Michael Jackson

    By Ron Dicker

    | 8:00AM 6/29/2011
    Showbiz memorabilia had its closeup in the past few weeks, with items made famous by Marilyn Monroe, Michael Jackson and Judy Garland fetching an over-the-rainbow prices at auction. Why are people compelled to buy these items, and who's drawing the biggest bucks? Read on...

    By Lynnette Khalfani-Cox

    | 11:00AM 4/29/2011
    Is your child like my 13-year-old daughter who's dying to star on the Disney Channel? Or perhaps you've got a son or daughter who swears up and down he's the next Jay-Z or she's the next Beyonce-in-the making? He or she may have some true talent and probably thinks that winding up in Hollywood or...

    By Sarah Coffey

    | 6:00AM 8/05/2010
    The Hollywood mansion where Michael Jackson suffered cardiac arrest and died on June 25, 2009, is back on the market for $29 million. That's only $1,689 per square foot! What a bargain. This may seem high, but it's actually $10 million less than businessman Hubert Guez, CEO of the Ed Hardy brand,...

    By Linda Doell

    | 1:30PM 7/15/2010
    A California lawmaker wants to turn Neverland Ranch, the former home of pop music superstar Michael Jackson into a state park. Assemblyman Mike Davis says that once the state legislature meets again in August he'll push for a study of the possibility for the 2,500-acre Santa Barbara County...

    By Jonathan Berr

    | 2:40PM 6/25/2010
    Thanks to the shrewd management of the Jackson estate, the late singer's finances are in better shape than they were at the time of his death. Back then, he was reportedly $500 million in debt.

    By Maura Johnston

    | 4:10PM 3/16/2010
    Sony's announced agreement to buy Michael Jackson's catalog is a good bet, but still a bet -- that Jackson's durability as an idol will outweigh fans' skepticism for buying 10 more albums' worth of songs that the even King of Pop himself might not have released.

    By Douglas McIntyre

    | 5:00AM 3/16/2010
    Sony signs a deal with the Michael Jackson's estate worth as much as $250 million.

    By Jeff Bercovici

    | 5:56PM 1/05/2010
    TV news analyst Andrew Tyndall tracks every minute of airtime spent by the three nightly network news broadcasts. So which stories garnered the most airtime on each network?

    By Zac Bissonnette

    | 11:00AM 10/12/2009
    Well, that didn't take long: The King of Pop has been gone for less than four months, and an unreleased Michael Jackson track is already available online. This Is It features backing vocals from Jackson's brothers. According to Bloomberg, "The single was planned as the theme of Jackson's sold-out...

    By Zac Bissonnette

    | 6:30PM 8/25/2009
    Back in 1983, Ola Ray was a 22-year old model and aspiring actress. Her greatest accomplishment was an appearance as Playmate of the Month in the June 1980 issue of Playboy.That all changed when she was Michael Jackson's love interest in Thriller, the game-changing music video that hit MTV on...