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The death of Michael Jackson has been classified as a homicide, Los Angeles Police sources spilled to gossip site TMZ.com overnight.
The LAPD now believe the 50-year-old singer’s death from a suspected cardiac arrest last month may have been due to an overdose of the anaesthesia Propofol — and Michael’s personal physician Dr. Conrad Murray could have been involved.
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi killed a congressional resolution that would have honored late pop star Michael Jackson on Thursday. The proposal, sponsored by Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee, a Democrat from Texas, cited Jackson’s charitable acts and would have declared him an American legend, musical icon, and world humanitarian.
“I don’t think it’s necessary for us to have a resolution…”
A touching tribute to Michael Jackson that originally set to air at last month’s 2009 BET Awards has surfaced on the web.
“This is a moment that I wished that I didn’t live to see come. But as much that I can say that I mean it. I do know that God is good and I do know that as much as we may feel – and we do – that we need him here with us, God must have needed him far more.”
R&B star Usher put his marital problems aside to pay homage to his mentor, the late Michael Jackson, during Tuesday’s public memorial at L.A.’s Staples Center. The Grammy Award winner broke down in tears as he belted out MJ’s “Gone Too Soon.”
Queen Latifah eulogized Michael Jackson with a poem entitled “We Had Him” penned by literary legend Maya Angelou especially for the King of Pop — at today’s public memorial at the Staples Center in Los Angeles.
A heavily-pregnant Jennifer Hudson performed “Will You Be There” with the MJ Show Company dancers and the Andrae Crouch singers at the Michael Jackson public memorial service at the Staples Center in Los Angeles on Tuesday.
On Monday, rival social networking services Facebook and MySpace announced that members will be able to get online video of Tuesday’s public memorial for Michael Jackson. Read the rest of this entry »
R&B diva Beyonce honored the late Michael Jackson at the Essence Music Festival in New Orleans over the weekend, performing a special version of her song “Halo” for the King of Pop.
Before breaking into her tribute song, Bee played a home video of herself as an excited 5-year-old getting ready to attend her first MJ concert.
“That night I saw my hero perform… when I saw Michael Jackson hit the stage, that’s when I decided who I wanted to be,” Beyonce told the crowd as the video played.
UPDATE: CLICK HERE FOR VIDEO! The network is also reporting that the event will be produced by Ken Ehrlich, who has previously produced the Grammy Awards. The director of the Jackson memorial will be Kenny Ortega, who was set to co-direct the singer’s O2 shows in London later this month.
The Jackson family has chosen American Idol alumni Jennifer Hudson to perform a solo at the King of Pop’s memorial service, sources tell CNN. The service will be held at the Staples Center in Los Angeles on Tuesday.
