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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...

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...

Just after Elizabeth Taylor's death, would-be entrepreneurs started looking for ways to profit from the iconic entertainment legend's passing, as they did following the deaths of Elvis Presley, John Wayne, Princess Diana, John Lennon and Michael Jackson. But the Better Business Bureau warns that...

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...

When the city of Los Angeles agreed to foot the bill for Michael Jackson's memorial service last month, a lot of people saw red. The city, with its $530 million deficit, was in no position to splurge on the $1.4 million the elaborate dog and pony show is estimated to have cost. The sleepy burg of...

It's an interesting week for celebrity memorabilia at auction. Julien's Auctions of Los Angeles will be selling the rhinestone-covered glove Michael Jackson wore on the Motown 25 special in 1983 where he unveiled his Moonwalk while singing Billie Jean. Check out the video here. The glove was put up...

A diamond is forever, according to a long-time De Beers advertising slogan. Well apparently the King of Pop's hair may last forever, too. Chicago-based LifeGem plans to turn pieces of Michael Jackson's singed hair into diamonds. The company will use hair that caught fire 25 years ago during the...

Picking up a $1.4 million tab has got to be difficult, especially for a funeral.Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa is doing the right thing in trying to end the debate over who should pick up the bill for police, traffic control and other city services used at Michael Jackson's memorial...

Michael Jackson was exploited while he was alive -- now it continues after his death. Family members cannot agree on where to bury him so his remains are presently being housed in Berry Gordy's crypt. According to a New York Post report, patriarch Joe Jackson and Michael's brother Jermaine want the...

After Abraham Lincoln was assassinated, his body was loaded onto a funeral train and taken on a 1,654 mile journey through the eastern U.S., passing through hundreds of towns where people came from all over to pay honor to him as he rolled past. After seeing the throng that descended on Los Angeles...