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Paparazzo Charged In Michael Jackson's Kids' Hit-And-Run
paparazzo has been charged with hit-and-run after allegedly ramming his car into the back of a security vehicle following Michael Jackson's children.
The late superstar's three kids, Prince Michael, 12, Paris, 11, and seven-year-old Prince Michael II, were being driven by their nanny Grace Rwaramba in Encino, Los Angeles on Wednesday afternoon when an overeager photographer bumped into the back of the car tailing the Jackson clan.
The unidentified photographer fled the scene of the incident without exchanging insurance information - and now the Los Angeles Police Department has filed a misdemeanor hit-and-run count against him, according to RadarOnline.com.
Shortly after the incident, the kids' grandfather Joe Jackson confirmed the youngsters and his wife Katherine, who was also in the car, were all safe at home.
Authorities insist the damage to the security vehicle was minor and confirmed no one was injured in the crash.
http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2009/10/22/paparazzo_charged_in_michael_jackson_s_k
Michael Jackson Secretly Remade Thriller, And You Can See It In 3D!
Michael Jackson’s documentary This Is It will arrive in next week and it contains more than a few surprises. We talked with the film’s
Kenny Ortega and choreographer/associate producer Travis Payne today, and they revealed that before Jackson died, they filmed brand new versions of Michael’s most well known and iconic for inclusion with the concert. In particular, if you buy a ticket for Michael Jackson’s This Is It you’ll also see, for the first time ever, brand new, re-imagined music videos for "Thriller”, “Man in the Mirror”, and “Earth”.
The intention was to use the new videos as transitions into the performed versions of the songs, transitions that are a long way from the original. Payne promises that the new "Thriller" is nothing like the boy on the date with the girl, while at the same time, "We didn't touch what we considered the sacred inside of it." And while the new version of "Thriller" and the other songs will be screened with This Is It in plain old 3D next week, that's not how they were intended to be seen, and that might not be the last we see of them either.
Ortega also revealed that there may be a 3D re-release of Michael Jackson’s This Is it later on, including the revamped music videos that were originally to be broadcast during the concerts in 3D. "Later down the line there may be an opportunity for us to do some special 3D package," Ortega hinted. But that's not nearly as elaborate as how the videos were originally intended to be shown.
The plan was to have the audience members don 3D glasses in the middle of the concert, nut it was going to be much more than just 3D screens in the corner. As Payne explained it to me, "We had 3D and also frontal elements and overhead elements that actually created a 4D environment that the audience was sitting it." Jackson, Payne and the rest of the team scoured the country to find a technology company large enough to build the screen they wanted, and in the process, they started to build the largest 3D LED screen in the world.
Of course, we won't get to see that screen. But Payne believes that re-releasing This Is It in 3D is actually the ideal way to see the footage, given Jackson's lifelong interest in 3D technology. "Michael would want the entire experience in 3D, and we will try out best to facilitate his wishes. He made it clear that that was the new frontier."
http://www.cinemablend.com/new/Mich...-Thriller-And-You-Can-See-It-In-3D-15342.html
'Thriller' zombie tribute to Michael Jackson
Villagers in a rural corner of western France gather around midnight Saturday to dress up as zombies for a globally staged tribute to Michael Jackson involving fans from Amsterdam to Kuala Lumpur.
"People are coming from all over the place," said Delphine Aldag, the 37-year-old who brought the Brittany village of Gourin into "Thrill The World 2009", a global celebration of the "King of Pop", who died this year at 50.
"Of course there are Michael Jackson fans but also people who just love to dance," she added.
Some 60 people aged from 11 to 73 have signed up so far to take part in the "Thriller" dance extravaganza in Gourin, joining fans as far off as Beijing, Buenos Aires, Istanbul, Mexico and Sydney.
In keeping with the opening line of the 1982 hit, the event is to kick off just after midnight, at 0030 GMT.
"At 2:30 am we'll get a phone call from the organisers and start dancing," said Aldag.
But the village homage to the pop icon may turn out to have a decidedly local feel, with Breton musicians planning interpretations of Jackson hits played on the region's distinctive Gallic-style bagpipes, the "biniou".
The event has been held annually since 2006, growing from 62 dancers, which organisers say resulted in a Guinness World Record, to last year attracting 4,719 dancers in 10 countries. Its website www.thrilltheworld.com lists 300 events this weekend.
"This year's Thrill The World aims to be an unprecedented global celebration of the life and music of Michael Jackson," said founder of the event Ines Markelle, a choreographer and dance instructor from Toronto, Canada.
It even has the seal of approval of Quincy Jones, producer of the multi-million selling "Thriller" album that features the song of the same name.
With well over 100 million copies sold, "Thriller" is generally agreed to be the best selling album of all time. The eponymous song, which features a celebrated spooky rap by kitsch US horror star Vincent Price, was written by British songwriter Rod Temperton.
http://news.id.msn.com/entertainment/article.aspx?cp-documentid=3660712
The brothers with Kathrine and Joseph
Berry Gordy and Michael
paparazzo has been charged with hit-and-run after allegedly ramming his car into the back of a security vehicle following Michael Jackson's children.
The late superstar's three kids, Prince Michael, 12, Paris, 11, and seven-year-old Prince Michael II, were being driven by their nanny Grace Rwaramba in Encino, Los Angeles on Wednesday afternoon when an overeager photographer bumped into the back of the car tailing the Jackson clan.
The unidentified photographer fled the scene of the incident without exchanging insurance information - and now the Los Angeles Police Department has filed a misdemeanor hit-and-run count against him, according to RadarOnline.com.
Shortly after the incident, the kids' grandfather Joe Jackson confirmed the youngsters and his wife Katherine, who was also in the car, were all safe at home.
Authorities insist the damage to the security vehicle was minor and confirmed no one was injured in the crash.
http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2009/10/22/paparazzo_charged_in_michael_jackson_s_k
Michael Jackson Secretly Remade Thriller, And You Can See It In 3D!
Michael Jackson’s documentary This Is It will arrive in next week and it contains more than a few surprises. We talked with the film’s
Kenny Ortega and choreographer/associate producer Travis Payne today, and they revealed that before Jackson died, they filmed brand new versions of Michael’s most well known and iconic for inclusion with the concert. In particular, if you buy a ticket for Michael Jackson’s This Is It you’ll also see, for the first time ever, brand new, re-imagined music videos for "Thriller”, “Man in the Mirror”, and “Earth”.
The intention was to use the new videos as transitions into the performed versions of the songs, transitions that are a long way from the original. Payne promises that the new "Thriller" is nothing like the boy on the date with the girl, while at the same time, "We didn't touch what we considered the sacred inside of it." And while the new version of "Thriller" and the other songs will be screened with This Is It in plain old 3D next week, that's not how they were intended to be seen, and that might not be the last we see of them either.
Ortega also revealed that there may be a 3D re-release of Michael Jackson’s This Is it later on, including the revamped music videos that were originally to be broadcast during the concerts in 3D. "Later down the line there may be an opportunity for us to do some special 3D package," Ortega hinted. But that's not nearly as elaborate as how the videos were originally intended to be shown.
The plan was to have the audience members don 3D glasses in the middle of the concert, nut it was going to be much more than just 3D screens in the corner. As Payne explained it to me, "We had 3D and also frontal elements and overhead elements that actually created a 4D environment that the audience was sitting it." Jackson, Payne and the rest of the team scoured the country to find a technology company large enough to build the screen they wanted, and in the process, they started to build the largest 3D LED screen in the world.
Of course, we won't get to see that screen. But Payne believes that re-releasing This Is It in 3D is actually the ideal way to see the footage, given Jackson's lifelong interest in 3D technology. "Michael would want the entire experience in 3D, and we will try out best to facilitate his wishes. He made it clear that that was the new frontier."
http://www.cinemablend.com/new/Mich...-Thriller-And-You-Can-See-It-In-3D-15342.html
'Thriller' zombie tribute to Michael Jackson
Villagers in a rural corner of western France gather around midnight Saturday to dress up as zombies for a globally staged tribute to Michael Jackson involving fans from Amsterdam to Kuala Lumpur.
"People are coming from all over the place," said Delphine Aldag, the 37-year-old who brought the Brittany village of Gourin into "Thrill The World 2009", a global celebration of the "King of Pop", who died this year at 50.
"Of course there are Michael Jackson fans but also people who just love to dance," she added.
Some 60 people aged from 11 to 73 have signed up so far to take part in the "Thriller" dance extravaganza in Gourin, joining fans as far off as Beijing, Buenos Aires, Istanbul, Mexico and Sydney.
In keeping with the opening line of the 1982 hit, the event is to kick off just after midnight, at 0030 GMT.
"At 2:30 am we'll get a phone call from the organisers and start dancing," said Aldag.
But the village homage to the pop icon may turn out to have a decidedly local feel, with Breton musicians planning interpretations of Jackson hits played on the region's distinctive Gallic-style bagpipes, the "biniou".
The event has been held annually since 2006, growing from 62 dancers, which organisers say resulted in a Guinness World Record, to last year attracting 4,719 dancers in 10 countries. Its website www.thrilltheworld.com lists 300 events this weekend.
"This year's Thrill The World aims to be an unprecedented global celebration of the life and music of Michael Jackson," said founder of the event Ines Markelle, a choreographer and dance instructor from Toronto, Canada.
It even has the seal of approval of Quincy Jones, producer of the multi-million selling "Thriller" album that features the song of the same name.
With well over 100 million copies sold, "Thriller" is generally agreed to be the best selling album of all time. The eponymous song, which features a celebrated spooky rap by kitsch US horror star Vincent Price, was written by British songwriter Rod Temperton.
http://news.id.msn.com/entertainment/article.aspx?cp-documentid=3660712
Today in
Michael Jackson History
1988 - Michael Jackson toured the house where Berry Gordy Jr. launched Motown records in 1959. Jackson donated $125,000 to the Motown Museum.
Michael Jackson History
1988 - Michael Jackson toured the house where Berry Gordy Jr. launched Motown records in 1959. Jackson donated $125,000 to the Motown Museum.
The brothers with Kathrine and Joseph
Berry Gordy and Michael
