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THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 26, 2009
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NEWS ABOUT: Michael Jackson

Michael Jackson stories: 313 news summaries

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 Sharpton Tweets 
 During Jackson 
 Burial 

Reverend's thumbs stay busy during historic ceremony

Sep 4, 09 2:39 PM CDT
(Newser) - The burial of Michael Jackson was a somber, private moment—and Rev. Al Sharpton made sure all 10,286 of his Twitter follows knew it, E! Online reports. During the ceremony, Sharpton chatted with MJ's friends and tweeted: "We are all discussing his battles. This is a real... More »

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Al Sharpton • Michael Jackson • ceremony • burial • Twitter • social media

 Jackson Laid to Rest 

Elizabeth Taylor, ex-wife Lisa Marie Presley among invitees

Sep 3, 09 10:55 PM CDT
(AP) - Paris Jackson wept as she stepped into the Forest Lawn mausoleum where her father, Michael, was to be entombed. Katherine Jackson, overcome by sorrow, turned back when she was faced with her son's final resting place. On a sultry evening, amid a sea of white flowers and with a bejeweled... More »

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entertainment • Al Sharpton • Los Angeles • homicide • Chris Tucker • funeral • Michael Jackson • Elizabeth Taylor • burial • motorcade • coroner • Macaulay Culkin • Katherine Jackson • Joe Jackson • Prince Michael Jackson • Paris Michael Jackson • celebrity death • Forest Lawn cemetery • Corey Feldman

 Kevorkian: Blame 
 Jacko, Not His Doc 

Jackson got what he wanted, doctor didn't "have forethought"

Sep 3, 09 9:46 AM CDT
(Newser) - Jack Kevorkian begs to differ with the coroner who ruled Michael Jackson's death a homicide: The original Dr. Death told Fox News that Jacko "got what he wanted," the New York Daily News reports. "He is the one who said yes or no to take a drug,... More »

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homicide • Michael Jackson • Jack Kevorkian • Conrad Murray • celebrity death • drug overdose

 Culkin: Jacko Kid Is Not My Son 

Sperm donor for Michael Jackson's youngest child remains a mystery

Sep 1, 09 12:56 PM CDT
(Newser) - Macaulay Culkin, godfather to Michael Jackson’s oldest son, is not the biological father of his youngest, the New York Daily News reports. The inquiries, brought on by a report in the Sun that the former child star could have donated the sperm that made Blanket, “are... More »

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entertainment • celebrity • Michael Jackson • Macaulay Culkin • Blanket Jackson • celebrity death • Prince Michael Jackson II

 Paris Keeps 
 Cut Hair to 
 Dodge DNA 
 Testing 

Jackson's daughter gets haircut during retail therapy trip with grandmother

Sep 1, 09 8:47 AM CDT
(Newser) - The hair snipped from Paris Jackson's head last week won't be falling into the hands of the genetic paparazzi. The Las Vegas salon that cut the 11-year-old's hair carefully swept up, bagged, and handed over every last strand, apparently to stop potential thieves from running a DNA test on the... More »

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genetic testing • DNA • Michael Jackson • paternity test • Paris Jackson

 Macaulay Could Be 
 Blanket's Dad: Tab 

Culkin formed bond with Michael Jackson; sources think he's mystery sperm donor

Aug 31, 09 8:11 AM CDT
(Newser) - In what a source acknowledges “is probably the wackiest” Jackson progeny rumor yet, the latest possible bio-dad for Michael’s youngest, Blanket, is Macaulay Culkin, the Sun reports. “This isn’t just chitter-chatter, even Culkin suspects he’s Blanket’s father,” the source continues, adding that... More »

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entertainment • celebrity • Michael Jackson • celebrity parents • Macaulay Culkin • Blanket Jackson • celebrity death • Prince Michael Jackson II

 Coroner Confirms 
 Jackson's Death 
 Was Homicide 

Two sedatives blamed for entertainer's demise

Aug 28, 09 2:27 PM CDT
(Newser) - Confirming reports leaked Monday, the LA County coroner's office said today that Michael Jackson's death was a homicide. The ruling means someone else caused the death but does not assign blame or even necessarily mean a crime was committed, MSNBC reports. The official cause of death is "acute intoxication"... More »

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entertainment • death • Michael Jackson • Los Angeles County Coroner • Conrad Murray • celebrity death • Propofol • drug overdose

JACKSON ROUNDUP

 MJ's Credit Score: 
 Pretty Crappy 

Plus: DNA tests and sperm samples and paternity questions, oh my!

Aug 28, 09 9:03 AM CDT
(Newser) - If Michael Jackson hadn’t been the King of Pop, he probably would have had trouble getting a loan. His average credit score was a “very low” 563.67, TMZ reports—the average Californian’s is 672. Collections and delinquent accounts contributed to the score, and Barneys even shut... More »

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entertainment • sperm • DNA • celebrity • Michael Jackson • paternity test • credit score • Prince Michael Jackson • Paris Michael Jackson • celebrity death • Arnold Klein

 Family Member 
 Tipped Off Cops 
 to Jackson Drugs 

Cops suspected murder early on, warrant shows

Aug 28, 09 1:26 AM CDT
(Newser) - Police searched Michael Jackson’s rented mansion in Bel Air the day after he died when a family member told them they’d found what looked like heroin there, AP reports. Tests found that the substance was not heroin, but investigators discovered other drugs in Jackson’s home: pot, generic... More »

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heroin • marijuana • Valium • Bel Air • manslaughter • Michael Jackson • search warrant • Conrad Murray

 Heidi Is the Next MJ: Spencer 

He's just such a tool.

Aug 27, 09 11:11 AM CDT
(Newser) - Hey, if Spencer Pratt thinks he can be the next Brad Pitt, why shouldn’t his wife be the next Michael Jackson? In yet another example of the reality show couple’s delusions of grandeur, Pratt called Heidi Montag "the new, modern-day, 2010 Michael Jackson” following her Miss Universe... More »

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entertainment • reality TV • Miss Universe • celebrity • CNN • Michael Jackson • Miss Universe pageant • Anderson Cooper • Spencer Pratt • Heidi Montag

(Newser) - Yet another secret alleged son of Michael Jackson has come out of the woodwork, but his “primary motivation isn’t money,” his attorney tells Radar. Prince Michael Malachi Jet Jackson “has been told his entire life that he is Michael Jackson’s son. His primary goal is... More »

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(Newser) - A new "conspiracy" video making the rounds on YouTube purports to show Michael Jackson being escorted from a coroner's van after his death, reports the Telegraph. The poster claims to have received the video from a "trustworthy" source, though there is absolutely nothing on the video that supports... More »

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YouTube • video • death • conspiracy • Michael Jackson • Elvis • conspiracy theory • Tupac Shakur • resurrection

 Jacko Doc 
 Disputes 
 Cops' Timeline 

Plus, more dirt on yet another Jacko doc

Aug 25, 09 10:13 AM CDT
(Newser) - As a timeline of Michael Jackson’s final hours began to emerge, Dr. Conrad Murray’s lawyer was was quick to question it, calling it “police theory” in a statement yesterday, the AP reports. “Dr. Murray simply never told investigators that he found Michael Jackson at 11am not... More »

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entertainment • drugs • drug addiction • celebrity • prescription drugs • drug abuse • Michael Jackson • prescription painkillers • drug cocktail • Conrad Murray • celebrity death • Propofol • Arnold Klein • drug overdose

(Newser) - A British doctor friend of Michael Jackson fired off a letter to President Obama—or "Barack," as she calls him—pleading for tougher laws for "unethical doctors" who ply patients with drugs. Dr. Susan Etok, who says she turned down more than $800,000 from the King... More »

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Barack Obama • drug addiction • doctor • painkiller • Michael Jackson • prescription painkillers

(Newser) - Michael Jackson's death will be officially ruled a homicide by the LA County coroner's office, sources tell the AP. Jackson's body contained "lethal levels" of a powerful prescription anesthetic, the office determined during his autopsy, according to an affidacit unsealed today. Dr. Conrad Murray administered the drug, propofol, but... More »

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entertainment • homicide • autopsy • Michael Jackson • Los Angeles County Coroner • Conrad Murray • celebrity death • Propofol • drug overdose

 Jacko Kids Take Vegas 

Kids getting back to normal at hotel that used to be home

Aug 24, 09 9:26 AM CDT
(Newser) - Michael Jackson’s three children spent the weekend at their old home—the Palms Hotel in Las Vegas, where they lived with the King of Pop briefly last year, People reports. This time around, Prince, Paris, and Blanket were joined by grandma Katherine and three friends, and spent a... More »

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entertainment • Las Vegas • celebrity • Michael Jackson • Jermaine Jackson • Katherine Jackson • Prince Michael Jackson • Paris Michael Jackson • Blanket Jackson • celebrity death • Prince Michael Jackson II

(Newser) - Michael Jackson will be buried Sept. 3, not Aug. 29 as first planned, his family announced today. No reason was given for the change in the burial date, which would have been the pop icon’s 51st birthday, People reports. Jackson, who died June 25, is to be entombed at... More »

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entertainment • Michael Jackson • burial • Forest Lawn cemetery

 Gay Man 
 Recounts 
 'Love Story' 
 With Jacko 

Or, at least, so he claims to be

Aug 21, 09 9:10 AM CDT
(Newser) - A man claiming to be Michael Jackson’s secret gay lover has stepped forward, telling Australia’s Woman’s Day, “I’ve lost my soul mate.” Jason Pfeiffer, 35, works for Jackson’s dermatologist, Dr. Arnold Klein, and claims his relationship with the King of Pop started... More »

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entertainment • celebrity • Michael Jackson • homosexual • lover • gay • celebrity death • Arnold Klein • Jason Pfeiffer

OPINION

 Rock's Worst Career Moves 

Bob Dylan's Christmas album is just the latest in a long line

Aug 19, 09 5:15 PM CDT
(Newser) - Bob Dylan’s decision to record a Christmas album is certainly ill-advised—“fans may have stuck by him throughout the musically self-destructive late '60s, the God-bothering late '70s, and the Grateful Dead-collaborating-Madonna-imitating mid '80s, but surely even Bob's fans have a limit,” writes John Matthew Hall for the... More »

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entertainment • music • Paul McCartney • Bob Dylan • Yoko Ono • John Lennon • celebrity • rock and roll • Bruce Springsteen • musician • Eric Clapton • Jerry Lee Lewis • Michael Jackson • David Bowie • Jay-ZTV

Jackson's Body Will Head to Celeb-Stacked LA Mausoleum

Final funeral will be family, friends only

Aug 19, 09 11:40 AM CDT
(Newser) - Michael Jackson will be entombed in a Los Angeles-area mausoleum that’s the final Neverland of many other celebrities, the New York Post reports. The Holly Terrace section of the Great Mausoleum is reputedly the most secure section of Forest Lawn Memorial Park in Glendale. The same chamber hosts the... More »

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mausoleum • funeral • Michael Jackson • Clark Gable • burial site • Glendale • celebrity death • Forest Lawn cemetery

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