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A former New York administrative judge resigned and apologized Friday over a Halloween costume he wore in 1988 of “a well-known public figure of color,” according to a press release. Former administrative judge Craig Doran said he resigned as administrative judge for the Rochester region when a photo from a Halloween party reportedly was circulated. The statement didn’t say who Doran dressed up as. “I did not comprehend at the time the hurtful nature of my actions,” Doran said in a statement. “I know now that an act of this nature is considered to be racist. I can assure you...

**SNIP** As well as the surgery scars, Jackson also underwent some strange cosmetic procedures, including having his lips tattooed pink. While his eyebrows were black tattoos and the front of his scalp had also bizarrely been tattooed black to blend with his hairline. Meanwhile, the star's knees and shins were mysteriously bruised and he had cuts on his back, suggesting a recent fall. His body was also mottled with areas of light and dark skin, confirming he did indeed suffer from pigmentation disease vitiligo. But more disturbingly, his wavy, shoulder-length hair was found to be a wig that had been...

Michael Jackson's music appears to have been dropped from BBC Radio 2's playlists following new child sex abuse claims. The decision is reported to have been made last week ahead of Channel 4 News's documentary about the star's alleged crimes, Leaving Neverland, which will be broadcast this week. In the programme, the Sunday Times reports that James Safechuck, 40, and Wade Robson, 36, claim they were sexually assaulted and raped while children by the pop star after being groomed over a number of years.

Michael Jackson died because of his own bad choices involving the drug that killed him and the doctor who provided it, not because of anything done by AEG Live, a lawyer for the producer of Jackson’s comeback concerts told jurors Wednesday. Delivering his closing argument in the long-running negligence case by Jackson’s family, defense attorney Marvin Putnam said the secretive singer never told the producers that he was using the hospital anesthetic propofol to overcome his chronic insomnia. If AEG Live had known, it would have pulled the plug on the planned tour, the lawyer said. …

Michael Jackson was allegedly a huge fan of movies featuring Adolf Hitler and the Nazis. According to Jackson's distributor Norman Scherer, the Thriller legend's ideal night in involved a documentary about the Third Reich followed up by a Judy Garland film. Scherer told the New York Post that Jackson had built up a "really good collection" by the time of his death, with titles such as "Nazis - Of Pure Blood, Oasis Of The Zombies" and Hitler's Children". He also claimed that Jackson was a keen viewer of Garland TV specials and dramas depicting troubled boys in dysfunctional families.

MICHAEL Jackson's heartbroken sister La Toya last night sensationally insisted the King of Pop was MURDERED for his £1 billion ($1.62 billion)fortune. And the former Playboy model told the News of the World: "I KNOW who did it." In an astonishing exclusive interview, La Toya, 53, reveals secret new facts about the 50-year-old superstar's sudden death, drugs found in his body and a $2 million stash of cash and jewels that has gone missing. .... In a moving exclusive four-hour interview with the News of the World, grieving La Toya - the closest person to Michael from the whole tight-knit...

NEW YORK - A New York congressman says in a YouTube video that Michael Jackson was a “pervert.” Rep. Peter King said society is “glorifying” a “low-life” while ignoring the efforts of teachers, police officers, firefighters, veterans and volunteers. Jackson was acquitted of molesting a boy. In the video, the congressman says the “day in and day out” coverage of Jackson’s death is “too politically correct.”

In the days after Michael Jackson’s death, many music industry analysts speculated that AEG Live, the promoter of Mr. Jackson’s planned concert engagement in London, stood to lose a fortune: It had invested $25 million to $30 million in the shows and would be responsible for up to $85 million in ticket refunds, and the company said that some of its insurance coverage would depend on the cause of Mr. Jackson’s death. But Randy Phillips, the chief executive of AEG Live, said that because of its rights to film and audio of the concert rehearsals — and its expectation that...

(edit) I couldn't help wondering how many of those on the streets proclaiming their sadness at the death of Saint Michael would have been banging on the side of the prison van if he'd been convicted of child-molesting (edit)On one level, Michael Jackson was Gary Glitter with money, which enabled him to buy off the parents of his alleged victim Jordie Chandler with $22million. If he'd tried that in Britain, the same self-appointed mourners singing 'Beat It' out of tune this weekend would have been standing outside his front door, throwing petrol bombs and chanting 'Kill the Paediatrician!  That's...

Poor guy seems to be shopping for acceptance, yikes! Notice the lack of enthusiasm from crowd, you can hear crickets chirping. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uGnkvazjBro

For the people working at Bahrain's malls, the person covered head to toe in a black veil, gloves and glasses appeared to be a rich, doting Saudi mother, leaping from one aisle to the next to select children's shoes, clothes and toys. But why would a woman wear a man's shoes? Why the bodyguards? And why did the person's fluid movements seem so familiar? "It was the way he moved that made me sure it was Michael Jackson," said Radio Shack salesman Sharfudeen Kadeer Meera. "He shops the way he dances, going from one place to the other at dizzying...

ROME (Reuters) - Pop star Michael Jackson could sing some of the prayers written by the late Pope John Paul, the head of the music company coordinating the project said on Monday. Father Giuseppe Moscati of the Edizioni Musicali Terzo Millennio, which specializes in church music and organizes musical events at the Vatican, said his company had the rights to 24 of Pope John Paul's prayers and wanted to put together a group of international artists to set them to music. "We have been contacted by people close to Michael Jackson who have expressed interest and we are thinking about...

Michael Jackson is indeed serious about recording that charity single with an all-star cast. But he knows it won’t be easy to convince other stars that his stigma is gone. What to do? Jackson, I am told, is making a full court press on R&B star Usher to be first to say yes. Sources say Jackson feels if Usher agrees, everyone else will follow. Jackson has already spoken with Usher’s manager, his mom, Jonetta Patton. Now he has to pitch the idea to the young singer himself. Meantime, I’m also told that the usual chaos is occurring in the Jackson...

LOS ANGELES (AFP) - In his first public statement since his acquittal on child sex charges, Michael Jackson thanked his fans for their support and love during his gruelling four-month trial. "Thank you to my family, friends and fans for all your love and support," read a statement that flashed up for barely a second on the star's website. "I will never forget I love you all. Michael," the message said. The brief personal statement marked the first public words from the "King of Pop" since a jury on Monday found him not guilty on 10 charges that could have...

OF ALL the incredible pieces of evidence emerging from the California courtroom, none was perhaps as genuinely startling as the threadbare state of the singer's finances. Put simply, Michael Jackson, once among the pop world's royalty, appeared far closer to pauper than prince than anyone realised. During the trial, it emerged that at one point in February 2003, Jackson had just over £20,000 in the bank while his debts amounted to nearly £160 million. Accountant John O'Bryan was asked by prosecutors to study Jackson's financial records between 1999 and 2004. The upshot was that between 1999 and 2003 the star...

Bayliffs being sworn in, alternatives have been sent home! This circus is about to be in the hands of the jury! Bets? Predictions?

Jacko Has Another Hospital Visit Friday, June 03, 2005 SANTA MARIA, Calif. — After sitting through a day of closing arguments in his child-molestation trail, Michael Jackson (search) was taken to the hospital for flu-like symptoms, sources told FOXNews.com.

I guess reality might be sinking in...

Sneddon asked judge this AM for permission to put into evidence the photos of Michael Jackson's splotchy penis/private parts that were taken in '94... Judge turned him down flat... MORE... Sneddon also wanted to introduce into evidence the drawing that boy Jordy Chandler drew of Jackson's penis -- so that it could be compared to the photos that were later taken by police of Jacko... Developing...

Hey Michael! Don't let this hit you on a$$ on the way out! You silly little freak.This seems like he's trying to punish America with this statement.What a jerk.