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When you think of the late Chris Farley, camera shy isn't what comes to mind. From his time on "Saturday Night Live" with characters like his Chippendales dancer who performed with Patrick Swayze, or motivational speaker Matt Foley who lives in a van down by the river, to his work in films like "Black Sheep" and "Tommy Boy," Farley had a wild energy and a grasp of physical comedy like no other.

Farley was a cast member on "SNL" from 1990 to 1995 and part of a group that was often referred to as the "Bad Boys of SNL" along with Chris Rock, Adam Sandler, Tim Meadows, Rob Schneider, and David Spade. He never failed to get laughs and seemed to be game for anything in front of a camera. Off-camera, though, Farley struggled with drugs and alcohol and tragically died from a drug overdose in 1997 at the age of 33. His comedy,...

Sheryl Crow is looking back on her often under appreciated but hit-packed career in the new Showtime documentary Sheryl — and she does the same on the new episode of Rolling Stone Music Now. “Radio for me doesn’t exist anymore,” she says in the episode, which draws from two in-depth interviews with host Brian Hiatt in recent years. “My songs don’t cater to the six-second attention span, and there’s liberation in that… People like Jason Isbell and Brandi [Carlile], we write songs, and we don’t do it because...

In the music world, it’s pretty much a given that the mellower the artist, the more troubled he or she may be — think of the demons lurking behind those all those languid guitar strums or yacht-rock tempos. (See: the Doobie Brothers.) And thanks to the new documentary Sheryl, which premieres on Showtime May 6th, we can now add another name to that list: Sheryl Crow.

As we approach next year’s 30th anniversary of Tuesday Night Music Club, the album that made her a star after several false starts,...

The pop-music world, in many ways, has only gotten angstier (it would be hard to imagine a mood-poet chanteuse like Billie Eilish commanding arenas 20 years ago). But even back in the ’90s, Sheryl Crow was the kind of straight-up, middle-of-the-strike-zone, tasty-licks virtuoso of rock ‘n’ roll good times who seemed to have been put on earth to make people happy.

She was at the forefront of a revolutionary wave of women in pop — the Lilith Fair generation, from Alanis Morrisette to Sarah McLachlan to Shawn Colin to Paula Cole — but she was also, you could argue, one of the last great rockers to work in the heart-on-the-sleeve, guitar-riffs-on-air tradition of Bruce Springsteen and Tom Petty. My favorite line of hers has always been the one that comes after “All I wanna do is have some fun…” — namely, “until the sun comes up over Santa Monica Boulevard.” With her starburst smile and electrifying vocal bravado,...

In a new interview, Sheryl Crow detailed the alleged sexual harassment she faced early in her career at the hands of a powerful music manager, and how it was a "crash course" in the music industry. The "All I Wanna Do" singer, who is gearing up to live stream her show The Songs & The Stories from the church she built in her backyard on June 18, spoke to The Independent about Frank Dileo, the late manager of Michael Jackson. Dileo—who managed the controversial artist in the '80s and returned to working alongside him just prior to Jackson's death in 2009—died in 2011. Crow toured with Jackson in 1987, when she was...

Something Is Out There

Showcase Inventory

Created by Frank Lupo

Produced by Invader Productions, Inc. (Us), Hoyts Productions (Aus)

Aired on NBC for a mini-series and 1 season (8 episodes, 2 originally unaired) from October 21 – December 9, 1988

Cast

Joe Cortese as Jack Breslin

Maryam D’Abo as Ta’Ra

George Dzundza as Frank Dileo

Gregory Sierra as Victor Maldonado

Kim Delaney as Mandy Estabrook

Show Premise

Jack Breslin is a street cop who, upon investigating a series of unexplained murders, stumbles on Ta’ra, a female humanoid space alien from an orbiting prison starship, who is the only one that knows who or what is committing the murders. She reveals to Jack that she was a medical technician that survived an attack from an inmate alien known as a “Xenomorph” who killed her crew before escaping to Earth. They team up to stop the rogue alien by using Jack’s street smarts and Ta’Ra’s advanced alien technology.

Los Angeles — Michael Jackson's mother tearfully described finding out about her son's death Friday and said she expressed concerns about his comeback concert schedule to the promoters of the tour.

Katherine Jackson said she called the CEO of promoter Aeg Live LLC to express her view that her son could have done 50 shows, but not if they were spaced closely together.

"He couldn't do every other night like Aeg wanted him to do at first," Katherine Jackson said.

She said she called Aeg Live CEO Randy Phillips and her son's manager, Tohme Tohme, to express her concerns about the "This Is It" schedule.

She didn't describe any additional details about the calls. Katherine Jackson is expected to be the final plaintiff's witness in her case against Aeg Live, which has lasted 12 weeks. The defense case is scheduled to begin next week.

Katherine Jackson has been a courtroom fixture during the civil trial,...

Los Angeles — The promoter of Michael Jackson's ill-fated series of comeback shows created a conflict of interest with the singer's physician when it negotiated terms of his deal, an expert testifying for the superstar's mother told a jury Monday.

David Berman told jurors hearing a negligent hiring lawsuit against concert promoter Aeg Live LLC that the company should not have negotiated with Jackson's physician without notifying the singer's representatives of the discussion.

The former head of Capitol Records and holder high-level positions at several other record companies is being paid to testify for Katherine Jackson in her lawsuit against Aeg Live.

Asked whether it was appropriate for the concert company to attempt to hire a doctor on Jackson's behalf, Berman responded: "I believe that it's highly inappropriate. It is highly unusual."

A more appropriate relationship would have been for Jackson to hire cardiologist Conrad Murray without any involvement from Aeg Live,...

Los Angeles — Michael Jackson's mother sat in court Thursday as a police detective testified that she told him the family had tried drug interventions for the singer, believing he was addicted to painkillers.

But Detective Orlando Martinez said Katherine Jackson told him her son refused any help, saying he didn't have a drug problem.

The testimony came under questioning by lawyers for concert promoter Aeg Live LLC, which is being sued by Katherine Jackson for negligence in the star's death.

Martinez, who took the lead investigating Michael Jackson's June 25, 2009, death, said he first interviewed his mother at the hospital. But six months later, he decided to go back to her and check out "some things regarding family meetings about addiction." He said it was then that she told him about several attempts by the family to hold interventions and get Jackson into rehab.

"Mrs. Jackson said the family...

New York -- Some key figures who helped manage Michael Jackson's career are teaming up to create a stage musical about the behind-the-scenes making of a superstar that producers call a cross between "Goodfellas" and "Dreamgirls."

Producers Mark Lamica, Quincy Krashna, Jerry Greenberg, Raymond Del Barrio and Larry Hart will join forces to present "The Man," a fictional show inspired by the rise of Jackson, Elvis Presley and Whitney Houston. The story will be told through the eyes of a manager.

"We want this project to be a compelling, gritty, entertaining tale, that tells the story of the price of fame in a new way," said Lamica, who served as a partner with the late Frank Dileo, who was Jackson's manager.

"The Man," with a book by Lamica and Grammy Award-winning composer Hart, is expected to open in Las Vegas in the late fall of 2013. The show will have...

'Nobody who cared or had your best interest at heart is going to give you this,' Cherilyn Lee recalls telling Mj.

By Gil Kaufman and Kara Warner

Former Michael Jackson nurse Cherilyn Lee testifies

Photo: Paul Buck-Pool/ Getty Images

The second day of testimony from defense witnesses in the involuntary manslaughter trial of former Michael Jackson doctor Conrad Murray included claims by one of the singer's former nurses that Mj demanded she provide him with the surgical anesthetic propofol.

The Witnesses

» Cherilyn Lee, nurse practitioner

» Brandon Phillips, president and CEO of Aeg Live

» Michael Henson, toxicologist and technical operations officer for Pacific Toxicology

Key Testimony: » Nurse/ holistic medicine practitioner Cherilyn Lee testified that Jackson became frustrated with her attempts to treat his insomnia with natural remedies such as herbal teas and vitamins, insisting that only a propofol-like drug could work. Initially open to her suggestions, Lee said Jackson...

We’ve just received information that the world premiere of the brand new Michael Jackson biopic, is set to take place right in here in London. To celebrate, we’ve been given this brand new clip from the movie which is introduced by legendary music Producer and friend to the Jackson family, David Gest.

Following the announcement, we get to see a new clip from the movie entitled He Went to a New Level which I’ve placed in the video embedded below. When you see the clip you just scratch the surface of the impact that he made on the world. I was astonished at some of the clips seeing just a few of the people he met.

I’ve also placed the press release that we have been sent with full details on the World Premiere which is set to take place on November 2nd 2011 at the Empire Leicester Square.

HollywoodNews.com: Frank Dileo was laid to rest on Wednesday in Pittsburgh by family and friends. Michael Jackson’s long time manager is a beloved figure in the music business, dating back not only to “Thriller” and “Bad,” but to Frank’s stints at other record companies. He was also an actor, appearing in “Good Fellas” and “Wayne’s World.”

Jackson executors John Branca and John John McClain were not present, but Frank’s long time music lawyer and friend, Joel Katz, was there. So were delegations of Frank’s old cronies from Columbia and Epic Records including Lary Stessel and John Doelp. We had a nice time with Al Bunetta, the Nashville music manager and partner of singer John Prine. Also on hand: Charlie Brusco, Dan Beck, Jimmy Sacco, Frank Randall, Joe Mansfield. Frank would have been so proud.

The night before the funeral, most of this gang assembled...

HollywoodNews.com: I’m finally getting to write about my friend Frank Dileo, who died yesterday at age 63. Frank was Michael Jackson’s loyal and brilliant manager and friend, the architect of his success and his amazing career. You want to know about “Thriller”? It was Frank, “Bad”? Frank again. It was Frank who sat through Michael’s child molestation trial in 2005 in Santa Maria, California, far from his home in Ohio, at his own expense.

It was Frank who returned in the spring of 2009 to keep Michael on the straight and narrow so he could rehearse for his London concert dates. It was Frank who kissed Michael on the forehead, closed his eyes in the emergency room, and went out to tell Michael’s kids that their father had died. For Michael, Frank was always there.

I met Frank a long time ago, but we bonded during that trial.

Famous manager and actor Frank Dileo, who worked on the bestselling Michael Jackson 'Thriller' album and 'This Is It' tour and appeared in "Goodfellas" and "Wayne's World," has died. He was 63 years-old. Mr. Dileo famously portrayed Tuddy Cicero in Martin Scorsese's "Goodfellas." Mr. Dileo, the manager of Michael Jackson during his 80s career and most recently on the 'This Is It' tour, has died after complications during surgery. John Branca, co-executor of the Jackson estate gave a statement to NME: "He was not only one of the great veterans of the music business, he was a beloved friend to me and all who were lucky enough to have had him in their lives. He was one...

Michael Jackson's former manager Frank Dileo has died at the age of 63. Dileo's publicist confirmed that the music industry executive passed away on Wednesday in Boardman, Ohio after suffering complications from a recent heart surgery. Dileo notably championed Jackson in the early days of the popstar's career by helping to promote the Thriller album and securing numerous endorsements. Jackson ended his business relationship with Dileo in 1989, but they reunited in 2009 just before the 'King of (more)...

Los Angeles (Reuters) - Frank Dileo, who managed Michael Jackson during much of his 1980s superstardom and returned to the King of Pop's side in his final days, died on Wednesday from complications of past heart surgery. He was 63.

His wife Linda and business associates issued a statement saying they were "deeply saddened by the loss of the legendary, iconic and highly respected music industry figure."

Dileo began working in music in 1968 with CBS Records and moved around the industry before landing at Epic Records where he was vice president of promotions when Jackson's smash album "Thriller" was released in 1982.

"Thriller," with hits such as "Beat It" and "Billie Jean," remains the best-selling album of all time.

In his book, "Moonwalk," Jackson said of Dileo that he "really worked hard and proved to be my right hand during the years ahead." Dileo managed Jackson's Bad tour and stayed with him...

Frank Dileo, the cigar-toting music industry executive behind Michael Jackson’s 1980s career, died Wednesday at his home in eastern Ohio due to complications with a long illness. He was 63. The Epic Records veteran was responsible for the careers of artists such as the Clash and Cyndi Lauper, as well as working with Jackson again in the final years of the singer’s life. He also appeared in Martin Scorsese’s classic "Goodfellas" as mobster Joe Pesci’s murderer. The executive producer for Jackson’s 1988 "Moonwalker" film, Dileo also managed the singer's Bad World Tour --...

New York, Jan 6 – Michael Jackson’s long-time manager Frank Dileo is planning to set the record straight about the music legend in a tell-all book.

He will detail his life with the late pop singer, dealings with his family and estate, and the making of the controversial posthumous album ‘Michael’ in his new memoir.

Dileo worked with the King of Pop from 1984 until the end of the decade, and reunited with him shortly before Jackson’s death in 2009.<br.

Taylor Dayne is demonstrating to the world once again, that she's a triple (at least!) threat: She's been tapped to star in the upcoming musical "Sisterella" opposite the late Michael Jackson's nephew Tj, she's launching a jewelry line, and she's recording a greatest hits album with new tracks! Dayne will star as the evil stepmother in the "Cinderella"-inspired musical "Sisteralla," set in New York City in 1912. "I think I already am an evil stepmother, or at least mother," Dayne, the mother of eight-year-old twins born via surrogate, tells TooFab, laughing. "To [paraphrase] one of my best friends, ["Kell On Earth"'s] Kelly Cutrone , 'I've been called bitch, I've been called this and I've been called that, and I've been called 'momma!'" "Sisterella" is slated to open next spring in L.A., and will also star Tj Jackson , the late Michael Jackson 's nephew ( Tito is his dad). The late singer actually put...

Michael Jackson's nephew, Tj Jackson, is to step into his uncle's moonwalking shoes for a new musical with singer Taylor Dayne. The King of Pop was planning to hit the stage in Los Angeles in the ambitious production of "Sisterella" after wrapping his This Is It concerts in London, but his death last summer forced his fellow producers to rethink the whole show.

And now Tito Jackson's son will take his place when the show opens next year. He'll play the role of Prince Jean Luc - the role originally developed for his famous uncle. "Tell It to My Heart" hitmaker Dayne will play wicked stepmother Dahlia in the production.

The musical is set in turn-of-the-century New York. It tells the story of a wicked stepmother who tries to steal the fortune her late husband left to his daughter. Jerry Greenberg and Frank Dileo will produce the musical,...

Michael Jackson's pop/rock musical based on the Cinderella fairytale is dancing its way back to the Los Angeles stage for a new production next year. The King of Pop executive produced "Sisterella" when it debuted at the Pasadena Playhouse in 1996, and now his business partner Jerry Greenberg and manager Frank Dileo are reprising the Larry Hart-penned show for another run.

The dance routines in the musical, about a wicked stepmother who tries to steal the fortune her late husband left to his daughter, will be choreographed by original dance instructor Raymond G. del Barrio. Casting details have yet to be announced.

Prominent music figure, Michael Jackson passed away on Thursday, June 25, 2009. He was 50 and is survived by three children; Michael Joseph Jackson, Jr., Paris Michael Katherine Jackson and Prince "Blanket" Michael Jackson II.

A New York judge has dismissed a $300 million (200 million pound sterling) lawsuit against Michael Jackson's estate. In 2009, the late "Thriller" star's administrators were sued by lawyers for Allgood Entertainment, who accused Jackson and his agent Frank Dileo of pulling out of the company's planned Jackson Five shows to "secretly team up with Aeg (Live) to produce a concert or series of concerts in London."

It was claimed Dileo had agreed that Jackson and his siblings would perform a string of reunion gigs, but then reneged on the deal after committing to an ill-fated residency at London's O2 Arena. But a judge in a Big Apple court sided with the Jacksons on Thursday, August 19, throwing out the lawsuit because the superstar and his brothers never signed off the deal, according to TMZ.com.

Jackson's estate lawyer Howard Weitzman tells the website, "This case never had any merit and the claim was frivolous from day one.

Washington, Aug 20 – A judge has dismissed a 300-million-dollar lawsuit that had been filed against the late King of Pop Michael Jackson.

The federal judge in New York just dismissed a lawsuit filed by AllGood Entertainment, claiming the ‘Thriller’ hitmaker had agreed through an agent to perform several Jackson family reunion concerts in Indiana before going on the road with any other show.

AllGood claimed that by agreeing to do the London concerts, Jackson breached his agreement with them.

The federal judge ruled today that Jackson’’s agent—Frank Dileo— merely struck the deal with AllGood in principle,.

It's All Good For Michael Jackson

Michael Jackson would be smiling today ... if circumstances were different, of course, because a judge just dismissed a $300 million lawsuit that had been filed against him. A federal judge in New York just dismissed a lawsuit filed by AllGood Entertainment, claiming Michael had agreed through an agent to perform several Jackson family reunion concerts in Indiana before going on the road with any other show.

AllGood claimed ... by agreeing to do the London concerts, Jackson breached his agreement with AllGood.

The federal judge ruled today ... Jackson's agent -- Frank Dileo -- merely struck the deal with AllGood in principle, that couldn't become binding without the sign-offs of Mj and his brothers.  The judge also said the deal was just too sketchy to be enforceable.

The case had been partially dismissed last month.  Now it's officially history.

Howard Weitzman, the lawyer for the Michael Jackson Estate,...

A federal judge on Thursday dismissed a multimillion-dollar lawsuit by a concert promoter against the late Michael Jackson over a failed reunion concert.U.S. District Judge Harold Baer Jr. granted a motion by lawyers for Jackson's estate to dismiss the case, citing a lack of evidence that the late King of Pop or his family were under a binding agreement to perform at a reunion concert.AllGood Entertainment Inc., a company started in Morristown, N.J., sued Jackson for $40 million on June 10, 2009, roughly two weeks before the singer's death in Los Angeles at age 50. It claimed Jackson and his then-manager broke a contract for a Jackson reunion show.AllGood later filed a creditor's claim with Jackson's estate, claiming the potential value of the lawsuit was at least $300 million.Baer determined that there was a letter of intent between Jackson's then-manager, Frank Dileo, and AllGood, but never an enforceable contract.

will.i.am has condemned plans to release a new Michael Jackson album more than a year after his death - calling the proposal "bad" and "disrespectful". The King of Pop's former manager, Frank Dileo, recently confirmed a posthumous record featuring 10 never-before-heard songs from the "Thriller" hitmaker will be released this November.

The album will reportedly contain tracks recorded in the 1980s as well as more recent collaborations with artists including Akon. But the Black Eyed Peas star, who worked with Jackson on his re-released 2008 "Thriller" album, is refusing to support the project, insisting his music hero would never have agreed to the idea.

He tells the Associated Press, "I don't think that should ever come out. That's bad. He was a perfectionist and he wouldn't have wanted it that way. How you gonna release Michael Jackson when Michael Jackson ain't here to bless it? Now that he is not part of the process,...

The King of Pop will posthumously release an album of 10 previously-unreleased songs, Jackson’s manager Frank Dileo told Rolling Stone. The album, which is due for a November release, is only one of 10 projects in the works from Sony’s seven-year, $250 million contract with the Jackson estate. The rest of the projects include re-issues, compilation albums, DVDs, music videos and outtakes from the Jackson vault....

Melbourne, Aug 03 – Legendary pop singer Michael Jackson’s first of the several new albums are due for release in November 2010, almost a year and a half after the singer died in June 2009.

The late King of Pop’s posthumous album features 10 never-before-heard songs from the King of Pop.

The album will be the first in a 10-project, seven-year deal worth 250 million dollars that Jackson estate executors signed with Sony Music bosses in March, a spokesperson for the estate confirmed.

Jackson left behind hard drives filled with previously unreleased music, with his former manager Frank Dileo estimating Jackson’’s vaults contain more than 100 completed and unreleased songs, including collaborations.

Toronto, Aug 1 – A posthumous album featuring 10 never-before-heard songs from the King of Pop Michael Jackson is set for a November release.

At the time of his death, Jackson had reportedly left hard drives filled with previously unreleased music.

His former manager Frank Dileo estimates Jackson’s vaults contain more than 100 completed and unreleased songs, including collaborations with Akon, will.i.am and Ne-Yo.

The tracks are expected to be included in the forthcoming release, alongside.

'King of Pop' Michael Jackson is all set to rule the charts once again, with a posthumous album featuring 10 never-before-heard songs from the singer, to be released this November. At the time of his death, the 'Thriller' hitmaker had left hard drives filled with previously unreleased music. His former manager Frank Dileo estimates that Mj's vaults contain more than 100 completed and unreleased songs, including collaborations with stars like Akon, will.i.am and Ne-Yo, Billboard.com reported. The songs are said to be included in the the upcoming album, alongside his blockbuster hits from the 1980s. "There are a couple of songs we recorded ...

It's been more than a year since Michael Jackson's untimely death, but the deceased King of Pop is continuing to grace the world with musical entertainment. Rolling Stone reports that an all-new collection of music by Jackson will hit record stores in November, comprising 10 previously unreleased songs largely recorded in the '80s, at the height of Jackson's popularity. According to Jackson manager Frank Dileo, the material was culled from literally hundreds of unreleased songs that Jackson had recorded before his death. Dileo reveals of the upcoming material, "There are a couple of songs we recorded for the [1987] Bad album that we...

When the late Michael Jackson estate signed a deal with Sony for a posthumous 10-release deal, it was for over the next seven years. So it's about time they got crackin'. According to Jackson manager Frank Dileo, in an interview with Rolling Stone, a set of 10 previously unreleased songs will be out in time for Christmas this year, some time in November. He failed to mention, though, from what era of Jackson's career the songs would be culled. Dileo says there are more than 100 unreleased songs in the vault, including collaborations with Ne-Yo, Akon and will.i.am. Earlier this week,...

The company suing the Michael Jackson estate for $300 million over the Jackson family concert that never took place just got two strikes against it, and the pitcher was a federal judge. The judge on Tuesday threw out two of the three claims AllGood Entertainmen t filed against the estate, Aeg and Frank Dileo . The suit claims Dileo, Mj's alleged former manager, made a deal with AllGood that Michael would perform at a Jackson Family concert before doing any other gigs.

By Roger Friedman

HollywoodNews.com: As usual, everyone has this wrong.

Michael Jackson’s parents have been sued once again by a newspaper called the Segye Times in South Korea.

But the Segye Times is a front for Reverend Moon’s Unification Church. The church owns the paper, just the way they did the Washington Times.

This financial back and forth between the Moonies and the Jacksons has been going on since 1990, when the Victory Tour ended. Here’s what happened:

The Moonies wanted to underwrite a Jacksons tour of South Korea with Michael. According to sources, they contacted Joseph and Katherine Jackson and members of the Jackson family. They gave them all gifts and cash, ranging from Rolex watches to luxury cars. At one point, the group’s representative went to Frank Dileo, Michael’s manager and brought two cashier’s checks for $500,000 apiece. Dileo refused to accept the money.

Michael Jackson Estate -- Things are Not AllGood

Michael Jackson's estate has fired back against the company that sued the singer for $300 million over the derailed Jackson family reunion concert.

You'll recall AllGood Entertainment claimed Mj promised through his rep ... the family concert would take place before any other live performance.  The AllGood suit alleges Michael breached the agreement by subsequently signing to do the London concerts before the scheduled reunion concert.

Now Jackson executors John Branca and John McClain say the so-called Jackson rep -- former manager Frank Dileo -- had no authority "to bind Mr. Jackson to an agreement."

The good news ... Janet was really good last night.

Source: TMZ...

Michael Jackson 's estate has fired back against the company that sued the singer for $300 million over the derailed Jackson family reunion concert. You'll recall AllGood Entertainment claimed Mj promised through his rep ... the family concert would take place before any other live performance.  The AllGood suit alleges Michael breached the agreement by subsequently signing to do the London concerts before the scheduled reunion concert. Now Jackson executors John Branca and John McClain say the...

By Roger Friedman

© Copyrighted story

Bombshell exclusive:

Michael Jackson recorded a whole new album of material in the fall of 2007. The information about the album was only recently revealed by sources close to the late pop star.

Readers of my old column will recall that I reported on November 19, 2007 that Jackson spent three months with the Cascio family in Franklin Lakes, New Jersey after decamping from a Northern Virginia home he’d been renting courtesy of then manager Raymone Bain.

Jackson, his kids, nanny and tutor landed on the Cascio doorstep at the end of the summer of 2007 and stayed until November 7th. During that time Michael was not idle, as some thought. He recorded at least a dozen tracks with Eddie Cascio, who is also known as Angel.

I’m told that Jackson’s manager and adviser, Frank Dileo, knew that Jackson was working on a new album. Dileo...

The 'Thriller' star, who died aged 50 last year, told friends Dr Murray was the only medical professional he would trust just days before his death of a Propofol overdose on June 25, 2009. According to The News of the World, Jackson said: "My doctor is the best in the world. "I feel completely comfortable with him. I trust this guy with my life. He's an incredible guy and understands what I need. He is a friend to me and my family. "He makes me feel good about myself, and young again. Without him I wouldn't be able to function. "I need him to make my body - this machine - work the way it does." Jackson praised the doctor as he was preparing for a dress rehearsal in Los Angeles just two days before his death. He was also insistent Dr Murray be paid £2 million to be available for him 24 hours a day.

A British law firm is the latest to file a creditor's claim against Michael Jackson's estate, and it involves the "sale of Neverland."There had been rumors Jackson put the ranch up for sale, but they were never confirmed. Now the law firm of Atkins Thomson Solicitors in London is asking for $209,204.36. The services the firm claims to have performed involved "General discussions re Michael Jackson, personal and professional situation dealing with Colony Capital,...

AllGood Entertainment is now going after Michael Jackson's estate in the battle over profits from the upcoming movie "This Is It," along with revenues from the Sony catalog -- and the company wants more than $300 million!!!AllGood previously filed suit against Michael Jackson, Aeg Live and Frank Dileo for $40 million -- that's when Jackson was alive. Now AllGood filed an amended lawsuit today in federal court, which now includes the estate of Michael Jackson.

Michael Jackson's former manager claims he's shopping "the only 'Official Tribute Shows' honoring Michael Jackson" -- too bad no one in Mj's family knows anything about it.We obtained a letter sent out by Frank Dileo -- who describes himself as "the ...

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The latest rumor circling around the Jackson family is that Latoya has over 100 unreleased songs of her brother’s! According to the The Sun, the Jackson family removed all of Michael’s belongings from his rented mansion after his death. Michael Jackson’s manager Frank Dileo believes Latoya picked up computer equipment containing Michael’s unreleased recordings. Dileo told Rolling Stone, "They backed up trucks, removing everything. They thought Michael owned it all, so they took even the rented furniture." He says he is now working with lawyers on behalf of Michael’s estate to try and recover those...

Michael Jackson's sister La Toya is believed to have stored over 100 unreleased songs by the late superstar, it has been reported. The 'Thriller' star is rumoured to have recorded tracks with artists including Black Eyed Peas's will.i.am, Akon and Ne-Yo in the months leading up to his death - although it is currently unclear if any duplicates of the songs were produced. Will.i.am had previously confirmed that he does not own any copies of the material he has appeared on. After his death in June, Michael's manager Frank Dileo claimed that the singer's family moved quickly to remove his belongings from the rented California (more)...

Frank Dileo says Mj wanted to do 50 shows in London to beat Prince's record.

By Gil Kaufman

Michael Jackson's Manager Frank Dileo appears on "Larry King Live" on Wednesday

Photo: CNN

Michael Jackson's longtime manager, Frank Dileo, was in the hospital the night the singer died in June, and on Tuesday night, he spoke up for the first time since Jackson's passing to refute some of the rumors circulating about the King of Pop.

Dileo, who worked for Jackson from 1984-1989 and then was rehired by the singer earlier this year, appeared on "Larry King Live" to clarify stories about Jackson's alleged reluctance to perform 50 shows in London, speak about the singer's health and business acumen, and explain why Jackson has not been buried yet.

Dileo said he first heard about a disturbance at Jackson's rented Los Angeles-area home on June 25 from a fan who called him to report an ambulance out front.

Los Angeles, California (X17online) - Had he lived, Michael Jackson would be performing the second night of his 50 concert run at London's O2 Arena on Tuesday night. But Jackson's father Joe says he doesn't believe Michael would have ever been able to complete all the scheduled performances. "The comeback tour was a good idea, but the wrong idea about it; there was more tours added onto it," Joe Jackson told ABC News. "I was worried about his health. No artist can do those many shows back to back like that, and so I knew Michael couldn't do all those shows." Executives at Aeg, the company who was producing the concert series, said Jackson was the one who insisted on adding the additional shows. And Jackson's manager agrees, "He built up his stamina. There would have been no problems, I don't think, with him doing this tour, Frank Dileo said.

Michael Jackson was preparing for 50 London performances at the time of his June 25 death. But the star's father Joe Jackson claims that his son would not have been able to complete the lengthy set - and was pushed into the commitment by promoters. "Michael told me himself [that] he agreed to 10 shows. But they went and added all these other shows," the elder Jackson tells ABC News. "I was worried about his health. No artist can do those many shows back to back like that, and so I knew Michael couldn't do all those shows." Another Jackson associate, former financial advisor...

Mj's father and Aeg Live trade barbs in press over O2 Arena concerts.

By Gil Kaufman

Joe Jackson

Photo: Frank Micelotta/Getty Images

If everything had gone according to plan, Michael Jackson would have kicked off his This Is It concerts, a spectacular, career-reviving series of greatest-hits shows at the O2 Arena in London on Monday (July 13). Instead, Jackson's family and concert promoter Aeg Live are trading barbs in the press over whether the 50-year-old King of Pop was even healthy enough to perform any of the scheduled shows, to say nothing of 50.

"The comeback tour was a good idea, but the wrong idea about it," family patriarch Joseph Jackson said in an interview with ABC News. "Michael told me himself that he agreed to 10 shows. But they went and added all these other shows.   "I was worried about his health," Joe added. "No artist can do those many shows back to back like that,...

'I was sitting in a chair right outside the operating room ... they were trying to resuscitate him and save him,' Randy Phillips recalls.

By Gil Kaufman

Randy Phillips and Michael Jackson in London in March 2009

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It is not yet known what caused Michael Jackson's death, but according to the promoter of the London shows the singer was gearing up for, the 50-year-old self-proclaimed King of Pop was in good health before his sudden death on Thursday (June 25) and massive efforts were made to save his life.

Speaking to England's Sky News, Aeg Live CEO Randy Phillips said he was at the hospital last week when Jackson was rushed in after suffering cardiac arrest. He said he got a call from the singer's manager, Frank Dileo, Thursday morning in which Dileo implored him to go to the Beverly Hills-area mansion the singer was renting...

Several photos of Michael Jackson's last rehearsal are unveiled. In the pics, which were taken at L.A.'s Staples Center on Tuesday night, June 23, the 50-year-old singer looked happy and energetic as he moved his body during the rehearsal for his upcoming comeback tour, which was actually scheduled to be kicked off in London next month.

Magician Ed Alonzo told Us Magazine that Jackson appeared completely fine when dancing to his songs. "Michael was on stage performing the numbers, singing and dancing with the cast," Alonzo said. "It was a privilege to be able to watch the concert that no one will see now."

Additionally, the King of Pop's manager, Frank Dileo, called the rehearsal "amazing". "Michael rehearsed 10 or 11 songs. He sang and danced, not always at full power, but the way you do for a run-through," Dileo said.

"When the show was over, he called me, but...