Michael Jackson dead at 50

[Shai]

Was Keith in Las Vegas recently?

 

[BadMoon]

I can't see the video at work.

 

[Kuzeh]

That was funny... and weird...

Here's another cool cartoon:

 

[The Ween]

Was that guy mentally handicapped?

I like how it's says the reporter freaks out. I think he held it together pretty well. Much better than I would've.

 

[The Ween]

The will that was filed today is seven years old. I thought there was a newer one than this?

In this one, the Jackson Family Trust, which means the family, get it all. They got their wish.

UGH!

 

[The Mike]

I find it interesting that Diana Ross is specifically named as Guardian of his children if Katherine cannot. The good thing is while Katherine controls the estate for Michael's children until they are of age, it specifically leaves the mediahound Joe Jackson out of everything.

Jackson's will cuts out ex-wife Debbie Rowe
ANTHONY MCCARTNEY | AP Entertainment Writer
07/01/2009 12:55 pm

LOS ANGELES — Michael Jackson's 7-year-old will was filed Wednesday in a Los Angeles court, giving his entire estate to a family trust but cutting out his former wife Debbie Rowe.

As fans watch, florists hang a white rose wreath on the gates of the late Michael Jackson's former residence, Neverland Ranch, in Los Olivos, Calif., Tuesday, June 30, 2009. (AP Photo/Michael A. Mariant)The will, dated July 7, 2002, estimated his estate at that time at more than $500 million.

It gives the entire estate to the Michael Jackson Family Trust.

The documents said Jackson's estate consisted almost entirely of "non-cash, non-liquid assets, including primarily an interest in a catalogue of music royalty rights which is currently being administered by Sony ATV, and the interests of various entities."

His mother, Katherine Jackson, is named as a beneficiary of the trust and the guardian of Jackson's children, who are named in the will.

Jackson, who died Thursday at age 50, left behind three children: son Michael Joseph Jr., known as Prince Michael, 12; daughter Paris Michael Katherine, 11; and son Prince Michael II, 7. Rowe was the mother of the two oldest children; the youngest was born to a surrogate mother, who has never been identified.

The will names Diana Ross as a successor guardian to Jackson's mother if necessary.

It also names Jackson's longtime lawyer John Branca and John McClain, a music executive and a family friend, as co-executors of the will.

In a statement, Branca and McClain said: "The most important element of Michael's will is his unwavering desire that his mother, Katherine, become the legal guardian for his three children. As we work to carry out Michael's instructions to safeguard both the future of his children as well as the remarkable legacy he left us as an artist we ask that all matters involving his estate be handled with the dignity and the respect that Michael and his family deserve."

Katherine Jackson was granted temporary guardianship Monday of Jackson's three children. A judge held off on requests to control the children's estates, and gave her limited control over her son's troubled, but lucrative finances.

Rowe, who was married to Jackson in 1996 and filed for divorce three years later, surrendered her parental rights. An appeals court later found that was done in error, and Rowe and Jackson entered an out-of-court settlement in 2006.

Neither Rowe nor her attorneys have indicated whether she intends to seek custody of the two oldest children.

 

[Luis138]

That was funny... and weird...

Here's another cool cartoon:

Why is he crying, didn't he decide to take him? Confused.

Luis

 

[Shai]

he belongs to us...

 

[Kuzeh]

Why is he crying, didn't he decide to take him? Confused.

Luis

It's a cartoon......

He belongs to us...

Fixed!!!

 

[Spartan Rex]

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[Bodie The Cursed]

just heard the news that michael jackson died..

 

[ONEYE]

Only 2 things really bothered me about him, the stuff about him and the kids, and his absolute denial of no more than 2 procedures of cosmetic surgery.

 

[The Mike]

Apparently plans to have Michael Jackson buried at Neverland have fallen through....its still undecided where he'll be laid to rest.

 

[Shropt]

just heard the news that michael jackson died..

My god Bodie, you are a dumbass.

 

[ONEYE]

Cremate and put the ashes on a 4th of July fireworks rocket.

 

[Spartan Rex]

Apparently plans to have Michael Jackson buried at Neverland have fallen through....its still undecided where he'll be laid to rest.

Yeah, a broke California didnt want to foot the bill for that logistical nightmare.

 

[Kuzeh]

Only 2 things really bothered me about him, the alleged stuff about him and the kids

Fixed

just heard the news that michael jackson died..

Do you live in a cave?...

 

[ONEYE]

Fixed

Don't ever "fix" a post of mine. I heard his interviews and views on kids in bed with him. The guy was warped, messed up in the head. A freakin' fruitcake on his views. If you disagree with me fine, if you agree with MJ's views on kids in bed with, you are ill.

 

[Kuzeh]

Don't ever "fix" a post of mine. I heard his manipulated interviews and views on kids in bed with him. The guy I believe was warped, messed up in the head. I think he was A freakin' fruitcake on his views. If you disagree with me fine, if you agree with MJ's views on kids in bed with, I think you are ill.

Fixed again!!!

 

[ONEYE]

Added to my ignore list.