July 3rd, 2009 at 8:07am
In her photo shoot for a recent Runner’s World story, Sarah Palin appears to have committed an act that could shock Republican supporters: breaking the American “flag code.” The magazine features a picture of Palin leaning on a flag draped over a chair—apparently violating rules against “bunching up” the flag and using it as “drapery,” notes Katy Kelleher for Jezebel.
July 3rd, 2009 at 8:06am
Debbie Rowe, mother of Michael Jackson’s two eldest children, wants custody—and a restraining order to keep them away from Jackson’s father, she told KNBC-TV of Los Angeles today. “I want my children,” said Rowe, ex-wife of the late singer and mother of Michael Jr., 12, and Paris Michael Katherine, 11. “I am stepping up. I have to.”
July 3rd, 2009 at 8:06am
A memorial service for Michael Jackson will go ahead Tuesday at Los Angeles’ Staples Center next week, CNN reports, and, according to TMZ, will follow a private, family service at a local cemetery. It’s unclear whether Tuesday’s public event, set for 10am, will be at Staples’ 20,000-seat arena or a smaller venue within the complex.
July 3rd, 2009 at 8:06am
Neil Patrick Harris is likely to be the host of the next Emmy Awards ceremony, sources tell Variety . The How I Met Your Mother star is in negotiations with CBS and the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences to front the broadcast Sept. 20. Harris was a hit hosting the Tony Awards, and the Emmys are seeking a ratings boost after last year’s low numbers.
July 3rd, 2009 at 8:06am
Michael Jackson was not gay—in fact, he had a secret girlfriend, his former bodyguard tells Sky News. “I’m not going to name who she is but I think the family were aware that there was someone special in his life who he loved and adored and had his ups and downs with,” says Matt Fiddes, adding that questionable doctors “have Michael’s blood on their hands” for pushing drugs on him. More:
July 3rd, 2009 at 8:06am
David Carradine’s private autopsy was completed yesterday, and the medical examiner officially ruled out suicide due to the way the actor’s body was bound, Reuters reports. “The cause of death was asphyxiation, an inability to breathe, now why that happened is still what we’re working on,” he said. Elsewhere: Ryan O’Neal barred Griffin, his son with Joanna Moore, from Farrah Fawcett’s funeral Tuesday after he drove 300 miles to attend. “I was here to say goodbye to a person I had lived with and loved for 33 years,” Griffin tells Inside Edition .
July 3rd, 2009 at 8:06am
As speculation focuses on Tuesday as the date for Michael Jackson’s public memorial in Los Angeles, how the city will pay for crowd control and security is sure to become an issue, the Times reports. Private donors and AEG, which owns Staples Center—the likely venue for such a service—donated money to cover the costs of the Lakers’ recent championship parade and rally. AEG could also sell tickets to the memorial, though price is unclear.
July 3rd, 2009 at 8:06am
Michael Jackson loved his children above all else, but what kind of a father was he? J. Randy Taraborrelli, Jackson’s friend for 40 years, explores the life of the Jackson kids in an ongoing Daily Mail series. The children were not allowed to look in mirrors for any length of time, and their toys were thrown away each night for sanitary reasons—but they clearly loved their father.
