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NEWS ABOUT: Michael Jackson

Michael Jackson stories: 313 news summaries

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 Jacko Doc 
 Will Face 
 Manslaughter: 
 Fox Source 



Dermatologist will also be charged: law enforcement

Aug 19, 09 11:00 AM CDT
(Newser) - Michael Jackson doctor Conrad Murray will be charged with manslaughter in the next two weeks, a law enforcement source tells Fox News. Authorities want to carry out a final search warrant next week, probably at a Los Angeles pharmacy, to build evidence against Murray before they make an arrest. Jackson’... More »

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medical malpractice • manslaughter • Michael Jackson • warrant • Conrad Murray • celebrity death • Arnold Klein

 Jackson 
 'Self-Harmed' 
 to Get Drugs 

Singer was spending $50K a month on prescriptions

Aug 19, 09 8:00 AM CDT
(Newser) - Toward the end of his life Michael Jackson was so desperate for prescription drugs, sources tell investigators he harmed himself in an effort to get more, the Mirror reports. Jackson was reportedly spending nearly $50,000 a month on drugs including Vicodin, Soma, Xanax, Zoloft, Paxil, and Prilosec, and... More »

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entertainment • drug addiction • celebrity • addiction • painkiller • Michael Jackson • prescription painkillers • celebrity death

 Jackson Doc: 
 'I Have Faith 
 the Truth 
 Will Prevail' 

'I told the truth,' Murray says in YouTube post

Aug 18, 09 3:55 PM CDT
(Newser) - Dr. Conrad Murray posted a YouTube message today thanking friends and patients for support through the trial-by-media that has all but convicted him of complicity in Michael Jackson’s death, the Los Angeles Times reports. Murray says that the current frenzy means he can’t return calls or use email.... More »

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LAPD • American media • manslaughter • Michael Jackson • Conrad Murray

Jackson's Mom Mulls Wrongful Death Suit

Likely target is Jacko doctor Conrad Murray: Katherine's attorney

Aug 18, 09 7:04 AM CDT
(Newser) - Michael Jackson’s mother is considering a wrongful-death lawsuit over the passing of her son, the AP reports. The likely target: Jackson’s doctor, Conrad Murray. “Dr. Murray’s name has been floated because he is under investigation,” said an attorney, who wouldn’t say whether Jackson’s... More »

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lawsuit • Michael Jackson • wrongful death • Conrad Murray • Katherine Jackson • celebrity death • AEG

(AP) - A judge has approved a deal that will bring more Michael Jackson merchandise to store shelves. The judge heard from attorneys for Jackson's mother, Katherine, the current administrators of Jackson's estate and a newly appointed attorney for the singer's three young children. The merchandise agreement allows for items such as... More »

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merchandise • judge • Michael Jackson • estate • AEG Live


 Jacko to Be Buried 
 on Birthday: Dad 

King of Pop to be laid to rest at LA's Forest Lawn Cemetery

Aug 17, 09 3:37 PM CDT
(Newser) - Michael Jackson will be buried on Aug. 29, what would have been the late artist’s 51st birthday, Joe Jackson tells the New York Daily News. The King of Pop’s father says plans for the burial, to take place at LA’s Forest Lawn Cemetery, were just made in... More »

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Los Angeles • LAPD • funeral • Michael Jackson • burial • Conrad Murray • Joe Jackson

(Newser) - Michael Jackson's estate is bigger and healthier than it's ever been, the New York Times reports. A little over six weeks after his death, the late singer has raked in $100 million through merchandising and movie deals, and will likely earn another $100 million more before the end of the... More »

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Elvis Presley • singer • Michael Jackson • estate • Neverland Ranch • celebrity death

Jermaine's Old Book Pitch: Michael Hated Jews

Jackson bro hoped to pen shockingly candid tell-all

Aug 12, 09 4:36 PM CDT
(Newser) - Jermaine Jackson circulated a tell-all book proposal that got no takers in 2003, writes Roger Friedman for Showbiz411. He lays out some salacious excerpts:
  • "My brother purchased children. It is like a sanctioned black market. He is very powerful; he picked the sperm donor by using information provided
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DreamWorks • Michael Jackson • Neverland • Jermaine Jackson • Jackson Five • Neverland Ranch • Joe Jackson

GOSSIP ROUNDUP

 Coming Soon: 
 Winehouse, the Musical? 

Plus, yet more Michael Jackson news

Aug 12, 09 11:47 AM CDT
(Newser) - Amy Winehouse’s rise to fame and corresponding fall into drugs, alcoholism, and melodramatic relationships would make interesting theater—or at least her brother thinks so, the Sun reports. “I think one day there could be a musical of Amy's life,” he says. “You just don't... More »

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entertainment • Kelly Clarkson • celebrity • Amy Winehouse • Michael Jackson • Liam Neeson • Paula Abdul • Blanket Jackson • celebrity death

Cops Search Pharmacy That Sold Drug to Jacko Doc

Coroner's report finished, 'confidential'

Aug 12, 09 7:38 AM CDT
(Newser) - Police yesterday searched a Las Vegas pharmacy that reportedly sold the drug Propofol to Michael Jackson's doctor, Conrad Murray, CNN reports. Warrants for earlier searches of Conrad Murray’s home and office have suggested that authorities think Jackson was a drug addict. Meanwhile, the Los Angeles coroner's office says it’... More »

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Michael Jackson • pharmacy • search warrant • Conrad Murray • Propofol

(Newser) - Michael Jackson's autopsy has been completed, but authorities won't release the results until after their investigation into his death has been completed, reports CNN. Detectives are investigating what role the anesthetic propofol—administered by Dr. Conrad Murphy—played in the singer's death, according to sources. Meanwhile, Jackson's three children are... More »

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California • business • will • court • custody • Michael Jackson • Jackson Five • child custody • estate • Prince Michael Jackson • Prince Michael Jackson II • Guardian • Paris Jackson • financial guardian


 Judge OKs Jackson Movie 

Fans will get to see rehearsals for London concerts

Aug 10, 09 1:48 PM CDT
(AP) - Audiences will get to see the King of Pop perform one more time after a judge approved a major movie deal based on footage of his final rehearsals for his London comeback. A Los Angeles superior court judge greenlighted a deal between Michael Jackson's estate, concert promoter AEG Live, and... More »

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film • judge • Michael Jackson • movies • rehearsal • Michael Jackson This Is It review

JACKSON ROUNDUP

 Jacko Sources: 
 Pal Not Paris' Dad 

Plus, Michael finally buried, and more

Aug 10, 09 8:53 AM CDT
(Newser) - Mark Lester’s words were “twisted around,” his friends tell People, and though he did donate sperm to Michael Jackson, “he’s not claiming to be the father of Paris Jackson.” Or at least not this morning. All such stories circulating the tabloids are “... More »

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entertainment • celebrity • Michael Jackson • sperm donors • paternity • Joe Jackson • Paris Michael Jackson • celebrity death

(Newser) - One of Michael Jackson's doctors prescribed him a drug to curb his apparent desire for young boys, the Daily Mirror reports. Seeing Jackson enjoy wine and sleepovers with children at Neverland Ranch between 2001 and 2003, Dr. Alimorad Farshchian gave him Depo Provera, a birth control drug that limits testosterone.... More »

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drugs • doctor • Michael Jackson • Neverland Ranch • pedophilia

Jacko Pal Claims Paris Is His Daughter

Michael 'found the sexual act something
he couldn't do'

Aug 9, 09 11:40 AM CDT
(Newser) - Fearing that Katherine Jackson will sever his bond with Michael Jackson’s children, a confidante of the fallen pop star says Paris is likely his biological daughter, News of the World reports. Mark Lester, who starred as a child in the Oscar-winning film Oliver!, says that until 2 weeks... More »

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Michael Jackson • paternity test • sperm donors • paternity • Katherine Jackson • Paris Michael Jackson

Jermaine's Tribute Song
to Hit iTunes

'Smile' deal one of
many planned by Jackson estate

Aug 8, 09 4:56 PM CDT
(Newser) - The iTunes store has struck a deal to sell Jermaine Jackson’s rendition of “Smile,” which he performed at his brother’s June memorial service, the Los Angeles Times reports. A judge granted Michael Jackson’s estate permission to sign away "Smile," a Charlie Chaplin song... More »

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iTunes • Apple • merchandise • Michael Jackson • Jermaine Jackson

Doctors Abuse Drug That May Have Killed MJ

Propofol induces
short nap, nice high
between shifts

Aug 6, 09 10:30 AM CDT
(Newser) - Abuse of propofol, the potent sedative suspected in Michael Jackson's death, isn’t common among the general public, but it’s a growing problem amongst doctors and nurses, the Wall Street Journal reports. Addicts refer to the habit of injecting propofol, which doesn't show up in standard drug tests,... More »

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substance abuse • Michael Jackson • Propofol

(Newser) - A judge signed off today on last week’s unofficial custody arrangement for Michael Jackson’s children, appointing Katherine Jackson as the permanent guardian of all three, the AP reports. Jackson’s mother, 79, was the first choice given in his will to raise the children, and is the only... More »

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entertainment • celebrity • custody • Michael Jackson • child custody • Debbie Rowe • Katherine Jackson • Prince Michael Jackson • Paris Michael Jackson • celebrity death • Prince Michael Jackson II

GLOSSIES

 Young MJ 
 'Talented, 
 Adorable' 

Vanity Fair writer recalls her long relationship with star

Aug 3, 09 10:39 AM CDT
(Newser) - In 1972, Michael Jackson was a freak of a different kind—an incredibly gifted 14-year-old who never got scared onstage. Over many years and numerous interviews, Lisa Robinson got to know his private persona, she writes for Vanity Fair. She recalls his insistence that he liked girls but wasn’... More »

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entertainment • celebrity • Michael Jackson • celebrity interview • celebrity death • Lisa Robinson

 As Doc Snoozed, 
 Aide Killed Jacko 
 With Demerol: 
 Source 

Doctor was asleep as fatal dose was given

Aug 3, 09 9:50 AM CDT
(Newser) - In the race to figure out what—and who—killed Michael Jackson, the Sun declares itself the winner. A source tells the British tabloid that at Jackson's request, an aide gave him Demerol “but it was too soon after receiving the anesthetic” Propofol earlier in the day from... More »

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entertainment • drugs • celebrity • painkiller • Michael Jackson • anesthetic • Demerol • Conrad Murray • Katherine Jackson • celebrity death • Propofol

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