London: Soul singer Adele's Grammy winning album '21' has outsold King of Pop Michael Jackson's 'Thriller' in the UK. The 23-year-old 'Rolling In The Deep' hitmaker's second album, which released in January 2011 has sold 4,274,300 copies in Britain, 500 more than the late singer's 1982 classic record, reported Daily Mail online. The huge success of the album has made it to the fifth best-selling album of all time in...
06:03 PM, May 05, 2012
From his custom red military jacket to a copy of 'Beat It' in Jackson's own handwriting, the Grammy museum in Los Angeles houses it all. ...
08:16 AM, Feb 13, 2012
Beverly Hills, California: The contents of the home where Michael Jackson lived with his three children just before his death have sold for nearly $1 million at auction. Darren Julien, president of Julien's Auctions, was unable to provide a more specific figure as he continued to tally the totals Saturday after the daylong auction, which brought in nearly triple the company's pre-auction estimate of $200,000 to $400,000. Among the highlights:...
12:00 PM, Dec 19, 2011
Los Angeles: Michael Jackson's daughter says she was inspired to be an actress after seeing her father in the film 'Moonwalker'. "My dad was in the movie 'Moonwalker' and I knew he could sing really well, but I didn't know he could act," Paris Jackson told talk show host Ellen DeGeneres, according to a transcript of the episode to air Thursday. "I saw that and I said, `Wow, I want...
11:04 AM, Dec 15, 2011
New Delhi: Michael Jackson's physician, Doctor Conrad Murray on Tuesday was sentenced to four years in jail. Murray was found guilty of involuntary manslaughter for having given Jackson an overdose of the anesthetic propofol on the June 25, 2009 to help him fight chronic insomnia. The Prosecutors also want Murray to pay more than $100 million to compensate the Jackson family for the star's loss of earnings from his comeback...
11:44 PM, Nov 29, 2011
New Delhi: Michael Jackson's physician, Doctor Conrad Murray will be sentenced on Tuesday. Murray is facing up to four years of imprisonment. He was found guilty of involuntary manslaughter for having given Jackson an overdose of the anesthetic propofol on the June 25, 2009 to help him fight chronic insomnia. The Prosecutors, have asked for the maximum jail term for Dr Murray. They also want Murray to pay more than...
07:10 AM, Nov 29, 2011
London: Previously unseen footage of Michael Jackson's 1993 'Dangerous' tour, which had been expected to fetch 4-5 million pounds ($6.2-7.8 million) failed to sell at auction in Britain on Saturday. "At this stage it has not sold," said a spokesman for The Fame Bureau auctioneers, who specialise in pop memorabilia. "We are still talking to people, but online it did not sell." He said he was confident a buyer would...
01:32 PM, Nov 27, 2011
Los Angeles: Prosecutors who depicted Michael Jackson's doctor as remorseless for the superstar's death urged a judge Wednesday to sentence him to four years in prison, while a defense lawyer said Dr Conrad Murray is in a prison of self-punishment and should receive probation. The opposing sentencing memos were filed in advance of Dr Conrad Murray's sentencing hearing Tuesday. He has been in jail since he was convicted November 7...
12:54 PM, Nov 24, 2011
Los Angeles: Just days before sentencing, lawyers for the doctor convicted of causing Michael Jackson's death want a judge to order independent testing of a vial of the powerful anesthetic that killed the singer. Attorneys for Dr Conrad Murray will ask a judge on Monday to release to an independent lab the vial of propofol that authorities contend was used on the morning of Jackson's death. Publicists for Murray and...
04:18 AM, Nov 22, 2011
London: Talks are on to make a movie on late pop legend Michael Jackson's life. The film is likely to focus on the important events of the pop icon's journey before his death in 2009. Jackson's estate executor John Branca has had discussions with 'Ghostbusters' director Ivan Reitman and 'Up in the Air' producer Tom Pollock regarding the possibility of making a film. Contactmusic.com reports that Pollock confirmed the talks...
12:30 PM, Nov 17, 2011
London: Never-before-seen concert footage of Michael Jackson is to go under the hammer later this month. The King of Pop's former chauffeur is selling off the tape, which was recorded in Buenos Aires, Argentina in 1993 on his Dangerous tour, reported Contactmusic. It is believed Jackson decided to scrap the film after it was recorded because he was unhappy with the project and presented the sole copy to his driver...
01:02 PM, Nov 15, 2011
New York: A personal assistant-turned-personal manager to Michael Jackson said the King of Pop had been taking propofol as early as 1999, and that the singer was drugged up ahead of his 2001 30th anniversary concerts. Frank Cascio, who became a family friend to Jackson at age 5 and eventually one of the singer's closest friends and employees, writes in a new book that he first noticed Jackson taking the...
11:32 AM, Nov 14, 2011
Los Angeles: Michael Jackson's doctor, who refused to testify at his trial, said in an interview broadcast on Thursday that the singer lied to him about his medical history and never revealed he had an addiction problem. "I would hate to put blame on Michael as an individual," Dr Conrad Murray told the "Today" show in the interview done days before the doctor's conviction. "I only wish maybe in our...
10:27 AM, Nov 11, 2011
London: The bed on which King of Pop Michael Jackson died is up for sale. It is among hundreds of items from the mansion where Jackson spent his final days that are to go for auction next month, reported Daily Express. The various antique furnishings and paintings that surrounded the pop icon as he prepared for a series of comeback concerts will be auctioned on December 17 in Los Angeles....
06:47 PM, Nov 10, 2011
Los Angeles: The doctor convicted of manslaughter in Michael Jackson's death has called the 'Thriller' singer a drug 'addict' in a television interview that will air on morning talk show 'Today' this week. Dr Conrad Murray, who now sits in a Los Angeles jail awaiting sentencing for involuntary manslaughter, spoke to NBC News journalist Savannah Guthrie before the verdict was returned at his trial on Monday. The interview will air...
01:10 PM, Nov 10, 2011
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