Sideshow: MJ feared he'd be slain, La Toya says
Was Michael Jackson murdered? La Toya Jackson raises that question in her memoir Starting Over, which is due Tuesday. According to excerpts posted by USAToday.com, La Toya claims the One-Gloved One was convinced someone was out to kill him for his money.
Was
Michael Jackson
murdered?
La Toya Jackson raises that question in her memoir Starting Over, which is due Tuesday. According to excerpts posted by USAToday.com, La Toya claims the One-Gloved One was convinced someone was out to kill him for his money.
She says that after Michael's death, she found a note in his room addressed to their pa, Joe Jackson, asking him to get "these people out of my life."
Today in EntBiz news
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has invited 178 industry notables to join, including
Beyoncé
,
Russell Brand
,
Jennifer Garner, Jesse Eisenberg,
and
David Duchovny
.
. . .
Green Lantern
is big:
Ryan Reynolds
' comic-book pic's limited midnight showing Thursday grossed $3.35 mil. It's expected to haul in $55 mil to $60 mil this wekeend. . . . You'll have to travel to try out for the next
American Idol
. Closest auditions are in Pittsburgh (July 15) and Charleston, S.C. (July 22). . . .
Andrew Lloyd Webber
's
Phantom of the Opera
sequel
Love Never Dies
has been killed by low sales and bad reviews. It'll be sent to the morgue on Aug. 27. . . . YouTube has removed
Rebecca Black
's "Friday" video while a legal dispute rages over the song's ownership.
He didn't say it!
"
Camille
smells like beef jerky. Goodnight." So read an e-mail supposedly sent by
Kelsey Grammer
to everyone in his address book. The note implies the
Frasier
alum's ex,
Camille
, is malodorous. The New York Post says the author wasn't KG, but an evildoer hacker.
Tidbits 'n' pieces
The Shins
,
Girl Talk
,
the Hold Steady
, and
Panda Bear
will play at the fourth annual Popped! Festival Sept. 23 to 24 at FDR Park in South Philly. . . . Blogger
Gwyneth Paltrow
gooped
Glee
fans with a surprise performance at the Glee Live! In Concert show Thursday night in East Rutherford, N.J. . . .
Angelina Jolie
did good works Friday, visiting Syrian refugees in Turkey.
Quote du jour
"None of my friends think I'm very cool, so that's good,"
Monte Carlo
star
Leighton Meester
tells Parade.com. "I don't even think about fame at all. My girlfriends always say, 'I think it's so weird everyone thinks you're this star, and I think you're just this weird, hippy girl!' "