4 Jul 2009 at 2:36am

AP - The powerful sedative Diprivan was found in Michael Jackson’s home, a law enforcement official said Friday as the city planned for a massive crowd at the singer’s memorial service.

LA police plan for huge crowd at Jackson memorial
(AP)

3 Jul 2009 at 11:15pm

AP - Los Angeles city officials are preparing for massive crowds downtown during Tuesday’s public memorial for Michael Jackson at Staples Center, even though only 17,500 tickets are being offered to the public.

Jackson Memorial Set for Staples Center, Funeral Plans Falling Into Place
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3 Jul 2009 at 3:51am

E! Online - UPDATE: E! News has learned exclusively that AEG Live will make next Tuesday’s memorial service for Michael Jackson free to the public.

Don’t Count Out Debbie Rowe: I Want My Children
(E! Online)

2 Jul 2009 at 11:29pm

E! Online - UPDATE: A judge has postponed next week’s custody hearing until July 13 at the request of Rowe’s attorney, according to the Los Angeles Superior Court public information officer. Matters pertaining to Jackson’s estate will still be addressed at the originally scheduled hearing on July 6.

Jermaine Jackson on Michael’s death: ‘I wish it was me’
(E! Online)

2 Jul 2009 at 4:46pm

E! Online - Exactly one week after Michael Jackson’s death, brother Jermaine Jackson became the first member of the still-mourning musical family to sit down for an in-depth interview about the late icon, speaking to the Today show this morning from the grounds of Neverland Ranch.

ABBA’s Andersson shoots down London reunion talk
(AP)

4 Jul 2009 at 1:20am
AP - Forget those reports that Swedish supergroup ABBA will be reuniting to cover Michael Jackson’s sold-out concert dates.

Wim Wenders stops Pina Bausch movie
(Reuters)

3 Jul 2009 at 8:12pm
Reuters - German director Wim Wenders has stopped production on the planned 3D dance film Pina following the death of the film’s subject — the legendary choreographer Pina Bausch.

Michael Jackson, Pepsi made marketing history
(Reuters)

3 Jul 2009 at 11:57pm
Reuters - Essentially two kinds of people existed in the ’80s: Coke drinkers and Pepsi drinkers. And if you loved Michael Jackson, you had good reason to fall into the latter group.

‘Never the Sinner’ Will Play Philly’s Gay Theatre in August
(Playbill)

2 Jul 2009 at 8:16pm
Playbill - Mauckingbird Theatre Company, Philadelphia’s only professional theatre company devoted to gay-themed work, will present John Logan’s iNever the Sinner: The Leopold and Loeb Story/i Aug. 8-30.

Hugo Boss Orange: Sky Blue in the Deep East
(Fashion Wire Daily)

3 Jul 2009 at 8:05pm

Fashion Wire Daily - Turns out sky blue is the new black, at least it was at Hugo Boss Orange show on Thursday night, July 2, staged in a funky old factory in Berlin, where every third look had a celestial hue.

Paper says publishers’ conference won’t be held
(AP)

3 Jul 2009 at 3:53am
AP - The Washington Post asked lobbyists and business leaders to pay $25,000 to attend a dinner discussion with government officials and journalists at the home of its publisher, and then canceled the event after the invitations became public.