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| Jennifer Hudson is definitely pregnant
July 7, 2009 at 5:00 pm
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If there was any doubt Jessica Hudson has a bun in the oven, it disintegrated with her performance at Michael Jackson’s memorial service on Tuesday. Wearing a white dress, the Oscar winner sported a large baby bump as she sang Jackson’s Will You Be There, backed by a choir at Los Angeles’ Staples Center. Hudson has yet to confirm the baby news, but reportedly staged a baby shower at a relative’s Chicago, Illinois home in May. The tot’ll be her first kid with fiance David Otunga.
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| Jackson's daughter: 'Daddy was the best'
July 7, 2009 at 4:07 pm
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Michael Jackson’s daughter Paris had the last word at her late father’s memorial service in Los Angeles on Tuesday - as she had the world sobbing for her loss. The 11 year old took to the stage at the end of the tribute to join her aunts and uncles in remembering the King of Pop, who died on 25 June. And few were able to hold back tears as she cried, “Ever since I was born, daddy has been the best father you could ever imagine and I just wanted to say I love him so much.” Her father’s golden coffin sat yards away from her at the front of the Staples Center stage, where stars like Brooke Shields, Usher, Lionel Richie, Stevie Wonder and Motown boss Berry Gordy paid tribute to Jackson. Prior to her lasting remarks, Jackson’s siblings thanked fans for attending the memorial and added their own heartfelt messages to their deceased brother. Marlon Jackson recalled identifying his brother in a record store - even though he was in disguise, because he always wore the same shoes. He called his late brother “the voice of our angelic trumpets”. He broke down as he asked the King of Pop to hug “my twin brother, Brandon,” who was stillborn in 1957. The deceased superstar’s coffin was then wheeled out of the Staples Center by his brothers as an instrumental version of Jackson’s Man In The Mirror was performed and a spotlight shone on a darkened, empty stage. Jackson family friend Pastor Lucius Smith ended the tribute show, asking fans and friends around the world to join hands “in solidarity and remembrance of truly what Michael Jackson’s music has done to us, and what the man means in this place”. |
| Shields recalls magical moments in tearful tribute to Jackson
July 7, 2009 at 3:17 pm
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Michael Jackson’s longtime friend Brooke Shields fought back tears at the late star’s memorial as she recalled magical moments with the King of Pop when they were just kids. The actress insisted her pal was “one of a kind” and revealed the pair could never quite understand why the media was so mean about their friendship. She told the Staples Center audience, “The (photo) caption usually said something like ‘an odd couple’ or ‘an unlikely pair’, but, to us, it was the most natural and easiest of friendships. I was 13 when we met and from that day on, our friendship grew. “Michael always knew he could count on me to support him or be his date, and that we would have fun no matter where we were… We had a bond and maybe it was because we both understood what it was like to be in the spotlight from a young age.” She brought humour to the tribute by adding, “I used to tease him and I’d say, ‘I started when I was 11 months old; you’re a slacker. You were what, five?’” Shields then recalled the night Jackson tried to teach her how to moonwalk, adding she and her late friend loved to laugh at her “silly imitations”. She said, “MJ’s laugh was the sweetest and purest laugh of anyone’s I had ever known, his sense of humour was delightful.” Recalling the night she joined Jackson on the eve of Elizabeth Taylor’s wedding, the actress revealed she and Jackson were left giggling hysterically when they sneaked into Taylor’s bedroom to catch a glimpse of the gown - only to discover the movie great asleep just feet away from them. She also remembered the time Jackson “started wearing the glove,” adding, “I was like, ‘Look, if you’re gonna hold my hand, it better be the non-gloved one.’” Shields then brought the audience to tears by reading a passage from Antoine de Saint-Exupéry’s The Little Prince and then introducing Jackson’s brother Jermaine, who performed the late star’s favourite song, Charlie Chaplin’s Smile, sobbing, “Today, although our hearts are aching, we need to look up, where he (Jackson) is undoubtedly perched in a crescent moon - and we need to smile.” |
| Jackson takes centre stage at memorial
July 7, 2009 at 1:59 pm
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Michael Jackson staged one of his most amazing ‘appearances’ as his remains took centre stage at his memorial service in Los Angeles minutes ago. As The Andrae Crouch Choir started singing gospel tune We Are Going To See The King, the King of Pop’s coffin, covered with red roses, was carried through the Staples Center, where 18,000 people had gathered to pay tribute to the late star. Pallbearers included members of Jackson’s family and friends of the Thriller star, who died last month (25Jun09). The choir performed before a simple church setting at the sports arena, with a sunset image of stained glass windows hanging behind the singers. Following a moment’s silence, Pastor Lucius Smith took to the stage to begin the live tributes to the King of Pop. He recalled that the late star had been performing at Staples Center in the days leading up to his death. He stated, “As long as we remember him, he will be there forever to comfort us. In his very beautiful and human heart, Michael Jackson wanted nothing more than to give love to the world… and perhaps be loved back in return.” After the pastor’s solemn words, Mariah Carey hit the stage to begin the celebrity performance tributes with her rendition of Jackson 5 hit I’ll Be There, as images of Jackson appeared on a big screen behind her. She was joined onstage by Trey Lorenz, who recorded a 1992 duet of the song, which became Carey’s first worldwide number one. Carey finished her tribute by stating, “We miss you.” |
| Robinson reads Ross letter to start Jackson memorial
July 7, 2009 at 1:25 pm
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Smokey Robinson began proceedings at the King of Pop’s memorial service at the Staples Center in Los Angeles by reading out a letter from Diana Ross. The soul man, dressed in a grey three-piece suit and black tie, held the official note from Ross, who refused to attend Tuesday’s tribute, and read it to the 18,000 fans, celebrities and family members present. Robinson read, “I am trying to find closure. I want you to know that even though I am not there at the Staples Center, I am there in my heart. I have decided to pause and be silent. This feels right for me. “Michael was a personal love of mine, a treasured part of my world, part of the fabric of my life in a way I can’t seem to find words to express. “Michael wanted me to be there for his children and I will be there if they ever need me. I hope today brings closure for all those who loved him.” Robinson went on to read a written tribute from Nelson Mandela. Ross was named as an alternative guardian for his three children in his 2002 will if his first choice, his mother Katherine Jackson, was unable to care for his kids. |
| Fox auditioned for Transformers by washing director's car
July 7, 2009 at 12:00 pm
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Michael Bay made Megan Fox audition for her role in Transformers, by washing his car — while he filmed her. British movie critic Jason Solomons unearthed the truth behind Bay’s unorthodox casting techniques in interviews with the pair. Solomons writes, “He made her wash his Ferrari while he filmed her. (Fox) said she didn’t know what had happened to that footage. When I put it to Bay himself, he looked suitably abashed - ‘Er, I don’t know where it is either’. “ Errrr…. You don’t lose that kind of video Michael. The odd audition might go some way to explaining tension between Bay and Fox since the movie’s release. |
| Hayden sexes it up
July 7, 2009 at 10:00 am
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Wow. Hayden Panettiere really is ditching her clean-cut cheerleader image… First the revelation she poses nude in new movie I Love You Beth Cooper. Then she gets a (misspelled) tattoo. Now she’s stepping out in New York wearing see-through dresses. The next step? According to British newspaper the Daily Star… a girl-on-girl scene in TV show Heroes. Says the Star, “It’s just girlie fun at first. But it might progress into something more serious. It depends on how viewers respond.” Way to go Hayden! |
| Countdown to starstudded Jacko funeral
July 7, 2009 at 7:00 am
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Mariah Carey, Usher, Jennifer Hudson, Lionel Richie and Smokey Robinson have been confirmed as participants in today’s Michael Jackson memorial in Los Angeles. The Staples Center tribute will also feature performances and speeches from basketball stars Kobe Bryant and Magic Johnson, Motown founder Berry Gordy, Martin Luther King III, John Mayer, Stevie Wonder and the King of Pop’s one-time ‘girlfriend’ Brooke Shields. A statement from family publicist Ken Sunshine reads, “This list is preliminary and subject to change. There will be no further information regarding the program.” Reports suggest Carey will perform I’ll Be There, the Jackson 5 hit she performed during her MTV Unplugged show in 1992. Her rendition of the Gordy-penned tune was a number one hit for her.
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| A degree in bloodsucking
July 7, 2009 at 6:00 am
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When she’s finished seducing vampires in U.S. TV hit True Blood, Oscar winner Anna Paquin is planning to go back to college. The actress ditched a degree at New York’s Ivy League Uni Columbia to concentrate on her acting career, and she is planning to go back and finish where she left off.
Paquin says, “I did a year (of college) right after high school, because I was curious to see if there was anything else that made me as passionate… and all it really did was clarify that I was exactly where I wanted to be (acting). “It was great, and at some point I do intend to go back and finish. (But) this is definitely my arena of jobs - either writing or directing and producing. I love storytelling. It’s what I feel passionate about.” | | | 
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