Michael Jackson

Michael Jackson Biography
Bad and Dangerous to some, King of Pop, Michael Jackson is one of the greatest singers and dancers since the ’80s who has redefined the pop culture. This Michael Jackson biography showcases those moments and events that truly changed his life.

Michael Jackson Acquitted Of All Charges
The jury announced its verdict today in the infamous Michael Jackson molestation case, and the superstar has been found not guilty on all counts.

Michael Jackson’s Trial Making Him Sick
Pop superstar Michael Jackson seems to be suffering physically as a result of his felony child molestation trial.

The Michael Jackson Child Molestation Trial Finally Begins
The controversial trial of pop singer Michael Jackson finally begins this week in California, with the district attorney and Jackson’s attorney presenting opening statements to kick-start what will surely be an intensely scrutinized public trial full of shocking disclosures.

Michael Jackson: And Babies Make Seven?
There have been reports that Michael Jackson has been seen with a Florida actress who is reportedly the surrogate mother of his quadruplets.

Michael Jackson - Biography of the King of Pop
A short biography of Michael Jackson, often referred to as The King of Pop and also MJ.

Tales Of The Broke And Famous
If the rumors are true that Michael Jackson's lavish life style has left him broke, he would not be the first famous celebrity in financial straights. John Wayne found himself in hock after 150 movies.

Trouble in Neverland
Michael Jackson is back in the news again, after police converged on his Neverland ranch Tuesday as part of an unspecified criminal investigation.

Michael Jackson ‘Unmasked’
ABC will air a British-produced documentary, Living with Michael Jackson, which will provide a rare glimpse into the odd life of the King of Pop.

Michael Jackson: No Charges for Jacko’s Baby Dangling
The Berlin police announced Friday that there will be no further investigation into Michael Jackson’s baby-dangling incident.

Michael Jackson: Wacko Jacko Broke-o?
A $12 million lawsuit has been filed against Michael Jackson amidst rumors that his financial woes are deepening.

Michael Jackson’s Ex, Debbie Rowe, Denies Motherhood
Recently Michael Jackson announced the arrival of his third child and there was speculation that Rowe is the mother – a charge that she denies.

Michael Jackson and Baby Makes Three
Michael Jackson recently revealed that he has yet another child, a son named Prince Michael II, which brings the total to three.

Michael Jackson Attacks Sony
Michael Jackson has launched an attack against his record company Sony Music and its boss, Tommy Mottola, claiming racism.

United We Stand: A Terror Relief Benefit Concert
Michael Jackson is headlining a terror relief benefit concert on Sunday, October 21st at RFK Stadium in Washington, DC.

‘N Sync and Michael Jackson Celebrate the Solo Years
‘N Sync was recently able to rearrange their schedule to make room for Michael Jackson: 30th Anniversary Celebration, The Solo Years.

Michael Jackson to Sell the Beatles?
With his upcoming world tour and new album on the horizon, Michael Jackson is rumored to be considering selling his Beatles rights.

Jackson Faces Losing Neverland to Public Auction
Unless Jackson comes up with more than $24m (£12m) that he owes on Neverland it will go to highest bidder

Unbreakable: Michael Jackson Defines Greatness
Michael Jackson proves he is unbreakable because he exercises the value of perseverance

Jacko Bags £1,800 Handshakes
Michael Jackson will give a whole new meaning to the term "golden handshake" tonight when he greets Japanese fans prepared to pay large sums to press the flesh and have their photo taken with the troubled pop star.

Jacko's Japanese Fans Pay $3,500 for Face Time
Tomorrow night Michael Jackson will give a whole new meaning to the term 'golden handshake' when he greets Japanese fans prepared to pay terrific sums to press the flesh and have their photo taken with the troubled King of Pop.

Jackson Eyes Ireland Amid Talk of Gigs and New Album
Either Michael Jackson is on the verge of a stunning comeback, or he is sinking to new depths of personal and financial crisis: as usual, his reality seems rather flexible.

Beatles Songs Pay Off Debt for Jackson
The long and winding road of Michael Jackson, from King of Pop to strange recluse with cash troubles, has led to a deal that will help avert his bankruptcy in exchange for a slice of music history - his share in the Beatles' catalogue.

Jackson Faces New Child Molestation Charges
Michael Jackson is facing new charges of child molestation following allegations from a 20-year-old that the singer assaulted him, forced him to have plastic surgery and stole his musical ideas.

Jackson in Trouble After Anti-semitic Phone Rant
Michael Jackson has been taped making overtly anti-semitic remarks during a phone call, describing Jews as "leeches" that conspired to leave him "penniless".

Beleaguered Jackson Faces Fresh Court Battles - and Comparisons to Willy Wonka
Creditors launch multimillion dollar claims.

No Sign of Jackson As Family and Friends Celebrate Trial Verdict
His loyal fans were there along with his mother and his brother. Even one of the jurors who last week cleared him of child molestation charges had turned up. In fact the only person missing from the celebration of thanks for Michael Jackson's acquittal was Michael Jackson.

Jackson's Soul Search
Michael Jackson has been in my life since I was a child. Nelson George

Lawyer: Jackson Will Change Lifestyle
Michael Jackson's lawyer said today that the singer will no longer share his bed with young boys.

Jackson Found Not Guilty
· Singer cleared of molesting boy · Fans cheer verdicts · Justice done, says defence attorney

Jackson's Trial, Our Error
Amid claim and counterclaim, we are losing sight of what the singer is being tried for. Mary Riddell

Waiting for Jacko
He was looking for a verdict in the Michael Jackson trial, but what Dan Glaister found was an absurdist drama played out in a car park.

Jury Retires to Ponder Jackson's Fate
Verdict in US child sex trial is expected next week.

Jackson 'groomed Children for World of the Forbidden'
The Michael Jackson child molestation trial reached a climactic phase yesterday as the prosecution began its closing statements by seeking to portray the singer as a practised serial paedophile who exploited children.

Jackson Charge Amended
The judge in the Michael Jackson trial has ruled that one of the lesser charges against the singer can be revised, increasing the likelihood of a guilty verdict.

Jackson Not Called to Testify As Defence Ends
The defence in the Michael Jackson child molestation trial rested its case yesterday without calling the 46-year-old singer to the stand.

Leno's Testimony is No Joke for Jackson's Defence Team
Jay Leno, one of America's most popular and respected television personalities, gave evidence at the Michael Jackson trial yesterday, telling the court that he had been approached by the boy at the centre of the sexual molestation allegations and was suspicious of him.

Child Star Shared Bed With Jackson
Macaulay Culkin takes stand to deny that singer molested him.

Jackson is Victim of Vultures, Says Ex-wife
Part of the prosecution case against Michael Jackson was in danger of unravelling yesterday when his ex-wife jumped to his defence and made him appear a victim of "opportunistic vultures" around him.

Jackson Ranch Changed Children, Says Grandmother
The grandmother of the teenage accuser in the Michael Jackson child molestation case testified yesterday that she had always maintained a close relationship with her three grandchildren, but when they returned from the singer's ranch they had changed.

Jackson Jury Sees Photos of Mother 'beaten at Store'
The jury in the Michael Jackson child molestation trial has been shown photographs depicting the mother of the alleged victim covered in bruises.

Jackson Fooled Us, Says Mother
The mother of the teenage boy allegedly molested by Michael Jackson entered her fourth day on the witness stand yesterday to face further cross-examination by the singer's lead attorney, Thomas Mesereau.

The Jackson Trial
Americans are recoiling as the shocking details of the Michael Jackson case unfold. But can the singer survive the litany of charges against him? Paul Harris reports

Neverland is Full of Booze, Porn and Sex, Says Mother
The Michael Jackson trial reached what is expected to be its pivotal moment yesterday when the 46-year-old singer's lawyers began their cross-examination of the mother of his teenage accuser.

Jackson Trial Turns Testy As Defence Questions Mother
The Michael Jackson trial reached what is expected to be its pivotal moment yesterday when defence attorneys for the 46-year-old singer began their cross-examination of the mother of the teenage accuser.

'I Lost My Kids' at Jackson Ranch
The mother of the teenage boy in the Michael Jackson child molestation case told the jury yesterday that she felt she had lost her children after Martin Bashir's documentary Living with Michael Jackson was broadcast.

Mother on Stand at Jackson Trial
Mother of Jackson's teenage accuser told the court yesterday that the singer and his associates persuaded her that her family was in mortal danger from 'killers' after the broadcast of the Martin Bashir documentary, Living with Michael Jackson.

Jackson 'shared Boy's Bed'
The mother of a boy who reached a multimillion-dollar settlement with Michael Jackson in the 1990s told yesterday how the singer was "sobbing and crying, shaking and trembling" when she said he could not share her son's bed.

Maid Saw Jackson in Bed With Children
A former maid in Michael Jackson's house told the jury at his child molestation trial yesterday she had seen him having a shower with a young boy.

Jackson Abused Me and Gave Me Money to Keep Silent, Witness Says
Court hears claims of earlier molestations.

Setback for Jackson As Judge Allows Prior Abuse Claims in Court
Michael Jackson suffered a serious setback in his attempt to fend off charges of child molestation yesterday when a California judge ruled that evidence of prior allegations could be considered at the pop star's trial.

Jackson to Jackson: Why I Wore Pyjamas
In an interview with the civil rights leader Jesse Jackson yesterday Michael Jackson explained why he arrived in court wearing his pyjama bottoms two weeks ago.

Michael Jackson's Courtroom Fashion on Trial
The main topic of sartorial debate inside the courtroom at the Michael Jackson trial came not with the king of pop's unlikely arrival in a pair of blue pyjama bottoms, but a few days earlier.

Jackson Accuser Explains Denial
The 15-year-old accuser in the Michael Jackson child molestation case told the prosecution yesterday he had denied the singer had molested him because he did not want to be made fun of at school.

Jackson Did Not Touch Me, Boy Told Teacher
The teenage accuser at the centre of the Michael Jackson child molestation trial admitted to the court yesterday that he had told a teacher that the singer had not touched him.

Pyjama-clad Jackson Risks $3m Court Penalty for Late Arrival
The Michael Jackson trial descended further into farce yesterday as the judge ordered the singer's arrest when he failed to appear at court.

Jackson Risks Arrest Over Late Arrival at Court
Michael Jackson today risked arrest and a $3m penalty after arriving just over an hour late to the California courtroom hearing his child molestation case.

Jackson Accuser Tells Court of On-off Friendship With Pop Star
The 15-year-old boy who accuses Michael Jackson of child molestation yesterday confronted the pop star across the courtroom as he took to the witness box.

Alleged Victim's Family Heaped Praise on Jackson in Father's Day Card
Michael Jackson's defence attorney sought yesterday to undermine the credibility of the younger brother of his accuser by presenting a father's day card written by the now 14-year-old to the singer.

Jackson Showed Us Sex on Net, Boy Tells Jurors
Jurors in the Michael Jackson child molestation case heard from the accuser's younger brother yesterday.

Family Praises Jackson in Film Seen By Jury
The mother and son at the centre of the Michael Jackson allegations were shown in video footage yesterday praising the 46-year-old singer and insisting there was nothing untoward about his relationship with the boy.

Fame in the Frame, As the Moral Majority Rejoices
World Briefing: America has a passion for putting celebrities on trial. And as Michael Jackson could soon discover, the bigger they come, the harder they fall, writes Simon Tisdall.

Parents 'agreed to Son's Night With Jackson'
Sister tells of family rows, and encounters that left boy jumpy.

Jackson Team 'fretted' at Television Exposã©
Michael Jackson's team was "extremely agitated" following the broadcast of a British documentary highlighting his friendships with children, a former employee of his company said yesterday.

Tears and Tension As Court Sees Film About Jackson
Sharp exchanges between prosecution and Martin Bashir before journalist's documentary is submitted as evidence.

Martin Bashir Takes Stand
Martin Bashir takes stand in Jackson child abuse trial.

Michael Jackson Sexually Abused Boy at Neverland Ranch, Court Told
Michael Jackson abused a 13-year-old boy who suffered from cancer and exposed the teenager to "strange sexual behaviour" during visits to his Neverland ranch. The star was then involved in a desperate bid to salvage his career from claims that threatened to destroy him, a jury heard yesterday.

First Witnesses to Testify in Jackson Trial
A year and three months since his arrest, and a month after the court case against him officially began, the serious business of the People of California versus Michael Joseph Jackson finally gets under way today in Santa Maria.

Heart Victim Family Plan to Sue Jackson
Michael Jackson faces further legal action, from the family of a woman who died after she was moved in hospital, apparently to make way for the singer when he took ill on the way to court last week.

Heart Attack Victim's Family May Sue Jackson
Fresh legal action loomed against Michael Jackson yesterday when the family of a woman who died after she was moved in hospital, apparently to make way for the singer, announced plans to sue.

Jackson Describes Charges As Fiction
Michael Jackson dismissed the child molestation charges levelled against him as 'fiction' and said his celebrity makes him a target in an interview due to be broadcast last night.

Jackson Awaits Date With Jury But Onlookers Offer Instant Verdicts
Supporters arrive from around the world to witness Michael Jackson enter court to face the first day of his trial on charges of child molestation.

Jackson Defiant on Eve of Abuse Trial
Singer condemns 'malicious' court leaks and predicts acquittal in video statement.

The Michael Jackson Trial
Focus: It's the celebrity trial to top them all - the fading King of Pop defending charges that he molested a young and seriously ill boy. Can justice be done when media attention threatens to turn the case into a circus? Paul Harris reports from Santa Maria, California.

Boy's Graphic Testimony Accuses Michael Jackson of Molestation
Graphic details emerged last night of the allegations made by the boy accusing Michael Jackson of molestation, including an explicit account of how he was allegedly plied with alcohol and masturbated by the pop star.

Jackson Trial Ban Bypassed
BSkyB is planning to reconstruct the forthcoming trial of pop star Michael Jackson on a daily basis in an attempt to circumvent an order banning cameras from the US courtroom.

Jackson Arrives in Court for 'face Off' With His Old Enemy
Michael Jackson yesterday came face to face with the prosecutor who has pursued him on child molestation charges for more than10 years. The singer made a rare courtroom appearance to watch a pre-trial hearing in Santa Maria, California, during which district attorney Tom Sneddon was in...

Is Michael Jackson Turning Black Again?
He has spent years attempting to obliterate any trace of his African-American roots. So why, since his arrest, is Michael Jackson suddenly so keen to embrace the black community? Gary Younge reports on the singer's unexpected racial conversion.

CBS 'buys' $1m Jackson Interview
Michael Jackson was allegedly paid an extra $1m (£560,000) for a planned television appearance to secure an exclusive interview broadcast last Sunday in which he accused police of manhandling him. In the interview Jackson, who is due to appear in court on child molestation charges...

Michael Jackson on Abuse Charge
Michael Jackson, the faded "king of pop", was yesterday charged with seven counts of child molestation in a California court. The charges of "lewd or lascivious acts" claim that there was "substantial sexual contact" between the pop star and the unnamed teenage boy in...

Charities Shun Jackson
Charities and organisations that have benefited from Michael Jackson's generosity are seeking to distance themselves from him following charges against the singer of child molestation. Last week the singer's name was covered over at his former Los Angeles school, to which he gave money...

Jackson Edges Ahead in Child Abuse Row
If they thought it was an open-and-shut case, prosecutors investigating child abuse allegations against Michael Jackson got it badly wrong. Just 10 days after the heavily publicised police raid on the singer's Neverland ranch, the inquiry has hit several embarrassing snags. While the...

Trial By Mouse
As Michael Jackson sets up his own website, could use of the media by legal defendants be influencing trials, wonders Duncan Campbell?

Michael Jackson Says Charge is 'big Lie'
Michael Jackson, his show business friends and his legal team have mounted an aggressive defence against the child molestation charges he faces.

Jackson Website Puts His Case
Michael Jackson today broke his silence on the child sex allegations he was charged with last week, through a website he has set up as "a source of official communications" on his case. In his statement on the website, mjnews.us, the pop star said that the...

Jackson Makes Music As Abuse Claims Leak
Boy at centre of case said to be cancer patient whom singer met at children's hospital and invited to Neverland.

Nightmare in Neverland
Insanity caused by celebrity might be Michael Jackson's best defence. The reason people are photographed as soon as they are arrested is that identification is a key issue in most crimes.

Jackson Bailed on Child Charge
Pop singer taken to jail in handcuffs, charged, photographed and fingerprinted as his lawyers insist he will fight molestation allegations

Arrest Warrant for Jackson on Child Abuse Charges
Singer to hand himself in after accusations of 'lewd' behaviour.

Police Raid Jackson Ranch Following Fresh Allegations From Boy, 13
Police yesterday carried out an extensive search of Michael Jackson's ranch in the US as part of an "ongoing criminal investigation".

Police Raid Michael Jackson's Ranch
Police yesterday carried out an extensive search of Michael Jackson's ranch in the US as part of an "ongoing criminal investigation".

Police Search Michael Jackson's Ranch
Californian police were tonight searching the home of pop legend Michael Jackson after authorities issued a search warrant related to a criminal investigation, a police spokesman said. Officers swarmed over the 45-year-old star's sprawling Neverland Ranch in the Santa Ynez Valley near...

Police Search Michael Jackson Ranch
Californian police were tonight searching the home of pop legend Michael Jackson after authorities issued a search warrant related to a criminal investigation, a police spokesman said. Officers swarmed over the 45-year-old star's sprawling Neverland Ranch in the Santa Ynez Valley near...

$5,000 for a Trip to Neverland
Michael Jackson this week announced that visitors will be able to spend a day at his California ranch, Neverland.

Jackson Sick (literally) of Being Sued and May Be Facing Bankruptcy
Big debts and reckless spending threaten man who sold 50m copies of Thriller. Michael Jackson is facing bankruptcy, according to the people he hired five years ago to take care of his financial affairs. But the singer's lawyers claim that Jackson is not suffering so much from financial woes as an illness caused by a surfeit of lawsuits.

Granada agrees not to use unseen Jackson footage
Granada has agreed not to show any unused footage from Martin Bashir's controversial Michael Jackson documentary until the high court has ruled on a bid by the star to take control of it.

Jackson Exacts Revenge on Bashir in Two-hour Tv Rebuttal
The sweet taste of revenge was Michael Jackson's this week when footage aired on American TV showed Martin Bashir contradicting himself by lavishing praise on the star's parenting skills and his Neverland ranch. The journalist, who said Neverland was a "dangerous place" for vulnerable...

Bashir breaks silence on Jackson
Martin Bashir, one of the most publicity-shy TV presenters, is to break his silence on Michael Jackson and subject himself to questioning over his controversial documentary about the pop star.

Now America woos celebrity interviewer who snared Jackson
Martin Bashir has been offered a multi-million-pound deal with the American television giant ABC following the screening of his Michael Jackson interview.

Bad to worse
Why is everybody so quick to label Michael Jackson? Who among us can honestly say we haven't gone shopping and bought things we didn't really need? Who hasn't wished they could change their appearance a little? Who hasn't built their own private funfair, zoo and fantasy park and got 12-year-old kids to come over and stay the night in their bedroom? OK, so just Michael then.

Michael Jackson statement
Here is the full text of the statement issued today on behalf of Michael Jackson by Bell Yard Communications: "Michael is devastated and feels utterly betrayed by the British television programme, Living With Michael Jackson, presented by Martin Bashir and broadcast in the UK on Monday, February 3, 2003, which he regards as...

Jackson 'devastated' By Bashir Film
Michael Jackson has condemned Martin Bashir's ITV documentary as a 'gross distortion of the truth', saying he feels 'devastated and utterly betrayed'. By Claire Cozens.

Not so wacko Jacko
The general consensus about the Michael Jackson interview on ITV on Monday is that it revealed how truly mad he is. It did the opposite for me, making me wonder more about the craziness of the culture that produced him.

Granada sells Jackson show to ABC for £3.5m
American broadcaster ABC has outbid its US rivals in the race to show Martin Bashir's interview with Michael Jackson, paying Granada £3.5m for the exclusive rights to the footage.

Peter Aveyard: We ain't going without a fight
Whacko Jacko is at it again. "He just gets dafter by the day" said Bubbles. Michael Jackson has been spotted wearing only one shoe. The wacky singer famous for pioneering cosmetic surgery to the point where he is now composed of 72% silicone claimed to have been bitten by a common spider.

I'd Rather Face Up to My Wrinkles
Botox treatment may be too high a price to pay for eternal youth. If you called the singer Michael Jackson two-faced, he'd sue you for defamation because it's clear he's had far more than that. Strictly speaking, he's probably seven- or eight-faced by now.

Horror greets Jackson's baby dangling stunt
The pop star Michael Jackson astonished onlookers in Berlin yesterday when he dangled his nine-month-old son over a fifth floor hotel balcony.

Michael Jackson, Imaginary Artist of the Millennium
Michael Jackson was nursing a bruised ego yesterday after MTV viewers watched him accept a non-existent Artist of the Millennium award.

Bionic Woman returns to TV
The US media company run by former Channel 4 chief executive Michael Jackson is planning to revive 70s action drama The Bionic Woman.

Michael Jackson is Wrong
Record companies are increasingly being attacked by their most influential talent. Industry legend Clive Davis tells Caroline Sullivan about the problem of 'dissident artists'.

From Bad to worse
Michael Jackson's career began with family group, The Jackson 5. Solo career took off with Off The Wall album in 1979, which produced four Top 10 singles and sold more than 20 million copies.

Jacko gets tough: but is he a race crusader or just a falling star?
Pop star whose latest album failed to match earlier successes accuses Sony chairman of exploitation. Pop singer Michael Jackson has launched a fierce attack on the American music industry, labelling the chairman of Sony Music a racist and accusing record companies of a conspiracy to defraud their black artists.

Jackson to party with Clinton
Fresh from Liza Minnelli's nuptial freak show, ageing boy wonder Michael Jackson's next public appearance will be even more curious: headlining on stage with Bill Clinton, saxophonist.