Michael jackson

Born August 29, 1958, to a musically inclined working-class family in Gary, Indiana, Michael Joseph Jackson is one of the greatest selling musicians of all-time.

Michael Jackson began performing at a young age as a member of the Jackson 5 before establishing himself as a successful solo artist. His music career exploded in 1982 with the release of his sixth studio album Thriller, which transformed Michael into a media icon and one of the biggest artists in the history of pop music.

Despite unparalleled professional success, Michael Jackson's personal life has been under constant tabloid scrutiny. His visual appearance has undergone a dramatic change over the years, and he has developed an image as an abnormally shy and eccentric character with a fond appreciation for children. Rumors of child abuse and pedophilia began to surface, leading to Michael's eventual seclusion from the public eye.

The father of three, Michael caused a media frenzy in 1994 when he secretly married Lisa Marie Presley, daughter of rock 'n' roll legend Elvis Presley in the Dominican Republic. The marriage was short-lived however, and the two parted ways less than two years later.

Michael collaborated with younger sister Janet Jackson on the 1995 chart-topper "Scream," which demonstrated the duo's distaste for the media surrounding their family life.

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• Cirque du Soleil Wants Michael Jackson; “This Is It” Goes Gold After Two Weeks

  
  The Hollywood Reporter | Showbiz 411 — Authority: 138
  Michael Jackson’s “This Is It” companion album — really just an album of hits — sold a little over 200,000 copies last week and went gold. That means it’s sold over 500,000 copies in two weeks.The really weird thing is that another greatest hits album from Jackson, “Number Ones,” sold about 33,000 ...
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• Michael Jacksons Private Funeral Cost More than $1 million

  
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  The cost of Michael Jackson s private funeral topped $1 million, with more than half that amount going to buy a crypt in a celebrity-studded
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• This is what $11,716 Funeral Invitations Look Like [This Is It]

  
  Gawker — Authority: 864
  Michael Jackson s death continues to form effortless metaphors for his life. At his private family funeral the remaining Jacksons were charged $35,000 for burial garments, $21,455 for food and $3682 for a framed picture, among other ludicrous inflations. The Associated Press reports that the funeral cost $1m in ...
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• Katherine Jackson Has No Problem With Will Executors

  
  Showbiz Spy - celebrity news, rumors & gossip — Authority: 697
  MICHAEL Jackson’s mother Katherine insists she has no problem with John Branca and John McClain as executors of of her tragic son’s estate.Michael’s dad, Joe Jackson, filed legal papers yesterday, accusing Branca and McClain of fraud.Joe claimed the pair had forged Michael’s will.But in court Tuesday, Judge ...
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• Heath and Lindsay Were Totally Boning When He Died [Gossip Roundup]

  
  Gawker — Authority: 864
  Dina Lohan says Lindsay and Heath were dating at the time of his death, Jackos funeral cost $1 million, Fergie didnt know what "cheating" meant until her therapist told her. Come, drink the sweet nectars of Wednesday gossip. Radar has a WORLD WIDE EXCLUSIVE that Lindsay Lohan was dating the Heath Ledger when ...
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• Pomplamoose — “Beat It” by Michael Jackson

  
  Tempus Fugit by Mark Jaquith — Authority: 461
  Pomplamoose is, in my opinion, the finest and most talented example of “videosong,” a musical medium with the following guidelines: What you see in the video track is what you’re hearing on the audio track — no lip-syncing. Both are recorded simultaneously. Everything you hear must be shown at some point ...
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• Michael Jacksons private funeral cost 1m

  
  Family: News and advice on family matters children and parents — Authority: 975
  Michael Jacksons private family funeral cost around £600000 1 million according to newlyreleased court documents.
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• Contest: Win an Autographed Copy of Orianthi’s Believe

  
  The Rock Dose — Authority: 127
  Win a poster and an autographed copy of Orianthi’s Believe ! Believe in stores now and available via Amazon ! At 24 years old, Orianthi has already experienced what most aspiring musicians only dream of. She’s opened for her hero (Steve Vai), backed an Idol (Carrie Underwood), traded ...
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• Michael Jackson’s Funeral Cost At Least $1 Million

  
  Sponkit Celebrity Blog — Authority: 535
  Michael Jackson, who was buried in September, had a funeral befitting a king as his funeral cost at least $1 million covered by his estate. The funeral bill from Forest Lawn Cemetery, which had a total of $855,730, includes entombing ($590,000), his casket ($25,000), burial garments ($35,000) and security ...
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• What It Cost To Bury Michael Jackson, In Numbers

  
  Anorak News — Authority: 624
  MICHAEL Jackson is dead. He is still speaking on the telly. But he remains largely dead. We who saw the funeral know that he is dead. Anorak’s Man in the Morgue has been looking through the family’s itemized list of expenses for Michael Jackson’s private, invitation-only funeral at Forest Lawn Glendale, and ...
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• $1 million for Michael Jackson’s funeral cost

  
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  More than half a million dollars was spent on a crypt in a celebrity-studded Glendale mausoleum and $35,000 spent on clothes for the singer Michael Jackson, according to court documents unsealed Tuesday as the cost of the funeral overall topped $1m. Jackson was interred at Forest Lawn Memorial-Park in September in a ...
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• MP3/VIDEO: Seven Songs That I Am “Into” Right Now…

  
  You Sound Like A Robot — Authority: 110
  It has been a while since my last “Seven Songs” post . They’re always pretty fun though, check out my new seven songs for this round below. List seven songs you are into right now. No matter what the genre, whether they have words, or even if they’re not any good, but they must be songs you’re ...
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• Contacting Michael Jackson

  
  Rama's Screen — Authority: 154
  Make no mistake, I DO NOT believe in contacting the dead or talking with spirits but the following vibrant video, via buzzfeed , managed to make me laugh. Sky One had a show featuring Derek Acorah , think of him as the British version of that Crossing Over psychic John Edwards . In this segment Akorah supposedly ...
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• Michael Jackson Laid to Rest in a $35,000 Suit

  
  Entertainment News, Sports News, Celebrity News, African American Culture & Community News and Events - Bilal Ali Productions — Authority: 153
  It indeed was a funeral befitting a king. Michael Jackson was laid to rest in September in a lavish ceremony that cost at least $1 million – with the expenses covered by his estate, court documents show. The funeral bill alone from Forest Lawn Cemetery totaled $855,730, which included entombing Jackson inside ...
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• Clasic = Michael Jackson + Penny Commisiong

  
  Au Courant Blog | International + Caribbean Fashion, Shopping, etc. — Authority: 123
  Kudos to top Photog, Mark Lyndersay , for always being able to snap that winning pic! Heres a fresh-faced Janelle Penny Commisiong , the first Miss Universe from Trinidad & Tobago , getting a lil peckaroo from MJ . Such a classic pic... LMN Harris NB Image courtesy Mark Lyndersay
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• Michael Jackson`s Private Family Funeral Cost Roughly $1 Million

  
  Latest Bollywood|Kollywood|Tollywood| News — Authority: 448
  Michael Jackson`s private family funeral was fit for a king and had a price tag to match: roughly $1 million, according to court documents released Tuesday.Although Jackson died in June and had a large public tribute at the Staples Center in Los Angeles in July, the private family funeral held Sept. 3 appeared to have ...
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• Michael Jacksons burial cost $1 million, including $35,000 for burial outfit, $16,000 for flowers

  
  Larry King Live — Authority: 515
  via Los Angeles Times LA Now blog Michael Jackson’s funeral at Forest Lawn cemetery in Glendale cost more than $1 million, including $35,000 for the pop star’s burial garments, according to court documents unsealed today. Jackson was interred amid much media hype at the cemeterys Great Mausoleum in ...
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• Judge: Joe Jackson cant challenge will executors

  
  Hobbies Fun & entertainment - fun-entertainment.marc8.com — Authority: 163
  Michael Jacksons father does not stand to inherit any of his sons assets and cannot challenge the appointment of the executors chosen by the singer to handle his will, a judge said Tuesday. read more
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• Michael Jackson’s funeral suit worth more than your salary

  
  ShortFormBlog — Authority: 580
  $ 35,000 to go out in crazy pop star style SOURCE Related posts: Worst possible place to hold Michael Jackson’s funeral: Neverland Officials expect lots of people to come to Michael Jackson’s funeral Michael Jackson’s funeral isn’t a media circus without Fred Phelps
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• Judge dismisses Jackson father estate bid (AFP)

  
  Ohaiyo Business Magazine — Authority: 431
  LOS ANGELES (AFP) – A Los Angeles judge has dismissed a bid by Michael Jacksons father to challenge the two businessmen appointed executors of the pop icons estate. Judge Mitchell Beckloff said Joe Jackson, 81, had no basis to challenge the appointment of administrators John Branca and John ...
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