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  • ‘Thriller’ becomes Michael Jackson’s fourth music video to hit 1 billion views on YouTube

    ‘Thriller’ becomes Michael Jackson’s fourth music video to hit 1 billion views on YouTube

    The 80s hit Thriller has become Michael Jackson’s fourth song on YouTube to cross one billion views.

    The music video for Thriller was released in 1984 – 13 minutes and 41 seconds long short horror film.

    The storytelling, choreography, especially the music, stole hearts and broke barriers in music around the world.The lyrics of the song were written by Rod Temperton, and the music video was directed by John Landis.

    The King of Pop has three other songs that have crossed 1 billion views on YouTube.

    Billie Jean has 1.6 billion views; and was composed and written by Michael Jackson, while the music video, directed by Steve Barron, was released on January 3, 1983.

    Beat It, released on February 14, 1983, has reached 1 billion views.

    Released in 1995, They Don’t Care About Us was a powerful song written and composed by Jackson, and it has 1.1 billion views on YouTube.

    Michael Jackson passed away on June 25, 2009, in Los Angeles, California, USA.

  • Amitabh Bachchan had unexpected reaction to meeting Michael Jackson

    Amitabh Bachchan had unexpected reaction to meeting Michael Jackson

    Bollywood star Amitabh Bachchan revealed that he almost fainted when he first saw world-famous American pop singer Michael Jackson in the flesh.

    According to Indian media, Amitabh Bachchan told the story of his meeting with singer Michael Jackson during a recent episode of his show ‘Kaun Banega Crorepati’.

    He said, “Many years ago, I was staying in a hotel in New York and one day there was a knock on the door of my room. When I opened the door, Michael Jackson was standing outside.”

    He added, “I was stunned to see Michael Jackson in front of me for the first time and I almost fainted because I couldn’t believe that Michael Jackson was standing before me, but then I calmed down.”

    Bachchan continued, “Michael Jackson asked me if this was my (Michael Jackson’s) room. When I told them that it was not his but mine, he realized that he had mistakenly entered the wrong room.”

    Bachchan said, “Later, Michael Jackson went to his room and sent me a message for a meeting, then we sat down and talked a lot.”
    Bachchan praised Michael Jackson, adding that despite his immense fame, he had an incredibly humble and kind personality.

    Michael Jackson died on June 25, 2009, but his songs still captivate fans.

  • US judge begins to unseal Epstein contacts

    US judge begins to unseal Epstein contacts

    A New York judge on Wednesday began to unseal the identities of people linked in court documents to Jeffrey Epstein, the US financier who killed himself in 2019 as he awaited trial for sex crimes.

    Notably included in the unsealed documents, which include almost 1,000 pages of depositions and statements, were former US presidents Bill Clinton and Donald Trump, who have not been accused of any wrongdoing in the case.

    The list of around 150 people includes a host of Epstein associates previously identified as John or Jane Does in a lawsuit brought against Epstein’s former mistress, Ghislaine Maxwell. It carries no allegation of complicity in Epstein’s crimes.

    The disclosure is part of a defamation proceeding between Maxwell, sentenced in 2022 to 20 years in prison, and a plaintiff against the duo, Virginia Giuffre.

    Last month a judge listed in a 50-page document some 180 cases — under pseudonyms — ordering that their identities be made public within 14 days of the order.

    Some individuals have objected to the disclosure of their identities in the case.

    Lawyers for one individual, “Doe 107”, wrote to the judge in the case arguing they could face victimization in their home country, and requested time to submit grounds for their name to remain sealed.

    Accomplices in sex crimes

    According to British media, Giuffre’s defamation claim against Maxwell, 62, dates back to 2016 and was settled the following year. But the Miami Herald then took legal action to access the file and investigate the Epstein network.

    A number of documents in the case were made public in 2019, days before Epstein hanged himself in prison while awaiting trial on sex trafficking charges.

    Maxwell and Epstein were a couple in the early 1990s before becoming professional collaborators and accomplices in sex crimes for almost three decades.

    Epstein, a financier with a powerful network in the United States and abroad, was himself accused of raping young girls, but his suicide by hanging in a New York prison in August 2019 halted his prosecution.

    Fabricated lists and doctored photos of Epstein have circulated in conspiratorial internet circles for years, fueling speculation about the financier’s potential associates.

    The anticipated release of names from court documents reignited that frenzy.

    Comedian Jimmy Kimmel threatened Aaron Rodgers with legal action after the American football star suggested the late night host could be on the list.

    It was a baseless allegation echoed across platforms such as X, where numerous posts also drew actor Tom Hanks into the fold.

  • Latest update: Who was responsible for Michael Jackson’s demise?

    Latest update: Who was responsible for Michael Jackson’s demise?

    Late American singer Michael Jackson’s death has been one of the biggest tragic The King of Pop had become an icon in the music industry, and he made a big contribution in the field. The Thriller singer died due to a cardiac arrest in 2009. It was said that the cardiac arrest was induced by the fatal combination of drugs given to him by his personal doctor, Dr. Conrad Murray.

    The doctor was found guilty of involuntary manslaughter for improperly administering the anesthetic drug and even served about two years out of the original four-year prison sentence he was given. But over the years there have been speculations around his death and drug usage.

    Now, a new report has come in suggesting that others should have been found guilty for allowing Michael Jackson to take the abundant amount of drugs that led to his death, as well as Jackson himself.

    Michael Jackson's popularity endures, even after new scandal - ABC News

    A documentary, TMZ Investigates: Who Really Killed Michael Jackson, has opened the matter around the King of Pop’s death.

    In the documentary, which will be out on Fox next month, the LAPD detective assigned to Michael Jackon’s passing away says that it was “amazing” that MJ didn’t die sooner considering the number of drugs he took. “I really do believe that this death was inevitable. Michael was going to get what he wanted. And if you said no, he would find someone who would do it for him,” the detective said. It was also revealed that Jackson had created 19 false IDs to collect different drugs.

    The documentary also shared notes from his doctors, including Conrad Murray. “Michael is responsible, to a great extent, for his own demise, but he certainly had a lot of help from the medical community,” his plastic surgeon said. “It was not a big deal, he had been using it for decades, and they allowed him to sometimes inject the medicine. He was able to push the propofol himself, and the doctors allowed him to do it, and that was OK,” Murray added.

    Meanwhile, recently, Michael Jackson also hit the headlines after Harry Styles was labelled as the new King of Pop in his Rolling Stones cover. MJ’s nephew Taj tweeted criticising this and said his uncle “earned” this title.