Archive for December, 2005

Michael Jackson Nears Financial Ruin

‘Michael Jackson is in his 11th hour of financial peril.
On Tuesday, Dec. 20, he will be declared officially in default by Fortress Investment Group on loans of $270 million. Jackson, knowing this day has been drawing near for the last year, has done nothing whatsoever to ameliorate the situation, sources tell me.
On the 20th, Fortress […]

Tuesday, December 20th, 2005

Jackson’s Label May Help Him With His Debt

‘Fox 411 columnist Roger Friedman reported Monday that Sony Music may help Michael Jackson pay off his $270 million worth of loans bought in April by Fortress Investments from Bank of America - $200 million of which are secured by Jackson’s 50 percent share in Sony/ATV Music Publishing Co.’

Read more at Jackson’s Label May Help […]

Tuesday, December 20th, 2005

Michael Jackson Too Broke To Feed His Animals

‘Michael Jackson is reportedly so broke his animals are on the brink of starvation.
The cash-strapped star hasn’t sent enough money from his Bahrain hideaway to feed the animals in the private zoo at his Neverland Ranch, according to sources.
Electricity has also been partially cut off at the Californian estate.
Fox News columnist Roger Friedman revealed:
“I am […]

Tuesday, December 20th, 2005

Thriller voted best music video of all time

Some happier news for Michael Jackson’s fans: his Thriller video from 1983 has been voted as the best music video of all time in a poll conducted by UK music channel, The Box. The rest of the top 5 were: Stan (Eminem), Like a Prayer (Madonna), Rock DJ (Robbie Williams) and Sledgehammer (Peter […]

Wednesday, December 14th, 2005

Michael Jackson Releases Statement Regarding Death of Richard Pryor

Michael Jackson has released a statement in the wake of the death of Richard Pryor as follows:

‘FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
December 12, 2005
STATEMENT OF MICHAEL JACKSON
REGARDING THE DEATH OF MR. RICHARD PRYOR
Michael Jackson releases the following statement regarding the death of his friend, Mr. Richard Pryor:
“Richard Pryor was the true ‘King of Comedy’…there will never be another […]

Tuesday, December 13th, 2005

Michael Jackson may lose ranch and Beatles catalog

‘Michael Jackson reportedly has two weeks two to stave off a $270 million foreclosure or lose his Neverland Ranch and Sony Beatles music catalog.
“It’s a meltdown — Michael’s life is on the line, physically, and his finances are in ruins because he has listened to the wrong people,” a source told Thursday’s New York Daily […]

Friday, December 9th, 2005

Michael Jackson: Jacko Drug Scandal and Test Tube Kids?

‘Just when you think Michael Jackson has finally disappeared from public view an alleged drug and sex (wait that would be non-sex scandal) dogs the one-time ‘King of Pop.’
Jackson is reportedly under investigation that he has been using and trafficking drugs and traces of cocaine were allegedly found on the singer’s underwear during a raid, […]

Monday, December 5th, 2005