Archive for March, 2006

Michael Jacskon Shuts Down Neverland House

‘Pop superstar Michael Jackson has shut down the house on his Neverland Ranch and dismissed some of the employees on the Californian estate.
The singer, who has lived in Bahrain since his child molestation trial ended last year, is not closing the ranch in its entirety.
Jackson’s spokeswoman Raymone K. Bain says, “It is public knowledge that […]

Saturday, March 18th, 2006

Neverland Nevermore for Michael Jackson

‘Michael Jackson has shut down his Neverland Ranch for good. Employees were summoned to the ranch this afternoon in staggered groups, given back pay for 12 weeks through today, and were told the ranch had been shut down by the California Department of Labor.
In fact, Jackson made the decision to lay off more than 60 […]

Friday, March 17th, 2006

Two plead guilty to recording Jackson

‘Two men pleaded guilty Monday to federal charges of secretly videotaping Michael Jackson more than two years ago as he flew to Santa Barbara with his attorney to surrender in a child-molestation investigation.
Jeffrey Borer and Arvel Jett Reeves admitted they installed two digital videorecorders to record “a professional entertainer” and his lawyer as the pair […]

Friday, March 17th, 2006

Macauly Culkin - “Michael Jackson’s isolation is Regrettable”

‘Actor MACAULAY CULKIN blames pop singer MICHAEL JACKSON’s problems on his inability to cope with reality. The star believes Jackson is so out of touch with the world around him that when something bad happens, he withdraws even further to protect himself. He explains, “He goes inward and builds walls around himself and he buys […]

Wednesday, March 15th, 2006

Michael Jackson Gets 24-Hour Extension From State

‘Michael Jackson has received a one-day extension from the California State Dept. of Labor regarding his troubles at Neverland.
The state is now giving Jackson until the close of day Wednesday to come up with almost half a million dollars in back pay for employees plus fines levied against him. If he doesn’t make the deadline, […]

Wednesday, March 15th, 2006

Jermaine Jackson: ‘I fear Michael is guilty’

‘Jermaine Jackson feared his younger brother Michael was guilty of child molestation but backed him at his trial because he thought the pop star would commit suicide in prison.
In a bombshell tell-all outline for a book, shopped to publishers just weeks after Michael’s arrest in November 2003, Jermaine described the former King of Pop as […]

Wednesday, March 15th, 2006

Michael Jackson Considers moving to UK

‘Michael Jackson is thinking about moving to the UK - after becoming enchanted with one of Britain’s most famous stately homes.
The eccentric star, who has been living in Bahrain since he was cleared on child molestation charges last year, has spent the last few weeks at Cliveden - which was made famous by the Profumo […]

Tuesday, March 14th, 2006

Michael Jackson to face suit for unpaid cash

‘US STATE regulators confirmed yesterday they will take legal action against singer Michael Jackson if he fails to meet a Tuesday deadline to pay more than $400,000 in penalties and back pay owed to nearly 50 workers at his Neverland Ranch.
Dean Fryer, a spokesman for the California Department of Industrial Relations, said: “If they don’t […]

Monday, March 13th, 2006

Reality check for Michael Jackson as Neverland shuts

‘NEVERLAND, the ranch fitted out by Michael Jackson to provide him with an escape from reality, has become the latest victim of the pop star’s profligacy.
Californian state officials yesterday ordered its closure in a dispute over unpaid wages and insurance.
More than two-thirds of the 69 workers at the sprawling estate, which features a private zoo […]

Monday, March 13th, 2006

Michael Jackson Faces Deadline To Pay Workers

‘State regulators said Friday they will go after Michael Jackson in court if he fails to meet a Tuesday deadline to pay $100,000 in penalties and $306,000 in back pay owed to nearly 50 workers at his Neverland Ranch.
“If they don’t comply then we file suit to get a judgment,” said Dean Fryer, a spokesman […]

Monday, March 13th, 2006