Janet Jackson Fronted $49K for MJ's Funeral
Posted Nov 10th 2009 6:42PM by TMZ Staff

The only Jackson who was flush with cash -- Janet -- put her money on the line to cover some of the cost of Michael's funeral, this according to legal documents that were just unsealed.

In the docs, it shows Janet signed an "initial contract with Forest Lawn for mortuary services in the amount of $103,578.50" and paid $49,372.50 of the bill up front.

According to the docs, the special administrators of Michael's estate were granted permission to pay Janet back the $49k and to pick up the remainder of her outstanding tab.



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Michael Jackson Funeral Expenses
Posted Nov 10th 2009 5:50PM by TMZ Staff

Michael Jackson's Forest Lawn funeral costs total $855,730.31, according to documents just unsealed by the court.

The costs for the Glendale Police Department and city support $175,086.31.

As for itemized costs, the internment was $590,000. As for upkeep of the mausoleum -- $88,500.

The casket coach -- $295

Private security, lighting, baby grand piano, fan rentals -- $176,020.31.

And there's this -- Framing

of a photo of MJ which was placed next to the casket -- $3,682.66

Wardrobe for the family -- $1,975.50

Flower van -- $125

WOW! Is all I can say.

sag10 said:

why is framing a picture so damn expensive? it cost more than the casket coach and flower van pput together

sag10 said:

Talking about going out in style. I wish that I can comb that cemetery myself to see why it cost almost a million dollars to bury one man Death is not that expensive.

BoOTyLiCioUs said:

that is very ignorant statement. and to laugh about it shows it even more.
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BoOTyLiCioUs said:

BoOTyLiCioUs said:

This is completely untrue. Hate is such a strong word and using racism saying that all white americans are bothered by that is a very strong statement,and untrue. how can you speak on behalf of so many people,black or white.

You know this came from for me atleast was I asked about some Fans in one country not seeing eye to eye from another country of MJ and it turned into nothing but BS about race and media,for which I can only agree with you about that the media.. yeah they did attack Michael and it was and still is wrong as hell.

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sag10 said:

Not surprised. Janet's the only other Jackson with money.

mimi07 said:

Well I have had some of my cross stitch picture custom framed,and the last one cost me almost $400,and it wasn't nearly as big as the picture that they had of Michael. It also depends on the kind of frame that is used,the more decorative the frame,the more expensive.

This is dope*****MJ/Prince French Documentary (entitled "Dr. Prince & Mr. Jackson")

Don't know if this fits in the MJ thread but there was recently an acclaimed French documentary about Michael Jackson and Prince----their relationship with each other; their differences and similar attributes as well as their impact on the music and pop culture scene...It's very even handed on both artists and sheds some illuminating theories about their connection...

Extensive Interviews with Alan Leeds, Wendy & Lisa, Nelson George, and Randy Taborelli (***Narration is in French; but the interviews are in English...pretty cool****)...Have fun....


Part 1: http://www.wat.tv/video/d...n203_.html

Part 2: http://www.wat.tv/video/d...n203_.html

Part 3: http://www.wat.tv/video/d...n203_.html

Part 4: http://www.wat.tv/video/d...n203_.html

Part 5: http://www.wat.tv/video/d...n203_.html

Rare TV Special from '72

i haven't watched that in a while, looks it's bookman

Timmy84 said:

sammy skin looks like skin that may have been bleached it doesnt even look like michaels. its looks a pinkish gray color or ashy exactly what you get when you try to bleach your skin.

I don't remember if this was mentioned here, but did any of you see the Larry King Live episode in September when Miko Brando and a person named David Rothenberg were the guests? David, now known as "Dave Dave," is a burn victim who MJ helped and became friends with during the 80s. I just watched Dave's appearance on LKL for the first time, and, well, he talks/enunciates just like Michael, but with a different tone. Most of the comments people have posted about it on YouTube are about the belief that this "Dave Dave" is not actually David Rothenberg.....Here is the clip:

BoOTyLiCioUs said:

This is completely untrue. Hate is such a strong word and using racism saying that all white americans are bothered by that is a very strong statement,and untrue. how can you speak on behalf of so many people,black or white.

You know this came from for me atleast was I asked about some Fans in one country not seeing eye to eye from another country of MJ and it turned into nothing but BS about race and media,for which I can only agree with you about that the media.. yeah they did attack Michael and it was and still is wrong as hell.

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As an American, I don't believe that I've ever stop being his fan, and to prove it, I bought his 'History' double disk cd when it first came out. Expensive, but worth it to me.

it's released today

from Randy's Twitter

bboy87 said:

That is interesting, cus in the preview, it looked like 6 of them dancing.
Maybe additional choreographers with the brothers that did want to be on the show?

Picked up my copy of I Want You Back! (Unreleased Masters) at Best Buy tonight for only $8! What a steal! I simply love it. I played it before switching to Dangerous. Listening to "Gone Too Soon" again tonight. I must be some kind of weird masakist to a certain degree, because I knew this song would make me emotional/and get me thinking about Michael being gone, but I put it on anyway.

I still keep wishing MJ would show up with his entourage, and I'd wake up early one morning and he would be on TV, with his big entouage, Kenny, The guys from AEG, and be announcing it was a PR stunt and his tour was starting in 2010! Instead, we get left with some crummy doctor knowing MJ's whereabouts before his passing, and probably not being truthful about them, to spare his own ass. Pisses me off we will probably NEVER know the full story behind that. Some sources have even said there was video of every room of the mansion Michael died in - where then is the video? Where Dr. Murray? Where? Who else would have taken it? Bubbles? I don't think so!!!
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Joe Jackson seems like a greedy s.o.b. - going after Michael's estate for financial support

I really feel he should NOT get any $$$

luv4u said:

Seems?

Timmy84 said:

ok then he IS a GREEDY S.O.B.

luv4u said:

Timmy84 said:

i dunno he has a hearing next month about if he should get an allowance and katherine doesn't seem to mind

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WaterInYourBath said:

So if this is not the real David Rothenberg,who is he supposed to be, Michael in disguise?

EmeraldSkies said:

who is David Rothenberg? Right at the beginning, they say it's him but he changed his name. Is he such a well known person among MJ's fans?

Dave Dave... what a stupid name.
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graecophilos said:

As stated - David Rothenberg was a child who was cruelly set on fire by his father. He suffered major burns as a child. When Michael heard of his story he reached out to the family and became friends with the child. As mentioned in the interview David decided to drop his last name (that of his father's) as a way of removing himself from the pain of the action - and he chose to take on his own name as his surname (be his own person).

People speculating it is not him in the interview is just ridiculous.

Swa

EmeraldSkies said:

Now IF i was crazy, i'd say prosthetics have moved on in the 12years since 'Ghosts', but you can't hide eyes, that guys teeth look good, prosthetic hands? it can't be denied he has a lot of Michael's mannerisms. This could well be the biggest con ever. HE's ALIIIIVE!

If i was crazy. or a Youtube comment poster.

Warhol's Michael Jackson portrait sells for $812K
(AP) – 5 hours ago
NEW YORK — A "Thriller"-era silk-screened portrait of Michael Jackson created by Andy Warhol has sold for $812,500 to an anonymous collector.
The artwork sold at Christie's in New York City Tuesday evening.
Christie's estimated that the portrait would sell for $500,000 to $700,000.
The 1984 portrait depicts a smiling Jackson in a jacket with squiggles of red and yellow in his hair.
The auction house says the seller is an anonymous private collector based in New York who bought the image from the Andy Warhol Foundation in the 1990s. It did not say who bought the artwork.
The image was one of 47 lots auctioned Tuesday, including two other Warhol paintings.

Michael Jackson, Beatles vindicated as 'Billboard' changes chart rules
by Simon Vozick-Levinson

Billboard announced today that starting later this month, its flagship Billboard 200 chart will reflect comprehensive sales of all albums, old and new. How come?

To understand the changed rules, think back to the awkward chart situation that followed Michael Jackson’s death this past summer. Sales of his work immediately skyrocketed, and for six non-consecutive weeks, his greatest-hits set Number Ones was the best-selling album in the U.S. Yet since it was more than 18 months old, Number Ones‘ sales weren’t counted for the Billboard 200. It was instead relegated to lesser-seen charts like Top Comprehensive Albums and Top Pop Catalog Albums, while lower-selling new releases like Sugarland’s Live on the Inside topped the the Billboard 200. A similar fate befell the Beatles’ reissued albums, several of which would have qualified for Top 10 spots on the Billboard 200 this fall if they weren’t so old.

Prior to Jackson’s death, no catalog album had outsold the Billboard 200’s No. 1 in the publication’s history. So this is just a matter of keeping up with the times. “What we’ve seen in the past couple years — and not just with Michael Jackson — is a lot of albums reissued with new content,” Billboard director of charts Silvio Pietroluongo tells the Music Mix, citing successful reissue campaigns for Pearl Jam’s Ten and Jackson’s Thriller. “I think what we’ll see in the future is more labels trying to mine their catalog in creative ways. The Billboard 200 needs to show the sales activity of those titles, and also any older titles that receive a spike due to any other exposure, [such as] an artist appearing on American Idol.”

The change will go into effect with the Billboard 200 dated Dec. 5 (covering the sales week from Nov. 16-22).

source: http://music-mix.ew.com/2...ard-chart/

mimi07 said:

No offense to them... but Tito and Marlon didn't inherit the good looks that Jackie, Jermaine and Michael did. I just noticed how, and I hate to use the word... but, uglier they look compared to the other Jackson boys. You can especially see the contrast in that second photo. I mean I'm not harshing on them or anything. They are terrible looking. But Jackie, Jermaine and Michael are so much better looking. That's all. Although when Marlon grew up he got a lot prettier. He's actually probably one of the better looking Jackson men these days.
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