Spike Lee throws Michael Jackson a birthday bash in Brooklyn

October 4th, 2009 GWEN STEFANI turned 40 in style on Saturday (03Oct09) with a star-studded lunchtime birthday bash at a West Hollywood Italian restaurant. The rocker/designer took over Cecconi's famous Butterfly Room for the intimate bash, which included her husband Gavin Rossdale and best pal Kate Beckinsale and her director husband Len Wiseman.

August 31st, 2009 Director SPIKE LEE braved the rain to celebrate what would have been MICHAEL JACKSON's 51st birthday on Saturday (30Aug09) with a massive outdoor party in New York. Thousands of people turned up at Prospect Park in Brooklyn, where the Malcolm X filmmaker hosted the free bash, celebrating the King of Pop's life and music.

August 30th, 2009 KOCHI - Thousands of fans in Kerala on Saturday paid tribute to 'king of pop' Michael Jackson on his 51st birthday. Leading singers and choreographers gathered at Darbar Hall ground where a huge LCD screen was erected showing the videos of Jackson.

August 30th, 2009 Thousands attend Jackson birthday bash in New YorkNEW YORK — Thousands of Michael Jackson fans danced the rain away in a Brooklyn park on Saturday at a party hosted by filmmaker Spike Lee, marking what would have been the 51st birthday of the late pop star. Crowds of partygoers streamed into Prospect Park late Saturday afternoon, many wearing fedoras, sporting white gloves and showing off other Jackson-esque outfits.

August 25th, 2009 Transport chiefs in New York have blocked plans to rename the site of MICHAEL JACKSON's iconic BAD promo in honour of the star. Jackson teamed up with director Martin Scorsese to shoot the film at Hoyt-Schermerhorn subway station, Brooklyn, in 1987.

August 22nd, 2009 Spike Lee's Jackson birthday bash could draw 10KNEW YORK — New York City officials want to find a larger place for Spike Lee to hold his celebration of Michael Jackson's birthday. The filmmaker had planned to mark the late King of Pop's birthday with a block party-style bash in Brooklyn's Fort Greene park on Aug.

August 18th, 2009 MICHAEL JACKSON will be laid to rest on his birthday, according to the singer's father. Tabloid reports surfacing this month (Aug09) claimed the Jackson family secretly interred the superstar in a mausoleum owned by his close friend, Motown mogul Berry Gordy.

August 18th, 2009 Spike Lee to mark Jackson's birthday with NYC bashNEW YORK — Spike Lee is marking Michael Jackson's birthday with a block party-style celebration — in New York City's Borough of Kings. The filmmaker's bash for the late King of Pop will be held in Brooklyn on Aug.

August 17th, 2009 LOS ANGELES - Pop legend Michael Jackson will be laid to rest on his birthday, according to the singer's father. Jackson will be buried in Forest Lawn cemetery at 10 a.m.

July 26th, 2009 LONDON - Simon Cowell was overwhelmed with the surprise joint 50th birthday bash thrown by his best gal pal Jackie St Claire. The music mogul celebrated three months before his October 7 birthday, as he will be too busy with the launch of The X Factor.

July 9th, 2009 LONDON - Harry Potter star Daniel Radcliffe insists he is so busy working, he won't be celebrating his 20th birthday later this month (Jul09). The actor, who shot to fame in the wizard franchise as an 11 year old, will be saying goodbye to his teenage years on 23 July (09).

July 2nd, 2009 MELBOURNE - American socialite Kim Kardashian, who admits that she never drinks, reportedly got drunk at her sister Khloe's 25th birthday bash in Las Vegas. Khloe revealed about Kim's inebriation on her official blog, and also told fans that the Kardashian "krew" hit Vegas and "had the best time ever!!!" "Kim who never drinks had two shots of Patron (Tequila) to celebrate and she was SO funny!!! I loved it!" the Daily Telegraph quoted her as writing.

July 1st, 2009 NEW YORK - Lindsay Lohan will be one rich girl by the time she celebrates her 23rd birthday on July 2, for she was paid a whopping 70,000 dollars by MGM Grand for an all-day "pre-celebration" bash at the hotel. According to sources, the Las Vegas hotel paid the amount to the 'Mean Girls' star to host the pre-birthday bash at the hotel's Wet Republic pool party last Saturday.

June 7th, 2009 LONDON - Jack Tweed will be celebrating his 22nd birthday with a bikini bash at a posh club in Gants Hill, Essex. Jade Goody's widower, who was recently released from jail for assaulting a cabbie, has apparently been inviting friends on his Facebook site to turn up in their swimming gear.

May 4th, 2009 Spike TV's disaster series plugs in swine fluNEW YORK — Hurricanes, plane crashes, tsunamis, and now, swine flu. The Spike television network says a swine-flu themed episode will be included in a new series called "Surviving Disaster." The series is expected to be on the air early next year.