Posted Jan 4th 2009 9:00AM by TMZ Staff
Those who said Paul McCartney would only regain the rights to the Beatles catalog over Michael Jackson's dead body may have been right.
Sources close to Jackson tell the Mirror Jacko wants to end his 24-year feud with McCartney by leaving his remaining share of the Beatles library to Paul in his will. Jacko snaked McCartney back in 1985 in a bidding war for full ownership of the roughly $700 million Lennon-McCartney songbook
If the rumors about Michael's health problems are true it might not be too much longer before McCartney can sing "Hey Jude" without paying a fee.
Filed under: Music, Michael Jackson
Posted Jan 2nd 2009 2:20PM by TMZ Staff
Wearing his best Spy vs. Spy getup, Michael Jackson spent New Year's Eve lurking through the aisles of a bookstore with one of his minions and an open umbrella.
The last thing the 50-year-old former King of Pop needs is any more bad luck.
Filed under: Paparazzi Photo, Wacky & Weird, Michael Jackson
Posted Dec 24th 2008 2:05AM by TMZ Staff
Michael Jackson has not just leased a $100,000 a month mansion -- by making the deal he's created a connection with Justin Timberlake, Ed Hardy, "Baywatch" and "Dancing with the Stars."
Here's the deal. As we first reported, Jackson inked the deal for the Holmby Hills mansion several weeks ago. The place is owned by the Guez living trust, managed by Hubert Guez, a textile magnate who is the newly named CEO of Ed Hardy. Now here's where the plot thickens. Jacko made a rare public appearance last May at the 50th birthday party of Christian Audigier, the famous Ed Hardy designer.
But wait, there's more. Hubert Guez has a brother, Paul, who ran a massive textile company with him. Paul has a son, Danny, who started a clothing line with Justin Timberlake, called William Rast.
But the story isn't over. Paul's other son, David, is an actor, but he doesn't use his dad's last name. Rather, David uses his mom's maiden name -- Charvet. Yes, the same David Charvet who was on "Baywatch" and is engaged to Brooke Burke.
Kevin Bacon, eat your heart out.
Filed under: Celebrity Justice, Michael Jackson
Posted Dec 22nd 2008 11:26AM by TMZ Staff
He's been teetering on the financial brink for years, yet we've learned somehow Michael Jackson has rented a home in one of the most exclusive areas of L.A. for a whopping $100,000 a month.
The $38 million Holmby Hils pad has seven bedrooms, 13 baths, 12 fireplaces, a screening room and, of course, a cellar for Jesus juice. For sleepovers, there's a guest house, swimming pool and garden.
The deal was inked several weeks ago under a heavy-duty confidentiality agreement. Michael already has stayed there.
Filed under: Michael Jackson
Posted Dec 21st 2008 3:26PM by TMZ Staff
Michael may be in desperate need of a lung transplant, according to Ian Halperin, author of a new M.J. bio.
Halperin claims Jacko suffers from a rare genetic disorder known as Alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency, which has led to emphysema and gastrointestinal bleeding.
Halperin told In Touch Michael can barely speak and is nearly blind in his left eye.
We called MJ's reps -- nothing.
Filed under: Michael Jackson
Posted Dec 20th 2008 10:45AM by TMZ Staff
This shot was taken just as Michael Jackson realized he'd left the other half of his face at home.
No word on what he was doing at a medical building in Beverly Hills, or when they'll give him back his clothes.
Filed under: Wacky & Weird, Michael Jackson
Posted Nov 27th 2008 3:30AM by TMZ Staff
Michael Jackson has turned his back on cardio-deprived giraffes, according to PETA.
When Neverland Ranch was essentially dismantled a year ago, a bunch of Jacko's pets -- including four giraffes -- were sold to an Arizona couple that wanted to start an animal sanctuary.
PETA claims the giraffes are stuck in cages barely as wide as the animals are tall. They wrote Jacko a letter asking him to help pressure the owners into doing something more humane.
The couple that owns the animals says the giraffes have been moved to their new 150 x 150 ft. digs -- and the animals will have an even bigger space to do whatever the hell it is that giraffes do when their 185 acre sanctuary is up and runnning.
All that aside -- the video of Jacko's old giraffe "Rambo" hittin' the bag to the "Rocky" theme song is worth a peek.
Filed under: Michael Jackson
Posted Nov 24th 2008 5:00AM by TMZ Staff
A Bahraini sheik won't get the CD he wanted but it looks like he'll be getting another CD of sorts -- the type containing money.
Michael Jackson has settled a lawsuit filed by the son of the King of Bahrain, claiming he invested $7 million in a CD that Michael never delivered.
Jacko was supposed to board a plane yesterday for London, where he was expected to testify in the case. But it suddenly settled. The terms of the agreement were not disclosed.
Funny how that always happens.
Filed under: Michael Jackson
Posted Nov 20th 2008 1:15PM by TMZ Staff
See that drawing below with a bunch of squiggly colored lines and random cartoon faces? Some guy actually shelled out over $300,000 to get Michael Jackson to do one just like it ... and he wants his jack back.
The Bahraini sheikh who's suing Michael Jackson for $7 mil allegedly shelled out the dough to mind-mapping guru Tony Buzan, who has his clients draw and color a mind-map that turns out to look like a little boy's third grade art project. For the record, MJ is a grown man.
BTW, after originally saying he was too sick to travel, Jackson's attorney said today Jacko will testify in London on Monday.
Filed under: Celebrity Justice, Michael Jackson
Posted Nov 3rd 2008 4:30AM by TMZ Staff
Michael Jackson apparently has some gigantic reservoir of cash somewhere, because the King of Broke rejected a big payday from the guy who really owns Las Vegas -- Steve Wynn.
Just a couple days after MJ said a Jackson 5 reunion was total BS, Vegas Confidential reports he turned down an offer to play at the opening of Steve Wynn's Encore tower this coming December. The Encore is a $2 bil project that adds a tower next to the Wynn.
Jackson has been recording at the Palms studios.
Filed under: Michael Jackson
Posted Oct 31st 2008 1:08PM by TMZ Staff
Dressed in their everyday outfits, Michael Jackson's masked kids spent the afternoon at a bookstore yesterday, wondering why everyone was asking them, "And what are you supposed to be?"
Prince Michael, Paris Michael and Blanket know wearing a costume is for amateurs.
Filed under: Paparazzi Photo, Wacky & Weird, Kids, Michael Jackson
Posted Oct 29th 2008 1:07PM by TMZ Staff
He may be a little on the skids, but that isn't stopping childlike 50-year-old former pop star Michael Jackson from dressing up like a Peter Pan character for Halloween.
Sources tell TMZ Jacko picked up a Tinker Bell backpack at a Halloween shop yesterday. Since his kids already wear masks, it must be for his getup.
When you're made up like a white woman 364 days a year, wearing a third grade girl's costume on Halloween is no big whoop.
Filed under: Wacky & Weird, Michael Jackson
Posted Oct 29th 2008 10:26AM by TMZ Staff
Jacko bought a costume yesterday.
But here's the real question ...
Filed under: Paparazzi Photo, Wacky & Weird, Beauty, Michael Jackson
Posted Oct 23rd 2008 5:30PM by TMZ Staff
While most people put on masks this time of the year, the artist formerly known as Michael Jackson decided to take his off. Trick or treat?
Filed under: Beauty, Michael Jackson
Posted Oct 20th 2008 4:49PM by TMZ Staff
We all know Maureen McCormick -- aka Marcia Brady -- dated Michael Jackson back in the day -- but what we really want to know is if Bubbles got in on the action. And we got an answer.
Filed under: Michael Jackson
