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It could have been one of the most bizarre musical hookups in pop history. According to a new interview with Michael Jackson’s choreographer, Travis Payne, the late King of Pop was a big fan of Lady Gaga and had tried to set up a meeting to discuss a possible joint project. (continue reading…)

US actress Brittany Murphy has today reportedly died from a heart attack at the age of 32. According to reports, her mother Sharon Murphy discovered her daughter unconscious in the shower. She went into full cardiac arrest and despite multiple attempts, could not be revived. (continue reading…)

R ‘n’ B singer Mariah Carey has lashed out at music industry bosses, blaming them for failing to spot the internet download trend.

Carey, 39, accused record labels of letting their artists down by allowing illegal file-sharing to become commonplace, and is adamant that bosses should have realized the potential of the Internet a long time before illicit song swapping became prevalent. She is also furious because the practice means many musicians lose out on precious royalty money. (continue reading…)

Boyzone star Stephen Gately has died suddenly while on holiday in Majorca. The 33-year-old went to sleep after a night out but failed to wake up, according to the News of the World.

The four remaining band members are flying out to the island today.
Singer Ronan Keating is said to be “completely devastated”. (continue reading…)

The ‘Home Alone’ star – who became friends with Michael in 1990, when he was just 10 years old – reportedly donated sperm to create Prince Michael II, known as Blanket.

The sperm was then inserted into an unknown surrogate mother, and Blanket was born in 2002, when Macaulay was 22 years old.

An insider told Britain’s Sun newspaper: “It is well known Jackson and Macaulay shared a unique bond. (continue reading…)

Lady Gaga told Kanye West he had to accept the gayness of her show before they went on tour together.

Speaking to Out magazine, the star said she told the rapper that their US joint show, scheduled for October, had to remain gay to keep her fans happy.

She said she told him: “I just want to be clear before we decide to do this together: I’m gay. My music is gay. My show is gay. And I love that it’s gay. And I love my gay fans and they’re all going to be coming to our show. And it’s going to remain gay.” (continue reading…)

Former child star Mark Lester has revealed he donated sperm to Michael Jackson and believes he could be the biological father of the late King of Pop’s daughter Paris.

The film actor, who shot to fame in the musical Oliver! and was a close friend of Jackson, told the News of the World: “I gave Michael my sperm so that he could have kids – and I believe Paris is my daughter.”

Lester, 51, also said he was willing to take a paternity test to find out the truth. (continue reading…)

Madonna, Beyonce, Mariah Carey and Robbie Williams are among the host of big names reportedly planning to record a charity disc of Michael Jackson’s greatest hits.

Other world-famous acts taking part include Whitney Houston, Usher and Brit schoolboy sensation Shaheen Jafargholi, with legends Stevie Wonder, 59, Diana Ross, 65, and Lionel Richie, 60, also expected to lay down tracks. (continue reading…)

Rupert Everett has labeled Michael Jackson a “freak” and claimed that it was “fortuitous” he died when he did because he could never have completed his 50 gigs in London this summer.

The late singer was due to perform the lengthy stints as part of his comeback tour at London’s 02 Arena. But Everett believes that the press would have slated Jackson no matter whether it was a success or not. (continue reading…)

Michael Jackson’s sister La Toya, in a recent interview has revealed that she believes her brother was murdered.  La Toya accused a “shadowy” group of hangers-on of cutting him off from his family and friends and forcing him to sign up for 50 concerts at London’s O2 arena. (continue reading…)