Judge orders inquiry in Paris Jackson wellbeing

An investigation into Paris Jackson’s well-being has been ordered by a judge overseeing the guardianship of Michael Jackson’s three children, court records show. Superior Court Judge Mitchell Beckloff ordered an investigator to look into Paris Jackson’s health, education and welfare and recommend whether any changes are necessary on Thursday, one day after she was taken by ambulance from her family’s home and hospitalised

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Jurors see Jackson’s messy bedroom

In a case that attorneys promised would dive into Michael Jackson’s personal life, US jurors have been shown photographs of the eccentric music legend’s messy, clothes-strewn second-floor bedroom in the rented mansion where he died. Although the foyer of the Holmby Hills home was pristine – a lavish, open space with ornate gold frames – and the dining room boasted flowing white curtains around giant windows that allowed in streaming sunlight, the second floor presented a scene that was radically different, jurors were told in the wrongful-death case brought by the singer’s family against entertainment firm AEG.

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MJ doctor in ‘dire financial straits’

Michael Jackson’s personal doctor was in financial and legal troubles at the time of the singer’s death, a Los Angeles detective has testified in the wrongful death lawsuit brought by Jackson’s family against concert promoters AEG Live.

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Blind eye turned to Jackson’s drugs

Michael Jackson’s family and friends knew he was addicted to prescription medications, but the only ones who refused to acknowledge it were the promoters of his ill-fated final series of comeback concerts, an attorney for the singer’s mother has told a US jury. Lawyer Brian Panish traced Jackson’s addiction in opening statements during the trial of a wrongful death lawsuit against concert giant AEG Live, telling jurors the company ignored numerous warning signs about the singer’s health in his final months.

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Actor stalked by razor wielding fan

Officers arrested a woman for stalking after she wielded an electric razor while approaching Australian actor Hugh Jackman at a New York City gym, police said. Katherine Thurston, 47, went into the gym where Jackman was working out early on Saturday morning (local time), and after a brief encounter with the 44-year-old actor, she fled and was arrested a few blocks away, a New York police spokeswoman said

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Jackson family lawyer: ‘New evidence’ in battle for estate

Katherine Jackson’s battle for control of her pop star son’s estate is about to take a “new direction” based on “new evidence” uncovered by the family, a Jackson family lawyer said. The officials didn’t want their names used because they were not authorized to speak on the record

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