20,000 Michael Jackson Fans around the world set a new Guiness world record for the most people dancing to “Thriller” at the same time

As previously reported, Michael Jackson fans around the globe paid tribute to Michael Jackson on October 25th (October 24th in Western parts of the world like California) by attempting to break the Guinness world record for the most people dancing to Michael Jackson’s “Thriller” at the same time.

The attempt to break the Guiness world record was organized by Michael Jackson fan clubs all over the world, with participants dancing in cities from Los Angeles to Breton, France.

Watch people dancing to Michael Jackson’s “Thriller” at the same time

Previous Guiness world record for the most people dancing to Michael Jackson’s “Thriller” at the same time

Previously, the Guiness world record for the most people dancing to Michael Jackson’s “Thriller” at the same time stood at 4,179 people in 72 cities, across 10 countries (including Saudi Arabia) until 13,597 people in Mexico City set the record in August.

Watch previous Guiness world record for the most people dancing to Michael Jackson’s “Thriller” at the same time

The Guinness world record for people doing any kind of simultaneous dance was set in 2002 across Canada, where 200,000 children did the Hokey-Pokey.

Soul Train Awards to Honor Michael Jackson

Michael Jackson will be honored at the 2009 Soul Train Awards, an annual award show which previously aired in national television syndication that honors the best in Black music and entertainment.

Michael Jackson’s legendary music career will be honored with a special “Entertainer of the Year” award during 2009 Soul Train Awards, which will take place in Atlanta, Georgia on November 3rd.

Michael Jackson to Receive “Entertainer of the Year” at the Soul Train Awards

Michael Jackson and a host of his family members have made appearances on Soul Train programming, especially at the beginning of their successful careers. The memorable 1972 Jackson 5 performance on Soul Train of “I Want You Back” is still talked about for it’s impressive showmanship.

Portrait of Michael Jackson Painted By Andy Warhol is Up for Auction

A portrait of Michael Jackson by Andy Warhol will go on auction at Christie’s auction house in New York on November 10.

On Friday, Christie’s auction house said that the 30 by 26 inch portrait of Michael Jackson should go for an estimated $500,000 to $700,000. The Michael Jackson portrait is one of a small group of silk-screened images of Michael Jackson created in 1984 by Warhol.

Michael Jackson Portrait by Andy Warhol

The portrait of Michael Jackson shows him smilling in a jacket from his “Thriller” era, including red and yellow hints in his hair.

Deputy chairman Brett Gorvy told the Associated Press that the seller of the Michael Jackson portrait requested to remain anonymous, and is a private collector from New York who purchased the painting from the Andy Warhol Foundation in the 1990s.

The Michael Jackson portrait by Andy Warhol is one of 47 lots being auctioned, including two additional Warhol pieces.

In August, a similar portrait of Michael Jackson by Warhol was sold by a New York Art Gallery to an anonymous buyer. Although the gallery would not disclose the exact price, they did say that it was more than one million dollars.

Michael Jackson was looking forward to his three kids watching the London “This Is It” shows…

There are most likely a million different reasons for why Michael Jackson poured his heart and soul into his upcoming series of concerts in London, titled “This Is It.” Kenny Ortega, Michael Jackson’s creative partner, director of Michael Jackson’s “This Is It” concerts and one of the producers of Michael Jackson’s “This Is It” movie, says the reason is “because it’s meaningful, because there are powerful reasons behind an idea.”

However, Michael Jackson was also eager to perform for his three kids, Prince Michael I, Paris and Blanket, and show them what a fantastic, passionate performer he was.

“This is It” Choreographer Travis Payne

“When I first came onto the project, he said it was important that This Is It is the time for us to remind the planet of all of our responsibility to the earth and to each other,” choreographer Travis Payne told MTV News. “And he also said he was excited to do it because he was still young enough to do it and his children were now old enough to appreciate what it was that he had loved for so many years.”
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Michael Jackson’s “This Is It,” a documentary based on footage recorded during Michael Jackson’s last days as he rehearsed for the London performances, opens for a two-week run on October 28th.

Travis Payne worked closely with Michael Jackson for over a decade, choreographing Michael Jackson’s HIStory world tour in 1996 and Michael Jackson’s 1997 short film “Ghosts.” Travis Payne told MTV news that there was never a moment in working on the This Is It shows that Michael Jackson didn’t remain a “consummate professional.”

“Every time we set out to create a production, he wanted it to be the best that it possibly could. There was no exception,” choreographer Travis Payne explained. “He wanted it to be the best show the world had ever seen, and he wanted it so much, and it was such a loss that he wasn’t able to make it to that first night.”

Michael Jackson and Travis Payne reconnected while working on This Is It. The two dancers spent downtime hanging out and looking on the Internet for source material to inspire their newest effort.

“I really enjoyed being able to go on the Internet with him and show him performances we had done in, like, 1993 in Mexico City. And just to be able to pull up anything he could think of — all types of music and imagery and inspirational footage that helped in preparation for the show,” Travis Payne recalled. “And he was so fascinated by what was available now with the new technology — he just loved that.”

Michael Jackson’s kids want to be movie stars when they grow up…

Michael Jackson’s kids, Prince Michael I, Paris and Blanket, are shying away from the mic and taking an interest in the silver screen.

Instead of following in their father’s footsteps (or dance steps), Michael Jackson’s kids want to be movie stars.

Jermaine Jackson says that Michael Jackson’s kids want to be movie stars

Jermaine Jackson revealed that Michael Jackson’s kids, Prince Michael I, 12, Paris, 11 and Prince Michael II, 7, are eager to act in movies when they grow up instead of become singers, reports contactmusic.com

“I think they are going to go into the film business,” said Jermaine Jackson.

La Toya Jackson, older sister of the late Michael Jackson, will not see his upcoming film “This Is It”

During an interview on Access Hollywood, La Toya Jackson watched clips from Michael Jackson’s “This Is It” for the first time, commenting to Billy that she will not see the film and that the rehearsals were not “full” rehearsals because she did not see Michael Jackson’s energy behind the moves…

Billy’s Interview with La Toya Jackson about Michael Jackson’s “This Is It”

Billy of Access Hollywood: “And La Toya Jackson is here with me…” Billy motions to La Toya Jackson and says, “Welcome.”

La Toya Jackson: “Hello Billy, how are you?”

Billy of Access Hollywood: “I’m terric! The spectacular new scenes from “This Is It,” which La Toya, you have not seen before, right?”

La Toya Jackson: “That’s correct, I have not seen it.”

Billy of Access Hollywood: “Let’s roll.

“For the first time, it’s apparent what a multi media masterpiece “This Is It” would have been with computer generated soldiers. And this powerful show opener, a robotic light man opens piece by piece revealing Michael, and on his command it begins.

As La Toya moves to the music, Michael’s full dress reheasal, glimpses of his best, including Thriller, are seen.

And an unbelievable site, 50 year old Michael teaching his 20 something year old dancers how Bad is done.

When you saw Michael teaching these kids to dance, these dancers, I saw the emotion kick in.”

La Toya Jackson: “Yes, he’s, um, he’s just an incredible, he was an incredible person, I mean, to see this, to see the love and the adore that he gets out of when he performs…And how we’re gonna miss him, immensely, it’s just so moving, so touching.”

Billy of Access Hollywood: “You said that you did not plan to see “This Is It.” After watching these clips have you changed your mind?”

La Toya Jackson: “No, I have no plans of seeing it. It’s a bit too soon for me. It really is.”

Billy of Access Hollywood: “But are you glad that you saw him mentoring?”

La Toya Jackson: “I am pleased to see him mentoring. However Billy I do know that Michael wantsveveryone to be at their best and this is not a full out rehearsal for him there’s so much more to it than that, the energy that he puts behind every move, I don’t see that here, but it’s good just to have it as memories as well.

Watch Clips from Michael Jackson’s “This Is It”

An eager paparrazi crashed their car into the Jackson family entourage…

Just another Wednesday in Los Angeles…The sun is shining, celebrities are cruising on the not-so-open Southern California roads and photographers are causing traffic collisions trying to get that million-dollar shot of Michael Jackson’s kids on their way to karate class.

As the Jackson family entourage headed to karate class, an especially eager photographer crashed into one of the security cars.

Michael Jackson’s Kids Are Unharmed

Luckily, the photographer crashed into a security car and not the automobile driven by Michael Jackson’s kids’ nanny Grace Rwaramba, who was chauffering Michael Jackson’s kids to karate class. Nobody was injured, including Michael Jackson’s kids.

“The damage was minor and there were no injuries,” LAPD Sargent Ann Pickering told People. “A report was taken and it’s under investigation.”

TMZ reported that witnesses saw the driver who hit the Michael Jackson car flee the scene after the crash.

Leaving the site of an accident without exchanging information is a crime in California. The unidentified driver could face a felony hit-and-run charge.

Search warrants pertaining to the Michael Jackson investigation are released by Nevada Court

Although Michael Joseph Jackson was his name given at birth, the legendary King of Pop may have employed a string of aliases in order score prescription drugs. Despite reports that Michael Jackson was addicted to prescription drugs, “This Is It” collaborators deny knowledge of any such affliction.

Michael Jackson Search Warrants Released By Nevada Court

Search warrant documents recently released by the judge in Nevada request that police investigate whether Michael Jackson may have employed a host of different names, including Omar Arnold, Bryan Singleton, Jack London and Roselyn Muhammad, to obtain drugs

These particular search warrants are part of a batch of documents released by the Nevada court, and are similar to other information disclosed during the investigation of Michael Jackson’s death.

The Associated Press and other news organizations requested that the documents be released. While Clark County District Court Judge Valerie Adair allowed those documents to be released, she kept others sealed for at least 30 more days. That is being done at the request of police who are investigating Michael Jackson’s death as a homicide.

Katherin Jackson has kicked her probate lawyers to the curb

TMZ recently reported that Katherine Jackson, Michael Jackson’s mother and current legal guardian of Michael Jackson’s kids, has fired her the team of lawyers handing her probate case, including Burt Levitch and Londell McMillan.

Katherine Jackson Gets Rid of her Probate Lawyers

Katherine Jackson will be replacing the recently fired probate lawyers with new ones. TMZ reported that Katherine Jackson, who was recently spotted in the audience of “Dancing with the Stars” as the 16 professional dancers performed a heartfelt tribute to Michael Jackson, will ask for a continuance today when the court hearing convenes so that she can begin working with her recently-hired legal team.

Katherine Jackson Fires Probate Lawyer Londell McMillan

TMZ spoke with Londell McMillan, who admits that Michael Jackson’s mother Katherine Jackson let go her probate lawyers and is moving on. Londell McMillan said that he was never Katherine Jackson’s probate lawyer, although it has been reported that he was actively negotiating with lawyers for the Michael Jackson estate.

Londell McMillan tells TMZ, “I am not completely out.” Londell McMillan says he is unsure if he is still Katherine Jackson’s general counsel and continues to represent her. That would be a nice thing to know!

La Toya Jackson has expressed concern that she will be the next Jackson to die…

According to La Toya Jackson, who believes that Michael Jackson was brainwashed by his staff, she could be the next member of the Michael Jackson family to bite the proverbial dust.

Just two weeks after Michael Jackson’s untimely death, La Toya Jackson, who recently sat in the audience of “Dancing with the Stars” to watch the Michael Jackson dance tribute, expressed her belief that someone murdered Michael Jackson. Now, the National Enquirer unveils a report claiming that La Toya Jackson fears that she is next in line to fall victim to the “Jackson family curse”…A conspiracy theory that is very Kennedy-esque!

“La Toya Jackson is convinced someone paid Michael Jackson’s personal physician, Conrad Murray, to kill him because they stood to gain up to $1 billion from his death,” explains an inside source. “La Toya Jackson has been telling pals she can name the mysterious people Michael Jackson’s doctor was working with when Michael Jackson died.”

La Toya Jackson Conspiracy Theory

Apparently, La Toya Jackson is next on the list because she knows who Michael Jackon’s murderers are…

“She is convinced they killed her brother and wouldn’t hesitate for a moment to kill her as well,” the source continued. “She says too many people have got too much to lose if the truth gets out. She fears for her life.”