Michael Jackson

Conrad Murray Trial: Six Characters You'll Find Outside the Trial of Michael Jackson's Doctor

Yesterday was the second day of Dr. Conrad Murray's manslaughter trial for administering the anesthetic that killed Michael Jackson, and it proceeded without sad revelations like Day One's audio of MJ talking, very slowly, about future concert plans. This didn't stop the characters from hanging ou ... More >>

Top 10 Hottest Music Videos Featuring Supermodels (In Honor of Evan Voytas Somehow Getting Kate Moss for His Latest)

Top 10 Music Videos Featuring Models (Featuring Evan Voytas' Kate Moss Cameo)

Michael Jackson Glove Goes For $330,000 At Beverly Hills Auction; Johnny Cash Middle-Finger Jumpsuit Reaps $50,000

Julien's AuctionsNow on display at the Ponte 16 resort in Hong Kong​It was a charged weekend at Julien's Auctions in Beverly Hills -- most of all, during the paddle war over one of Michael Jackson's most crowd-pleasing staples: the Swarovski-studded glove he wore throughout the "Bad" tour. Th ... More >>

Jackson Doc Facing Involuntary Manslaughter, According To Report

​The Associated Press is reporting that the doctor who was with Michael Jackson when he apparently went into cardiac arrest shortly before his June death will be charged with involuntary manslaughter by the Los Angeles County District Attorney's office. Conrad Murray, who reportedly admits t ... More >>

Los Angeles City Hall's Funny Michael Jackson Figures

Is the "millions" spent by memorial-goers on food and rooms mathematically impossible?

Michael Jackson: This Is (Not Quite) It

Brilliant dance moves and unanswered questions in the King of Pop's posthumous comeback movie

This Is It Almost Wasn't

The strange, surprising story behind this ghoulish Michael Jackson movie

Michael Jackson's This Is It Premieres for the Press in Hollywood

If you're a MIcheal Jackson diehard, prepare to be thrilled -- and heartbroken yet again. This Is It, the new documentary created from film footage of Michael Jackson's rehearsals at the Staples Center and Culver Studios in advance of what was supposed to be his final 50-show run in London, provides ... More >>

Sony and Jackson Estate Debut New Michael Jackson Song: Fan Reactions from Around the World

​The estate of Michael Jackson and Sony Music debuted a new Michael Jackson song called "This Is It" last night at midnight, and fan reactions are coming in from around the world. Listen to the song here to make your own judgment, or rely on the "experts" at mjjcommunity.com to decide for you. ... More >>

Choice LA YouTube Clips: Stuff That You May Have Missed on the Internets

Lord knows we can't do and see it all. This is LA. Stuff falls through the cracks. All publicists are not created equal. A vast bounty of unrepresented musicians and artists roams the area looking for attention. We want to give it to them. Here are a few LA-based clips that you probably won't see an ... More >>

Michael Jackson Trailer Released for This Is It

Amid all the hooha over Kanye West's dick move last night at the MTV Video Music Awards in New York, the news that the trailer for the Michael Jackson documentary This Is It was released got lost. Well, here it is: Michael Jackson's This Is It in HD

Michael Jackson Burial Guide: Forest Lawn Memorial Park in Glendale

Countdown to Michael Jackson's burial: T minus six hours. Stay away from Glendale. Repeat. Stay away from Glendale. Somewhere in there, a new destination for desperate MJ fans. ​ If you want to buy a plot in the same cemetery where Michael Jackson is buried, we've got good news for you, via ... More >>

GREG PROOPS -- MAKE US LAUGH, FUNNYBOY

MICHAEL JACKSON: THE POST-MORTEM SPENDING SPREE

The blame and the buck fly furiously after the pop icon's burial

Memorial Day: Michael’s Staples Center Farewell

$4 Million Jackson Memorial Cost to Taxpayers?

By Tibby Rothman City Hall is begging Jackson fans for alms, but upset L.A. residents face paying a king's ransom for the memorial to the King of Pop, Michael Jackson. During the hours leading up to today's globally viewed memorial, the Los Angeles Police Department and other city offices were str ... More >>

The King of (Soda) Pop, or Adventures in Musical Capitalism

Funeral Potatoes and Bundt cakes may be more traditional culinary offerings when one attends a memorial service, but this is LA, and he was the King of Pop, so traditional is pretty much out.

Jerkin' at Avalon Hollywood: A Dance Primer on a Budding Craze

Last Saturday, while down the street on Hollywood Boulevard throngs were lined up around Michael Jackson's star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame and celebrating his music and dance moves, the Avalon played host to an amazing dance contest that would have made the King of Pop proud. While a few blocks a ... More >>

Michael Jackson's Memorial Participants Announced: Kobe, Mariah, Stevie, Berry G., Brooke, John Mayer (?!), Jennifer Hudson, Magic, Rev. Al, Usher, More.

Okay, this is an odd list. Is this not an odd list? Most specifically, John Mayer. Right? That's a left-field pick. Is he not the Leonard Zelig of our time? And Shaheen Jafargholi? Hmm. The rest is fascinating and spot-on. The participants for Michael Jackson's memorial tomorrow have been announced, ... More >>

Saturday Evening Registration Tally: 1.6 Million Michael Jackson Fans Apply: Ticketing Info Released

From AEG/MJ publicist: As of 5:30 pm PST, there are 524,330 registrants for tickets to the Michael Jackson Public Memorial Service.   AEG has just announced that since the registration process was initiated this morning, additional legal terms have been incorporated into the conditions of entry to ... More >>

The Last Michael Jackson Party?

Representing Michael Jackson

The King of Pop's longtime attorney Bob Sanger would like to correct a few misconceptions

He’s Out of Our Life ... Not

Michael Jackson Memorial to Be Held at AEG-Owned Staples Center on Tuesday

The Hollywood Reporter is reporting that Michael Jackson's memorial will be held on Tuesday, July 7 at the Staples Center. Which most definitely is not Neverland, where for a brief shining moment promised all the surrealism and metaphor one could possibly wish to come from such an unfortunate and ... More >>

Daily MJ: No Public Viewing At Neverland; Diana Ross, Parental Guardian; Lame DVD Cash-Ins Begin

Jackson Family says there will be no public viewing at Neverland. We're both incredibly disappointed, and incredibly relieved. Mostly disappointed.

Will the King of Pop Become the Voice of Dissent? Michael Jackson/Iran Protest Video Mash-Ups

In the days following Michael Jackson's passing, the King of Pop's music has turned into the soundtrack for daily life. From tributes on local radio stations like KJLH 102.3 FM and in virtually every club across Los Angeles to sound files transmitted from Blip.fm to Twitter to Facebook, both the big ... More >>

Michael Jackson Crazy Ebay Auctions: People Cash In On Their Death Masks, Pain Meds, Energy Drinks, Glitter Gloves and Other King of Pop Paraphernalia

The King of pop is dead. Long live the King. And his crazy Ebay auctions. The body isn't even cold and already people are looking to cash in. Anyone who ever owned anything remotely Michael Jackson-related seems to have put it up for auction in the past few days. Here are a few of the wackiest of Wa ... More >>

Los Angeles County Coroner Says Michael Jackson Autopsy Toxicology Rumors Wrong: It Will Take Time

Eric VanBeekMichael Jackson's toxicology and other drug tests will not be completed for weeks, and rumors that a celebrity "rush job" is underway are bunk, says Craig R. Harvey, Chief Coroner Investigator and Chief of Operations at the Los Angeles County Department of Coroner. "Is this rumor just n ... More >>

Michael Jackson Infographic: Anatomy of a Pop Culture Apocalypse

Experiencing the untimely death of pop icon Michael Jackson through the 2009 equivalent of the Reuter's News Wire (eh hem Twitter) yesterday only further confirmed that nature of news and media has fundamentally changed (thanks, TMZ). And instead of writing a long analytical tl;dr treatise, we made ... More >>

Covering Michael Jackson: LA Weekly Archive Reporting on the King of Pop

Over the years, LA Weekly. like any American cultural reporter worth its salt, has devoted much ink to Michael Jackson, most recently during the on-again/off-again Neverland Ranch auction at Julien's Auctions this past spring. Our pals at videothing.com captured the surrealism in all its glory in th ... More >>

Morning Sixpack: A News Roundup

Super Lab or Super Gaffe? Sheriff's Department descriptions of a meth lab raided at a property owned by the mayor of Bell have been contradicted by a hazmat team. L.A. TimesMichael Jackson Autopsy Planned L.A. coroner's authorities will perform an autopsy today on singer Michael Jackson, who died Th ... More >>

Michael Jackson Will Rule The Night in LA: Who *Won't* Be Playing MJ?

1. All vinyl Michael Jackson set at Palihouse tonight. 2. Afro funke anniversary tonight (last hour will be devoted to MJ) 3. Adam 12 doin MJ at Bardot tomorrow night. 4. MJ sounds at The Room on Cahuenga tonight UPDATE: More Michael Jackson gigs: Adam 12's AFEX at Temporary Spaces tonight ... More >>

Michael Jackson Has Heart Attack in LA, TMZ, LA Times Reporting That the King of Pop Is Dead

Developing: Michael Jackson was rushed to the UCLA Medical Centerl after 911 received a call at 12:21 this afternoon. TMZ says: "we're told it was cardiac arrest and that paramedics administered CPR in the ambulance." TMZ updated it: "A Jackson family member tells TMZ Michael is in "really bad shap ... More >>

Michael Jackson’s Julien’s Auction Canceled

Exclusive-ish: Michael Jackson's Cancelled Neverland Auction, Captured by Videothing

This speaks for itself, for sure, but a little back story: When West Coast Sound arrived for the auction of Michael Jackson's Neverland Ranch memorabilia and started perusing the holdings, we realized quickly that we needed video of this. So we got on the horn to our friends at Videothing, put th ... More >>

Michael Jackson's Neverland Auction Cancelled

Randall RobertsThe golden idols, freaky statues and surreally disturbing aesthetic of Michael Jackson will remain as one. The Associated Press is reporting that the impending auction of Michael Jackson's Neverland holdings and memorabilia is off. The two sides had been arguing for the past month ab ... More >>

Glitter Garage Sale: Auction of Michael Jackson's Stuff to Proceed

Is there, among the 2,000 auction items culled from Michael Jackson's Neverland Ranch, a Rosebud sled -- some seemingly worthless toy, trinket or tchotke that would unlock the secret to the enigmatic King of Pop? You'd certainly think so from the way Jacko and his lawyers have been fighting to stop ... More >>

Jacksonian Seizure: The Rise and Fall of Michael Jackson and His Investments Mirror Americans' Spendy Ways

Is the King of Pop's Neverland Booty Our Folly Too?

The Remnants of Michael Jackson's Neverland Ranch to Be Auctioned at Beverly Hilton in April

photos courtesy of Julien's AuctionsThe airbrushed hood of Michael Jackson's Neverland golf cart Parents: avert your childrens' gaze for a second, because we've got some bad news: DREAMS DIE. Even the biggest, grandest, the most luxurious palaces sometimes collapse into a pile of rubble and despair ... More >>

Michael Jackson's Thriller on Broadway: Who Wants Werewolves When You Can Have Filipino Prison Dancers?

As we were rolling awake this morning, the radio catching us up on the day's news, a report came on NPR about a new musical that the Nederlander company is producing for Broadway. The producers, who made a bundle off its Mama Mia juggernaut, bought the rights to adapt Michael Jackson's Thriller on ... More >>

Neverland Moves to Bel Air

The King of Pop's New FortressPhoto: Leahcim506 Forget Bahrain. Forget Europe. Santa Maria? -- a distant memory. The trainwreck-in-progress known as Michael Jackson has taken a lease on a mansion in L.A.'s very own Bel Air. The Associate Press reports that the King of Pop has been ensconced in  ... More >>

Rush Hour 3: An American (And a Chinese) in Paris

The third time’s the guilty pleasure for Tucker and Chan’s buddy-cop franchise

J'accuse!

Celebs On Trial: a Balance Sheet

Never Say Neverland

Michael Jackson’s fan army and the California rapture

Hollywood Lawyers in Love

How two arch-enemies went from killing each other to kissing up

The Shit Less Taken

The Perp of Pop

One more time, with feeling

It’s Too Funky in Here

Rockers invade Groovetown

The Journalist and the Pop Star

Nature Without Man