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Twitter’s Blue Tick Mystery: How did dead celebs like Sushant Singh Rajput, and Michael Jackson ‘pay’ for the label?
Twitter seems to be one of the biggest mysteries of recent times. After a blue tick cull, the platform started mysteriously reinstating the label – even for profiles of actors Sushant Singh Rajput and Rishi Kapoor, pop star Michael Jackson, and former Japanese PM Shinzo Abe, who are no more
Michael Jackson's nephew to star in King of Pop biopic
Jackson is the second-youngest son of Jermaine Jackson, Michael’s brother
Antoine Fuqua to helm biopic on Michael Jackson
Titled Michael, the Lionsgate film comes from producer Graham King, who earlier backed Bohemian Rhapsody that earned Rami Malek an Oscar for best actor
Celine Dion left out in Rolling Stones 200 greatest singers list, fans share disappointment
The list that honours the best vocalists in pop music, also left out Justin Bieber, Michael Jackson, Pink, Jennifer Hudson, Janet Jackson, Madonna, Tony Bennett, Nat King Cole and more
30 November: Historic events that happened on this day
On 30 November 1979, the English rock band, Pink Floyd released their eleventh studio album, The Wall
Why making a Michael Jackson biopic won’t be easy
The story of Michael Jackson’s complicated and controversial life has so much content that making a satisfying biopic on him is a big ask
Narendra Modi unveils Netaji hologram statue at India Gate: All you need to know about this technology and its use in past
On the occasion of the 125th birth anniversary of Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose, Prime Minister Narendra Modi unveiled a hologram statue of the freedom fighter at India Gate in New Delhi on Sunday
As R Kelly undergoes trial for sexual exploitation, analysing how his music has been affected by what critics call 'social death'
The broadcast of Lifetime documentary series Surviving R. Kelly led to the R&B singer's "social death," in which corporations and everyday members of society — exercise instructors, Uber drivers, backyard barbecue DJs — make a collective decision to stop embracing an artist.
Janet Jackson's ensembles from music video of 'Scream' sell for $125,000 in auction
The auction called “Iconic Treasures From the Legendary Career and Life of Janet Jackson” will be held until Sunday, the singer’s 55th birthday.
Michael Jackson's image and likeness estimated at $4 mn, says US court ruling
This court ruling will reduce the estate tax bill incurred by Michael Jackson’s beneficiaries, including his mother and children.
LA judge dismisses lawsuit of man alleging Michael Jackson had sexually abused him as a boy
The dismissal came after the judge rejected a similar lawsuit in October by another accuser. Both men made their allegations in the HBO documentary Leaving Neverland
24 years on, Maharashtra upholds tax waiver of Rs 3.36 crore to Michael Jackson’s 1996 Mumbai concert
In 2011, the Bombay High Court had set aside the waiver, and asked the government to reconsider its decision
Michael Jackson’s Neverland Ranch in California sold to billionaire businessman Ron Burkle
Ron Burkle views Michael Jackson's Neverland, a 2,700-acre property near Santa Barbara, as a land banking opportunity, his spokesman said on Thursday
Michael Jackson estate wins appeal in lawsuit over HBO's Leaving Neverland
A federal appeals court has ruled a lawsuit filed by the Michael Jackson estate over Leaving Neverland about two of the singer's sex abuse accusers can go forward in private arbitration, which means the proceedings will be largely shielded from public view.
Leaving Neverland accuser's lawsuit against Michael Jackson's corporations dismissed in LA court
The LA court judge says the accuser's lawsuit had not demonstrated that he had a relationship with the corporations that would have required them to protect him from Michael Jackson.
#MeToo on screen: How documentaries like Athlete A, Leaving Neverland have foregrounded survivors' narratives
The #MeToo and Time's Up movements sparked a paradigm shift, bringing some hope to the stories of survivors. In this two-part series, we look at documentary and fiction films which foregrounded the narratives of survivors while raising questions about the pervasive complicity machines that protected the Weinsteins of the world.
Quincy Jones’ $9.4 mn win in royalties, fees from Michael Jackson 2017 lawsuit overturned by California court
The appeals court found that the 2017 jury incorrectly granted Quincy Jones money for remixes of Michael Jackson’s master recordings
Michael Jackson's Leaving Neverland accusers allowed to pursue sexual abuse claims against singer's companies
A California appeals court ruled that Michael Jackson's accusers who appeared in Leaving Neverland could pursue their claims because of a change in California law.
Bohemian Rhapsody producer Graham King reportedly secures rights to make Michael Jackson biopic
The sexual abuse allegations that Michael Jackson spent several years fighting during the latter part of his life were the subject of a recent HBO documentary
The enduring economic value of celebrities: Stardom and gender disparity follow stars, even in death
But even if they make the rich list, the posthumous career earnings of Monroe, Taylor, Page, Rivera and Houston illustrate how women and black and minority ethnic people continue to be underrepresented among those who achieve high incomes after death.