The "Everything Michael Jackson" Thread

[LinasK]

"Last night, Brian Oxman, a lawyer for the singer, responded to the cruelty allegations by saying: "Michael Jackson does not wish to comment on this story."

:sick:

What a surprise, NOT!:doh: Especially since Michael's actions speak louder than his words!!!

 

[Linda7NJ]

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates - Michael Jackson seems to be settling in to the Persian Gulf. He has shopped for real estate here, been spotted in glitzy malls - and now it appears that Jackson is interviewing for a job.

The singer, his reputation in tatters at home after winning a grueling molestation trial in California last year, is negotiating a position as a consultant with a Bahrain-based company that plans to set up theme parks and music academies in the Middle East, according to a press release.

EDITED DUE TO COPYRIGHT INFRINGEMENT


http://www.ohio.com/mld/ohio/entertainment/music/13639298.htm

 

[nexious1]

http://www.newspress.com/Top/Article/article.jsp?Section=LOCAL&ID=564666442201563195

The animals at Michael Jackson's Neverland Valley Ranch zoo are not being mistreated, according to a federal agency that inspected the menagerie after a complaint by an animal rights group... "PETA filed their complaint on Dec. 19. On the morning of the 21st, one of the animal care veterinarians went on-site and determined that the animals were in good health."...

 

[Troi]

Sounds ok for now. The news source at least is reliable which is something regarding news about Michael Jackson. But kudos to Roger Friedman to reporting it first in his column last December;-) so, in contrast to Michael jackson's fans, Friedman is very often right! LOL

 

[Floh]

Sounds ok for now. The news source at least is reliable which is something regarding news about Michael Jackson. But kudos to Roger Friedman to reporting it first in his column last December;-) so, in contrast to Michael jackson's fans, Friedman is very often right! LOL

I'm very grateful to understand the animals are not being mistreated.

doesn't change my opinion of Jackson, of course. just to say at least the story about the animals being false make me rest a little easier.

there is still enough about this nasty piece of work, Jackson, to enjoy watching him diminish every day, in the news.

how many fans does he have left, i wonder?

 

[Linda7NJ]

http://www.newspress.com/Top/Article/article.jsp?Section=LOCAL&ID=564666442201563195

The animals at Michael Jackson's Neverland Valley Ranch zoo are not being mistreated, according to a federal agency that inspected the menagerie after a complaint by an animal rights group... "PETA filed their complaint on Dec. 19. On the morning of the 21st, one of the animal care veterinarians went on-site and determined that the animals were in good health."...

WHEW! I am relieved ! So what's the deal with the photographs? Were employees made aware ahead of time that the FEDS would be coming?

 

[Devilish]

WHEW! I am relieved ! So what's the deal with the photographs? Were employees made aware ahead of time that the FEDS would be coming?

Well, the fact that it passed inspection apparently doesn't mean much, according to a person on amm-j. Here's her comment:

"Basically, if the animals are not caked in filth, have minimal
substandard food and water on the day they are inspected, meet the
minimal habitat requirements set up by USDA and there is reasonable
evidence of previous/recent vet treatment for any visibly sick
animals, then a licensed zoo would pass inspection. Two days would be
enough time to hose the animals and cages down and slop some food out
for the critters. It would NOT prove any other mistreatment of the
animals."

She points out that while small circuses and old zoos pass inspection, oftentimes public opinion is that their animals are not humanely housed and cared for. She has a point - I recall the time one of my sisters reported a traveling petting zoo and the authorities wouldn't do anything about it, even though she'd reported the animals were out in high-ninety-degree (F.) temps with no shade and no water all day. And for years our local city zoo had positively deplorable conditions for most of its animals, but they always passed inspection. Dark, small, and dirty housing apparently wasn't enough to get them into trouble with the Feds.

So, federal requirements are fairly minimal, and as long as those minimums were met, Neverland's zoo passed inspection. A month ago.

 

[Troi]

Well, the best will be if Tippy Hedren, the wife of Dr. Dinnen, keeps an eye on the situation if California law seems to be so lax.....IMO Ms. Hedren gave that tip-off to PETA and tried to get information and photographs to analyse the situation in neverland. Not a very easy thing to do with private property and an owner who is absent........

 

[Floh]

Well, the best will be if Tippy Hedren, the wife of Dr. Dinnen, keeps an eye on the situation if California law seems to be so lax.....IMO Ms. Hedren gave that tip-off to PETA and tried to get information and photographs to analyse the situation in neverland. Not a very easy thing to do with private property and an owner who is absent........

I'm hoping Tippy come through.

 

[Jeana (DP)]

If the dude ain't coming back, why not just have the animals removed? What possible purpose could they serve?

 

[Marine Mom]

If the dude ain't coming back, why not just have the animals removed? What possible purpose could they serve?

DING DING DING. No more calls please, we have a winner.

This is the best question I've heard all day.

 

[Jeana (DP)]

DING DING DING. No more calls please, we have a winner.

This is the best question I've heard all day.

Thanks! I'll be here all week. :woohoo:

 

[Floh]

Michael Jackson's long-awaited charity single wasn't written by him. In fact, the lyrics were commissioned for a contest that was won by a songwriter who was subsequently kicked to the curb rather than rewarded for his work.

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,182147,00.html

Jackson the rip-off merchant.

not written by him.

not a song written for Katrina anyway.

not when it was written in 2002 for a competiton!

why doesn't this surprise me?

 

[BillyGoatGruff]

Michael Jackson's long-awaited charity single wasn't written by him. In fact, the lyrics were commissioned for a contest that was won by a songwriter who was subsequently kicked to the curb rather than rewarded for his work.

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,182147,00.html

Jackson the rip-off merchant.

not written by him.

not a song written for Katrina anyway.

not when it was written in 2002 for a competiton!

why doesn't this surprise me?

This actually lends creedence to the young man who recently filed civil suit against Jackson re sexual abuse about Jackson stealing ideas for songs, etc. And what was the point of the whole competition if they were going to do something like THAT to the winner? The music biz is full of scum balls.

 

[Devilish]

Michael Jackson's long-awaited charity single wasn't written by him. In fact, the lyrics were commissioned for a contest that was won by a songwriter who was subsequently kicked to the curb rather than rewarded for his work.

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,182147,00.html

Jackson the rip-off merchant.

not written by him.

not a song written for Katrina anyway.

not when it was written in 2002 for a competiton!

why doesn't this surprise me?

Still, how do we know it's the same song? We've really only got Friedman reporting that the contest winner thinks it is. Has he and/or Friedman heard the Katrina song, and thus confirmed it's the same song? You can't be sure just by the similarity of the title - heck, MJ's first title for the Katrina single was identical to a song Stevie Wonder had recently released.

Some of us have been wondering if it's the contest-winning song ever since MJ announced the new title, but figured we'd have to wait for its release (not even the f'loons are holding their breaths for *that*) to see if anyone ID'd it as such.

 

[Floh]

Still, how do we know it's the same song? We've really only got Friedman reporting that the contest winner thinks it is. Has he and/or Friedman heard the Katrina song, and thus confirmed it's the same song? You can't be sure just by the similarity of the title - heck, MJ's first title for the Katrina single was identical to a song Stevie Wonder had recently released.

Heck, i wouldn't trust Friedman as far as i could throw him, you know. but it tickled my schadenfreude. :dance:

(schadenfreude as regards Jackson, that is!)

Some of us have been wondering if it's the contest-winning song ever since MJ announced the new title, but figured we'd have to wait for its release (not even the f'loons are holding their breaths for *that*) to see if anyone ID'd it as such.

We do have to wait for the release. and wait, *yawn*, and wait . . .

 

[BillyGoatGruff]

Still, how do we know it's the same song? We've really only got Friedman reporting that the contest winner thinks it is. Has he and/or Friedman heard the Katrina song, and thus confirmed it's the same song? You can't be sure just by the similarity of the title - heck, MJ's first title for the Katrina single was identical to a song Stevie Wonder had recently released.

Some of us have been wondering if it's the contest-winning song ever since MJ announced the new title, but figured we'd have to wait for its release (not even the f'loons are holding their breaths for *that*) to see if anyone ID'd it as such.

It looks like everything this guy is claiming was docuented by more than one media source at the time it was all going down. Oops. That's a hoisted by your own petard scenario, as far as civil courts are concerned.

 

[Floh]

It looks like everything this guy is claiming was docuented by more than one media source at the time it was all going down. Oops. That's a hoisted by your own petard scenario, as far as civil courts are concerned.

I've always adored the "hoisted by your own petard" phrase.

and hopefully Jackson will be. :loser:

 

[BillyGoatGruff]

I've always adored the "hoisted by your own petard" phrase.

and hopefully Jackson will be. :loser:

Sounds painful, doesn't it?
I kind of imagine it as something like The Todd being suspended from his banana hammock by The Janitor on SCRUBS the other night.

 

[Floh]

Sounds painful, doesn't it?
I kind of imagine it as something like The Todd being suspended from his banana hammock by The Janitor on SCRUBS the other night.

Tis painful, in fact.

and in fact this is what it means:

http://www.manbottle.com/trivia/Hoist_with_his_own_petard.htm_answer.htm