Happy Wednesday - Hopefully everyone is having a great new year's first week!
Michael Jackson News:
LA TIMES has their Spin on the rental:
http://www.latimes.com/classified/realestate/la-hmw-hotpropjackson7-2009jan07,0,1980155.story
Michael Jackson leases Bel-Air mansion for $100,000 a month
It may not be Neverland, but it will have to do. Michael Jackson has leased a Bel-Air mansion for $100,000 a month, according to his manager-spokesman Tohme Tohme. The pop icon wanted to be closer to "where all the action is" in the entertainment industry, the spokesman said.
The gated estate that Jackson is leasing was one of the most expensive houses listed for sale last year in Los Angeles but was withdrawn from the market after the Gloved One signed a year's lease.
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"He might want to build his own dream house" during that time, Tohme said, adding, "although the real estate market isn't very good right now."
Jackson's temporary shelter is a French chateau estate built in 2002. It has seven bedrooms, 13 bathrooms, 12 fireplaces and a theater. There is a multistory grand entry, hardwood floors, a formal dining room, wood-paneled den and adjoining library with coffered ceilings. The state-of-the-art kitchen has an adjacent butler's pantry. There is also a wine cellar and tasting room -- and nary a Ferris wheel or exotic animal in sight.
There's been speculation for several weeks that Jackson was living in the Los Angeles area. He was recently spotted in a Santa Monica bookstore browsing among the racks shielded by a black umbrella and sporting dark glasses and a face mask, according to multiple media reports. Unofficial biographer Ian Halperin claimed last month that Jackson was suffering from a life-threatening lung ailment and might be seeking medical treatment at a major U.S. hospital. The Jackson camp resoundingly denied Halperin's claims. Tohme says Jackson is well and considering various entertainment projects.
As for Jackson's famous Neverland compound that hovered on the brink of foreclosure for an eternity: In November it was widely reported that he surrendered title to the Neverland Ranch, which made the new owner the Sycamore Valley Ranch Co. -- a joint venture between Jackson and an affiliate of Colony Capital LLC. The 120-acre estate in the hills outside Santa Barbara once featured a zoo and roller coaster but fell into disrepair when Jackson left the area for Bahrain after he was acquitted on child molestation charges in 2005.
ann.brenoff@latimes.com
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Michael Jackson Mentionings:
Michael Jackson’s followers in Hanoi
[SIZE=-1]VietNamNet Bridge, Vietnam - 17 hours ago[/SIZE]
[SIZE=-1]VietNamNet Bridge – Walking like a robot, making waves with their shoulders, moving flexibly like Michael Jackson are performed proficiently by members of ...[/SIZE]
Springsteen Fans, Super Bowl Needs You For Half Time
[SIZE=-1]MSNBC - 13 hours ago[/SIZE]
[SIZE=-1]... entertainment for its half time show. They include Michael Jackson, Paul McCartney, The Rolling Stones, U2, and last year, Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers.[/SIZE]
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Remember this? the whole PEPSI commerical?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vd15YVb2M6M
and now PEPSI is changing up their logo for 2009:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E-CBW0dQC8E
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Today in
Michael Jackson History
2005 - Michael Jackson's lawyers asked the judge in the molestation case to close the courtroom for all pretrial hearings on what evidence will be allowed at Jackson's trial. The trial was set to being on January 31. Michael Jackson History
1986 - Janet Jackson petitioned for a divorce from James DeBarge.
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