Jackson & Ronaldo's Grill VentureNovember 2nd, 2009 JOE JACKSON has teamed up with soccer superstar CRISTIANO RONALDO to sell grills to sports fans at the 2010 World Cup in South Africa. The Jackson family patriarch has got a stake in a company called Game On Products - and is preparing to offload them at the event next year (10), according to TMZ.com.
Taylor Swift's "Fearless 2010" Concert A Complete Sell Out In MinutesOctober 24th, 2009 Country crooner Taylor Swift proved once again to the world just how much she is in demand in the music scene. According to various reports, it has been brought to light that even months before her concert is scheduled to begin, it has already proved to be a success.
Stephanie Seymour's 1992 pic fetches $46875 at auctionOctober 12th, 2009 NEW YORK - Supermodel Stephanie Seymour's 1992 photo snapped by famous photographer Richard Avedon has been auctioned off for a whopping 46875 dollars. The portrait fetched more than the speculated price of 20000 to 30000 dollars, at the Sotheby's auction house.
'Michael Jackson: This Is It' sneak peek screenings sell out in 2 hoursSeptember 30th, 2009 Jackson sneak peek screenings sell out in 2 hoursLOS ANGELES — Michael Jackson is still playing to sellout crowds. Advance screenings to the music documentary "Michael Jackson: This Is It" sold out within two hours early Sunday as fans who began lining up three days earlier snapped up all 3,000 tickets to the Los Angeles shows.
Metallica Shows Raise $20,000 For CharitySeptember 25th, 2009 Heavy rockers METALLICA have donated $20,000 (£13,666) to a local charity in Canada. The group played two sold-out shows in Montreal, Quebec at the weekend (19-20Sep09) and gave the box office takings - totalling 21,462 Canadian dollars - to Sun Youth, a community services organisation.
MJ's estate in double troubleSeptember 19th, 2009 WASHINGTON - Michael Jackson's estate has been sued for 212,000 dollars by the late singer's hairstylist over unpaid wages. Lynda Parrish says she was employed by the Thriller hitmaker at a cost of 1,500 dollars a day, while she charged 1,000 dollars to cut the hair of people in his entourage.
Fan's MJ hat worth 25k poundsSeptember 18th, 2009 LONDON - A fan of late Michael Jackson has a hat worn by the King of Pop which is estimated to fetch a staggering 25,000 pounds at an auction. Joanne Fiske, of Gorleston, Norfolk, showed the black fedora hat to the Antiques Roadshow where she was told she could earn a fortune with it.
MJ set to become world's top earning celebritySeptember 7th, 2009 LONDON - Michael Jackson has been predicted to become the world's top earning celebrity next year. The late King of Pop's estate is expected to amass up to 150 million pounds from beyond the grave, thanks to merchandising contracts, album sales, and other royalties.
Thieves break into NM woman's home and steal silver coins, new TV and ... cremated remainsAugust 6th, 2009 NM thieves steal coins, new TV... and man's ashesALBUQUERQUE, N.M.
Jackson penned 'Billie Jean' in three minutesJuly 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.
Now, Tito Jackson hits out at MJ's doctorJuly 20th, 2009 LONDON - Former 'Jackson 5' member Tito is the latest celebrity to have hit out at his brother Michael Jackson's personal doctor for his course of action in the King of Pop's final moments. He accused Dr.
How Macca drifted apart from Jackson over Beatles hitsJuly 17th, 2009 LONDON - Sir Paul McCartney and Michael Jackson 'kind of drifted apart' after the King of Pop bought the Beatles back catalogue and refused to sell it. McCartney and Jackson became good pals in the early 1980s when they recorded two duets - 'The Girl Is Mine' and 'Say Say Say'.
Martin Bashir's TV documentary 'Living With Michael Jackson' to be re-screenedJuly 2nd, 2009 LONDON - TV documentary 'Living With Michael Jackson', which sparked concern about the late King of Pop's relationships with children, is set to be re-screened. The programme adversely affected the 'Thriller' hitmakers' reputation when it was first shown in 2003.
Auction firm wants to put Jackson memorabilia on sale againJuly 1st, 2009 LONDON - Los Angeles-based Julien's Auctions, which had to pull back a Michael Jackson Neverland estate sale at the last minute in April, are keen to restage the event if the late pop star's family gives them the nod. The owner of the auction house, Darren Julien and his partner Martin Nolan had to return all 1,390 items they had hoped to put under the hammer after Jackson's attorneys insisted they had no right to sell the memorabilia, reported contactmusic.com.
Britain's Royal Mint admits issuing 20-pence coins with no dates in rare mistakeJune 29th, 2009 British Royal Mint issues rare coins with no dateLONDON — Next time you're in Britain, check your change. The Royal Mint admits it's made a rare error, producing coins without a date on them for the first time in centuries.