The Michael Jackson’s death trial opened with an extraordinary moment this afternoon as the prosecutor started his opening remarks by displaying a photo of the singer’s dead body. As Dr. Conrad Murray appeared before the jury charged with involuntary manslaughter over Michael Jackson’s death in 2009, deputy district attorney David Walgren displayed the picture that appeared to show tape or…
How Michael Jackson’s family preyed on his wealth and took it by the vanload after his death. In the late summer of 2001, Michael Jackson’s family were after him again. It was two days before his scheduled departure for New York, where his 30th Anniversary concerts were to be staged at Madison Square Garden. Performers would include Destiny’s Child, Ray Charles and Whitney Houston, and frie…
…er a judge awarded temporary guardianship of the trio to their cousin Tito Jackson Jr., also known as TJ. Michael Jackson’s children, Prince, 15, Paris, 14, and Blanket, 10, will be cared for by their 34-year-old cousin who had been staying with them in their grandmother’s absence. Katherine Jackson said: “I am devastated that while I’ve been away, my grandchildren have been taken away…
…gave a “good rehearsal” in his final time on stage hours before his death. Paul Gongaware, an executive for AEG Live, which was promoting Michael Jackson’s planned series of comeback concerts in 2009, resumed his testimony at the courthouse in Los Angeles after the jury was played a recording of the singer’s last performance on stage. The promoter watched the King of Pop performing at…
Dr. Conrad Murray is on trial for involuntary manslaughter in the overdosing death of Michael Jackson, who died on June 25, 2009 at age 50, of an overdose of the powerful anesthetic, propofol. Dr. Conrad Murray The testimony by people who were present at Michael Jackson’s mansion when he died – bodyguards, a cook and other aides – have described for the court elements of life…
On another day of Dr. Conrad Murray trial, the court saw a second shocking photograph of Michael Jackson’s dead body taken before an autopsy was carried out the day after his death. Yesterday it was the second time the jury has seen a picture of dead Michael Jackson after a photograph was displayed on the opening day of the trial. Michael Jackson‘s mother, Katherine, who flew back to Los An…
Detective Orlando Martinez, who investigated Michael Jackson’s 2005 death, has revealed that Dr. Conrad Murray was $500,000 in debt and willing to do anything to get paid while he was treating the megastar. Orlando Martinez told jurors on Tuesday that Conrad Murray depended on the $150,000-a-month salary that he received from Michael Jackson’s concert promoter AEG Live. Lawyers for Mi…
…ictorian baby grand piano, the wooden armoire where Michael Jackson had written a note to himself on the mirror and a kitchen chalkboard where his children inscribed the message, “I love daddy”. About 25 members of the Official Michael Jackson Fans of Southern California spent the weekend making and delivering glitter-covered cards, handmade Christmas ornaments, flowers and pictures to the auction…
…iled a missing person report on Saturday night. Her brief disappearance occurred at the same time of a brewing battle among other family members over his will believed faked after his death in June of 2009. The grandmother and her three grandchildren are the sole beneficiaries to Michael Jackson’s estate. Worried for her grandmother’s safety, Michael Jackson’s daughter Paris tweeted on…
…Department says Katherine Jackson may be with family members but have reached out to her to contact them. Michael Jackson’s three children have lived with their grandmother since their father died in 2009. She has not spoken to them for a week which is unheard of, according to Katherine Jackson’s lawyer, Sandra Ribera. The Jackson matriarch has gone missing in the middle of a family dispute betwe…
…he had not had contact with her grandchildren for ten days, but was later found at a spa in Arizona. A hearing on 22 August will decide if the arrangement will be made permanent. Tito Jackson Jr., the 34-year-old son of Michael Jackson’s brother Tito, stepped in as guardian for Prince Michael, 15, Paris, 14 and 10 year-old Blanket. However, his lawyer Charles Shultz said he “in no way…
…the statement accused John Branca and John McClain of a “relentless” negative media campaign and said that they were barred from visiting their 82-year-old mother or Jackson’s children, Prince, 15, Paris, 14, and Blanket, 10. “The effect of that notice not only is to damage fundamental family relationships, it is also to isolate Katherine Jackson from anyone questioning the validity of Mich…
A court in Los Angeles has decided to give temporary guardianship of Michael Jackson’s three children to their cousin, Tito Jackson Jr. The children’s grandmother Katherine Jackson has been their guardian since the singer’s death in 2009. However, Judge Mitchell Beckloff made the decision after concerns were raised over Katherine Jackson’s absence from the family home. Rep…
boy band JLS. The three kids took to the stage dressed in outfits reflecting Michael Jackson‘s career and were greeted by rapturous applause. The Michael Forever gig honored the star who died in 2009, aged 50. Prince Michael, Blanket and Paris took to the stage dressed in outfits reflecting Michael Jackson's career at the Michael Forever Tribute Concert at the Millennium Stadium in Card…
…cting Prince, 15 and 14-year-old Paris. Now Debbie Rowe has filed legal papers at Los Angeles Superior Court backing a new guardianship deal reached between Katherine Jackson, 82, and her grandson TJ, 34, to share parenting responsibilities for Michael’s three children, including Blanket, 10, whose biological mother has never been identified. But in the documents, the 53-year-old former dermatolog…
Katherine Jackson’s lawyer says Michael Jackson’s promoters AEG Live failed properly to vet Dr. Conrad Murray, who was convicted of causing the megastar’s death from a drug overdose, as a wrongful death lawsuit opens. Katherine Jackson and his three children say AEG Live should be held liable for Michael Jackson’s death in 2009. The promoters say they did no wrong and could not have f…
British actor Mark Lester, godfather to all Michael Jackson’s kids, has vowed to have DNA tests to prove he is the father of Jacko’s three children, the Sunday People reported. Mark Lester, 54, believes there is a “good possibility” he is their biological dad. The former child star, who was Michael Jackson’s best pal for 30 years, donated sperm to the superstar a year before the singer’s first…
Michael Jackson’s daughter Paris grew up without her mother after Debbie Rowe signed away all parental rights to the megastar in 2001, when the girl was just 3-year-old. However, since Michael Jackson’s death in 2009, mother and daughter are trying to make up for lost time by slowly forging a close relationship. And the first picture of Paris Jackson and Debbie Rowe together has surfaced, s…
…tter page prove that she is perfectly happy and well-adjusted teenager, and on Thursday she gushed of her excitement about the upcoming school summer holiday. Paris Jackson recently opted to spend her 15th birthday with Debbie Rowe instead of grandmother Katherine Jackson, and the teen is apparently becoming more independent by the day. Paris Jackson recently opted to spend her 15th birthday with…
unday claim that while Jermaine Jackson and Whitney Houston’s affair ended after a year, they never lost touch – with Whitney comforting Jermaine following Michael Jackson’s death in 2009. When Whitney Houston died, Jermaine Jackson was left grief-stricken by the passing of his close friend and alleged former lover. A source told The Sun Sunday: “Her death has devastated Jermaine…
…ms it was not responsible for the star’s decision to employ Conrad Murray as his doctor. Dr. Christopher Rogers confirmed from his autopsy that Michael Jackson’s skin became lighter in the 1980s owing to “vitiligo, a skin pigmentation disease”. He added: “So some areas of the skin appear light and others appear dark.” Michael Jackson autopsy reveals his eyebrows and forehead were tatt…
veral high profile relationships with a slew of famous faces. The reality star tied the knot at the tender age 19 to music producer Damon Thomas. The couple were married for four years but divorced in 2004. Kim Kardashian's first boyfriend was Michael Jackson's nephew TJ Jackson Before their divorce was finalized, Kim Kardashian dated singer Ray J, and during their time together the coupl…
, in the countryside almost two hours away from Paris’ home. Laughing Paris Jackson appeared comfortable in the company of her mother, who signed away all legal rights to her and her siblings in 2001. Paris Jackson and her biological mother Debbie Rowe spent Saturday getting to know each other at a horse ranch in Temecula Debbie Rowe looked to be right at home on the ranch, Bricker Performa…
…ame or the initials MJ to sell Jackson-related products.” Howard Mann was not unknown to the Jackson family. He had worked with Michael Jackson’s mother Katherine on several projects since 2009. These projects included a book published in 2010 entitled Never Can Say Goodbye, which featured recollections of her son, as well as a DVD and calendar containing exclusive photos and video. Al…
…only a means of damaging the family reputation. However, AEG maintains that Michael Jackson’s claim that he fathered all the children himself is part of a bigger pattern. Michael Jackson died in June 2009 after his personal doctor Conrad Murray administered a dose of the anaesthetic propofol that proved deadly for the singer. In the lawsuit against AEG, the family claims the concert company faile…
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