There’s news going around that Michael Jackson’s body will be taken to his Neverland Ranch in Santa Barbara county on Thursday July 2nd, for a public viewing being held on Friday morning, and that a private Michael Jackson memorial service will be held on Sunday July 5th.


Although there are rumors that Michael Jackson’s body will be laid to rest at Neverland, there is no actual concrete proof or official confirmation.

In an effort to appease the Santa Barbara community in which Neverland Ranch is located, Thomas J. Barrack Jr., who heads Colony Capital, the firm that currently owns Neverland, sent a letter to the residents that basically said Michael Jackson is dead, people are coming, you may not like it, but you’re gonna have to deal with it. Except he used fancier words.

Neverland Owner’s Letter to Santa Barbara Community – Curbed LA

If you’re interested in going to the Michael Jackson public viewing, the Neverland Ranch address is:

5225 Figueroa Mountain Rd
Los Olivos, CA 93441

Although not all people in Neverland cease to age, its best known resident famously refused to grow up, and it is often used as a metaphor for eternal childhood (and childishness), immortality, and escapism. source

LEXINGTON, Ky. — Xavier Henry, an incoming college freshman committed to play basketball at Kansas, still is considering playing for the University of Kentucky, his father told a Kansas City radio station today.
In a taped interview that aired on Tuesday's Chris and Cowboy show on 610-AM in Kansas City, Carl Henry said that his son — a top 30 recruit from Oklahoma City who originally signed with John Calipari at Memphis — wanted to follow Calipari to UK before ultimately committing to the Jayhawks.

Because he signed and was released from a national letter of intent at Memphis, Xavier Henry is prohibited from signing a second LOI. That leaves him free to attend another school. He has not enrolled in summer school at Kansas.

Xavier Henry hoped to play for Calipari at Kentucky, Carl Henry said, but chose to commit to Kansas because his mother, Barbara — who is divorced from Carl Henry — wanted to live near her son in college and did not want to move to Lexington.

"If it wasn't for his momma saying that 'I would not go to Kentucky, I would not move down to Kentucky,' Xavier would have been at Kentucky,'" Carl Henry said during the radio interview. "He would have been at Kentucky. So Xavier says, 'I'm going to go to Kansas.' Even though that's what he wanted to do is go to Kentucky, play under Coach Cal. That's what he wanted to do. I expressed this to (Kansas) coach (Bill) Self. I told him."

Now, Carl Henry said, Barbara Henry does not want to be a deciding factor in Xavier's college decision.

"So guess what? Kid might have a change of mind," Carl Henry said. "That's what I tell coach Self. If he has a change of mind, so what? So be it. He has a change of mind."

Xavier's older brother C.J., a former player in the New York Yankees' minor league system, enrolled at Memphis last year to play basketball. He sat out the season due to injury, then announced his intent to transfer to Kansas along with Xavier.

Carl Henry said he wasn't sure if C.J. also was still considering UK.

Carl Henry said that he's wavering in his commitment to Kansas in part because he's friends with UK signees John Wall and Daniel Orton, who have continued to campaign for him to join the Wildcats' top-ranked recruiting class.

Calipari has not talked to Xavier, Carl Henry said.

Carl Henry said that Xavier told him "a couple weeks ago" that he was interested in UK. Carl Henry said he made a call to Calipari at that time.

"When my son told me that, I reached out one time," Carl Henry said. "I called Coach Cal to see if he had a scholarship."

UK has 12 scholarship players for the 2009-10 season. The NCAA allows 13 scholarships for men's basketball

Sources backstage Sunday night at the BET Awards tell me even Janet Jackson -- and other Jackson family members -- were "really horrified" when they learned Michael Jackson's father, Joe Jackson, started plugging his new Ranch Records label as he walked the red carpet at the show, which was totally reworked to honor Michael's memory and legacy


CNN anchor and former WMAQ-Channel 5 anchor Don Lemon was practically speechless -- and quickly changed the subject back to thoughts of the King of Pop -- after Joe's blatant boost of his new Ranch Records label. "We've got Blu-ray technology," boasted Papa Jackson, who seemed more interested in introducing his business partner to Lemon than talking about his son's unparalleled career.

• • Catching up with a top BET insider backstage, I was told, "You know, it probably shouldn't come as a big surprise. Well, that's just Joe. He cares about Michael for what he can do for him -- dead or alive."

• • As Katherine Jackson, as expected, filed for and received temporary guardianship over her grandchildren Monday, two reliable Jackson family sources told me they don't expect Debbie Rowe, the biological mother of Michael Jackson's two oldest children, will initiate any kind of big legal battle to win custody.

Reportedly, there already have been quiet conversations between Rowe's camp and the Jackson family -- basically boiling down to her continuing to observe her non-involvement with the children, per the original agreement with Michael when they divorced.

"Debbie's made it pretty clear that mothering isn't her thing anyway, and besides -- you can bet she will be further compensated not to do anything," said a longtime Jackson family friend.

• • However, both my sources say there could be some kind of interference from Grace Rwaramba, the children's former nanny, who has been quoted in the British press about regularly pumping out Michael's stomach, claiming he had taken too many prescription drugs. That's an allegation the Jackson family has firmly denied. While there is evidence Michael had talked about Grace getting custody of the kids (or perhaps sharing it with his mother), I'm told several members of the Jackson family have said they never liked Grace, nor trusted her even when she was still the nanny.

• • Fans of Michael Jackson need to be vigilant -- especially if they're tempted to buy a piece of memorabilia being sold as a limited edition, or something signed by the music icon or touted as some other kind of collectible.

Steve Bernas, CEO of the Better Business Bureau serving this area, warns, "Great care should be taken by anyone who wants to buy Michael Jackson memorabilia at this time. There are many unscrupulous people out there betting that emotion will trump sensible buying to make money from people's sorrow at a time like this."

STAR STRUCK: Somewhat lost in the shuffle of announcements about all the changes for next year's Oscars -- including upping the best picture nominations to 10 and altering the voting on best song -- was the news the Jean Hersholt Humanitarian and Irving Thalberg awards, plus honorary Oscars will now be announced in the fall and awarded at a November dinner in L.A. -- rather than included in the annual ceremony next March. ... Kudos to the late Gene Siskel's nephew, Charlie Siskel, tapped to be executive producer of two new projects -- one at Comedy Central, the other for Showtime.

Siskel previously was a producer on "Bowling for Columbine," and executive produced Bill Maher's "Religulous" documentary about organized religion.

SEEN ON THE SCENE: No question about it, the new downtown, hipper-than-hip hotel the Wit has become an immediate celeb magnet. Just in the past week, Jon Bon Jovi, Richie Sambora, Jakob Dylan, Sister Hazel, Antoine Walker and Reggie Bush were among the famous faces spotted at the Wit's Roof -- the amazing partially open-air rooftop lounge that is the new fave place for the see-and-be-seen crowd. ... Harold Ramis (who also has checked out the Wit's Roof) slipped into Rockit Bar & Grill the other day. ... Sox broadcaster Steve Stone and Linda Yu were spied dining (separately) at Hub 51.

A central question regarding Michael Jackson's final affairs is the matter of what will happen to his three children, Michael Jackson, Jr. (also known as Prince Michael I), Paris Katherine Michael Jackson and Prince Michael II (often called Blanket). And now there are two more twists in this already sad story: TMZ reports that not only is Michael Jackson not the biological father of any of his kids, he also never formally adopted them.



The report indicates that Michael and then-wife Debbie Rowe used a surrogate and donor sperm to conceive Michael Jr. and Paris, and that Michael used a surrogate who never knew she was carrying a child for him when she had Prince Michael II.



Muddying the custody issue even more is the report that MJ never filed legal papers to adopt his children, apparently because at the time there was no third party who would be interested in taking custody.



TMZ cites legal experts who say Michael would be presumed the father but it's not a sure thing.



Right now MJ's mother Katherine Jackson has custody of all three children, and hopefully for their sake, a resolution will be reached soon.

Welcome back to "America's Got Talent." Thea Megia and Kevin Skinner just absolutely kill it tonight.

We kick things off tonight in NYC with 62 year-old Carol Lugo, a grocery cashier from New Jersey who dances. Could this be our Susan Boyle? As she starts weirdly gyrating to "I Can't Help Myself," I am alternately horrified and completely delighted. The woman moonwalks! She is strangely charming. The judges just adore her and send her through unanimously as the strains of "Flashdance" come up in the background.

Good Montage. YoYo Joe dances with a yoyo (it's no "Air on a G String" but it's pretty awesome); The Diva League, dancers and drag queens (better than the can-can-stripping moms from last year); and Coney Island Chris the glass eater (a terrifying Jerry Lewis).

To the strains of "Magic Man" (love that song), we meet Jay Mattioli the Magician. He does all these really wicked tricks with a satin blanket and the mic stand, then transitions smoothly into his box illusion, where he climbs inside a small box and then appears to squish himself flat and then emerges from the box. It's quite good, I'd love to see him do more stuff, plus a magician (like Terry Fator the Ventriloquist) can sustain a Vegas show (unlike Cry Baby Boyd). The judges love him.

What is this? We've only seen good stuff tonight. Crazy.

I have spoken too soon when the Honorable Judge Franklin Sane takes the stage. He "croons" the great Petulia Clark classic "Downtown." I'm sure Franklin sounds really great in his shower and thinks he's an undiscovered Frank Sinatra... but he is not. Big no. Next!

Speaking of bad singers, we now have the COMPLETE OPPOSITE of that with 14 year-old Thea Megia (is that like Julia Gulia?). She sings "I am Changing" by Jennifer Holliday and it is FABULOUS. She sounds like a whiskey-drinking soulful 40s singer. She should be lounging across a piano in a slinky red dress. It's not perfect; she needs to work on a couple pronunciations and her stage presence, but the voice is amazing. She's through unanimously.

Jeffrey Johns is up next. He's a 5'3'' Carrot Top lookalike, so that's two strikes against him. His talent is singing some weird song while standing on an Edith Ann chair. His song is all "smaller isn't necessarily the lesser" and whatnot, but it makes me want to sing in response, "Short people got no reason... short people got no reason... short people got no reason to live." It's three nays from the judges.

Bad Montage. Witches in Bikinis, a coven of Baywatch Girls, apparently; Robert Myers, an impersonator who can put his outfits or wigs on correctly; and Samba Samba Samba, a bunch of chunky monkey showgirls.

Next up is the Fab Five, a group of sisters from Utah ranging in age from 23 to 35. They also have four more sisters and seven brothers because their parents really, really want to get to Heaven. The Fab Five are Irish dancers and I'll admit, they are quite good, though the screaming and the facial expressions are going to give me nightmares tonight. They're like cheerleaders on cocaine. Hasselhoff jokes about everybody from Utah having the same smile. It's because their magic underwear is so tight.

Kevin Skinner is our last auditoner of the day. He's a chicken catcher from Kentucky. The judges and audience all laugh at his country bumpkin ways, but he performs "If Tomorrow Never Comes" by Garth Brooks and it's really lovely. There are a couple bum notes; it's not perfect. But it's very nice. When Kevin is done, my boyfriend remarks, "That's what Wes [from The Bachelorette] wishes he was." Piers says "There's a moment every season where someone comes on stage dressed like you are and then he starts to sing and within about 20 seconds you have me. One of the most emotional, powerful performances I've seen in a long time."

What an excellent show tonight, almost all of the acts were just excellent. Kevin Skinner actually made me cry a little. I cannot wait to see what he, Thea and Jay Mattioli do in the next round.

The “thing you think sucks is actually great” essay is popular among pop-culture writers, and nobody writes ’em better than Chuck Klosterman, who appears tonight at Boswell Book Company. The former Spin writer defended the sleazy ’80s glam metal he grew up on in his first book, Fargo Rock City: A Heavy Metal Odyssey In Rural North Dakota, but it wasn’t until his sophomore effort, Sex, Drugs, And Cocoa Puffs: A Low Culture Manifesto, that his trash-loving contrarianism reached critical mass. Klosterman has since made a career out of defending the indefensible—Pamela Anderson, '80s Kiss albums, even Saved By The Bell. The beauty of Klosterman’s writing is that you can think he’s full of it and still enjoy reading his hyper-analytical theories about cultural detritus. But do the arguments that Klosterman spews so entertainingly hold any water? Decider takes a closer look.

Mötley Crüe
You might think: These cock-swinging bad boys personify the excess, silliness, and plain ol’ dirty ass skankiness of the ’80s glam-metal scene.
Klosterman begs to differ: “It will be interesting to see how Mötley Crüe is eventually categorized by rock historians; I sometimes wonder if they’ll end up being the ’80s version of Nazareth or Foghat. They honestly deserve better. When you place heavy metal in a cultural context, Too Fast For Love is the kind of album that kind-of-sort-of matters. Whenever you forget what made glam metal so ridiculously popular, listen to this record. This is what happened when four Hollywood hobos got it right.” (Fargo Rock City)
Who’s right? Too Fast For Love really is kind-of-sort-of good. But the best thing the band ever did is the tell-all autobiography, The Dirt: Confessions Of The World’s Most Notorious Rock Band, which is one of the all-time greatest rock books. “Live Wire” is a decent strip club anthem, but it can’t beat lurid tales about banging groupies named Bullwinkle and doing mounds of blow with David Lee Roth.

Poison
You might think: If Mötley Crüe is shit, then Poison is dog shit.
Klosterman begs to differ: “We in the Midwest first heard them in the spring of 1987 on AOR stations like Fargo’s Q-98; the song was “Talk Dirty To Me,” which—if my memory serves me correctly—was the greatest song anyone had ever recorded up to that point in history.” (Fargo Rock City)
Who’s right? While Mötley Crüe has achieved a measure of revisionist respect, Poison likely squandered its chance for some late-period critical props when singer Bret Michaels started looking for true love in hot tubs stocked with surgically enhanced ho-bags on VH1.

Billy Joel
You might think: The Piano Man is the epitome of baby boomer cheese, and he hasn’t had a hit since the last time he got behind the wheel and ran into a tree.
Klosterman begs to differ: “He has no intrinsic coolness, and he has no extrinsic coolness. If cool were a color, it would be black—and Billy Joel would be sort of a burnt orange. Yet Billy Joel is great. And he’s not great because he’s uncool, nor is he great because he 'doesn’t worry about being cool' (because I think he kind of does). No, he’s great in the same way your dead grandfather is great. Because unlike 99 percent of pop artists, there is absolutely no relationship between Joel’s greatness and Joel’s coolness (or lack thereof), just as there’s no relationship between the 'greatness' of serving in World War II and the 'coolness' of serving in World War II.” (Sex, Drugs, And Cocoa Puffs)
Who’s right? Klosterman seems to base a lot of his Billy Joel fandom on 1982’s The Nylon Curtain, which contains a lot of low-grade schlock, including the bombastic Vietnam song “Goodnight Saigon” and the synth-driven “Pressure” (perhaps better known as “Pres-shah!”). But Joel’s 1977 masterwork, The Stranger, definitely makes us crazy for burnt orange.

Contemporary country music
You might think: Listening to your genitals being smashed into oblivion with a broken beer bottle is preferable to hearing the latest Toby Keith track.
Klosterman begs to differ: “What I’m saying is that lyrics do matter, and people who say they’re overemphasized by critics are wrong. The significance of lyrics in pop music is not overrated; in fact, it’s probably underrated. And this is what people overlook about modern country music. They fail to see that it’s a word-based idiom, and words are far more effective than pianos or guitars. The manipulation of sonics makes someone like Moby a genius, but he’ll never have the middle-class importance of someone like Toby Keith.” (Sex, Drugs, And Cocoa Puffs)
Who’s right? We actually kind of like Toby Keith, but only because we love America and putting boots up the asses of terrorists.

Vanilla Sky
You might think: This hokey Tom Cruise vehicle gives pot-fueled pretentiousness a bad name.
Klosterman begs to differ: “Vanilla Sky was one of the more worthwhile movies I’ve seen in the past 10 years … 'What is reality?' It’s insane of [reviewer Owen] Gleiberman to suggest that posing this query could somehow be a justification for hating Vanilla Sky. It might be the only valid reason for loving it.” (Sex, Drugs, And Cocoa Puffs)
Who’s right? Any movie where Cameron Diaz exclaims “I swallowed your cum—that means something!” can’t be all bad.

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[23 miles off the coast of Gaza, 15:30pm] - Today Israeli Occupation
Forces attacked and boarded the Free Gaza Movement boat, the SPIRIT OF
HUMANITY, abducting 21 human rights workers from 11 countries,
including Noble laureate Mairead Maguire and former U.S. Congresswoman
Cynthia McKinney (see below for a complete list of passengers). The
passengers and crew are being forcibly dragged toward Israel.

“This is an outrageous violation of international law against us. Our
boat was not in Israeli waters, and we were on a human rights mission
to the Gaza Strip,” said Cynthia McKinney, a former U.S. Congresswoman
and presidential candidate. “President Obama just told Israel to let
in humanitarian and reconstruction supplies, and that’s exactly what
we tried to do. We’re asking the international community to demand our
release so we can resume our journey.”

According to an International Committee of the Red Cross report
released yesterday, the Palestinians living in Gaza are “trapped in
despair.” Thousands of Gazans whose homes were destroyed earlier
during Israel’s December/January massacre are still without shelter
despite pledges of almost $4.5 billion in aid, because Israel refuses
to allow cement and other building material into the Gaza Strip. The
report also notes that hospitals are struggling to meet the needs of
their patients due to Israel’s disruption of medical supplies.

“The aid we were carrying is a symbol of hope for the people of Gaza,
hope that the sea route would open for them, and they would be able to
transport their own materials to begin to reconstruct the schools,
hospitals and thousands of homes destroyed during the onslaught of
“Cast Lead”. Our mission is a gesture to the people of Gaza that we
stand by them and that they are not alone” said fellow passenger
Mairead Maguire, winner of a Noble Peace Prize for her work in
Northern Ireland.

Just before being kidnapped by Israel, Huwaida Arraf, Free Gaza
Movement chairperson and delegation co-coordinator on this voyage,
stated that: “No one could possibly believe that our small boat
constitutes any sort of threat to Israel. We carry medical and
reconstruction supplies, and children’s toys. Our passengers include a
Nobel peace prize laureate and a former U.S. congressperson. Our boat
was searched and received a security clearance by Cypriot Port
Authorities before we departed, and at no time did we ever approach
Israeli waters.”

Arraf continued, “Israel’s deliberate and premeditated attack on our
unarmed boat is a clear violation of international law and we demand
our immediate and unconditional release.”
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CONTACT the Israeli Ministry of Justice
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CONTACT the Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs
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fax: +972 2530 3367

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Kidnapped Passengers from the Spirit of Humanity include:

Khalad Abdelkader, Bahrain
Khalad is an engineer representing the Islamic Charitable Association
of Bahrain.

Othman Abufalah, Jordan
Othman is a world-renowned journalist with al-Jazeera TV.

Khaled Al-Shenoo, Bahrain
Khaled is a lecturer with the University of Bahrain.

Mansour Al-Abi, Yemen
Mansour is a cameraman with Al-Jazeera TV.

Fatima Al-Attawi, Bahrain
Fatima is a relief worker and community activist from Bahrain.

Juhaina Alqaed, Bahrain
Juhaina is a journalist & human rights activist.

Huwaida Arraf, US
Huwaida is the Chair of the Free Gaza Movement and delegation co-
coordinator for this voyage.

Ishmahil Blagrove, UK
Ishmahil is a Jamaican-born journalist, documentary film maker and
founder of the Rice & Peas film production company. His documentaries
focus on international struggles for social justice.

Kaltham Ghloom, Bahrain
Kaltham is a community activist.

Derek Graham, Ireland
Derek Graham is an electrician, Free Gaza organizer, and first mate
aboard the Spirit of Humanity.

Alex Harrison, UK
Alex is a solidarity worker from Britain. She is traveling to Gaza to
do long-term human rights monitoring.

Denis Healey, UK
Denis is Captain of the Spirit of Humanity. This will be his fifth
voyage to Gaza.

Fathi Jaouadi, UK
Fathi is a British journalist, Free Gaza organizer, and delegation co-
coordinator for this voyage.

Mairead Maguire, Ireland
Mairead is a Nobel laureate and renowned peace activist.

Lubna Masarwa, Palestine/Israel
Lubna is a Palestinian human rights activist and Free Gaza organizer.

Theresa McDermott, Scotland
Theresa is a solidarity worker from Scotland. She is traveling to Gaza
to do long-term human rights monitoring.

Cynthia McKinney, US
Cynthia McKinney is an outspoken advocate for human rights and social
justice issues, as well as a former U.S. congressperson and
presidential candidate.

Adnan Mormesh, UK
Adnan is a solidarity worker from Britain. He is traveling to Gaza to
do long-term human rights monitoring.

Adam Qvist, Denmark
Adam is a solidarity worker from Denmark. He is traveling to Gaza to
do human rights monitoring.

Adam Shapiro, US
Adam is an American documentary film maker and human rights activist.

Kathy Sheetz, US
Kathy is a nurse and film maker, traveling to Gaza to do human rights
monitoring.

MLive.com in Michigan and ESPN are reporting that Michael Curry has been fired as coach of the Detroit Pistons, lasting only one season as Flip Saunders' replacement.

"This was a difficult decision to make," Pistons president Joe Dumars said. "I want to thank Michael for his hard work and dedication to the organization. However, at this time, I have decided to make a change."

Speculation about why Curry was dismissed figures to center on the coach's strained relationship with Rip Hamilton. The two reportedly haven't been on speaking terms.

Detroit was 39-43 this season under Curry. In the 2007-08 season, the Pistons were 59-23 with Saunders.

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Michael Jackson's body will be driven to his Neverland Valley Ranch in central California as early as Thursday with public viewing being set for later this week, according to media reports on Tuesday.
A motorcade of as many as 30 cars is expected to accompany Jackson's body to his ranch, which is located near the town of Los Olivos, north of Santa Barbara, according to reports by TV network CNN and celebrity website TMZ.com, citing police officials.

Entertainment news website E! News cited a Santa Barbara Sheriff's department spokesman as saying meetings were now taking place with the California Highway Patrol to discuss security for the trip from the Jackson family home in Los Angeles to Neverland Valley.

A spokesman for the Santa Barbara County's sheriff's office was not immediately available to comment, nor were representatives for Jackson's family.

Pop superstar Jackson, whose hits include "Thriller" and "Billie Jean" died suddenly of cardiac arrest last Thursday.

Jackson's birthplace of Gary, Indiana, also is planning a memorial service for the deceased singer on July 10, according to a spokeswoman for the Gary mayor's office.

Lalosa Burns, spokeswoman for Gary Mayor Rudy Clay, said the memorial service would take place at US Steel Works sports stadium, and that more details would follow. She did not have any information about the service being planned in California.

Jennifer Aniston nude photos from the much anticipated scene from the 'Break Up' have splashed online despite legal threats from Jen's attorneys. At the time the movie was being filmed Jen said that she didn’t panic over the scene although she admits it was the one of the few times she ever watched the dailies. “Luckily I had been hitting the gym before that already,” said Aniston. “No, you don’t panic about your physical shape. You panic that you just need to be naked, period.”


And just for the record, it’s all Aniston in the film. She didn’t use a body double. “No, I definitely didn’t. The problem is because the way it was shot, it was so specifically me. They wanted to make it a tricky camera so you saw the face and then you go to the back. It was hard to cut, unless you did it. You don’t want to do a butt double really. That’s iffy.”

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Now the photos are making the rounds on the Internet. The photos appear to be scanned from French magazine Choc. She looks absolutely fabulous in the film and even though the images are a bit blurry, she also looks great on the cover of the magazine.

Jossip had reported earlier that Lavely & Singer – the Los Angeles power law firm that plays guardian to folks like Colin Farrell – is getting in touch with publications who might be interested in publishing a "nude or partially nude" photo of Jennifer Aniston that was, supposedly, unlawfully appropriated from footage shot for The Break Up, co-starring real-life fictional romance Vince Vaughn.

The preemptive cease and desist goes on to say that should you be in possession of any of said photos, you must return them to NBC Universal.

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - A private funeral for actress Farrah Fawcett will be held at the Catholic cathedral of Los Angeles next Tuesday, church officials said on Friday.
The service for the former "Charlie's Angels" actress will take place at the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels at 4 p.m. PDT (1900 EDT).

Fawcett, 62, died on Thursday after suffering a long and public battle with anal cancer.

Will the Farrah Fawcett memorial be televised? What about the Michael Jackson funeral? The funeral for Fawcett, a devout Catholic, will be held at the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels. It is said to be a private affair. The Michael Jackson memorial may be very large and it has still yet to be determined exactly what will happen with the plans. With so many fans desperate to see Michael Jackson one last time it might be televised.

Jackson's father has revealed the family have not yet planned the pop star's funeral - but that they do want the public involved. In a bizarre press conference outside the Jackson family home in Los Angeles, Joe Jackson was accompanied by the Reverend Al Sharpton. The press conference was expected to be held to announce details of Jacko's funeral or memorial service.


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But it began with Rev Sharpton defending Joe Jackson's appearance at the BET Awards just three days after his son passed away. Joe continued talking about his record company after Sharpton's introduction, rambling about Miraz Records before finally turning the talk to his famous son.

Democrat Al Franken defeated Republican Norm Coleman in Minnesota’s U.S. Senate race and is entitled to the seat, the state Supreme Court ruled after an eight-month post-election battle.

Adding Franken, 58, to the Senate would give Democrats the 60 votes needed to overcome any Republican filibuster on legislation.

The seat has remained vacant since January.

Coleman conceded at a news conference in St. Paul. Previously, he had urged the justices to throw out a lower court decision that Franken, a former comedian on NBC’s “Saturday Night Live,” won the Nov. 4 election by 312 votes.

The Republican contended about 4,000 absentee ballots that were ruled invalid should be counted.

“Al Franken received the highest number of votes legally cast and is entitled” by law “to receive the certificate of election as United States senator from the state of Minnesota,” Minnesota’s highest court said in an unsigned opinion.

“Coleman introduced no evidence of foul play or misconduct” in one of his claims over missing ballots, the court said.

“We’re pleased,” said White House spokesman Robert Gibbs.

Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid of Nevada congratulated Franken in a statement that urged Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty, a Republican, to certify the Democrat as the winner so he can be sworn in.

“He should put politics aside, follow his state’s laws and finally sign the certificate that will bring this episode to an end,” Reid said. Pawlenty earlier had rejected Franken’s request to be certified the winner during Coleman’s legal challenge.

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Michael Jackson died after a heart attack triggered from a cocktail of seven different prescription drugs according to that latest reports coming out of Los Angeles.


The pop superstar, 50, was pronounced dead at 2.36pm local time after falling into a deep coma at his home in Holmby Hills, California.

US celebrity magazine Life & Style says Jacko was hooked on prescription drugs.

A source told them that the star had been popping pills, including anti-anxiety drugs Xanax and Zoloft and painkiller Demerol, for weeks before his death and that an overdose had caused respiratory and cardiac arrest.

The Jackson family lawyer Brian Oxman had already alluded to the involvement of drugs in the singer's death when he likened the pop star's death to that of tragic star Anna Nicole Smith in an interview with CNN.
He also blamed the people who surrounded the star for his death.

He said: "I believe (his manager) Frank DiLeo was with him at the time (of his heart attack), that is what I have been told.

"This family has been trying for months and months and months to take care of Michael Jackson. The people who have surrounded him have been enabling him.


"If you think the case of Anna Nicole Smith was an abuse, that is nothing compared to what has taken place in the life of Michael Jackson.


"I do not know what medications he was taking, but the reports that we have received within the family are that they were extensive.


"I don't know the cause of all this. But this is something that I feared. This is a case of abuse of medications, unless the cause is something else.
"This was something which I feared and something which I warned about. Where there is smoke there is fire."

Jeff Goldblum is not dead.


Rumors hit the ‘net Thursday afternoon that New Zealand Police were reporting that actor Jeff Goldblum had fallen to his death on the set of a new movie. Thankfully, the report turned out to be a hoax.

Police National Head Quarters in New Zealand told 3 News they know nothing about the claims and have not had any reports of such an incident in Northland. They say similar rumors were circulating six to eight weeks ago and believe it’s false information.

The New Zealand Film Commission has also told 3 News that they are unaware of Jeff Goldblum currently filming anything in the country

RESULTS AS THEY HAPPEN:


Brandon and Janette are SAFE!

Philip and Jeanine are SAFE!

Ade and Melissa are SAFE!

Randi and Evan are SAFE!

Asuka and Vitolio in the BOTTOM 3!

Karla and Jonathan in the BOTTOM 3!

Kayla and Kupono are SAFE!

Caitlin and Jason in the BOTTOM 3! Noooooooo!

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Caitlin is SAFE!

Karla is SAFE!

Asuka is ELIMINATED!

Vitolio is SAFE!

Jonathan is ELIMINATED!

Jason is SAFE!

Janet Jackson On Michael’s Death - Janet Jackson’s manager has released a statement on Michael Jackson’s death saying that the star is saddened by the lost and is currently on a flight from London to L.A. to be with her family.As previously reported Michael Jackson passed away this afternoon after suffering a cardiac arrest at his L.A. home.
That’s all we have for now

Former Marshall star originally went to Los Angeles Lakers in 2nd round of NBA draft

Patrick Beverley's circuitous basketball route may have reached its ultimate destination.

The Miami Heat acquired the former Marshall High star for a future second-round pick and cash considerations from the Los Angeles Lakers, who had picked him in the second round of the NBA draft with the 42nd overall selection.

Beverley, a 6-foot-1-inch guard, has traveled from Chicago to a brief, controversy-filled stint at the University of Arkansas and eventually to the Ukraine before he heard his name called Thursday night.

Beverley averaged 16.7 points per game on 48 percent shooting with BC Dnipro, according to eurobasket.com. He earned 2009 Eurocamp MVP in Treviso, Italy, earlier this month
It was obviously enough to earn his a shot in the NBA.

Beverley recently told the Tribune before the draft, "It definitely has been a long journey."

He did not immediately return a message Thursday night.

Out of Marshall, Beverley originally committed to Toledo before changing his mind and choosing Arkansas. He was the SEC freshman of the year but left the program in 2008 after handing in a fraudulent paper.

Meanwhile, the Big Ten did not add a lot of intrigue to the draft.

Only Ohio State's B.J. Mullens was selected in the first round. He was taken with the 24th overall pick by the Dallas Mavericks but his rights were traded to the Oklahoma City, who swapped their No. 25 pick of guard Rodrigue Beaubois with the Mavs.

The 7-foot-1-inch reserve center left the Buckeyes after one year despite averaging only 8.8 points and 4.7 rebounds per game.

Michigan State center Goran Suton was the second Big Ten player taken in the draft. The Utah Jazz made him the 50th overall pick.

As expected, the Big East produced some big picks.

They were: Connecticut center Hasheem Thabeet (Memphis, No. 2 overall); Syracuse point guard Jonny Flynn (Minnesota, No. 6), Louisville forward Terrence Williams (New Jersey, No. 11) and Louisville guardEarl Clark (Phoenix, No. 14). Dar Tucker, who left DePaul after his sophomore season, was not selected.

When the Cavs drafted Christian Eyenga from the Congo with the 30th pick in the draft, it left me speechless. Eyenga isn’t even expected to play with the Cavs this season, as he is only 20 years old and was playing second division basketball in Europe. The only reason that makes sense is the Cavs didn’t think anyone left in the draft could help them — and wanted to save salary-cap space for veteran free agents.

Nonetheless, it seemed someone such as Pitt forwards Sam Young or DeJuan Blair could have helped, at least a little bit. Or maybe Xavier’s Derrick Brown. It just seemed like an odd choice.

While Shaquille O’Neal is probably the most important piece the Cavs will add this summer, they know they need another big man and at least one experienced wing player. Retaining Anderson Varejao will be a major off-season priority because the Cavs desperately need a young, mobile big man to help defend pick-and-rolls and bring energy off the bench. But they do need so much more.

Rasheed Wallace is a free agent, and the Cavs had interest in him before the O’Neal deal. Hard to know if they still do. They like Wallace as a big man who can shoot from the outside, but it’s hard to see how he’d help their defense on those pick-and-rolls. Also, LeBron James, O’Neal and Wallace in the same dressing room? That may be a bit much.

When it comes to free agents,keep an eye on Matt Barnes. The 6-7 veteran averaged 10.2 points and 5.5 rebounds for Phoenix, starting 40 out of 77 games. He shot 42 percent from the field, 34 percent on 3-pointers. He is a gifted athlete and might be able to help the Cavs with their perimeter defense, especially if the Cavs can’t sign free agent Anthony Parker — a player they have liked for years.

The problem with Barnes is he has spent the past three years in Golden State and Phoenix where defense is a rumor, so he’ll have to be reprogrammed a bit. Orlando had to do the same thing with Mickael Pietrus, who came from the Warriors and needed to develop a defensive mindset. By the end of the season, Pietrus was a major factor on defense. Barnes actually began his pro career with the Cavs as an undrafted free agent out of UCLA in 2003, but they cut him. It took Barnes a few years to establish himself in the NBA.

Parker has been mentioned several times in connection with the Cavs. General Manager Danny Ferry tried to sign him when he left Europe, but Parker signed with Toronto instead. He is now 33, and averaged 10.7 points, 4.0 rebounds and shot 42 percent from the field last season. My guess is the Cavs end up with either Barnes or Parker.

Part of the deal where the Cavs sent their second-rounder in 2010 to the Suns for O’Neal is the pick remains with the Cavs if it’s in the top 10. Then the Suns have to wait until 2011.

Lost in all the news about the O’Neal trade is Orlando will probably not have free agent Hedo Hedu Turkoglu back next season. The Magic traded Rafer Alston, Tony Battie and Courtney Lee to New Jersey for Vince Carter and forward Ryan Anderson. Clearly, Carter will take the place of Turkoglu. Does that make the Magic better? Probably not. Carter is 32. While he averaged 20 points, he has tormented the Cavs as Turkoglu did in the Eastern Conference finals.

When the Cavs faced Vince Carter in the 2007 Eastern Conference semifinals, he averaged 19.5 points, but shot only 36 percent. In the last two games of the series, he averaged only 11.5 points. Carter battled some minor injuries in that series, but he is not nearly as scary as Turkoglu in clutch time. Turkoglu averaged 17.2 points in the Cavs series, shooting 39 percent from the field and on 3-pointers. He hurt the Cavs with his ballhandling (6.7 assists), rebounding (6.3) and was a tough cover in pick-and-roll situations with Rashard Lewis. He’s 6-10 with point-guard skills, and the Magic will miss him.

Friday, June 26, 2009
Mary Schmitt Boyer
Plain Dealer Reporter
Just 24 hours after acquiring one of the most famous players in the world, the Cavaliers drafted one hardly anybody knows.

After waiting through the first 29 picks, the Cavs took forward Christian Eyenga of the Congo with the 30th - and last - pick of the first round. The 6-5, 210-pound forward averaged 13.3 points, 5.1 rebounds and 1.6 blocked shots in 25 games with CB Prat Juventud in Spain. It's the same program that produced fifth-overall pick Ricky Rubio, but Eyenga played mostly on what amounts to the junior varsity.

With the 46th pick in the second round, the Cavs selected North Carolina forward Danny Green, who helped the Tar Heels win the 2009 NCAA title. Green, whose pregame dance routine ought to make him a perfect fit with the Cavs, averaged 13.1 points as a senior last year, when he became North Carolina's all-time leader in games played (145) and wins (123.)
The Cavs also purchased the Suns' second- round pick, No. 54 overall, 6-9 for ward Emir Preldzic, 21, who averaged 8.8 points, 4.5 rebounds and 4.3 assists last season in Istanbul, Turkey.

But the first-round pick was the antithesis of the blockbuster trade General Manager Danny Ferry made Thursday, when he acquired 15-time All-Star center Shaquille O'Neal from the Phoenix Suns for Ben Wallace, Sasha Pavlovic, a second-round pick next year and $500,000.

Speaking through an interpreter, the French-speaking Eyenga said he was shocked the Cavs drafted him, which was pretty much the reaction in the Cavs' press room. The move was surprising given that players the Cavs were thought to be interested in - like Pittsburgh forward Sam Young and St. Mary's guard Patty Mills - were still available. In addition, it was believed the Cavs had opportunities to move up in the draft.

In announcing the pick, NBA Commissioner David Stern seemed slightly amused and not quite sure how to pronounce Eyenga's name. Although Eyenga was in the stands in New York for the draft, he was the only first-round pick not invited to the green room to be interviewed, and the league didn't have a draftboard nameplate ready for him.

The selection sent reporters and public-relations people scrambling since the 20-year-old was not included in the predraft information the league provided. ESPN's international basketball expect Fran Fraschilla reported that Eyenga was a good athlete, but ESPN.com's Chad Ford predicted Eyenga would be drafted in the second round - or not at all. According to the Draft Express, Eyenga is a good athlete, a good shooter and a good defender who can block shots.

Ferry said his scouts were "ecstatic" at the chance to draft a player they believe has a "high ceiling."

"The possibility is definitely there for him to be a good NBA player," Ferry said, adding that he was unsure if Eyenga would come to the U.S. or stay in Spain this year.

As for Green, Duke grad Ferry admitted it was difficult for him to pick a North Carolina player. But said of Green: ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^"He's a nice player. He really knows how to play."