* In the speculative "anonymous

source" department, thedailybeast.com's Gerald Posner spoke with an MJ insider, who told him that Jackson was trying to get out of his concert commitment (or at least severely curtail the number of dates) by ingesting enough drugs to get him admitted to the hospital.

He simply misjudged the amount.

"Like a child who doesn't want to go to school," said the source, "Michael thought he could get away from his obligations if he had a 'note from the doctor.' "

Make yourself sick enough to see a doctor and you may end up seeing a coroner.

* While many "interesting" people will

be coming out of the woodwork to make a play for what's left of Jackson's money, someone always has to be first:

TMZ.com reported that Londoner Nona Paris Lola Ankhesenamun Jackson has been saying for months she was married to Jackson and has filed a petition in L.A. County Superior Court asking "that all my husband's properties, monies and assets must be transferred to me immediately" and "my husband's body must be returned to the coroner's body [sic] or the mortuary immediately."

Well, Nona, good luck with that.

Nona also claims that all of Jackson's children are hers and that she didn't authorize them to live with Katherine Jackson.

Crazy as the claim may be, she is the first woman to not only say the children are hers - but that she wants them.

Tattbit* Winners of Tattle's contest for Kathy Davis' book, "Scatter Joy: Living, Giving and Creating a Life You Love," were Jojy Varghese of Philadelphia ("I like to scatter joy by frequently paying for 1-2 riders behind me in the non-EZ Pass lanes"), Shanese Johnson of Philadelphia ("I find joy in being Shane's mom"), Gail M. Palmer of Novi, Mich. ("I like to scatter joy every day by smiling at as many people as possible each and every day"), Lisa Smith of Philadelphia ("I ordered these 'smile' cards from helpothers.org and hand them out. They are just a random act of kindness card that says 'Smile.' I give them to strangers in the supermarket, the toll collector, whoever looks like they need a smile.") and Sharon Edinger of Lansdale ("I scatter joy everyday at the Variety Club camp that I work at by giving out as many hugs as I can to all the kids that come there!"). Your books should arrive shortly. *

Daily News wire services contributed to this report.

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