AEG Releases Michael Jackson ‘They Don’t Care About Us’ Rehearsal Footage
Just two days before his death, Michael Jackson was on stage rehearsing for what was meant to be his comeback tour. Concert promoter AEG Live released a clip of Jackson performing ‘They Don’t Care About Us’. Watch it below.
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Bubbles The Chimp Living Happily At Center For Great Apes
CNN’s John Zarrella reports that Michael Jackson’s one-time pet Bubbles the chimp is living happily in a Florida sanctuary. Patty Reagan, founder of the Center for Great Apes in Hardee County, tells Zarrella that since turning over Bubbles after the chimp became too big to safely care for, the late King of Pop hadn’t visited his former sidekick. Watch the report below.
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V Factory At The Grove
Popstar! was at The Grove in Los Angeles last weekend to see the V Factory and Ashley Tisdale perform a free concert. Watch the clip, featuring Jared Murillo offering a warm thank you to his ex-girlfriend Ashley, below.
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Theodor Jensen ‘Songbird’ Video
Theodor Jensen is out with the video to his new single ‘Songbird’, the first release from The Plan mainman’s first album released under his own name. ‘Theodor Jensen’ is out in September on Razzia Records. Watch below.
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Lily Allen Style Makeover At Scott’s
Lily Allen appears a bit stern upon leaving Scott’s restaurant on Tuesday (June 30) in London, wearing a bohemian headband and a pair of abstract-print leggings.
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Recapping The Week Since Michael Jackson’s Death
In the seven days since Michael Jackson passed away, the superstar’s life and legacy have been celebrated around the world. Watch a recap of the past week’s events, aired Thursday (June 2) on the ‘Today’ show, below.
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Andy Bull Blogs About Michael Jackson’s Death, Joe’s Reaction
Andy Bull updated fans on his blog at MySpace on Wednesday (July 1), talking about the death of Michael Jackson and the aftermath from the family, notably his father Joe, and the media. The Australian singer songwriter tells readers:
Now that Michael has died, the swarms are left to pick over his carrion. The wreckage of his once enviable life seems to me like a giant junkyard. The Black Entertainment Awards was distinguished by Janet Jackson appearing to say a few words, representing a family that were “too upset” to appear themselves. Since then we’ve seen footage, pictures and quotes of Michael’s father looking not like a man broken by the loss of a son, but like a business man who’s business deal has just fallen through. A mild disappointment, rather than a tragic grief, is about all we get from Jackson Snr. His words of mourning seem rather hollow… compounded by the product spruiking epilogue of his official statement, that went along the lines of “in conclusion, the next product I want to show you is this terrific blue-ray disc player”. It becomes pretty clear that Mr Jackson Snr was the ultimate stage parent, a salesman who ultimately sold out his own children. Michael Jackson, like a whatever the hell Joe is selling now, was pimped from the beginning, and, like a girl who’s only ever felt good when people tell her she’s pretty, Michael relied completely on that song and dance for any sense of worth or connection. It filled the place, rather poorly, of real familial relationships (particularly paternal)…
Check out the entire post here.
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Dorian Holley: Michael Jackson Was Energetic During Rehearsals
Michael Jackson’s vocal coach Dorian Holley tells CNN the pop star was “energetic and happy” at rehearsals for the ‘This Is It’ tour. “He was kidding around the the wardrobe people, with the makeup people, he was in a very, very up mood,” Holley told Suzanne Malveaux on ‘The Situation Room’. Watch the interview below.
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Jermaine Jackson On Michael’s Death: I Wish It Was Me
Michael Jackson’s brother Jermaine Jackson spoke with Matt Lauer of the ‘Today’ show from the Neverland Ranch in Santa Barbara, opening up about going to the UCLA Medical Center last Thursday only to be told by his mother Katherine that the King of Pop had passed away.
“She was crying, saying he was dead. And Matt, to hear my mother say, ‘Michael is dead’, to feel and hear the tone in her voice to say her child is dead, is nothing that anyone can ever imagine,” Jermaine explained. “I tried to console her, but I wanted to see Michael and I wanted to see my brother. To see him there lifeless and breathless was very emotional for me. But I held myself together because I knew he’s very much alive in his spirit, and that was just a shell. But I kissed him on his forehead, and I hugged him, and I touched him and I said, ‘Michael, I’ll never leave you. You’ll never leave me.’ He went too soon. I wish that it was me. I’ve always felt that I was his backbone, someone to be there for him. I was there and he was sort of like Moses. The things he couldn’t say, I would say them.”
Watch the interview and a web extra clip below.
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Ashley Tisdale’s Baggy Look
Ashley Tisdale was photographed leaving her home wearing a long skirt and baggy shirt on Wednesday (July 1) in Los Angeles.
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