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Joe Jackson says son Michael Jackson never capable of 50 tour dates
Posted in Concert, Michael Jackson on the July 14, 2009
Michael Jackson’s father says the late pop star was never capable of completing his 50-date comeback tour.
Joe Jackson insists his son was forced into booking more performances for the ‘This Is It’ tour than he could handle.
“The comeback tour was a good idea, but the wrong idea about it, was there was more tours added onto it,” Jackson told Good Morning America.
“Michael told me himself. That he agreed to 10 shows. But they went and added all these other shows.”
Jackson died on June 25 at the age of 50, and was due to have kicked off his tour at London’s O2 Arena today.
Joe Jackson says he believes foul play was involved in his son’s death, and that he was concerned promoters were pushing him too hard.
“I was worried about his health because all the shows that I’m seeing – no artist can do those many shows you know, back to back like that,” Jackson said.
One of Jackson’s longtime friends, Leonard Rowe, told GMA he agreed with Joe Jackson.
“Michael Jackson was not ready. He was not fit,” Rowe, no relation to Debbie Rowe, said.
“If you can call weighing 110-115 pounds fit and no.”
But producers for the tour insist that Jackson was in good shape and would have had significant rest between shows.
“If that was too many, then one would have been too many,” AEG Live CEO Randy Phillips said.
Jackson manager Frank DiLeo also denied claims Jackson was being pushed too hard.
“He built up his stamina. There would have been no problems, I don’t think, with him doing this tour,” DiLeo said.
“Nobody was pushing him into it. Nobody was overworking him. You know, all those reports are false.”
Jacksons had private open casket viewing night before memorial service
Posted in Michael Jackson on the July 10, 2009
The Jackson family held a private viewing of the pop star’s body, according to a new report.
Close family members of Michael Jackson had an open casket viewing of his body at the Forest Lawn site in Hollywood Hills on the night before the public memorial service held at the Staples Center.
A cousin, David Fossett, 50, told People.com: “He looked like himself. He looked like he just was laying there sleeping. He looked peaceful.”
The family, apart from parents Katherine and Joe who were not present, reportedly talked and cried around the casket.
After the viewing, the group retired to the Jackson family compound in Encino where Jacko’s three children have also been staying since his death
Fossett, a native of Gary, Indiana, Jackson’s hometown, said, “It was a somber mood. Even though he’s this big entertainer, he’s still our family.”
He said he recited some memories of Jackson and that he and others stayed overnight at the Encino home.
On Tuesday, the family had a quick breakfast before travelling in a convoy of their cars to a short private service where the casket was closed and covered in red flowers.
Some 70 Jackson relatives gathered for the short service at Forest Lawn as another cousin, Wendell Hawkins, performed a Jehovah’s Witness service.
Michael Jackson ’saw his face as a work of art’
Posted in Michael Jackson on the July 9, 2009
Michael Jackson thought his face was a work of art, his doctor has revealed.
Dr Arnie Klein told Larry King he worked on the pop icon’s face a number of times but said it was only to restore what other surgeons had already done.
He said: “I think that he believed that his face was a work of art. You want to talk about Andy Warhol’s work of art. And there are women in Paris and elsewhere and men who do works of art. Some of them implant things under their skins through surgeries. He felt he was a piece of art, that his face was a piece of art.”
Klein said that he worked on Jackson after the star had already been through many surgery procedures.
“I stopped him from going to the surgeon because I said, ‘this isn’t working anymore, you have to stop it’,” Klein said. “And what I spent the last part of the year doing is rebuilding a lot of things that I thought were done poorly.”
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UK memorial for Michael Jackson
Posted in Michael Jackson, Singer on the July 8, 2009
A UK memorial for Michael Jackson is rumoured to be in the works.
The memorial event is set to be held in London on August 29, on what would have been the Thriller singer’s 51st birthday.
Kenney Ortega, director of Jackson’s planned This Is It UK concert tour, has met family members and other organisers to discuss the event, although there is no word yet on which stars would take part or pay tribute.
US reports claim the concert will take place at the O2 Arena where Jackos’ 50 date tour had been booked.
The news comes just hours after the late pop star’s family, friends and fans gathered for a three hour public memorial at the Staples Centre in downtown Los Angeles.
Source: Splash News
Jacko’s mother Katherine Jackson has reportedly turned his bedroom into shrine
Posted in Michael Jackson on the July 7, 2009
Michael Jackson’s mother Katherine Jackson has reportedly turned the star’s old bedroom into a shrine.
Katherine, 79, created her own memorial of her son, following his sudden death in LA on June 25.
There are reportedly three life-size statues of Michael in the bedroom, which were given to him from waxwork museum Madame Tussauds.
The walls of the rooms have allegedly been decorated with photos of the King of Pop from his childhood, including one when he got As in maths, history and English grammar.
A source claims Katherine had been told that building a sanctuary would help her deal with her grief.
Jacko fans get chance to win free tickets to King of Pop’s memorial service
Posted in Michael Jackson, Singer on the July 6, 2009
Michael Jackson fans wanting to pay their respects to the Thriller singer will have to enter an online lottery to get tickets for his memorial service in Los Angeles.
The Jackson family have made available 17,500 free tickets for the extravaganza at the Staples Centre next Tuesday (7 July).
Registration for tickets started today – with millions of fans expected to apply in the US – and closes on Saturday.
A computer will then randomly pick names, but hopeful fans will have to wait until Sunday to find out if they have won the chance of scooping a pair of tickets.
However, the draw is only open to US residents, which is sure to upset many European fans who have travelled to LA especially for the event.
Michael Jackson was a ’strict’ dad
Posted in Michael Jackson on the July 3, 2009
Michael Jackson’s former photographer has said the star was a “strict” dad who wanted the best for his kids.
Jackson died suddenly in LA on June 25 after reportedly suffering a heart attack. He has three young children - Prince Michael, 12, Paris, 11, and Prince Michael II, seven, who was also known as Blanket.
Photographer Ian Barkley, who was hired by the star in 2002, said: “His kids totally love their dad and he was extremely protective over them. Even when we were just around his staff, he was protective.”
He added: “We would baby-proof everywhere, like really expensive suites. They would tape up every corner with cardboard and make sure the kids couldn’t hurt themselves. They were very strict on what the kids would eat to make sure they didn’t have allergies.”
Barkley said the star’s mood always depended on whether he had taken any drugs or not: “There were two sides to him. When he wasn’t on pills he was extremely mentally sound, very business-like, very smart. But when he was on drugs, he would do some really odd things.”
Source: Splash News
Michael Jackson’s track Man In The Mirror set to reach number one
Posted in Hit Song, Michael Jackson on the July 2, 2009
Michael Jackson’s track Man In The Mirror is set to storm the UK Singles Chart this week and reach number one.
The 50-year-old star died suddenly in LA on June 25 after he reportedly suffered a heart attack.
The single, released 21 years ago in 1988, was Michael’s favourite track, and it is currently at number 11 in the charts.
La Roux’s track Bulletproof is currently at number one and it is claimed Man In The Mirror has sold 24,000 downloads in the midweek charts, five thousand more than Bulletproof.
The British public have bought 300,000 of Michael’s albums and singles in just two days following the star’s tragic death.
HMV boss Simon Fox said: “Looking back at what happened with Elvis in ‘77 and John Lennon in 1980, the lift we have seen is far bigger than those two events.”
Source: Splash News
Plans to move Michael Jackson’s body back to Neverland hit legal hitch
Posted in Michael Jackson on the June 30, 2009
The Jackson family plans to move Michael Jackson’s body to Neverland may be in jeopardy.
The family needs a special events permit if they want to hold an open public viewing at the ranch this coming Friday.
They would also need a different permit to bury the pop star’s body in the grounds of Neverland, if they push ahead for a Graceland-style shrine that fans can visit.
But Santa Barbara County officials have confirmed that they have not been approached by Jacko’s family with any request to bury the late singer at his Neverland Ranch in Los Olivos.
Third District Superviser Doreen Farr added: “If… Mr Jackson’s family request assistance, we will help them… We would have to co-ordinate with public safety and public works to ensure nothing happens if they had a public memorial.”
Neverland comprises 2,800 acres of land that is zoned for agriculture and is under an agriculture preserve contract.
Changing the zoning to accommodate a Graceland-type attraction would require a lengthy application process involving a public review, plus a final decision made by the Board of Supervisers.
Residents were approached a long time ago about the ‘Graceland’ idea and rejected it.
Source: Splash News
Michael Jackson fans offered souvenir tickets
Posted in Concert, Michael Jackson on the June 30, 2009
Fans who bought tickets for Michael Jackson’s concerts are being offered souvenirs instead of their money back.
Promoters for the 50 London concert dates have promised a full refund for tickets.
But they have also given people another option – to get a special souvenir ticket instead of the cash.
Fans forked out around £75 per ticket.
Jacko fan Ava Zadkhorvash, who was second in the queue to get tickets for his concerts bought six of them.
She said: “Of course, like, I want to have the memory because he designed it himself, I’d love to have one but because I’ve got six I don’t think I’ll be keeping all six tickets, I’d like to get one and get my money back on the others.
“But right now we’re not really thinking about the tickets and the money back. We just want any memory.”
Source: Splash News
Michael Jackson’s personal doctor quizzed for three hours in a Los Angeles police station
Posted in Michael Jackson on the June 29, 2009
Michael Jackson’s personal doctor spent three hours in a Los Angeles police station last night being quizzed by cops.
Dr Conrad Murray – who was with the King Of Pop when he died – spent Saturday afternoon being interviewed in a Los Angeles police station about the circumstances surrounding the pop star’s death.
He was accompanied by his lawyer Ed Chernoff.
Murray’s lawyers have insisted their client is a witness and is not considered a suspect in the Jackson’s death.
A spokesman for Murray’s lawyers, Texas-based firm Stradley, Chernoff & Alford, said last night: “Dr Conrad Murray and Mr Ed Chernoff, of Stradley, Chernoff & Alford, have met with the LAPD for the second time and have answered every and all questions asked by LAPD in an attempt to help piece together the mysteries surrounding the death of Michael Jackson.
“The meeting in Los Angeles today with police investigators lasted three hours.
“During the meeting Dr Murray helped identify the circumstances around the death of the pop icon and clarified some inconsistencies.”
According to reports police, in Los Angeles had struggled to get in touch with the doctor after Jackson died.
His lawyers denied that was the case.
“Dr Murray has been in Los Angeles since the death of Mr Jackson. He rode in the ambulance to the hospital and stayed at the hospital for hours comforting and consoling the Jackson family.
“Investigators say the doctor is in no way a suspect and remains a witness to this tragedy.
“Dr Murray will continue to co-operate fully with the authorities and asks that all keep the Jackson family in their prayers.
“Dr Murray was hired by Michael Jackson to accompany him on his concert tour in May of 2009. Dr Murray has offices in Las Vegas and Houston, Texas. Dr Murray will remain in Los Angeles until investigators no longer need his assistance with the investigation.”
Beyonce: Michael Jackson was ‘incomparable’
Posted in Beyonce Knowles, Michael Jackson on the June 26, 2009
Singer Beyonce said Michael Jackson was “incomparable” and his death is a “tragic loss”.
The 27-year-old singer revealed her grief at the death of the King of Pop, who passed away in LA aged 50 after reportedly suffering a heart attack.
She told Entertainment Tonight: “This is such a tragic loss and a terrible day. The incomparable Michael Jackson has made a bigger impact on music than any other artist in the history of music.”
She added: “He was magic. He was what we all strive to be. He will always be the king of of pop. Life is not about how many breaths you take, but about how many moments in life that take your breath away.
“For anyone who has ever seen, felt, or heard his art, we are all honoured to have been alive in this generation to experience the magic of Michael Jackson. I love you Michael.”
Source: Splash News
Michael Jackson’s painkiller use had become life threatening, says family lawyer
Posted in Michael Jackson, Music, Music People on the June 26, 2009
Michael Jackson’s family lawyer says the performer’s reliance on painkillers had become “life threatening”.
Brian Oxman fears the medication may have contributed to the 50-year-old’s death from a suspected heart attack.
The lawyer said: “I don’t know if they are the cause here. I will reserve my conclusions until the toxicology reports and the coroner has made his report before I make any accusations. But I can tell you that if it is as I fear I will not be silent.
“I have been very, very critical of the use of pain medications. I have told people in no uncertain terms that if Michael one day woke up and he was dead I would not be silent, I would not permit this to go unchallenged.
“Michael had fallen from a stage several years ago. He cracked a vertebrae in his back. He also broke his leg and it’s caused him a lot of pain. The result of that is he has taken a lot of pain medications. They’ve been to treat actual pains he’s had, but the use of these medications I felt had become life threatening.”
Source: Splash News