King of Pop Once Asked New Edition For Help

New Edition's Bobby Brown , believe it or not, says his dance moves were once requested by the legendary King of Pop himself. According to Brown, Michael Jackson asked his group, New Edition, to help out with some dance moves back during their heyday.

"We went to his house," Brown said, speaking at the press room at the BET Awards after his group's tribute medley to the Jackson 5. "We were invited to teach him a couple of our moves. I'm not joking!" Brown, flanked by NE members Ralph Tresvant and Johnny Gill, said the group didn't get to stick around much after dancing with Jackson, although (Johnny Gill left MJ his number) they did get to see the video for "Thriller" before its official premiere, according to Tresvant. But what they really wanted from their encounter with Michael Jackson (to get adopted) didn't quite pan out.

The late icon invited the guys to stay the night at his house but, according to Brown, their manager turned the invite down."We were always upset about that, because we couldn't stay the night," Brown explained. "We were upset because we wanted to stay and get to know him better. I've spent a lot of time around some great artists, but he was definitely the greatest artist and person I've ever been around."

Harlem Transforms to Neverland East

Rev. Al is available to appear at your family reunion with Pookie and dem this summer as he busts a move at the Michael Jackson Tribute this past Wednesday at the Apollo Theatre.

Jackson Funeral set for Tuesday In LA

Michael Jackson’s public memorial service has been scheduled for Tuesday at the Staples Center in downtown Los Angeles.

AEG Live, which owns the Staples Center and was Jackson’s promoter, called a press conference for Friday at 10 a.m. to announce details, according to a press release from the office of the Jackson family’s publicist. Randy Phillips, AEG’s chief executive, said tickets would be FREE and that 11,000 would be distributed to the public.

Who Dat Is?

Meet London based Nona Paris Lola Jackson. She claims to be Michael Jackson's ex-wife and demands that the late King of Pop's "properties, monies and assets" must be transferred to her immediately. Not only that, but she should get physical and legal custody of all three of Jackson's children because she is their biological mother, a claim she pursued in 2006 and 2007 in several failed attempts at getting custody and financial support.

Per the 93 handwritten pages filed Wednesday in Los Angeles Superior Court, Mrs. Jackson is also demanding that Jackson's body, which a source discloses is currently in cold storage at L.A.'s Forest Lawn cemetery, be returned to the coroner's office. She should also be flown to Los Angeles and put in charge of future negotiations with AEG Live regarding any upcoming tribute concerts or other business ventures.

Nona Jackson, who is representing herself in these proceedings, detailed all of this—including the claim that she and Jackson are still married although they legally separated in 2008, according to the filing. She wants Taj Jackson to temporarily (somebody actually took the time to read this BS) take care of the children until she arrives in LA and she wants the entire Jackson family out of "her" Encino home because she doesn't want them around the kids.

The court told her not to call them, that they'd call her, and scheduled a hearing on the matter for Aug. 19.

I wish it was me....

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Jermaine's interview this morning on the Today Show....CNN reports that Michael Jackson's funeral will be held on Tuesday July 7th at the Staples Center....

Planet Jackson Welcomes A New Author

I'm going out of town for the rest of the week, so I'm going to hand things over to my man Where's My Stimulus? Most of you should know him from his hilarious comments on this and other blogs. I trust Stim to hold it down and keep things funky around here, so give him a warm welcome in the comments section and be sure to check back daily for the holiday weekend. You never know what's going to pop off in the world of entertainment!

I Just Offered up my home for the Michael Jackson Funeral:

How to attend an African American funeral :

Step 1
1. Crowded: You must arrive early. Funerals are very important in our community. This is one of the times that family members make the sacrifice to travel from all over to attend.

Step 2
2. Seating: In the African American tradition, when you enter the sanctuary their is seating for the Family of the departed and then general seating on the adjacent side of the sanctuary. The family has a processional into the sanctuary and is seated. Please stand during this part of the opening of the service.

Step 3
3. Exuberant: You can expect the entire service to be very celebratory with clapping, dancing, standing, noise, shouting, etc.. For our community it is important to rejoice when someone who loves the Lord dies. So join in with the celebration.

Step 4
4. Program: There is a well thought out program to include prayer, scripture reading, words from family and friends, singing, solos, etc.. Be prepared to celebrate for a while.

Step 5
5. Eulogy: This is the highlight of the funeral. The pastor is really going to express the life of the departed in relation to their walk with the Lord. If the person was not a believer, the preacher will then place his/her focus on those who are gathered in the audience. This message can be long, but it will end on a high note with music, dancing, and shouting about heaven.

Step 6
6. The recessional will be joyful. Join in and greet the family on your way out after they have viewed the remains of the departed. Then the congregation will travel to the grave site for a short ceremony and burial. Following all of this will be celebration with food

(I forgot don't let Aunt Willona jump in the casket)

anything else I forgot?

The Game's Michael Jackson Tribute

The Game is trying to make a comeback with a Michael Jackson tribute. What do you think?

Michael Was A Peacemaker

Did you know Michael Jackson tried to squash the beef between the Game and 50 Cent?

"I was on tour in Canada, sitting in my room, cutting my hair. I was messing my hair up. Then my road manager knocks on my door. Boom, boom, boom. He told me, I got MJ on the phone. I ran and snatched up the phone. He said, 'I don't know how you're gonna feel about this, but I want to ask you something. I don't want you to judge me, but I don't really know everything that's going on between you and 50. But I want to be the middle man behind you putting this situation to bed.'"

Stevie Wonder's Michael Jackson Tribute

Since BET totally messed it up it is Stevie to the rescue. You know Stevie and Michael loved each other, so this is really heartfelt.

Is Michael Looking Down On Us?

Okay. This is too much. First people all over the world start committing suicide in Michael's name and now people are seeing him in the clouds and on the streets. Pretty soon people are going to start seeing Michael everywhere just like Elvis sightings.

BET Awards Show Performances Take 2

Here is another posting of Janet's appearance on the BE.T Awards show Sunday night. I see Vi.acom pulled all the videos I posted yesterday.

repost of Jamie's "Beat It" and moonwalk

Beyonce's Heaven help us if this is as good as it gets from now on "Ave Maria"

Keri Hilson

Old New Edition

Ne-Yo The Man In My Life "Lady In My Life"

Drake and Young (Cash) Money

Keyshia Cole and Monica

Tyrese, Tevin Campbell, Johnny Gill, and Trey Songz O'Jays Tribute

Big ups to Yardie for risking the wrath of The Man for uploading these.

Pictures from Michael's Last Rehearsal

Here are the pictures from Michael Jackson's last rehearsal two days before his death. Michael looked happy and healthy the way I want to remember him.

Boycott Perez Hilton: second installment

"I just remembered something. Didn't gossip blogger Perez Hilton almost single
handedly get Isiah Washington fired from Grey's Anatomy for calling one of his
co-stars a fag? Then he wants to turn around and call Will.I.Am a fag and cry
when he gets socked in the mouth. Don't dish it out if you can't take it piggy!"

Jacked from Gossip Jacker.

Picture by four four.

I guess we're doing something right

I guess we're doing something right over here at Planet Jackson when fake gossip giant Media Take Out starts jacking our news and passing it off as their own.