Michael Jackson's 'Captain EO' Returns To Disneyland

MTV News reports Michael Jackson's Captain EO is returning to Disney Parks after 13 years.

After being sealed away in the Disney Vault for 13 years, Michael Jackson's "Captain EO" saw the light of day on Tuesday at Disneyland.


Disney surprised Jackson fans earlier this week when it issued an announcement that the 1986 film would be returning to the Tomorrowland Theater. Directed by Francis Ford Coppola and produced by George Lucas, the 17-minute 3-D film reportedly cost $30 million to make — setting a record at the time for the most expensive short film ever made. The story follows EO (Jackson) on a journey with his fuzzy alien friends to deliver a gift to the evil Witch Queen (Anjelica Huston).
The feature originally ran exclusively in Disney parks from 1986 to 1997, closing four years after the pop star first faced child molestation allegations.
Interest in the futuristic sci-fi film was reinvigorated after the sudden passing of Michael Jackson last June, when fans began campaigning on Facebook for the movie's return. According to Disney, more than 500 people (some in EO-inspired costumes) lined up to catch Tuesday's 10 a.m. premiere. Some had even spent the night outside the gates in order to see the first screening.
"I loved it," one fan commented. "I grew up on it, so I'm so excited that it's back."
Some of those who enjoyed "Captain EO" during its original run said they were excited to share the experience with a new generation.
"I absolutely loved it," said one parent. "It was just like when I was 7, and it was amazing. I'm so glad I could bring my little one. She's 3, and she loved it too — huge Michael Jackson fan!"
While Disneyland says "Captain EO" is running as a limited engagement, a spokesperson told KTLA that it will continue to play as long as it's popular.

Thats great news another generation of kids will be able to watch this great masterpiece.
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Michael Jackson Another Day

A previously unreleased song by Michael Jackson Another Day began circulating the internet on January 2, 2010. The track, titled "Another Day" is believed to be a collaboration with Lenny Kravitz.http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/01/03/another-day-michael-jacks_n_409848.html

In a letter published June 25, 2009 in Spinner, Kravitz mentioned that he had worked with Jackson on a track. "I got to work with Michael on a track that has not been released," wrote Kravitz, "and it was the most amazing experience I've had in the studio. He was funny. Very funny and we laughed the whole time."http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/01/03/another-day-michael-jacks_n_409848.html ...read more ⇒

Michael Jackson to get lifetime achievement Grammy award

Looks like Michael Jackson does it again he will get a lifetime achievement Grammy Award

The "King of Pop," Michael Jackson, will be awarded a posthumous lifetime achievement award from the Grammy foundation. Also to be honored for lifetime achievement will be Leonard Cohen, Loretta Lynn, blues man David "Honeyboy" Edwards, keyboardist Andre Previn, fluegelhornist Clark Terry and the late singer Bobby Darin, the foundation announced this week.
The Grammy Foundation was created and is supported by the Recording Academy. The academy will honor winners at an exclusive pre-Grammy event on Jan. 30 in Los Angeles.
Jackson, 50, died in June from an medication overdose. His death is still under investigation.
Earlier honorees for lifetime achievement include Smokey Robinson, B.B. King, Bob Dylan and Frank Sinatra.
Earlier this year, Jackson also won a record-breaking four American Music Awards. Jackson's trophies were accepted by his brother Jermaine, who paid tribute to his late brother by wearing a glittery white glove. He said Michael's message is more important than any award.
Jackson was named favorite male artist in the pop/rock and soul/R&B categories. His 2003 greatest-hits album, "Number Ones," also won favorite album in both categories.
"The message that Michael had will live on forever," he said. "He saw good in everyone and he wanted everyone to do good. He always started with love." After his death, for six weeks, Jackson's album, "Number Ones," was the top-selling album in America.
He was also recently named iTunes' "Artist of the Year" for 2009.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.

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Janet Jackson Confirms Michael Jackson Drug Addiction Problem

Undercover.com.au reports Janet Jackson openly talks about Michael Jackson's ongoing drug problem and how the family tried to help him.

Janet Jackson has spoken openly for the first time about how her brother Michael Jackson was a drug addict.

In an interview with Robin Roberts from ABC, Janet stated that the family tried to stop Michael’s addiction on a number of occasions. "Those are the things that you do when you love someone. You can't just let them continue on that way. And we did a few times. We weren't very successful,” she says.

Janet blames Dr. Conrad Murray for the death of her brother. "I think [Dr. Conrad Murray] is responsible,” he said. “He was the one administering."
While she is convinced Michael was an addict she is not so sure Michael realized his addiction.

“I felt that he was in denial," she said.
The interview will air on ABC’s ‘In The Spotlight’ tonight at 10pm.

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Warhol's Michael Jackson portrait sells for $812K

Yahoo News reports Warhol's Michael Jackson Portrait sells for a whopping $812,000.

NEW YORK – A "Thriller"-era silk-screened portrait of Michael Jackson created by Andy Warhol has sold for $812,500 to an anonymous collector.
The artwork sold at Christie's in New York City Tuesday evening.
Christie's estimated that the portrait would sell for $500,000 to $700,000.
The 1984 portrait depicts a smiling Jackson in a jacket with squiggles of red and yellow in his hair.
The auction house says the seller is an anonymous private collector based in New York who bought the image from the Andy Warhol Foundation in the 1990s. It did not say who bought the artwork.
The image was one of 47 lots auctioned Tuesday, including two other Warhol paintings.

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This Is It is #1 album in America and 16 countries around the world

According to Michale Jackson's Official Homepage, his new album This Is It has debuted at #1 all over the world.

“MICHAEL JACKSON’S THIS IS IT” made motion picture history as the highest grossing concert film of all time. And now, the two-disc album companion to the movie Michael Jackson’s This is It released by Sony Music’s Epic Records makes its first week debut in the #1 spot of the Billboard Top 200 album chart, as well as the Soundtrack album chart.   U.S. sales of the album - which features new hit song “This is It” – totaled 373,100 units this week according to Nielsen Soundscan – this figure does not include significant sales from non-traditional retailers. Sales figures from other parts of the world are still being tallied although the album did hit #1 in 16 other countries including Canada, Japan, France, Italy, Holland, Belgium, Turkey, New Zealand, Hong Kong, Korea, Philippines, Singapore, Taiwan, Thailand, the Middle East and Colombia and Top-3 in the UK, Australia, Argentina, Austria, Denmark, Norway, Portugal, Switzerland and Spain.  A simultaneous #1 album and a #1 documentary film has not happened since 1971 when the Rolling Stones did it with the album Sticky Fingers and movie Gimme helter.

Michael Jackson albums now occupy the top five spots of Billboard catalog album chart at #1, #3 and #4; his Number Ones album is this year’s best-selling overall album year to date as of this week. Throughout his career, Michael Jackson has spent a total of 51 weeks at #1 on the Billboard album chart. Only The Beatles and Elvis Presley have spent more weeks at the top.  His last #1 was Invincible in 2001 although Thriller hit the top of the Billboard catalog album chart last October.

Disc one features the original album masters of some of Michael's biggest hits such as "Billie Jean," "Smooth Criminal,"  "Human Nature," and "Thriller" arranged in the same sequence as they appear in the film. The disc ends with two versions of "This Is It," the original and an orchestral version.  Disc two offers fans a rare listen to the early demo versions of classics "She's Out Of My Life," "Wanna Be Startin'," "Somethin'," and "Beat It." This disc also features a recently discovered spoken word poem from Michael Jackson entitled "Planet Earth."

Michael Jackson's This Is It also includes a 36-page, commemorative booklet featuring exclusive photos of Michael from his last rehearsal.

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Michael Jackson This Is It Premiere My Own Experience

I live in Utah in a rather small town , i still bought my ticket for the 10 pm Michael Jackson This Is I Premiere Showing on that 1st Sunday they were on sale. I did not want to risk missing it small town or not, nothing would stop me from saying goodbye to The King Of Pop.

So finally after 2 weeks that's seemed to never end , Oct 27th arrived. My wife got the tickets during the day from the ticket machine and we were ready to roll. We left the house early around 9pm as the cinema is only 10 minutes away, we arrived all excited around 9:15 , bought our popcorn and coke and went to theater 11.


Now this is the part that shocked and surprised me, as we walked in i was expecting a bunch of people in their 30's to 50's , you know vintage Michael Jackson fans, boy was i wrong. I walk in and see tons of kids who could not be more than 12-17 dancing to about 3 different little hand held stereos playing Michael Jackson's top songs.

Some were wearing Michael Jackson T-shirts, Fedoras, 80's sunglasses, even a single glittering white glove. They were all dancing to the music happy and excited to be there, there were maybe 5% adults there to be honest.

I was so proud that even in death The King Of Pop had such a young following , his music and talent was truly ageless and timeless.

During the movie every time a number was over, the packed theater audience would applaud wildly, just like a real concert. It felt like a true concert event.

Now about the actual movie i thought it was done quite well, it started by showing some of the dancers who got the job, so emotionally saying how honored they were to be part of the tour. I mean they were in tears or just could not express how excited they were top be picked.

Later it showed the process through which they picked a small group of dancers, out of 100's of candidates. The amount of talent that was there from all over the world was astounding, im sure it was a tough choice.

The rest of the feature showed Michael Jackson performing his biggest hits on split screens simultaneously, he was wearing different outfits and dancing away. It showed him behind the scenes involved in every creative aspect, you could tell who was calling the shots.

He was very supportive of his crew and told them it was all about the audience and about the love. I have seen Michael Jackson Live 3 times in my life, his rehearsals were great by normal standards but it seemed to me like he was holding back a lot as far as his dancing. His moves were not polished and he skipped many big steps in his famous Billie Jean routine.

I guess if one is rehearsing 12 hours a day , you cant go all out so its understandable. It was still an amazing event and i am glad one day i can tell my kids about it. I was both happy and sad as i realized this is the last new footage of him performing i will ever see. I always regret never getting a chance to see him perform Unbreakable.

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Adam Lambert Calls Michael Jackson's Musical Style 'Groundbreaking'

MTV Reports Adam Lambart was highly influenced by Michael Jackson , here is Todays Michael Jackson News from MTV


During season 8 of "American Idol," Adam Lambert became known for blurring boundaries, mixing elements of pop, '70s glam rock, metal, musical theater and more into his live performances. It's just that capacity to take risks that he so admires in Michael Jackson, whose "This Is It" documentary hits theaters on October 28.




"[H]is music so groundbreaking because he really brought a lot of rock into [it]," Lambert, who grew up listening to MJ and watching his videos, told MTV News. "He had initially set himself up with this R&B presence and he brought so much rock into it and I think it was really groundbreaking how he fused all those different styles together in a pop format. I'm very inspired by that musically."

With "Idol" behind him and his debut album coming soon, the 27-year-old singer released a fiery music video for the power ballad "Time For Miracles" on Wednesday (October 21). When we chatted with him earlier, Lambert not only praised MJ's music but also his iconic music videos.



"Visually, his videos were, like, you could not compete with Michael Jackson," Lambert said with a smile. "He was the one. He just took a lot of chances and really went full into his thematic choices and I'm inspired by that as well."



The singer professed to be looking forward to the premiere of "This Is It" for more than one reason: it will also mark a premiere for his career as well. "Time For Miracles" appears on the soundtrack for the upcoming big-budget disaster flick, "2012," and the trailer will run before Jackson's doc.



"That will be like a double-whammy for me that night, seeing what was left of his legacy and myself to do a little pre-show action," he said. "It'll be really cool."



Don't miss "Michael Jackson's This Is It" Premiere Special, airing on MTV and VH1 on Tuesday, October 27 at 8:30 p.m. ET! "Michael Jackson's This Is It" opens in a limited engagement on October 27 and wide on October 28. 

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Michael Jackson's 'This Is It' What Was Its True Meaning?

The Los Angeles Times has posted an interesting piece of Michael Jackson News, it seems the the title for the comback tour " This Is It", had a few more meanings than most people know.

In March, Michael Jackson called a press conference to announce what would have been his swan song as a touring artist: the 50-date concert series at London’s O2 Arena, “This Is It.”
“These will be my final show performances …in London,” said Jackson, haltingly, before a throng of screaming fans in what would be his final public appearance. “This is it! When I say this is it, it really means this is it!” He laughed.

Over the intervening seven months, and with the singer’s untimely death in June, that title has taken on a grave alternate meaning. And now with the release of the feature documentary “Michael Jackson’s This Is It” on Oct. 28, as well as a new song titled “This Is It” that was leaked earlier this month, that terse, three-word title is more front-of-mind than ever.

But according to Jackson’s closest collaborators in the last months of his life -- Kenny Ortega, director of both the “This Is It” concerts and movie, and Travis Payne, associate director/choreographer of “This Is It” -- the moniker came to mean a number of different things throughout the development of what would have been Jackson’s return to performing after a 12-year touring absence.

Ortega recalled Jackson reaching out to him in March to enlist his directing services for the comeback concerts.
As Ortega told The Times last week, “I’ll never forget, he said, ‘This is it!’ And I said, ‘OK.’ He said, ‘This is it’ two or three times. And I said, ‘You should call the show that.’ He didn’t say, ‘Well, I will.’ But suddenly I saw it on a banner. So he did after all.”

According to Ortega, a confluence of personal reasons compelled the superstar to make such an extended return engagement to the limelight. 
“He started saying, ‘Kenny, my kids are so fascinated with what I’ve been doing my whole life, they’re like super fans. So I want to share with my children now that they’re old enough to appreciate it and I’m still young enough to do it,’” Ortega said.

He continued, recalling Jackson as saying: “‘Importantly, I want to do it for my fans, who are the greatest fans in the world. They’ve stuck by me in everything I’ve been through. Then there are the messages in my songs. Some of the ones I wrote 10 years ago are more meaningful today.’

He was really concerned about the planet, the health of the planet and the lack of love on the planet. He said, ‘This is the time now.’”

The superstar began rehearsals in Los Angeles in April and worked with Payne at several different facilities to prepare for London. First, a private sound stage at CenterStaging Musical

Productions in Burbank, then to the Forum in Inglewood and finally to downtown Los Angeles’ Staples Center in the production’s final weeks.
In an interview at the Sony studio lot last week, Payne described how the title’s meaning evolved over the course of the production.

“This was to be Michael’s last full-on tour,” Payne said. “But as we went through the process, ‘This Is It’ began to take on many different meanings. 'This Is It,' a call to action for our planet. 'This Is It,' the last time you’ll see me in this scenario. 'This Is It,' the show to come see this summer. Also, 'This Is It' for all of us [dancers] was what we had worked our entire lives to get to. It was a culmination of all those things.”

Ortega insists Jackson was serious about “This Is It” as his final curtain call.
“When he said ‘final curtain call,’ he meant touring,” Ortega said. “But he was ready to become a filmmaker next. He had many things on the horizon. He had said he didn’t want to be up there as an old man doing Michael Jackson. He’d say, ‘Can you imagine?’  And he’d laugh. ‘I can’t think of anything more ugly!’”

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The Story Behind Michael Jackson's New Single "This Is It"

 Today's Michael Jackson News Story come from postchronicle.com , the new upcoming movie might end up being one of the top movies out this year.

Michael Jackson's new tour documentary movie 'This Is It' is turning out to be one of the biggest tickets of the year. Over 1,600 screenings have already sold out two weeks before the actually release.
The film will open on 28 October (09) in various cinemas around the world. With Presales through the roof, there has been some controversy over Jackson's new single "This Is it".

Jackson state administrations acknowledged that 'This is It' is just a rehash of the original Paul Anka's 'I Never Heard'.  This is after Anka went public with his opinion of the old tune. Michael Jackson administrators tell Anka that they will do everything in their power to let fans know the history of the song.
Anka wrote the song with Jackson at his studio in carmel, California. Anka was going to use the audio for another album when Jackson stole the tapes from the studio allegedly. Anka tried to sue Jackson, Jackson gave the tapes back but made his own version of the song with new vocals. (c) tPC

They are finally giving Paul Anka credit for co-writing the song , Michael Jackson has collaborated in one way or another with so many celebreties. ...read more ⇒

Michael Jackson's children Will Not Appear in reality TV show

Todays Michael Jackson News come to us from NME News It looks like Michael Jackson's Kids will not appear in the upcoming Jackson's Reality Show.

Michael Jackson's mother Katherine has reportedly confirmed that the late singer's children won't be appearing in a new reality TV programme following the family.

'The Jacksons: A Family Dynasty' was originally conceived before Jackson's death in June to document the recording their comeback album.

However, the nature of the programme was altered following the star's passing to reflect the Jackson family's thoughts on their loss, with Tito Jackson previously explaining that it shows personal and public aspects of their lives.

Us Weekly had stated that Jackson's three children – Prince, 12, Paris, 11 and Blanket, 7 – were due to appear in the programme, after executive producer Jodi Gomes confirmed that "23 cast members with the last name Jackson" had signed up.

However, TMZ.com reports that it has since been told by Katherine Jackson that the infants won't feature in the show at all, adding that Jackson went to great lengths to ensure his children's privacy.

The self-styled king of pop's eldest sister Rebbie told Us Weekly that "Michael would spin in his grave if he knew his kids would be on this show".

 I am glad Katherine is honoring Micheal's Memory by not forcing his kids to be in a media circus like he was as a child.
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Michael Jackson Scores Five AMA Nominations

Today we have Some pleasantly surprising Michael Jackson News, it seems that The King Of Pop has received 5 nominations for this year's American Music Awards.

The nominees for this year's American Music Awards were released on Tuesday morning, revealing that the deceased King of Pop has racked up an impressive five nominations, including Artist of the Year. (Jackson will face off against Kings of Leon, Taylor Swift, Lady GaGa and Eminem in that category.)

Jackson's greatest-hits collection Number Ones is also up for Favorite Album in the Pop/Rock and Soul/R&B categories, while Jackson himself is up against performers such as Eminem, T.I., Jamie Foxx and Maxwell for Favorite Artist wins in the Pop/Rock and Soul/R&B categories.

The 2009 American Music Awards will air on ABC November 22 at 8 PM/7 PM Central. It seems that his death much like other past celebrities is a massive revival to his popularity. ...read more ⇒

Michael Jackson New Song "This Is It" Released Online Today

Well here it is in all its glory the new Michael Jackson Single "This Is It" from the upcoming feature film with the same name.



The Associated Press brings us this new Michael Jackson News Story

LONDON — Michael Jackson returned to the airwaves Monday with a new song — the first from an upcoming musical documentary featuring the troubled superstar.
It is the first new material by Jackson to be released since his sudden death in Los Angeles on June 25.

Jackson sounded confident and almost playful on "This is It," which features his trademark breathy vocal style, perfected over the years since he was a child sensation with the Jackson Five.

He is backed by lush vocals from his brothers, giving the recording a nostalgic, familiar feel.
It is a mid-tempo number with orchestral backing that is played during the closing sequences of the documentary, which opens Oct. 28 for a limited two-week run. It features rehearsal footage shot shortly before Jackson's death.

"This is it," goes one verse on the new song. "Here I stand. The light of the world. I feel grand."
The song is available on Jackson's official Web site and will also be sent to radio outlets.

It will also be part of the two-disc CD set that will accompany the movie in what is expected to be a worldwide marketing blitz to capitalize on the surge of emotion that followed the singer's death.

The documentary, also called "This is It," features footage of Jackson rehearsing for his planned London concerts, which were to mark his return to the stage after a lengthy absence caused in part by a series of legal and personal problems.

The singer was deeply in debt and had found his popularity dimmed by repeated charges of child molestation.
Jackson's death at age 50 is still being investigated.

The Los Angeles County coroner has ruled it was caused by acute intoxication by the anesthetic propofol, with other sedatives a contributing factor.

The coroner found the powerful anesthetic was administered without any medical need and that recommended resuscitation equipment was missing.

I would like to thank The Associated Press For today's Michael Jackson News Story. You can tell that Michael Jackson had a strong voice and sounded like vintage The King Of Pop. I miss his talent and presence so much RIP The greatest performer who ever lived.

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New Michael Jackson album cover released

Today's Michael Jackson News Comes to us from Walesonline.com here is a preview of The New Album This Is It.

Michael Jackson fans were allowed a glimpse of the back cover of his forthcoming album today, showing a silhouette of the singer covered in a patchwork of images of him delivering energy-packed performances.

The artwork for This Is It displays an outline of Jackson clutching his signature trilby hat to his head in a typical mid-dance pose.
The front cover of the album has already been seen and shows the singer with his arms outstretched.

Jackson died in June aged 50, just weeks before his 50-date comeback concerts, also titled This Is It, were due to start in London.
The two-disc record, due for release on October 26, contains songs included in a new documentary film about the singer.

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 a new song, also called 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 entitled Planet Earth.
The This Is It song will receive its first air play on Monday and will be delivered to radio stations amid tight security.

The album will boast a 36-page, commemorative booklet featuring exclusive photos of Jackson from his last rehearsal.
The complete track listing to the new This Is It album has also been revealed:

Disc 1

• Wanna Be Startin’ Somethin’
• Jam
• They Don’t Care About Us
• Human Nature
• Smooth Criminal
• The Way You Make Me Feel
• Shake Your Body (Down To The Ground)
• I Just Can’t Stop Loving You
• Thriller
• Beat It
• Black Or White
• Earth Song
• Billie Jean
• Man In The Mirror
• This Is It
• This Is It (Orchestra Version)

Disc 2

• She’s Out Of My Life (Demo)
• Wanna Be Startin’ Somethin’ (Demo)
• Beat It (Demo)
• Planet Earth (Poem)

I cant wait to buy it his concerts were always awesome as far as his vocals, that man sounded exactly the same as he does on his albums.
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Michael Jackson New Song "This Is It" To Be Released Online Sunday

Some exciting new Michael Jackson News for all you fans out there , Michael Jackson's new song This Is It is coming out sooner excepted. Newsday reports the song will be released on the web this Sunday.

"This Is It," the new song from the new Michael Jackson documentary of the same name will hit Web this Sunday (Oct. 11) at midnight on MichaelJackson.com. (That's Sunday night going into Monday, NOT Saturday into Sunday, for those of your calendar sticklers. Think of it like this: If NFL games haven't been played yet, you can't hear the song yet.)

The movie "This Is It" hit theaters for its two-week run on Oct. 28. I'm fairly certain after the two weeks, it will get extended since I can't imagine the producers and the Jackson estate will turn away what is sure to be millions of dollars. In the documentary, the song appears in the closing sequence.

I for one am super excited to hear the first new song by The King Of Pop in almost 10 years i hope you enjoyed today's Michael Jackson News Story. ...read more ⇒

Michael Jackson 'LIKE GOD' SaysSister Latoya

In Today's Michael Jackson News, La Toya Jackson says her brother, Michael, was like ''God'' because he tried to spread peace and love throughout his life.

 

 

 

According to ContactMusic.com Michael Jackson was like "God", says his sister La Toya.

The 53-year-old star insists her late brother had divine qualities because of the way he tried to spread peace and love during his life, which was tragically cut short in June.

She said during an appearance on UK TV show 'Live From Studio Five': "Michael was very, very special and my mother would always say that, because he was. He was very different. I would always say, 'He's not God. But he's so God-like.' He really was God-like. He just wanted to spread love and share love and just do everything that was wonderful.

When you were around him, you felt that. You felt that energy. It was so different from what you guys really knew. That energy was so powerful and so strong. You liked being around him.

You liked that feeling."
La Toya remains adamant the 50 London concerts her brother was set to perform were ultimately responsible for his death.

She added: "Truthfully, I don't think he could have done 50 shows. Absolutely not, no. A healthy person couldn't have done it. A person who is physically fit that was doing this every single day couldn't have done it. It was just too much for him, it really was."
Earlier this month, La Toya claimed Michael's 11-year-old daughter Paris blamed his proposed 'This Is It' residency for her father's demise.

La Toya revealed: "Paris asked me in the hospital, 'How could this happen? She said, 'You know, Auntie La Toya, they worked him too hard. He never got the chance to rest, it was just non-stop work.' I said, 'You're kidding,' and she said, 'You don't understand. They just worked him constantly and daddy didn't want that.' "

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Michael Jackson Autopsy Says Star Was Healthy

In today's Michael Jackson  News it seems the results of The King OF Pop's Autopsy have been leaked to several news sources.

Overall they say he was health, disease free and losing his hair like most men his age.Although i don't see how being 136 lbs at 5'9" is considered healthy.

Here is the full story by CBS News website.

Michael Jackson's arms were covered with punctures, his face and neck were scarred and he had tattooed eyebrows and lips, but he wasn't the sickly skeleton of a man portrayed by tabloids, according to his autopsy report obtained by The Associated Press.

 

In fact, the Los Angeles County coroner's report shows Jackson was a fairly healthy 50-year-old before he died of an overdose. His 136 pounds were in the acceptable range for a 5-foot-9 man. His heart was strong with no sign of plaque buildup. And his kidneys and most other major organs were normal.

Still, Jackson had health issues: arthritis in the lower spine and some fingers, and mild plaque buildup in his leg arteries. Most serious was his lungs, which the autopsy report said were chronically inflamed and had reduced capacity that might have left him short of breath.

However, according to the document, the lung condition was not serious enough to be a direct or contributing cause of death.

"His overall health was fine," said Dr. Zeev Kain, chairman of the anesthesiology department at the University of California, Irvine, who reviewed a copy of the autopsy report for the AP. "The results are within normal limits."


Kain was not involved in the autopsy. The full autopsy report has not been released publicly, but the AP obtained a copy.

Jackson died at his rented Los Angeles mansion June 25 after his personal physician, Dr. Conrad Murray, administered the anesthetic propofol and two other sedatives to get the chronic insomniac to sleep, court documents state. Propofol, normally a surgical anesthetic used in operating rooms, acts as a respiratory depressant and requires constant monitoring,

Murray told police he left the room to use the bathroom and phone records show he also made calls for 47 minutes around the time Jackson encountered problems. When Murray realized Jackson was unresponsive, he began frantic efforts to revive him, but Jackson never regained consciousness and was declared dead at the University of California, Los Angeles Medical Center.

The coroner's office announced last month that Jackson's death was a homicide caused by "acute propofol intoxication," with the other sedatives listed as a contributing factor. They said the standard of care for administering propofol was not met and the recommended equipment for patient monitoring, precision dosing and resuscitation was missing.

Murray is the target of what Los Angeles police term a manslaughter investigation. The decision on criminal charges will come from the Los Angeles County district attorney's office. Murray has been interviewed twice by police.

Except for a brief video posted to YouTube, Murray has not spoken publicly since Jackson's death. In the video, he said: "I told the truth and I have faith the truth will prevail." Murray's attorney, Edward Chernoff, previously has said nothing Murray gave Jackson "should have" killed him.

Jackson was declared dead a little more than two hours after paramedics were called. Evidence of the desperate struggle to save the star were evident on his body. He had chest bruising and cracked ribs from CPR, and a mechanical device known as a balloon pump was inserted into his heart to try to restart it, according to the autopsy report.

Jackson's body was taken by helicopter to the coroner's office where the following morning Chief Medical Examiner Lakshmanan Sathyavagiswaran and Dr. Christopher Rogers carried out an extensive review and ordered a toxicology screening to look for drugs in his system.

Aside from propofol and the sedatives, the only substances found in his system were the local anesthetic, Lidocaine, sometimes used to numb injection sites and ephedrine, a commonly used resuscitation stimulant.

No other drugs — legal or otherwise — were detected, nor was any alcohol.

Kain said he was surprised that three other sedatives, known as benzodiazepines, were present with propofol. Anesthesiologists sometimes mix one "benzo" with propofol to help put a patient under, but using three increases the danger for the patient.

"People don't mix the benzodiazepines together because they interact with each other and increase the risk of respiratory arrest," Kain said, adding it was likely Jackson first stopped breathing and then suffered cardiac arrest.

The autopsy findings cut off a potential defense for Murray — that Jackson hid serious pre-existing conditions that increased the risk of death from the drugs he willingly took.

Even if he did hide a condition such as his weakened lungs, a prosecutor could argue Murray should have detected the condition before administering drugs, said Michael Brennan, a clinical law professor at the University of Southern California who specializes in criminal defense.

"A doctor has some obligation to know what his patient's physical condition is," Brennan said. "The doctor is going to try to substantiate whatever the patient told him ... and not simply rely on a patient's descriptions of his physical condition."

At the time of his death Jackson was preparing for a series of comeback concerts in London. Rehearsals were rigorous and there were questions about whether Jackson would be physically able to hold up.

But aside from his lungs, the autopsy report did not identify any serious physical problems that might have limited Jackson's ability to perform. It also provided details about his physical state from head to toes.

He had a @3/4-inch scar behind his left ear and another apparent scar behind his right ear. He had a scar beside each of his nostrils and another, 4-inch scar on his right shoulder.

He had a pair of additional scars about 3-inches long at the base of his neck and smaller scars on his arms and wrist. He also had a small scar near his navel and a 2-inch scar on the right-hand side of his abdomen.

Kain said most of the scars appeared to be from plastic surgery though others, like a scar on the knee, could have been from a medical procedure.

The medical examiner found numerous punctures on both arms and on a knee and ankle. The leg punctures could have been from intravenous therapies not described in the autopsy report, Kain said.

Jackson had several tattoos, all them cosmetic, including dark tattoos in the areas of both eyebrows and under his eyes, and a pink tattoo around his lips.

He was going bald at the front of his head, with his remaining hair described as short and tightly curled. The bald part of his scalp was darkened with what appeared to be a tattoo stretching across the top of his head from ear to ear.

The coroner found depigmentation of his skin around his chest, abdomen, face and arms.

The coroner also found Jackson was actively producing sperm.

Amazing how he could perform with all the back and joint problems, imagine the pain he had to deal with on a daily basis, and yet he still committed to 50 concerts dates. I cant imagine how he could have gotten through them all without  some major damage to his health.

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Michael Jackson Was Enraged After Madonna Snubbed a Child Fan

Today's Michael Jackson News Story comes to us from www.contactmusic.com .It reports that After a few dates with Madonna he didnt like her true colors and so began the disconnect. You can read the whole story below.


MICHAEL JACKSON's romance with MADONNA failed after she snubbed a starstruck child who approached the pop stars during a date.
 
The King of Pop befriended the singer in the early 1990s and they stepped out together a number of times, but Jackson told his close friend Rabbi Shmuley Boteach their relationship became tense after Madonna once rudely ignored a young fan.

Jackson told Boteach in a taped conversation, "Madonna laid the law down to me before we went out, (saying) 'I am not going to Disneyland, OK? That's out.' I said, 'I didn't ask to go to Disneyland.' She said, 'We are going to the restaurant. And afterwards, we are going to a strip bar.'

"I said, 'I am not going to a strip bar, where they cross dress. Guys who are girls... I am not going there. If that's how it is, forget this whole thing.' Afterwards, she wrote some mean things about me in the press. And I wrote that she is a nasty witch, after I was so kind to her...

"We were at the table eating, and some little (kid) came up, (saying) 'Oh my god, Michael Jackson and Madonna!' She goes, 'Get out of here. Leave us alone.' I said, 'Don't you ever talk to children like this.' She said, 'Shut up.' I said, 'You shut up.' Yes, that's what I said. Then we went out again and went to the Academy Awards and she is not a nice person."

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Michael Jackson's This Is It' Ticket Sales Break International Records

In todays Michael Jackson  News Story MTV reports the new Documentary has sold out hundreds of screenings across U.S. a month before its release.

MTV reports that Even in death, Michael Jackson continues to be a guaranteed superstar. Just as the initial run of his planned concerts at the O2 arena in London sold out almost instantly earlier this year, the posthumous documentary about the King of Pop's preparations for that residency, "Michael Jackson's This Is It," has broken advance ticket sales records for a movie.

According to Reuters, hundreds of screenings in North America have already sold out, a month before the film's October 28 opening.

Among the cities with the strongest sales are Los Angeles, San Francisco, Houston and New York. Records were also set in Japan, where more than $1 million in tickets were sold on the first day they were available. In London, fans bought more than 30,000 tickets on the first day, eclipsing the advance interest in the "Harry Potter" and "The Lord of the Rings" films, which were wildly popular in Britain. Record sales were also reported in Holland, Sweden, Belgium and New Zealand.

The documentary will have a limited two-week run, which might explain the rush on tickets. On Sunday, all 3,000 spots for a Los Angeles advance screening of "This Is It" on October 27 sold out within two hours.

The film follows Jackson as he rehearsed and prepared for a 50-date run of concerts, which were scheduled to begin in London just weeks after his death on June 25. Sony Pictures Entertainment paid $60 million for the more than 100 hours of hi-def rehearsal footage.

The film, which was directed by Kenny Ortega, will feature behind-the-scenes footage as well as Jackson and his band and dancers rehearsing for the tour.

Last week, it was confirmed that a two-disc album featuring a new song, "This Is It," will be released on October 27 to coincide with the movie's theatrical release. The new single drops on October 12.

Thanks MTV for another amazing Michael Jackson News Story. 

The measure of a true legend is the impact he has on the world after his death, Michael Jackson is setting the bar for just such popularity. Its great to see the whole world realizing just how popular he really was, maybe this will ensure he is remembered for such positive things rather than the negative ones that haunted him through life.
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Michael Jackson's This Is It' Preview Tickets Sell Out Within Two Hours

In today's Michael Jackson News Story MTV reports that tickets for This Is It have been selling out like crazy.

MTV goes on saying "The limited two-week theater run of "Michael Jackson's This Is It" film guaranteed that tickets would be in high demand, and sure enough, all 3,000 tickets for Los Angeles advance screenings of the music documentary sold out within two hours early Sunday, according to The Associated Press.

The screening will take place the night prior to the October 28 nationwide release at the new Regal Cinemas Stadium 14 in Los Angeles.


The film follows Jackson as he rehearsed and prepared for a 50-date run of London concerts, which were scheduled to begin just weeks after his death on June 25.

The film, which was directed by Kenny Ortega, will feature behind-the-scenes footage as well as Jackson and his band and dancers rehearsing for the tour.


Last week, it was confirmed that a two-disk album featuring a new song, "This Is It," will be released on October 27 to coincide with the movie's theatrical release. The new single will be released on October 12.

While the movie will open to the general public on October 28 for a two-week run, it will first hit theaters on October 27 in cities around the world, including Los Angeles, New York, Rio de Janeiro, London, Berlin and Seoul.

Those cities will coordinate their screenings to begin three hours after the premiere at the Nokia Theatre in Los Angeles. Satellite transmissions of Hollywood stars' red-carpet arrivals will be broadcast to the other cities.

"Michael Jackson has an army of fans everywhere around the world," said Jeff Blake, chairman of worldwide marketing and distribution for Sony Pictures, said in a statement. "We are giving the audiences an incredible opportunity to join together in celebration of Michael Jackson's incredible career."

The news came on the same day a new clip from the movie was released, showing Jackson rehearsing the song "Human Nature" for his planned series of 50 gigs at the O2 arena in London."

I would like to thank MTV for bringing us th wonderful Michael Jackson News Story

Even after death Michael Jackson continues to prove he is truly The King Of Pop , its great to see his fans coming out to support him. I bought 2 tickets myself Sunday and cant wait to see the movie. ...read more ⇒