COPS WANT JACKSON FOOTAGE
Mood:  celebratory
Topic: Main News
BY AMIRA AGARIB

20 November 2005

The Dubai Police has written to the management of Ibn Batuta Mall to hand over the video clips of Michael Jackson taken by the camera monitors in different shops, or those taken by shoppers who saw the pop star during his visit to the mall last week.

Jackson visited many shops during his visit to the mall. The Dubai Police does not want any person or shop owner to use or exploit the situation by using photographs of Michael Jackson for any commercial purpose or otherwise. All the pictures handed over by the shops will be handed over to forensic laboratory.

The decision by the police to call in for all the pictures of the singer was taken following the flutter caused by Michael Jackson entering the ladies toilet in the mall to fix his make-up. His presence in the toilet had scared a woman shopper, who later took his photographs.


Police seek all Jackson video clips from mall
By Amira Agarib

20 November 2005

DUBAI — Apprehending commercial exploitation of the video clips and photographs of Michael Jackson, the Dubai Police have asked the management of Ibn Batuta Mall to hand over all shots of the pop icon during his visit to the mall last week. Besides the video shots that several shops would have from their close-circuit monitoring systems, shoppers too had taken snaps of the singer. Police are keen that people don't exploit the situation for commercial purposes

STATEMENT OF MR. MICHAEL JACKSON REGARDING THE DEATH OF HIS LONGTIME FRIEND MR. BILL BRAY
Mood:  blue
Michael Jackson releases the following statement regarding the passing, this week, of his longtime friend, Mr. Bill Bray:

Washington, D.C.

I am deeply saddened by the passing of my dear and longtime friend, Mr. Bill Bray.

As I traveled throughout the world, Mr. Bray was there by my side. Bill Bray will forever have a special place in my heart. I send my love and heartfelt sympathy to the Bray family.


Source: Gail Felix (TheJusticeSystem.Net)

Oops! Jackson uses ladies room in Dubai
Mood:  silly
Topic: Main News
Pop singer reportedly applied makeup before realizing his mistake

The Associated Press
Updated: 12:21 p.m. ET Nov. 16, 2005

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates - Michael Jackson has stirred a small controversy in the United Arab Emirates by entering the ladies room in a shopping mall.

The pop star's publicist said Jackson, who arrived in Dubai this week as the guest of a champion rally driver, did not understand the Arabic sign on the door and left the bathroom as soon as he realized his mistake.

In the statement released late Tuesday, Jackson's publicist, Raymond K. Bain said: "Upon his exit (from the ladies bathroom), he was recognized and a crowd ensued. He had to wait in a nearby bookstore until police arrived to escort him through the crowd."

But local newspapers reported that the 47-year-old performer did not quickly leave the bathroom and was spotted applying makeup before leaving.

Jackson's host, the Emirates champion rally driver Mohammed bin Sulayem, dismissed the story as rumor.

"People are always interested in gossip and in portraying a negative image of (Jackson)," bin Sulayem told The Associated Press on Tuesday. "The reality is that he's an easy person to be with, not demanding and not difficult."

Bin Sulayem said Jackson was considering buying property in Dubai. This week's visit is his second after a stay in August.

"He likes the place and we want him to stay for good here. He likes what he saw and we should try to convince him to buy," he said.

Though it has been reported that Jackson has purchased acreage on Bahrain's Amwaj Islands, his publicist has denied it.

Since his June acquittal on child molestation charges, Jackson has made several trips to Bahrain as a guest of Sheik Abdullah bin Hamad Al Khalifa, the son of Bahrain's king.

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LA Investigators Clear Jackson of Abuse
Mood:  happy
Topic: Main News
The LAPD released a follow-up statement to their original press released two months ago. In the June 2 2004 release, Lieutenant Art Miller writes:

Los Angeles: On May 28 2004, Detectives from the Los Angeles Police Department's Juvenile Division officially concluded their 2 month investigation into allegation of child abuse against Michael Jackson.

The person making the allegations claimed the acts took place in the City of Los Angeles in the late 80s. After an extensive investigation, which included hours of interviews with the person making the allegations, Detectives concluded there was no evidence that any crime occurred. No charges will be sought.

This is the second police force to clear Jackson of molestation with regards to the liar's claims; the first being the good ole' Santa Barbara Police Department. The claim was that the defamatory accuser "recovered" these memories from when he was 3 (yeah right) with the "help" of psychologist and all around loose-cannon (according to sources) Carole Lieberman.

Sources say that the two involved most in the LA claim even making it this far are psychiatrist Carole Lieberman and Attorney Gloria Allred. Both women have a history of ill-will toward Jackson. Both have actively sought to have Jackson's own children removed from his care without showing any cause why they should be taken away. And both of them were involved in this erroneous claim.

In an April 14 2004 report, Reuters reported about the involvement of these two in these false allegations:

The sources said that Beverly Hills psychiatrist Carole Lieberman, who filed a child abuse complaint last year with Santa Barbara County Protective Services against the pop singer, counseled the new [accuser] and helped him remember the alleged assault.

The sources also said that feminist attorney Gloria Allred, a prominent critic of Jackson's lifestyle, was also involved in bringing the recent complaint to police.

Both women told Reuters they could neither confirm nor deny their involvement in the case.

They could neither confirm nor deny? What could `confirm' Allred's involvement are the pictures that made it to the hideous foreign tabloid `News of the World'. In the pictures of the liar telling his story, you can clearly see that the background behind him matches perfectly with the background during all of Allred's press conferences.

Lieberman gave a very disturbing radio interview where she complained about Jackson needing psychiatric help and saying his children should be removed. This is coming from someone who hasn't so much as met Jackson, let along has ever been in a position to diagnose him. She has also been called "mentally unbalanced" by prominent attorney Jeff Fieger (see article). She sued him and lost, of course. He is by far not the only person to think Lieberman could stand to spend a few sessions on a couch somewhere herself.

In an April 19 2004 Fox news article, Roger Friedman (yeah, him if you can believe it) quoted Lieberman making some incredible statements about the "case". According to Friedman, she said that she wondered if Sneddon has a case at all. She, too, had her own feelings about the timeline the current district attorney is trying to push. She told Friedman:

"The dates in the case will be its downfall…I told Tom Sneddon, things don't add up… There's some kind of disingenuousness about the way he's handling the case, some kind of ambivalence."

Michael Jackson May Not Live in U.S. Again
Mood:  blue
Topic: Main News
1 hour, 13 minutes ago

Michael Jackson will come back to the United States, but it's unlikely the King of Pop would ever make it his home again, says his father.

"He'll come back to visit, but not to stay, not to live," Joseph Jackson told The Associated Press in a recent interview.

Jackson said his son, who was acquitted in June of child molestation, has received lots of threats in the United States. The superstar now lives in Bahrain and his lawyers have said that he no longer considers his Neverland Ranch in California as his home.

"They didn't treat him right here. I know if I was him, I wouldn't come back," his father said.

However, the elder Jackson said he expects Michael to return to his music career — and hopes it would include a reunion with his brothers.

"I'm trying to motivate them to go ahead and do this record," he said of his other sons. "They want to do it, but they're too slow. They'd rather do it with Michael."

Michael Jackson is working on a charity single for hurricane relief with stars such as R. Kelly and Snoop Dogg.

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The Associated Press.
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To all premium members of www.MJJsource.com web site
Mood:  a-ok
Topic: Main News

There will be no loss suffered by members. The web site plans to come back online in the near future at this moment and if that changes all members will be informed. As you have seen in the past members found membership expiration dates rolled back and offsets for inconvenience and that is the marker of good intent. Even if Michael feels he can not depend on those he must choose from to handle his web site and decides he is better off just shutting it down. you can rest assured that refunds and compensation will follow.

Behind the scenes at Michaholics web site we are appauled at the mis-trust and panic that seems to have broken out with a lot of fans and we would like to ask that everyone just wait and see. If what you are saying online is true and you have gotten nothing for your membership then what is the big deal in waiting a little longer with nothing until the story unfolds.

You have said the web site would not respond to emails and has not updated news for days, even after important items surfaced elsewhere. They did not report on a possible shutdown even though they had to have known in advance.

Well there you go then...

Michael needed to reach out and pull the plug and unless he "can not" get any help he will put a team together and fix the problems.

The Sponsor of this web site is reported to have offered a hand to Michael through associates to work behind the scenes and to make sure any new site features and functions run smoothly and he knows what he is talking about when it comes to web sites running smoothly and members being pleased.

We have heard of no official response to this and merely wanted to make the point that everyone knew long before the shutdown that there was a problem.

Why have we taken the time to post these comments:

Because we are aware and would like to inform everyone that no matter who is at fault and what else happens; Michael Jackson will not "rip off" anyone!

Especially his own.

Thank You for your attention.
_________________
Michaholics Security

UPDATE:


To the premium members/regular members of MJJsource.com, and members of MJJDiscussion.com:

[Nov. 4th, 2005|07:25 pm]


We have been informed by Taunya Zilkie, site manager for MJJsource.com, that all data from MJJsource.com is safe and sound. Ms. Zilkie conveyed to us that "MJJsource.com has always been in Michael's hands, not just now."

Any additional information/inquiries regarding MJJsource.com should be addressed to and will be provided by Raymone K. Bain, Michael Jackson's official Spokeswoman.

Ms. Zilkie thanks us for allowing her to go on the record about MJJsource.com. She does not want inaccurate information circulating about this important issue.

Source: MJJsource.com/MJJD

Jackson close to wrapping relief song
Mood:  happy
Topic: Main News
Singer working with 12 other artists on hurricane-benefit single

Updated: 12:17 a.m. ET Nov. 4, 2005

LOS ANGELES - Michael Jackson is close to completing his charity single for Hurricane Katrina relief and hopes to release the song sometime this month, his spokeswoman said Thursday.

From his new base in the Middle East, Jackson has been working through global satellite and phone connections with the 12 recording artists who are participating, spokeswoman Raymone K. Bain told The Associated Press.

“All that remains is for two or three more artists to do their tracks, and Michael will then add his vocals,” Bain said in a phone interview. “He is now on the fast track, and we’re happy with the progress.”

Last week, Jackson coordinated recording sessions with artists who were visiting Los Angeles for the Black Entertainment Television awards and went to studios to record their parts.

Meredith O’Sullivan, a spokeswoman for rapper Snoop Dogg, and Sonia Muckle, who represents singer R. Kelly, said those artists have participated in the recording sessions.Jackson is the writer and producer of the track, Bain said.

She added that Jackson has rewritten the song several times and is changing the title from the original, “From the Bottom of My Heart,” to a new, undisclosed title. Jackson found he did not need as many artists to participate as originally planned, she said. The final tally will be about 12, she said.

Jackson’s plan is to provide disaster aid through three funds: the Bill Clinton-George Bush Katrina Fund, the Push-Excel Hurricane Katrina College Relief Fund and a disaster fund set up by the National Association of Recording Arts and Sciences.

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Jackson Lawsuits Live, Come Bahrain or Shine
Mood:  a-ok
Topic: Main News
By Joal RyanTue Nov 1,10:37 AM ET

Michael Jackson may be in Bahrain, but he'll always have Department 42.

The Los Angeles courtroom is where one of Jackson's myriad ongoing lawsuits was settled last week. According to legal experts, the pop singer's gift for litigation, both as a defendant and a plaintiff, will not be thwarted by his move to the Middle East.

"You can't stop a lawsuit just by moving away," said Jean Rosenbluth, a University of Southern California law professor.

Not only that, but you can start a lawsuit even if your new address is on the other side of the globe. "If he's that far away, maybe he'll lose interest [in initiating litigation]," Rosenbluth said. "But I've got to believe he's got attorneys working on them anyway."

That he does.

Last week in Santa Monica, Jackson's attorneys brought a countersuit on their client's behalf against a former business partner. Frederic Marc Schaffel, whose name regularly was invoked during the pop star's molestation and conspiracy trial (he was an unindicted coconspirator), previously sued Jackson for breach of contract.

The Schaffel case is one of several major court battles involving the perennially embattled entertainer. The others include: A sexual harassment lawsuit brought by a New Orleans man; a lawsuit brought by Jackson against the ex-manager, Marcel Avram, who successfully sued Jackson for backing out of two Millennium's Eve concerts; and a breach-of-contract lawsuit brought by the company that helped Jackson refinance a monster-sized bank loan.
Off the books is a lawsuit by a L.A. area antique store that sued Jackson for allegedly not paying in full for more than $375,000 in decorative doodads, including a pair of candelabras. That was the lawsuit resolved last week in Department 42.

Despite current evidence to the contrary, longtime Jackson family attorney Brian Oxman expects more of the latter (i.e., settlements), and less of the former (i.e., lawsuits, lawsuits, lawsuits) from the Bahranian-based Jackson.

"They are rapidly being settled," Oxman said of the various active cases. "I would say it's getting back to business and taking care of business [for Jackson]."

Also getting back to business: The New Orleans federal courthouse where Joseph Thomas Bartucci Jr., sued Jackson for allegedly abusing him back in 1984 when the defendant was 18. Closed since the city was flooded by Hurricane Katrina in late August, the court is to reopen Tuesday.

"The [Jackson] case will get back on the regular track," said Charles F. Gay Jr., the singer's attorney in the harassment lawsuit.

The case first got off track in July when Jackson failed to send either himself or a lawyer to a hearing. The transgression earned the pop star a $10,000 fine from the offended judge.

The punishment should be a lesson to Jackson, who likely won't find takers for the but-I'm-in-Bahrain excuse should he be called to appear or testify in an ongoing case.

"Anyone who's a litigant [is] subject to the process of the court. So, he'll have to comply, of course." Gay said of Jackson. "There's no reason to believe that he won't."

Indeed, even though Jackson had more than one close call abiding by the judge's strict attendance policy during his molestation trial, the entertainer, whether in pajamas or no, managed to sit through all 66 days of the proceedings.

Of late, the only thing Jackson has asked to skip is jury duty--he recently was called to serve in Santa Barbara County, California, where his molestation trial was held and where his famed Neverland Ranch is located. Jackson's camp asked for the singer to be excused on account of he no longer considered himself a local resident. Bahrain, where he arrived shortly after his June 13 acquittal, was his new home, it was said.

Asked whether Jackson was a Bahranian for good now, Oxman said: "There is no such thing as 'for good' in Michael Jackson's life. He is there until he decides otherwise."

Or until a court date comes calling.

Jackson Helps To Shift 1 Million Video Downloads!!
Mood:  surprised
Topic: Main News

Less than three weeks after unveiling its video iPod, Apple Computer has sold 1 million videos that play on the portable device.

Top downloads from the company's iTunes online service include music videos from Michael Jackson and Kanye West, Pixar's "For the Birds," and episodes of ABC television shows "Lost" and "Desperate Housewives, "Apple said yesterday in a statement.

The sales demonstrate demand for the video service and dispel concern that people wouldn't want to watch programs on the iPod's 2.5-inch color screen.

"Selling 1 million videos in less than 20 days strongly suggests there is a market for legal downloads, "Steve Jobs, Apple CEO, said in a statement. "Our next challenge is to broaden our content offerings."

The videos, priced at $1.99 each, can also be played on computers running iTunes software. Apple debuted the video iPod, which costs as much as $399, on Oct. 12.

While sales continue to sore, Michael Jackson remains the number one video download with the complete Thriller video.

Source: NY Daily News / MJSTAR

Jackson attorney honored by L.A. mayor and police chief
Mood:  a-ok
Topic: Main News

LOS ANGELES - Gospel music rocked the rafters Sunday as the mayor and police chief of Los Angeles joined hundreds of members of a black church to honor Michael Jackson's lawyer, Thomas Mesereau Jr., as "a champion of justice."

Mesereau, Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa and Police Chief Bill Bratton swayed and clapped as a band played and a choir of young people sang religious songs in a rock tempo. They also presented a medeley of upbeat numbers in praise of America.

"We are here to honor a man who is setting an example for all of us," the mayor told the packed chapel at Brookins Community African Methodist Church. He noted that Mesereau is "a white man who has for many years now marched with the mothers of Watts against gang violence. He co-founded a legal clinic for the indigent."

He noted that Mesereau also travels to Alabama every year to defend a death penalty case free of charge.

"Anytime I get the opportunity to acknowledge those among us willing to reach out as Tom has, I'm truly honored," said the mayor, who presented Mesereau with a city proclamation.

The pastor of Brookins, Rev. Dr. Frederick O. Murph, said, "When I look at Tom I see a rainbow. I think of Tom as a brother."

The Rev. Cecil "Chip" Murray, recently retired pastor of the First AME Church of Los Angeles and an icon of the black community, remembered separate occasions when Mesereau brought Jackson and former client Robert Blake to church with him.

With Sunday's service focusing on a reading from Daniel, Murray described Mesereau as "an attorney not intimidated in the lion's den."

"You saw him with Michael Jackson doing the impossible," said Murray. The remark brought sustained applause.

Also attending the service was Carl Douglas, a member of the O.J. Simpson defense team, and Susan Yu, one of the lawyers who helped Mesereau defend Jackson.

Bratton said outside the church that he and his wife, attorney and TV personality Ricki Kleiman, met Mesereau several years ago and became familiar with his work.

"This is a city of many neighborhoods," said Bratton. "It's important to have people like Tom who reach out beyond their own neighborhood."

Mesereau told the group: "I am so touched, so honored and so privileged. I thank all of you very much."

Jackson was acquitted of child molestation charges in June after a five-month trial in Santa Maria, Calif. The singer has been living in Bahrain since then.

http://www.mercurynews.com/mld/mercurynews/news/local/states/california/northern_california/13038258.htm

Mother Of Michael Jackson Accuser Appears In Court On Welfare Charges
Mood:  irritated
Topic: Main News
POSTED: 1:07 pm PDT October 28, 2005

LOS ANGELES -- The mother of a boy whose accusations of molestation against Michael Jackson were rejected by a jury made a brief and apparently reluctant court appearance Friday on welfare fraud charges.

At first, the woman was absent from the hearing, sending her lawyer to handle a postponement.

But Superior Court Judge David Horwitz demanded that she come to court. After a two-hour delay, she rushed in, clad in a jogging suit.

The Associated Press has withheld the name of the woman to protect the identity of her son.

With her hair pulled back in a barette and no makeup, the woman was barely recognizable as the witness who testified at length in the Jackson trial.

She is accused of perjury in falsely applying for welfare aid.

Prosecutors allege that she collected $18,782 in fraudulently obtained welfare payments between November 2001 and March 2003, failing to disclose that she had received a $150,000 settlement of a lawsuit against a department store chain.

The 37-year-old woman didn't speak during Friday's proceeding. Her lawyer agreed to a postponement until Dec. 19 for further scheduling.

Accompanied by a friend, the woman rushed out of the courtroom with her head down and refused to answer reporters' questions.

At the Jackson trial in Santa Maria, she invoked Fifth Amendment protection against self-incrimination on the welfare fraud issue and did not testify about it.

Jackson was acquitted of molestation charges last June. Many jurors said the lack of credibility on the part of the woman and her children on the witness stand were major factors in their verdicts.

September 6, 2005: Mother Of Michael Jackson Accuser Pleads Not Guilty To Fraud

Christian Singer Shirley Ceasar helped Janet Jackson
Mood:  a-ok
Topic: Main News
While The Jackson family is known for being devout Jehovah's Witnesses, they apparently leaned on "The First Lady of Gospel" Shirley Caesar's Christian music to help them cope while brother Michael was on trial for child molestation.

Jackson's younger sibling Janet Jackson was moved to tears upon meeting Caesar at the women's luncheon at the Santa Barbara, Calif. estate of Oprah Winfrey during her Legends Weekend.

"She walked over and she stood by me and she was crying and she said to me, 'I grew up Jehovah's Witness, and we were not allowed to listen to your gospel music. But when I got out of the nest, I was able to listen to not only your gospel music but other gospel singers.' She said, 'It's your songs that have been carrying us through this storm with my brother,'" Caesar shared about Janet during a luncheon in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. to kick off her new record label Shu-Bel Records.

Following her meeting with Janet, the veteran gospel singer says she immediately began to solicit prayers for the Jackson family during concert dates up until the trial. Caesar was in the studio recording when she got the news of M.J.'s acquittal.

"Honey, I left the mic, and I walked into the room and began to give God glory! I gave God praise! You've got to understand that there are a lot of people who want to become instant millionaires at anybody else's expense," she concluded.

Source: Black Voices

OTHER ARTISTS START RECORDING FOR CHARITY SINGLE
Mood:  bright
Topic: Main News
Song title changes as recording happens in L.A.

Michael Jackson's spokesperson Raymone Bain has confirmed that other artists have started recording their vocals for the Hurricane relief charity single at Conway Studios in Los Angeles.

Michael is not in Los Angeles himself according to Billboard.com, but has participated with the recording sessions in the past two nights via satellite and phone. Although Bain did say Michael plans on getting together with the other artists for the chorus.

Bain also announced that the original title of the song, From The Bottom Of My Heart, has since changed and the song no longer needed as many artists as first planned. The new title is expected to be announced in the coming days.

The song was famously worked on earlier this month in London as Michael was "tweaking the music as well as putting the finishing touches on it before sending it out to various artists," according to Bain.

Artists have now recently been visiting Conway Studios and although Bain would not confirm anything, it is said that Ciara, (pictured above) Snoop Dogg and Shirley Caesar have contributed. Michael "thought it was a good time to do the vocals" this week as many artists are in L.A. for BET's 25th Anniversary Celebration.

Although it seems the single will be due soon, Bain explained, "We still have two to three more steps before the song will be ready for release."

Jackson Fights Back Against Marc Schaffel
Mood:  happy
Topic: Main News
Pop icon Michael Jackson is countersuing a former associate, accusing him of concealing and misappropriating funds. This is the latest move in a flurry of legal activity from the singer.

A lawyer representing the superstar, Brent Ayscough, confirmed that Jackson filed the countersuit on Oct. 18.

In court papers, Jackson claims that producer Marc Schaffel "concealed funds, commingled funds, misappropriated funds, charged expenses for matters un-related to the agreement, provided false books of account and ... wrongfully profited …"

Marc Schaffel originally filed suit in November 2004, saying Jackson owed him over $3 million. He claims the singer owes him $2.3 million for payments and loans and a further $800,000 for producing two television specials that aired on the Fox network.

Jackson claims that Schaffel failed to pay costs related to the production of the charity single, `What More Can I Give?'

It is also alleged that Schaffel continued to represent himself as Jackson's associate, even after their business dealings had ended, and that Schaffel profited from this false association.

The singer also claims that Schaffel kept a number of his sculptures and paintings, valued at $250,000.

Ayscough said Schaffel had already failed in two attempts to have a lien placed on the singer's Neverland Ranch in Santa Barbara.

This case is the latest in a string of legal actions launched by the singer. Jackson recently initiated legal action against concert promoter Marcel Avram, who is suing for lost revenue from two millennium concerts.

He also settled a lawsuit filed by an antiques dealer who alleged he had not fully paid for $380,000 worth of goods.

An attorney for Schaffel, Howard King, dismissed the accusations as "another ridiculous claim."

Source/AP/MJRemix

Las Vegas - Michael Jackson Day
Mood:  celebratory
Topic: Main News
Created: Tuesday, 25 October 2005

On October 25, 2005, the Mayor of Las Vegas, Nevada, USA, the Honorable Oscar B. Goodman, proclaimed that day to be 'Michael Jackson Day

Janet Jackson denies ?secret child? accusation
Mood:  blue
Topic: Main News
‘I do not have a child and all allegations saying so are false,’ says star

The Associated Press

Updated: 1:29 p.m. ET Oct. 26, 2005

NEW YORK - Janet Jackson says she is not a mother.

In a terse statement released Wednesday, the 39-year-old singer denied a former brother-in-law’s claim that she has a “secret” 18-year-old daughter.

“I do not have a child and all allegations saying so are false,” Jackson said in a statement released to the syndicated “Access Hollywood” TV show.

A call to Jackson’s publicist by The Associated Press Wednesday wasn’t immediately returned.

On Friday, Young DeBarge, the brother of Jackson’s ex-husband, James DeBarge, said Jackson and his brother had a child named Renee that was living with Rebbie Jackson, Janet’s oldest sister.

“James and the Jackson family kept everything real close, real tight,” Young DeBarge said on New York radio station WQHT, known as Hot 97.

Jackson and James DeBarge, a singer in the former R&B family group DeBarge, were married for three months in 1984, when Jackson was just 18.

Jackson secretly married Rene Elizondo Jr. in 1991. They separated in 1999. She is now dating Jermaine Dupri.

Young DeBarge, 28, is promoting his debut album.

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Goofy video embarrasses Janet Jackson
Mood:  blue
Topic: Main News
By Jeannette Walls
MSNBC

Updated: 2:46 a.m. ET Oct. 26, 2005

Why are people out there trying to hurt me? That’s what Janet Jackson is asking after a couple of particularly embarrassing recent revelations about the pop star.

Jackson’s lawyers have been working overtime to purge the Internet of a video that appears to be the singer sunbathing nearly nude, rubbing tanning oil on her body, and playing a little tune on her buttocks bongo-drum style.

Several Web sites have removed the footage, apparently after being contacted by Jackson’s reps. The effort comes as news hit the press of a report from a former in-law that seems to confirm something Janet Jackson fans have long whispered: that she secretly has a teenage daughter.

“I believe that she’s particularly unhappy about this video because she’s not in great shape,” says a source. “She doesn’t look that attractive. It’s not the six-pack abs Janet that we see in her videos.”

Calls to Jackson’s spokeswoman were not returned.

Jackson settles lawsuit by antiques dealer
Mood:  a-ok
Topic: Main News
Attorneys say no money was exchanged, but star returned some items Reuters

Updated: 7:32 p.m. ET Oct. 24, 2005

LOS ANGELES - Michael Jackson has settled out of court with a Los Angeles-area antiques dealer who sued the pop star over unpaid bills, attorneys for both sides said Monday.

The Mayfair Gallery claimed that Jackson took home nearly $380,000 in merchandise in May 2004 — including a 13-branch candelabra, a French silver bread holder and a silver tea and coffee set — but paid the store only $200,000.

“We resolved the lawsuit over the weekend. We settled it,” Jackson attorney Brent Ayscough said, adding that no money was exchanged, but Jackson returned some of the furniture. An attorney for the gallery confirmed to reporters that the lawsuit had been settled.

Ayscough said the 47-year-old entertainer had not paid the full bill because he was dissatisfied with some of the items, believing that they were “not what they were represented to be.”

Ayscough said he didn’t know where the furniture had been since Jackson purchased it, but that it had not been used at his Neverland Valley Ranch.

Jackson, who was cleared of child molestation charges in June after a four-month trial, has spent much of his time since the verdict in Bahrain. Last week, his lawyers informed Santa Barbara County court officials that he no longer considered California his home.

Ayscough said he didn’t know if Jackson had moved permanently to Bahrain or if the singer was considering selling Neverland.

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VARIETY: Michael Jackson Named one of the 100 ICONS of the CENTURY
Mood:  happy
Topic: Main News
Created: Friday, 21 October 2005

100 ICONS of the CENTURY: Michael Jackson

By VARIETY STAFF, Sunday, October 16, 2005

Despite all the bizarre behavior and courtroom drama of recent years, Michael Jackson's status in the pop pantheon cannot be dismissed.

He led the Jackson 5 to sales of more than 100 million records, and repeated the feat as a solo artist with such hit-producing gold mines as "Off the Wall" and "Thriller." For more than two decades Michael Jackson's fame, wealth and notoriety grew exponentially as he became a global superstar.

Jackson was the first Black artist to crack MTV, and his concerts broke box office records. He wrote musical stories and created song-length films that set new standards in performance and production.

Source: mjjsource.com, mjsunitednation.com

Katrina Single: Skeptics Proven Wrong
Mood:  happy
Topic: Main News
Michael Jackson's spokeswoman, Raymone K. Bain, said last week that all questions will be answered in short order and skeptics will be proved wrong in response with the delayed Katrina single.

She said Jackson flew to London recently, where (between a visit to Madame Tussauds' wax museum and the stage show of "Billy Elliot") the 47-year-old star was in the studio recording for the song.

A photo hit the Internet showing the singer in an untucked red shirt, standing before a microphone and perusing sheet music. "When Mr. Jackson has completed this process, he will be sending the music to the artists," Bain said in an e-mail response to Los Angeles Times inquiries about the project status. "The next phase will be scheduling a recording date."

Source: LA Times