyd's did not cover death from natural causes but did cover overdoses. Louise Shield -- ...
Michael Jackson Transformed Neverland Ranch Much as He Did Music
The architecture on his Santa Barbara County property reflects his androgynous, perpetually childlike model of superstardom -- and his unique if disjointed take on the celebrity compound. It was while I was bumpily making my way across a rope bridge in a quiet corner of Michael Jackson's Neverland Ranch on Thursday morning -- next to an ...
