04 juillet 2009
Obama : un vrai fan de Michael Jackson
La
mort de Michael Jackson, le 25 juin dernier, a choqué le monde entier.
Même les gouvernements se sentent concernés. Barack Obama, le président
des USA, a souhaité rendre un hommage officiel au "Roi de la pop"
. Il a, avant toute chose, présenté personnellement ses condoléances à la famille Jackson en leur adressant une lettre. Lors d’un entretien avec l’Associated Press, Barack Obama confie : "Michael Jackson restera dans l'histoire de la musique comme l'un des plus grands. J'ai grandi avec sa musique et j'ai tous ses tubes dans mon iPod." Deux choses à retenir : la première, wahouuu ... trop fort Barack, il a un iPod ! La deuxième c'est qu’on a tous grandit avec la musique de MJ. Et comme le souligne Mister President, Bambi restera «un artiste spectaculaire, une icône de la musique.»
TIMES SQUARE GOSSIP, JACKSON'S SON THOUGHT DAD WAS JOKING
According
to the New York Post, Michael Jackson's oldest son thought his father
was kidding around when he collapsed on the living-room floor, but soon
stood "in a trance" as Jackson's personal doctor tried to revive him, a
family confidant told the newspaper."The horror of it all is that
Prince thought his dad was just being his dad and clowning, but it was
real, and he watched as they worked on him," said Stacy Brown, a
Jackson family biographer who has spoken extensively to the Gloved
One's relatives since he died Thursday. "Prince was stunned, in a
trance, just watching," Brown said. "There was no movement, just
looking around and not really processing what was really happening."
Brown also said he was told that when Jackson went into cardiac arrest,
he was in the living room of the $100,000-per-month Los Angeles
California rental with the 12-year-old boy. Also there were the pop
star's personal physician, Dr. Conrad Murray, his longtime friend and
one-time manager, Frank DiLeo, and a security guard named Tippy. The NY
Post is reporting that morning, Jackson had been packing up his things
in preparation to go to London for an upcoming series of 50 concerts
there. At around 11:30 a.m., Michael was given a shot of Demerol and
soon collapsed on the living-room floor, Brown said. "The security
guard and Michael's doctor picked him up and put him on the bed from
the living room, and that's when they started CPR," he said. As Murray
worked on Jackson, Tippy first called Michael's father, Joseph, in Las
Vegas, to tell him something was very wrong. "Joseph screamed at them
to call for help," he said. "A huge commotion ensued about why 911
wasn't being called and why he wasn't getting help." Brown says Tippy
then called 911. According to the Los Angeles California Fire
Department, the call was received at 12:21 p.m. Jackson was rushed to
UCLA Medical Center, where doctors shocked his heart and inserted a
breathing tube to try to revive him, but were unsuccessful. He was
declared dead at 2:26 p.m.
Click Here To Read The NY Post Story..... traduction lecture NY Post Story
TIMES SQUARE GOSSIP, BERNIE MADOFF SENTENCED TO 150 YEARS
BERNIE MADOFF WILL DIE IN JAIL
The Evil Bernie Madoff
Low life Bernard Madoff was sentenced to 150 years in prison today for fraud against thousands of victims, totaling in the billions. The judge said he needed to send a symbolic message to potential imitators and to victims who demanded harsh punishment. Applause broke out in the packed Manhattan courtroom after U.S. District Judge Denny Chin issued the maximum sentence to the 71-year-old defendant, who said he lives "in a tormented state now, knowing all the pain and suffering I've created." Chin ignored the request by Madoff's lawyer for leniency and said he disagreed that victims of the fraud were seeking mob vengeance."Here the message must be sent that Mr. Madoff's crimes were extraordinarily evil and that this kind of manipulation of the system is not just a bloodless crime that takes place on paper, but one instead that takes a staggering toll," Chin said. The judge said the estimate that Madoff has cost his victims more than $13 billion was conservative because it did not include money from feeder funds. "Objectively speaking, the fraud here was staggering," he said. Madoff gave no reaction when the sentence was announced. When asked by judge Chin whether he had anything to say, Madoff stood, leaned forward on the defense table and spoke for about 10 minutes. He referred to his historic fraud as a "problem," ''an error of judgment" and "a tragic mistake." He claimed he and his wife were tormented, saying she "cries herself to sleep every night, knowing all the pain and suffering I have caused," he said. "That's something I live with, as well." He then looked at the victims in the first row of the court. "I will turn and face you," he said. "I'm sorry. I know that doesn't help you." Prosecutor Lisa Baroni said Madoff deserved a life sentence because he "stole ruthlessly and without remorse." Last week, a judge issued a preliminary $171 billion forfeiture order stripping Madoff of all his personal property, including real estate, investments, and $80 million in assets his wife Ruth had claimed were hers. The order left her with $2.5 million. We think the judge left her with too much. She should feel the pain that her family has put on others. Mrs. Madoff can live quite good on 2.5 million while most of the victims of the scam have lost everything. May this bastard rot in hell !
TIMES SQUARE GOSSIP, DEBORAH GIBSON ON PAL MICHAEL JACKSON
Deborah Gibson With Michael Jackson
We
here at Times Square Gossip are big Deborah Gibson fans ... always have
been! So, when we asked the original American idol what she thought of
Michael’s passing, she gave us this reply: I have always been and will
always be a fan of Michael Jackson. I remember asking my parents to buy
me the red jacket with glove and sunglasses, which I still have today.
He influenced my life, from his music to the way he danced and
performed. Michael Jackson will always be the King of Pop. My thoughts
and prayers are with his family. I met Michael and he told me he had
just watched a Disney special I did. I was blown away by the thought of
The one and only Michael Jackson sitting there watching me on TV. He
then invited me to be in his "Liberian Girl" video. I actually was one
of the few who got to sing a little snippet live over his vocal. To say
it was an honor is an understatement. At 14, I had the red jacket and
glove. I was a huge fan. He was a sweet person and lived up to
everything you wanted him to be when you met him. He had a receiving
line an hour long before his concert at the Forum. To personally meet
so many people and then to be put into his show. The energy he put in
was astounding. I don't think it's about the time someone is on earth
but the impact they leave. He did more for humanity and for music in 50
years than anyone could. It's a shock and I'm most saddened by the fact
that a) I believe there was more music in him and b) he leaves behind
three young children. Everyone feels this immeasurable loss. He was an
American treasure." Well said Deborah! We couldn’t agree more.
Photo By: Harrison Funk
