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Give me a break: Michael Jackson was not some sort of cultural giant Friday, July 10, 2009 By Alisa Valdes-Rodriguez I have watched the fawning nonstop media coverage of the death of Michael Jackson with skepticism this past week. Yes, premature death is tragic. Upon that we can (mostly) all agree. What I cannot agree with, however, are the repeated claims that Mr. Jackson: was a musical genius; broke down racial barriers; was a brilliant singer; was a great dancer; changed American culture. The book "African American Education" by Walter Recharde Allen details the rampant double standards applied by the...

What is the deal on Michael Jackson?

Michael Jackson's defense attorney ridiculed two jurors who say they regret voting to acquit the singer of child molestation charges, saying it was "time to move on" from the case. "The bottom line is it makes no difference what they're saying," Thomas Mesereau Jr. told The Associated Press, pointing out the jurors announced their turnaround Monday as they began publicizing book deals. "Twelve people deliberated and out of that process justice is supposed to result. Now, two months later, these jurors are changing their tunes. They clearly like being on TV," Mesereau said. "I'm very suspicious."

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - As a nervous Michael Jackson awaits the verdict of the jury in his child sex abuse trial, an even tougher future may be awaiting him in a California state prison if he is convicted. Is Jackson too fragile and rarefied to endure prison? Or have his 40 years in the cutthroat music business made him more resilient than he appears? "Any celebrity who has lived a life of entitlement is going to have an incredibly difficult time coping with prison," said J. Randy Taraborrelli, who wrote the 1991 biography "Michael Jackson: The Magic and the Madness."...

LONDON: Adding some more evidence against Michael Jackson, a detective, who led the first sex abuse case probe ten years ago, has revealed that the singer was caught with explicit photograph of naked children in his bedroom. Bill Dworin, the detective, said he found the sickening hoard at the pop star's Neverland ranch as he probed allegations that Jackson molested a boy, according to report in The Sun. The find was kept a secret as prosecutors decided that the shots would not convict him without 13-year-old Jordy Chandler's testimony, the retired Los Angeles cop added. Jordy gave a statement telling...

NEW YORK — A man who appears to be pop superstar Michael Jackson was seen in a videotape on Tuesday apparently dangling an infant out a hotel balcony in Berlin, Germany. The man in the video, apparently Jackson, seemed to be smiling as he briefly held the baby out over the edge of the balcony before retreating back into the hotel room. The child, who has not been positively identified, had a small blanket draped over his head and was seen kicking his feet as he was held out over the railing. "He brought him out to show him...

Fox just showed a clip of Jackson really losing his grip, on reality and his baby, in Germany: REUTERS/Tobias Schwarz

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