Today in Michael Jackson HIStory: August 3

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~AUGUST 3~

1988
Michael Jackson arrives at Los Monteros Hotel, Marbella, Spain, to prepare for his first-ever Spanish concert, as part of his Bad World Tour. He is traveling with an entourage of around 150 people including chefs, tailors, hairdressers and a medical team. His suite has had a dance floor installed especially for his visit. [Video @ the end]




Los Monteros Hotel


1997
On the HIStory World Tour, Michael Jackson plays at the Festwiese, Leipzig, Germany, to an audience of 55,000.




2009
Katherine Jackson is officially named the permanent guardian of Michael Jackson’s children at a hearing in which she also drops her appeal to gain control of her superstar son’s estate.


Attorney Eric George, who represents Debbie Rowe, speaks to reporters outside Los Angeles Superior Court where a hearing to finalize an agreement for permanent custody of the late singer Michael Jackson's three children is taking place on August 3, 2009 in Los Angeles. Jackson's 79-year-old mother Katherine Jackson is being granted custody of his three children in a settlement with Debbie Rowe, who gave birth to the eldest two and will have visitation rights.

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Lawyers acting on behalf of South Korean newspaper the Segye Times, file suit in Los Angeles Superior Court against the estate of Michael Jackson, claiming damages of $7.9 million (£5.3 million), relating to a string of Jackson concerts which were allegedly called off.

ARTICLE:

Korean Paper Seeks $7.9 Million from Jackson Estate

LOS ANGELES — A South Korean newspaper is seeking nearly $7.9 million from Michael Jackson’s estate for an unpaid judgment entered against his parents and brother, court records show.
The Segye Times filed court records on Monday in Los Angeles Superior Court seeking priority for payment of a $4 million judgment entered against Katherine and Joe Jackson and their son Jermaine in 1994 for canceled concert dates. The judgment has nearly doubled as interest has accrued.
The paper sued the Jacksons in 1990 in Contra Costa, claiming the family members were paid $5.5 million for a series of concerts. The concerts never happened and the paper sued, including Michael Jackson as a defendant, documents state.
The pop superstar settled the claims against him in an out-of-court deal in 1992. It was unclear whether his estate is liable for the remaining judgment.
The records filed in Los Angeles show a judge held a trial in February 1992. None of the remaining Jacksons listed in the lawsuit showed up for the trial, and a judgment against Katherine, Joe and Jermaine Jackson was entered.
The Jackson family later asked for a new trial, but the bid was rejected.
Katherine Jackson is the only person listed in the filing who is a beneficiary of her son’s estate. The 79-year-old and her son’s three children are the only individuals slated to receive any of Jackson’s estate, which is being placed into a private trust.
“I have no knowledge or comment on this matter,” Katherine Jackson’s attorney, L. Londell McMillan, wrote in an e-mail.
The judgment is one of several listed in a 1999 bankruptcy petition filed by Katherine and Joe Jackson in Los Angeles. At the time, the couple listed $24 million in debts that included court judgments, auto loans and credit cards.
Copyright 2009 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.

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Michael Jackson - Wanna Be Startin' Somethin' - Bad Tour; Marbella, Spain - 1988 *From fans Point of View*

[video=youtube;STCHQsnuzBg]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=STCHQsnuzBg[/video]


Quote of the day: In the end, the most important thing is to be true to yourself and those you love and work hard. Work like there's no tomorrow. Train. Strive. Really train and cultivate your talent to the highest degree. Be the best at what you do. Get to know more about your field than anybody alive. Use the tools of your trade, if it's books or a floor to dance on or a body of water to swim in. Whatever it is, it's yours. That's what I've always tried to remember.
- Michael Jackson




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[AliCat]

Most versions have also been edited with a segment from the concert on August 3, 1997 at Leipzig before the Jackson 5 Medley where Jackson talks about an insect on the stage which he calls the security to remove.