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George Michael postpones tour due to pneumonia

AppId is over the quota AppId is over the quota LONDON (Reuters) – British singer George Michael has been forced to postpone the rest of his European tour due to ongoing treatment for “severe” pneumonia, his spokeswoman said on Friday.But she denied reports that the former Wham! frontman was suffering from serious heart problems and [...]

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Michael Douglas says can’t forget being told of cancer

AppId is over the quota AppId is over the quota LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Veteran actor Michael Douglas said in a recent interview with Alec Baldwin that he will never forget when he was first told he had late-stage throat cancer in 2010.The 66-year-old “Fatal Attraction” actor, who was diagnosed with the disease in August, [...]

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Prosecutors wrapping up Michael Jackson death case

AppId is over the quota AppId is over the quota LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Prosecutors were close to wrapping up their case in the manslaughter trial of Michael Jackson’s doctor after a top state witness on Thursday slammed the physician’s treatment of the late pop star.Prosecutors, who called their last witness on Thursday, claim that [...]

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Michael Jackson top earner among dead celebrities

AppId is over the quota AppId is over the quota LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Michael Jackson was named this year’s top-earning dead celebrity on Tuesday in a list compiled by financial website Forbes.com, earning the title for the second year in a row following his death in 2009.“Thriller” singer Jackson, who died aged 50 of [...]

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Doctor: Drug ‘cocktail’ killed Michael Jackson

AppId is over the quota AppId is over the quota LOS ANGELES (AP) — Dr. Conrad Murray’s use of a cocktail of drugs on Michael Jackson as he struggled to fall asleep on the day he died was a “recipe for disaster” and ultimately caused his death, a UCLA sleep therapy expert testified Thursday.Dr. Nader [...]

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Sleep expert: Drugs caused Michael Jackson’s death

AppId is over the quota AppId is over the quota LOS ANGELES (AP) — A UCLA sleep expert described Dr. Conrad Murray’s use of a cocktail of drugs on Michael Jackson as “unethical, disturbing and beyond comprehension.”The combination of drugs used as Jackson struggled to fall asleep on the day he died was a “recipe [...]

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Michael Moore giddy over Occupy Wall St.: “Finally!”

AppId is over the quota AppId is over the quota LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) – At the culmination of his last muckraking documentary, 2009′s “Capitalism: A Love Story,” Michael Moore said he was not going to make another film until someone else — a group, a movement, an individual, anyone — stepped up with their own [...]

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Ne-Yo, Jamie Foxx kick off Michael Jackson tribute

AppId is over the quota AppId is over the quota CARDIFF, Wales (AP) — Three generations of Michael Jackson’s family — with a few notable absentees — joined an eclectic roster of entertainers Saturday to pay tribute to the King of Pop, a celebration of the late star’s life overshadowed by the Los Angeles manslaughter [...]

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Slurred Michael Jackson voice fills LA courtroom

AppId is over the quota AppId is over the quota LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Disturbing sounds and images from Michael Jackson’s life and death played a key role on Wednesday in the manslaughter trial of his doctor, with jurors hearing a recording of the self-styled King of Pop speaking in a slurred voice and viewing [...]

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Michael Jackson tribute draws long list of stars

AppId is over the quota AppId is over the quota CARDIFF, Wales (AP) — Chart-toppers, soul singers and three generations of Michael Jackson’s family — including his children — celebrated the King of Pop at an energetic tribute concert Saturday, urging fans to focus on the late star’s music rather than his death.The run-up to [...]

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