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(not saying they didnt do a wonderful job with bad 25,) but if i were doing HIStory 25, this is what we would be getting:
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I can't call him sexy in the Thriller era, but he was really cute, sort of in an innocent and vulnerable way, but during Bad and after, he totally got the swag and took it to the next level with the sexiness and was like a beast that needed TLC and a whole lotta love! 
I agree that Michael oozed more sweetness than sexiness during the Thriller era too...he had kind of a G-rated sexiness going on. OTW & Bad eras he had more of a PG-rated sexiness and Dangerous and onward eras it was PG-13 
Michael Jackson’s Wembley Concert is the No. 1 selling DVD in the world. Spike Lee’s Bad 25 documentary is drawing rave reviews from film critics and will air on ABC Thanksgiving night. Entertainment Weekly gave Bad 25 album an “A” calling it “a potent reminder of just how much Bad's pulsing pop holds up.” Cirque du Soleil’s “Michael Jackson the Immortal World Tour” was Pollstar’s top selling North American concert tour in the first six months of 2012, debuts this month in Europe and recently received Billboard’s Creative Content Award. And "This Is It" is the most successful concert film…EVER.
The world loves Michael Jackson. Rest assured that every action the Estate takes will continue to endeavor that fans experience exciting new projects that further build upon and enhance his incredible legacy as an artist and humanitarian, while securing the financial future of those he specifically named as his beneficiaries.
Sadly the full potential of Michael’s legacy continues to be hindered by a small handful of people who recklessly spread false rumors and obsess over stale, internet-fueled conspiracy theories much as they did when Michael was alive. These rumors have long since been debunked and have no legal or factual foundation.
This week, some of these baseless theories appeared yet again in an article in Vanity Fair in the form of an excerpt from a book written by Randall Sullivan that will rehash these tired theories. While we do not want or need to respond to all of the nonsense, we do want to remind everyone of at least a few truths.
The suggestion that John Branca or Howard Weitzman have a conflict of interest when it comes to AEG, and for that reason did not join Katherine Jackson in suing AEG, is not only false but reckless and noticeably unsupported by any facts. The Estate chose not to join in the lawsuit because it saw no evidence that AEG was culpable in Michael's tragic passing. Eventually, should the case proceed to trial any decision on AEG’s liability will be decided by a jury. That said, the Executors are troubled by the unfortunate and distasteful information being brought out in those proceedings which could sully and damage Michael's reputation and our memory of him.
Another outrageously false claim is that Michael’s burial was delayed by any action of the Estate.
As for the Will filed in the Probate Court, let's be clear: IT IS LEGALLY VALID, and the court properly appointed John Branca and John McClain as co-Executors. Those who wished to contest Michael’s wishes had every opportunity to challenge his Will. It should be noted that the 2002 will is consistent with Michael’s wishes as expressed in three prior wills.
Sitting in the cheap seats and perpetuating tired cloak and dagger theories as Mr. Sullivan has done is not journalism, it's gossip mongering for profit. Look no further than some of the sources Sullivan relied upon for much of the incorrect information he chose to include in this book.
Our commitment is and always has been to Michael’s legacy, his beneficiaries, his fans and to the spirit of an extraordinary artist and humanitarian who continues to touch the world.
I want this
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True, I still love Dangerous more than HIStory. Just thought I'd share some comments Jennifer Batten made about the Dangerous tour, if anyone's interested. (from 2010)
Dangerous TourIn the same year, Batten was called back to work on Jackson's Dangerous Tour, giving her a perfect platform to market her solo work. Despite widespread debate about his appearance and wellbeing, Batten says Jackson seemed like 'the same Michael', if slightly more fatigued. "I noticed that he was busier and I remember that one time he came to rehearsals and just apologized for not having been there the last few days. He said, 'I was just showered with meetings' and he just repeated it with emotion, 'meeting after meeting after meeting'." Jackson's heavy schedule dictated that he was 'limited in his rehearsal time', meaning that much of the set list was simply carried over from the Bad Tour. This was 'kind of disappointing' says Batten, because 'we all wanted to play the new stuff'. One of the few new tracks - Remember The Time - was cut from the show after a wardrobe malfunction. "They had Egyptian costumes and the male dancers had these skirt kind of things. The first time we did it one of the dancers' costumes fell off," she cackles. "That was a little disturbing to Michael."
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alot of the HIStory tours are already available in excelent (some even blu ray) quality. so the only way i would get really excited about that project is if they included rehearsal footage, now thats something i would LOVE to see!
but by the way he was speaking about the project, he made it seem a long ways off.. maybe HIStory 25? Thats what i cant wait for! HIStory is my absolute favorite album of all time..
i wish they would put me in charge of HIStory 25
We Would be getting an Ultra Deluxe all supped out Collectors Extravaganza! These would be limited edition and numbered. included in this set would be.
Disc One: Original Album Remasterd
Disc Two: Unrealeased songs/demos (there are about 40 known outtakes that exist from this session. i would guess around 20 or so are complete,and the rest in demo form (think dont be messin round and in the back)
Fear Bass(z)ouille Face Tragedy of a Cheerleader ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ......
Disc Three Outtakes/Demos continued: ..... ..... ..... ..... ..... ..... ..... ..... ..... .....
Disc Four (DVD) Making of the History Album, footage of Michael is the studio creating/Recording the album HIStory.
Disc Five: (2 Dvd set) Ghost Bluray Ghost Rehearsals (atleast 2 hours of rehearsal footage)
Disc Six: (Two DVD set)
History Tour bluray/3d atleast 3 hours of HIStory Tour Rehearsal Footage
Coffee Table Book: HUGE book,beautiful book, filled with never before seen photos from Rehearsals,Short Films,Recording Sessions etc.. a book exploring all things HIStory, from the short Films, To the Tour, to The Album itself, and everything inbetween. stories from people who worked on the album/short films/tour. Directors,Musicians,Dancers,Producers..
Keep in Mind, this set would be the top of the line extravaganza set, i'd price it at around 650 usd.
there would be other sets available.
There would also be a Vinyl box set, which would include: HIStory 3 lp set Scream/Childhood 12' You Are Not Alone 12' Earth Song 12' This Time Around 12' They Dont Care About Us 12' Stranger in Moscow 12' Ghost 12' Blood on the Dancefloor 12' Is it Scary 12' Smile 12' Blood on The Dancefloor LP HIStory picture disc Blood on the Dancefloor Picture Disc
All housed in a beautiful box, this would probably cost around 330. (all things in the set would be available seperatly)
There would also be Memorabilia and Merchandise: Michael Jackson Mystery Drink Michael Jackson HIStory tour program Michael Jackson HIStory Statuettes (3 models that michael was choosing from) HIStory magazine reissues Ghost bust replica.
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loooove the Dangerous tour, but would have gone nuts to see Remember the Time, Who Is It and a medley of Why You Wanna Trip on Me and Can't Let Her Get Away. I'm glad In the Closet and She Drives me Wild were brought into HIStory though. | |
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WHERE do I get a copy of that pic of MJ from th dangerous tour with just his face ?
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Is it just me or does he look mad as hell. | |
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Yes, Yes, This! I'm sorry, but I don't see any of it being relevant once I'm gone. Just like my Dad wouldn't care if some new, hidden Elvis jam drops tomorrow. (Wait, I think that happened-he didn't care). Most after my generation think MJ's first album was "Thriller" anyway. And this goes for books too. Write the damn comprehensive, good book about MJ !!! In time for me to read it! | |
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Michael Jackson’s Burial Was Delayed Because Janet Wanted Her Burial-Plot Deposit Back9:51 AM, OCTOBER 4 2012
Michael Jackson’s burial was delayed for nearly three months due to wrangling between Janet Jackson and her brother’s estate, a detail revealed in a November Vanity Fair–exclusive excerpt of Untouchable, Randall Sullivan’s Michael Jackson biography, which will be published next month. According to Sullivan, Janet put up the $40,000 deposit at Forest Lawn to secure a spot for Michael but refused to let the funeral take place until the money was repaid.
Ronald Williams, of Talon Executive Services—a private-security company that dispatched a team to Michael Jackson’s rented château in Holmby Hills on the night of his death—tells Sullivan that hours after Jackson died, La Toya and her boyfriend, Jeffre Phillips, arrived at the house demanding to be admitted. “We’re family and we should have access to the house,” they reportedly said. Sullivan reports that mother Katherine Jackson also arrived that night and entered the house, where she telephoned Grace Rwaramba, the recently terminated longtime nanny to Michael’s children. According to Rwaramba, Katherine said, “Grace, the children are crying. They are asking about you. They can’t believe that their father died. Grace, you remember Michael used to hide cash at the house? I’m here. Where can it be?” Rwaramba described Michael’s standard practice of hiding his cash in black plastic garbage bags and under the carpets. Talon describes seeing La Toya and her boyfriend loading black plastic garbage bags into duffel bags and placing them in the garage. (La Toya insists that nearly all of Michael’s money was gone by the time she arrived at the Holmby Hills house.)
The next morning, Janet Jackson arrived with a moving van and demanded to be admitted. A few hours later, the truck exited through the front gate with Jeffre Phillips at the wheel. Katherine Jackson and her daughters made it clear that they wouldn’t be leaving anytime soon. “They camped out for most of a week,” Williams tells Sullivan, leaving and returning “whenever they felt like it.”
Katherine Jackson’s representatives shared details of her recent “abduction” with Sullivan, who describes what happened from her perspective for the first time. One of Katherine Jackson’s representatives tells Sullivan that it was Janet Jackson who on July 14, 2012, arranged for Dr. Allen Metzger to go to the Calabasas mansion, where her mother had been living with Michael’s three children. Metzger was introduced as an associate of Mrs. Jackson’s longtime Beverly Hills physician and told that her doctor wanted her to have a physical before she went to Albuquerque for her sons’ Unity Tour. After a brief examination, Metzger told Katherine Jackson that her blood pressure was elevated and that it would be best for her not to make the trip to New Mexico by car as she had planned. Katherine left the next morning with her daughter Rebbie and her granddaughter Stacee Brown and Mrs. Jackson’s personal assistant. It wasn’t until they arrived at the airport that Katherine realized they weren’t headed to Albuquerque but rather to Tucson, where she was booked at the Miraval Resort & Spa. Janet Jackson was there when she arrived.
The representative tells Sullivan that Dr. Metzger had no association with Mrs. Jackson’s physician and that she had not sent him to see Mrs. Jackson. Dr. Metzger was, in fact, the same doctor who had been called as a defense witness at the trial of Conrad Murray, the physician convicted of providing the drugs that killed Michael Jackson. He had also been reprimanded by the state medical board for writing prescriptions for Janet Jackson under false or fictitious names.
Katherine’s grandson T. J. Jackson, and others who were looking after Michael’s children at his Calabasas home, soon deduced that the five Jackson siblings—who that same week had sent a letter to Michael’s executors asking them to resign and claiming that their mother had suffered a mini-stroke—now reportedly with Katherine in their custody were, in the view of Mrs. Jackson’s representatives, attempting to gain a conservatorship over her, possibly by demonstrating her incompetence to serve as guardian of Michael’s children. They hoped to gain control of their brother’s fortune, which would follow Prince, Paris, and Blanket wherever they went.
Sullivan explores the question of how John Branca, a lawyer who was fired by Michael Jackson in 2003—and is now earning tens of millions of dollars as an executor of the Michael Jackson estate—managed to retain possession of a will he should have handed over with all of Jackson’s papers to a new attorney, David LeGrand. “I had access to every file and I had to go through them,” LeGrand tells Sullivan. “And I did. There was no will. There was no trust. It just showed up after he died.” (Branca, though his attorney, declined to comment.)
John Branca, has said that the will he presented to the Jacksons in July 2009 was greeted by the family with applause, but Katherine Jackson remembers the meeting differently. “According to her, the atmosphere went from quiet to glum,” Sullivan reports. “She personally was offended that John Branca never once said how sorry he was for her loss. The man was cold, Mrs. Jackson thought, just as Michael had described him: ‘My son had told me and the kids that he never wanted Branca to be any part of his business ever again.’”
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New Michael Jackson Book Looks Like Clip Job: Read Original Stories Here
The new Michael Jackson book excerpted in Vanity Fair looks like a clip job. As well, author Randall Sullivan seems to have depended on the most questionable of the Jackson so called “insiders” as his sources. They include Brian Oxman, who was never Michael’s lawyer, was fired by Tom Mesereau during the 2005 criminal case, and is now disbarred finally after many sanctions by the California Bar Association; Howard Mann, a Toronto online gaming entrepreneur who recently lost a major case to the Jackson estate; and Tohme Tohme, Michael’s short-lived manager currently being sued by the estate.
No one I’ve talked to associated with the Jackson estate, or the real “inner circle” has spoken to Sullivan. His book is being published by Grove Press, which sold the rights to Vanity Fair. The magazine can’t know that Sullivan’s sources are highly suspect, or that much of the material they’ve got from him comes other sources including this column. Sullivan never covered Jackson during his life, wasn’t around during his trial or its aftermath, but now pitches himself as an expert.
Sullivan also seems to be, at least in the Vanity Fair excerpt, on the side of the Will-doubters. This is the group that thinks Michael Jackson’s Will was forged or invented. I liken them to the Obama birthers.
Sullivan cites this column toward the end of his excerpt in the new Vanity Fair, but really–most of the stuff in this story comes from other places. It’s a clip job. I suspect his book will be much the same. Look for the fingerprints of other disgruntled ex-Jacksonians.
Anyway, here are some links to stories I wrote where Sullivan may have found inspiration: http://www.showbiz411.com/2009/0...ed-in-2002 http://www.showbiz411.com/2009/0...eres-a-way http://www.showbiz411.com/2009/0...and-ranch\
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Michael Jackson Estate Paid $100K for a Big Family Party, and the Funeral
I’m getting a lot of calls about the Michael Jackson story in Vanity Fair, which is an excerpt of a book by Randall Sullivan. Sullivan long ago wrote the unimpressive story of the Billionaire Boys Club. Now he’s back. Anyway: Sullivan says in his piece that Michael Jackson’s funeral was delayed because of financial wrangling between his estate and Janet Jackson over who was going to pay for everything.
This is incorrect. I know it, and the people who have called in know it. Indeed, the estate paid for everything including the Staples Center memorial blockbuster, a $100,000 party that followed in a hotel, and the eventual funeral at Forest Lawn. For the Staples Center extravaganza, AEG Live kicked in. The funeral was delayed over wrangling among family members and Colony Capital about whether Michael should be buried at Forest Lawn or at Neverland.
http://www.showbiz411.com/2009/0...eth-taylor
http://www.showbiz411.com/2009/0...azier-more
This went on for weeks. Also, Sullivan–at least in this excerpt– jumps right over the Staples Center deal where Janet pushed Paris Jackson forward to speak, where Louis Farrakhan sat in the row in front of me, and that big party that followed. There is also no mention of Joe Jackson bringing a Michael Jackson impersonator to the BET Awards four days after Michael died. That’s because Sullivan wasn’t there, and doesn’t know what he was talking about.
The Vanity Fair excerpt also deals with Katherine Jackson’s “abduction” earlier this summer. Again, Sullivan doesn’t seem to get it. Katherine Jackson’s lawyer, Perry O. Sanders, a nice guy, went to Arizona to meet Mrs. Jackson with Jermaine and Janet. When he got there, they refused to let him see her. They also told him there were no phones in the rooms where she was staying. This was an out and out lie, which I debunked exclusively.
I do fear that Sullivan’s book is going to be a cover to cover mess after reading this stuff. We’ll see in time what else has to be corrected. MJ L.O.V.E: https://www.facebook.com/...689&type=2 / YOUTUBE: http://www.youtube.com/us...nderSilent | |
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Not trying to be funny or nothing, but does anyone think Mike would have looked like this in the year 2000? The way they made this pic, he looks so miami vice-ish When the power of love overcomes the love of power,the world will know peace -Jimi Hendrix | |
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Lol they just took an old picture and slightly aged MJ. They used this pic from this 1983 photoshoot:
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He looks like a porn star that listens to Hall & Oates
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MJ & OJ!
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Hahahaha you're so mean
I know he was really cute and innocent in the Thriller era, I dont know what happened, because I've always thought he was sexy during the Off The Wall era and he was younger lol. I love the BAD era, yummy, that's all I have to say
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nooooo I wasn't being mean, I was being respectful.....like I'll be ready when he is
don't mind me, he really brings out my inner freak
of course victory era was also cute
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I agree w/you Golddolphin he was sexy during the OTW era too--love the pics you posted! MJ L.O.V.E: https://www.facebook.com/...689&type=2 / YOUTUBE: http://www.youtube.com/us...nderSilent | |
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yeah exactly, from sweet to sweet & sexy | |
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Statement From the Estate Of Michael Jackson - Re: Vanity Fair Article
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I know he looked so yummy during OTW & Bad eras ! It's a shame he didnt understand he was so FINE! HIStory & Invincible he got so androgynous, you could tell he was going through things. I liked the way he looked from 2007-2009 though, he looked healthier. [Edited 10/5/12 11:02am] When the power of love overcomes the love of power,the world will know peace -Jimi Hendrix | |
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The Will is REAL, the Jacksons should get over it. Even though I disagree with some actions the estate has done with MJS legacy (releasing the Michael album with fake songs for instance) they've done a good job. They've given us things like games, movies(bad 25 documentary), books, music, shows and all that money is going to Mjs kid. I do think that AEG is to blame for MJs death though, because they didnt do a proper check on his health, which is what they should have done. When the power of love overcomes the love of power,the world will know peace -Jimi Hendrix | |
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Yes, MJ was the most attractive in 1979-1982, when were small changes, but it looked absolutely natural. In the time of Bad he was handsome, too, but in doll sence + He has changed almost everything in itself, it was too radical. but if the goal was to make him androgynous, then yes, it was achieved, he was a beautiful androgynous in this period. | |
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Although I love Dangerous and History eras in terms of music and videos.
roger friedman is as much a tabloid journalist when it comes to mj as any of them, but i have to say i get tickled when he calls out the other slimeballs on their behavior. as he said, this book sounds like a "clip job" of other rumor mongering we've already heard. it's already been rumored that janet asked for her money back from the funeral, but i really don't see how her demanding the money from the estate would have anything to do mj being buried. if she had already paid the funeral home, then why wouldn't they have buried him? after all, as far as they were concerned, they had their money. how could janet demand that he not be buried until the estate paid her? admittedly, i didn't read the vanity fair excerpt closely, but on the surface, it doesn't seem to make sense.
moreover, how can sullivan imply that the estate has a coflict of interest with aeg? what business do they have with aeg which brings it into conflict with the handling of mj's estate? is it the fact that they haven't joined in katherine's (ridiculous) lawsuit? the estate's position is accurate; murray is solely to blame for mj's death, period, end of story. why would they want to spend money on that mess of a lawsuit? and what does sullivan call the behavior of one of his sources, thome thome? his actions vis a vis mj and colony capital are going to be the centerpiece of the estate's arguments about why any contract he asked mj to sign with those guys should be rescinded. if any one had a conflict of interest, it was thome.
finally, yeah, if the family is one of the sources of this hit piece (and it sounds like they are), they need to sit down and have a nice cup of stfu. enough with that will conspiracy theory. the will has been sorted - A LOOOONNNNG TIME AGO - and no amount of them stamping their feet is going to change that. | |
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He was very hot 79-82! But I also love the Bad era, I mean except the nose, chin and skin color (vitiligo + lupus) he still had those big beautiful eyes and that precious smile of his, and his body was sexy !
Thriller was way 2 innocent for me. Reminds me of the way Nat King Cole/Louis Armstrong portrayed themselves when they crossovered and were loved by everyone.
I dont like 1998-2005 but I do think he had great style from 06-09 and I think he looked the best during the later years of his life compared to the late 90s and early 00s.
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I dont think the change was that drastic to be honest, the skin color was what made people think he looked like a different person. I will never for the life of me understand, why people didn't notice his skin starting to change and him getting lupus around the Thriller era/1985 because his face looks so much darker in the Thriller video (makeup) then when you see him on the premiere of Dreamgirls, his chins look totally redish. He never had an even skintone during 1983-1989. I def think the downfall was in the late 90s, he didnt even look the same. It was a combination of medication, not eating and horrible makeup.
1985.
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