Michael Jackson Wrote A Novel

September 29th, 2009 MICHAEL JACKSON's romance with MADONNA failed after she snubbed a starstruck child who approached the pop stars during a date. The King of Pop befriended the singer in the early 1990s and they stepped out together a number of times, but Jackson told his close friend Rabbi Shmuley Boteach their relationship became tense after Madonna once rudely ignored a young fan.

September 26th, 2009 NEW YORK - Michael Jackson thought Princess Diana was "his type" but was too shy to ask her out for dinner, a new book reveals. In "The Michael Jackson Tapes", the King of Pop described Princess Di as "very feminine and classy.

September 24th, 2009 An unheard MICHAEL JACKSON song will be released in October (09) - almost four months after the KING OF POP's death. Bosses at Sony Music have announced new single This Is It will feature backing vocals from the star's brothers and will hit shelves on 12 October (09).

September 15th, 2009 NEW YORK - Publishers here are involved in a bidding war for the rights to a novel secretly written by pop legend Michael Jackson. It is not known when the King of Pop wrote the book, which is a fictional account of a rock star's struggles with money and fame at the height of his success, reported femalefirst.co.uk.

August 20th, 2009 Tito Jackson says UK shows will honor MichaelLONDON — Tito Jackson says he plans to pay tribute to his brother Michael during a British tour later this year. Jackson is supporting soul diva Gladys Knight on a tour starting Oct.

August 5th, 2009 Joe Jackson won't help raise son's childrenLOS ANGELES — Court records show Joe Jackson doesn't plan to help raise Michael Jackson's children. The Jackson family patriarch lives in Las Vegas and wrote in a statement filed in a Los Angeles court Monday that he only occasionally visits the family home north of Los Angeles.

July 27th, 2009 LONDON - It took Michael Jackson just three minutes to write the lyrics to No1 hit Billie Jean, according to a pal. Dr Steven Hoefflin has claimed that the inspiration behind late King of Pop's 1983 single was a beautiful female fan he spotted outside his family home.

July 27th, 2009 LONDON - Late pop legend Michael Jackson wrote his chart-busting classic "Billie Jean" in just three minutes. The King of Pop was travelling in a car with two of his brothers in the early 1980s when he hit upon the idea of penning a song about a female fan waiting outside his home and he pulled out a pad and pen to put down some lyrics, reports dailyexpress.co.uk.

July 13th, 2009 Michael Jackson fans gather at London's O2 arenaLONDON — Hundreds of Michael Jackson fans gathered outside London's O2 arena to pay tribute to the star on what would have been the evening of his first concert. The fans brought candles and flowers to lay outside the 23,000 seat arena Monday, where Jackson was due to begin his run of 50 concerts.

July 3rd, 2009 SAN FRANCISCO - Security researchers warned Thursday of the increasing levels of viruses and spam using Jackson's name to snare unsuspecting users. One e-mail carries the subject line "Remembering Michael Jackson" was circulating with a worm in tow.

July 1st, 2009 LONDON - Late King of Pop Michael Jackson had reportedly revealed his desire to adopt children from around the world at the tender age of 12. The Thriller hitmaker had been interviewed by Lisa Robinson, a reporter, on many occasions ever since the Jackson 5 rose to fame in the 1960s, and she remembers him having a sense of responsibility even at such a young age.

June 30th, 2009 Instant Michael Jackson books comingNEW YORK — The "instant" books on Michael Jackson are coming soon. People and Life magazine each are preparing commemorative editions, due in August.

June 29th, 2009 WASHINGTON - Film producer Kirk Douglas has expressed grief over the death of Michael Jackson and Farrah Fawcett, and also said that it reminded him of his son Eric who died at the age of 46. Douglas wrote on his MySpace blog, "This has been a sad week.

June 27th, 2009 MELBOURNE - While the whole wide world paid tribute to Michael Jackson, a French newspaper dug the daggers in deep, calling the King of Pop a 'mutant' whose music was 'kitsch'. A number of columnists called Jackson "the icon of our disturbing modernity", reports News.com.au.

June 26th, 2009 MELBOURNE - Sad day for music, said an Australian fan on learning about the death of pop icon Michael Jackson while another fondly remembered his trademark moon walk dance. Jackson died Thursday in the US following a cardiac arrest at his home in Los Angeles, officials said.