Commentary / World Mar 17, 2019
Michael Jackson's influence cannot be canceled
by Stephen L. Carter
Credible accusations of abuse against an artist don't make his art less great, but they do make it less enjoyable.
Entertainment News Mar 9, 2019
'Simpsons' creators drop classic episode featuring Michael Jackson
The creators of "The Simpsons" have shelved one of the animated series' classic episodes because it features Michael Jackson's voice, the show's executive producer told The Wall Street Journal Friday. Simpsons producers made the unanimous decision after viewing the bombshell documentary "Leaving Neverland," which revives ...
Entertainment News Mar 2, 2019
A new documentary on pedophilia accusations against the late Michael Jackson presents in lurid detail the stories of two men who say Jackson sexually abused them for years as minors. "Leaving Neverland," a four-hour film by British director Dan Reed, is considered so potentially devastating ...
Entertainment News Jan 29, 2019
Michael Jackson family slams documentary renewing sex abuse claims
Michael Jackson's family on Monday lashed out against a new documentary renewing focus on allegations the singer sexually abused young boys, calling the subsequent social media outrage a "public lynching." Dubbing the late King of Pop an "easy target," the Jackson family said they were ...
Entertainment News Nov 11, 2018
Michael Jackson's 'Bad' tour leather jacket sells for $298,000 at auction, three times asking price
Michael Jackson's iconic black "Bad" jacket, which he wore on his first solo tour, sold for $298,000 late Saturday, about three times its original asking price, at a New York auction which featured items from music legends Prince, Madonna, John Lennon and others, officials ...
Entertainment News Sep 5, 2017
Music video "Thriller" was not the product of a brilliant idea but was made because pop star Michael Jackson wanted to be a monster, director John Landis said at the Venice film festival on Monday. Landis was in Venice to present the 3D version of ...
People | 20 QUESTIONS Nov 12, 2016
Artist Mayuka Thais: 'Remember to look at everything with wonder'
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Entertainment News Oct 13, 2016
Michael Jackson outstrips Prince, Bowie as top-earning dead celebrity
Michael Jackson topped an annual list of the top-earning dead celebrities on Wednesday for the fourth straight year, far outstripping fellow musical icons Prince and David Bowie, who died earlier this year. Jackson, who died in 2009, raked in a bumper $825 million in earnings ...
Entertainment News Apr 27, 2016
Sister says Prince left no known will; vast millions may be at stake
Prince's sister believes the superstar musician didn't have a will and asked a Minnesota court on Tuesday to appoint a trust company to temporarily oversee his multimillion-dollar estate. Tyka Nelson, Prince's only full sibling, said in the court filing that immediate action was necessary to ...
Entertainment News Jan 28, 2016
Black or white? Actor Fiennes cast to play singer Michael Jackson
British actor Joseph Fiennes has been cast as pop star Michael Jackson in an upcoming TV comedy, provoking scorn on social media on Wednesday and fueling a controversy in the entertainment industry over opportunities for black artists. Fiennes, who is white, will play the late ...
Music Dec 17, 2015
Michael Jackson's 'Thriller' is first to sell 30 million in U.S.
Michael Jackson's album "Thriller" is still breaking barriers more than 30 years after its release and six years after the pop superstar's death, becoming the first album in history to cross the 30 million mark in U.S. sales, record industry officials said on Wednesday. "Thriller," ...
Business / Corporate Oct 8, 2015
Sony Corp. triggered a contract clause that would allow the Japanese electronics maker to to sell its half of the Sony/ATV Music Publishing venture it co-owns with Michael Jackson's estate, according to people familiar with the situation. The move means Sony can either sell its ...