Friday, June 26, 2009 |
After the shocking news of Michael Jackson’s passing on Thursday afternoon, many celebs released statments to the media. Here are a few from some of Michael’s closest friends and some of the musicians/artists that were directly inspired by him.
Quincy Jones: “I am absolutely devastated at this tragic and unexpected news. For Michael to be taken away from us so suddenly at such a young age, I just don’t have the words.
Divinity brought our souls together on The Wiz and allowed us to do what we were able to throughout the 80’s.
To this day, the music we created together on “Off The Wall,” “Thriller” and “Bad” is played in every corner of the world and the reason for that is because he had it all…talent, grace, professionalism and dedication.
He was the consummate entertainer and his contributions and legacy will be felt upon the world forever.
I’ve lost my little brother today, and part of my soul has gone with him.”
Chris Brown: “Michael Jackson is the reason why I do music and why I am an entertainer. I am devastated by this great loss, and I will continue to be humbled and inspired by his legacy. My prayers are with his family. Michael will be deeply missed, but never forgotten. He’s the greatest… the best ever. No one will ever be better. ”
Click here to view Chris Brown’s tribute to MJ at the WMA’s back in ‘07.
Usher: “This loss has deeply saddened me, with a heavy heart I composed this statement. May God cover you Michael. We all lift your name up in prayer. I pray for the entire JACKSON family particularly Michael’s mother and all his fans that loved him so much. I would not be the artist, performer, and philanthropist I am today without the influence of Michael. I have great admiration and respect for Him and I’m so thankful I had the opportunity to meet and perform with such a great entertainer In so many ways he transcended culture. He broke barriers, he changed radio formats! With music, he made it possible for people like Oprah Winfrey and Barack Obama to impact the mainstream world. His legacy is unparalleled Michael Jackson will never be forgotten.”
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Thursday, June 25, 2009 |
THE LEGENDARY Michael Jackson has passed away at the age of 50. The King of Pop suffered cardiac arrest early Thursday afternoon and paramedics were unable to revive him. According to reports, when the paramedics arrived to his home Jackson had no pulse and they never got a pulse back.
Michael is survived by three children: Michael Joseph Jackson, Jr., Paris Michael Katherine Jackson and Prince “Blanket” Michael Jackson II.
Our thoughts and prayers are with the Jackson family at this terrible time.
Thursday, June 25, 2009 |
Celebrity news site TMZ is reporting that Michael Jackson was rushed to the hospital for cardiac arrest on Thursday afternoon in Los Angeles.
According to the L.A. Times, Jackson was not breathing when paramedics arrived at his home.
Here are the latest updates:
UPDATE: The 911 call came in at 12:21PM at his Holmby Hills home in L.A.
UPDATE: A Jackson family member tells TMZ Michael is in “really bad shape” and the brothers are headed to UCLA.
UPDATE: We just got off the phone with Joe Jackson, Michael’s dad, who says “he is not doing well.” [SOURCE]
Check back for the latest. Our prayers are with the Jackson Family.
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Monday, June 22, 2009 |
Attorney Donald Etra and singer Rihanna appear at a preliminary hearing at Superior Court of Los Angeles County on Monday, June 22nd in Los Angeles, California. When Brown left the courtroom … Rihanna walked in the courtroom. The judge explained the deal to her. The judge was telling Rihanna about the protective order.
Chris will serve no jail time, as we stated in an earlier post and was ordered to stay 50 yards away from Rihanna. More info in our other post..
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Monday, June 22, 2009 |
Singer CChris Brown looks down as he appears in the Criminal Courts Building where he reached a plea bargain. The entertainer plead guilty to one count of felony assault on his former girlfriend, pop singer Rihanna in the Superior Court of Los Angeles County on Monday, June 22nd in Los Angeles.
Chris Brown has reportedly copped a plea in his assault case. Which means he will serve NO JAIL TIME, but will be on 5 years probation. He’s also been ordered to stay 50 yards clear of Rihanna. They are permitted to attend work related events at the same time, but have to stay 10 feet from each other during those events.
Chris was also ordered to spend 180 days doing community labor (8 hours a day — 1440 hours total) in Virginia which is where he lives. A Virginia law enforcement officer told the media that Brown will be picking up trash, pulling weeds and washing fire trucks.
He must also enroll in a domestic violence counseling program and he’ll get supervised probation. If Brown violates probation, he could get up to 4 years in prison.
( Photos: GETTY IMAGES )
Thursday, June 11, 2009 |
In Touch Weekly is confirming the rumors that Usher and his wife, Tameka Foster have split up, but they also report that they are divorcing as well.
The Grammy winner has been living apart from his wife for nearly a year after almost two years of marriage. Usher’s primary concern is for his children. He is a great father and just wants to do what is right for them.
The insider says that it’s more than just talk — the divorce papers were filed in Atlanta this morning.
The couple has faced problems in the past. In November 2008, In Touch reported that Usher was flirting with girls at a party in Miami, and even asked a model what she was doing afterward. [SOURCE]
Usher and Tameka have two kids together, Usher Raymond V, 18 months, and Naviyd, 6 months.
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Saturday, May 30, 2009 |
Earlier this week a lot of rumors have been all over the net about producer The Dream and singer/actress Christina Milian recently getting engaged.
Well, according to Sister2Sister - The Dream and C.Mili have confirmed these reports:
While on our way inside DAR Constitution Hall Thursday night to see the Washington, DC, leg of Keyshia Cole’s A Different Me tour, S2S ran into lovebirds Terius “The Dream” Nash and Christina Milian. They told us they’re getting married and planning to have an engagement party in the Bahamas. Keyshia told us backstage that she wanted to give The Dream and Christina a shout-out during her performance, but she wanted to wait until they said something first. Well, they’ve said it, so it’s official! Congratulations to the happy couple! The Dream was once married to R&B singer Nivea. The couple has a daughter together. This will be Christina’s first marriage. [SOURCE]
LOL @ “This will be Christina’s first marriage” as if they expect this one to end up in divorce. I guess a congrats is in order!
