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MICHAEL JACKSON RIP (Part 3) 
Michael Jackson Live CD/DVD, Jackson Family Tribute Tour Possible pitchforkmedia.com Following the death of Michael Jackson on Thursday, speculation runs rampant as to what the Jackson family's next commercial move might be. According to The Hollywood Reporter, a memorial tour featuring the surviving Jackson brothers as well as Janet Jackson may be in the works. The New York Daily News reports that Jackson's last rehearsal for his planned 50-night stand at the O2 Arena in London may be headed to DVD and CD. The night before his death on June 25, Jackson's rehearsal at L.A.'s Staples Center was recorded on high-definition audio and video by AEG Live, the company promoting the London concerts. Reuters reports that AEG Live plans to refund all tickets for the O2 Arena shows, which were scheduled to start July 13. Over the weekend, there were many more developments in the Jackson saga: -- MTV reports that on Saturday, the Jackson family issued a statement to the public. It read: "In one of the darkest moments of our lives we find it hard to find the words appropriate to this sudden tragedy we all had to encounter. Our beloved son, brother and father of three children has gone so unexpectedly, in such a tragic way and much too soon. It leaves us, his family, speechless and devastated to a point, where communication with the outside world seems almost impossible at times. "We miss Michael endlessly, our pain cannot be described in words. But Michael would not want us to give up now. So we want to thank all of his faithful supporters and loyal fans worldwide, you-- who Michael loved so much. Please do not despair, because Michael will continue to live on in each and every one of you. Continue to spread his message, because that is what he would want you to do. Carry on, so his legacy will live forever. "In addition, Joseph Jackson wishes to personally convey: 'My grandchildren are deeply moved by all the love and support you have shown for them and their father, Michael Jackson.' Joseph Jackson & Family" At the BET Awards on Sunday night, Janet Jackson made her first public appearance since her brother's death. She said, "To you, Michael is an icon. To us, Michael is family. He will forever live in all of hearts." -- Artistic tributes continue to pour in. As Gorilla Vs. Bear points out, the Roots joined forced with Erykah Badu to cover Jackson's "I Wanna Be Where You Are", which ?uestlove shared on Twitter. On the BET Awards, New Edition, Jamie Foxx, Ciara, Ne-Yo, and others performed Jackson songs. At the Glastonbury Festival in England, the Streets, Little Boots, Soulwax, and Dizzee Rascal all did Jackson did tunes. The Stones Throw website posted a video tribute mix by Peanut Butter Wolf. 50 Cent released two Jackson tribute songs, while the Game rallied Diddy, Chris Brown, Usher, Polow Da Don, Mario Winans, Usher, and Boyz II Men for a tribute called "Better on the Other Side". -- Sales of Michael Jackson's music continue to shoot through the roof. In the UK, the hits collection Number Ones has topped the album charts. Billboard reports that many Jackson titles will zoom to the top of its catalog album sales chart this week, and that many record stores have completely sold out of Jackson product. His music continues to dominate the iTunes and Amazon download charts as well. -- MTV also reports that President Obama has written a condolence letter to the Jackson family. David Axelrod, Obama's senior advisor, announced this on the TV show "Meet the Press" on NBC on Sunday. Posted by Amy Phillips on June 29, 2009 at 2 a.m. This is a continuation of these threads: PART ONE: http://prince.org/msg/8/312176?&pg=1 PART TWO: http://prince.org/msg/8/312273 Please use this thread to discuss your thoughts, feelings, and any reports, blogs, images, YouTube videos, etc., you'd like to share in memory of Michael Jackson. PLEASE KEEP YOUR POSTS TASTEFUL AND RESPECTFUL. Distasteful content will be deleted without prior warning, at the discretion of the site moderators. Those who continue to create offensive/disrespectful posts on this thread will have their accounts deactivated. Thanks to everyone who shared their thoughts, memories and feelings in the previous installment of this thread. Please continue to share those comments here. | |
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first!  seriously though, thread #3...this is awesome.
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Thanks for starting a part 3 because I could barely type on the part 2 thread because it was so slow. Andy is a four letter word. | |
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Audio slideshow: Michael Jackson - man and music
Fans and contemporaries have been paying tribute to the king of pop - who has died at the age of 50. But what did Michael Jackson think of his own life and career? Here - with the help of his music, and archive images from the days of the Jackson Five to the present - he reflects on his own vulnerabilities. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/h...121209.stm 
R.I.P MJ Da, Da, Da....Emancipation....Free..don't think I ain't..! London 21 Nights...Clap your hands...you know the rest..
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I was about to post the "leaked autopsy report" I came across, but now are ppl sayin that it's not authentic and it's from thesun.co.uk (which they're also sayin is not a reliable source). I swear the words "HATER" is wayyy over-rated...smh | |
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Reported Jackson Autopsy -- A Fake
http://www.tmz.com/2009/0...rt-a-fake/ We've learned the story making the rounds detailing the terrible condition of Michael Jackson's body is a fake. A report in The Sun gave harrowing details of the body, but we've learned the "autopsy report" was fabricated and completely false. | |
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lilgish said: Reported Jackson Autopsy -- A Fake
http://www.tmz.com/2009/0...rt-a-fake/ We've learned the story making the rounds detailing the terrible condition of Michael Jackson's body is a fake. A report in The Sun gave harrowing details of the body, but we've learned the "autopsy report" was fabricated and completely false. yep...don't even see why they even bothered, since the initial pre-autopsy reports or somesuch said that his body was free of any trauma. the sun needs to STFU.  | |
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moussemaker said: Look at that little precious baby face...lawd... | |
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Ottensen said: Look at that little precious baby face...lawd...
i know...the more i see that cover, the more i dig it.  | |
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I'm glad there is a Part 3 cause I can't read all that right now  . I've been listening to a lot of MJ all weekend. I'm listening to all of Invincible for the first time since 2001 right now as I type. The one feeling that I kept feeling aside from joy and sadness was regret. I stopped being a die-hard MJ fan around 1991-1992. I remained a fan of his, just with a lot less enthusiasm but yet I've felt guilty for looking down at MJ throughout the years. I allowed his personal life to stop me from focusing mainly on the music. I said early in the previous threads that I have my opinions about the stuff that made news with him after 1993 but I shouldn't have allowed it to affect me the way that I did. If I could give Prince a pass, why not Michael? Now I admit that the music wasn't hitting me the way that it did in the 80's but I could have enjoyed it more and given it more of a chance than I did. I'm glad that I started to enjoy his music more in the last year but I wish that I could have enjoyed it that much more in the 90's and most of the decade, even though all we got was Invincible. In any event, I'm glad that I have it and I'm glad that I was and still am a MJ fan. I've shed my tears over him already and now I am enjoying his music again, remembering why I became a MJ fan when I was 4 yrs old 26 years ago. He left us with so much music and I am grateful for that. That music was unique and amazing. I hope what I said made some sense and thanks for reading.
MJ =  I'm not a fan of "old Prince". I'm not a fan of "new Prince". I'm just a fan of Prince. Simple as that | |
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LondonStyle, the question "did prince make a statement yet?" means, 'did prince make a statement regardin Michael's passin?'  I swear the words "HATER" is wayyy over-rated...smh | |
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The new issue of Newsweek devotes less than 8 pages to Michael for $6.95 per copy. Time's commemorative edition cost only $5.99, contains no ads and is a 66-page "thriller" of rare photos, interviews and analysis. I bought 2 copies this morning around 6 AM at the local newsstand. | |
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JayJai said: I was about to post the "leaked autopsy report" I came across, but now are ppl sayin that it's not authentic and it's from thesun.co.uk (which they're also sayin is not a reliable source).
Just to update my non-uk orgers the Sun is owned by the same man who owns the Fox network in the US, The Sun in the UK has always had a "Race" agender and branded Jackson - Wacko ..they never liked him but are going with public feeling about Jackson They also hate Prince ... Da, Da, Da....Emancipation....Free..don't think I ain't..! London 21 Nights...Clap your hands...you know the rest..
James Brown & Michael Jackson RIP, your music still lives with us! | |
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lilgish said: Reported Jackson Autopsy -- A Fake
http://www.tmz.com/2009/0...rt-a-fake/ We've learned the story making the rounds detailing the terrible condition of Michael Jackson's body is a fake. A report in The Sun gave harrowing details of the body, but we've learned the "autopsy report" was fabricated and completely false. Thx for the clarification and thank God I didn't post it either (see previous post). My heart sank readin it though. I swear the words "HATER" is wayyy over-rated...smh | |
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JayJai said: LondonStyle, the question "did prince make a statement yet?" means, 'did prince make a statement regardin Michael's passin?'
If you watch the interview with Will I Am, you can see that many of Prince and Micheal Jacksons interactions are in PRIVATE Have you heared the 21 Nights Live CD ....Play it ..... End off R>I>P Mj Da, Da, Da....Emancipation....Free..don't think I ain't..! London 21 Nights...Clap your hands...you know the rest..
James Brown & Michael Jackson RIP, your music still lives with us! | |
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LondonStyle said: JayJai said: I was about to post the "leaked autopsy report" I came across, but now are ppl sayin that it's not authentic and it's from thesun.co.uk (which they're also sayin is not a reliable source).
Just to update my non-uk orgers the Sun is owned by the same man who owns the Fox network in the US, The Sun in the UK has always had a "Race" agender and branded Jackson - Wacko ..they never liked him but are going with public feeling about Jackson They also hate Prince ... Murdoch... | |
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What sucks is that there is going to be more of these "fake" reports coming out. Why would these people do all of this without getting all of the facts first? It's pathetic. I'm not a fan of "old Prince". I'm not a fan of "new Prince". I'm just a fan of Prince. Simple as that | |
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purplecam said: What sucks is that there is going to be more of these "fake" reports coming out. Why would these people do all of this without getting all of the facts first? It's pathetic.
You can say anything about the dead ..they can't answer back or sue you... R.I.P MJ Da, Da, Da....Emancipation....Free..don't think I ain't..! London 21 Nights...Clap your hands...you know the rest..
James Brown & Michael Jackson RIP, your music still lives with us! | |
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Remembering Michael Jackson: RIP MJ Tribute - 06-25-09
Great! ....magic michael...  Da, Da, Da....Emancipation....Free..don't think I ain't..! London 21 Nights...Clap your hands...you know the rest..
James Brown & Michael Jackson RIP, your music still lives with us! | |
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LondonStyle said: Just to update my non-uk orgers the Sun is owned by the same man who owns the Fox network in the US,
The Sun in the UK has always had a "Race" agender and branded Jackson - Wacko ..they never liked him but are going with public feeling about Jackson They also hate Prince ... But....but...but...FOX prides itself on being "fair and balanced". You mean that's not true??? • Did you first think Prince was gay? •
Wendy: He’s a girl, for sure, but he’s not gay. He looked at me like a gay woman would look at another woman. Lisa: Totally. He’s like a fancy lesbian. | |
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Unconfirmed reports on Sky News that Micheal Jackson has left the writes to the Beatles songs to Paul ..?
 Da, Da, Da....Emancipation....Free..don't think I ain't..! London 21 Nights...Clap your hands...you know the rest..
James Brown & Michael Jackson RIP, your music still lives with us! | |
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LondonStyle said: JayJai said: I was about to post the "leaked autopsy report" I came across, but now are ppl sayin that it's not authentic and it's from thesun.co.uk (which they're also sayin is not a reliable source).
Just to update my non-uk orgers the Sun is owned by the same man who owns the Fox network in the US, The Sun in the UK has always had a "Race" agender and branded Jackson - Wacko ..they never liked him but are going with public feeling about Jackson They also hate Prince ... you are so right- i was flippin thru and heard them report that Katherine has filed for custody of the children and that Debbie Rowe wants nothing the do with those children and how sad it was..... they are so full of BS- jusst the spin that they put on things is outlandish LOVE HARD. | |
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Rogue588 said: LondonStyle said: Just to update my non-uk orgers the Sun is owned by the same man who owns the Fox network in the US,
The Sun in the UK has always had a "Race" agender and branded Jackson - Wacko ..they never liked him but are going with public feeling about Jackson They also hate Prince ... But....but...but...FOX prides itself on being "fair and balanced". You mean that's not true??? Da, Da, Da....Emancipation....Free..don't think I ain't..! London 21 Nights...Clap your hands...you know the rest..
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Michael Jackson Jokes Cut From 'Bruno' Movie June 29 Link The sudden death of Michael Jackson on Thursday prompted a series of discussions at Universal Pictures that resulted in the studio cutting a Jackson-related sketch from "Bruno" only hours before its Los Angeles premiere. Uni removed a scene in which Bruno, the flamboyant Austrian journalist played by Sacha Baron Cohen, interviews an unsuspecting LaToya Jackson about a number of topics, including her brother. Among the gags is a joke about the King of Pop's high-pitched voice, as well as a reference to his trademark white glove, all done in Baron Cohen's characteristically absurdist tone. The scene played at press screenings earlier in the week, where it did not stand out as unusually outrageous in the context of Baron Cohen's other antics. But after Jackson's death on Thursday, the studio and filmmakers decided to remove the scene for the premiere screening out of sensitivity to the Jackson family. The film now cuts directly from Baron Cohen's gonzo interview with Paula Abdul to a focus-group for his faux reality show. Still, because many critics attended those earlier showings, its content could make its way into reviews. Indeed, removing the scene in a way calls more attention to it, though the studio clearly wanted to avoid even the perception of poor taste at any cost. "We decided to take it out for tonight, and we'll reassess before the release whether to keep it out," said director Larry Charles at the premiere's afterparty. A spokesperson for Universal also confirmed that it had not come to any decision on future showings. In a sense today's move was the easy part. The studio is going wide with the film in two weeks, and cutting the scene from every print could be a laborious and expensive process. It's rare that a studio changes a movie in post because of current events, though in a slightly different vein, studios pushed back the release of films such as "Spider-Man" in the wake of Sept. 11. | |
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LondonStyle said: Unconfirmed reports on Sky News that Micheal Jackson has left the writes to the Beatles songs to Paul ..?
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JayJai said: lilgish said: Reported Jackson Autopsy -- A Fake
http://www.tmz.com/2009/0...rt-a-fake/ We've learned the story making the rounds detailing the terrible condition of Michael Jackson's body is a fake. A report in The Sun gave harrowing details of the body, but we've learned the "autopsy report" was fabricated and completely false. Thx for the clarification and thank God I didn't post it either (see previous post). My heart sank readin it though. how evil to do that to someone alive- what kind of evil does it take to write something about someone after they have passed away.... LOVE HARD. | |
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LondonStyle said: Unconfirmed reports on Sky News that Micheal Jackson has left the writes to the Beatles songs to Paul ..?
cool. unlucky7 reincarnated | |
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LondonStyle said: JayJai said: I was about to post the "leaked autopsy report" I came across, but now are ppl sayin that it's not authentic and it's from thesun.co.uk (which they're also sayin is not a reliable source).
Just to update my non-uk orgers the Sun is owned by the same man who owns the Fox network in the US, The Sun in the UK has always had a "Race" agender and branded Jackson - Wacko ..they never liked him but are going with public feeling about Jackson They also hate Prince ... That's good to know. Oh, I'm very familiar with Fox. They are still in mourning because we have a black president. Andy is a four letter word. | |
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purplecam said: What sucks is that there is going to be more of these "fake" reports coming out. Why would these people do all of this without getting all of the facts first? It's pathetic. That's been going on since the 70s and the birth of The Enquirer. Andy is a four letter word. | |
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