Tuesday, October 26, 2010

Courts to Joe Jackson: "LOL...You don't get jack."

If you have followed Michael Jackson at all in the past 20 years or so you probably remember that TV special a long time back where they showed the world how much of a jerk Joe Jackson was. How it looked as if he abused the hell out of his kids, and was driven to make them all start and make some serious money. As time went on it appears the family got their revenge. No money for you.

Joe had been fighting to have a say in how MJ's estate is administered -- despite the fact that he was excluded from the will Michael signed in 2002.

But today, a panel of judges reinforced the decision the probate court made back in November -- that Joe lacked the proper standing.

Just how Michael would've wanted it. Joe can look on with his bushnell binoculars and see everyone else enjoying MJ's money.

Sacha Cohen Harassing Gay Rights Activists and Getting Sued

The title says it all. You probably believe it before I even talk about it after seeing some of his movies. Apparently in 2008 while working on the movie "Bruno", Cohen made a little bit of a field trip. He is now accused of participating in an alleged attack on a gay cameraman at a gay marriage demonstration in Los Angeles back in 2008.

A photog named Mike Skiff -- a gay cameraman who covers "events involving the gay community" -- claims he was at a Prop 8 rally (some rally for acne scar removal cream I believe) in 2008 when a crew from Cohen's movie "Bruno" arrived on the scene with an intention to "promote violent discord between the assembled 'yes' and 'no' factions."

According to the lawsuit, filed today in L.A. County Superior Court, members of the "Bruno" crew "carried 'Yes on Proposition 8' signs contrived for the sole purpose of inciting and sparking unrest to enhance the dramatic effect of what they may capture for their film."

Monday, October 25, 2010

Michael Jackson Estate Earning Around $275 Mil Last 12 Months

Celebrities rarely have the each that someone like MJ had, or still does if the money show it. With his death the last year MJ stuff is still pretty hot to the tune of over $275 million worth of earnings for his estate in the last 12 months.

Over the past year Lady Gaga, Beyoncé, Madonna and Jay-Z each each earned more than $50 million. But Michael Jackson earned more than all four--combined.

Fueled by a bonanza of interest following Jackson's death, his estate raked in $275 million over the past 12 months, by our estimates. That's more than enough to earn the King of Pop the top spot on our annual Dead Celebs list; in fact, it's more than the rest of the artists on the list put together, and more than any living artist or group. Nobody in the family will be doing how to lose belly fat infomercials anytime soon.