Two days ago we couldn’t have picked Paris Jackson out of a lineup, today she spoke to millions of people at her dads memorial service.
Michael Jackson’s memorial service was moving from the moment his brothers wheeled his casket into the auditorium. It became even more sad, as close friends Brooke Shields and Stevie Wonder paid very personal tributes to the musical legend. However the most heartbreaking moment came at the end of the two hour ceremony, when Paris Jackson took the mic.
Michael Jackson’s memorial service will begin in just a few hours and a handful of TV channels are clearing their schedules and airing it live.
BBC two will air the service in full from 6pm and the proceedings will be presented by Trevor Nelson, E! Entertainment have already started their coverage and are currently following the line of cars containing MJ’s family. Sky News and Sky Arts will also run the memorial with Kay Burley as anchor and Five brings us Michael: The World Says Goodbye. That starts from 6.30pm.
Current TV will take a slightly different slant. They will broadcast the ceremony from 6-8pm and are inviting the twitter community to share their thoughts live on screen. Twitterers can share their thoughts about Michael or the memorial service by tagging their tweets #current and the best will appear live throughout the memorial shown live and in full on Current TV.
We will be watching the show live this evening and chatting on our forum. Pop over and leave your views if you get a chance.
The Daily Mail has revealed that ITV are to air Martin Bashir’s infamous film, ‘Living With Michael Jackson’ again in the wake of the star’s death, and apparently, previously unseen footage will be included in the new run of the documentary.
The original film drew 15 million viewers when it first aired and stirred up a storm of controversy as Jackson talked openly about sharing his bed with children, his cosmetic surgery and how his father bullied him and his siblings when they were children.
An ITV source told the paper, “It feels like now would be a good time to revisit the documentary in some form… Read more & comment »
Both Channel Five and Sky1 have this morning announced that they will be airing tributes to singer Michael Jackson tribute tonight following the shock news of his sudden death late yesterday.
Beginning at 8pm, Five are to broadcast Michael Jackson: King Of Pop which will be presented by Natasha Kaplinsky and Sky1 will also be airing The Real Michael Jackson at the same time. Both shows will take a look back over Jackson’s extensive and influential career. Read more & comment »
Michael Jackson’s unofficial biographer, Ian Halperin, called the singer a “compulsive liar” this morning – and warned the UK he might not show up for his comeback gigs in London.
Speaking to GMTV’s Emma Crosby, Ian said: “First of all I want to warn your viewers Emma that I spent five years working on this book – employed six full-time researchers, and I want to warn the people of the UK – don’t be fooled. You’re all buying into it right now, but people in Michael’s camp, family members have told me he’s a compulsive liar, perhaps a pathological liar. And I’m just warning you all, all the hype has began, tickets could sell as much as £15,000 for the first few row seats. But will he show up, who knows? He is not in the greatest physical health even though he passed medical exams that say he can perform. It doesn’t mean he’s 100 per cent fit. He definitely has medical ailments, and I’m just putting you all on warning – this hasn’t played out yet to its fullest. And I’m still going to keep a close eye and an attentive look because I’m not convinced it’s going to go down as everyone watching this show thinks today.”
The weird and not so wonderful Mr Micheal Jackson, is planning to launch his own US talent show.
The star, who is said to be on the brink of bankruptcy, is going to working on the show along with his brother Jermaine, father Joe and Oscar winning actor, Jamie Fox.
A source close to the family said: “Michael has seen how big ‘American Idol’ has become, but knows that by teaming up with his family and high-flying friends he can do even better.”
Michael must be hoping to get some insider knowledge of this type of show during his upcoming appearance on UK talent show, The X Factor.
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