With Icons' Deaths, Gen X Grows Up

Physician reportedly gave singer an injection before he died

(NEWSER) - Michael Jackson's doctor has apparently gone AWOL, TMZ reports. Authorities want to interview him but can't find him, sources say. Cops towed his BMW from Jackson's house last night. One source says the doctor gave Jackson an injection, possibly of the morphine-like drug Demerol, before he died. The LA coroner, meanwhile, has begun Jackson's autopsy, though results may not be known for weeks, reports the Los Angeles Times. More»

Internet pranksters capitalize on other celebrity deaths with new hoax

(NEWSER) - In the wake of Farrah Fawcett’s and Michael Jackson’s deaths yesterday, someone got carried away and reported the demise of Harrison Ford and Jeff Goldblum, too. Turns out those news bulletins were the work of Internet pranksters, reports the New York Daily News. “Reports that Jeff Goldblum has passed away are completely untrue,” said his publicist. “He is fine and in Los Angeles.” More»

Oksana isn't the only one who got notorious this way

(NEWSER) - Before she became a household name thanks to her troubled relationship with Mel Gibson, Oksana Grigorieva had another baby with another famous guy: Timothy Dalton. She’s one of those Hollywood women who “use a series of famous partners as stepping-stones to their own notoriety,” writes Ben Widdicombe for PopEater . He lists nine more like her:

• Alana Stewart: The “queen” of these women married George Hamilton, then Rod Stewart—and was Farrah Fawcett's close friend.

Director is 'sorry' family members were hurt by omission

(NEWSER) - The Academy Awards acknowledged its snub of Farrah Fawcett and apologized for it while simultaneously defending the decision. After being criticized by everyone from Roger Ebert to Tatum O’Neal, the Oscars’ “In Memoriam” director says he felt Fawcett’s “remarkable television work” was better honored at the Emmy Awards. So why was Michael Jackson included? Because of the big-screen documentary This Is It, People reports. More»

For Calif. community, King of Pop not bigger than Jesus, but 'about even'

(NEWSER) - A California family says Michael Jackson’s likeness appeared on a tree stump in their yard the day the pop singer died, CBS 13 reports. Some neighbors say the stump looks more like the Scarecrow from The Wizard of Oz, or like Jesus. One neighbor finds the latter comparison fitting: "Michael Jackson was an icon to us," the neighbor explained. "To Stockton, Michael Jackson meant more to us than Jesus, to some people. I think they're both about even." More»