- His trial for child molestation charges has been delayed until January. (July 30, 2004)
- Reportedly paid over $20 million to the boy who accused him of molestation in 1993. (June 16, 2004)
- Los Angeles police have dropped investigations into child abuse claims against Jackson which date back to the late 1980s. (June 5, 2004)
- His prosecutors are opposing a bid to reduce his three-million-dollar bail, saying they fear he may flee the country. (May 25, 2004)
- Has raised $10 million by putting his Californian Neverland Ranch up as security. (May 21, 2004)
- Two lead lawyers, defending him in a child molestation case, have quit just days after he was indicted by a grand jury. (April 26, 2004)
- Has won a legal fight to shut down a pay-per-view Web site operated by a New Jersey man once awarded a warehouse full of Jackson family memorabilia. (April 20, 2004)
- Namibian government officials were surprised to learn that Jackson would not be arriving as they had thought -- Jackson spokeswoman Raymone K Bain said an American travel company who said the singer planned to visit Namibia as part of a 12-day African cultural tour had acted without the singer's permission. (April 17, 2004)
- Authorities are investigating claims by a man that Jackson molested him in Los Angeles in the late 1980s. (April 14, 2004)
- Named the first most foolish American of 2004 in the annual April Fools Day US opinion poll.
- Is honored by the African Ambassadors' Spouses Association for his humanitarian work in Africa. (March 30, 2004)
- VH1 plans to run a movie that chronicles Jackson's life from the height of his success to his current legal woes. (March 29, 2004)
- Heal the World Foundation has stopped donating to charitable causes and has been suspended in California since 2002 for failing to file yearly accounting statements. (March 25, 2004)
- Is suing a New Jersey man who sold off hundreds of possessions once belonging to the pop star and his family - The lawsuit seeks to close a Web site created by Henry V. Vaccaro Sr. to show off the items. (March 24, 2004)
- Has added four defendants Monday to his lawsuit against the charter jet company he accuses of illegally videotaping him in November as he flew to Santa Barbara to be booked on child molestation charges. (March 23, 2004)
- An audiotape purportedly featuring an interview with Jackson's alleged molestation victim has been ruled off limits to prosecutors. (March 13, 2004)
- Prefers Kentucky Fried Chicken as his in-flight snack, while his kids love chocolate chip cookies.
- Launched a new web site www.MJJSource.com, which he will use as his official website to speak out for himself. (March 2, 2004)
- Was pulled over by police and asked to identify himself after shopping at a Wal-Mart while wearing a ski mask -- Employees of the store didn't know it was him and thought they were being robbed, they called the police. (February 28, 2004)
- A federal judge has removed Jackson from a copyright infringement lawsuit, ruling that he had no involvement in a disputed 1996 compilation of songs the Jackson 5 performed decades ago. (February 27, 2004)
- Jackson and his ex-wife, Deborah Rowe, have agreed to hire a retired judge to handle an unspecified "family law matter", which is believed to concern custody and visitation arrangements for the couple's two children. (February 25, 2004)
- Is sued by a travel agent who claims he failed to pay her $18,000 for the infamous charter jet flight that brought him from Las Vegas to Santa Barbara where he surrendered to authorities on child molestation charges. (February 20, 2004)
- Is the focus of a seminar at Yale called Sexuality and Popular Culture: AKA Michael Jackson 101, as one of its professors dissects Jackson's Thriller and Beat It videos. (February 19, 2004)
- Has reportedly reached agreement with his ex-wife Debbie Rowe, ending her legal attempts to get custody of their two children. (February 17, 2004)
- His business manager said he has no obligation to pay back a $70 million debt to a mystery creditor. (February 16, 2004)
- The California judge presiding over his child molestation case said that he wanted to see the Jackson stand trial before year's end. (February 14, 2004)
- The judge presiding over the Jackson child molestation case today rejected a bid by news organizations to place cameras in court at a Feb. 13 hearing for the singer. (February 7, 2004)
- A man who identified himself as a longtime friend of Jackson's family described the allegations against the pop star in a Vanity Fair story, which said Jackson gave children alcohol hidden within soda cans and showed them pornography, to be trash. (February 3, 2004)
- Has struggled with drug addiction, according to his former business partner Myung-ho Lee. (January 30, 2004)
- His two young children, Prince Michael and Paris, have been interviewed by welfare officers, after their mother Debbie Rowe expressed concerns about their safety. (January 28, 2004)
- His ex-wife, Debbie Rowe, is not the natural father of his two children, Prince Michael Jr and Paris. (January 27, 2004)
- Jamie Masada, the owner of the Laugh Factory comedy club on the Sunset Strip who introduced Jackson to his 13-year-old accuser said he has received phone calls threatening to kill him if he does not stop defending the boy. (January 26, 2004)
- His lawyer said Jackson would not seek to make a financial settlement with the family of the boy he is accused of sexually molesting. (January 23, 2004)
- His next appearance in court is expected to be late because his lawyer Mark Geragos is busy with two other criminal cases. (January 20, 2004)
- His friend, psychic Uri Geller, says Jackson denied under hypnosis three years ago that he had sexually abused children. (January 19, 2004)
- A spirited crowd of people marched through Mexico City late Saturday to show their support for Jackson. (January 19, 2004)
- Pleaded not guilty in court to charges of sexually molesting a child. (January 17, 2004)
- His lawyer Mark Geragos has been given the go-ahead to get a full list of what was removed from his client's home after a police raid. (January 16, 2004)
- Santa Maria police said they were expecting more than 1000 spectators for Jackson brief court appearance Friday morning, during which he will plead not guilty to seven counts of lewd and lascivious behavior with a child. (January 16, 2004)
- His court appearance on charges of child abuse this Friday will not be broadcast on TV. (January 15, 2004)
- His lawyer will be given copies of search warrants, affidavits and tape recordings under seal from the press and public in the child molestation case against him. (January 14, 2004)
- Hundreds of fans from around the world will converge on the town of Santa Maria for his arraignment on child molestation charges later this week. (January 13, 2004)
- His closest advisers declared Monday that his finances were going to be just fine as he battled child molestation charges. (January 13, 2004)
- California prosecutors are trying to ban Jackson from giving any more TV interviews, fearing his pleas of innocence could sway the jury at his upcoming trial. (January 12, 2004)
- CBS denies a report that it paid Jackson to do the interview in 60 minutes. (January 12, 2004)
- Will star in a comedy titled MISS CAST AWAY, about a group of beauty pageant contestants who crash-land on a deserted island, where they find Noah's Ark. (January 10, 2004)
- An attorney representing the family of the boy allegedly molested by Jackson has filed a formal complaint about the leak of a confidential child welfare agency memo, which said jackson was cleared of misconduct by child welfare investigators after the boy denied Jackson molested him. (January 9, 2004)
- His CBS special, Michael Jackson Number One, ran third in its Friday time slot, behind a college bowl game on ABC and Dateline on NBC. (January 7, 2004)
- His attorney denied reports that the Nation of Islam was taking control of the his business, saying that Jackson was in full control of his affairs. (January 6, 2004)
- Is avoiding the bedroom in his Californian Neverland Ranch because police and investigators who raided the home last month left it trashed. (December 31, 2003)
- Sources close to the Jackson camp said that Nation of Islam members have handled security at the singer's Neverland ranch and have begun taking over some of his business affairs since he was accused of committing lewd acts on a child. (December 31, 2003)
- His chief spokesman Stuart Backerman resigned on December 29, 2003, citing strategic differences with other members of Jackson's team over the handling of child molestation charges.
- Portrayed himself as a victim in a nationally televised interview with CBS News' 60 Minutes anchor Ed Bradley. (December 29, 2003)
- Legal experts said prosecutors will have a hard time trying to explain the timeline they set forth in their complaint against Jackson. (December 24, 2003)
- Prosecutors pursuing child sex charges against Jackson have ordered him to prove he is poised to travel to Britain on business or hand back his passport. (December 24, 2003)
- British Deputy Prime Minister John Prescott questioned the decision of the US authorities to allow Jackson to travel to the UK - He said, "I must confess I was a little bit surprised that someone in America can be released from their (bail) condition of not traveling abroad in order to launch a CD. I wonder whether that would have happened to an ordinary person who said 'I want to go to visit my mum'. "But that's their decision, not ours." (December 22, 2003)
- Plans to gather with family and friends at his Neverland Ranch this weekend, an event described by his spokesman as reinforcement and support for the entertainer returning to his estate after being charged with child molestation. (December 20, 2003)
- His parents were paid to go on television to defend him against allegations of child molestation. (December 19, 2003)
- Almost half of Americans believe Jackson is innocent of the child molestation allegations made against him, according to a new USA Today/CNN/Gallup poll. (December 18, 2003)
- Santa Barbara County prosecutors said they will file charges in the molestation case against Jackson on Thursday or Friday, and they have hired a public relations firm to handle the expected crush of news media inquiries. (December 17, 2003)
- According to a poll held by the Gallup organization, most people want him to keep making music, despite the fact they think he's guilty of molesting a 12-year-old boy. (December 16, 2003)
- Nearly a month after his arrest, Jackson could be charged this week in a child molestation case in which legal experts say prosecutors will need strong physical evidence to overcome questions about the accuser's credibility. (December 15, 2003)
- His parents say he's innocent of the child molestation allegations against him, and have offered to adopt his children if they're taken away from him. (December 12, 2003)
- The child molestation case against Michael Jackson will proceed, despite a leaked internal government memo which reveals authorities concluded the allegations were unfounded earlier this year. (December 11, 2003)
- Jackson 5, minus Michael, agreed to settle two copyright-infringement lawsuits out of court -- They were accused of failing to credit record producer Gordon Keith and R&B group Ripples & Waves for work on CD compilations of the Jacksons' early performances. (December 11, 2003)
- A child welfare agency memo showed on Tuesday that allegations which said he molested a 13-year-old boy were determined to be unfounded.
- Authorities investigating allegations in 1993 that Jackson had molested a boy spoke to a second child who also claimed to have been molested, but no charges were ever filed because child was reluctant to testify. (December 6, 2003)
- Has had his Neverland ranch swept for surveillance equipment to ensure police have not placed bugs there. (December 5, 2003)
- TV documentary Living With Michael Jackson may have triggered the child molestation case that threatens to destroy Jackson and his multimillion-dollar music empire -- Interviews with several sources close to Jackson and the accuser's family reveal one consistent thread: The documentary set in motion a series of events that led to his arrest last month. (December 5, 2003)
- The attorney for the father of the boy at the center of the Jackson molestation case, said Wednesday he is preparing to file paperwork in the next few days that will seek custody of the 12-year-old and two siblings for his client -- The father has not seen any of his three children in more than a year, and Jackson case has put him in a better position for custody. (December 5, 2003)
- A teenager who befriended Jackson's cancer-stricken accuser says the boy told him Jackson helped him fight the illness through meditation. (December 3, 2003)
- Is suing the private jet company who allegedly secretly filmed him as he traveled to face child molestation charges in California last Thursday. (December 1, 2003)
- As he faces new allegations of child molestation, charities, schools and even cities that benefited from his largesse in the past are reconsidering their affiliation with him. (December 1, 2003)
- Despite charges of child molestation, his new album "Number Ones" is widely expected to debut at No. 1 in the U.K. (November 22, 2003)
- Was booked on suspicion of child molestation Thursday (November 21, 2003)
- Is returning to California to fight scurrilous allegations he molested a 12-year-old boy - He pledged to defend himself against the claims following the news yesterday that a warrant had been issued for his arrest. (November 20, 2003)
- Was urged to surrender Wednesday on an arrest warrant alleging multiple counts of child molestation in a case that authorities said will result in criminal charges, unlike similar allegations that he survived a decade ago. (November 20, 2003)
- The CBS television network on Wednesday scrubbed its planned broadcast next week of a prime-time Michael Jackson television special because of criminal charges pending against him. (November 20, 2003)
- Police and prosecutors searched his Neverland Ranch following fresh allegations that he abused a 13-year-old boy. (November 19, 2003)
- His father, Joe Jackson, says he never beat his son but admits in a TV interview to be broadcast Sunday that he whipped him. (November 15, 2003)
- Epic will release on Nov. 25 a five-track CD and 12-inch vinyl single for One More Chance, the lone new track on Jackson's Number Ones album, due Nov. 18. (November 8, 2003)
- According to an American newspaper, Jackson may headline a musical special that would air on CBS November 26, the day before Thanksgiving. (November 5, 2003)
- Has been accused of diverting cash intended for the victims of September 11 to the Church of Scientology - He recorded What More Can I Give? after the terrorist atrocities with a list of high-profile singers and all profits were meant to go to the families of victims, but according to a British newspaper, Jackson has donated cash raised from the single to The Hollywood Education And Literacy Project (HELP), a group associated with the controversial Church of Scientology, which has been attacked by religious leaders for alienating followers from their families. (October 29, 2003)
- A California judge on Friday tossed out part of Michael Jackson's lawsuit against Universal Music in which he claimed he was owed royalties for songs he recorded prior to 1979. (September 20, 2003)
- Jackson's charity bash at his Neverland mansion in California on Saturday has proved to be a flop - Jackson opened his theme park home to celebrity pals including Mike Tyson, Nick Carter and Aaron Carter and anyone else who could afford the $5,000 ticket price, but some tickets were sold for as little as $200 each and the event was nowhere near filled to capacity. (September 16, 2003)
- The cancellation of Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck's weekend wedding in Santa Barbara, California, has threatened Michael Jackson's star-studded charity bash at his Neverland ranch nearby, which was planned to take place this Saturday -- Tickets are reportedly struggling to sell, but sources claim Jackson hoped to attract guests by hinting the happy couple may make a pre-nuptial appearance. (September 12, 2003)
- Jackson will face a huge annual tax bill if county officials have their way and terminate his agricultural property tax break. (September 10, 2003)
- On Saturday, fans, impersonators, and the likes of Patti Labelle will assemble at Los Angeles' historic Orpheum Theater to pay tribute to the onetime Michael Jackson on the occasion of his 45th birthday. (August 27, 2003)
- Jackson has announced plans to temporarily open his carnival-style Neverland Ranch estate to 500 guests -- The invitation-only event, set for Sept. 13, is a one-time-only gathering, complete with dinner, magicians, games and a tractor-trailer full of stuffed animals. (August 27, 2003)
- Jackson is to open his theme-park home Neverland on September 13 to the public for $5,000 a ticket. (August 22, 2003)
- Jackson has just inked a deal to become the inspiration for a line of clothing in Japan -- Japanese clothing manufacturer Wakita says it will create a line of suits and formal wear that will be hawked in department stores all throughout the country. (August 2, 2003)
- Jackson on Monday hit out at a proposed new US law that would make the musical piracy on the Internet punishable by a possible jail sentence - Jackson feels that, while he would like to see the practice of stealing music off the Internet stamped out, the legislation against the downloading of copyrighted material was too harsh. (July 22, 2003)
- A group of musicians who filed a copyright lawsuit against Michael Jackson have asked a federal judge to schedule a conference in hopes of settling out of court -- The plaintiff's attorney, Norman Reed, asked the U.S. District Court to set up a conference and said he hopes both parties can work it out, but Jackson's attorney, Robert Meyer, isn't so sure; The lawsuit alleges that the Jackson 5 used the name of another Gary band, Ripples & Waves, and two of their songs without license. (July 14, 2003)
- Jackson has settled a suit with former financial adviser Myung-Ho Lee of Union Finance and Investment Corp. who claimed the his bank account is running on fumes -- The settlement, announced late Wednesday afternoon, derails a tiff that threatened to make Jackson's finances a matter of public record and comes just a week before the trial was scheduled to begin. (June 12, 2003)
- Jackson has returned to Indianapolis for a second attempt at giving a court-ordered deposition in a copyright lawsuit -- Judge Philip Simon ordered Jackson to come back by Friday after the 44-year-old pop star fell ill before he could give a deposition here last month. (June 11, 2003)
- Jackson, whose family left behind Gary's gritty steel mills in the late 1960s for fame and fortune, will visit his Indiana hometown next week for the first time in two decades -- While in Gary, Jackson is scheduled to receive a key to the city, attend an assembly at his brothers' alma mater, Roosevelt High School, and visit his boyhood home. (June 9, 2003)
- Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Andria Richey said on Monday that she would consider throwing out a lawsuit against Jackson by his former top financial advisor Myung-Ho Lee who claims that he is owed $12 million by the onetime King of Pop. (June 3, 2003)
- Jackson is a fan of mariachi music and Acapulco, a Mexico City newspaper reported Tuesday -- An unidentified fan, who dressed as a waiter and sneaked into a party Jackson was attending while on vacation at the Mexican resort, said he watched the singer enjoy live mariachi music and sip a glass of water. (May 29, 2003)
- A lawsuit by Jackson's former financial advisers claims the singer's extravagant spending has created a ticking financial time bomb waiting to explode at any moment -- Union Finance And Investment Corp of South Korea filed the lawsuit in Los Angeles Superior Court last year, claiming Jackson owes the firm $12 million in fees and expenses, plus interest. (May 27, 2003)
- Jackson, whose attorneys asked a judge to help the pop star keep a low profile while he was in town giving a deposition for a lawsuit, caused a stir when he went shopping at a downtown mall -- Jackson, wearing a red shirt and sunglasses, signed autographs Tuesday night at Indianapolis' Circle Centre Mall. (May 22, 2003)
- Jackson and Sotheby's auction house have settled their case over $1.4 million in unpaid art -- Jackson had purchased two 19th-century paintings at auction last year, but refused to pay his bill; he decided the paintings by French artist William Bouguereau no longer fit into his collection. (May 22, 2003)
- Jackson has sued Universal Music Group -- The lawsuit accuses Universal Music Group of violating a 1980 agreement to pay Jackson royalties from recordings he made with the Jackson 5 and as a solo artist from 1969 to 1976 for Motown Records, which was acquired by Universal Music Group. (May 13, 2003)
- Officials have delayed discussion on Jackson's request to change the status of his Neverland Ranch, giving up a huge tax break -- County officials will decide whether Jackson should pay higher property taxes immediately, or whether the taxes should increase gradually over the next decade. (May 5, 2003)
- The bubble has burst on Jackson's status as a TV ratings sensation -- Michael Jackson's Home Videos, a Fox special that opened the latest sweeps period last Thursday, was seen by only 7.8 million viewers, according to Nielsen Media Research. (April 30, 2003)
- Jackson doesn't qualify for an agricultural preservation tax break on his Neverland Ranch, county officials said; However, Jackson's staff began a process earlier this week that could keep his taxes from increasing significantly. (April 26, 2003)
- Jackson, who delivered millions of viewers to ABC, NBC and Fox during the February ratings sweeps, will be the subject of a two-hour Fox special to kick off the next sweeps period -- The program, with the working title Michael Jackson's Private Home Movies, will offer a peek into the pop star's private home movie collection, Fox said. (April 11, 2003)
- Jackson has canceled his Austria concert next weekend because of concerns about security risks related to world political events. (April 10, 2003)
- Jackson has reportedly fallen out with his best friend Elizabeth Taylor - A British tabloid reports that the rift broke out over a small moment of rudeness by Jacko that escalated into all out war between the high maintenance pair; Jacko's absence from Taylor's 71st birthday party appears to confirm that they are no longer close. (March 20, 2003)
- An article in Vanity Fair magazine claims Jackson paid a witch doctor to place a curse on DreamWorks partners David Geffen and Steven Spielberg, and wears a prosthetic tip on his nose because of a lack of cartilage due to excessive plastic surgery. (March 5, 2003)
- Jackson won an early skirmish on Friday in his legal fight to ban British television company Granada Media Group screening unseen footage from a controversial behind-the-scenes documentary about him -- Granada's lawyer, Geoffrey Hobbs, told the court that his client had agreed not to exploit copies of the program or any out-takes until a full hearing of the case after March 31. (March 1, 2003)
- A $21 million breach-of-contract lawsuit filed against Jackson by German concert promoter Marcel Avram wrapped up Friday and deliberations will begin next week -- Attorneys made their closing arguments after nearly four months of testimony. (March 1, 2003)
- Jackson's legal battle against controversial TV documentary Living With Michael Jackson is reportedly destined to fail because he signed a release form before it aired. (February 28, 2003)
- Jackson has issued legal proceedings against Britain's Granada Television over journalist Martin Bashir's controversial documentary Living With Michael Jackson - He is claiming he owns the copyright of Granada's material and is seeking a High Court injunction to stop them from screening unseen footage until the dispute is resolved. (February 26, 2003)
- Jackson's upcoming damage limitation TV special will prove he didn't lie about his cosmetic surgery, instead showing journalist Martin Bashir held back the truth -- The special Michael Jackson Take 2: The Interview They Wouldn't Show You will feature his full answers to questions that were cut by Bashir's crew, and American broadcaster Maury Povich is sure it will clear up the confusion about Jackson's plastic surgery. (February 21, 2003)
- Jackson's video for Scream features a two second clip from AKIRA (1988).
- Co-starred with Diana Ross in the 1978 retelling of THE WIZARD OF OZ.
- Was inducted in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2001.
- Jackson's attorneys say they will ask a judge to throw out a lawsuit by Myung Ho Lee, the singer's former business manager who claims Jackson owes him $13 million - The head of Union Finance and Investment Corp. handled the singer's business affairs starting in 1997; in his lawsuit, he argues that Jackson was aware of Lee's fees and commissions when he authorized him to make deals. (February 18, 2003)
- In an effort to counter British journalist Martin Bashir and his Granada TV production company, Jackson sold FOX TV hours of his own footage with Bashir and his sleepover pal Gavin Arvizo, a 12-year-old cancer survivor, for $5 million -- He will help craft it into a two-hour special to air February 20. (February 18, 2003)
- Jackson's children's foundation to break the cycle of neglect Heal The Kids is now in jeopardy because it failed to report any of its basic spending, fund raising, activities and pay roll as required under state law -- In a February letter, state Attorney General Eliot Spitzer's office notified the Jackson charity that it failed to comply with the law aimed at protecting those who donate to a charity and those who are supposed to benefit from it. (February 14, 2003)
- Just days after Jackson slammed a British-made, ABC-broadcast documentary for misrepresenting him comes word that Jackson was a no-show for a weekend interview with 60 Minutes -- Ed Bradley, an anchor for the CBS show, arrived at Jackson's Neverland Ranch Saturday for an interview producers hoped to air Sunday, but Jackson and his minions apparently nixed the interview at the last minute. (February 13, 2003)
- Jackson has signed a deal with Fox television to air his rebuttal to a controversial documentary that put his eccentric life under a critical microscope -- Fox said on Wednesday it would air a two-hour special on Feb. 20 featuring Jackson's own footage of British interviewer Martin Bashir, who is seen telling him, Your relationship with your children is spectacular. (February 13, 2003)
- In Hollywood on Tuesday, some 200 members of a Los Angeles youth group held a prayer vigil at Jackson's star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame saying they feared the singer might kill himself because of the uproar over the documentary by Martin Bashir. (February 13, 2003)
- The shocking court documents Michael Jackson never wanted you to see - graphically detailing his alleged sexual trysts with a 13-year-old boy - have finally been revealed by thesmokinggun.com -- The case is still not closed; it has been filed under open but inactive by investigators. (February 11, 2003)
- Martin Bashir, the British TV reporter who scooped the world with Michael Jackson interview last week, has been offered a multi-million-dollar deal to work for ABC, but Bashir has not accepted yet. (February 11, 2003)
- The 27.1 million viewers couldn't resist a peek into Michael Jackson's bizarre private life ABC Thursday night -- ABC outbid NBC and other networks for the rights to show Living with Michael Jackson, originally broadcast Monday in Britain; the network reportedly paid nearly $5 million to air it. (February 8, 2003)
- Jackson has spoken out against the tawdry British documentary airing on ABC Thursday night, claiming the program was deliberately produced and edited to cast him in a less than favorable light - Jackson is so ticked he's dispatched his lawyers to file formal complaints with two British TV watchdog groups over the documentary, claiming the show insinuated he is guilty of inappropriate behavior with children. (February 7, 2003)
- Sales of "Thriller" rose 500 percent at HMV stores in England after the documentary, "Living with Michael Jackson," aired, and HIStory was up 383 percent . (February 7, 2003)
- Jackson's controversial revelations about sharing his bed with children prompted California lawyer Gloria Allred on Wednesday to call for an investigation into life at the King of Pop's Neverland ranch -- a Child Welfare Services spokesman declined to comment on Allred's request, except to say that all reports of alleged child abuse or neglect were confidential and were initially assessed before determining whether to launch any action or inquiry. (February 6, 2003)
- Insisted his interest in children was not sexual, saying he liked to tuck them in bed and give them hot milk and cookies. (In an interview in British TV documentary Living with Michael Jackson)
- Reveals he had his third child by having his sperm implanted in a white surrogate mother he never met. (In an interview in British TV documentary Living with Michael Jackson)
- Regularly shared his bedroom with a cancer-stricken 12-year-old boy, who he says has since been cured without medicine. (In an interview in British TV documentary Living with Michael Jackson)
- Snatched Paris Michael, his second child, off the delivery table moments after her birth and rushed her, bloody placenta and all, back to his mansion. (In an interview in British TV documentary Living with Michael Jackson)
- Slept in the same bed with HOME ALONE star Macaulay Culkin and his brother Kieran. (In an interview in British TV documentary Living with Michael Jackson)
- Freaked out when Tatum O'Neal tried to rip off his clothes for sex. (In an interview in British TV documentary Living with Michael Jackson)
- Wrote many of his hit songs while sitting on the branches of a magic tree on his Neverland Ranch. (In an interview in British TV documentary Living with Michael Jackson)
- Got beaten with belts and ironing cords by his dad, Joe, whenever he and his brothers goofed while rehearsing their act. (In an interview in British TV documentary Living with Michael Jackson)
- Has had just two plastic-surgery procedures despite his drastically changed face - both on his nose to improve his breathing. (In an interview in British TV documentary Living with Michael Jackson)
- Would kill himself if there were no children left in the world. (In an interview in British TV documentary Living with Michael Jackson)
- confessed that, at the age of 44, he still has sleepovers with young boys and enjoys water-balloon fights more than sex. (In an interview in British TV documentary Living with Michael Jackson)
- Said his second wife, Debbie Rowe, agreed to give birth to his first two kids because he was so desperate to be a dad, he carried around dolls pretending they were his babies. (In an interview in British TV documentary Living with Michael Jackson)
- Now wants to adopt two kids from each continent. (In an interview in British TV documentary Living with Michael Jackson)
- According to a new British-produced documentary set to air this week on ABC, Jacko is a disturbing individual who feeds his youngest child through a veil, dotes on Peter Pan statues, drops $6 million in a single shopping spree, and remains baffled by the hubbub over his infamous baby-dangling incident. (February 4, 2003)
- ABC won a network bidding war to acquire the rights to a documentary on Michael Jackson and immediately scheduled it for prime time on Feb. 7 -- the documentary, LIVING WITH MICHAEL JACKSON, features unprecedented and exclusive access to Jackson's private life, ABC promised. (January 31, 2003)
- Jacko's face will be the subject of a special edition of NBC's news magazine Dateline next month -- Michael Jackson Unmasked, set to air at 10 p.m. EST Feb. 17, will be the inside story as told by some of the people who knew him best, according to a network statement. (January 20, 2003)
- Unable to mend a broken heart for the loss of Bee Gees member Maurice Gibb, Michael Jackson an Barry Gibb, Maurice elder brother, did not attend funeral services yesterday but turned up later to pray privately at the Bee Gee's coffin. (January 17, 2003)
- Jackson is trying to reunite with ex-wife Lisa Marie Presley in order to retain custody of his three children - the star apparently believes he has a better chance of evading an investigation into his suitably as a father (prompted by his dangling of baby Prince Michael II over the balcony of a German hotel last month) if he is in a stable relationship. (January 3, 2003)
- Jackson's troubled year has concluded on an even more sour note: he's been branded 2002's biggest loser, beating the likes of George Michael, Robert Blake and 'N Sync star Lance Bass to the top spot in a chart put together by American magazine People. (December 24, 2002)
- Jermaine Jackson defends brother Michael - Jermaine said Michael was caught up in the excitement when he dangled his infant son from a hotel balcony and did not mean to harm the child, saying, "He is a wonderful father. He's a great dad. He's great to our kids, my kids.
- Jackson opened up his Neverland Valley Ranch to TV cameras Tuesday night so he could appear at the Billboard Music Awards without leaving his house - the pop superstar chose not to attend the ceremony at the MGM Grand at the last minute where he was to be honored for his 1982 landmark album Thriller. (December 12, 2002)
- He nearly dropped his baby off a balcony last week, now Jacko is dropping the dime on his own profession, saying he's no longer a fan of pop music -- in fact, he says he'd rather listen to classical music anytime; this new shocker came as he was asked why he had bought two classical rather than pop CDs while shopping in Berlin last week. (November 29, 2002)
- Gloria Allred, a Los Angeles attorney on Wednesday called for California officials to investigate Jackson for dangling his hooded baby out of a fourth-floor hotel window in Berlin last week - the attorney said that Jackson's young son could have fallen to his death during the stunt, which caused an international furor. (November 28, 2002)
- Jackson's proposed tell-all interview with British journalist Martin Bashir looks set to go ahead -- the BBC reporter, made famous for his explosive interview with the late Diana, Princess of Wales, visited Jackson in Germany last week to discuss arrangements for the chat, and sources say Jackson wanted the footage to "show what a great dad he is. (November 28, 2002)
- Jackson could lose his baby boy as Los Angeles authorities begin to investigate whether he is fit to be a father, after international outrage last week when he dangled a child, thought to be his eight month old son Prince Michael II, over his fifth floor Berlin hotel room balcony -- child protection officers in his native California now want to find out who the mother of his baby is so they can ask her if she thinks he is fit to bring up him up. (November 26, 2002)
- Jackson was honored Thursday as pop artist of the millennium at a gala in Berlin, capping a German visit that was overshadowed by a furor after the star held his baby son over a fourth-floor railing at his hotel. (November 22, 2002)
- Jackson's little baby-waving episode didn't go unnoticed by German authorities -- a spokeswoman for the Berlin police department says Jacko's off-the-wall (and over-the-balcony) display of his infant son on Tuesday might demonstrate a criminal act of neglect of duty in respect of care and supervision. (November 22, 2002)
- Jacko apologizes for dangling baby out a window -- he has copped to making what he called a terrible mistake when he did that, saying that he had gotten carried away when fans below the window asked to see the baby. (November 21, 2002)
- Jackson briefly dangled a barefoot baby over the railing of his fourth-floor hotel window on Tuesday, providing a momentary of odd thriller for fans waiting on Berlin's central square below -- the King of Pop were in the German capital to receive a lifetime achievement award at a ceremony on Thursday night, in front of the Adlon Hotel. (November 20, 2002)
- Jackson spent a third day testifying amid a circus-like atmosphere on Friday in a $21 million lawsuit over canceled millennium concerts, saying that he did not totally trust the German promoter who sued him over the aborted shows -- the reclusive entertainer's appearance at the courthouse in Santa Maria, a small town about 35 miles from his Neverland Valley ranch, prompted children to skip school for a chance to get close to their idol. (November 16, 2002)
- A rare courtroom appearance by the King of Pop in a breach-of-contract lawsuit this week has the whole country rendering a judgment on his looks, especially on whether he went through one nose-job too many -- Beverly Hills plastic surgeon Dr. Richard Fleming said, His nose is more collapsed than it ever was. That's also consistent with the fact he's been walking around wearing surgical masks in recent times. (November 16, 2002)
- Jackson took the stand Wednesday in a breach-of-contract lawsuit against him, testifying that he wasn't the one who scrapped 1999 shows -- in the breach-of-contract lawsuit, the King of Pop blames the plaintiff, promoter Marcel Avram for canceling the two ''millennium'' concerts. (November 15, 2002)
- Jackson turned up hours late for court on Thursday after his lawyer objected to a photographer whose pictures set the Internet buzzing over the reclusive singer's bizarre appearance -- no explanation was given for his morning no-show. (November 15, 2002)
- Jackson, clutching a surgical mask, swept into a California courthouse on Wednesday accompanied by a police escort, screaming fans and a white-gloved chauffeur - the superstar was called as a hostile witness in a $21 million breach of contract lawsuit over two canceled millennium concerts in a case held in the small California town nearest his Neverland Valley ranch. (November 14, 2002)
- Jackson's former brother-in-law Jack Gordon, LaToya Jackson's former husband, lists Jackson family oddities through his book "The Jackson Family: The True Story Of The Most Powerful Family In The Music Industry," - Gordon claims that Michael Jackson and his family practiced a bizarre ritual in which they sacrificed a live monkey. (October 12, 2002)
- One year after Jackson brought together Britney Spears, Celine Dion, Mariah Carey, Ricky Martin, 'N Sync, Destiny's Child and dozens of others to record the 9/11-benefit single What More Can I Give, the song has finally hit the airwaves. (October 5, 2002)
- After MEN IN BLACK II's fleeting cameo and a number of other projects that have caught his fancy, Jacko has made the decision to swap pop music for celluloid - possibly spurred by the somewhat disappointing sales of his last record, Invincible.
- Following his bitter split from Sony, Jacko looks set to sign to Virgin Records - but only because his sister, Janet Jackson, who is one of Virgin's premiere artists, is insisting. (September 2002)
- Jacko has agreed to play Edgar Allan Poe in a new movie, THE NIGHTMARE OF EDGAR ALLAN POE, and will be coached for the role by Marlon Brando. (August 2002)
- Jackson brought a 6-month-old boy introduced as Prince Michael II, or No. 3.
- He is said he had a very lonely childhood
- His Neverland has a full-time staff of more than 50 employees.
- Is being sued for more than $20 million by a concert producer who oversaw two of his previous tours and says Michael reneged on a contract for a world tour last year.
- His Neverland regulars include Jackson's parents, Katherine and Joe (who calls Michael a good kid who deserves more than what he's been getting), and Michael's pal Marlon Brando, as well as groups of disadvantaged kids who still come to play at the ranch.
- The song, What More Can I Give, recorded shortly after the attacks on America, features the voices of Jackson, Ricky Martin, Celine Dion, Mariah Carey and others, yet has not been released by Sony Music Entertainment, ostensibly due to a series of events that have only come to light recently.
- The Los Angeles Times has just revealed that McDonald's, which was to have made the song available at its burger outlets, backed out of the project once its customers complained about Jackson's personal reputation.
- Is planning to take his battle with Sony Music chief Tommy Mottola to court.
- His battle with Sony Music Entertainment seemed to be blocking the release of the all-star charity single "What More Can I Give."
- Engaged in a war of words with record label Sony Music, Jackson is now considering suing the media giant for breach of contract, accusing it of questionable accounting practices, his lawyer said on Thursday, July 18th 2002.
- Michael Jackson is the King of Pop. This is not a title that he gave himself. It was given to him by his millions of fans around the world and by his peers, among whom he has no equal.
- No other performer in history has received as many awards and accolades as he has. No other performer in history draws the kind of excitement and mass hysteria that he does. And no other performer in history has done so much in the way of humanitarian efforts than he has. There has never been one like him before, and there will never be one like him again. He is in a class all by himself.
- His trademark is his Moonwalk and single sequined white glove.
- Through Heal the World Foundation, he has spearheaded airlifts of food and medical supplies to war-torn Sarajevo, instituted mentoring, immunization and drug-abuse education programs and paid for a Hungarian child's liver transplant.
- (3 April 1998) His 2nd child, daughter Paris Michael Katherine Jackson is born.
- (13 February 1997) Wife, Rowe, gave birth to a son in Beverly Hills, named Prince Michael Jackson Jr.
- Macaulay Culkin is godfather to his first child.
- The wedding [to Lisa Marie] took place at 18 May 1994 in De La Vega, Santa Domingo. They were married by Judge Hugo Francisco Alvarez Perez. Witnesses present were Thomas Keough and L. Darling.
- He holds record for most Grammys won in one year with 8 in 1984.
- He is the first solo artist to generate 4 top ten hits on the Billboard charts on one album with Off the Wall.
- He is the first artist to generate 7 top ten hits (USA) on one album with Thriller.
- He is the only artist in history to generate 5 #1 hits (USA) from one album with Bad.
- He appeared in the music video and sang in the choir on the song We Are The World.
- He co-wrote (along with Lionel Richie) the song We Are The World.
- His album Thriller is the biggest selling album of all time: in excess of 46 million copies worldwide. The album spawned a record six top ten singles and spent a record breaking 37 weeks at number one.
- His album Dangerous is second to Thriller as the biggest selling album of all time, with over 30 million copies sold worldwide.
- His album BAD is third to Thriller as the biggest selling album of all time, with 30 million copies sold worldwide,
- His album HIStory: Past, Present and Future Book I is the biggest selling double-album of all times.
- He is a brother of (in this order) Rebbie Jackson, Jackie Jackson (II), Tito Jackson, Jermaine Jackson, LaToya Jackson, Marlon Jackson, Randy Jackson and Janet Jackson
- He has a monkey named Bubbles.
- He recorded a song for the film Get On The Bus called On The line, written and produced by Babyface that was never included on the soundtrack for the film.
- The name of his 2700-acre ranch near Santa Ynez, California, is Neverland Valley Ranch. It contains Jackson's house, an amusement park co-designed by Macauley Culkin, a private theater and dance stage, and exotic animals.
- He once dated Brooke Shields.
- (9 September 2001) He is being sued by two former financial advisors for $25 million over alleged unpaid expenses. Jackson denies owing them anything.
- He is a vegetarian and has a skin disease called vitiligo
- He was a Jehovah's Witness.
- He owns the rights to the entire Beatles' song catalogue as well as that of Sly & the Family Stone.
- He is an uncle of Jermaine Jackson II.
- Has worked with some of the most celebrated directors in the business: John Landis. Francis Ford Coppola. Martin Scorsese. Now, he wants to become one of them.
- Had his skin darkened for the telecast of his 30th anniversary concert on CBS.
- A clearly distressed Debbie Rowe, the wife of Michael Jackson and the mother of their 2-year-old son, Prince, appeared on numerous entertainment TV shows and newscasts Tuesday to deny reports that the infant may be near death.
- Plans to build an $800 million theme park in Rio de Janeiro, the BBC reported Wednesday.
- He and former President Bill Clinton brought hundreds of Democratic supporters to Harlem on Wednesday to raise nearly $3 million for the Democratic National Committee
- Made history in 1993 when the notoriously private superstar sat down for a 90-minute live interview with talk show host extraordinaire, Oprah Winfrey. The interview was conducted from Michael's home, Neverland Valley Ranch in Santa Ynez, California and was the most watched program of 1993 attracting nearly 100 million viewers around the world.
- In the episode The Itchy and Scratchy Movie, of Simpsons, The (1989) Hoffman, Dustin' and Michael are said to have made pseudonymous appearances in a movie. In fact, they've both made pseudonymous guest appearances on The Simpsons.
- Recorded the theme song Someone In The Dark for "E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial" (1982). It was never used.
- His 1982 Thriller album is the best selling album in the world, selling well over 50 millions copies world wide!
- He never took any formal dance lessons
- At age five he was the lead singer of the Jackson 5
- His song - You Rock My World has the most expensive video to date
- There is a rumour going around that he has retired from touring
- In his life time so far made three and a half million people faint
- His favorite superhero is Batman
- One of his favorite characters is Pinoccio, that's why we see a little statuette of one in the beginning of his Moonwalker video
- He has formed the childrens' charities
- Started performing at the mere age of five.
- He is the 7th of 9 children, maybe that's why he is fascinated with the number
- He plans on homeschooling his two children
- When he was ill his sister was said to have sent him ten black roses
- His father now rings him to see if he is OK and if he is eating
- Lives with mum and dad, brother and sister
- He often invites sick and poor children to his private ranch Neverland for a day of fun at his amusement park.
- Loves candy, he keeps a bag of skittles at his concerts
- Shoesize: 8 1/2
- Invincible was the most expensive CD ever made
- Loves bagels
- He likes to play and listen to music loud
- He didn't change his skin colour. He had a pigment discolouration disease!
- German police said on Friday they would not launch a formal investigation into whether Jackson committed a crime by dangling his baby from a hotel window before hundreds of startled fans earlier this week - a police spokesman said there was no evidence a crime was committed. (November 23, 2002)
- Jackson apparently mistook a birthday gift from MTV as another accolade when Britney Spears presented him with a birthday cake at Thursday night's Video Music Awards saying that she considered Jackson to be the artist of the millennium" -- The statuette was actually just a token of appreciation for Jackson's 44th birthday, which coincided with the awards show. (August 31, 2002)
- He made a huge boob when he thought he was picking up an award from Britney Spears at the MTV Video Music Awards, Thursday, August 29th 2002.
- His outfit was another boob as he turned up dressed like a Star Wars stormtrooper - complete with golden shinpads.
- MJ won the Artist of the Millennium at the MTV Video Music Awards on Thursday, August 29th 2002.
- He has hit back at claims he owes his former business manager $13 million - insisting he never agreed to give him the money. Jackson's claim is backed up by his assistant, who says the same thing in another document and another affidavit, by a bodyguard, that swears Jackson was traveling on September 14, 2001 and was not even in Los Angeles.
- Says his signature was forged on $13m IOU. That's how much his former manager claims Michael Jackson agreed to pay in return for his arranging some $200 million in loans for the singer.
Quotes- In a statement following the British broadcast of Living with Michael Jackson: "Today I feel more betrayed than perhaps ever before; that someone, who had got to know my children, my staff and me, whom I let into my heart and told the truth, could then sacrifice the trust I placed in him and produce this terrible and unfair program."
- His denial against any allegations of bad behavior: "Everyone who knows me will know the truth which is that my children come first in my life and that I would never harm any child."
- When reminded he's 44 years old, Jacko disagrees, insisting he feels like 4: "I am Peter Pan. He represents youth, childhood, never growing up, magic, flying." (In an interview in British TV documentary "Living with Michael Jackson")
- When asked how he selected the surrogate mother for his third child: "It didn't matter to me as long as she was healthy. I didn't care what race as long as she is healthy. I used a surrogate mother, and she doesn't know me." (In an interview in British TV documentary "Living with Michael Jackson")
- Commenting the hubbub over his infamous baby-dangling incident: "I love my children. I was holding my son tight and strong. Why would I throw a baby off a balcony? That's the dumbest, stupidest story I've ever heard."
- When honored Thursday as "pop artist of the millennium" at a gala in Berlin : "We are Christians, Jewish, Muslim and Hindu, we are black, we are white, we are a community of some many differences, so complex and yet so simple. We do not need to have war."
- "My life is very complicated. I have a lot of things going on. I am juggling a lot of responsibilities. There is so much going on that it is astounding, it really is."
- "In the end, the most important thing is to be true to yourself and those you love and work hard. Work like there's no tomorrow. Train. Strive. Really train and cultivate your talent to the highest degree. Be the best at what you do. Get to know more about your field than anybody alive. Use the tools of your trade, if it's books or a floor to dance on or a body of water to swim in. Whatever it is, it's yours. That's what I've always tried to remember."
- 'd rather slit my wrists then abuse a child.' - 199
- don't say it if I don't mean it
- "Don't judge a man until you've walked two moons in his Moccasins!"
- "I must endure for the world, for the children."
- "I believe in perfection, and I try to create that in everything we do. We never seem to totally get there, but I believe in perfect execution. And when we don't get at least 99.9%, I get really upset..."
- "When I was a little boy growing up in Indiana, if someone told me I'd be getting the 'artist of the millennium award', I'd never have believed it."
- "I'm just like anyone. I cut and I bleed. And I embarass easily."
- In a war of words against the music industry: "The minute I surpassed Elvis and the Beatles, they called me a freak, a homosexual, a child molester. They said I bleached my skin. Everything to turn the public against me. It was a complete conspiracy . . . I know my race. I just look in the mirror. I know I'm black."
Awards- Image Awards: Outstanding Performance in a Variety Series/Special, Michael Jackson: 30th Anniversary Celebration (2002)
- MTV Movie Award: Best Movie Song, FREE WILLY (1994)
- Image Awards: Special Award - Entertainer of the Year (1994)
- 8 Grammy Awards: 7 for his album THRILLER and 1 for E.T.-The Storybook.
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