Michael Jackson

The latest news and gossip involving celebrity Michael Jackson.

Surprise: \"This Is It\" Makes a Trillion Dollars

Exploiting death is not only fun but very profitable too! Just take the new Michael Jackson movie for example. According to AP \"Michael Jackson\'s This Is It\" pulled in $101 million worldwide in its first five days, and distributor Sony is extending the farewell performance film beyond its planned two-week run. The film was the No. 1 Halloween thriller domestically with a $21.3 million ... [Full Story]

This Is It is a Hit

My headline above is confusing but makes sense. That\'s what you get here at celeb parasite...brilliant writing. Anyway, early reviews of the Michael Jackson movie, \"This Is It\" are good, but then again, when\'s the last time someone died before a movie released and all the critics said, \"Yeah that movie sucked, I\'m glad he\'s dead.\" Other than maybe Brandon Lee, but everyone preferred his ... [Full Story]

New Michael Jackson Single Debuted Today

If you have an Internet connection, which you do unless you\'re leeching off the neighbor like me, you can check out Michael Jackson\'s new single \"This Is It\" online today. Or just let me do all the leg work and embed the video from michaeljackson.com right here. I\'m so nice: ... [Full Story]

New Michael Jackson Single Coming Out October 12

Michael Jackson seems to do more in his death than he was doing the last few years of his life. A new single is coming out in a couple of weeks, appropriately titled \"This is It\" because, well, this was it...he\'s dead now. Reuters reports: A new Michael Jackson single called \"This Is It\" will hit the airwaves on October 12, two weeks before it is available as part of a two-disc album ... [Full Story]

Milking Michael Jackson\'s Death 101

In case you\'re interested in milking the death of the next celebrity, here\'s some information on the movie coming out about Michael Jackson. Reuters reports: The Michael Jackson movie \"This Is It\" -- based on footage from concert rehearsals before his death in June -- will have simultaneous premieres in more than 15 cities around the world next month, the studio behind the film said on ... [Full Story]

Joe Jackson is Not Happy

The father of Michael Jackson, Joe Jackson, seems to want anyone and everyone to pay for his son\'s death. AP reports: \"I\'m not angry. I\'m mad,\" Joe Jackson said in an interview that aired Monday on NBC\'s \"Today\" show. \"I didn\'t know all this was going on. That\'s what I\'m mad about.\" Michael Jackson was using propofol to help him sleep, a practice medical experts consider ... [Full Story]

Add Marijuana to the List

As if Michael Jackson wasn\'t using enough drugs, you can throw the Devil\'s Lettuce in there too. According to AFP: Michael Jackson\'s relatives told authorities they had found tar heroin at his rented mansion after he died two months ago, in what turned out to be rotting marijuana, court documents showed. During an investigation into the King of Pop\'s sudden death, family members ... [Full Story]

Propofol is the Official Cause of Death

It turns out, weeks after his death, that the cause of Michael Jackson dying was lethal doses of Propofol. According to TMZ: Michael Jackson had lethal levels of Propofol in his system when he died, this according to a search warrant affidavit filed in Houston. Dr. Conrad Murray told cops he had been treating Jackson for 6 weeks for insomnia -- giving him 50 milligrams of Propofol ... [Full Story]

Hey, You Can\'t Visit Michael Jackson\'s Grave

If any of you were thinking about going to Michael Jackson\'s grave to cry or possibly pee all over it depending on what you think happened between him and those little kids, you\'re out of luck. According to TMZ, the place at Forest Lawn Memorial Park where MJ\'s plastic body will lie is not open to the public: The Great Mausoleum -- where stars like Clark Gable, Jean Harlow and Nat King ... [Full Story]

Judge Approves Michael Jackson Film

Not sure why a judge is approving a film, that\'s kinda like a plumber filling one of my cavities, but anyway, I guess it was necessary because it had to do with Michael Jackson. According to AP: Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Mitchell Beckloff approved a deal between Michael Jackson\'s estate, concert promoter AEG Live and Columbia Pictures on Friday and announced his ruling Monday. A ... [Full Story]

Nobel Peace Prize for Michael Jackson?

According to sources, if a Web petition signed by 15,000 people has anything to do with it (and it doesn\'t...at all), Michael Jackson will receive the 2010 Nobel Peace Prize. Started by an American college student, the petition praises Jackson for his commitment to humanitarian causes and calls on the Norwegian Nobel Institute to name the singer as next year\'s winner. \"Michael Jackson ... [Full Story]

A Movie....Already?

Before Michael Jackson can even melt in his own grave, Hollywood is already focusing on pulling off a movie about his life according to AFP: A Hollywood movie made using footage of Michael Jackson rehearsing for his planned series of comeback concerts could hit theaters by the end of this year, US media reports have said. Daily Variety reported that Sony Pictures studio was close to ... [Full Story]