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Jacko bleached skin, rebuilt face to avoid looking like his ‘bullying’ dad PDF Print E-mail
Written by Reetu Sharma   
Thursday, 02 July 2009 10:24
London, July 2 : Late King of Pop Michael Jackson reportedly did not want to look like his "bullying" dad, and that is why he bleached his skin and butchered his face with surgery.

Jackson's pal John Randy Taraborrelli, a journalist who has known him for 40 years, has revealed that he was petrified he would grow into an identical version of Joe.

Taraborrelli's statement has come at a time when, amid speculation over whether Jacko really fathered his three children, rumours have started to circulate that the star's hatred of his violent dad stopped him from reproducing, as he feared they would look like their grandfather.

Taraborrelli, 53, said that Jackson was traumatised by regular beatings from his dad, now 79.

"His motive for cosmetic surgery was not, as many surmised, too look more like his idol Diana Ross," the Daily Star quoted him as saying.

"It was so that he would look less like his father - the man who had so mistreated him and whose strong, broad-nosed face he saw looking back at him from the mirror," he added.

As Joe managed his kids to success as The Jackson 5, he would punish anyone fluffing up in rehearsals for big shows.

Since Michael led the group, he inevitably took most of the flak.

"The violence worsened as the boys got older and the music business became their life," Taraborrelli said.

"When he was late for one rehearsal, Joseph came up from behind and shoved him. Michael fell and was badly bruised.

"Michael was spirited enough to fight back, once he hurled a shoe at his father but Joseph screamed: `Boy, you just signed your own death warrant.'

"He then held Michael upside down by one leg and pummelled him over and over," he added.

However, said the journalist, Jackon's obsession with surgery ruined his looks.

Taraborrelli said: "His appearance was becoming increasingly bizarre. He had also begun using a skin-bleaching cream, which he bought by the crate. Gone was the brown-skinned, broad-nosed youth with an Afro whose natural charisma charmed an audience."

The journalist added: "In his place was a fragile, doll-like man it was impossible not to stare at in disbelief. He had achieved his goal of transforming himself, but at a barely imaginable price. In the public's eyes, all this made him not only a freak but a joke." (ANI)
 
Jacko often forgot to eat and had to be ‘force fed’ while preparing for O2 gigs PDF Print E-mail
Written by Sheetal Mehta   
Thursday, 02 July 2009 10:18
London, July 2 : One of Michael Jackson's closest confidants has revealed that the star was so immersed in his preparations for his O2 Arena comeback gigs that he often forgot to eat, and had to be "force fed".

If AEG Live boss Randy Phillips is to be believed, Jackson's calorie intake had fallen to dangerously low levels in the days before his death.

The promoter behind the 50 shows at the O2 Arena also said that he and director Kenny Ortega often cut Jackon's food up into bite-sized potions so that he could be fed quickly.

However, despite trying their level best to keep Jackson healthy, the `Thriller' hitmaker survived on just one meal a day.

Phillips revealed that Jackson continued his gruelling rehearsal schedule eating meagre portions of his favourite dishes-vegetarian lasagne, steamed broccoli, nut loaf or tofu with chilli sauce.

"He used to forget to eat because he was so focused and Kenny Ortega and I used to cut up his food and physically feed him," the Mirror quoted Phillips as saying.

The promoter was with Jacko at rehearsals the morning of his cardiac arrest.

He revealed: "He did a three-hour rehearsal and we all finished up at 12.30am on Thursday morning. He was really excited. He was super-charged and did a group hug with the director Kenny Ortega and his manager. He was like a kid in the candy store - he was so up for it."

He added: "I walked him out to the car and he put his arm around me and, speaking softly like he always does, he said to me: `Do you know what - we are here, we are going to make it. I love you for doing this and now I know I can do it.' That was the last thing he said to me and I never heard from him again."

Just hours later Jackson, 50, was found dead in his exclusive Holmby Hills home after suffering a massive heart attack. (ANI)
 
Will Ferrell complained about Film 'Land of the Lost' PDF Print E-mail
Written by Harpreet Verma   
Friday, 26 June 2009 18:11
 The Classification rates all films released in australia has received 19 complaints about ''Land of the Lost'' in the two weeks since its release, making it the most complained-about film this year.
The movie, starring Will Ferrell, received complains about its sexual references and coarse language, along with objections that its PG (parental guidance) rating was inappropriate, reports the Herald Sun.
"This tripe will just rot the minds of children," he said.
"Parents should ignore the inaccurate PG rating Australian censors have given Land of the Lost," News. com. au quoted Herald Sun critic Leigh Paatsch as saying in his review of the film.
Another movie, which received 19 complaints this year, was the graphic novel adaptation ''Watchmen'', released in March.
Even though it carried an MA15+ rating (barring under-15s without a parent or guardian), some viewers objected to its violence.
Others believed the violence and scares warranted a less restrictive rating
12 compliants recieved for Horror movie ''My Bloody Valentine'' , most from under-18s upset that the R18+ rating meant they couldn''t legally see it.
Seed have the same  R18+ horror film, ''Seed'', which went straight to DVD, received complaints about its graphic opening scene, which featured actual footage of animals being skinned alive.
Ethical treatment of animals,  The footage had been supplied by the animal rights activist group People for the .
Heist film ''The Bank Job'', which starred British tough guy Jason Statham, received seven complaints about sex scenes and nudity.
It was rated MA15+ and carried the advice that it contained "strong coarse language and sexual references".
Figures released this week by the British Board of Film Classification, showed almost half of all complaints received in Britain last year were about ''The Dark Knight''.
A different classification system in the UK means the box office-topping Batman film was approved for over-12s. Complaints about violence in the film indicate many thought this too low.
''The Dark Knight'' received 364 complaints as it earned 111 million dollars at the British box office.
Other most complained-about films in Britain last year were Adam Sandler''s comedy ''You Don''t Mess with the Zohan'' for its violence and sex-based humour, and Keira Knightley''s period drama ''The Duchess'', which featured a scene of marital rape. (ANI)
 
Warning to smarttphones by Gordon Brown's security advisor. PDF Print E-mail
Written by Harpreet Verma   
Friday, 26 June 2009 17:28

A Security Advisor Lord West, to British Prime Minister Gordon Brown, High tech mobiles can create problem of  hacking of personal information for thier owners.

According to him,he  use a "Stone Age" Nokia handset to avoid any security risks.

While experts often warn that using text messages to access bank accounts may make confidential data open to interception.

"When you get one of those marvellous new ones that you touch and everything else, you have opened yourself up to all the internet issues," the Telegraph quoted him as saying.

Lord West points out that the new generation of internet-enabled smartphones were particularly vulnerable to hacking.

'Suddenly people can get access to all sorts of data," he added. (ANI)

 
Michael Jackson's sudden death PDF Print E-mail
Written by Harpreet Verma   
Friday, 26 June 2009 17:23
The 50-year-old musical superstar died Thursday, just as he was preparing for what would be a series of 50 concerts starting July 13 at London's famed 02 arena.
Jackson had been spending hours and hours toiling with a team of dancers for a performance he and his fans hoped would restore his tarnished legacy to its proper place in pop.
Michael Jackson, defined in equal parts as the world's greatest entertainer and perhaps its most enigmatic figure, was about to attempt one of the greatest comebacks of all time. Then his life was cut shockingly — and so far, mysteriously — short.

Though results were not likely to be final until toxicology tests could be completed, a process that could take several days and sometimes weeks. However, if a cause can be determined by the autopsy, they will announce the results, said Los Angeles County Coroner Investigator Jerry McKibben.

Police said they were investigating, standard procedure in high-profile cases.

Jackson died at UCLA Medical Center after being stricken at his rented home in the posh Los Angeles neighborhood of Holmby Hills. Paramedics tried to resuscitate him at his home for nearly three-quarters of an hour, then rushed him to the hospital, where doctors continued to work on him.

"It is believed he suffered cardiac arrest in his home. However, the cause of his death is unknown until results of the autopsy are known," his brother Jermaine said.

Cardiac arrest is an abnormal heart rhythm that stops the heart from pumping blood to the body. It can occur after a heart attack or be caused by other heart problems.

Jackson's death brought a tragic end to a long, bizarre, sometimes farcical decline from his peak in the 1980s, when he was popular music's premier all-around performer, a uniter of black and white music who shattered the race barrier on MTV, dominated the charts and dazzled even more on stage.

As word of his death spread, MTV switched its programming to play videos from Jackson's heyday. Radio stations began playing marathons of his hits. Hundreds of people gathered outside the hospital. In New York's Times Square, a low groan went up in the crowd when a screen flashed that Jackson had died, and people began relaying the news to friends by cell phone.

His 1982 album "Thriller" — which included the blockbuster hits "Beat It," "Billie Jean" and "Thriller" — is the best-selling album of all time, with an estimated 50 million copies sold worldwide.

 "No joke. King of Pop is no more. Wow," Michael Harris, 36, of New York City, read from a text message a friend had sent him. "It's like when Kennedy was assassinated. I will always remember being in Times Square when Michael Jackson died."

The public first knew him as a boy in the late 1960s, when he was the precocious, spinning lead singer of the Jackson 5, the singing group he formed with his four older brothers out of Gary, Ind. Among their No. 1 hits were "I Want You Back," "ABC" and "I'll Be There."

He was perhaps the most exciting performer of his generation, known for his backward-gliding moonwalk, his feverish, crotch-grabbing dance moves and his high-pitched singing, punctuated with squeals and titters. His single sequined glove, tight, military-style jacket and aviator sunglasses were trademarks, as was his ever-changing, surgically altered appearance.

"For Michael to be taken away from us so suddenly at such a young age, I just don't have the words," said Quincy Jones, who produced "Thriller." "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."

Jackson ranked alongside Elvis Presley and the Beatles as the biggest pop sensations of all time. He united two of music's biggest names when he was briefly married to Presley's daughter, Lisa Marie. Jackson's sudden death immediately evoked comparisons to that of Presley himself, who died at age 42 in 1977.

"I am so very sad and confused with every emotion possible," Lisa Marie Presley said in a statement. "I am heartbroken for his children who I know were everything to him and for his family. This is such a massive loss on so many levels, words fail me."

As years went by, Jackson became an increasingly freakish figure — a middle-aged man-child weirdly out of touch with grown-up life. His skin became lighter, his nose narrower, and he spoke in a breathy, girlish voice. He often wore a germ mask while traveling, kept a pet chimpanzee named Bubbles as one of his closest companions and surrounded himself with children at his Neverland ranch, a storybook playland filled with toys, rides and animals. The tabloids dubbed him "Wacko Jacko."

"It seemed to me that his internal essence was at war with the norms of the world. It's as if he was trying to defy gravity," said Michael Levine, a Hollywood publicist who represented Jackson in the early 1990s. He called Jackson a "disciple of P.T. Barnum" and said the star appeared fragile at the time but was "much more cunning and shrewd about the industry than anyone knew."

Jackson caused a furor in 2002 when he playfully dangled his infant son, Prince Michael II, over a hotel balcony in Berlin while a throng of fans watched from below.

In 2005, he was cleared of charges that he molested a 13-year-old cancer survivor at Neverland in 2003. He had been accused of plying the boy with alcohol and groping him, and of engaging in strange and inappropriate behavior with other children.

The case followed years of rumors about Jackson and young boys. In a TV documentary, he acknowledged sharing his bed with children, a practice he described as sweet and not at all sexual.

Despite the acquittal, the lurid allegations that came out in court took a fearsome toll on his career and image, and he fell into serious financial trouble.

Michael Joseph Jackson was born Aug. 29, 1958, in Gary. He was 4 years old when he began singing with his brothers — Marlon, Jermaine, Jackie and Tito — in the Jackson 5. After his early success with bubblegum soul, he struck out on his own, generating innovative, explosive, unstoppable music.

The album "Thriller" alone mixed the dark, serpentine bass and drums and synthesizer approach of "Billie Jean," the grinding Eddie Van Halen guitar solo on "Beat It," and the hiccups and falsettos on "Wanna Be Startin' Somethin'."

The peak may have come in 1983, when Motown celebrated its 25th anniversary with an all-star televised concert and Jackson moonwalked off with the show, joining his brothers for a medley of old hits and then leaving them behind with a pointing, crouching, high-kicking, splay-footed, crotch-grabbing run through "Billie Jean."

The audience stood and roared. Jackson raised his fist.

During production of a 1984 Pepsi commercial, Jackson's scalp sustains burns when an explosion sets his hair on fire.

He had strong follow-up albums with 1987's "Bad" and 1991's "Dangerous," but his career began to collapse in 1993 after he was accused of molesting a boy who often stayed at his home. The singer denied any wrongdoing, reached a settlement with the boy's family, reported to be $20 million, and criminal charges were never filed.

Jackson's expressed anger over the allegations on the 1995 album "HIStory," which sold more than 2.4 million copies, but by then, the popularity of Jackson's music was clearly waning even as public fascination with his increasingly erratic behavior was growing.

Jackson married Lisa Marie Presley in 1994, and they divorced in 1996. Later that year, Jackson married Deborah Rowe, a former nurse for his dermatologist. They had two children together: Michael Joseph Jackson Jr., known as Prince Michael, now 12; and Paris Michael Katherine Jackson, 11. Rowe filed for divorce in 1999.

Jackson also had a third child, Prince Michael II. Now 7, Jackson said the boy nicknamed Blanket as a baby was his biological child born from a surrogate mother.

Billboard magazine editorial director Bill Werde said Jackson's star power was unmatched. "The world just lost the biggest pop star in history, no matter how you cut it," Werde said. "He's literally the king of pop."

Jackson's 13 No. 1 one hits on the Billboard charts put him behind only Presley, the Beatles and Mariah Carey, Werde said.

"He was on the eve of potentially redeeming his career a little bit," he said. "People might have started to think of him again in a different light."
 
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