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Michael Jackson
On June 25th, 2009 we lost the greatest pop singer of our time, Michael Jackson. One year later it is still hard to accept that a man who changed the game of the music business is no longer with us. So today honor MJ by rocking your red leather jacket and your glittered glove.
Big Mike
It’s over for “Big Mike” on “American Idol” – all because of a fictional killer whale. Although Michael Lynche impressed the judges during his second song – a rendition of Bryan Adams’ “Have You Ever Really Loved a Woman” with fellow contestant Casey James – it was his performance of Michael Jackson’s “Will You Be There” from the “Free Willy” soundtrack that did him in.
The panel found his interpretation too “predictable,” and apparently, America did as well. “It was tough,” said the 26-year-old personal trainer from Queens, N.Y. “It’s a really big song.”
Lynche was rescued by the show’s judges five weeks ago, but he received the fewest viewer votes for Tuesday’s movie-themed edition.
In case you missed it… Janet Jackson and Tyler Perry were on The Oprah show to talk about their film, Why Did I Get Married Too? .
There are reports that Michael Jackson was laid to rest last Thursday in a low-key, private ceremony at Hollywood’s Forest Lawn Cemetery and attended by a dozen people.
Michael’s father Joe and sister La Toya are believed to have been the only family members to attend the secret service, according to World Entertainment News Network.
A cemetery source told the Web site: “Michael has already been laid to rest, but other than the Jackson family and the management at Forest Lawn, no one knows the exact spot. Staff at the cemetery have been fed several different locations, it’s as if they are hoping to confuse everyone so it can’t leak out. The fear is that thousands of Jackson fans will descend on the cemetery and create a security issue or maybe even damage or deface the grave. If the grave’s security is threatened, the Jacksons have reportedly identified four other sites – including the star’s former home Neverland and a memorial site in Las Vegas – they will consider moving the body to.
A cemetery spokesman declined to comment on rumors of Jackson’s burial, and a rep for the family was not immediately available for comment.
Jackson's leaving Michael's rental home
“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.’”
Doctors conducted an autopsy on the body of Michael Jackson on Friday but could not immediately determine what killed the “King of Pop,” amid reports he had been injected with a narcotic painkiller shortly before collapsing.
Jackson was in full cardiac arrest when paramedics arrived at his rented mansion in the Holmby Hills neighborhood of Los Angeles on Thursday afternoon, with his personal physician trying desperately to revive him.
