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Jackson Family Staying in the Spotlight?
Some of the Jackson kin may be looking to cash in on the attention that Michael Jackson’s death brought back to their family. According to MSNBC, several people close to the King of Pop are talking to producers about competing on the next season of “Dancing with the Stars.” We’re guessing that the “Stars” part... »
Sony Making Movie out of Jackson’s Rehearsal Videos
Sony Pictures, in an attempt to cash out on Michael Jackson’s postmortem surge in popularity, has doled out $60 million to get the rights to the singer’s rehearsal clips from his planned “This Is It” tour. The media company plans to sift through the 80 hours of footage to piece together a film that... »
Jackson Memorial Ranks Third In TV Memorials
With a hefty 31.1 million viewers, Michael Jackson’s televised memorial service came in third only under Reagan’s televised burial (35 million) and that of Princess Diana (33.2 million). Of course, these figures are only for live television broadcasts. That figure doesn’t include the potential millions more that watched from their computers via streaming media. Reuters... »
Blogger Under Fire for Jackson Coverage
Famous Hollywood gossipmonger Perez Hilton is getting a lot of negative press these days, and he made more enemies over the weekend with his initial coverage of the Michael Jackson death. Fox News points out the flamboyant celeb blogger’s post on perezhilton.com, where Hilton speculated “Either he’s lying or making himself sick,” after reports... »