The footage of Michael Jackson’s hair on catching on fire
Remember in 1984 when Michael Jackson’s hair caught on fire during the taping of a Pepsi commercial?
The clip is posted below courtesy of US Weekly. Jackson was hospitalized with a burned scalp.
Billboard top 10 albums
Billboard top 10 albums (week of July 15)
1. BLACKsummers’night by Maxwell – 316,000 copies
2. Hanna Montana 3 soundtrack by Miley Cyrus – 137,000 copies
3. NOW volume 31 – Various Artists
4. Nothing Personal by All Time Low – more than 63,000 copies
5. The E.N.D. – Black Eyed Peas - 63,000
Michael Jackson’s mother paid off Debbie Rowe?
The NY Post is reporting that Michael Jackson’s ex-wife Debbie Rowe will no longer seek custody of her two children.
The reason? Michael’s mother Katherine Jackson paid Rowe $4 million to give up her custody fight, according to the newspaper.
Rowe gave up custody rights to her children after her and Michael divorced. Michael paid a huge sum of money for her to give up parental rights.
After it was determined that Jackson’s children would inherit his estate, Rowe came back into the picture when she smelled money.
She probably blew through her money that Michael gave her the first time, so she came back for more.
Tim Henley
Jessica Simpson and Tony Romo broke up
Another celebrity death has occurred. This time, it’s the death of a relationship.
People magazine is reporting that pop singer Jessica Simpson and Dallas Cowboys quarterback Tony Romo have split up.
To make matters worse, Romo reportedly broke up with Simpson the night before her 29th birthday. (He should have least waited until the day AFTER her birthday).
Romo and Jessica have been together since 2007 after she split up with singer John Mayer.
Hmmmmm….. Tony and Jessica just broke up. Jessica’s ex-husband Nick Lachey broke up with Vanessa Minnillo last month.
Is this fate’s way of telling Nick and Jessica that they should be together again?????????
Tim Henley
Ryan Seacrest signs $45 million contract
Ryan Seacrest is officially as wealthy man.
According to Hollywood Reporter, the American Idol host signed a $45 million contract to remain on the talent show for the next three years.
The contract makes Seacrest the highest-paid reality television host in history.
The pay raise triples Seacrest’s current American Idol salary of a little less than $5 million a year. (must be nice)
Seacreast will also continue his stint on the E! Channel and his syndicated radio show.
Tim Henley
Celebrity birthdays (July 13)
Corey Clark, 29 (singer)
Deborah Cox, 35 (singer)
Patrick Stewart, 69 (actor)
Harrison Ford, 67 (actor)
Cameron Crowe, 52 (film director)
Cheech Marin, ,63 (actor)
Top 10 box office movies
Top 10 movies at the box office (weekend ending July 12)
1. Bruno – $30.4 million
2. Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs – $28.5 million
3. Transformers: Revenge of the Fallin – $24.2 million
4. Public Enemies – $24.2 million
5. The Proposal – $10.5 million
6. The Hangover – $9.9 million
7. I Love You Beth Cooper – $5 million
8. Up – $4.1 million
9. My Sister’s Keeper – $4.1 million
10. The Taking of Pelham 123 – $1.6 million
La Toya Jackson believes Michael was murdered
La Toya Jackson has become the first family member to openly speak her mind about her brother Michael Jackson’ s death.
In an interview with U.K. entertainment news organization Mail Online, La Toya said she believes Michael was murdered and his inner circle prevented him for communicating with family members.
Excerpts from the interview are posted below.
“I believe Michael was murdered, I felt that from the start. Not just one person was involved, rather it was a conspiracy of people. He was surrounded by a bad circle. Michael was a very meek, quiet, loving person. People took advantage of that. People fought to be close to him, people who weren’t always on his side.”
“Less than a month ago, I said I thought Michael was going to die before the London shows because he was surrounded by people who didn’t have his best interests at heart. Michael was worth more than a billion dollars. When anyone is worth that much money, there are always greedy people around them.”
“I said to my family a month ago, He’s never going to make it to London. He was worth more dead than alive. ‘By the end, Michael was isolated from his family. He had no real friends. He was the loneliest man in the world. I knew something terrible was going to happen.”
“He had needle marks on his neck and on his arms and more about those will emerge in the next few weeks. I cannot discuss that any further as I may jeopardise the investigation. I can, however, say that I have not changed my mind about my feeling that Michael was murdered.”
“He always wanted to believe the best of people. But he was meek. In the last few months, he became isolated. I believe the staff were given strict instructions that if any of the family called, not to tell him. And if any of the family came by, not to let them in. Those people around him didn’t care about Michael the man. They were interested in Michael the cash cow.”
“As a family, we tried to get involved. We wanted to stage an intervention. But we couldn’t get near Michael. I knew something terrible was going to happen. I believe he was cut off from the real world and the drugs were a way for his hangers-on to get in there. They got him hooked on drugs. He was pure and clean and then drugs came back into his system. I think it shocked his system so much it killed him.”
“Michael knew he was never going to be a grey-haired old man. He didn’t want to grow old. He told me he thought he would die in his 50s. He said he would get married at 45 and die around 50. He had a gut feeling.”
Celebrity birthdays (July 12)
Michelle Rodriguez, 31 (actress)
Brock Lesnar, 32 (wrestler)
Kristi Yamaguchi, 38 (figure skater)
Lisa Nicole Carson, 40 (actress)
Rolanda Watts, 50 (actress/former talk show host)
Cheryl Ladd, 58 (actress)
Richard Simmons, 61 (fitness guru)
Bill Cosby, 72 (actor/comedian)
Celebrity birthdays (July 10th and July 11th)
JULY 10TH
Jessica Simpson, 29 (singer)
Christopher “Play” Martin, 47 (of Kid N Play)
Arlo Guthrie, 62 (singer)
Jake LaMotta, 88 (boxer)
JULY 11TH
Marie Serneholt, 26 (singer)
Lil Zane, 27 (rapper)
Nadya Suleman (Octomom)
Lil Kim, 35 (rapper)
Lisa Rinna, 46 (actress)
Leon Spinks, 56 (boxer)
Georgio Armani, 75 (fashion designer)
Why Michael Jackson didn’t like his father
Everyone knows Michael Jackson always loved his mother Katherine. He always spoke highly of her during interviews and even trusted her to take care of his children (according to his will).
However, when it came to his father Joe Jackson, Michael always showed resentment toward him. He accused Joe of beating him up when he was child, and he even left him out of the will.
During his later years, Michael didn’t grant many interviews. But back in 1993 during a televised interview with Oprah Winfrey, Michael discussed why he didn’t like his father.
Excerpts from the interview are posted below.
Michael: Yes, and I had pimples so badly it used to make me so shy. I used not to look at myself. I’d hide my face in the dark, I wouldn’t want to look in the mirror and my father teased me and I just hated it and I cried everyday.
Oprah: Your father teased you about your pimples?
Michael: Yes and tell me I’m ugly.
Oprah: Your father would say that?
Michael: Yes he would. Sorry Joseph.
Oprah: What’s your relationship like with him?
Michael: I love my father but I don’t know him.
Oprah: Are you angry with him for doing that? I think that’s pretty cruel actually.
Michael: Am I angry with him?
Oprah: Because adolescence is hard enough without a parent telling you that you’re ugly.
Michael: Am I angry with him? Sometimes I do get angry. I don’t know him the way I’d like to know him. My mother’s wonderful. To me she’s perfection. I just wish I could understand my father.
Oprah: And so let’s talk about those teen years. Is that when you started to go inside yourself? Because obviously you haven’t spoken to the world for 14 years. So you went inside, you became a recluse. Was it to protect yourself?
Michael: I felt there wasn’t anything important for me to say, and those were sad, sad years for me.
Oprah: Why so sad? Because on stage you were performing, you were getting your Grammys. Why so sad?
Michael: Oh, there’s a lot of sadness about my past and adolescence, about my father and all of those things.
Oprah: So he would tease you, make fun of you.
Michael: Yes.
Oprah: Would he…did he ever beat you?
Michael: Yes.
Oprah: And why would he beat you?
Michael: He saw me, he wanted me, I guess…I don’t know if I was his golden child or whatever, but he was very strict, very hard, very stern. Just a look would scare you.
Oprah: And were you scared of him?
Michael: Very. Like, there’s been times when he’d come to see me, I’d get sick, I’d start to regurgitate.
Oprah: As a child or as an adult?
Michael: Both. He’s never heard me say this. I’m sorry, please don’t be mad at me.
Oprah: Well I mean, I suppose everybody has to take responsibility for what they’ve done in life. And your father is one of those people who also have to take responsibility.
New music video: Sweet Dreams by Beyonce
Skinny actress Gwyneth Paltrow is going on a diet
Gwyneth Paltrow is already skinnier than a skeleton. When you see her on the red carpet, she’s nothing but skin and bones.
However, the actress is about to become even skinnier.
Paltrow announced she is on a detox diet for three weeks to prepare for her role in the upcoming film “Iron Man 2.”
The detox diet only allows you to drink two liquid meals a day and a salad along with cayenne pepper and maple syrup. You can call it a detox diet if you want to, but detox diet is just a fancy word for “ANOREXIA.”
Anyone who only consumes juice, maple syrup and pepper is 100 percent anorexic. Paltrow should stop promoting that eating disorder.
Tim Henley
Michael Jackson’s strange connection to number 7
Take a look at this item floating around the internet. It documents Michael Jackson’s connection to the number seven. It’s kinda spooky.
- Michael signed his will on 7/7/02.
- Michael’s memorial was on 7/7/09 (exactly 7 years after the will was signed)
- Michael Jackson’s two biggest hits were “Black & White” and “Billie Jean.” Each were each number one for 7 weeks.
- Michael Jackson’s three biggest albums were “Thriller,” “Bad” and “Dangerous” — each had 7 top 40 hits.
- Michael Jackson was the 7th of 9 children.
- Michael Jackson was born in 1958 . (19 + 58 = 77)
- Michael Jackson died on the 25th. (2 + 5 = 7)
- Michael Jackson has 7 letters in his first and last name.
David Arquette will sleep in a box
Actor David Arquette has come up with a creative way to raise money for charity. He’s going to sleep in a Plexiglas box.
According to the Associated Press, Arquette will sleep in the box which be placed on top of the marquee at Madison Square Garden in New York City on Tuesday and Wednesday.
His goal is to raise $250,00 for the charity organization Feeding America. Arquette became famous during the 1990s when he starred in the “Scream” trilogy.
Tim Henley
Billboard top 20 songs
Billboard top 20 songs (week of July 
1. I Gotta Feeling by Black Eyed Peas
2. Boom Boom Pow by Black Eyed Peas
3. Best I Ever Had by Drake
4. Knock You Down by Keril Hilson, Kanye West and Ne-Yo
5. LoveGame by Lady Gaga
6. Fire Burning by Sean Kingston
7. Birthday Sex by Jeremih
8. I Know You Want Me by Pitbull
9. You Belong To Me by Taylor Swift
10. New Divide by Linkin Park
11. Don’ t Trust Me by 30H!3
12. Falling For You by Colbie Caillat
13. Waking Up In Vegas by Katy Perry
14. Every Girl by Young Money
15. Poker Face by Lady Gaga
16. Halo by Beyonce
17. The Climb by Miley Cyrus
18. Second Chance by Shinedown
19. Please Don’t Leave Me by Pink
20. Use Somebody by Kings of Leon
Billboard Top 20 albums
Billboard Top 20 albums (week of July 8th)
1. NOW 31 by Various Artists
2. American Saturday Night by Brad Paisley
3. Cradlesong by Rob Thomas
4. Wilco by Wilco
5. The E.N.D. by Black Eyed Peas
6. Jeremih by Jeremih
7. Killswitch Engage by Killswitch Engage
8. Lines, Vines and Trying Times by Jonas Brothers
9. Relapse by Eminem
10. The Fame by Lady Gaga
11. Fearless by Taylor Swift
12. Hanna Montana Soundtrack by Various Artists
13. Transformers Soundtrack by Various Artists
14. Only By The Night by Kings of Leon
15. Big Whiskey and the GrooGrux King by Dave Matthews Band
16. 21st Century Breakdown by Green Day
17. The Foundation by Zac Brown Band
18. Wide Open by Jason Aldean
19. Greatest Hits 2 by Kenny Chesney
20. Dark Horse by Nickelback
Celebrity birthdays (July 9th)
Kiely Williams, 23, (actress/singer)
Fred Savage, 33, (actor)
Courtney Love, 45, (singer/actress)
Kelly McGillis, 52, (actress)
Tom Hanks, 53, (actor)
Jimmy Smits, 54, (actor)
John Tesh, 57, (musician)
O.J. Simpson, 62, (killer)
Actor Ryan Gosling is releasing an album
Actor Ryan Gosling is taking a temporary break from acting to join the world of music.
According to People magazine, Gosling and his friend unknown actor Zach Shields will release an album Oct. 6.
Their band name is Dead Man’s Bones.
Gosling played in “The Notebook,” “Half Nelson,” “Lars and the Real Girl” and “Remember the Titans.”
Gosling is not new to the music industry. During his childhood, he played on the musical television variety show “The New Mickey Mouse Club” during the early 1990s alongside Britney Spears, Justin Timberlake, Christina Aguilera and Keri Russell.
Tim Henley
Harry Potter actor faces drug charge
Harry Potter actor Jamie Waylett faces drug charges in London this week accused of growing cannabis plants in his home.
Waylett portrays Vincent Crabbe in all of the “Harry Potter” films.
Waylett, 19, and his friend were pulled over by police and eight bags of marijuana was found in the vehicle.
Police later raided his home and found 10 cannabis plants, according to Reuters.
The cast of “Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince” attended the movie’s premiere in London on Tuesday, but Waylett didn’t show up. Now we know why.
Tim Henley
Mariah Carey apologizes for terrible performance
If you saw pop singer Mariah Carey perform Tuesday at Michael Jackson’s memorial service, you probably noticed how she sounded… let me think of a polite way to say this… She sounded terrible.
She sang the Jackson 5 hit song “I’ll Be There” along with Trey Lorenz. Throughout her performance, her voice cracked several times, and she sounded very amateurish.
On her Twitter page, Carey apologized for her performance and explained why she didn’t sound so good.
She said “Trying to sing today was basically impossible for me. I could barely keep myself from crying. I’m sorry that I wasn’t able to pull it together and really do it right, but I was literally choked up when I saw him there in front of me.”
I’m sure she was emotional during the service–everyone was. There wasn’t a dry eye in the building.
However, I think she might be using that as an excuse for her lousy performance.
Tim Henley
Jennifer Hudson really is pregnant
Singer and actress Jennifer Hudson has repeatedly denied that she was pregnant.
During the past few months, anytime a magazine reporter would print an article saying she was pregnant, the singer would immediately issue a press statement denying the pregnancy and basically calling the magazines a lie.
However, if you saw her perform at Michael Jackson’s memorial service Tuesday, you will know that Jennifer Hudson is the real liar.
Hudson performed Jackson’s song “Will You Be There” during the memorial service. She looked more pregnant than anyone I’ve ever seen.
After her appearance, hopefully she won’t lie to us about her pregnancy anymore. The photos are posted below.
The father of her child is her husband reality show star David Otunga.
Tim Henley
My childhood memories of Michael Jackson
When I first heard Michael Jackson died, I didn’t believe it. I immediately assumed it was a publicity stunt.
Michael was known for being over-the-top. Throughout his lengthy career, he has pulled many publicity stunts to gain attention, like when he pretended to be in love with Brooke Shields. I won’t even discuss that publicity stunt marriage to Lisa Marie Presley.
So, surely his hospitalization was a publicity stunt to attract attention to his upcoming concert tour in London right?
For several hours, I refused to believe the news reports that said he died. It wasn’t until I saw a newscast that showed hospital workers carrying his body to a van. When I saw him wrapped in that white sheet, I knew it was true. The King of Pop is officially dead.
Sadness and grievance overcame me for the rest of the night thinking about Michael’s death. 
Why should I feel so sad about someone that I’ve never actually met before? I hear fans say Michael Jackson was a major part of their childhood. He was in their homes everyday, and they truly feel like they’ve lost a family member.
I know this might sound cliché, but it’s the truth. Michael was a major part of my childhood. Therefore, a part of my childhood died June 25 with the passing of Michael.
And a part of my childhood is now buried in that coffin.
My first memory of Michael was when I was about 6 or 7 years old. I remember watching the “Thriller” video at my aunt’s house. I watched it about 10 times in a row because I was mesmerized by the dance steps in the video, and I wanted to learn it.
When I saw footage of him performing “Billie Jean” at the Motown anniversary special and doing the Moonwalk, my eyes were in awe. I had never seen anyone dance like that before.
For the next decade, I tried to duplicate Michael’s performances. I would put on my socks and slide across the slippery kitchen floor trying to perform the moonwalk. I was never successful though.
I also did the spin and tried to stand on my toes like he does.
Throughout Michael’s career, I owned every album that he released during the 1980s and 1990s.
I used to stay glued to the television whenever I found out he was releasing a new music video.
Throughout my childhood, Michael was always in my home. Music was a major part of my family’s everyday activities.
When we were playing video games, music was always playing in the background. When we were playing basketball or hop scotch, we always had music playing in the background.
If we were walking up the street, we always had headphones on listening to music. Most of the time, it was Michael Jackson songs we were listening to.
My family would also frequently get together in the living room and have a dance off to Michael Jackson songs. Every time his music videos were played, we would gather around the television and watch without blinking.
When we were in the car, his music was always in our cassette player. There wasn’t a day that went by when Michael was not in my home in some form when I was growing up.
I always stood in front of television, along with my siblings, emulating the dance steps that Michael was doing in all of his music videos.
I idolized Michael Jackson during my childhood. I had the trademark white glove and the red jacket. I even tried to put a Jheri Curl on my hair. (which didn’t work).
I also use to imitate his “crotch-grabbing” dance which used to get me in trouble with my parents.
When Michael became the celebrity spokesperson for Pepsi, I started drinking Pepsi. To this day, Pepsi is still my favorite beverage.
Michael donated money and participated in charitable activities that raised money to try to cure world hunger. So, then I decided to participate in charity fundraisers too.
Michael went on a date with Madonna to the Oscars in 1991. Therefore, I started wanting to date Madonna too.
Michael hung out with his chimpanzee named Bubbles, so I wanted a chimpanzee too. (Of course my mom wasn’t having that).
His music and performances have forever changed the music industry. When Michael emerged as a solo artist, he forced other musicians to step up their game.
If performers wanted to stay relevant in the music industry, they could no longer just stand behind a microphone and sing. They had to be like Michael and display the intricate dance moves and the flashy innovative videos.
If you watch Usher, Justin Timberlake, Ginuwine, Ne-Yo or Chris Brown on stage, they perform the same dance moves that Michael performed during the 1980s and 1990s.
He gave new meaning to the words “music videos.” No one can ever do it like Michael.
Sadly, as his lifestyle and music turned into a bizarre circus show during the late 1990s, I stopped purchasing Michael’s new music, and I stopped following his career.
I did, however, continue to listen to his old songs and try to imitate his old dances. Two years ago, my sister, my cousin and I went to a karaoke place, and we sang “Thriller” in front of an audience.
We did the “Thriller” dance too and received a standing ovation afterward. (Yep, we still got it).
Athough the King of Pop is no longer here, you can still see his influence everytime you watch any modern music video or attend an elaborate high-energy stage concert by any performer. Michael is the originator of that.
By Tim Henley
Carrie Underwood’s new CD
There’s no resting for country singer and American Idol winner Carrie Underwood.
Her next CD will be released Nov. 3. This will be her third CD since she won American Idol in 1995.
Click here to read the full story from The Oklahoman’s Brandy McDonnell.
Michael Jackson’s greatest videos
THRILLER
BEAT IT
THE WAY YOU MAKE ME FEEL
THEY DON’T CARE ABOUT US
MAN IN THE MIRROR
SMOOTH CRIMINAL
REMEMBER THE TIME
BLACK OR WHITE
IN THE CLOSET
SCREAM
WHO’S LOVING YOU
BAD
DIRTY DIANA
BILLIE JEAN
YOU ARE NOT ALONE
DON’T STOP TIL YOU GET ENOUGH
BLOOD ON THE DANCE FLOOR
YOU ROCK MY WORLD
ROCK WITH YOU
STRANGER IN MOSCOW
SHE’S OUT OF MY LIFE
HEAL THE WORLD
