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Did Michael Jackson Have A Crush On Beyonce?

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July 24th, 2009 by Castina

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On CBS’ The Late Show Thursday, hip-hop mogul Diddy revealed that the King of Pop showed up — unannounced — to his annual White Party six years begging for a dance with Beyonce.

Well, that’s interesting….

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Michael Jackson Movie Opens Oct. 3

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July 21st, 2009 by Castina

Tagged as: Michael Jackson,Movies

A concert film of Michael Jackson’s final rehearsals will open in theaters this fall, according to reports.

Sony Pictures paid concert promoters AEG Live $60 million for the rights to footage shot during the late King of Pop’s rehearsals for the This Is It Concert Series, The Hollywood Reporter’s Showbiz 411 Column learned late Tuesday.

The tour would have opened at London’s O2 Arena last week — only two weeks after Michael’s death of a suspected heart attack. The film will hit theaters Friday, October 30.

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Tito Jackson Fires Back At Claims That Michael Wanted To Be White

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July 15th, 2009 by Castina

Tagged as: Michael Jackson

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Michael Jackson’s older brotherhas furiously slammed reports that the superstar lightened his skin because he wanted to change his race. Read the rest of this entry »

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Swizz Beatz Michael Jackson Portrait

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July 15th, 2009 by Castina

Tagged as: Michael Jackson,Swizz Beatz

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Hip-hop producer has paid to the late King of Pop painting a portrait of the late superstar.

Turns out A. Keys’ still-married Buss It Baby is an avid art collector, and he created this mixed-media piece, featuring Jackson during his heyday as child star of The Jackson 5, as a tribute to the music icon.

Swizz calls the piece “Remember The Time.”

“R.I.P. MJ the great. I took some time out to do a dedication piece tonight instead of rocking in the studio,” said in a Tweet Tuesday.

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Michael Jackson Hair On Fire VIDEO (Pepsi Commercial 1984)

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July 15th, 2009 by Castina

Tagged as: Michael Jackson

Back in 1984, Michael Jackson and his brothers filmed a commercial for Pepsi-Cola that went horribly wrong and is now believed to have sparked the later pop legend’s lethal addiction to prescription painkillers.

On Wednesday, the previously unseen footage was released by UsMagazine.com.

The $1.5 million commercial — filmed at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles — used extreme pyrotechnics that famously caught MJ’s on fire. Michael, then 25, suffered second and third degree burns on his scalp and body.

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Was Michael Jackson Murdered?

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July 15th, 2009 by Castina

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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.

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House Speaker Nancy Pelosi Rejects Michael Jackson Resolution

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July 9th, 2009 by Castina

Tagged as: Michael Jackson


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…”

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Michael Jackson Tribute Cut From BET Awards Surfaces Online

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July 8th, 2009 by Castina

Tagged as: 2009 BET Awards,Michael Jackson

A touching tribute to Michael Jackson that originally set to air at last month’s 2009 BET Awards has surfaced on the web.

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Stevie Wonder Michael Jackson Memorial Tribute (VIDEO)

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July 7th, 2009 by Castina

Tagged as: Michael Jackson,Stevie Wonder

“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.”

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Usher Michael Jackson Memorial “Gone Too Soon” Performance (VIDEO)

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July 7th, 2009 by Castina

Tagged as: Michael Jackson,Usher

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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.”

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