Today is the two-year anniversary of Michael Jackson's death -- and the saga has played out like a soap opera about betrayal, jealousy, love, greed and redemption.
When TMZ broke the news, it triggered a flood of stories about Jackson's struggles with drugs, the doctors who enabled him, the mystery surrounding his death, a little known drug called propofol, a family war against Michael's estate, a full court press to erase Michael's debt, and a posthumous marketing campaign to rival Elvis.
Take a look at TMZ's timeline from the moment we found something was terribly wrong with Michael.
When TMZ broke the news, it triggered a flood of stories about Jackson's struggles with drugs, the doctors who enabled him, the mystery surrounding his death, a little known drug called propofol, a family war against Michael's estate, a full court press to erase Michael's debt, and a posthumous marketing campaign to rival Elvis.
Take a look at TMZ's timeline from the moment we found something was terribly wrong with Michael.
Lloyd's of Luân Đôn has gone to court ... asking a judge to let the company off the financial hook, claiming it doesn't owe the Michael Jackson Estate $17.5 million on grounds MJ was a fraud.
The company issued the muilti-million dollar policy to cover the doomed "This Is It" tour for losses.
But Lloyd's claims it doesn't have to honor the policy for 2 primary reasons:
1. Michael Jackson and AEG allegedly lied about Michael's medical history -- specifically, MJ đã đưa ý kiến he had not seen a doctor other than a cosmetic MD since June, 2005.
2. Michael did not disclose he was taking prescription drugs prior to and at the time of his death -- including Propofol.
Lloyd's is asking the court for a declaration that the policy is null and void as a result of the alleged fraud.
Howard Weitzman, the lawyer for the Estate, tells TMZ, "This legal action is nothing thêm than an insurance company trying to avoid paying a legitimate claim bởi the insured."
The company issued the muilti-million dollar policy to cover the doomed "This Is It" tour for losses.
But Lloyd's claims it doesn't have to honor the policy for 2 primary reasons:
1. Michael Jackson and AEG allegedly lied about Michael's medical history -- specifically, MJ đã đưa ý kiến he had not seen a doctor other than a cosmetic MD since June, 2005.
2. Michael did not disclose he was taking prescription drugs prior to and at the time of his death -- including Propofol.
Lloyd's is asking the court for a declaration that the policy is null and void as a result of the alleged fraud.
Howard Weitzman, the lawyer for the Estate, tells TMZ, "This legal action is nothing thêm than an insurance company trying to avoid paying a legitimate claim bởi the insured."
Michael Jackson những người hâm mộ are scrambling to stop the Discovery Channel from broadcasting a gruesome reenactment of MJ's autopsy ... calling the whole thing an "affront to human dignity."
TMZ has learned ... những người hâm mộ have already collected nearly 1,500 signatures -- all demanding the network pull the plug on a special entitled "Michael Jackson's Autopsy" ... in which MJ's bloody autopsy is expected to be reenacted in gory detail.
The những người hâm mộ behind the petition call the documentary "an affront to human dignity" -- adding, "This type of sensational and unscrupulous reporting can only cause harm."
The petition states, “We ask the directors of the Discovery Channel programming to proceed with the outright cancellation of this indecent documentary.”
The doc is scheduled to air January 13th in the UK.
TMZ has learned ... những người hâm mộ have already collected nearly 1,500 signatures -- all demanding the network pull the plug on a special entitled "Michael Jackson's Autopsy" ... in which MJ's bloody autopsy is expected to be reenacted in gory detail.
The những người hâm mộ behind the petition call the documentary "an affront to human dignity" -- adding, "This type of sensational and unscrupulous reporting can only cause harm."
The petition states, “We ask the directors of the Discovery Channel programming to proceed with the outright cancellation of this indecent documentary.”
The doc is scheduled to air January 13th in the UK.
Originally đã đăng May 29th 2010 1:00 AM PDT bởi TMZ Staff
TMZ has learned Dr. Conrad Murray will visit Michael Jackson on hoặc around the first anniversary of the singer's death.
Sources connected with the doctor tell us Murray is torn up bởi Jackson's death and the anniversary is an important milestone.
And we've learned Dr. Murray has visited the Forest Lawn mausoleum where Jackson is entombed a number of times. "He goes there a lot," we're told. Murray avoids attention bởi going either early in the morning hoặc during off-hours.
TMZ has learned Dr. Conrad Murray will visit Michael Jackson on hoặc around the first anniversary of the singer's death.
Sources connected with the doctor tell us Murray is torn up bởi Jackson's death and the anniversary is an important milestone.
And we've learned Dr. Murray has visited the Forest Lawn mausoleum where Jackson is entombed a number of times. "He goes there a lot," we're told. Murray avoids attention bởi going either early in the morning hoặc during off-hours.
Originally đã đăng May 14th 2010 12:35 AM PDT bởi TMZ Staff
Lisa Marie Presley's prayers have been answered -- TMZ has learned a hoa company is about to deliver a field's worth of sunflowers to Michael Jackson's burial site in Glendale, CA.
Jason Levin from sunflowerguy.com tells TMZ he's shipping several thousand sunflowers -- which were Michael's yêu thích -- to his mausoleum at Forest Lawn Cemetery today.
Levin's donation follows Lisa Marie's MySpace posting Wednesday, complaining that Michael deserves thêm than the few bouquets, candles and gifts that currently surround his tomb.
Read more: link
Lisa Marie Presley's prayers have been answered -- TMZ has learned a hoa company is about to deliver a field's worth of sunflowers to Michael Jackson's burial site in Glendale, CA.
Jason Levin from sunflowerguy.com tells TMZ he's shipping several thousand sunflowers -- which were Michael's yêu thích -- to his mausoleum at Forest Lawn Cemetery today.
Levin's donation follows Lisa Marie's MySpace posting Wednesday, complaining that Michael deserves thêm than the few bouquets, candles and gifts that currently surround his tomb.
Read more: link
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But never two những người đang yêu
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bạn can sing your melody
In your mind bạn will find
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Don't care whether all our songs rhyme now
Music, âm nhạc and me
Only know wherever I go
We're as close as two Những người bạn can be
There have been others
But never two những người đang yêu
Like music, âm nhạc and me
Grab a song and come along
bạn can sing your melody
In your mind bạn will find
A world of sweet harmony
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âm nhạc and me
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We've been together
For such a long time now
Music, âm nhạc and me
Don't care whether all our songs rhyme now
Music, âm nhạc and me
Only know wherever I go
We're as close as two Những người bạn can be
There have been others
But never two những người đang yêu
Like music, âm nhạc and me
Grab a song and come along
bạn can sing your melody
In your mind bạn will find
A world of sweet harmony
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right now
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bạn can feel his disease
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right now
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He say "One and one and one is three"
Got to be good looking
'cause he's so hard to see
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right now
over me
He come groovin' up slowly
He's got Joo Joo eyeball
He one holy roller
He got hair down to his knees
Got to be a joker he just do what he please
He wear no shoeshine
He's got toe mứt football
He's got monkey finger
He shoot Coca-Cola
He say "I know you, bạn know me"
One thing I can tell bạn is bạn got to be free
Come together
right now
over me
He bag production
He's got walrus gum-boot
He's got Ono sideboard
He one spinal cracker
He got feet down through his knees
Hold bạn in his ghế bành
bạn can feel his disease
Come together
right now
over me
He roller coaster
He's got early warning
He's got muddy water
He one Mojo filter
He say "One and one and one is three"
Got to be good looking
'cause he's so hard to see
Come together
right now
over me
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Stay here and tình yêu me just a while
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(Till now)
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Suspended between time and không gian
Lonely until happy came smiling up at me
Sadness had no choice but to flee
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Let sadness see what happy does
Let happy be where sadness was
Till now
Happy
Yeah, yeah, happy
Close as my tiếp theo of kin
Then happy came one ngày
Chased my blues away
My life began when happy smiled
Sweet like kẹo to a child
Stay here and tình yêu me just a while
Let sadness see what happy does
Let happy be where sadness was
Happy, that's bạn
bạn made my life brand new
Mất tích as a little cừu, thịt cừu was I
Till bạn came in
My life began when happy smiled
Sweet like kẹo to a child
Stay here and tình yêu me just a while
Let sadness see what happy does
Let happy be there where sadness was
(Till now)
Where have I been
What lifetime was I in
Suspended between time and không gian
Lonely until happy came smiling up at me
Sadness had no choice but to flee
I đã đưa ý kiến a prayer so silently
Let sadness see what happy does
Let happy be where sadness was
Till now
Happy
Yeah, yeah, happy