All posts containing the tag: "MichaelJackson"
Posted Mar 22nd 2010 12:03AM by TMZ Staff
A flash mob dancing to Michael Jackson's "They Don't Care about Us" hit Hollywood last week -- and this time it was for a good cause.
According to the YouTube post, the dancers in the video raised $3,000 -- which they donated to Yele Haiti's Earthquake Relief Fund.
You might recognize the guy leading the pack -- that's Michael Jackson's last choreographer Travis Payne, who was also in one of the infamous "Dancing Inmates" videos.
Filed under: Too Fab
Tags: dance, flash mob, FlashMob, michael jackson, MichaelJackson, they dont care about us, TheyDontCareAboutUs, thriller, travis payne, TravisPayne
Posted Mar 21st 2010 8:12AM by TMZ Staff
A paramedic report in the Michael Jackson case reportedly says Dr. Conrad Murray withheld a key fact from the EMTs -- that he had administered Propofol to the singer.
The report, published by News of the World, states what TMZ has previously reported -- that paramedics felt Jackson was dead when they got to the singer's home but Dr. Murray, as the senior medical professional present, demanded that Jackson be taken to the hospital.
According to the report, Jackson had flatlined by the time paramedics arrived at the house, and he had no blood pressure, pulse or breath, and his pupils were dilated.
According to the report, Dr. Murray told paramedics Jackson was exhausted because he couldn't fall asleep and he had given Jackson Lorazepam -- a sedative. Omitting the fact that Dr. Murray gave Jackson Propofol is no doubt something the paramedics should have known about and will almost certainly be used by prosecutors in the trial.
Filed under: Celebrity Justice, Michael Jackson
Tags: conrad murray, ConradMurray, dead, death, dr. conrad murray, Dr.ConradMurray, emt, heart, michael jackson, MichaelJackson, paramedics, propofol
Posted Mar 21st 2010 12:04AM by TMZ Staff
Lady Gaga's music has always been sweet -- but never like this.
The crazy peeps over at Ripley's Believe It Or Not decided to give Gaga, Beyonce, Michael Jackson, Elvis and Marilyn Monroe candy makeovers -- with a new line of portraits made entirely of M&Ms, licorice, gumdrops and basically anything else you can find at Sweet Factory.
The pieces will be featured in different Ripley's Candy Stores around the country. Look -- but don't lick!
Filed under: Too Fab
Tags: beyonce, elvis, lady gaga, LadyGaga, marilyn monroe, MarilynMonroe, michael jackson, MichaelJackson, ripleys believe it or not, RipleysBelieveItOrNot
Posted Mar 19th 2010 3:01PM by TMZ Staff
The State Attorney General's Office is investigating a number of doctors who prescribed meds for Michael Jackson, Brittany Murphy and Corey Haim ... sources tell TMZ.
We're told several dozen doctors are being investigated for allegedly prescribing meds without medical justification. The A.G. is also looking at various aliases that were used in prescribing powerful meds.
Sources say between 25 and 30 doctors are being "actively investigated."
UPDATE: The State AG officially now says they are investigating MJ and Haim but not Murphy. However, TMZ has confirmed that State investigators are indeed involved in the Murphy matter.
Filed under: Celebrity Justice, Michael Jackson, Exclusives, Brittany Murphy, Corey Haim
Tags: alias, attorney general, AttorneyGeneral, brittany murphy, BrittanyMurphy, corey haim, CoreyHaim, hydrocodone, Klonopin, michael jackson, MichaelJackson, pharmacy, prescription, Vicodin
Posted Mar 19th 2010 11:10AM by TMZ Staff
Janet Jackson filmed a new movie right after Michael Jackson's death -- and you can see real emotion on screen.
During an interview with Jay Leno last night, Janet said she had no problem dredging up the strong emotions for a breakdown scene in "Why Did I Get Married Too" -- because her brother had just passed.
The movie comes out April 2.
Filed under: Too Fab
Tags: janet jackson, JanetJackson, jay leno, JayLeno, michael jackson, MichaelJackson, the tonight show, TheTonightShow
Posted Mar 18th 2010 6:25PM by TMZ Staff
The stage is set for a dogfight between Debbie Rowe and the Estate of Michael Jackson.
Rowe's lawyer, Eric George, filed legal papers asking the judge in the estate case to order the estate to pay Debbie Rowe's lawyer more than $175,000 for legal services in connection with the appointment of a guardian for Michael Jackson's three kids.
In the end, Katherine Jackson became guardian. But in his legal docs, George claims estate lawyer Howard Weitzman promised to "reimburse [George's firm] on Ms. Rowe's behalf." George says in his documents that MJ's kids benefited when she reached an agreement with Katherine on guardianship and visitation, and that's why he asked Weitzman to have the estate foot his legal bill.
But Howard Weitzman begs to differ, telling TMZ, "I had discussions with Mr. George about his request that the estate pay his fees on behalf of Debbie Rowe, but no agreement was ever reached."
George is asking for a total of $177,975. If the estate isn't ordered to pay ... George's only recourse is Debbie.
Filed under: Celebrity Justice, Michael Jackson
Tags: debbie rowe, DebbieRowe, estate, guardianship, howard weitzman, HowardWeitzman, michael jackson, MichaelJackson, mother, paris jackson, ParisJackson, prince jackson, PrinceJackson
Posted Mar 16th 2010 8:10AM by TMZ Staff
TMZ has confirmed the Michael Jackson estate has signed the biggest deal ever in music -- worth up to $250 million with a guarantee of $200 million.
The estate made the deal with Sony Music Entertainment -- the contract is for 10 projects over seven years.
One album will debut in November, which contains never-before released recordings. We're told Jackson left enough material for at least three albums of fresh material.
A source tells TMZ the royalty rate on foreign sales is the key to the deal -- and 2/3 of the sales of MJ records traditionally have been outside the U.S.
And we're told Sony gets a two-year extension for the right to distribute the Michael Jackson catalog -- to 2017.
The deal has nothing to do with The Beatles' catalog -- it's all about MJ original recordings.
The agreement was brokered by John Branca and John McClain, executors of the MJ estate.
Filed under: Michael Jackson
Tags: 250 million, 250Million, album, albums, michael jackson, michael jackson estate, MichaelJackson, MichaelJacksonEstate, record-breaking, recordings, released, songs, sony, sony music, sony music entertainment, SonyMusic, SonyMusicEntertainment, unreleased recordings, UnreleasedRecordings
Posted Mar 16th 2010 7:05AM by TMZ Staff
Dr. Conrad Murray's lawyers say the L.A. County District Attorney still hasn't turned over the investigative documents and reports in the death of Michael Jackson ... and they say they smell a rat.
A rep for Murray's lawyer, Ed Chernoff, tells TMZ, "We remain confused by how suspiciously slow the D.A. has been in turning over the documents." The rep says Chernoff and his team "have not received anywhere near all of it."
According to the rep, the last docs they received were turned over more than two weeks ago.
As for the documents Dr. Murray's team has received, they've turned them over to their medical experts and the private investigator for review.
A rep for the D.A.'s Office tells TMZ, "The District Attorney's office is turning them over as soon as they are copied and cataloged. There is a huge number of documents and the process takes time."
Filed under: Celebrity Justice, Michael Jackson, Exclusives
Tags: conrad murray, ConradMurray, da, discovery, documents, ed chernoff, EdChernoff, los angeles county district attorney, LosAngelesCountyDistrictAttorney, michael jackson, MichaelJackson
Posted Mar 15th 2010 10:00PM by TMZ Staff
TMZ has confirmed the Michael Jackson estate has signed the biggest deal ever in music -- worth up to $250 million with a guarantee of $200 million.
The estate made the deal with Sony Music Entertainment. According to the Associated Press, the contract is for 10 projects over seven years.
One album will debut in November, which contains never-before released recordings. We're told Jackson left enough material for at least three albums of fresh material.
A source tells TMZ the royalty rate on foreign sales is the key to the deal -- and 2/3 of the sales of MJ records traditionally have been outside the U.S.
And we're told Sony gets a two-year extension for the right to distribute the Michael Jackson catalog -- to 2017.
The deal was brokered by John Branca and John McClain, executors of the MJ estate.
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Tags: michael jackson, MichaelJackson, sony music, SonyMusic
Posted Mar 9th 2010 8:50AM by TMZ Staff
Michael Jackson's former bodyguards say they used to chaperon MJ around town while he made out with girls in the backseat.
Mike Garcia, Bill Whitfield and Javon "BJ" Beard told GMA this AM about their time working for the late pop star -- saying they don't believe Jacko was a pedophile and that he had "desires of women." As one put it, "Men know men."
More Michael Jackson
Filed under: TV, Michael Jackson
Tags: bill whitfield, BillWhitfield, good morning america, GoodMorningAmerica, javon bj beard, JavonBjBeard, michael jackson, MichaelJackson, mike garcia, MikeGarcia
Posted Mar 9th 2010 12:04AM by TMZ Staff
The Michael Jackson estate just laid the smack down on a bunch of Michael Jackson wannabes -- all over access to Neverland.
The wannabes are actually in a Michael Jackson tribute band named "Neverland" -- a name the MJ estate feels is a violation of its trademark.
Long story short: The MJ estate wrote a scary legal letter demanding the band change its name ... and it did ... to Foreverland.
Here's the catch. "Foreverland" still owns the rights to the domain name neverlandsf.com -- and it's willing to give it back to Camp Jacko ... for a cool $30,000.
In short, the Jackson estate told the band to "beat it" and gave them until February 2011 to begin forwarding all web traffic to the new foreverlandsf.com ... or else.
The band tells us they're currently going over their options.
Filed under: Celebrity Justice, Michael Jackson, Exclusives
Tags: band, estate, foreverland, michael jackson, MichaelJackson, neverland, trademark, tribute band, TributeBand
Posted Mar 8th 2010 11:38AM by TMZ Staff
On a family outing for the first time since the LAPD began investigating that whole stun gun mess, Jackson family children (L-R) Paris, Blanket, Prince, Jaafar and Jermajesty all went to the movies in Los Angeles yesterday, reportedly to see "Alice in Wonderland."
No word if they were celebrating anyone's unbirthday.
Filed under: Paparazzi Photo, Kids, Michael Jackson
Tags: blanket, jaafar jackson, JaafarJackson, jermajesty, michael jackson, MichaelJackson, movies, paris, prince, stun gun, StunGun
Posted Mar 6th 2010 4:00PM by TMZ Staff
Armed LAPD officers swarmed around the Jackson Estate tonight on foot and in the air, but it turned out to be much ado about nothing -- the perfect ending to a crazy week at the Encino home.
Around 9:00 PM PT, at least five officers entered through the front gate of the compound with shotguns drawn -- while an LAPD chopper circled overhead. Cops tell us they were responding to a burglary in progress call.
But everything was fine once they got on the grounds. We're told the emergency call -- which came from outside the house -- was a false alarm.
No word on exactly which Jacksons were home during the raid.
L.A. County Department of Children and Family Services investigators have been at the Jackson home all week over that whole stun gun thing with Jermaine's son Jaafar.
Filed under: Michael Jackson, Exclusives
Tags: burglary, cops, encino, false alarm, FalseAlarm, jackson compound, jackson estate, JacksonCompound, JacksonEstate, lapd, michael jackson, MichaelJackson, shotguns
Posted Mar 4th 2010 10:41AM by TMZ Staff
Debbie Rowe was at Michael Jackson's mausoleum in Glendale, CA yesterday, crying hysterically and hugging fans.
The emotional gathering occurred at Forest Lawn Memorial Park -- where a bunch of Michael Jackson fans meet on the third day of every month and bring cards, gifts and letters from fans around the world ... this according to LisaBurks.com.
Turns out Debbie -- Michael's ex-wife -- showed up to Forest Lawn as the meeting was in full swing, and started hugging MJ's fans and crying.
Filed under: Michael Jackson
Tags: debbie rowe, DebbieRowe, michael jackson, MichaelJackson
Posted Mar 4th 2010 5:00AM by TMZ Staff
Jermaine Jackson's messy divorce set up a series of events that led to a knock at Katherine Jackson's door by the L.A. County Department of Children and Family Services ... TMZ has learned.
Jermaine filed for divorce from Alejandra Jackson in 2004. They fought hard over child support. According to legal documents obtained by TMZ, Jermaine pressured Alejandra to live with the couple's two children -- Jaafar and Jermajesty -- in the Jackson family home in Encino. Alejandra claimed in the docs Jermaine wanted her to live in his mom's home so he didn't have to pay her support.
In legal docs filed last year, Alejandra complained most of the support money she received was from Katherine, frequently in the form of gift cards from Ralphs supermarket -- the very same place Jaafar bought a credit card so he could purchase the stun gun online.
Alejandra has been living in Katherine's home, along with Jaafar and Jermajesty, Genevieve and Randall -- the latter two kids were born during Alejandra's marriage to Randy Jackson, Jermaine's brother. Another minor, Dante, is living in the home -- a child the Jackson's essentially adopted. Add to that Michael Jackson's three kids, Prince, Paris and Blanket and 79-year-old Katherine is juggling responsibilities for 8 children.
Turns out 26 bathrooms and 12 bedrooms came in handy. Who knew?
Filed under: Celebrity Justice, Michael Jackson, Exclusives
Tags: alejandra jackson, AlejandraJackson, blanket, dante, DCFS, department of children and family services, DepartmentOfChildrenAndFamilyServices, genevieve, jaafar, jermaine, jermajesty, katherine jackson, KatherineJackson, michael jackson, MichaelJackson, paris, prince, ralphs, randall, randy, stun gun, StunGun
