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                <title>ROLL CALL: Michael Bay Orders Megan Fox To The Doctor Before 'Transformers 3'</title>
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                                <description><![CDATA[Michael Bay and Megan Fox are seen backstage at the 18th Annual MTV Movie Awards on May 31, 2009 in Los Angeles&lt;br /&gt;Getty PremiumAccess Hollywood &nbsp; LOS ANGELES, Calif. -- Your Daily Dispatch of Celebrity Shenanigans Megan Fox: These Robots Are Making Me Sick: Director Michael Bay announced a third...]]></description>
                <content:encoded><![CDATA[<DIV class="photo&#10;&#9;&#9;&#9;&#9;&#9;&#9;&#9;" mce_serialized="4"><IMG style="BACKGROUND-IMAGE: url(http://l.yimg.com/k/im_siggSHq6o5JrF2OyPgkHaI7fYw---y300-x275-q75-n1/omg/us/img/1568_article_23679.jpg); WIDTH: 234px; HEIGHT: 300px" alt="Story photo: ROLL CALL: Michael Bay Orders Megan Fox To The Doctor Before 'Transformers 3'" src="http://l.yimg.com/a/i/us/omg/assets/images/omg-spacer-1.0.0.gif" mce_serialized="4"><CITE mce_serialized="4"><EM style="WIDTH: 234px" mce_serialized="4">Michael Bay and Megan Fox are seen backstage at the 18th Annual MTV Movie Awards on May 31, 2009 in Los Angeles&lt;br /&gt;Getty Premium</EM>Access Hollywood </CITE></DIV>  <P mce_serialized="4">&nbsp;</P>  <P mce_serialized="4">LOS ANGELES, Calif. -- Your Daily Dispatch of Celebrity Shenanigans<BR mce_serialized="4"></P>  <P mce_serialized="4"><A href="http://omg.yahoo.com/celebs/megan-fox/479" mce_serialized="4"><FONT color=#ec147f mce_serialized="4">Megan Fox</FONT></A>: These Robots Are Making Me Sick: Director Michael Bay announced a third "Transformers" movie will be hitting theaters on July 1, 2011, on his <A href="http://www.michaelbay.com/newsblog/files/a2bd79bb4c222b807e27707aaf1497e6-570.html" mce_serialized="4"><FONT color=#ec147f mce_serialized="4">Web Site</FONT></A> on Thursday - and he also told <A href="http://omg.yahoo.com/celebs/megan-fox/479" mce_serialized="4"><FONT color=#ec147f mce_serialized="4">Megan Fox</FONT></A> to consult with a doctor before getting on board. "<A href="http://omg.yahoo.com/celebs/megan-fox/479" mce_serialized="4"><FONT color=#ec147f mce_serialized="4">Megan Fox</FONT></A>, welcome back. I promise no alien robots will harm you in any way during the production of this motion picture," Bay wrote. "Please consult your Physician when working under my direction because some side effects can occur, such as mild dizziness, intense nausea, suicidal tendencies, depression, minor chest hair growth, random internal hemorrhaging and inability to sleep. As some directors may be hazardous to your health, please consult your Doctor to determine if this is right for you." Awww snap! And your comeback Megan?<BR mce_serialized="4"></P>  <P mce_serialized="4"><A href="http://www.accesshollywood.com/the-latest-star-sightings_gallery_1259?__source=omg" mce_serialized="4"><FONT color=#ec147f mce_serialized="4">VIEW THE PHOTOS: The Latest Star Sightings </FONT></A></P>  <P mce_serialized="4">RPattz & KStew's Night Out: Let the "Twi-mance" rumors continue! <A href="http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20309225,00.html" mce_serialized="4"><FONT color=#ec147f mce_serialized="4">People</FONT></A> spotted <A href="http://omg.yahoo.com/celebs/robert-pattinson/1631" mce_serialized="4"><FONT color=#ec147f mce_serialized="4">Robert Pattinson</FONT></A> and <A href="http://omg.yahoo.com/celebs/kristen-stewart/1647" mce_serialized="4"><FONT color=#ec147f mce_serialized="4">Kristen Stewart</FONT></A> this week at a private party at Players Chophouse in Vancouver. "Rob and Kristen stayed pretty close together throughout the night, often going outside to chat with other guests they seemed to know," a mag spy said. Uggg, just get photographed kissing already so we can move on to obsessing about <A href="http://omg.yahoo.com/celebs/taylor-lautner/1671" mce_serialized="4"><FONT color=#ec147f mce_serialized="4">Taylor Lautner</FONT></A>'s rumored exploits.<BR mce_serialized="4"></P>  <P mce_serialized="4"><A href="http://omg.yahoo.com/celebs/stephanie-pratt/1533" mce_serialized="4"><FONT color=#ec147f mce_serialized="4">Stephanie Pratt</FONT></A>: <A href="http://omg.yahoo.com/celebs/queen-latifah/369" mce_serialized="4"><FONT color=#ec147f mce_serialized="4">Queen Latifah</FONT></A> Should Play Me On The Big Screen: Oh <A href="http://omg.yahoo.com/celebs/stephanie-pratt/1533" mce_serialized="4"><FONT color=#ec147f mce_serialized="4">Stephanie Pratt</FONT></A>, it's not easy to make Spencer look like the smart Pratt, but you've somehow accomplished just that. When asked by <A href="http://www.mtv.com/movies/news/articles/1622672/story.jhtml" mce_serialized="4"><FONT color=#ec147f mce_serialized="4">MTV</FONT></A> who she'd like to see play the character loosely based on her in the just announced big screen adaptation of <A href="http://omg.yahoo.com/celebs/lauren-conrad/34" mce_serialized="4"><FONT color=#ec147f mce_serialized="4">Lauren Conrad</FONT></A>'s "L.A. Candy" novel, "The Hills" star showed off her casting director skills. "I would probably say <A href="http://omg.yahoo.com/celebs/queen-latifah/369" mce_serialized="4"><FONT color=#ec147f mce_serialized="4">Queen Latifah</FONT></A>. I love her. I really love her," she said. "Someone more in my age ... does that mean <A href="http://omg.yahoo.com/celebs/christina-applegate/533" mce_serialized="4"><FONT color=#ec147f mce_serialized="4">Christina Applegate</FONT></A> is too old to play me too? OK, <A href="http://omg.yahoo.com/celebs/ashley-tisdale/318" mce_serialized="4"><FONT color=#ec147f mce_serialized="4">Ashley Tisdale</FONT></A>." We'd like to suggest a Fraggle, Muppet or a bag of rocks to play "The Hills" starlet.<BR mce_serialized="4"></P>  <P mce_serialized="4"><A href="http://www.accesshollywood.com/transformers-sexy-siren-megan-fox_gallery_850?__source=omg" mce_serialized="4"><FONT color=#ec147f mce_serialized="4">VIEW THE PHOTOS: 'Transformers' Sexy Siren Megan Fox </FONT></A></P>  <P mce_serialized="4">'Man Men' Muppets: And speaking of Muppets, the loveable plush puppets give their spin on "Mad Men." Check out Muppet Don Draper, <A href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YgvKCfZqxrQ" mce_serialized="4"><FONT color=#ec147f mce_serialized="4">HERE</FONT></A>!</P>]]></content:encoded>
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                <title>Twilight's Kristen Stewart: Playing Bella Is &quot;Annoying&quot;</title>
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                <pubDate>Sat, 03 Oct 2009 11:26:00 +0000</pubDate>
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                                <description><![CDATA[Us Magazine Kristen Stewart is no fan of the fame that comes with starring in Twilight. "I'd like to take more walks after work, instead of having to come back to my hotel room and not leave. So it can be boring," The actress, 19, tells the 40th Anniversary issue...]]></description>
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                <title>Rephrase....</title>
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                <pubDate>Thu, 03 Sep 2009 14:19:00 +0000</pubDate>
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                                <description><![CDATA[I'll be posting on september 29 or 30 tnx!!! &nbsp; www.rockgeneration.i.ph]]></description>
                <content:encoded><![CDATA[<P mce_serialized="5">I'll be posting on september 29 or 30 tnx!!!</P>  <P mce_serialized="5">&nbsp;</P>  <P mce_serialized="5"><A href="http://www.rockgeneration.i.ph" mce_serialized="5">www.rockgeneration.i.ph</A></P>]]></content:encoded>
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                <title>Sorry....</title>
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                <pubDate>Thu, 27 Aug 2009 14:22:00 +0000</pubDate>
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                                <description><![CDATA[Hey um guyzzz I'm very sorry!!!! &nbsp; I was a little busy in the past months and I also have a new site.... &nbsp; Don't worry............. &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; I'll be posting again in SEPTEMBER!!!!!! &nbsp; &nbsp; SO SORRY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; ( by the way my site is...]]></description>
                <content:encoded><![CDATA[<P mce_serialized="7">Hey um guyzzz I'm very sorry!!!!</P>  <P mce_serialized="7">&nbsp;</P>  <P mce_serialized="7">I was a little busy in the past months and I also have a new site....</P>  <P mce_serialized="7">&nbsp;</P>  <P mce_serialized="7">Don't worry.............</P>  <P mce_serialized="7">&nbsp;</P>  <P mce_serialized="7">&nbsp;</P>  <P mce_serialized="7">&nbsp;</P>  <P mce_serialized="7">&nbsp;</P>  <P mce_serialized="7">I'll be posting again in SEPTEMBER!!!!!!</P>  <P mce_serialized="7">&nbsp;</P>  <P mce_serialized="7">&nbsp;</P>  <P mce_serialized="7">SO SORRY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!</P>  <P mce_serialized="7">&nbsp;</P>  <P mce_serialized="7">&nbsp;</P>  <P mce_serialized="7">&nbsp;</P>  <P mce_serialized="7">( by the way my site is <A href="http://www.rockgeneration.i.ph" mce_serialized="7">www.rockgeneration.i.ph</A>! plz go der!!! tnx!!! )</P>]]></content:encoded>
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                <title>Hope Davis to play Hillary Clinton</title>
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                <pubDate>Thu, 09 Jul 2009 14:54:00 +0000</pubDate>
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                                <description><![CDATA[Cast member Hope Davis attends the Los Angeles premiere of "The Matador" at the Westwood Crest theatre in Los Angeles December 11, 2005. REUTERS/Mario AnzuoniReuters LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - Julianne Moore is stepping out of the role of Hillary Clinton and will be replaced by Hope Davis. A scheduling...]]></description>
                <content:encoded><![CDATA[<DIV class="photo&#10;&#9;&#9;&#9;&#9;&#9;&#9;&#9;" mce_serialized="3"><IMG style="BACKGROUND-IMAGE: url(http://l.yimg.com/a/im_siggTKzxynL0Mv.u7Sfh2KBb.g---y300-x275-q75-n1/p/rids/20090709/i/r2641727934.jpg); WIDTH: 275px; HEIGHT: 190px" alt="Story photo: Hope Davis to play Hillary Clinton" src="http://l.yimg.com/a/i/us/omg/assets/images/omg-spacer-1.0.0.gif" mce_serialized="3"><CITE mce_serialized="3"><EM style="WIDTH: 275px" mce_serialized="3">Cast member Hope Davis attends the Los Angeles premiere of "The Matador" at the Westwood Crest theatre in Los Angeles December 11, 2005. REUTERS/Mario Anzuoni</EM>Reuters </CITE></DIV>  <P mce_serialized="3">LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - <SPAN mce_serialized="3"><A href="http://omg.yahoo.com/celebs/julianne-moore/671" mce_serialized="3"><FONT color=#ec147f mce_serialized="3">Julianne Moore</FONT></A></SPAN> is stepping out of the role of <SPAN mce_serialized="3"><A href="http://omg.yahoo.com/celebs/hillary-clinton/782" mce_serialized="3"><FONT color=#ec147f mce_serialized="3">Hillary Clinton</FONT></A></SPAN> and will be replaced by <SPAN mce_serialized="3">Hope Davis</SPAN>.</P>  <P mce_serialized="3">A scheduling conflict with another commitment, the feature "The Kids Are All Right," has forced Moore to exit the film "The Special Relationship." The HBO Films/BBC Films project chronicles the unique and sometimes turbulent political relationship between newly installed <SPAN mce_serialized="3">British Prime Minister Tony Blair</SPAN> and <SPAN mce_serialized="3">U.S. President Bill Clinton</SPAN> in the late 1990s.</P>  <P mce_serialized="3"><SPAN mce_serialized="3"><A href="http://omg.yahoo.com/celebs/dennis-quaid/619" mce_serialized="3"><FONT color=#ec147f mce_serialized="3">Dennis Quaid</FONT></A></SPAN> will play <SPAN mce_serialized="3">President Clinton</SPAN>. <SPAN mce_serialized="3">Michael Sheen</SPAN>, who played Blair in "The Queen" and in the British television movie "<SPAN mce_serialized="3">The Deal</SPAN>," will take on the role again. <SPAN mce_serialized="3">Helen McCrory</SPAN> is cast as <SPAN mce_serialized="3">Cherie Blair</SPAN>, a role she played opposite Sheen in "The Queen."</P>  <P mce_serialized="3">Oscar-nominated screenwriter <SPAN mce_serialized="3">Peter Morgan</SPAN>, who wrote the movie, had planned to make "Special Relationship" his <SPAN mce_serialized="3">directorial debut</SPAN> but pulled out from helming duties last month, with <SPAN mce_serialized="3">Richard Loncraine</SPAN> stepping in to direct.</P>  <P mce_serialized="3">Davis, who co-starred on HBO's "<SPAN mce_serialized="3">In Treatment</SPAN>" this past season, is currently on Broadway in the Tony Award-winning play "God of Carnage" for which she received a Tony nomination</P>]]></content:encoded>
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                <title>Autopsy set after Michael Jackson's sudden death</title>
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                <pubDate>Sat, 27 Jun 2009 11:20:00 +0000</pubDate>
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                                <description><![CDATA[FILE - In this Aug. 29, 1993 file photo, pop singer Michael Jackson performs during his 'Dangerous' concert in National Stadium, Singapore. (AP Photo/C.F. Tham, file)Associated Press LOS ANGELES - Michael Jackson, defined in equal parts as the world's greatest entertainer and perhaps its most enigmatic figure, was about to...]]></description>
                <content:encoded><![CDATA[<DIV class="photo&#10;&#9;&#9;&#9;&#9;&#9;&#9;&#9;" mce_serialized="8"><IMG style="BACKGROUND-IMAGE: url(http://l.yimg.com/a/im_siggrbjiDVC4FaMh65yM.WTB9w---y300-x275-q75-n1/p/ap/20090625/capt.51f66faab3ea41cabef5634a2c347940.aptopix_people_michael_jackson_nyet712.jpg); WIDTH: 295px; HEIGHT: 300px" alt="Story photo: Autopsy set after Michael Jackson's sudden death" src="http://l.yimg.com/a/i/us/omg/assets/images/omg-spacer-1.0.0.gif" mce_serialized="8"><CITE mce_serialized="8"><EM style="WIDTH: 295px" mce_serialized="8">FILE - In this Aug. 29, 1993 file photo, pop singer Michael Jackson performs during his 'Dangerous' concert in National Stadium, Singapore. (AP Photo/C.F. Tham, file)</EM>Associated Press </CITE></DIV>  <P mce_serialized="8">LOS ANGELES - <SPAN mce_serialized="8"><A href="http://omg.yahoo.com/celebs/michael-jackson/263" mce_serialized="8"><FONT color=#ec147f mce_serialized="8">Michael Jackson</FONT></A></SPAN>, defined in equal parts as the world's greatest entertainer and perhaps its most enigmatic figure, was about to attempt one of the greatest comebacks of all time. Then his life was cut shockingly -- and so far, mysteriously -- short.</P>  <P mce_serialized="8">The 50-year-old musical superstar died Thursday, just as he was preparing for what would be a series of 50 concerts starting July 13 at London's famed 02 arena. Jackson had been spending hours and hours toiling with a team of dancers for a performance he and his fans hoped would restore his tarnished legacy to its proper place in pop.</P>  <P mce_serialized="8">An autopsy was planned for Friday, though results were not likely to be final until toxicology tests could be completed, a process that could take several days and maybe weeks. However, if a cause can be determined by the autopsy, the results will be announced, said <SPAN mce_serialized="8">Los Angeles County Coroner</SPAN> Investigator Jerry McKibben.</P>  <P mce_serialized="8">Police said they were investigating, standard procedure in high-profile cases.</P>  <P mce_serialized="8">Jackson died at UCLA Medical Center after being stricken at his rented home in the posh Los Angeles neighborhood of Holmby Hills. Paramedics tried to resuscitate him at his home for nearly three-quarters of an hour, then rushed him to the hospital, where doctors continued to work on him.</P>  <P mce_serialized="8">"It is believed he suffered <SPAN mce_serialized="8">cardiac arrest</SPAN> in his home. However, the cause of his death is unknown until results of the autopsy are known," his brother Jermaine said.</P>  <P mce_serialized="8">Cardiac arrest is an abnormal heart rhythm that stops the heart from pumping blood to the body. It can occur after a heart attack or be caused by other heart problems.</P>  <P mce_serialized="8">Jackson's death brought a tragic end to a long, bizarre, sometimes farcical decline from his peak in the 1980s, when he was popular music's premier all-around performer, a uniter of black and white music who shattered the race barrier on <SPAN mce_serialized="8">MTV</SPAN>, dominated the charts and dazzled even more on stage.</P>  <P mce_serialized="8">His 1982 album, "Thriller" -- which included the blockbuster hits "Beat It," "<SPAN mce_serialized="8">Billie Jean</SPAN>" and "Thriller" -- is the best-selling album of all time, with an estimated 50 million copies sold worldwide.</P>  <P mce_serialized="8">Yet after selling more than 61 million albums in the U.S. and having a decade-long attraction open at Disney theme parks, Jackson died reportedly awash in about $400 million in debt, on the cusp of a final comeback after well over a decade of scandal.</P>  <P mce_serialized="8">Stephen Hill, an executive producer for the <SPAN mce_serialized="8">BET Awards</SPAN>, said Sunday's show would be dedicated to Jackson because of his influence on music and pop culture.</P>  <P mce_serialized="8">"I think what you're going to find is that acceptance speeches for awards will have nothing to do about the artists themselves, but about the influence that <SPAN mce_serialized="8"><A href="http://omg.yahoo.com/celebs/michael-jackson/263" mce_serialized="8"><FONT color=#ec147f mce_serialized="8">Michael Jackson</FONT></A></SPAN> had on them," Hill said in a phone interview.</P>  <P mce_serialized="8">As word of his death spread, MTV switched its programming to play videos from Jackson's heyday. Radio stations began playing marathons of his hits. Hundreds of people gathered outside the hospital. In New York's Times Square, a low groan went up in the crowd when a screen flashed that Jackson had died, and people began relaying the news to friends by cell phone.</P>  <P mce_serialized="8">"No joke. <SPAN mce_serialized="8">King of Pop</SPAN> is no more. Wow," <SPAN mce_serialized="8">Michael Harris</SPAN>, 36, of New York City, read from a text message a friend had sent him. "It's like when Kennedy was assassinated. I will always remember being in Times Square when <A href="http://omg.yahoo.com/celebs/michael-jackson/263" mce_serialized="8"><FONT color=#ec147f mce_serialized="8">Michael Jackson</FONT></A> died."</P>  <P mce_serialized="8">The public first knew him as a boy in the late 1960s, when he was the precocious, spinning lead singer of the <SPAN mce_serialized="8">Jackson 5</SPAN>, the singing group he formed with his four older brothers out of Gary, Ind. Among their No. 1 hits were "<SPAN mce_serialized="8">I Want You Back</SPAN>," "ABC" and "<SPAN mce_serialized="8">I'll Be There</SPAN>."</P>  <P mce_serialized="8">He was perhaps the most exciting performer of his generation, known for his backward-gliding moonwalk, his feverish, crotch-grabbing <SPAN mce_serialized="8">dance moves</SPAN> and his high-pitched singing, punctuated with squeals and titters. His single sequined glove, tight, military-style jacket and aviator sunglasses were trademarks, as was his ever-changing, surgically altered appearance.</P>  <P mce_serialized="8">"For Michael to be taken away from us so suddenly at such a young age, I just don't have the words," said <SPAN mce_serialized="8">Quincy Jones</SPAN>, who produced "Thriller." "He was the consummate entertainer and his contributions and legacy will be felt upon the world forever. I've lost my little brother today, and part of my soul has gone with him."</P>  <P mce_serialized="8">Jackson ranked alongside <SPAN mce_serialized="8">Elvis Presley</SPAN> and the <SPAN mce_serialized="8">Beatles</SPAN> as the biggest pop sensations of all time. He united two of music's biggest names when he was briefly married to Presley's daughter, Lisa Marie. Jackson's sudden death immediately evoked comparisons to that of Presley himself, who died at age 42 in 1977.   <P mce_serialized="8">"I am so very sad and confused with every emotion possible," <SPAN mce_serialized="8"><A href="http://omg.yahoo.com/celebs/lisa-marie-presley/1014" mce_serialized="8"><FONT color=#ec147f mce_serialized="8">Lisa Marie Presley</FONT></A></SPAN> said in a statement. "I am heartbroken for his children who I know were everything to him and for his family. This is such a massive loss on so many levels, words fail me."   <P mce_serialized="8">As years went by, Jackson became an increasingly freakish figure -- a middle-aged man-child weirdly out of touch with grown-up life. His skin became lighter, his nose narrower, and he spoke in a breathy, girlish voice. He often wore a germ mask while traveling, kept a pet chimpanzee named Bubbles as one of his closest companions and surrounded himself with children at his <SPAN mce_serialized="8">Neverland ranch</SPAN>, a storybook playland filled with toys, rides and animals. The tabloids dubbed him "<SPAN mce_serialized="8">Wacko Jacko</SPAN>."   <P mce_serialized="8">"It seemed to me that his internal essence was at war with the norms of the world. It's as if he was trying to defy gravity," said <SPAN mce_serialized="8">Michael Levine</SPAN>, a Hollywood publicist who represented Jackson in the early 1990s. He called Jackson a "disciple of P.T. Barnum" and said the star appeared fragile at the time but was "much more cunning and shrewd about the industry than anyone knew."   <P mce_serialized="8">Jackson caused a furor in 2002 when he playfully dangled his infant son, <A href="http://omg.yahoo.com/celebs/prince/91" mce_serialized="8"><FONT color=#ec147f mce_serialized="8">Prince</FONT></A> Michael II, over a hotel balcony in Berlin while a throng of fans watched from below.   <P mce_serialized="8">In 2005, he was cleared of charges that he molested a 13-year-old cancer survivor at Neverland in 2003. He had been accused of plying the boy with alcohol and groping him, and of engaging in strange and inappropriate behavior with other children.   <P mce_serialized="8">The case followed years of rumors about Jackson and young boys. In a TV documentary, he acknowledged sharing his bed with children, a practice he described as sweet and not at all sexual.   <P mce_serialized="8">Despite the acquittal, the lurid allegations that came out in court took a fearsome toll on his career and image, and he fell into serious financial trouble.   <P mce_serialized="8"><SPAN mce_serialized="8">Michael Joseph Jackson</SPAN> was born Aug. 29, 1958, in Gary. He was 4 years old when he began singing with his brothers -- Marlon, Jermaine, Jackie and Tito -- in the <SPAN mce_serialized="8">Jackson 5</SPAN>. After his early success with bubblegum soul, he struck out on his own, generating innovative, explosive, unstoppable music.   <P mce_serialized="8">The album "Thriller" alone mixed the dark, serpentine bass and drums and synthesizer approach of "<SPAN mce_serialized="8">Billie Jean</SPAN>," the grinding <A href="http://omg.yahoo.com/celebs/eddie-van-halen/724" mce_serialized="8"><FONT color=#ec147f mce_serialized="8">Eddie Van Halen</FONT></A> guitar solo on "Beat It" and the hiccups and falsettos on "<SPAN mce_serialized="8">Wanna Be Startin' Somethin</SPAN>'."   <P mce_serialized="8">The peak may have come in 1983, when Motown celebrated its 25th anniversary with an all-star televised concert and Jackson moonwalked off with the show, joining his brothers for a medley of old hits and then leaving them behind with a pointing, crouching, high-kicking, splay-footed, crotch-grabbing run through "Billie Jean."   <P mce_serialized="8">The audience stood and roared. Jackson raised his fist.   <P mce_serialized="8">During production of a 1984 Pepsi commercial, Jackson's scalp sustained burns when an explosion set his hair on fire.   <P mce_serialized="8">He had strong follow-up albums with 1987's "Bad" and 1991's "Dangerous," but his career began to collapse in 1993 after he was accused of molesting a boy who often stayed at his home. The singer denied any wrongdoing, reached a settlement with the boy's family, reported to be $20 million, and criminal charges were never filed.   <P mce_serialized="8">Jackson expressed anger over the allegations on the 1995 album, "HIStory," which sold more than 2.4 million copies, but by then, the popularity of Jackson's music was clearly waning even as public fascination with his increasingly erratic behavior was growing.   <P mce_serialized="8">Jackson married <SPAN mce_serialized="8"><A href="http://omg.yahoo.com/celebs/lisa-marie-presley/1014" mce_serialized="8"><FONT color=#ec147f mce_serialized="8">Lisa Marie Presley</FONT></A></SPAN> in 1994, and they divorced in 1996. Later that year, Jackson married Deborah Rowe, a former nurse for his dermatologist. They had two children together: <SPAN mce_serialized="8">Michael Joseph Jackson Jr</SPAN>., known as <A href="http://omg.yahoo.com/celebs/prince/91" mce_serialized="8"><FONT color=#ec147f mce_serialized="8">Prince</FONT></A> Michael, now 12; and <SPAN mce_serialized="8">Paris Michael Katherine Jackson</SPAN>, 11. Rowe filed for divorce in 1999.   <P mce_serialized="8">Jackson also had a third child, <A href="http://omg.yahoo.com/celebs/prince/91" mce_serialized="8"><FONT color=#ec147f mce_serialized="8">Prince</FONT></A> <SPAN mce_serialized="8">Michael II</SPAN>, now 7. Jackson said the boy, nicknamed Blanket as a baby, was his biological child born from a surrogate mother.   <P mce_serialized="8">Billboard magazine editorial director Bill Werde said Jackson's star power was unmatched. "The world just lost the biggest pop star in history, no matter how you cut it," Werde said. "He's literally the <SPAN mce_serialized="8">king of pop</SPAN>."   <P mce_serialized="8">Jackson's 13 No. 1 one hits on the <SPAN mce_serialized="8">Billboard charts</SPAN> put him behind only Presley, the <SPAN mce_serialized="8">Beatles</SPAN> and <SPAN mce_serialized="8"><A href="http://omg.yahoo.com/celebs/mariah-carey/108" mce_serialized="8"><FONT color=#ec147f mce_serialized="8">Mariah Carey</FONT></A></SPAN>, Werde said.   <P mce_serialized="8">"He was on the eve of potentially redeeming his career a little bit," he said. "People might have started to think of him again in a different light."   <P mce_serialized="8">__   <P mce_serialized="8">AP Special Correspondent Linda Deutsch and AP writers Derrik J. Lang, Solvej Schou, Anthony McCartney and <SPAN mce_serialized="8">Thomas Watkins</SPAN> in <SPAN mce_serialized="8">Los Angeles</SPAN>; and Virginia Byrne, Hillel Italie, Nekesa Mumbi Moody, Jocelyn Noveck and Mesfin Fekadu in New York contributed to this report.</P>]]></content:encoded>
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                <pubDate>Fri, 19 Jun 2009 22:39:00 +0000</pubDate>
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                                <description><![CDATA[*Robert Pattinson and Kristen Stewart Have Hidden Talents &nbsp; "Rob's an incredible guitarist and vocalist. [And] Kristen can really play guitar," reveals Jackson Rathbone, 24, who plays vampire Jasper Hale. "They're really multi-talented artists." &nbsp; In fact, the cast's musical interests helped the everyone bond, says Rathbone, a member of...]]></description>
                <content:encoded><![CDATA[<DIV id=ln0 mce_serialized="3">*Robert Pattinson and Kristen Stewart Have Hidden Talents</DIV>      <DIV id=ln1 mce_serialized="3">&nbsp;</DIV>  <DIV mce_serialized="3">"Rob's an incredible guitarist and vocalist. [And] Kristen can really play guitar," reveals Jackson Rathbone, 24, who plays vampire Jasper Hale. "They're really multi-talented artists."</DIV>      <DIV id=ln2 mce_serialized="3">&nbsp;</DIV>      <DIV id=ln3 mce_serialized="3">In fact, the cast's musical interests helped the everyone bond, says Rathbone, a member of the band 100 Monkeys: "Rob Pattinson and Kristen and Nikki [Reed] would do a lot of jam sessions, and Kellan [Lutz] and Ashley [Greene] and Peter [Facinelli] would all hang out in the hotel room and play music and hang out on the set."</DIV>      <DIV id=ln4 mce_serialized="3">&nbsp;</DIV>      <DIV id=ln5 mce_serialized="3">*Kristen and Rob Have Chemistry – On and Off Screen</DIV>      <DIV id=ln6 mce_serialized="3">The pair – who play a couple on screen – were seen smooching in Vancouver recently, but their cast mates insist there is no hot-and-heavy romance – yet, anyway.</DIV>      <DIV id=ln7 mce_serialized="3">&nbsp;</DIV>      <DIV id=ln8 mce_serialized="3">"Obviously there's chemistry: They're Bella and Edward!" says Justine Wachsberger, 24, who plays vampire sympathizer Gianna in the film. But "they just seem like great friends."</DIV>      <DIV id=ln9 mce_serialized="3">&nbsp;</DIV>      <DIV id=ln10 mce_serialized="3">Rathbone adds that whenever the cast is together, Pattinson and Stewart "didn't treat each other any differently [than the other cast members]. We're all equals in the room. It's like a family.”</DIV>      <DIV id=ln11 mce_serialized="3">&nbsp;</DIV>      <DIV id=ln12 mce_serialized="3">*The Most Talked-About Relationship on Set Was ... a Bromance</DIV>      <DIV id=ln13 mce_serialized="3">"Me and Mike [Welch] (Mike Newton in New Moon)," jokes Justin Chon, 28, who plays Bella's pal Eric Yorkie. "Me and Mike had a bromance. We just loved to hang out together and talk about stupid things."</DIV>      <DIV id=ln14 mce_serialized="3">&nbsp;</DIV>      <DIV id=ln15 mce_serialized="3">*The Cast Is Still Grounded</DIV>      <DIV id=ln16 mce_serialized="3">Twilight actors with big and small roles all hang together at least part of the time, and they shared a love of exploring the beauty of the locations in Canada and Italy.</DIV>      <DIV id=ln17 mce_serialized="3">&nbsp;</DIV>      <DIV id=ln18 mce_serialized="3">"You would expect diva behavior from them since they're so big now, but they're really nice and down to earth," says Wachsberger.</DIV>      <DIV id=ln19 mce_serialized="3">&nbsp;</DIV>      <DIV id=ln20 mce_serialized="3">*Fans Should Be Salivating for New Moon</DIV>      <DIV id=ln21 mce_serialized="3">"I think it's going to be better than the first one," says Chon. "I think [director] Chris Weitz is going to do a really good job with it. I was really impressed. I think it's going to be amazing."</DIV>      <DIV id=ln22 mce_serialized="3">&nbsp;</DIV>      <DIV id=ln23 mce_serialized="3">source:<A class=externalLink onclick="return outboundLink('http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,202843');" href="http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,202843" rel=nofollow mce_serialized="3"><FONT color=#528bc0 mce_serialized="3">http://www.people.com/people/a...</FONT></A> 18,00.html</DIV>]]></content:encoded>
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                <title>New Moon trailer!</title>
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                <pubDate>Tue, 02 Jun 2009 12:07:00 +0000</pubDate>
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                                <description><![CDATA[THE OFFICIAL NEW MOON TRAILER ( COMMENTS PLS! ) [video align='align-left']http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kSFMmkMfQ5Q[/video] &nbsp;]]></description>
                <content:encoded><![CDATA[<P align=center mce_serialized="11"><STRONG mce_serialized="11"><FONT color=#990033 size=4 mce_serialized="11">THE OFFICIAL NEW MOON TRAILER ( COMMENTS PLS! )</FONT></STRONG></P>  <P align=center mce_serialized="11">[video align='align-left']http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kSFMmkMfQ5Q[/video]</P>  <P mce_serialized="11">&nbsp;</P>]]></content:encoded>
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                <title>Robert Pattinson Is White Hot</title>
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                <pubDate>Thu, 28 May 2009 12:13:00 +0000</pubDate>
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                                <description><![CDATA[In regards to all other shirtless vampires, Robert Pattinson pales in comparison.R.Patz showed off his bloodless torso while filming "New Moon" in Italy today. HOT HOT HOT!!!!!]]></description>
                <content:encoded><![CDATA[<P mce_serialized="4">In regards to all other shirtless vampires, <STRONG mce_serialized="4" xMXZB="0">Robert Pattinson</STRONG> pales in comparison.<BR mce_serialized="4" xMXZB="0"><BR mce_serialized="4" xMXZB="0"><IMG border=0 hspace=0 alt="Robert Pattinson" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.tmz.com/media/2009/05/0527_robert_pattinson_spl103122_003_splash_exc-1_2.jpg" width=490 height=354 mce_serialized="4" xMXZB="0"><BR mce_serialized="4" xMXZB="0"><BR mce_serialized="4" xMXZB="0">R.Patz showed off his bloodless torso while filming "<STRONG mce_serialized="4" xMXZB="0">New Moon</STRONG>" in Italy today.</P>  <P mce_serialized="4">HOT HOT HOT!!!!!<BR mce_serialized="4" xMXZB="0"></P>]]></content:encoded>
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                <title>Brad Pitt, Angelina Jolie Meet Robert Pattinson in Cannes</title>
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                <pubDate>Thu, 21 May 2009 22:09:00 +0000</pubDate>
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                                <description><![CDATA[Andrew H. Walker/Getty Images; Nick Harvey/WireImage.comUs Magazine Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie had an unexpected guest at their private dinner near Cannes, France, Tuesday night.Twilight star Robert Pattinson arrived at the Michaelangelo restaurant in Antibes just as the star couple were saying their goodbyes at the Inglourious Basterds fete.See photos...]]></description>
                <content:encoded><![CDATA[<P mce_serialized="3"><IMG style="BACKGROUND-IMAGE: url(http://l.yimg.com/k/im_siggDdikiGWpSjdUi8PaKC5V.g---y300-x275-q75-n1/omg/us/img/4570_us_article_26008.jpg); WIDTH: 267px; HEIGHT: 300px" alt="Story photo: Brad Pitt, Angelina Jolie Meet Robert Pattinson in Cannes" src="http://l.yimg.com/a/i/us/omg/assets/images/omg-spacer-1.0.0.gif" mce_serialized="3"><CITE mce_serialized="3"><EM style="WIDTH: 249px" mce_serialized="3"><BR mce_serialized="3">Andrew H. Walker/Getty Images; Nick Harvey/WireImage.com</EM>Us Magazine </CITE></P>  <P mce_serialized="3"><CITE mce_serialized="3"><A href="http://omg.yahoo.com/celebs/brad-pitt/7" mce_serialized="3"><FONT color=#ec147f mce_serialized="3">Brad Pitt</FONT></A> and <A href="http://omg.yahoo.com/celebs/angelina-jolie/2" mce_serialized="3"><FONT color=#ec147f mce_serialized="3">Angelina Jolie</FONT></A> had an unexpected guest at their private dinner near Cannes, France, Tuesday night.<BR mce_serialized="3"><BR mce_serialized="3">Twilight star <A href="http://omg.yahoo.com/celebs/robert-pattinson/1631" mce_serialized="3"><FONT color=#ec147f mce_serialized="3">Robert Pattinson</FONT></A> arrived at the Michaelangelo restaurant in Antibes just as the star couple were saying their goodbyes at the Inglourious Basterds fete.<BR mce_serialized="3"><BR mce_serialized="3"><A href="http://www.usmagazine.com/photos/surprise-celeb-bffs" target=_blank mce_serialized="3"><FONT color=#ec147f mce_serialized="3">See photos of surprise celebrity BFFs.</FONT></A><BR mce_serialized="3"><BR mce_serialized="3">"He arrived as Brad and Angelina were leaving," a restaurant source tells Usmagazine.com. "But they spoke in the hallway. It didn't seem like they knew each other that well, but the conversation was friendly. Brad shouted back to Rob, 'Go inside and get something to eat.' They all seemed happy."<BR mce_serialized="3"><BR mce_serialized="3">Pitt and Jolie dined with the cast and crew of his new film the night before the Cannes Film Festival premiere of Basterds. The two stars left their hotel, Hotel du Cap, and arrived at the restaurant at 11 p.m., along with director <A href="http://omg.yahoo.com/celebs/quentin-tarantino/1137" mce_serialized="3"><FONT color=#ec147f mce_serialized="3">Quentin Tarantino</FONT></A>, Harvey Weinstein and costar <A href="http://omg.yahoo.com/celebs/diane-kruger/478" mce_serialized="3"><FONT color=#ec147f mce_serialized="3">Diane Kruger</FONT></A> -- who was joined by boyfriend <A href="http://omg.yahoo.com/celebs/joshua-jackson/338" mce_serialized="3"><FONT color=#ec147f mce_serialized="3">Joshua Jackson</FONT></A>.<BR mce_serialized="3"><BR mce_serialized="3"><A href="http://www.usmagazine.com/photos/celebrity-pda" target=_blank mce_serialized="3"><FONT color=#ec147f mce_serialized="3">See photos of couples who can't get enough of each other.</FONT></A><BR mce_serialized="3"><BR mce_serialized="3">"It was really lively and friendly," the source tells Us, adding that the group dined on focaccia bread, prosciutto, truffle ravioli and rigatonni with sausage. "Everybody was relaxed and being themselves. <A href="http://omg.yahoo.com/celebs/quentin-tarantino/1137" mce_serialized="3"><FONT color=#ec147f mce_serialized="3">Quentin Tarantino</FONT></A> was the center of attention, telling stories and making everyone laugh."<BR mce_serialized="3"><BR mce_serialized="3">When Pattinson -- who walked the red carpet at Wednesday's premiere of Basterds -- arrived at the restaurant, the chefs rushed to serve food to him and his group of four people, including <A href="http://omg.yahoo.com/celebs/emile-hirsch/549" mce_serialized="3"><FONT color=#ec147f mce_serialized="3">Emile Hirsch</FONT></A> and Brianna Domont. <BR mce_serialized="3"><BR mce_serialized="3"><A href="http://www.usmagazine.com/photos/angie-takes-over-cannes" target=_blank mce_serialized="3"><FONT color=#ec147f mce_serialized="3">See what Angelina Jolie wore to Cannes last year.</FONT></A><BR mce_serialized="3"><BR mce_serialized="3">"There wasn't much left, but they were all given something to eat," the source tells Us. "Just simple food."<BR mce_serialized="3"><BR mce_serialized="3">Before leaving, the actor -- who just celebrated his 23rd birthday this week -- took photos with the restaurant's owner, Mamo.<BR mce_serialized="3"><BR mce_serialized="3">"He was nice," adds the source. "Very friendly."<BR mce_serialized="3"><BR mce_serialized="3"><BR mce_serialized="3">More news from Usmagazine.com <IMG border=0 src="http://l.yimg.com/a/i/us/omg/assets/images/usw_feedlogo.gif" mce_serialized="3"><BR mce_serialized="3"><BR mce_serialized="3"></P>  <UL mce_serialized="3">  <LI mce_serialized="3"><A href="http://www.usmagazine.com/news/michael-jackson-postpones-concert-dates-2009205" mce_serialized="3"><FONT color=#ec147f mce_serialized="3">Michael Jackson Postpones Concert Dates</FONT></A></LI>  <LI mce_serialized="3"><A href="http://www.usmagazine.com/news/angelina-jolie-and-brad-pitt-show-pda-at-cannes-2009205" mce_serialized="3"><FONT color=#ec147f mce_serialized="3">Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt Show PDA at Cannes Film Fest</FONT></A></LI>  <LI mce_serialized="3"><A href="http://www.usmagazine.com/news/carrie-underwood-explains-why-she-limped-off-idol-tuesday-2009205" mce_serialized="3"><A href="http://omg.yahoo.com/celebs/carrie-underwood/65" mce_serialized="3"><FONT color=#ec147f mce_serialized="3">Carrie Underwood</FONT></A> Explains Why She Limped Off American Idol Tuesday</A mce_serialized="3"></LI></UL>  <P mce_serialized="3"><BR mce_serialized="3"><BR mce_serialized="3"></CITE>&nbsp;</P>]]></content:encoded>
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