Michael Jackson wins Posthumous Awards

Michael Jackson has made history by winning four posthumous American Music Awards in Los Angeles.
He was named winner for best album in the Pop/rock and Soul/R&B Categories, and also for Best Artist in both categories. He narrowly missed out on the night's top gong - artist of the year - which went to Taylor Swift.
Michael's brother Jermaine picked up the awards for him saying 'The message that Michael had, will live on forever"
Micael's sister Janet also featured in the awards ceremony, by opening the show with a medely of Michael's biggest hits.

Did Jordie Chandler lie about Michael Jackson

That the internet can be easily abused was never seen more clearly than this month, when a rumour about Michael Jackson accuser, Jordan Chandler, spread around cyberspace like wildfire.
One individual posted a badly written article to his blog that stated Jordie Chandler had recently spoken out and admitted to lying about being abused by Michael Jackson.
Despite the blog post being littered with spelling mistakes, and having obviously been written by some-one with a very minimal grasp of the English language, the story caught on like lightning, with people taking it as gospel truth, and reposting it on multiple sites.
It was a hoax. Jordan Chandler has not said anything on the topic, and does not look likely to do so.

Michael Jackson Coroner video debunked

A new video has been doing the rounds on Youtube called 'Jacko alive?', apparently showing Michael Jackson stepping out of a Coroner's van that is very similar to the one shown previously on news reports, carrying his dead body.
After some mild hysteria from youtube posters and from a few other websites that quickly jumped on the bandwagon, it has now been revealed that the video was in fact made by the German version of Punk'd, to see what exactly the unsuspecting public would fall for. If you watch the second half of this video they show step by step how they made the fake footage. Kudos for some very realistic faked footage!

Michael Jackson Estate plans to cash in

Michael Jackson was reported to have been $400 million in debt at the time of his death, and the administrators of his estate are now planning to cash in on the current interest in the star, by making plans to sell everything from buttons to online games.

According to the Los Angeles Times, his administrators are planning on rolling out: a tv special, a tribute concert, photo books, trading cards and clothing amongst others.

After his death there has been a renewed interest in Michael Jackson, with his albums riding high in the charts.

Joe Jackson says he never beat Michael

In an interview this week with American tv presenter Chris Connelly, Joe Jackson insisted that he has been painted in the wrong light. He said, " Michael was never beat as they call it. And everyone spanked their kids when they did wrong. But not beat."
He also said that Katherine was the main aggressor, not him, by saying "Katherine spanked Michael more than I did, 'cause I was working two jobs and she was at home with him the most."

Jackson children at Jehovah's witness centre

Paris and Prince Michael Jackson were spotted last week at a Jehovah's witness centre. Michael Jackson's mother is a strict Jehovah's witness, however Michael left the religion himself some years ago. It has not been confirmed what Michael's religious wishes for the children were, but Firpo Carr, a former Jackson family spiritual advisor, has recently stated that Michael told him he wanted the children raised as Jehovah's witnesses.

Custody Hearing delayed forJackson Children

The custody hearing deciding the fate of the three Jackson children has been postponed by a court for a third time this month. News of the delay was announced on Friday 17th July, with the hearing now taking place on August 3rd. Since Michael's death, Debbie Rowe and Katherine Jackson have been trying to amicably resolve the issue of custody, but have yet to come to an agreement. A lawyer representing Rowe stated this week that she is not after more money. but he would not say whether she wants full custody or visitation rights.

Elizabeth Taylor and Michael Jackson

Elizabeth Taylor,a close friend of Michael Jackson, has poured out her feelings about his death on the social networking website, Twitter.
Her latest post reads, "I have had many tragedies in my life, but I guess they have all taught me something, I have to look at it that way".
Previously she explained her reasoning behind not going to Michael Jackson's memorial. She posted "I just don't believe that Michael would want me to share my grief with millions of others. How I feel is between us, it's not a public event."
Michael Jackson previously stated in an interview that he could count his close friends on one hand,and that Elizabeth was one of them.