Michael Jackson (1958 - 2009)
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Michael Jackson's 'Hollywood' Video Debuts, Fans to Star in 'Behind the Mask'
Michael Jackson will long be remembered for his eye-popping music videos, and two tracks from his posthumous album, "Michael," will once again offer innovative visual pairings to the King of Pop's music. A short film for "Hollywood Tonight" was released today (Mar. 10), while "Behind The Mask" lets Jackson fans become part of the video by filming themselves performing signature MJ moves.
The Wayne Isham-directed video for "Hollywood Tonight" finds dancer Sofia Boutella acting out the song's cautionary tale: as Jackson sings about the perils of "heading for the big time," Boutella's aspiring dancer transitions from breakneck moves to kicking back liquor shots and performing on the stripper pole. The character eventually has an emotional moment next to Jackson's star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame and recaptures her passion for dancing.
Meanwhile, the video for "Behind the Mask" will be "the most epic, international, and crowdsourced Michael Jackson video of all time," according to a website which allows fans to film themselves acting out storyboards and playing different roles in the clip. Users can film themselves singing along to the song, mimicking Jackson's dance moves, playing in his backing band or appearing as enthusiastic audience members or extras.
The short film for "Hollywood Tonight" and interactive clip for "Behind the Mask" follow the December premiere of the music video for "Hold My Hand," the Akon-assisted first single from "Michael." The 10-track disc has sold 479,000 U.S. copies since Epic released the album on Dec. 14, according to Nielsen SoundScan.
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Michael Jackson will long be remembered for his eye-popping music videos, and two tracks from his posthumous album, "Michael," will once again offer innovative visual pairings to the King of Pop's music. A short film for "Hollywood Tonight" was released today (Mar. 10), while "Behind The Mask" lets Jackson fans become part of the video by filming themselves performing signature MJ moves.
The Wayne Isham-directed video for "Hollywood Tonight" finds dancer Sofia Boutella acting out the song's cautionary tale: as Jackson sings about the perils of "heading for the big time," Boutella's aspiring dancer transitions from breakneck moves to kicking back liquor shots and performing on the stripper pole. The character eventually has an emotional moment next to Jackson's star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame and recaptures her passion for dancing.
Meanwhile, the video for "Behind the Mask" will be "the most epic, international, and crowdsourced Michael Jackson video of all time," according to a website which allows fans to film themselves acting out storyboards and playing different roles in the clip. Users can film themselves singing along to the song, mimicking Jackson's dance moves, playing in his backing band or appearing as enthusiastic audience members or extras.
The short film for "Hollywood Tonight" and interactive clip for "Behind the Mask" follow the December premiere of the music video for "Hold My Hand," the Akon-assisted first single from "Michael." The 10-track disc has sold 479,000 U.S. copies since Epic released the album on Dec. 14, according to Nielsen SoundScan.
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2 cellist playing Jackson's 'Smooth Criminal'
Very interesting. It's an MSN video, so sorry, no way to embed it.
http://www.bing.com/videos/watch/vi...l=msn&from=en-us_msnhp&form=MSNRLL>1=42010
http://www.bing.com/videos/watch/vi...17b8-a1da-4ebd-9817-7e86428df5cb|cellist|msn|
Very interesting. It's an MSN video, so sorry, no way to embed it.
http://www.bing.com/videos/watch/vi...l=msn&from=en-us_msnhp&form=MSNRLL>1=42010
http://www.bing.com/videos/watch/vi...17b8-a1da-4ebd-9817-7e86428df5cb|cellist|msn|
I can't believe it's been exactly 2 years since he died. The world definitely lost a legend. Gone but never forgotten!
Long live the King.
Long live the King.
'He was an incredible father... He wanted us to have what he didn't, which was a normal childhood': Paris Jackson on growing up with the King of Pop
He was the most iconic pop star of the late 20th century. Now Michael Jacksons daughter, who was just 11 when he died, gives an unprecedented insight into her extraordinary life
'He wanted the best for us,' said Paris Jackson of her famous father, Michael Jackson
Paris Jackson wants to see part of her fathers billion dollar legacy used to restore his Neverland estate for sick children to enjoy, she has revealed.
The schoolgirl has spoken of the happy times she shared at the ranch with her father who died when she was just 11.
She made an emotional pilgrimage to her childhood home two years ago and was dismayed to see its famous Ferris wheel had been removed.
I cried and cried, said Paris. Its beautiful there. It still has good energy.'
She said it should be restored for the benefit of less privileged children.
Paris said she plans to start the project as soon as she is an adult herself.
Her declaration will stun the superstars millions of fans around the world who have seen Jacksons dreams for a place of eternal childhood fall into decay.
Paris, now 15, also plans to pay tribute to her father by having the words of a loving note he wrote her tattooed on her wrist when she is old enough.
And until recently she kept a shrine to him on the wall of her bedroom in the sprawling home where she now lives with her brothers Prince, 16, and Blanket, 11, in the hills above Los Angeles.
Her ambition is to be a heart surgeon. 'I want to help people, that's its,' Paris said (pictured for Event magazine in the living room of the Jackson family home in Los Angeles)
The youngsters are cared for by the Jackson family matriarch Katherine, 82.
I have lots of memories of my father, says Paris.
'He was an incredible father. We all loved him to death.
Paris has inherited her father's passion for music and revealed that he used to give her dance lessons
'Hed try to educate us as much as he could and was always looking out for us. He was very protective.
She explained why Jackson made his children wear masks when they were out in public.
He didnt want anyone to see what we looked like.
'That way we could have what he didnt, which was a normal childhood, she said.
She spoke movingly of her fathers attempts to give his family an ordinary childhood even when he was on tour.
This included turning hotel bedrooms into home cinemas with a portable projector and a bed sheet
The adoring anecdotes cast new light on the singers complex private life and underline the depth of his devotion to Prince and Paris, who were born to his ex wife Debbie Rowe, and Blanket who was by a surrogate mother.
The teenager is funded by the Michael Jackson Family Trust which pays out on landmark birthdays and settles family expenses.
It also pays for 15 full-time staff, including bodyguards, a personal chef, two nannies, maids, maintenance men and gardeners at the $26,000-a-month home. Neighbours in the heavily protected, paparazzi proof complex include Justin Bieber and Britney Spears.
Despite her wealth and family name, Paris has started attending an ordinary school, she says: I want to have a normal high-school experience.'
She has been a cheerleader and played womens football, and has also dabbled in photography.
She has inherited her fathers passion for music and revealed that he used to give her dance lessons. But she has no plans to follow him into show business.
Her ambition is to be a heart surgeon.
'I want to help people, thats its,' she said.
Paris spoke to Event as the Jackson family prepares to bring a staggering $40 billion wrongful death civil lawsuit against AEG, the promoter of the Thriller star's ill-fated This Is It concerts in Londons O2 arena.
In court documents Katherine Jackson accuses AEG of putting its desire for massive profits from the tour over the health and safety of Michael Jackson.
She and her elder brother are expected to take the stand to reveal further details of their father's private life when the case comes to court.
A picture Paris tweeted of herself wearing a Michael Jackson T-shirt (left); and one with her new haircut (right)
Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/home/eve...ted-didnt-normal-childhood.html#ixzz2QOxNkY26
He was the most iconic pop star of the late 20th century. Now Michael Jacksons daughter, who was just 11 when he died, gives an unprecedented insight into her extraordinary life
'He wanted the best for us,' said Paris Jackson of her famous father, Michael Jackson
Paris Jackson wants to see part of her fathers billion dollar legacy used to restore his Neverland estate for sick children to enjoy, she has revealed.
The schoolgirl has spoken of the happy times she shared at the ranch with her father who died when she was just 11.
She made an emotional pilgrimage to her childhood home two years ago and was dismayed to see its famous Ferris wheel had been removed.
I cried and cried, said Paris. Its beautiful there. It still has good energy.'
She said it should be restored for the benefit of less privileged children.
Paris said she plans to start the project as soon as she is an adult herself.
Her declaration will stun the superstars millions of fans around the world who have seen Jacksons dreams for a place of eternal childhood fall into decay.
Paris, now 15, also plans to pay tribute to her father by having the words of a loving note he wrote her tattooed on her wrist when she is old enough.
And until recently she kept a shrine to him on the wall of her bedroom in the sprawling home where she now lives with her brothers Prince, 16, and Blanket, 11, in the hills above Los Angeles.
Her ambition is to be a heart surgeon. 'I want to help people, that's its,' Paris said (pictured for Event magazine in the living room of the Jackson family home in Los Angeles)
The youngsters are cared for by the Jackson family matriarch Katherine, 82.
I have lots of memories of my father, says Paris.
'He was an incredible father. We all loved him to death.
Paris has inherited her father's passion for music and revealed that he used to give her dance lessons
'Hed try to educate us as much as he could and was always looking out for us. He was very protective.
She explained why Jackson made his children wear masks when they were out in public.
He didnt want anyone to see what we looked like.
'That way we could have what he didnt, which was a normal childhood, she said.
She spoke movingly of her fathers attempts to give his family an ordinary childhood even when he was on tour.
This included turning hotel bedrooms into home cinemas with a portable projector and a bed sheet
The adoring anecdotes cast new light on the singers complex private life and underline the depth of his devotion to Prince and Paris, who were born to his ex wife Debbie Rowe, and Blanket who was by a surrogate mother.
The teenager is funded by the Michael Jackson Family Trust which pays out on landmark birthdays and settles family expenses.
It also pays for 15 full-time staff, including bodyguards, a personal chef, two nannies, maids, maintenance men and gardeners at the $26,000-a-month home. Neighbours in the heavily protected, paparazzi proof complex include Justin Bieber and Britney Spears.
Despite her wealth and family name, Paris has started attending an ordinary school, she says: I want to have a normal high-school experience.'
She has been a cheerleader and played womens football, and has also dabbled in photography.
She has inherited her fathers passion for music and revealed that he used to give her dance lessons. But she has no plans to follow him into show business.
Her ambition is to be a heart surgeon.
'I want to help people, thats its,' she said.
Paris spoke to Event as the Jackson family prepares to bring a staggering $40 billion wrongful death civil lawsuit against AEG, the promoter of the Thriller star's ill-fated This Is It concerts in Londons O2 arena.
In court documents Katherine Jackson accuses AEG of putting its desire for massive profits from the tour over the health and safety of Michael Jackson.
She and her elder brother are expected to take the stand to reveal further details of their father's private life when the case comes to court.
A picture Paris tweeted of herself wearing a Michael Jackson T-shirt (left); and one with her new haircut (right)
Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/home/eve...ted-didnt-normal-childhood.html#ixzz2QOxNkY26
Former child actor Mark Lester believes he's the biological father of Michael Jackson's three children and he's willing to undergo DNA testing to prove it.
The Oliver! star alleges the Prince of Pop asked him to donate sperm one year prior to the births of the children, whom Lester claims now closely resemble his own four teenagers.
The Daily Mirror reports the 54-year-old even delivered an impassioned message to the children, with whom he's remained out of contact since Jackson's memorial service in 2009: 'I’m here, come and visit England, we’ll look after you.'
Lester asserted he briefly blocked thoughts of the donation process, which occurred in the early 1990s: 'After Michael asked me to donate sperm for him I completely forgot about it.'
Yet speaking to the outlet apparently jogged his memory, as he continued: 'I remember Michael ringing and saying, ''Oh, you don’t have any fertility difficulties do you?''
'Then out of the blue about a year later, he mentioned sperm donation and I agreed.'
He explained of the slightly uncomfortable process: 'Michael set it up for me to turn up to a clinic in Harley Street, London to do it. It was weird.
'I went in a couple of times to donate but we never talked about it ever again. It was a really strange request but while Michael was alive I never gave it another thought. I didn’t ­donate to get something out of it.'
The two friends met in 1978 after a Jackson 5 concert at London's Rainbow Theatre.
Both grown child stars, they got along swimmingly.
Lester gushed of their relationship: 'We ended up great friends. Michael had so many people and security around him but had very few people that knew him really closely. I became one of those lucky few.'
Their friendship endured through decades, with Jackson even naming Lester the godfather to his three children, born in 1997, 1998 and 2002 with ex-wife Debbie Rowe, to whom the hitmaker was married between 1996 and 1999.
Lester's own four children often spent holidays and weekends with Jackson's offspring.
He reminisced: 'Every time Michael came to the UK, which was at least six times a year, I used to take my children to see his. They always got on really well.
'We always used to stay at an isolated cottage at the Cliveden House hotel in Berkshire. I even took the kids to his home in the US. We were like one big happy family.'
Still, Lester maintains he never doubted the paternity of Jackson's progeny while the Beat It singer was alive.
Only after Jackson's drug-induced death at 50 did the lifelong pal entertain the idea that he may be the father of the grieving youngsters.
'I noticed the likenesses in my own children and his,' he explained. 'My daughter Olivia looks like Paris. People have also pointed out similarities between myself when I was younger and Prince.'
He continued of Jackson: 'He was a great dad to them, brought them up and was brilliant with the kids so I just didn’t go there but there is obviously a good possibility (that I could be the biological father).'
After Lester raised the question to the Jackson family, the clan severed ties with the scorned godfather in a move that he deems 'not what Michael would have wanted.'
The family has not responded to Lester's resultant pleas despite his insistence that he remains willing to undergo DNA testing to confirm whether he is the children's biological father.
Friend Uri Geller corroborated Lester's claims in 2009, saying: 'I have no reason to doubt Mark’s story, simply because I remember years ago in New York, Michael implied to me that he wanted Mark to help him father a child for him.
'Now obviously I cannot be 100 per cent sure that Paris is the biological daughter of Mark. But I remember those words and knowing the relationship that Mark had with Michael and their families and their children and the many trips they took together.
'There was such a very strong bond, that to me, it really makes sense.”
Lester, however, adamantly states he will only submit to genetic testing with the approval of the Jackson children.
He remarked: 'I wouldn’t have a DNA test without the children’s permission but when the children come of age, and it’s not far away, and they decide they want me to do it then I will. It is up to them.
'I don’t want to tell them what to do. I just want to reconnect and be the godfather that Michael made me.'
Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbi...-Michael-Jacksons-children.html#ixzz2SOggXLQd
The Oliver! star alleges the Prince of Pop asked him to donate sperm one year prior to the births of the children, whom Lester claims now closely resemble his own four teenagers.
The Daily Mirror reports the 54-year-old even delivered an impassioned message to the children, with whom he's remained out of contact since Jackson's memorial service in 2009: 'I’m here, come and visit England, we’ll look after you.'
Lester asserted he briefly blocked thoughts of the donation process, which occurred in the early 1990s: 'After Michael asked me to donate sperm for him I completely forgot about it.'
Yet speaking to the outlet apparently jogged his memory, as he continued: 'I remember Michael ringing and saying, ''Oh, you don’t have any fertility difficulties do you?''
'Then out of the blue about a year later, he mentioned sperm donation and I agreed.'
He explained of the slightly uncomfortable process: 'Michael set it up for me to turn up to a clinic in Harley Street, London to do it. It was weird.
'I went in a couple of times to donate but we never talked about it ever again. It was a really strange request but while Michael was alive I never gave it another thought. I didn’t ­donate to get something out of it.'
The two friends met in 1978 after a Jackson 5 concert at London's Rainbow Theatre.
Both grown child stars, they got along swimmingly.
Lester gushed of their relationship: 'We ended up great friends. Michael had so many people and security around him but had very few people that knew him really closely. I became one of those lucky few.'
Their friendship endured through decades, with Jackson even naming Lester the godfather to his three children, born in 1997, 1998 and 2002 with ex-wife Debbie Rowe, to whom the hitmaker was married between 1996 and 1999.
Lester's own four children often spent holidays and weekends with Jackson's offspring.
He reminisced: 'Every time Michael came to the UK, which was at least six times a year, I used to take my children to see his. They always got on really well.
'We always used to stay at an isolated cottage at the Cliveden House hotel in Berkshire. I even took the kids to his home in the US. We were like one big happy family.'
Still, Lester maintains he never doubted the paternity of Jackson's progeny while the Beat It singer was alive.
Only after Jackson's drug-induced death at 50 did the lifelong pal entertain the idea that he may be the father of the grieving youngsters.
'I noticed the likenesses in my own children and his,' he explained. 'My daughter Olivia looks like Paris. People have also pointed out similarities between myself when I was younger and Prince.'
He continued of Jackson: 'He was a great dad to them, brought them up and was brilliant with the kids so I just didn’t go there but there is obviously a good possibility (that I could be the biological father).'
After Lester raised the question to the Jackson family, the clan severed ties with the scorned godfather in a move that he deems 'not what Michael would have wanted.'
The family has not responded to Lester's resultant pleas despite his insistence that he remains willing to undergo DNA testing to confirm whether he is the children's biological father.
Friend Uri Geller corroborated Lester's claims in 2009, saying: 'I have no reason to doubt Mark’s story, simply because I remember years ago in New York, Michael implied to me that he wanted Mark to help him father a child for him.
'Now obviously I cannot be 100 per cent sure that Paris is the biological daughter of Mark. But I remember those words and knowing the relationship that Mark had with Michael and their families and their children and the many trips they took together.
'There was such a very strong bond, that to me, it really makes sense.”
Lester, however, adamantly states he will only submit to genetic testing with the approval of the Jackson children.
He remarked: 'I wouldn’t have a DNA test without the children’s permission but when the children come of age, and it’s not far away, and they decide they want me to do it then I will. It is up to them.
'I don’t want to tell them what to do. I just want to reconnect and be the godfather that Michael made me.'
Among Lester's other allegations is the revelation that prior to his untimely death, Jackson hid a collection of unheard recordings in a vault in his Neverland Ranch.
The actor said of the unreleased tracks: 'I’m amazed no one has got their hands on them yet.
'He couldn’t read or write music so whenever lyrics came to him he just had to quickly write things down. If he got a beat he would tap it out on to a portable tape recorder. The tapes and words exist somewhere because I’ve heard some of them. One was about a mystery girl.
'I don’t know if they were found when his estate was wound up. Either way they will be worth a bit of money,' he finished.
Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbi...-Michael-Jacksons-children.html#ixzz2SOggXLQd
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Paris with her mother Debbie in Temecula (May 4)
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http://www.tmz.com/2013/05/07/michael-jackson-molestation-wade-robson-estate/#ixzz2SeTgDpwp
NEW CHILD MOLESTATION CLAIM By Wade Robson
Michael Jackson has been posthumously accused of molesting a now-famous choreographer who spent lots of time with the singer at the Neverland Ranch.
TMZ has obtained legal docs ... filed by Wade Robson .. in which he's asking for money from the Michael Jackson Estate for childhood sexual abuse.
Robson -- now 30 years old -- has worked with top names in pop music including Britney Spears, NSYNC, Usher and Pink.
Wade met Michael when he was 5 years old and they developed a friendship that lasted for years. By the time Wade was 7, he went for sleepovers at Neverland and MJ's homes in L.A. and Vegas. The sleepovers continued until Wade was 14.
In 2005, Wade testified in MJ's molestation trial and DENIED Michael ever molested him.
Wade's lawyer filed legal docs May 1 asking the judge in the Michael Jackson Estate case to allow him to file a late creditor's claim against the Estate. In the documents, Wade's lawyer says he submitted a never-before filed complaint "for childhood sexual abuse."
Wade's lawyer has filed the actual complaint under seal -- which means it's not available to the public. Sources tell TMZ ... the complaint specifically outlines the alleged abuse at the hands of Michael Jackson.
Wade's lawyer also mentions a psychiatrist who treated Wade -- the doctor is a leader in the field of child psychology.
Interestingly ... in the 2005 molestation trial, Jackson's former housekeeper, Blanca Francia, testified she witnessed Jackson in the shower with Wade when the boy was 8 or 9 years old.
NEW CHILD MOLESTATION CLAIM By Wade Robson
Michael Jackson has been posthumously accused of molesting a now-famous choreographer who spent lots of time with the singer at the Neverland Ranch.
TMZ has obtained legal docs ... filed by Wade Robson .. in which he's asking for money from the Michael Jackson Estate for childhood sexual abuse.
Robson -- now 30 years old -- has worked with top names in pop music including Britney Spears, NSYNC, Usher and Pink.
Wade met Michael when he was 5 years old and they developed a friendship that lasted for years. By the time Wade was 7, he went for sleepovers at Neverland and MJ's homes in L.A. and Vegas. The sleepovers continued until Wade was 14.
In 2005, Wade testified in MJ's molestation trial and DENIED Michael ever molested him.
Wade's lawyer filed legal docs May 1 asking the judge in the Michael Jackson Estate case to allow him to file a late creditor's claim against the Estate. In the documents, Wade's lawyer says he submitted a never-before filed complaint "for childhood sexual abuse."
Wade's lawyer has filed the actual complaint under seal -- which means it's not available to the public. Sources tell TMZ ... the complaint specifically outlines the alleged abuse at the hands of Michael Jackson.
Wade's lawyer also mentions a psychiatrist who treated Wade -- the doctor is a leader in the field of child psychology.
Interestingly ... in the 2005 molestation trial, Jackson's former housekeeper, Blanca Francia, testified she witnessed Jackson in the shower with Wade when the boy was 8 or 9 years old.