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No “Dancing” for LaToya
Turns out LaToya Jackson won’t be competing on “Dancing with the Stars” after all. Reports surfaced earlier this week that LaToya, along with brother Jermaine, were in talks to join the competitive dancing show, but she nixed the speculation today, saying the timing just isn’t right. According to MSNBC, LaToya says that she can’t devote... »
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... »
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... »
17,500 Chances to Attend Michael Memorial
Organizers of Michael Jackson’s Tuesday memorial service said today that they will give away 17,500 tickets and will randomly draw names from people who register for the service to determine who will attend. The event will be live-streamed on television and on the Internet, and there will be no funeral procession. Organizers will draw 8,750... »
TV Tributes for Michael
Missing Michael? If you turn on your TV today, chances are you’ll be able to catch a TV tribute to America’s King of Pop. Once news of the pop star’s death surfaced Thursday afternoon, network executives have been moving around their TV schedules to make room for tributes and memorials. A few channels, like MTV and... »