King of POP has passed away. RIP Michael Jackson.
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Jackson set for final journey to Neverland: report
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AFP - 2 hours 4 minutes ago LOS ANGELES (AFP) - - Michael Jackson's body will make a poignant final journey to Neverland Ranch, it was reported Tuesday, fueling speculation that the sprawling fantasy retreat could become a permanent memorial to the tragic pop icon.
A 30-car motorcade reportedly plans to escort the body on Thursday to the King of Pop's 1,050-hectare (2,600-acre) estate, a monument to Jackson's obsession with childhood that once included a fairground and a private zoo.
CNN and the celebrity news website TMZ.com, quoting police sources, said the Jackson family planned a public viewing on Friday -- which could draw a crush of fans to the isolated ranch north of Los Angeles.
Jackson's death at the age of 50 last week has sparked a worldwide outpouring of tributes which continued on Tuesday with crowds gathering at New York's famous Apollo Theater for a celebration of the star's life.
Friday's public viewing could be an indication that the Jackson family has permanent plans for Neverland.
Santa Barbara County officials said Tuesday they had received no formal notification of a memorial but said departments were "preparing to accommodate a large event" if a request for a Neverland funeral was made.
Some fans say the star should be buried at the ranch and want it to be transformed into a shrine similar to Elvis Presley's Graceland.
Neverland was named after the fantasy island of Peter Pan, Jackson's inspiration who refused to grow up.
But the estate fell into disrepair after becoming the alleged crime scene in Jackson's 2005 trial on child molestation charges. Jackson vacated the property following his acquittal and never lived there again.
The estate was reportedly on the verge of foreclosure before Jackson's death as his extravagant lifestyle and mounting personal and legal problems took their toll on his finances.
The long-term fate of Neverland has been one of the myriad legal issues arising from Jackson's sudden death.
A judge on Monday gave Jackson's 79-year-old mother, Katherine, temporary control over his estate including Neverland and the rights to songs of the Beatles. She was also named temporary guardian of his three children.
The Wall Street Journal reported Tuesday that Jackson drafted a will in 2002 that divided his estate between his mother, his three children and one or more charities.
Conspicuously absent was his father, Joe Jackson, who groomed his nine children into musical sensations but had an uneasy relationship with his son.
Michael Jackson said the family patriarch, a steelworker, would beat him when he missed a note and humiliate him, leading to the pop star's fragility and obsession with childhood.
Joe Jackson said Monday that he and his wife were ready to be supportive parents to the pop star's three children.
"This is where they belong," Joe Jackson, also 79, told reporters after the decision. "We're going to take care of them and give them the education they're supposed to have."
Jackson's former wife of three years, Debbie Rowe, is the mother of the two eldest children -- Prince Michael, 12, and Paris, 11. The third, seven-year-old Prince Michael II, was born in 2002 to a surrogate whose identity has never been made public.
It remains unclear where the star would ultimately be buried. The family has hesitated at funeral plans after authorizing a second autopsy to determine how he died.
The Los Angeles Times reported that police detectives are seeking to identify and interview "multiple doctors" who treated Jackson in the years before his death.
Attention has so far focused on the role of Jackson's doctor Conrad Murray, who was with the star just before his death last Thursday.
Lawyers for Murray and law enforcement sources have said he is not suspected of wrongdoing and has co-operated with the investigation.
On Monday, coroner's office investigators removed several plastic bags of medication from Jackson's rented mansion in Holmby Hills, described as "additional medical evidence."
Meanwhile the organizers of a series of Jackson's planned comeback concerts in London revealed Tuesday that video footage of his rehearsals existed and could be released to the public.
The president of promoters AEG Live, Randy Phillips, told Sky News television that video of the pop legend's performances would disprove rumors that he was incredibly frail before his death.
"We may at some point release some footage of him in rehearsal that would totally refute that," he said.
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AFP - 2 hours 4 minutes ago LOS ANGELES (AFP) - - Michael Jackson's body will make a poignant final journey to Neverland Ranch, it was reported Tuesday, fueling speculation that the sprawling fantasy retreat could become a permanent memorial to the tragic pop icon.
A 30-car motorcade reportedly plans to escort the body on Thursday to the King of Pop's 1,050-hectare (2,600-acre) estate, a monument to Jackson's obsession with childhood that once included a fairground and a private zoo.
CNN and the celebrity news website TMZ.com, quoting police sources, said the Jackson family planned a public viewing on Friday -- which could draw a crush of fans to the isolated ranch north of Los Angeles.
Jackson's death at the age of 50 last week has sparked a worldwide outpouring of tributes which continued on Tuesday with crowds gathering at New York's famous Apollo Theater for a celebration of the star's life.
Friday's public viewing could be an indication that the Jackson family has permanent plans for Neverland.
Santa Barbara County officials said Tuesday they had received no formal notification of a memorial but said departments were "preparing to accommodate a large event" if a request for a Neverland funeral was made.
Some fans say the star should be buried at the ranch and want it to be transformed into a shrine similar to Elvis Presley's Graceland.
Neverland was named after the fantasy island of Peter Pan, Jackson's inspiration who refused to grow up.
But the estate fell into disrepair after becoming the alleged crime scene in Jackson's 2005 trial on child molestation charges. Jackson vacated the property following his acquittal and never lived there again.
The estate was reportedly on the verge of foreclosure before Jackson's death as his extravagant lifestyle and mounting personal and legal problems took their toll on his finances.
The long-term fate of Neverland has been one of the myriad legal issues arising from Jackson's sudden death.
A judge on Monday gave Jackson's 79-year-old mother, Katherine, temporary control over his estate including Neverland and the rights to songs of the Beatles. She was also named temporary guardian of his three children.
The Wall Street Journal reported Tuesday that Jackson drafted a will in 2002 that divided his estate between his mother, his three children and one or more charities.
Conspicuously absent was his father, Joe Jackson, who groomed his nine children into musical sensations but had an uneasy relationship with his son.
Michael Jackson said the family patriarch, a steelworker, would beat him when he missed a note and humiliate him, leading to the pop star's fragility and obsession with childhood.
Joe Jackson said Monday that he and his wife were ready to be supportive parents to the pop star's three children.
"This is where they belong," Joe Jackson, also 79, told reporters after the decision. "We're going to take care of them and give them the education they're supposed to have."
Jackson's former wife of three years, Debbie Rowe, is the mother of the two eldest children -- Prince Michael, 12, and Paris, 11. The third, seven-year-old Prince Michael II, was born in 2002 to a surrogate whose identity has never been made public.
It remains unclear where the star would ultimately be buried. The family has hesitated at funeral plans after authorizing a second autopsy to determine how he died.
The Los Angeles Times reported that police detectives are seeking to identify and interview "multiple doctors" who treated Jackson in the years before his death.
Attention has so far focused on the role of Jackson's doctor Conrad Murray, who was with the star just before his death last Thursday.
Lawyers for Murray and law enforcement sources have said he is not suspected of wrongdoing and has co-operated with the investigation.
On Monday, coroner's office investigators removed several plastic bags of medication from Jackson's rented mansion in Holmby Hills, described as "additional medical evidence."
Meanwhile the organizers of a series of Jackson's planned comeback concerts in London revealed Tuesday that video footage of his rehearsals existed and could be released to the public.
The president of promoters AEG Live, Randy Phillips, told Sky News television that video of the pop legend's performances would disprove rumors that he was incredibly frail before his death.
"We may at some point release some footage of him in rehearsal that would totally refute that," he said.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x3PaFt5lTU8
wow, this performance, including Jennifer B's guitar solo, is electrifying.
wow, this performance, including Jennifer B's guitar solo, is electrifying.
Some of you may remember the controversial and biased documentary done by Martin Bashir many years back on Michael Jackson. The documentary casted MJ in a negative light, focusing on MJ's eccentricities and unarthodox behaviour. Rather than telling the whole truth, the documentary chose to make selected edits with narratives that were slanted and crafted to make MJ look almost criminal in his interactions with children with an exaggerated focus on his plastic surgery.
It was this documentary that did a HUGE damage to the public's perception of MJ, casting a huge shadow of doubt over him.
If you've never watched it, you can view it here
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Iyhdd64Qorc
particularly, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qjx3RZIkqjo
What pisses me off the most is Martin's recent response to MJ's death years later
Watch it here
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MeEEODRn6Ik&feature=fvw
What a stunningly shameless hypocrite! The very man who helped to tear MJ down now claims to feel very, very sad and played down the effects of his biased documentary.
The hypocrisy of some people never fails to disgust me. Also, the very first boy who claimed that Michael Jackson molested him has admitted to lying about the whole thing.
So the lesson learnt here is: Don't always believe the press. Some people are just out to further their careers at the expense of others. If there's one thing many Singaporeans can learn from this, it's this: Don't buy into everything that the news tells you, don't accept things at face value, and learn to think beyond what is being fed to you by the media.
It was this documentary that did a HUGE damage to the public's perception of MJ, casting a huge shadow of doubt over him.
If you've never watched it, you can view it here
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Iyhdd64Qorc
particularly, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qjx3RZIkqjo
What pisses me off the most is Martin's recent response to MJ's death years later
Watch it here
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MeEEODRn6Ik&feature=fvw
What a stunningly shameless hypocrite! The very man who helped to tear MJ down now claims to feel very, very sad and played down the effects of his biased documentary.
The hypocrisy of some people never fails to disgust me. Also, the very first boy who claimed that Michael Jackson molested him has admitted to lying about the whole thing.
So the lesson learnt here is: Don't always believe the press. Some people are just out to further their careers at the expense of others. If there's one thing many Singaporeans can learn from this, it's this: Don't buy into everything that the news tells you, don't accept things at face value, and learn to think beyond what is being fed to you by the media.
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Lovehurts
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Shame on all the people who cast Michael in negative light.
Shame on the people who did everything they possibly could to taint his image & slander his name.
Shame on the people who now claim to feel sorry for him when they in fact didn't give a s**t about him when he was alive & suffering at the hands of the relentless media.
Shame on the people who did everything they possibly could to taint his image & slander his name.
Shame on the people who now claim to feel sorry for him when they in fact didn't give a s**t about him when he was alive & suffering at the hands of the relentless media.
syed_zack
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he meant a great deal to whomever that needed a hero during the period of his existence.its a shame that his legacy didnt end with a fullstop...though i did drift apart from him durin a certain period his pasing make me remnicise the moments i emulated him every birthday during my childhood.metalheads should also respect the man as he respected us metalheads unlike others.just look at beat it and black or white...god bless you mj...you are a timeless legend..
balloons
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People of peace n love will be Shot at (lennon), Drugged down (jackson) and crucified at the hands of evil. That is because they are a Huge threat to a cruel and evil world.
faizal_rocks
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I almost cried when listening to Human Nature. Its just an awesome song. 
It has been a week since MJ died and I still cannot believe it.
I remember hearing this song when I was young from my parents' cassette. I beleive it was one of Paul McCartney's albums. Its Say Say Say, a duet with Michael Jackson. Amazing and memorable song.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5gWvBXS2t4A
It has been a week since MJ died and I still cannot believe it.
I remember hearing this song when I was young from my parents' cassette. I beleive it was one of Paul McCartney's albums. Its Say Say Say, a duet with Michael Jackson. Amazing and memorable song.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5gWvBXS2t4A
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Mentally_Tortured
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I cant believe too... He had pass away in this world.. but not in my heart...
In my World, Michael jackson will be still alive to heal the world with his songs... Saving gaia...
Nice one Faizal_rocks~
I like this one,very much http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-i89lGaleU4&feature=related
I like this one,very much http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-i89lGaleU4&feature=related
seen the vid of his last rehearsal yet?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E6N_WT_Rkvw
shucks...heart aches even more...
no more chance to c his concert =(
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E6N_WT_Rkvw
shucks...heart aches even more...
no more chance to c his concert =(
faizal_rocks
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Ai ya Faizal, see la. I read your recent post & you're bringing on the heartache, lah!
All of a sudden, i just felt soo depressed.
And it was 7 days ago at this time that I find out that MJ is gone..
But his music and legacy will live on.I think all of us who grew up with his music will definitely feel the pain and agony. He was arguably the biggest superstar on the planet of all time.
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