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Joe Jackson (left), Michael's father, said that stress didn't kill his son. Meanwhile, Beyonce (top) and Ne-Yo (above) altered their acts for the BET awards show.
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Tattle: MJ's death: Is there any other story?

* Joe Jackson, Michael's father, meanwhile, told Fox News' "Geraldo at Large" yesterday that he did not believe that stress over the comeback concerts led to Michael's death.

Of course, Joe might not be the best person to determine when Michael was stressed.

* God complex alert: Joe said that he believes that Michael will be larger in death than he was in life.

"Michael was the biggest superstar in the world and in history," Joe told "Geraldo." "He was loved by everybody, whether poor or wealthy or whatever may be."

* Jackie, Jermaine and Tito Jackson visited Neverland Ranch on Saturday, according to the Associated Press, where they lunched with investor Thomas Barrack, who set up the joint venture that allowed Jackson to save the ranch from foreclosure.

TMZ.com reported that one idea for Neverland is to turn it into a Michael Jackson Museum.

* Media requests for last night's BET Awards show doubled following Jackson's death, and the red carpet was lengthened. Beyoncé and Ne-Yo also worked to overhaul planned performances so that they could honor Jackson.

* A private pathologist hired by the Jackson family completed the second autopsy Saturday, the Los Angeles Times reported, citing unnamed sources.

The second autopsy might allow the family to get details about Jackson's death faster than waiting for the L.A. County coroner's official report.

* TMZ.com reported that the Jackson family was in high demand following Jackson's surprise death, with offers pouring in from promoters hoping to cash in on a tribute tour.

(Tattle thinks that it's bad form to sign any deals before the burial.)

Michael's nanny speaks

Grace Rwaramba, the longtime nanny of Jackson's children until he fired her two months ago, has broken her Michael-enforced silence.

Rwaramba was in London when she heard of Jackson's death, and News of the World reported that as she prepared to fly back to California to comfort Michael's children, she got a creepy call from one of his relatives.

Rwaramba told TV interviewer Daphne Barak: "The relative said, 'Grace, you remember Michael used to hide cash at the house? I'm here. Where can it be?'

"I told them to look in the garbage bags and under the carpets. But can you believe that? They just lost Michael a few hours ago, and already one of them is calling me to know where the money is!"

Sadly, we can believe that.

"They also told me the children were crying and asking about me. They can't believe their father died."

Rwaramba, 42, had been a loyal (read: silent) employee during her 17 years with Jackson, but once she started talking . . . she said that Jackson had taken so many drugs over the years, she had to pump his stomach on occasion so he wouldn't die.

Rwaramba said that she was fired because Jackson thought that she was getting too close to the children. She added that she had been canned before but that Jackson always begged her to return because he needed her help.

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