Michael Jackson ill, but not in hospital

Michael Jackson ill, but not in hospital LAS VEGAS – Michael Jackson is “a little bit under the weather,” but hasn’t sought hospital treatment, his spokeswoman said. “He is not in the hospital and he has not been in the hospital,” Raymone K. Bain said Thursday, denying reports that Jackson had been hospitalized with pneumonia…

Strong quake hits central Japan, 1 killed, 85 hurt

Strong quake hits central Japan, 1 killed, 85 hurt By Chisa Fujioka Reuters Sunday, March 25, 2007; 12:15 AM TOKYO (Reuters) – A strong earthquake with a magnitude of 7.1 jolted the coastal area of central Japan on Sunday, killing at least one person and injuring around 85, Japanese officials and media said. At least nine houses collapsed, landslides were triggered and roads buckled when the quake struck at 9:42 a.m. (0042 GMT), public broadcaster NHK and Kyodo news agency said.

Steve Harvey No. 1 Among Urban Stations, No. 5 in America

Steve Harvey’s radio show No. 1 among urban stations March 19, 2007 BY LARRY McSHANE ASSOCIATED PRESS NEW YORK — Steve Harvey arrived 18 months ago in the kingdom of the radio shock jocks, where the royalty included Howard Stern, Don Imus and Opie and Anthony. The “King of Comedy” surveyed the raunchy landscape and launched his morning drive-time show with some trepidation. “I was concerned about it,” Harvey said recently after finishing his four-hour weekday show at WBLS-FM. “But I am who I am. I can’t stop being who I am. I’m not a mean-spirited guy.”

Repost: Jackson 1993 accuser sues dad for life threatening physical abuse

Michael Jackson’s accuser now sues dad for life threatening physical abuse
Posted on Wednesday, September 06, 2006 (EST)

REPOSTED on Friday, March 23, 2007 (EST) New York, Sept 6: The boy who got a 20 million dollar settlement from Michael Jackson after accusing the pop star of sexual molestation in 1993 is now battling his own father in court over charges of life-threatening physical abuse.

Mesereau rips Grace a new one abt Jackson trial coverage

In case you missed it, Attorney Thomas Mesereau ripped Nancy (dis)Grace a new one when he commented on her rather atrocious coverage of the 2005 Michael Jackson trial. Mesereau called Grace’s coverage “buffoonery”. No arguments here. He also called her analysis “sub-moronic”. Again, no arguments here. Grace was one of many hosts of various shows which relied heavily on…

Nancy (dis) Grace CBS profile includes Mesereau blasting coverage

Mesereau Tears Grace a New One over Jackson Trial Coverage (CBS | MJEOL) As Michael Jackson tries to repair his image after an arduous trial for child molestation charges which resulted in a not guilty verdict, TV legal analyst Nancy Grace isn’t backing down from her belief that he is guilty. “Frankly, when it comes to Mr. Jackson, I believe I was right,” she told Thalia Assuras in an interview for Sunday Morning. “And if you take a look at the jury who is now writing a book about how guilty Mr. Jackson is, they agree with me, although they didn’t have the guts to say it in verdict form.”

MJEOL NOTE: The jurors who later claimed that Jackson was guilty, two of them, made unfounded allegations against their fellow jurors. Some of those jurors spoke out about them. One of the jurors Grace is mentioning as agreeing with her, Elenor Cook, was also trying to sell t-shirts at one point. According to her fellow juror, Cook also began working on a book WHILE she was still a juror hearing the case. As for the other juror, Ray Hultman, he gave numerous interviews right after the trial saying he flat out didn’t believe that Jackson had done anything to the accuser (Gavin Arvizo). That later changed when he got a book deal. He then later sued to get out of the contract with the guy who made the book deal, and called his book’s ghost writer (Stacey Brown) a plagiarist. See articles: *WATCH VIDEO: Ray Hultman caught on tape saying he didn’t believe accuser was molested *WATCH VIDEO: Melissa Herard Responds to Juror Allegations *No swift riches for jurors turned would-be authors *Jackson Schemers Have Legal Problems of Their Own – MB#284 *Jackson juror sues to get out of book deal

But Jackson’s lawyer Tom Mesereau said Grace put Jackson on trial in the court of public opinion by presuming his guilt from her seat behind an anchor desk.