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Michael Jackson wanted to be “immortalized.” The “Billie Jean” hitmaker — who died in June 2009 of a cardiac arrest — had been writing in a secret diary about being “the greatest ever” and wanting to be remembered forever like Charlie Chaplin and Walt Disney. Excerpts from Bad: An Unprecedented Investigation into the Michael Jackson…

Pop icon Michael Jackson “tore down the walls and the doors” of culture, according to Kanye West. The 43-year-old rapper has defended the reputation of the late pop star in a new interview with Pharrell Williams for i-D magazine, seemingly speaking in reference to the Dan Reed-directed documentary Leaving Neverland. Kanye said: “We should have…

Michael Jackson‘s niece reportedly was a victim of racial violence. Yasmine Jackson shared images of on her Instagram page, @yasminejackson_, of stab wounds she said she sustained on Sunday, May 31, 2020. “I was stabbed seven times right by my house because ‘I’m a N—r,” Jackson wrote on her post. “This woman chased me down and…

Quincy Jones‘ $9.4 million legal win against Michael Jackson‘s estate has been overturned. The 87-year-old record producer — who worked extensively with Jackson at the height of his pop career — was originally awarded the huge sum in a 2017 royalty suit against the late star’s estate, but it has now been overruled on appeal.…

Former Disney star Orlando Brown has been in the news lately for all the wrong reasons. Since making damning sexually related claims against “Wild ‘N Out” creator Nick Cannon, he’s attempted to vilify Will Smith and was reportedly caught trying to sneak into Michael Jackson’s Neverland ranch. In his most recent social blunder, Brown filmed…

One of the moments that punctuated the remarkable Instagram battle between Babyface and Teddy Riley was a never-before-heard story about the late, legendary Michael Jackson. More than a half-million music fans listened to the treasure trove of R&B classics from both Kenneth “Babyface” Edmonds, 62, and Edward Theodore “Teddy” Riley, 52, on Monday, April 20,…

Blanket “Biji” Jackson has reportedly bought a $2.6 million house, just days after his 18th birthday. The late Michael Jackson‘s youngest child, who hit the milestone age on February 21, is said to have purchased the luxury property in Calabasas, California, in one of the area’s gated communities, with guards patrolling all day and night. According to…

Heavyweight boxing legend Mike Tyson covered a lot of ground in his interview on rapper T.I.’s “ExpediTIously” podcast, including his 10-year marriage, meeting Michael Jackson and his regret that his children don’t like Black kids. Tyson, who became the youngest pugilist titleholder of all time at 20 years old, told Tip that he has…

The Game admits he was shocked when the late, legendary Michael Jackson called the rapper to implore him to squash his beef with former archenemy 50 Cent more than a decade ago. As most older hip-hop heads may recall, The Game and 50 Cent were at the height of their feud at that time. The…

Wade Robson and James Safechuck have tentatively had the dismissal of their lawsuit against Michael Jackson’s estate overturned. The two men had previously filed claims against the late “Thriller” hitmaker — who died in June 2009 — over allegations he abused them as children but their cases were dismissed in 2017, in part due to the statute…

The top-earning deceased celebrity for 2019 was No 1. many times while living. In fact, this celebrity was No. 1 on the Forbes list last year, and the year before that, and the year before that. Perhaps that’s one reason why they call him “King.” Michael Jackson lands on top of the Forbes magazine’s list…

Sir Elton John says Michael Jackson was “mentally ill” and “disturbing to be around.” The “Rocket Man” singer — who first met the late King of Pop early on in his career — has claimed he became concerned about the “Billy Jean” hitmaker over the years. In an excerpt from his new memoir Me, he wrote: “I’d known…

Michael Jackson’s family blasted Leaving Neverland after it won a Creative Arts Emmy. The Dan Reed documentary — which details sexual abuse allegations made against Jackson by James Safechuck and Wade Robson — picked up the award for Outstanding Documentary or Nonfiction Special on the first night of the Creative Arts Emmys on Saturday, Sept. 14,…

LaShawn Daniels, the superstar songwriter who penned many all-time monster hits such as “Say My Name” by Beyoncé and Destiny’s Child, “The Boy is Mine” by Monica and Brandy and “You Rock My World” by Michael Jackson, has reportedly died from a car crash in Atlanta, according to HotNewHipHop and the Independent. The man who…

Page Six says MTV was slick when it quietly removed Michael Jackson’s name from the Video Vanguard Award during the airing of the Video Music Awards ceremony this week in New York City. The Video Vanguard Award was named after the King of Pop in 1991 for his captivating and revolutionary film shorts — most significantly…

James Safechuck and Wade Robson have both condemned comedian Dave Chappelle for dismissing their allegations in the Leaving Neverland documentary that they were sexually abused by Michael Jackson. The 46-year-old comedian included a section in his new Netflix stand-up special Sticks and Stones about Dan Reed’s HBO documentary Leaving Neverland, in which he suggests the…

Superstar comedian Dave Chappelle is one of many people out there who does not believe Michael Jackson sexually abused Wade Robson and James Safechuck as detailed in the harrowing documentary “Leaving Neverland.” The difference is that Chappelle is obviously unafraid of the intense backlash that could come his way for saying “I don’t believe these…

Michael Jackson has a secret will that outlines how he wants his fortune disposed of. The late King of Pop’s business manager Raymone Bain – who started out as his publicist until she got promoted in 2006 – has claimed that he had a legal document drawn up three years before his death in 2009…

A new documentary defending Michael Jackson has been released. The hour-long film, titled Chase The Truth, has been created to defend the late King of Pop following the controversial “Leaving Neverland” documentary, which aired earlier this year, and explored accusations made by Wade Robson, 36, and James Safechuck, 41. The film featuring interviews with Jackson’s…

An explosive new video called Lies of Leaving Neverland has been released that seemingly pokes multiple holes in the stories of Michael Jackson’s accusers, Wade Robson and James Safechuck, who claim they were sexually abused by the King of Pop. According to The Blast, Lies of Leaving Neverland is a direct response to the Emmy-nominated…