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La Toya Races to Her Brother's Side
Posted Jun 25th 2009 6:45PM by TMZ Staff
La Toya Jackson was in tears as she ran inside the UCLA Medical Center to be with her brother. Sadly, Michael Jackson had already died.
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One conspiracy theory down. Unless that is actually Michael after faking his death. 
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Wow. That was unexpected. It was a funny rumor though. Probably one of the most light hearted rumors during the whole MJ saga.
You can really see the genuine worry on her face in that close up pic. Just goes to show people shouldn't hold grudges with their family. You never know when its all gonna end. Been tons of animosity between those two for years. In that book I mentioned earlier in the thread, it said how those two disliked each other for many years. Jealousy obviously a factor, which is stupid.
Wasn't there rumors a couple years ago of a Jackson 5 reunion in the works?
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Cornell needs to rerelease Billie Jean as a tribute.
Wait, Chris Cornell did a cover of Billie Jean?
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James Lofton wrote:Cornell needs to rerelease Billie Jean as a tribute.
Wait, Chris Cornell did a cover of Billie Jean?
Yeah and its the only good song on that shit record.
he approached it like Cash did with the NIN track Hurt.
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tejastech08 wrote:James Lofton wrote:Cornell needs to rerelease Billie Jean as a tribute.
Wait, Chris Cornell did a cover of Billie Jean?
Yeah and its the only good song on that shit record.
he approached it like Cash did with the NIN track Hurt.
Yeah I just listened to the sample on iTunes. Slowed down version. Sounds like great vocals. But unlike "Hurt," the original is so fucking brilliant that it probably should have never been covered in the first place. Even with all his other great songs, "Billie Jean" is my favorite MJ track.
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You can really see the genuine worry on her face in that close up pic. Just goes to show people shouldn't hold grudges with their family. You never know when its all gonna end. Been tons of animosity between those two for years. In that book I mentioned earlier in the thread, it said how those two disliked each other for many years. Jealousy obviously a factor, which is stupid.
Wasn't there rumors a couple years ago of a Jackson 5 reunion in the works?
Let's be honest here The Jacksons are one dysfunctional family. In between Joe beating on Michael, Janet and her problems, the feud between Latoya and Michael, there is a lot of unhappiness here. I think the family still depended on him for income (outside of Janet) since none of them are recognizable names in the music industry anymore. They were probably still leeching off him until the end.
OT Has there been any child star that has been able to live a relatively normal life? It seems like every one of them have some problem or another and most of them end up dying young.
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You can really see the genuine worry on her face in that close up pic. Just goes to show people shouldn't hold grudges with their family. You never know when its all gonna end. Been tons of animosity between those two for years. In that book I mentioned earlier in the thread, it said how those two disliked each other for many years. Jealousy obviously a factor, which is stupid.
Wasn't there rumors a couple years ago of a Jackson 5 reunion in the works?
Let's be honest here The Jacksons are one dysfunctional family. In between Joe beating on Michael, Janet and her problems, the feud between Latoya and Michael, there is a lot of unhappiness here. I think the family still depended on him for income (outside of Janet) since none of them are recognizable names in the music industry anymore. They were probably still leeching off him until the end.
OT Has there been any child star that has been able to live a relatively normal life? It seems like every one of them have some problem or another and most of them end up dying young.
Tiger Woods. On TV at age 3 and is about to be the first billionaire athlete 30 years later, plus he has a super hot wife and now they've got two kids. He seems to have turned out pretty well considering all the pressure on him from such a young age. As I'm sure you are aware, sports history is littered with child prodigies that turned out to be flops just like the music/movie business is littered with child stars that flopped later on in their lives.
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Sad Picture of Michael Jackson Emerges as Shock of His Death Fades
As the initial shock of Michael Jackson’s sudden death recedes, a picture of the singer’s tortured lifestyle is emerging, one populated by prescription drugs, sycophants, plastic surgery, lavish spending, and an ever-failing quest to recapture the fame of his “Thriller” days of the early 1980s.
A source who spent time traveling with the singer on and off for decades, seeing Jackson regularly until shortly before his death, tells FOXNews.com that as long ago as the early 1990s, Jackson was traveling with a personal physician.
“There was a doctor with Michael at all times,” the source said in an exclusive interview. “He traveled with a doctor. Michael got injections of drugs daily.”
The insider traveled with Jackson for an entire year at one point, during which the singer “was doing massive amounts of skin grafting. It was very unhealthy and sad to witness it all.”
Jackson was going to extremes to stay on top of the pop music heap, and to fill a void in his life, said the insider. “Michael was worried about losing his popularity and his relevance. Even when he was at a personal high, he was terrified of losing his edge. He felt very alone. Michael had no close friends around him and he always harbored miserable feelings with his father. He was always sad that his family was not with him.”
Jackson tried to replace his missing family with hangers-on, said the source. “If there wasn’t a doctor with him, or a security team, then it was managers or a lawyer or a publicist. He was never alone. He surrounded himself with people who used him, and he was terribly paranoid about people using him, so he fired staff constantly. It was just nonstop people in and out of his life.”
The only time Jackson felt comfortable, and was allowed to be alone, was in the recording studio, said the eyewitness. “He loved making music or just singing old songs. Music allowed him temporary peace when he went into his studio. He would relax and open up more.”
The insider linked Jackson’s massive debt, estimated at $400 million at the time of his death, to his discomfort with himself and others. “Michael was always trying to find himself. He never really knew who he was. He burned through money like I have never witnessed before. He could spend a fortune in an hour, and a mega fortune in a day.”
The one person Jackson trusted and felt comfortable with, said the source, was Motown founder Berry Gordy, who called Jackson “my son” and “a showman from his toes to the top of his head” after learning of the singer's death.
“He truly loved Berry Gordy. He never trusted anyone with his personal and professional life like Berry. They met when Michael was just a baby, and Berry was his mentor and friend for life,” said the insider. “You could always tell when Michael felt good around someone, because he so rarely did, and Berry just made him feel safe.”
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His life was a pretty pathetic one for the last 10-15 years or so. The amount of money he was spending was ridiculous. It's amazing he got away with racking up that much debt. I guess once you reach the level of success he had in the 1980's, you don't realize that the money is finite and will run out at some point if you aren't careful with it. I can't imagine ever being that far out of the loop with reality though. I have quite a bit of cash in the bank relative to my salary and it's because I don't live beyond my means.
