http://www.mail.com/people/518-michael-jackson.html Mail.com - the best personalized free web-based Email en en http://sec-s.uicdn.com/mail.com/2.28/img/mailcom_logo_rss.png http://www.mail.com/people/518-michael-jackson.html http://www.mail.com/entertainment/music/2104172-emails-aeg-lawyer-called-jackson-freak.html LOS ANGELES (AP) — A lawyer for the parent company of AEG Live LLC called Michael Jackson a freak on the day the singer signed a multimillion contract for a series of ill-fated comeback concerts, emails displayed for a jury on Wednesday showed. The emails were presented by Brian Panish, an attorney for Jackson's mother in her lawsuit claiming AEG was negl... Thu, 23 May 2013 00:23:31 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/music/2104172-emails-aeg-lawyer-called-jackson-freak.html 2013-05-23T00:23:31Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/music/2100594-lawyer-background-check-jackson-doctor.html LOS ANGELES (AP) — AEG Live LLC did not conduct any background checks or supervise the doctor who was later convicted of killing Michael Jackson, a corporate attorney testified Tuesday in a lawsuit claiming the concert promoter was negligent in hiring the physician. AEG Live General Counsel Shawn Trell told jurors that no legal or financial checks were do... Tue, 21 May 2013 23:45:20 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/music/2100594-lawyer-background-check-jackson-doctor.html 2013-05-21T23:45:20Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/music/2095116-jury-glimpse-defense-jackson-case.html LOS ANGELES (AP) — A look at key moments this past week in the wrongful death trial in Los Angeles between Michael Jackson's mother, Katherine Jackson, and concert giant AEG Live LLC, and what is expected at court in the week ahead: THE CASE Jackson's mother wants a jury to determine that the promoter of Jackson's planned comeback concerts didn't properly... Sat, 18 May 2013 16:14:20 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/music/2095116-jury-glimpse-defense-jackson-case.html 2013-05-18T16:14:20Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/music/2085260-jackson-described-loopy-doctor-visits.html LOS ANGELES (AP) — Michael Jackson appeared "a little loopy" after visits with his longtime dermatologist and was considering using a teleprompter to help him perform some of his songs during his ill-fated comeback concerts, a choreographer who worked one-on-one with the pop superstar told a jury Tuesday. Travis Payne said he expressed concerns to the dir... Wed, 15 May 2013 00:21:07 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/music/2085260-jackson-described-loopy-doctor-visits.html 2013-05-15T00:21:07Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/music/2083452-court-urged-to-reject-jackson-doctors-appeal.html LOS ANGELES (AP) — The involuntary manslaughter conviction of Michael Jackson's doctor should not be overturned because there were no serious errors made by the judge overseeing his criminal case, a state attorney wrote in a filing urging a court to reject his appeal. Supervising Deputy Attorney General Victoria B. Wilson wrote in a response Monday to Con... Tue, 14 May 2013 05:36:53 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/music/2083452-court-urged-to-reject-jackson-doctors-appeal.html 2013-05-14T05:36:53Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/music/2082406-choreographer-signs-jackson-was-ill-2009.html LOS ANGELES (AP) — An associate choreographer who worked on Michael Jackson's planned comeback concerts testified Monday that she didn't see any signs that the pop superstar was ill or might die in the final days of his life. "I just never in a million years thought he would leave us, or pass away," Stacy Walker told jurors hearing a lawsuit filed by Jack... Mon, 13 May 2013 23:58:10 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/music/2082406-choreographer-signs-jackson-was-ill-2009.html 2013-05-13T23:58:10Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/2078874-jackson-civil-jury-hears-roots-singers-trouble.html LOS ANGELES (AP) — A look at key moments this past week in the wrongful death trial in Los Angeles between Michael Jackson's mother, Katherine Jackson, and concert giant AEG Live, and what is expected at court in the week ahead: THE CASE Jackson's mother wants a jury to determine that the promoter of Jackson's planned comeback concerts didn't properly inv... Sat, 11 May 2013 14:53:31 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/2078874-jackson-civil-jury-hears-roots-singers-trouble.html 2013-05-11T14:53:31Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/music/2074604-kris-kross-rapper-remembered-atlanta-funeral.html ATLANTA (AP) — Chris Smith remembered his Kris Kross hip-hop partner Chris Kelly Thursday as a true friend who he's sure is in heaven now. Smith struggled to blurt out words at the pulpit of Jackson Baptist Memorial Church at Kelly's funeral attended by some 300 friends, family and fellow entertainers The 34-year-old Kelly, who had the 1992 hit "Jump" wit... Fri, 10 May 2013 04:38:39 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/music/2074604-kris-kross-rapper-remembered-atlanta-funeral.html 2013-05-10T04:38:39Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/music/2074756-makeup-artist-jackson-was-pushed-to-rehearse.html LOS ANGELES (AP) — Michael Jackson's longtime makeup artist testified Thursday that she overhead an executive for concert promoter AEG Live insist that the singer rehearse despite signs of Jackson's declining health. Karen Faye, who worked with Jackson for more than 27 years, told jurors she became increasingly concerned about Jackson's health and agreed ... Fri, 10 May 2013 00:25:29 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/music/2074756-makeup-artist-jackson-was-pushed-to-rehearse.html 2013-05-10T00:25:29Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/music/2072992-jackson-defender-singer-abused.html LOS ANGELES (AP) — A choreographer and television personality who was a key witness in Michael Jackson's successful defense against child molestation charges is seeking permission to file a claim against the singer's estate alleging the pop superstar sexually abused him as a child, court records and an attorney said. Wade Robson was abused by Jackson duri... Thu, 09 May 2013 05:24:14 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/music/2072992-jackson-defender-singer-abused.html 2013-05-09T05:24:14Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/music/2072460-uncle-rapper-chris-kelly-devoted-to-family.html ATLANTA (AP) — An uncle of former Kris Kross rapper Chris Kelly was among the mourners Wednesday at an Atlanta funeral home and said his nephew was a good person who loved his family and was very devoted to his mother and grandmother. "He will be very missed, especially within our family," Lemar Williams said outside the Murray Brothers Funeral Home. "To ... Wed, 08 May 2013 21:23:28 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/music/2072460-uncle-rapper-chris-kelly-devoted-to-family.html 2013-05-08T21:23:28Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/music/2069646-michael-jackson-vegas-good-thing.html LAS VEGAS (AP) — Michael Jackson spent his life breaking music industry records. Four years after his death, the pop star's estate has delivered another first: Jackson is now the only person, place or thing to have inspired two Cirque du Soleil shows. The Montreal-based acrobatic-theater company presented a sneak peak of its new Jackson tribute show, "One... Tue, 07 May 2013 22:51:44 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/music/2069646-michael-jackson-vegas-good-thing.html 2013-05-07T22:51:44Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/music/2062926-week-jackson-trial-previews-massive-case.html A look at key moments this past week in the wrongful death trial in Los Angeles between Michael Jackson's mother, Katherine Jackson, and concert giant AEG Live, and what is expected at court in the week ahead: THE CASE Jackson's mother wants a jury to determine that the promoter of Jackson's planned comeback concerts didn't properly investigate Dr. Conrad... Sat, 04 May 2013 17:36:45 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/music/2062926-week-jackson-trial-previews-massive-case.html 2013-05-04T17:36:45Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/music/2059806-testimony-family-tried-intervention-jackson.html LOS ANGELES (AP) — Michael Jackson's mother sat in court Thursday as a police detective testified that she told him the family had tried drug interventions for the singer, believing he was addicted to painkillers. But Detective Orlando Martinez said Katherine Jackson told him her son refused any help, saying he didn't have a drug problem. The testimony ca... Fri, 03 May 2013 01:02:30 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/music/2059806-testimony-family-tried-intervention-jackson.html 2013-05-03T01:02:30Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/music/2059142-jurors-hear-voicemail-jackson-was-sick.html LOS ANGELES (AP) — Five days before Michael Jackson died, his manager called the singer's doctor, told him Jackson was sick, and implored him to have blood tests done, according to a voicemail played Thursday in court. The message left by Frank Dileo was retrieved by police from the cellphone of Dr. Conrad Murray and played during the trial of a negligenc... Thu, 02 May 2013 21:36:19 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/music/2059142-jurors-hear-voicemail-jackson-was-sick.html 2013-05-02T21:36:19Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/music/2058138-overdose-suspected-death-kris-kross-rapper.html ATLANTA (AP) — The mother of rapper Chris Kelly told authorities in Atlanta her son became sick after taking cocaine and heroin on the night before he died, according to a police report. Kelly, half of the 1990s teen rap duo Kriss Kross, was found dead Wednesday of a suspected drug overdose. Kelly's mother, Donna Kelly Pratte, 54, and his uncle, Lamar Wil... Thu, 02 May 2013 19:56:37 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/music/2058138-overdose-suspected-death-kris-kross-rapper.html 2013-05-02T19:56:37Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/music/2055992-detective-details-financial-woes-jackson-doctor.html LOS ANGELES (AP) — The doctor convicted of involuntarily killing Michael Jackson appeared to be on trial again Wednesday as a lawyer for Jackson's mother tried to show the physician's desperate financial situation drove him to extremes in his treatment of the superstar. Attorney Brian Panish, questioning a police detective, hammered away at the depths of ... Wed, 01 May 2013 21:20:02 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/music/2055992-detective-details-financial-woes-jackson-doctor.html 2013-05-01T21:20:02Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/music/2052848-jacksons-private-life-display-civil-trial.html LOS ANGELES (AP) — Jurors in the civil case between Michael Jackson's mother and concert giant AEG Live got another glimpse of the singer's private life on Tuesday through the eyes of a paramedic who described the singer's bedroom and the frantic efforts to revive the King of Pop on the day he died. Many other private moments from the singer's life will b... Wed, 01 May 2013 09:10:50 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/music/2052848-jacksons-private-life-display-civil-trial.html 2013-05-01T09:10:50Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/music/2050480-jacksons-life-recounted-opening-civil-trial.html LOS ANGELES (AP) — Michael Jackson's struggle against drug addiction was on display Monday during opening statements in his mother's wrongful death case against concert promoter AEG Live. Competing portraits of Jackson emerged during the first hours of the trial, with Katherine Jackson's attorney acknowledging the pop star's drug problems while also tryin... Tue, 30 Apr 2013 03:21:42 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/music/2050480-jacksons-life-recounted-opening-civil-trial.html 2013-04-30T03:21:42Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/music/2049748-jurors-set-to-roadmap-jackson-civil-trial.html LOS ANGELES (AP) — The most complete account of Michael Jackson's final months is about to unfold in a cramped Los Angeles courtroom nearly four years after the pop superstar's death. Lawyers for Jackson's mother will attempt to convince a jury that the company promoting the pop superstar's 2009 comeback concerts is responsible for his untimely death. The... Sun, 28 Apr 2013 16:03:28 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/music/2049748-jurors-set-to-roadmap-jackson-civil-trial.html 2013-04-28T16:03:28Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/2046176-mayoral-revives-rodney-allen-rippy.html COMPTON, Calif. (AP) — Before he suddenly surfaced in the race for mayor of this hardscrabble Los Angeles suburb, Rodney Allen Rippy's name was likely to evoke that question inspired by that class of former child stars who didn't die young, end up in jail or a celebrity rehab series: "Whatever happened to that guy?" Rippy was just 3 in 1972, when he becam... Fri, 26 Apr 2013 08:42:03 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/2046176-mayoral-revives-rodney-allen-rippy.html 2013-04-26T08:42:03Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/music/2040482-alternate-jurors-selected-michael-jackson-case.html LOS ANGELES (AP) — Six alternate jurors have been selected for a civil trial over Michael Jackson's death, setting the stage for opening statements next week. The entire panel was sent home after the alternates were chosen on Tuesday. The four men and two women alternates were selected after attorneys for Jackson's mother and concert giant AEG Live questi... Tue, 23 Apr 2013 23:33:34 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/music/2040482-alternate-jurors-selected-michael-jackson-case.html 2013-04-23T23:33:34Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/music/2037842-jury-seated-jackson-wrongful-death-case.html LOS ANGELES (AP) — A jury of six men and six women was accepted by both sides on Monday for the trial of a wrongful death lawsuit filed by the mother of Michael Jackson against AEG concert promoters. Lawyers immediately began questioning prospects to sit as alternate jurors. The jury was seated a week after a pool of more than 100 candidates was assembled... Tue, 23 Apr 2013 15:51:14 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/music/2037842-jury-seated-jackson-wrongful-death-case.html 2013-04-23T15:51:14Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/music/2037586-appeal-doctor-claims-errors-jackson-trial.html LOS ANGELES (AP) — Eighteen months after his involuntary manslaughter conviction, Michael Jackson's doctor on Monday appealed his case, claiming there were multiple legal errors at his trial. A lawyer for Dr. Conrad Murray argued in the 230-page appellate brief that there was insufficient proof that Jackson died of an overdose of the anesthetic propofol a... Mon, 22 Apr 2013 21:48:17 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/music/2037586-appeal-doctor-claims-errors-jackson-trial.html 2013-04-22T21:48:17Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/music/2032592-prospective-jurors-voice-anti-jackson-opinions.html LOS ANGELES (AP) — Lawyers in the wrongful death lawsuit brought by Michael Jackson's mother began using challenges to reject prospective jurors Friday but were confronted with a new set of panelists who had strong opinions critical of the superstar singer. The search was to continue Monday for jurors who could be impartial toward Jackson and AEG, the com... Sat, 20 Apr 2013 00:36:48 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/music/2032592-prospective-jurors-voice-anti-jackson-opinions.html 2013-04-20T00:36:48Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2032450-arkansas-turns-to-lethal-injection-drug.html LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — After surrendering its supply of a lethal injection drug to federal agents in 2011, Arkansas turned to a somewhat surprising place to look for another drug: a list from lawyers for several death row inmates. The state Department of Correction told The Associated Press this week that it decided to use phenobarbital after attorneys ... Fri, 19 Apr 2013 23:18:48 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2032450-arkansas-turns-to-lethal-injection-drug.html 2013-04-19T23:18:48Z