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 Jackson May 
 Be on View in 
 Glass Coffin 

Funeral promises to be extravagant event

Jun 30, 09 10:53 AM CDT
(Newser) - Michael Jackson’s funeral could be as lavish as one of his concerts. His body will reportedly be transported in a horse-drawn carriage, and he could be on view in a glass coffin. “The glass casket idea would create so much public interest it would take time to organize,... More »

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entertainment • coffin • casket • celebrity • death • funeral • Michael Jackson • burial • Jehovah's Witness • Katherine Jackson • Joe Jackson

 Rowe Not Kids' Bio-Mom: TMZ 

She could still win custody as surrogate

Jun 30, 09 10:37 AM CDT
(Newser) - Not only was Michael Jackson not the biological father of any of his children, neither was Debbie Rowe, his ex-wife, their biological mother, TMZ reports. All three children were conceived in vitro, and Debbie acted as the surrogate for the eldest two—for a fee—sources tell TMZ. More »

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entertainment • in vitro fertilization • celebrity • death • custody • Michael Jackson • Debbie Rowe • Prince Michael Jackson • Paris Michael Jackson • Blanket Jackson

 Son to Attend Farrah's Funeral 

Private service set for this afternoon

Jun 30, 09 10:02 AM CDT
(Newser) - Redmond O’Neal was given permission to leave his California detention center for mother Farrah Fawcett’s funeral today. “That’s an absolute yes” for his attendance, his attorney tells People. The ceremony will be held in a downtown Los Angeles cathedral at 4pm, and will be closed to... More »

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entertainment • celebrity • death • funeral • Farrah Fawcett • Redmond O'Neal • anal cancer

 Jackson Siblings May 
 Fill in at London Shows 

Janet, brothers have been approached

Jun 30, 09 9:00 AM CDT
(Newser) - As promoters determine the best way to salvage Michael Jackson’s 50-night London concert run, the possibility has emerged that his siblings will fill in, the Sun reports. “Janet has been sounded out about fronting some of the shows,” says a source. “Jackie, Tito, Jermaine, and Marlon... More »

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entertainment • Janet Jackson • celebrity • death • concert • Michael Jackson • Jermaine Jackson • Jackie Jackson • Tito Jackson • Marlon Jackson

(Newser) - Los Angeles police and officials from the county coroner's office have removed bags of prescription drugs and medical material from Michael Jackson's home, and are interviewing doctors who prescribed the medications, reports the Los Angeles Times. It's not yet known if the drugs played a role in Jackson's heart attack... More »

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drugs • overdose • death • prescription drugs • heart attack • Michael Jackson • prescription painkillers

GLOSSIES

 Heath Almost Gave Up Pills 

Friends, colleagues remember tragic actor

Jun 29, 09 3:47 PM CDT
(Newser) - Heath Ledger was a complicated actor who quit using marijuana and alcohol and came close to giving up the sleeping pills that may have killed him, friends and colleagues tell Vanity Fair in a profile. Though he was leery of summer blockbusters—“He was afraid it would define him... More »

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entertainment • alcohol • celebrity • death • marijuana • The Dark Knight • Heath Ledger • sleeping pills

 Tabloid's Jackson Autopsy 
 Report Fake: TMZ 

Details were shocking, and apparently fabricated

Jun 29, 09 11:31 AM CDT
(Newser) - Sources tell TMZ a story circulating on the Internet detailing Michael Jackson’s shocking autopsy results is not true. The supposed autopsy report, indicating that Jackson was bald and skeletal, had only pills in his stomach, and was riddled with needle wounds, among other things, was reported earlier today by... More »

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entertainment • The Sun • autopsy • celebrity • death • Michael Jackson • British tabloids

opinion

 Jackson Played 
 Peter Pan to 
 Charm White 
 America 

To understand Jackson, look beyond the man in the mirror

Jun 28, 09 8:24 PM CDT
(Newser) - A musical genius, yes, but Michael Jackson was also a master of performing roles. And his greatest may have been that of a de-sexualized, non-threatening black man who appealed to white audiences, David Gates writes in Newsweek. The King of Pop looked "blackest" on the cover of 1979's... More »

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obituary • death • Michael Jackson • Jackson Five • fame • women's issues


 Infomercial 
 Icon Mays 
 Dead at 50 

TV Pitchman wasn't wearing a seatbelt: FAA

Jun 28, 09 2:50 PM CDT
(Newser) - Television pitchman Billy Mays was found dead in his Tampa, Fla., home today, the St. Petersburg Times reports. He was 50. The promoter of everything from baking soda to cleaning supplies said he felt unwell last night after landing in a 737 airplane that blew out a front tire. Mays... More »

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television • advertising • death • infomercial • Tampa • cause of death • Billy Mays

 Jacko Knew He'd 
 Die Young: Lisa Marie 

Told former wife years ago he feared he'd end up like Elvis

Jun 28, 09 12:01 PM CDT
(Newser) - The King of Pop was sure he would follow the King to an early grave, blogs Lisa Marie Presley. During his brief marriage to Elvis's daughter, Michael Jackson "stated with an almost calm certainty, 'I am afraid that I am going to end up like him.'" Jackson wasn't... More »

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death • lung disease • Elvis Presley • anxiety • Michael Jackson • predictions • Lisa Marie Presley • concert tour

Jackson Doc Hires Attorney
to Meet LAPD

Cops question Murray just to 'fill in blanks,' lawyer says

Jun 27, 09 4:10 PM CDT
(Newser) - Dr. Conrad Murray, the man at the center of suspicion surrounding Michael Jackson’s death, hired a lawyer before meeting again with police today, the Los Angeles Times reports. But Murray’s attorney says authorities have assured him the cardiologist isn’t a suspect. “We’ve been told more... More »

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investigation • Los Angeles • autopsy • death • LAPD • Michael Jackson • Conrad Murray

jackson investigation

 No Evidence 
 of Demerol 
 Injection: LAPD  


Jun 26, 09 2:55 PM CDT
(Newser) - Authorities have seen no evidence that Michael Jackson was injected with the painkiller Demerol before his death, a detective tells the Los Angeles Times. The widely reported claims “are coming from outside the investigation,” he said today. Meanwhile, Jackson’s doctor, Conrad Murray, has returned to the city... More »

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entertainment • music • investigation • death • opiates • Michael Jackson • Demerol • Conrad Murray • Los Angeles Police Department

(Newser) - The surge in Internet traffic yesterday as Michael Jackson fans searched for information about his death had a deep impact on the Web, Ars Technica reports. Sites as diverse as Twitter and the iTunes Store slowed to a crawl, but perhaps the most profound effect was on Google. The search... More »

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entertainment • music • social networking • Google • Internet • traffic • spam • death • iTunes Store • Michael Jackson • Twitter

(AP) - An emergency caller from Michael Jackson's home yesterday said he wasn't breathing or responding to efforts to revive him. The Los Angeles Fire Department released the audio of the 911 call today. The caller reported that Jackson—whose name he didn't use—was on a bed, wasn't breathing, and wasn't... More »

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entertainment • music • 911 call • death • cardiac arrest • Michael Jackson • UCLA Medical Center • ambulance • medical emergency • personal doctor

jackson's legacy

 Top 10 Moments 
 in Life, Career 


Jun 26, 09 1:31 PM CDT
(Newser) - As legions mourn the King of Pop, Time rounds up the 10 defining moments of his life and career:
  • The Jackson 5 bursts onto the scene in 1968, and its first single, “I Want You Back,” makes it to No. 1.
  • The release of Thriller
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entertainment • pop music • death • history • Michael Jackson • Jackson Five • moonwalk

jackson's legacy

 In the End, Abuse
 Charges Eclipsed Career 


Jun 26, 09 12:56 PM CDT
(Newser) - Michael Jackson’s reputation will forever be tainted by the numerous allegations of child molestation levied against him, the New York Daily News reports. Jackson was never convicted of any crime, but he did settle out of court on two occasions, once for $20 million. A Jackson attorney said... More »

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entertainment • music • children • child molestation • child abuse • death • Michael Jackson • criminal trial • pedophilia • allegations

(Newser) - It’s no exaggeration to say that Michael Jackson “made a more profound impact in the arenas of soul, R&B and dance-pop than any other singer or songwriter in history,” writes Jim DeRogatis in the Chicago Sun-Times. But while many fans reach for Thriller, “... More »

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entertainment • music • Paul McCartney • celebrity • death • Stevie Wonder • Michael Jackson • Thriller • album • Off the Wall

Cops Can't
Find Jackson's
Doctor

Physician reportedly gave singer an injection before he died

Jun 26, 09 11:17 AM CDT
(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,... More »

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entertainment • celebrity • death • doctor • morphine • opiates • singer • Michael Jackson • icons • Demerol

(Newser) - TMZ left its more savory rivals in the dust yesterday, reporting Michael Jackson’s cardiac arrest and death before any other media outlet, the Chicago Tribune reports. The AOL gossip website reported Jackson’s death at 2:44 local time, less than 20 minutes after the singer expired. But... More »

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entertainment • media • Time Warner • AOL • online news • death • CNN • TMZ • Los Angeles Times • Michael Jackson • new media

OPINION

 With Icons' Deaths, 
 Gen X Grows Up 

Pair of generation's icons pass in a day

Jun 26, 09 10:20 AM CDT
(Newser) - Farrah Fawcett and Michael Jackson were icons to many, but especially to the impressionable members of Generation X. “These people were on our lunchboxes,” notes one post-boomer. “This is the moment when Generation X realizes they're grown up." “Cynical” and “disaffected,” Gen X... More »

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entertainment • celebrity • death • Generation X • Michael Jackson • icons • Farrah Fawcett

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