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1993: The Year That Broke Michael Jackson

Polly — Fri, 30 Apr 2010 09:35:44 +0000

Michael Jackson’s life began to publicly unravel in 1993. When i look at the chain of events that unfolded right before our eyes at the beginning of that year, it’s hard not to start to wonder if there wasn’t a bigger plan behind the demise...

A Timeline Of Michael’s Money

Polly — Sun, 28 Feb 2010 08:55:40 +0000

From the time he made his fortune in the 80′s, Michael’s finances have been the source of many rumors and much speculation. He purchased the most lucrative music catalog in the world, weathered damaging allegations against his character, openly criticised his record company, shouldered countless...

Michael’s Millions

Steve — Wed, 24 Feb 2010 10:46:04 +0000

We found this article on a website that no longer exists. We thought we’d post it here as it offers an interesting overview of Michael’s financial situation through the years: Michael Jackson the singer was also Michael Jackson the billion-dollar business. Yet after selling more...

When Michael Visited The White House

Polly — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 00:34:09 +0000

In 1984, John Branca, Michael’s lawyer, received a call from Transportation Secretary Elizabeth Dole asking if Michael would donate Beat it as background music for an ad on drink-driving. Michael’s initial reaction to this request was to refuse, saying he thought the idea was tacky....

Super Bowl XXVII

Polly — Sat, 02 Jan 2010 00:00:11 +0000

In 1993, Michael performed during halftime at the Super Bowl XXVII. This is one of Michael’s most acclaimed performances; it resulted in his Dangerous album rising 90 places up the album chart. Dressed in a gold and black military outfit and sunglasses, he remained completely...

The Jackson Five And Alpha Bits

Steve — Fri, 01 Jan 2010 00:30:38 +0000

The Jackson 5 participated in a number of television commercials. Here’s one from the 70′s for a breakfast cereal called Alpha Bits: [kml_flashembed movie="http://www.youtube.com/v/gaK1UmaMdBk"...

Pepsi Commercial Accident, 1984

Steve — Wed, 30 Dec 2009 00:00:38 +0000

In 1983, Michael cut a $5 million sponsorship deal with Pepsi, making it the largest sponsorship deal between a company and an entertainer at the time. During the shooting of one of the two commercials for the new Pepsi campaign “The Choice of a New...

Michael Jackson, Pepsi Made Marketing History

Steve — Tue, 29 Dec 2009 00:23:50 +0000

By Monica Herrera | adweek.com | 6 July 2009 Essentially two kinds of people existed in the ’80s: Coke drinkers and Pepsi drinkers. And if you loved Michael Jackson, you had good reason to fall into the latter group. In November 1983, one year after...

Neverland Ranch Sold

Steve — Thu, 24 Dec 2009 01:00:41 +0000

By WENN | September 3rd, 2009 | MICHAEL JACKSON’s sprawling Neverland Ranch has been bought by French designer CHRISTIAN AUDIGIER – who plans to open it up to the public on every anniversary of the King of Pop’s death. The fashion guru behind the Ed...

Who is Dr Tohme Tohme?

Steve — Mon, 14 Dec 2009 00:45:10 +0000

Jermaine introduced Michael to Dr Tohme Tohme. Dr Tohme Tohme became Michael’s business manager, and is believed to be the mastermind behind his comeback shows in London. A New York based concert promoter wanted small shows for Michael Jackson. He overheard Michael telling Leonard Rowe...