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Michael Jackson stories: 313 news summaries

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 Jacko Plans Summer Comeback 

Singer plans string of concerts at London venue

Mar 3, 09 4:46 PM CST
(Newser) - Michael Jackson isn't done yet. It looks like the King of Pop has signed on for a series of summer concerts in London, the BBC reports. Jackson has scheduled a press conference Thursday to announce the deal with the 02 arena. Beset by all sorts of financial and legal problems,... More »

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London • pop music • concert • Michael Jackson • Prince • comeback

 Jackson in Talks 
 for Live Shows 

King of Pop planning a pop revival to stem financial troubles

Feb 21, 09 2:56 PM CST
(Newser) - Michael Jackson is staging a concert comeback, the New York Daily News reports. The pop star is in talks to headline up to 30 live shows in London or Las Vegas this year. “It will be the greatest comeback in the history of pop,” one source says. The... More »

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London • Las Vegas • concert • Michael Jackson • Thriller

 Jacko's 
 Neverland 
 Treasures Up 
 for Auction 

Suits of armor and a fedora from 'Billie Jean' video among items up for sale

Feb 15, 09 7:39 AM CST
(Newser) - A portrait of King of Odd Michael Jackson dressed as an Elizabethan monarch, a red velvet throne, and a fedora from the Billie Jean video are a few of the unique treasures from the singer's Neverland ranch being assembled for an upcoming auction in Los Angeles, reports the Guardian, which... More »

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bankruptcy • pop music • singer • Michael Jackson • Neverland Ranch

 Jacko May Have 
 Flesh-Eating Bug 

King of Pop said to suffer from MRSA-style infection

Feb 12, 09 10:16 AM CST
(Newser) - Michael Jackson is suffering from a flesh-eating infection similar to MRSA, sources tell the Sun. In the past week Jackson has made two visits to a clinic in Beverly Hills, covering his face with a mask and his hair with a surgical cap. Doctors speculate that he may have contracted... More »

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plastic surgery • infection • MRSA • Michael Jackson

(Newser) - The Gloved One is planning a comeback on Broadway, E! Online reports. After years of promising a return to showbiz, Michael Jackson has agreed to stage a musical based on his smash record, Thriller. He will supervise "every aspect of the creative process," a rep says, allowing producers... More »

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Broadway • Michael Jackson • Thriller

 Jacko 'Has 6 Months to Live' 

Enquirer says singer terminally ill

Jan 8, 09 1:36 AM CST
(Newser) - Michael Jackson is terminally ill and has only 6 months to live, claims the National Enquirer. The supermarket tabloid reports Jackson is suffering from gastro-intestinal bleeding, as well as emphysema caused by a rare genetic condition made worse by the singer’s longtime addiction to painkillers. Anonymous sources say his... More »

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celebrity • Michael Jackson • rumor • prescription painkillers • emphysema • gastro-intestinal bleeding • lung transplant

 Jacko Back in LA, 
 in Rented Mansion 

Wants to be 'where all the action is'

Jan 7, 09 10:31 AM CST
(Newser) - Michael Jackson has a new pad, and it's costing him $100,000. A month. The Bel-Air mansion—seven bedroom, 13 bathrooms, 12 fireplaces—was one of the priciest houses on the market in LA before Jacko signed his lease, the LA Times reports. A rep said Jackson is considering various... More »

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Los Angeles • celebrity • Bel Air • Michael Jackson • Neverland Ranch

 Jacko's 
 Just Fine, 
 Thanks 

Singer prepping for tour, not transplant

Dec 23, 08 7:43 AM CST
(Newser) - Going from deathbed to world stage in mere hours, the King of Pop's rumor mill can be tough to keep up with these day, E! Online reports. A biographer’s claim yesterday that Michael Jackson is suffering from a rare lung disease is “a total fabrication” dreamed up to... More »

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celebrity • lung disease • Michael Jackson • rumor • concert tour

(Newser) - Billie Jean is still calling Michael Jackson "the one," Access Hollywood reports. A woman who says she is Billie Jean Jackson—and refers to Jackson as "her husband"—is suing him for $1 billion in Los Angeles, seeking joint custody of his 6-year-old boy, Blanket. She... More »

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lawsuit • Michael Jackson • paternity

 Biographer: 
 Jacko May 
 Be Dying 

Biographer claims singer suffers rare disorder, may soon need lung transplant

Dec 22, 08 6:40 AM CST
(Newser) - A seriously ill Michael Jackson may soon need a lung transplant because he's suffering from a rare genetic condition that could kill him, according to a biographer. Jacko’s camp has refused to respond to reports of his failing health, but brother Jermaine said: “He's not doing so well... More »

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disease • celebrity • Michael Jackson

 Meanest 
 Quotes 
 Uttered 
 by Men 

Rivals, women, and love get trounced

Dec 13, 08 5:10 AM CST
(Newser) - Men's Health rounds up what it calls the "meanest things ever said by men." Here's a sample:
  • "Michael Jackson's album was only called Bad because there wasn't enough room on the sleeve for Pathetic."—Prince
  • "He looks like a dwarf who's been dipped
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Michael Jackson • Prince • Boy George • Friedrich Nietzsche • famous quotes • mean men • Samuel Goldwyn

(Newser) - Michael Jackson's trademark white glove will be up for auction next year. The King of Pop is selling the glittery glove he wore in his "Billy Jean" video of 1983, along with the gates of his former Neverland ranch and 2,000 other personal artifacts, reports OK! magazine. The... More »

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auction • Michael Jackson

 Jacko Settles Sheikh Suit 

Singer was sued for $7M breach of contract

Nov 24, 08 7:42 AM CST
(Newser) - Michael Jackson settled with the Bahraini prince who sued him for breach of contract, and will not attend court as scheduled today, the Guardian reports. The King of Pop’s appearance at the High Court had been eagerly awaited, bringing back memories of the hundreds who kept vigil outside his... More »

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celebrity trials • celebrity • lawsuit • Michael Jackson • Bahrain • High Court • Sheikh Abdulla bin Hamad al-Khalifa

Meet Mikaeel: Jacko Converts to Islam

British tabloid says King of Pop assumes new name in ceremony

Nov 21, 08 11:40 AM CST
(Newser) - Michael Jackson has followed the path of fellow entertainer Cat Stevens in converting to Islam, a source tells the British tabloid the Sun. Jackson—now called Mikaeel—recently went through a ceremony at a friend’s Hollywood Hills home, after being swayed by pals who said the faith had made... More »

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Islam • Michael Jackson • conversion • Muslim convert • Cat Stevens

Jackson Will Testify in UK Trial 

King of Pop will claim prince's $7M advance was gift

Nov 21, 08 6:26 AM CST
(Newser) - Michael Jackson will appear in a London court next week in a civil trial over his soured partnership with Bahrain's Sheikh Abdullah, the Guardian reports. The Sheikh reportedly gave Jackson a $7M advance for several joint business ventures that never came to fruition, including building Jackson his own "oasis... More »

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partnership • contract • Michael Jackson • Bahrain • Thriller • High Court • Sheikh Abdullah

 Jacko Needed 
 $350K 'Mind Guru' 

Bahraini prince paid consultant to help juice singer's creative process

Nov 19, 08 12:19 PM CST
(Newser) - The sheikh who is suing Michael Jackson says he spent nearly $350,000 on a brain guru for the star, the New York Daily News reports. Mind-mapping and motivational guru Tony Buzan spent one week with the King of Pop in an effort to unlock his creativity, thus allowing him... More »

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music industry • celebrity trials • trial • brain • celebrity • mind • Michael Jackson • Bahrain • Sheikh Abdulla bin Hamad al-Khalifa

 Jacko Sued by Arab Prince 

Bahraini royal claims Jackson reneged on deal to cut album in exchange for bailout

Nov 18, 08 10:17 AM CST
(Newser) - A Bahraini prince is suing Michael Jackson in a UK court, Reuters reports, claiming the singer skipped out on a deal to record an album after years of financial support. Sheikh Abdullah bin Hamad al-Khalifa claims payments to Jackson in 2005 and beyond were an advance for a new album,... More »

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music industry • celebrity trials • trial • celebrity • Michael Jackson • Bahrain

 Jackson Parts With Neverland 

Deed turned over to firm owned in part by Vegas real estate firm

Nov 13, 08 3:46 AM CST
(Newser) - Michael Jackson's Neverland dream is over, E! Online reports. The star has handed the deed for his now run-down 2,500-acre California ranch to a company owned partly by himself and partly by the real estate firm that owns the Las Vegas Hilton—sparking rumors that a ranch comeback... More »

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celebrity • ranch • Michael Jackson • Neverland

 Jacko's Undies 
 for Sale 

Bidding starts at $1M, bleaching cream also up

Sep 9, 08 11:30 AM CDT
(Newser) - A pair of Michael Jackson’s Calvin Klein briefs, which were confiscated as evidence during his child-molestation case, is on sale for at least $1 million, reports the New York Post. The unwashed size-28 tighty whities will go up for bid on eBay tomorrow, now that a businessman who obtained... More »

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auction • celebrity • Michael Jackson • underwear

 Jacko at 50: 
 'I Feel Young & Wise' 

Superstar under shadow planning a comeback

Aug 29, 08 9:30 AM CDT
(Newser) - The man who never wanted to grow up hits the half-century mark today. Michael Jackson told ABC's Good Morning America in a phone interview he's feeling "very young"—but also "wise and sage." The superstar is still writing songs and hopes to tour again, but is... More »

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birthday • singer • Michael Jackson • Jackson Five

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