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...hits, he has maintained his signature earnest style. "I'm Casey Kasem," he crooned July 4. "Now, one more time, the words I've ended my show with since 1970: Keep your feet on the ground and keep reaching for the stars." (See a 10-album catalogue of Michael Jackson hits...
...Married his current wife, Jean, a Cheers alumna, in 1980. The Rev. Jesse Jackson officiated. In 1990, after suffering eight miscarriages, the couple had a daughter, Liberty Jean Kasem...
...same Los Angeles arena where he rehearsed for the ill-fated "This Is It" tour, Michael Jackson will be remembered on July 7 by a bevy of luminaries paying their final homage to the globally celebrated star. Jennifer Hudson, Mariah Carey, John Mayer, Usher, Lionel Richie, Smokey Robinson and Stevie Wonder have all been announced as performers who will help bid Jackson farewell at L.A.'s Staples Center in a ceremony that will be broadcast live on all major networks and many cable channels as well as streamed live on websites from MySpace to MTV.com. Brooke Shields, Los Angeles Lakers...
...Some family members and close friends have been ambivalent about the event. After originally being scheduled to appear at the Staples memorial, Deborah Rowe, the mother of two of Jackson's children, said in a statement that she had changed her mind and would be absent since she felt her appearance would be "an unnecessary distraction." Another Jackson fixture - longtime friend Dame Elizabeth Taylor - took to her Twitter page on Monday to announce a similar sentiment. "I cannot be part of the public whoopla," Taylor said. "I just don't believe Michael would want me to share my grief with...
...online auction site eBay, a popular venue for people to sell off coveted tickets like these to the highest bidder, announced that it would remove any postings concerning Michael Jackson memorial tickets in an effort to combat scalpers. On the site on Monday night, the only items available under "Michael Jackson Memorial" were T shirts. Still, organizers admitted they couldn't completely stop the blatant profiteering. "For those who take advantage of this," promoter AEG's CEO Tim Leiweke said last week, "shame on you." (See pictures of Jackson's Neverland Ranch...