Reporter comes clean about MJ trail coverage

Book Review by Donna Harris

August 29, 2007

Former anti-Jackson Fox News Channel reporter Aphrodite Jones made an interesting turnaround after the Michael Jackson trial (The People of the State of California vs. Michael Joe Jackson) and the result is her latest book, The Michael Jackson Conspiracy (iUniverse).

Sony/ATV Signs Harrell

Sony/ATV Signs Harrell By Lars Brandle, London (June 01 2007) – Sony/ATV Music Publishing in the United Kingdom has signed writer and producer Thaddis Harrell to a long-term, worldwide publishing deal. Atlanta-based Harrell (aka Kuk) is a member of the Red Zone Productions team, which wrote and produced the smash hit “Umbrella” by Rihanna feat. Jay-Z.

Aphrodite Jones Book Marketing Appearances

Some new info about Aphrodite Jones’s upcoming appearances has been released. Check out the following info (thanks TSCM): In support of the marketing of Michael Jackson Conspiracy, Aphrodite Jones is appearing as the featured author by her publisher, iUniverse, at BookExpo America (BEA) next week in New York City….(read on)

Geragos Lawyer Asks for $2 Million-Plus in Jet Videotape Damages Secret

Geragos Lawyer Asks for $2 Million-Plus in Jet Videotape Damages Secret By: North County Times wire services – LOS ANGELES – A judge wants more information about the financial worth of a man who allegedly set up the secret videotaping of lawyer Mark Geragos and Michael Jackson aboard a private jet, court papers obtained today show. Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Soussan G. Brugera, who presided over the three-day, non-jury trial stemming from Geragos’ lawsuit against Jeffrey Borer and XtraJet of Santa Monica, took the case under submission Jan. 24 to decide both liability and damages. Yesterday, Brugera issued a one-page notice setting a June 7 hearing in order to learn more about Borer’s financial status so she can determine how much punitive damages should be assessed against him.

Jackson’s Friend Wins Condo Lawsuit

[b]Jackson’s Friend Wins Condo Lawsuit[/b] By Associated Press 8:30 PM PDT, August 18, 2006 LOS ANGELES — A man who was set on fire as a child by his father and befriended by Michael Jackson during his recovery reclaimed a condominium Friday that someone posing as the pop star’s cousin had been accused of bilking from him. A superior court judge signed a default judgment returning the property to Dave Dave, formerly known as David Rothenberg, said his attorney, Brian Oxman. Dave was also awarded $93,000 in damages, according to Oxman, who said he took on the case at Jackson’s request. “This is a case where the most vulnerable was taken advantage of,” Oxman said. Dave, 28, was 6 when his father doused him with kerosene and set him on fire in an Orange County motel room during a custody dispute. More than 90 percent of Rothenberg’s body was burned.