Posted in Gone but Not Forgotten on Jun 30th, 2009
The Jackson family is determined to move on in order to protect Michael Jackson’s legacy and make sure his three children are well, family friend Al Sharpton said Tuesday.
“They’ve had challenges before,” Sharpton said on ABC’s “Good Morning America.” “They always rallied.”
Jackson’s parents wasted little time demanding authority over their son’s financially strained empire and [...]
Posted in Gone but Not Forgotten on Jun 30th, 2009
Fans began gathering hours early for a public tribute to Michael Jackson on Tuesday at Harlem’s Apollo Theater, the fabled venue that helped make a 9-year-old Jackson a star.
Thousands were expected to pay their respects at the theater, which planned to let them in 600 at a time to listen to his music, watch a [...]
Posted in Gone but Not Forgotten on Jun 30th, 2009
Some 600 fans paid tribute to the King of Pop Monday during a combination candlelight vigil and dance party outside radio station 92-Q’s Whitehead Road studio offices.
“They were partying,. it was very festive, very upbeat,” said Dave McCallister, the station’s assistant promotions director. “There were all ages, from little babies to 60 and 70-year-old women.”
Fans [...]
Posted in Events on Jun 30th, 2009
*On Friday, BET CEO Debra Lee told reporters that Usher and Justin Timberlake would be last minute additions to Sunday’s BET Awards telecast, which was being “overhauled” to honor Michael Jackson in the wake of his passing.
Neither performer made it to the ceremony on Sunday. The reason for Timberlake’s no-show remains a mystery, but [...]
Posted in Rihanna on Jun 30th, 2009
Sources close to Rihanna and Chris Brown say both parties believe the no-contact clause in his plea deal is pointless, not to mention impractical.
“They think it’s unnecessary and ridiculous,” the New York Daily News quotes of “a mutual pal” regarding the protection order handed down last week. Brown pled guilty to one count of [...]
Posted in Gone but Not Forgotten on Jun 30th, 2009
Tyler Perry called Q100’s The Bert Show in Atlanta Friday morning to discuss his thoughts on Michael Jackson’s passing and to urge fans and the media to give the Jackson family “respect and room to grieve.”
The director, who was due to direct Michael’s sister Janet in the sequel to his 2007 hit “Why Did [...]
Posted in Celebrity News on Jun 30th, 2009
Entertainment columnist Roger Friedman says a Michael Jackson tribute tour featuring his sister Janet and his brothers is “on the table for consideration” in the wake of his death.
“The proposal is either that the Jacksons fulfill some of Michael’s London shows, or do a U.S. tour where they would perform his hits and theirs [...]
Posted in Celebrity News on Jun 30th, 2009
Pepa will return to VH1 without Salt next year to star in her own reality series, joining other newly-signed subjects of unscripted fare Rozonda “Chilli” Thomas from TLC and The Entertainer from “I Love NY” and “I Love Money.”
The as-yet-untitled shows for Pepa and Chilli, due in 2010, will chronicle their quests to find [...]
Posted in Jazz on Jun 30th, 2009
The latest sales chart for Contemporary Jazz CD’s has been released by Billboard, and trumpeter Chris Botti stays in the number 1 spot with his “Chris Botti: In Boston” release. The CD has now been on the chart for 13 weeks.
Vanessa Williams, Ski Johnson and Boney James hold at 2, 3 and 4 respectively.
Kenny G [...]
Posted in Rap on Jun 30th, 2009
Tameka “Tiny” Cottle wants to jump start her career while taking care of a house full of kids and dealing with her fiance, rapper T.I., serving time in an Arkansas prison.
Antonia “Toya” Carter is trying to get her life back on track after a tumultuous divorce from rapper Lil Wayne.
They are best friends, two women [...]
Posted in Gone but Not Forgotten on Jun 30th, 2009
Redmond O’Neal will be temporarily freed from jail to attend the funeral of his mother, actress Farrah Fawcett, on Tuesday, officials said.
Fawcett, the blonde-maned actress whose best-selling poster and “Charlie’s Angels” stardom made her one of the most famous faces in the world, died Thursday. She was 62, and had battled anal cancer off and [...]
Posted in Gone but Not Forgotten on Jun 30th, 2009
Michael Jackson fans who purchased tickets for his final concerts will receive a full refund or, if they chose, a commemorative ticket, the concert promoter said Tuesday.
“The world lost a kind soul who just happened to be the greatest entertainer the world has ever known,” said Randy Phillips, president and chief executive officer of AEG [...]
Posted in news on Jun 30th, 2009
A massive rescue effort was under way Tuesday after a young child was found among the wreckage of a downed Yemeni jet off the coast of Comoros in the Indian Ocean
“One child is alive and we hope to find more,” Yemenia Airways chairman Capt. Abdulkhalek al-Kadi told CNN. The child has been taken to a [...]
Posted in Health on Jun 30th, 2009
A new survey finds that 70 percent of American women have experienced a sexual health issue, and 22 percent felt very or extremely concerned about it.
The survey defined a sexual health issue as any one of the following conditions: lack of desire for sexual activity, inability to become sexually aroused, inability to have an orgasm, [...]
Posted in Health on Jun 30th, 2009
Australian researchers are set to begin human trials of a tiny nano-cell that acts as a “Trojan horse” against cancer cells, a breakthrough they say may curb the need for debilitating chemotherapy.
The technology could eventually allow cancer sufferers to receive treatment as outpatients, rather than being hospitalised for lengthy bouts of chemotherapy, according to the [...]
