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Michael Jackson moonwalk tribute draws hundreds in South Africa
MICHELLE THERIAULT - July 3, 2009
JOHANNESBURG (AP) Several hundred South Africans gathered on Friday for a moonwalking tribute to the King of Pop that reflected the diversity of the rainbow nation. They were in Johannesburg's Nelson Mandela Square for one reason: an abiding love for Michael Jackson's music....
Spokesman: Country singer Ferlin Husky hospitalized in Tenn. with possible pneumonia
By Associated Press - July 3, 2009
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) A spokesman for country star Ferlin Husky says the singer has been hospitalized in Tennessee. Tracy Pitcox, president of Heart of Texas Records, said the 83-year-old was admitted to the critical care unit of Summit Medical Center in Hermitage on Thursday....
International film festival opens in Czech Republic, honors Isabelle Huppert
By Associated Press - July 3, 2009
PRAGUE, (AP) The 44th International Film Festival opened Friday in the Czech Republic with a week of events planned, including an award for French actress Isabelle Huppert and a world premiere by Milos Forman. The festival in the spa resort of Karlovy Vary features 220 movies this...
Music producer Quincy Jones says Michael Jackson's sudden death too surreal to handle
By Associated Press - July 3, 2009
LONDON (AP) Legendary music producer Quincy Jones says Michael Jackson's sudden death is too surreal to process. Jones is renowned in the music world for producing Jackson's most successful albums, including the best-selling "Thriller." He told BBC Wales television that...
Best Sellers-Video
The Associated Press - July 2, 2009
Weekly charts for the nation's most popular videos as they appear in next week's issue of Billboard magazine. Reprinted with permission: Top VHS Sales (Sales data compiled by Nielsen/VideoScan.) 1. "Hearts in Atlantis," Warner Home Video. 2. "...
Best Sellers-Audio
The Associated Press - July 2, 2009
Weekly charts for the nation's best-selling recorded music as they appear in next week's issue of Billboard magazine. Reprinted with permission. (Platinum signifies more than 1 million copies sold; Gold signifies more than 500,000 copies sold.): Billboard Hot 100: Top 20 (...
California attorney general assisting in Michael Jackson drug investigation
By Associated Press - July 2, 2009
SACRAMENTO (AP) California Attorney General Jerry Brown says his office is helping Los Angeles police investigate the possible involvement of prescription drugs in Michael Jackson's death. The Bureau of Narcotic Enforcement is searching the state database that tracks doctors who...
LA judge postpones arraignment for actor Gerard Butler, charged in scuffle with paparazzo
By Associated Press - July 2, 2009
LOS ANGELES (AP) Arraignment has been postponed for "300" actor Gerard Butler, who's been charged in Los Angeles with misdemeanor battery for a scuffle with a paparazzo. A Los Angeles Superior Court clerk says the actor's lawyer requested the delay on Wednesday, and a judge agreed to...
Rarely seen Michael Jackson portrait displayed in luxury car showroom near NY's Apollo Theater
By Associated Press - July 2, 2009
NEW YORK (AP) A rarely seen portrait of Michael Jackson is on display inside a New York City showroom that sells luxury cars to celebrities. Owner Marty Abrams says an oil painting titled "The Book" is the only portrait Jackson sat for because he was friends with Australian painter...
Former bassist for Nirvana stays active in Wash. state politics
RACHEL LA CORTE - July 2, 2009
OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) It's been a busy year for former Nirvana bassist turned politico Krist Novoselic (noh-voh-SEL'-ich). He released a new record in May, had a short-lived protest candidacy for clerk of his home county in Washington state, and is now focused on keeping an alternative...
