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Thursday, December 3, 2009

Michael Jackson's son Blanket grins as he practises karate moves with his siblings .Omar Bhatti often follow along,

Constant companion: Omer has been a support to the Jackson children and accompanied them on many outings

Prince (left) and Paris leave their class in Encino, California

Karate kid: Blanket Jackson practises his moves as he leaves his martial arts lesson in California yesterday

Quiet: Eldest sibling Prince is said to avoid talking about his late father but his aunt La Toya claims he suffers from vitiligo too

Wannabe startin' somethin? Blanket grabs his rumoured brother Omer Bhatti around the neck and leads him out of the karate centre

Dressed in their martial arts gear, it is clear that Michael Jackson's children are thoroughly enjoying their classes.

Prince Michael II, nicknamed Blanket, left his lesson yesterday with his brother and sister but was so pumped up that he continued to practise his moves on the way to the car.

The seven-year-old was grinning widely as he left the karate centre in Encino, California and laughed with 'secret son' Omer Bhatti.
Jackson's rumoured love child has been a constant companion to Prince, 12, Paris, 11 and Blanket since their father died.

Yesterday Blanket grabbed the tie around the 25-year-old's neck and danced out of the karate centre with Omer following him and smiling.

Paris and Prince were also at their class. Even though the centre caters exclusively for children and teens under 16, it seems Omer is allowed to join in.

The karate kids centre aims to 'inspire self esteem in every child' through martial arts and to teach the youngsters learning leadership skills and martial arts technique.

The children have been living with Jackson's mother Katherine at the family compound in Encino, California since their father's death in June.

Their aunt, La Toya Jackson, recently spoke of how the children are, finding it tough to cope with the loss of their father.

The 53-year-old said Prince Michael Jackson, the oldest of the children, is having the hardest time accepting the loss.
'Prince just doesn't want to speak about it,' she said. 'I do worry about him very much.''

She claims that he, too, suffers from vitiligo, the skin disease which Jackson had.

Blanket, seven, is also suffering from the separation.

'He is just a very sad, shy little boy,' she said. 'He cries - he really does cry. It's so painful for him. No one can bring his Daddy back and it hurts too much.'

But Paris is coping a little better and has posters of her father covering her walls.

'She's doing very well,' La Toya said. 'She thinks and talks about her father all the time.

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Thursday, October 29, 2009

Inside Michael Jackson's trial -Documentary about MJ innocent

This take you inside Michael Jackson's trial and exposes all the bull that went on. Please share with as many people as you know to help spread this video.

People v. Jackson (full case name: The People of the State of California v. Michael Joseph Jackson) was a 2005 child sexual abuse trial involving recording artist Michael Jackson. The accuser was a boy, Gavin Arvizo, who was 13 years old at the time of the alleged crimes. Jackson was indicted for four counts of molesting a minor, four counts of intoxicating a minor, one count of abduction, and one count of conspiring to hold the boy and his family captive at his 2,700-acre Neverland Ranch. He denied all counts and asserted that he himself was the victim of a failed extortion attempt. On June 13, 2005, the jury found Jackson not guilty on all charges.

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Michael Jackson's 'This Is It' is yet to prove a blockbuster-Celebrity scandal death drugs overdose

Plenty of Michael Jackson fans turned out for "This Is It" on Wednesday, but Sony Pictures may have to wait until Friday to find out whether the movie is a "Thriller" or "Bad" at the box office.

The documentary, a gamble for Sony that was assembled from more than 100 hours of video footage and rushed to the big screen after the singer's death in June, sold $2.2 million worth of tickets domestically at late-night screenings Tuesday, the studio reported.

According to industry executives who have been monitoring box-office returns, "This Is It" was on track as of Wednesday evening to collect $10 million to $12 million by the end of the day. A Sony spokesman declined to comment.

Comparisons with other movies are difficult, given that only two major films have been released in recent history by studios on a Wednesday outside of summer or the holidays. "The Passion of the Christ," a phenomenon that benefited from group purchases by churches, grossed $26.6 million in February 2004, and "The Matrix Revolutions," the third movie in a blockbuster trilogy, collected $24.3 million on its opening Wednesday in November 2003.

Thus far, it's unclear whether "This Is It" will be a blockbuster. The movie's big test will come Friday. Attendance today is expected to be light because most hard-core Jackson fans will have seen it opening day. Saturday will also be slow because it's Halloween, historically a dismal day at the box office.

If word of mouth is strong and moviegoers beyond the most devoted Jackson fans are interested, that probably will be evident in healthy ticket sales Friday.

Industry executives estimate, based on early data, that the movie could bring in anywhere from $30 million at the low end to $60 million at the high end through Sunday. The studio spent $60 million to acquire the rights and probably has spent tens of millions more on marketing.

Ultimately, however, domestic ticket sales may not be that important. "This Is It" is expected to perform substantially better overseas, where it could be a major hit regardless of how it does in the U.S. and Canada.

Box-office figures from the 97 foreign countries where "This Is It" opened simultaneously are not yet available.

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Wednesday, October 28, 2009

"Michael Jackson's This Is It" frames of his training and also from the premier.

Director Kenny Ortega (in blue) chats with dancers

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Michael Jackson is a modern-day prophet' says Elizabeth Taylor as she praises his new film on Twitter

Dame Elizabeth used Twitter to praise Michael Jackson's new film

Tweeting: Dame Elizabeth used Twitter to praise the new Michael Jackson documentary This Is It. She said his lyrics were those of a 'modern day prophet'

Premiere: A preview of This Is It was shown at the end of the 2009 MTV Video Music Awards last month. The full documentary will premiere tonight

'It is the single most brilliant piece of film-making I have ever seen. It cements forever Michael's genius in every aspect of creativity.

'To say the man is a genius is an understatement. He cradles each note, coaxes the music to depths beyond reality. You owe it to yourselves and your loved ones to see this again and again.

Taylor, who recently broke the news about her minor heart surgery on Twitter, said she wished her vocabulary 'encompassed' what she felt.

'If you listen to his lyrics, they are those of a modern-day prophet and it beseeches us to listen to him and what he sang,' she wrote.

'We must take his words of responsibility seriously. We cannot let his life be in vain.'

Taylor's messages went out to her 174,526 Twitter followers. This Is It, showing Jackson's rehearsals for his planned O2 arena concerts before his death in June, has its premiere tonight in screenings worldwide, including one in Leicester Square, London.

The documentary was put together from 100 hours of footage of Jackson and his team rehearsing in Los Angeles.

But the film has already sparked a backlash from fans, who have accused the firms behind the video of hiding the stress Jackson was under before the 60 planned London shows. The star died of an overdose of prescription medicine on June 25.

The group of followers have set up a protest group in a bid to raise awareness about the true state of Jackson's health in the last few weeks of his life.

Protest website this-is-not-it.com says people should watch the film 'with different eyes', although it stops short of calling for a boycott.

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Michael Jackson's track This Is it has been released today

Eager Jackson fans get their hands on a copy of the track

Jackson died in June just as he was preparing for a 50-date tour

Instead it trails the two-disc album, also called This Is It, to be released later this month.

The album contains songs included in a documentary about the singer.
Michael Jackson

Jackson died in June just as he was preparing for a 50-date tour

It will hit the shops on October 26, to coincide with the worldwide release of the film.

The first disc will boast the original album masters of some of Jackson's biggest hits, arranged in the same sequence as they appear in the film.

The disc will end with two versions of This Is It, which features in the film's closing sequence.

The second disc contains previously-unreleased versions of some of the artist's classic tracks and a 'touching' spoken word poem titled Planet Earth.

John McClain, co-producer of the album, has said of the new track: 'This song only defines, once again, what the world already knows - that Michael is one of God's greatest gifts.'

The album will boast a 36-page, commemorative booklet featuring exclusive photos of Jackson from his last rehearsal.

There has been speculation that further new material from the star could emerge as the singer's estate is sifted through.

Sales of Jackson's back catalogue rocketed following the singer's death. An exhibition crammed with Jackson's belongings will premiere in London later this month.

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Thursday, September 3, 2009

Jackson entombment far from cameras, public

The late Micheal Jackson.

Forest lawn Glendale.Resting place for the rich and famous.Security is always high and very private .

Michael Jackson will share eternity with the likes of Clark Gable, Jean Harlow and W.C. Fields, entombed alongside them in a grand marble mausoleum that will be all but off-limits to adoring fans who might otherwise turn the pop star's grave into a shrine.

A private family ceremony was set for Thursday night inside the massive multistory building at star-studded Forest Lawn Glendale cemetery. The service comes one month after a lavish public memorial that displayed the King of Pop's gleaming golden casket to millions on TV.After the burial, the closest the public will be able to get to Jackson's vault is a portion of the mausoleum that displays "The Last Supper Window," a life-size stained-glass re-creation of Leonardo da Vinci's masterpiece. Several 10-minute presentations about the window are held regularly 365 days a year, but most of the building is restricted.

Jackson family chose well for his final resting place if it was privacy they were after.

The Jackson family had booked an Italian restaurant in Pasadena for a gathering Thursday night, said Alex Carr, assistant operations manager at Villa Sorriso, in the city's Old Town district. She wouldn't specify the menu or number of people, but said the entire restaurant, which can accommodate 200 guests, had been reserved for the event and that security would be present.

In court on Wednesday, it was disclosed that 12 burial spaces were being purchased by Jackson's estate at Forest Lawn Glendale, about eight miles north of downtown Los Angeles, but no details were offered on how they would be used.

Jackson's estate will absorb the cost of the service including the policing and other private costs incurred.

The King of Pop died a drug-induced death June 25 at age 50 as he was about to embark on a comeback attempt. The coroner's office has labeled the death a homicide, and Jackson's death certificate lists "injection by another" as the cause.

Dr. Conrad Murray, Jackson's personal physician, told detectives he gave the singer a series of sedatives and the powerful anesthetic propofol to help him sleep.

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Michael Jackson Family Enters Into Private Viewing At Forest Lawn Cemetery Funeral

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The casket containing the body of the late Michael Jackson emerges from the Forest Lawn Cemetery and is headed to the Staples Center.

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Wednesday, August 5, 2009

Michael Jackson family seeks delay in naming will executor

Michael Jackson’s family wants a judge to delay the appointment of two men as temporary administrators of the pop superstar’s estate, a person close to the Jacksons said.

The family is looking for the delay so they can look deeper into his affairs, to see if another will emerges, and to accommodate Jackson’s memorial service on Tuesday, said a person close to the family who spoke on the condition of anonymity because the person was not authorized to speak publicly.

“It has been very insensitive, particularly to this family, that you would even schedule a court hearing on the status of the mother, the day before she has to go to the cemetery for her son,” the Rev. Al Sharpton, a friend of the Jacksons, said on ABC’s “Good Morning America” on Monday. “It’s almost insulting.”

Jackson’s mother, Katherine Jackson, was granted some limited powers over the singer’s estate days after his death. But because Branca and McClain are named as executors in the 2002 will, it’s expected that they would be granted more authority to oversee Jackson’s estate, estimated in court filings as being worth more than $500 million, in Monday’s scheduled hearing.

Entering into a business relationship with Michael Jackson rarely meant a long-lasting partnership. Over time, especially in the waning years of his life, Jackson hired — then fired — a litany of associates, from managers to attorneys to publicists.

Most were dispatched after the relationship soured, and the trust had evaporated.

Perhaps the one exception in his financial life was Jackson's mother, Katherine.

Jackson relied on his 79-year-old mother for more than emotional support: Documents show he put her in the position of trustee on contracts, including his lucrative Sony-ATV catalog, and associates say he also sought her input on other financial matters as he became more wary of those in his business circle.

"Any deal Michael did, he always called his mother up," said Steve Manning, a close friend of the Jackson family. "She was the backbone of his spirit."

"What he trusted was that she would make sure that his wishes were carried out," said Mrs. Jackson's attorney, L. Londell McMillan, who is representing her interests as the singer's estate is sorted out. "He understood that she was the most loyal person in his life. Her loyalty did not stop for Michael with merely personal matters."

But Jackson's last known will, drafted in 2002, left his mother, along with his three children, out of any decision-making role in his estate, leaving her only as a beneficiary.

Attorney John Branca and Jackson's former manager and close friend, John McClain, were named (along with a third party who has since removed himself) as the only people with the authority to guide his business matters after his death.

Mrs. Jackson is trying to change that, seeking to gain some kind of control over her late son's estate. The Jackson matriarch is adamant that she — or even another family member — have a role over Michael Jackson's business legacy, which may be worth more in death than when he was alive. Some estimates have valued his estate at $500 million.

Mrs. Jackson has filed a motion to determine whether contesting the two executors would lead to disinheritance — Jackson's will had a no-contest clause.

"She is concerned about how the trust is going to be managed. She wants to make sure that she has a seat at the table and the family has a seat at the table," said Dean Hansell, an attorney who spoke for Mrs. Jackson in court Monday. "She wants that and she has been coming up against resistance."

But in an interview with The Associated Press on Tuesday, Branca said he is amenable to having Mrs. Jackson, or someone in the family, in a trustee role.

"We are going to have a meaningful conversation with her about having one of her family members become a co-trustee," Branca said. "Our number one priority is to make sure this estate is run effectively."

Branca and McClain have control of Jackson's estate until at least Oct. 3. They have already made several deals on behalf of Jackson's estate, including a reissue of his memoir "Moonwalk" and a full-length motion picture filled with footage of his last rehearsals, which requires a judge's approval. In a sign that Katherine Jackson's input is already being considered critical, the judge has scheduled a hearing Monday to see, among other things, whether she has any objections.

Branca was Jackson's attorney for many years, working with him during the height of his fame and helping negotiate his deal to buy the Beatles catalog. But they split in 2005 until Branca was brought back shortly before Jackson's death as he prepared for his comeback concerts with the promoter AEG.

McClain has been very close with the family for decades, and was instrumental in building Janet Jackson's career. He also had played key roles in Michael Jackson's career in its later years.

Manning(Katherine Jackson lawyer) spoke highly of McClain, saying he has been "like a son" to the Jackson parents.

Legally, Mrs. Jackson may not be able to have an official role. Both Branca and Hansell said the addition of Katherine as an executor of the will or a trustee of the trust might raise tax questions because she is a beneficiary.

"She is a woman of great faith, and believes if you treat people right, (good) things will come back to you."

Jackson named his mother on at least two trusts — besides the Sony-ATV music catalog, she's a part of his Mijac publishing company — and McMillan said she was active in Jackson's business affairs, even attending depositions in legal cases.

Whether Mrs. Jackson has the business capacity to deal with Jackson's estate, which is complicated and tangled, is likely to be a key question. She and Joe filed for bankruptcy 10 years ago, listing nearly $24 million in debts that included court judgments, auto loans and credit cards. Court records show the only valuable asset listed was a house in Las Vegas then valued at $290,000.

McMillan said the role of a trustee does not require a person to be a business whiz.

"A trustee is one of trust as opposed to extraordinary skill," he said. "Trustees hire experts to administer business that requires experts."

Manning said Mrs. Jackson is confident that her legal team would do an excellent job with her guidance. He also raised the possibility that one of Jackson's five brothers could have a role in the estate: "That would be the right thing to do, the right thing to happen."

This July 5, 2009 file photo shows Katherine Jackson, left, and an unidentified driver entering the Jackson family home in the Encino section of Los Angeles. Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Mitchell Beckloff appointed Katherine Jackson as the permanent guardian of the late singer's three children during a court hearing in Los Angeles on Monday.

In this artist's drawing Katherine Jackson, right, and her attorney L. Londell McMillan are seen at the Stanley Mosk Courthouse on Monday Aug. 3, 2009 in Los Angeles.

FILE - This July 7, 2009 file photo shows Katherine Jackson, right, arriving with Michael Jackson's daughter, Paris, rear center, to the memorial service for the late pop star in Los Angeles. Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Mitchell Beckloff appointed Katherine Jackson as the permanent guardian of the late singer's three children during a court hearing in Los Angeles on Monday

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-Writer Lorraine Ali discusses Michael Jackson's legal woes, and his fans, with CNN.-

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--Michael Jackson after dying is transported via helicopter from UCLA hospital too the Coroners Office for an autopsy..

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Friday, July 24, 2009

Micheal Jackson estate will be 'solvent' , Worthy millions millions more , not bankcrupty

Katherine Jackson , mom to Michael Jackson.

Paris Jackson, left, Prince Michael Jackson and Prince Michael Jackson II appear on stage during the memorial service for Michael Jackson at the Staples Center in Los Angeles. Attorneys handling Michael Jackson's estate say they have asked a judge to approve an allowance for the singer's three children and his mother on Thursday morning July 23, 2009

Michael Jackson may have died owing an estimated $400 million, but in new court documents obtained by RadarOnline.com, the executors of the singer's estate assert there are "assets consist of real and personal property exceeding $500 million and that the estate is solvent."

Executors John Branca and John McClain also state they were successful in recovering over $5.5 million dollars in cash from a former unamed business advisor. RadarOnline.com has learned that the funds were in a personal Michael Jackson account and have been transferred to the Trust account.

The executors asked the Court to approve an allowance for Michael's mother Katherine Jackson and his three children, although the amount in blacked out in the documents.

Katherine has lived in the so-called Jackson family compound for 30 years with Michael paying all his mother's bills. The house, in L.A.'s Encino district, was owned by Michael and is now the property of his estate, which will continue to pay the mortgage and maintenance bills.

The legal documents also set the groundwork for some new Jackson family fireworks. It pointed out that "other members of Michael Jackson's extended family...have been and are currently residing in the Residence." An allowance for them has been requested as well but it is clearly a temporary move. The Executors have already put the Court -- and Michael's siblings on notice -- that they reserve the right to amend that allowance.

Attorney John Branca and music executive John McClain are serving as temporary administrators as spelled out in the King of Pop's will. The men are finishing several deals that they expect will generate "tens of millions of dollars of revenues."

They expect to submit those deals for court approval within the next week, the filings state.

The revelations were included in two motions requesting allowances for Jackson's three children and his mother, Katherine. The petitions state that Jackson was the primary source of income for his children and his mother, who receives some money from Social Security.

Katherine Jackson currently has custody of the three children, 12-year-old Michael Joseph Jr., known as Prince Michael; 11-year-old Paris Michael Katherine Jackson; and 7-year-old Prince Michael II, known as Blanket. The children and Jackson's mother are the only members of Jackson's family eligible to receive support from the estate, according to the court filings.

The monthly stipends that Branca and McClain hope to provide the Jacksons are redacted from the court records released Friday.

Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Mitchell Beckloff refused to grant the allowances on Thursday, opting instead to consider them at a hearing on Aug. 3. The judge did allow the administrators to enter into deals that will bring reprints of Michael Jackson's 1988 autobiography, "Moonwalk" back to booksellers.

Branca and McClain "believe that the projected cash flow and the assets of the estate are more than sufficient to cover the payment of this of this amount as a family allowance for the benefit of the minor children."

Jackson paid for the expenses at the Jackson family home in the San Fernando Valley, the court filings state. The administrators plan to keep that arrangement, even though some of the expenses may go to other Jackson family members who also live at the home.

Jackson's children will receive Social Security benefits, which have been applied for but payments have not yet started. Their monthly stipends from the estate may be reduced, depending on much money they receive from Social Security, the filings state.

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Thursday, December 3, 2009

Michael Jackson's son Blanket grins as he practises karate moves with his siblings .Omar Bhatti often follow along,

Thursday, October 29, 2009

Inside Michael Jackson's trial -Documentary about MJ innocent

Michael Jackson's 'This Is It' is yet to prove a blockbuster-Celebrity scandal death drugs overdose

Wednesday, October 28, 2009

"Michael Jackson's This Is It" frames of his training and also from the premier.

Michael Jackson is a modern-day prophet' says Elizabeth Taylor as she praises his new film on Twitter

Micheal Jackson This is IT final concert is open now.End of celebrity Micheal Jackson legacy or continues? Scandalous death overdose.

Thursday, September 3, 2009

Jackson entombment far from cameras, public

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