All about Michael Jackson

Meldrum watched giggling youth turn into Thriller star

MICHAEL Jackson was still an innocent youth when Molly Meldrum first interviewed the star member of the Jackson 5 in 1973. They were about to tour Australia, so Meldrum brought a gift to the interview at Melbourne’s Southern Cross Hotel. “I took them a football and they were totally bewildered with it,” he said yesterday. “They [...]

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Janet Jackson pays tribute to brother Michael

Janet Jackson paid tribute to brother Michael at her first public appearance since the singer’s death as she joined a host of stars honouring the King of Pop. Published: 6:49AM BST 29 Jun 2009 Singer Janet Jackson, sister of the late singer Michael Jackson speaks at the 2009 BET Awards Photo: GETTY Jackson struggled to speak as she [...]

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Michael Jackson death by showbusiness

IN 1992, Michael Jackson published a slim volume of “poems and reflections” entitled Dancing The Dream. By Mick Brown Published: 11:53AM BST 27 Jun 2009 Michael Jackson Photo: AP It is a curious and, in the light of his death, poignantly revealing collection of writings on the subjects that were apparently close to his heart [...]

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BET Awards Honor Michael Jackson’s Legacy

LOS ANGELES —  While BET celebrated the life of Michael Jackson the entertainer, Janet Jackson — in her first public appearance since her brother’s shocking death — memorialized him as her beloved sibling and family member, eliciting tears as she vowed his memory would live forever. “To you Michael is an icon,” said Jackson, holding back tears [...]

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Michael Jackson autopsy set after pop icon’s sudden death …

by Lynn Elber, The Associated Press Friday June 26, 2009, 7:45 AM AP Photo/Rusty KennedyMichael Jackson performs during the halftime show at the Super Bowl XXVII in Pasadena, Calif. on Jan. 31, 1993. Jackson died Thursday in Los Angeles at age 50. See More • • • LOS ANGELES (AP) — Michael Jackson, defined in equal parts as the [...]

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Michael Jackson’s complex color story transcended race - Celebrity …

by The Associated Press Friday June 26, 2009, 5:15 PM Michael Jackson had a complicated relationship with his blackness. In 40 years in the public eye, Jackson’s skin lightened, his hair changed from Afro to bone-straight perm, and his wide nose was surgically whittled down to a point. His music went from R&B to pure pop and beyond. [...]

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Editors scramble to get covers on Michael Jackson

NEW YORK — After Michael Jackson’s death last week, editors scrambled to turn the King of Pop into the king of magazine covers. From Newsweek’s shot of a young reflective Jackson to Herb Ritts’ sexy T-shirt photo used for Time’s special commemorative edition, the Gloved One was already on newsstands Monday morning. And more print celebrations [...]

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