Michael Jackson's Death Followed By Weeks Of Grief, Confusion, Celebration
Some questions still remain a year after the King of Pop's death.By Gil Kaufman
Michael Jackson in 1985
Photo: GAB Archive/ Getty Images
The news, at first, was impossible to believe. After surviving a lifetime of tabloid scrutiny, a childhood lived in the spotlight, two allegations of child molestation, two failed marriages, rumors of serious health problems and nearly 20 years of futile attempts to recapture his pop glory, Michael Jackson was dead.
For months, fans had been scrambli...
ContactMusic — MICHAEL JACKSON's father has missed out on the chance of filing a wrongful death lawsuit against his son's physician on the anniversary of the King of Pop's death - becau... more info
ContactMusic — MICHAEL JACKSON's children are keen to follow in the the pop legend's footsteps, according to family matriarch KATHERINE JACKSON - the two Prince Michaels and Paris are..... more info
ContactMusic — MICHAEL JACKSON was buried in full make-up and wearing an outfit inspired by all the costumes the King of Pop wore during his career.On the one-year anniversary of his... more info
TMZ — Filed under: Michael Jackson, Joe Jackson, Katherine Jackson, Conrad Murray, TMZ Live, Michael Jackson Memorial, Remembering Michael Jackson ... more info
MTV.com News — 'Michael Jackson's music can absolutely crush a party!' Q-Tip tells MTV News.By Shaheem Reid
Michael Jackson
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L.A. Times - Entertainment — The inmates at the high-security Cebu Provincial Detention and Rehabilitation Center in the Philippines will pay tribute to the singer a year and a day after his death.
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VH1 News — Which Michael Jackson songs get the party started? Jermaine Dupri, DJ Drama and more DJs weigh in. "Michael Jackson's music can absolutely crush a party!" Q-Tip told MTV ... more info
Idolator — Now that Michael Jackson has been gone one full year, many continue to speculate could possibly take his place as the King of Pop—if there ever could be such a person! ... more info
ContactMusic — The world can't get enough of MICHAEL JACKSON - the King of Pop's memorabilia has gone under the hammer in Las Vegas for extraordinary prices.The big sale of... more info
TMZ — Filed under: Michael Jackson, Photo Galleries
A year ago today, Michael Jackson died at a home he was renting in the Beverly Hills area... more info
Reuters — LOS ANGELES (Reuters Life!) - Michael Jackson fans worldwide paid tribute to the late King of Pop on Friday, the first anniversary of his death, by remembering him in son... more info
Idolator — Last year, the death of Michael Jackson quite literally broke the Internet. Now on the one year anniversary of The King Of Pop’s untimely passing, we were shocked to fi... more info
Detroit Free Press — The Motown Historical Museum became a lively memorial scene Friday, as hundreds of fans marked the anniversary of Michael Jackson's death. The mood at the West Grand... more info
The Mirror — Michael Jackson's father filed a wrongful death lawsuit yesterday against the doctor charged with giving the pop superstar a lethal dose of sedatives one year ago, accusi... more info
MTV.co.uk News — Michael Jackson’s father has filed a wrongful death suit against the doctor accused of giving the star a lethal overdose of sedatives. Joe Jackson accused Dr Conrad Mur... more info
ET Online —
Mariah Carey, Kim Kardashian and newly retired actress Amanda Bynes were among the celebs to tweet about Michael Jackson on Friday, the one-year anniversary of his ... more info
L.A. Times - Entertainment — One year after Michael Jackson's death at age 50, his father, Joe Jackson, has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against his son's personal physician.
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Popeater — Filed under: Music News, Videos One year after his death, Michael Jackson's music fuels his legacy. We decided to take a look back at the top ten Michael Jackson songs ou... more info
Reuters — SYDNEY (Reuters) - Michael Jackson fans around the world lit candles on Friday to mark the death one year ago of the controversial pop star whose posthumous popularity ha... more info
MTV.com News — World was shocked by the news of Jackson's death.By Gil Kaufman
Michael Jackson in 1986
Photo: Ron Galella/ WireImage
The news of Michael Jackson's death one ye... more info
MTV.com News — Ed Chernoff claims someone else, or Jackson himself, could have administered deadly amount of propofol.By Gil Kaufman
Dr. Conrad Murray
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The Mirror — Michael Jackson fans swarmed to Tokyo Tower today to commemorate the first anniversary of the singer's death with a candlelight vigil, gospel concert and silent prayer se... more info
VH1 News — The lawyer for Michael Jackson's doctor Conrad Murray claims that his client isn't the person who administered the dose of propofol that killed the singer one year ago. more info
TMZ — TMZ is streaming live from three locations at once today -- the one year anniversary of Michael Jackson 's death -- including an inside and outside look at Forest Lawn Me... more info
Reuters — LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - In Tokyo, fans are planning a sleepover surrounded by his possessions; in Los Angeles, devotees are hoping to visit his grave; and on TV and radio... more info
ContactMusic — MICHAEL JACKSON is still the King of Pop in Britain - the tragic superstar is the top-selling artist there in the year since his death.As fans gather to mark the... more info
MTV.com News — Some questions still remain a year after the King of Pop's death.By Gil Kaufman
Michael Jackson in 1985
Photo: GAB Archive/ Getty Images
The news, at first, was... more info
Mjsbigblog —
Do y’all remember what you were doing one year ago today when you heard the news that Michael Jakcson died?
I was blogging, as usual. It was Idol to... more info
L.A. Times - News — About 30 fans lined up early Friday morning outside Forest Lawn Cemetery in Glendale to visit Michael Jackson's grave site on the one-year anniversary of his death.
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Spinner.com — Filed under: CanadaFlaming Lips' frontman Wayne Coyne may have never been a Michael Jackson fanatic, but for him, finding out about the singer's death was still surreal. ... more info
MTV.com News — 'Everyone was completely devastated,' Orianthi tells MTV News.By James Montgomery, with reporting by Jim Cantiello
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VH1 News — Orianthi recalls Michael Jackson's "spirit" a year after this death. "When he walked in the room, he just had this great presence about him," the guitarist told MTV News. more info