We’re hearing that we’ll find out today where Michael Jackson will be buried. We know Jermaine was fighting for Neverland, but Michael’s father didn’t want that. We’ll see if everyone ignored Dad. It will also depend on getting the “OK” from the county government where Neverland is located. Meanwhile, the Chief of the LAPD is just about to call their investigation a criminal one…either from an overdose or homicide standpoint. That all stems from the questions about drugs, who gave them to him, and how.
Is Al Sharpton full of crap? I know it may seem hard to believe, but maybe his memorial words about Michael Jackson were really just showboating. Remember how he said Michael had to put up with critics? Well, apparently Al was one of them. In some radio debate that took place in the fall, Al Sharpton made fun of Michael. When someone quoted the song ‘Man in the Mirror’, Al made sure to distance himself, saying, “Just remember . . . You quoted Michael.  I didn’t.” Certainly, Al wasn’t using the funeral for his own gain, was he?

“Us Weekly” is actually pointing out that a lot of the people at Michael Jackson’s memorial . . . even many of those who spoke . . . really didn’t even know Michael. As close as Brooke Shields was with Michael early on, “Us” she hadn’t even seen him since that Elizabeth Taylor wedding she talked about during her speech.  And that was 18 years ago. After the service, Queen Latifah admitted she’d never even met Michael.  Neither had John Mayer or Jennifer Hudson. And it looks like that resolution they wanted that would declare the greatest person in the history of all time or whatever…will not get passed.  Nancy Pelosi is actually doing a solid, and saying that Congress has better things to do.

As you’ve probably heard, North Korea is holding two U.S. journalists hostage, after they accidentally strayed across the country’s border while on assignment.  (One of them is Laura Ling . . . the sister of Lisa Ling.) Not long before his death, Michael Jackson was apparently thinking about trying to get them released . . . by speaking directly with North Korea’s insane dictator, Kim Jong Il. Michael’s friend, Gotham Chopra . . . (the son of Deepak Chopra) . . . says Michael called him three weeks ago and asked if he thought his plan might work. Michael said he thought Kim might be a fan because, quote, “He wears jackets like mine.”

Last month, the “National Enquirer” ran a story claiming that Morgan Freeman has had a longtime affair with his step-granddaughter.  And now, they’re claiming that Morgan will marry this girl once he and his wife Myrna settle their divorce. The woman in question is E’Dena Hines.  She’s the granddaughter of Morgan’s first wife, Jeanette.  Morgan and Myrna raised her since she was a young child.  She’s 27 now . . . and Morgan is 72. I know it’s not a blood relative, but this is still creeptastic, isn’t it?

Jada Pinkett Smith came up pretty hard in Baltimore.  Her dad wasn’t around, and her mom was hooked on heroin.  Her grandmother ended up stepping in to raise her, and her mom eventually got off drugs. She says, quote,  I am such an extremist. I can’t do anything in moderation. If I am going to drink, I am going to get drunk.” She was still drinking when she met her future husband, Will Smith.  She says, quote, “He just thought we were having fun.” One day about 12 years ago, Jada downed two bottles of wine . . . and she was on her way to get a third, when she realized what she was doing…and she stopped everything.

Michael Jackon’s dermatologist, Dr. Arnold Klein, denied yesterday that he enabled Michael’s drug use . He tells ABC, “I was not one of the doctors who participated in giving him overdoses of drugs or too much of anything.  In fact, I was the one who limited everything, who stopped everything.”  Here’s why he may be so defensive: we’re hearing  that investigators who combed through the rented home where Michael died found what they described as a, quote, “mini-hospital”. It included an EKG, an automated blood-pressure machine, a portable IV, a mini-ventilator and 20 different types of drugs. Many of those drugs were prescribed under different names, and by several different doctors.

And here’s a couple of facts that show you how intense the curiosity about Michael is: His funeral was watched by 31 million people on TV. That falls just a little bit short of Princess Diana’s and President Reagan’s funerals, but those services were not in the middle of a workday, and the 31 million number doesn’t reflect the millions that streamed the service online. Also, This past week, 800,000 MJ albums were sold. That’s almost double the number that were sold in the week of his death.

None of this has been confirmed, but we’re hearing that Lady Gaga and Kanye West will be coming to Baltimore. While most artists skip over us, and expect us to just show up in DC, it looks like the third stop on their tour will be hitting first mariner arena. I’ll be fired up for that one. And the odds that Lady Gaga will perform the whole show without pants: 100%

Finally, This is one of those stories that’s so ridiculous it can’t be true . . . but so much fun it should be true. “Now” magazine claims that Britney isn’t doing so well. A “source” says, quote, “Britney’s speaking gibberish baby talk . . . She still hears voices and, at times, still has intense drink and drug cravings. She’s been obsessed with unicorns lately . . . it’s really upset her that they’re fictional.” To be fair, I think this world would be a whole lot more interesting if we had unicorns and leprechauns and everything. So count me in the “upset that unicorns are fictional” group.

It’s the most overplayed clip of the day, little Paris Jackson bidding her Dad a tearful goodbye following yesterday’s Memorial Service. But it moved many, including Jojo, who said if his daughter said those words about him, he would feel honored.  Another Dad called in and expressed his feelings.

 

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Caitlyn tries to make the final ten Wednesday on “So You Think You Can Dance” (described by a listener this morning as Idol’s smaller, cooler cousin). 9pm on FOX45. We talked to one of her instructors, Carrie, from CandCDance in Bowie about Caitlyn and the odd outfit they made her wear last week.

Here’s a photo of the alien outfit.

 

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Here’s another great shot from Dominick, our listener friend. If you ever have a great shot that you’d love to share with Baltimore, just email it to us!

As we told you yesterday, Michael Jackson’s memorial service included performances from Lionel Richie, Stevie Wonder, Mariah Carey, Jennifer Hudson (who apparently is about to give birth to a four-year-old), and a thankfully non-vocal performance by John Mayer. One of the most rousing comments made at yesterday’s Michael Jackson memorial came when Al Sharpton spoke directly to Michael’s children, saying, quote, “I want his three children to know:  Wasn’t nothing strange about your daddy.  It was strange what he had to deal with.  But he dealt with it.” Then there was Paris . . . who just about broke everyone’s heart when she spoke at the end of the service. As the ceremony was winding down, Paris closed things out by stepping up to the microphone and crying as she said, quote, “I just want to say that ever since I was born, Daddy has been the best father you can ever imagine.  And I just want to say I love him so much.” Her aunt Janet then took Paris in her arms as the family left the stage.  There’s still no word where Michael Jackson will be buried.  Apparently, the family is disagreeing over whether Michael should be buried at Neverland or not.

During Michael Jackson’s memorial service, FaceBook users were averaging 6,000 status updates per minute.  That’s a pretty huge increase over the norm.  It also dwarfs the 2,000 updates per minute that occurred during President Obama’s inauguration. Also, a virtual Michael Jackson glove has become the most popular FaceBook “gift” ever.  It’s been exchanged by friends more than 800,000 times. No one sent me a damn glove.

Lindsay Lohan passed up a chance at a career comeback. The hard-partying starlet turned down a role in the summer blockbuster “The Hangover,” because she said the screenplay “had no potential.” Todd Phillips, the director, offered Lindsay the role of Jade, a stripper played by Heather Graham. “Lindsay said she didn’t like the script.”

Advance tickets for the new “Harry Potter” movie  . . . “Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince” . . . are selling at a crazy rate. It’s doing better than both “Transformers:  Revenge of the Fallen” and the last “Harry Potter” movie, “Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix”.  That’s big, because “Transformers 2″ has already crossed the $300 million mark at the box office.

There’s more drama coming to the Big Apple. Bravo has picked up a third season of “The Real Housewives of New York City.” The show keeps growing in popularity, and the second season averaged nearly 2 million more viewers than the first. Production for season 3 starts this fall.

After Candace mentioned that her husband turned her on to this song, we had to look it up. Wow. I think it’s the briefs the Gummy’s wearing that makes it.

And here's the German version...

Candace joined us this morning to talk about her news series on ABC Family, her old days on “Full House” and her love of the song “I Am A Gummi Bear”.

 

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