MICHAEL’S LIVING LEGACY

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Prince Jackson Testifies: ‘Nothing Will Ever Be The Same’

By Elizabeth Coady

MICHAEL JACKSON’S LEGACY EXTENDS BEYOND HIS MUSIC: HE LEFT BEHIND THREE CHILDREN WHOM he dearly loved and doted upon — and for whom he went to extraordinary lengths to protect from the public.

Now four years after the pop star’s death, Jackson’s composed eldest son Prince Jackson pulls back the curtain on his life growing up as the son of the famous pop star.

In 90 minutes of testimony today during Katherine Jackson’s wrongful death suit against concert promoter AEG Live LLC, the 16-year-old survivor says his father emphasized education, doing good in the world, and strove to protect them from a voracious public.

‘A CRY FOR HELP’

Judge Rules Michael Jackson’s Kids Will Stay With Grandmother

WE COULD HAVE PREDICTED THIS OUTCOME AFTER learning that Katherine Jackson refused to let Paris attend a Marilyn Manson concert: The custody arrangements won’t change for Michael Jackson’s three surviving children.

“I’m taking no further action,” Superior Court Judge Mitchell Beckloff declared today, the fourth anniversary of the pop star’s death, after reviewing an investigator’s report on the children’s well-being.

THE ‘NORTH’ STAR

Oh, Gawd, They Didn’t: Kanye & Kim Name Baby ‘North West’

By Elizabeth Coady

OH, GOD, TELL US YOU DIDN’T DO IT, KANYE & KIMMIE.

TMZ and People are claiming that Kanye West and Kim Kardashian actually did name their newborn daughter North. Meaning her given name is ‘North West.’ No middle name. No Donda in honor of Ye’s deceased mother. No K as in Kitten, which I was rooting for, or Kaidence as reported earlier.

US reports that the couple have already adopted Nori as her nickname.

The baby Gemini was born Saturday five weeks prematurely at Cedars Sinai Hospital in Los Angeles.

A BABY!

Kim Kardashian Pops A Baby Girl Out — And Twitter Explodes

By Elizabeth Coady

TEN FINGERS? Check. TEN TOES? Count ’em. Normal reflexes? We’re betting on it. Normal reaction to a birth announcement? No way in hell.

America’s most anticipated wee one — the first daughter of reality star Kim Kardashian and iconic rapper Kanye West — arrived early this morning at Los Angeles Cedar Sinai Hospital, and Twitter exploded.

“Kim Kardashian” was the top trending topic early in the day, reported Yahoo’s OMG.

The cherub, a Gemini, arrived five weeks early and just “under five pounds. “She has dark hair,” a source tells E! News. “She looks just like Kim.” The delivery was natural.

HOT RUMOR

Miley Cyrus Nixes Romance Rumors About Her & Justin Bieber

By Kyra Senese

MILEY CYRUS DENIES RUMORS THAT ROMANCE IS HEATING UP between her and fellow pop star Justin Bieber.

Cyrus dialed up D.C.’s The Kane Show on Wednesday to set the rumors straight, and to also reassure fans that she is still engaged to Liam Hemsworth. Tongues began wagging after the two were spotted together at Beacher’s Madhouse at the Roosevelt Hotel in Los Angeles.

DANCING WITH DEATH

Update On Paris Jackson: Suicide Note, Meat Cleaver Cuts

By Kyra Senese

MORE DETAILS ARE EMERGING ABOUT PARIS JACKSON’S suicide attempt early this morning at her Calabasas, Calif. home.

The latest from TMZ is that the 15-year-old wrote a suicide note before cutting her arms with a meat cleaver.

The King of Pop’s daughter reportedly called a suicide hotline in the wee hours of the night and the person on the other end of the phone line notified 911.

SAD NEWS

Report: Paris Jackson Tweets Her Troubles, Then Attempts Suicide

SAD NEWS FROM TMZ, WHICH REPORTS THAT Paris Jackson was hospitalized early this morning after allegedly trying to commit suicide.

The 15-year-old daughter of deceased pop star Michael Jackson was transported from her Calabasas neighborhood home to a nearby hospital about 2 am. The online tab is reporting that she may have overdosed but that there are also “multiple cuts” on her wrist.

Jackson’s only daughter has become a public figure since her father died of a drug overdose in 2009, communicating frequently on Twitter. But those tweets turned worrisome on Wednesday when she signaled that she was in the middle of a conflict.

‘LIFE AIN’T FAIR’

Snoop Lion & Miley Cyrus Make Sweet Sad Music In ‘Ashtrays & Hearbreaks’ Video

JUST A DAY AFTER US WEEKLY REPORTS THAT Miley Cyrus and Liam Hemsworth are officially over, along comes release of the singer’s video collaboration with Snoop Lion in a sad ode to loss.

The just-released video for Ashtrays and Heartbreaks paints a moody portrait of loss and longing, made all the more poignant by the effective harmonizing of the two performers. The video uses glass and light to create the illusion of memory and of friends and acquaintances no longer in our realm.

YOU BORE ME

Grumpy Cat Lands A Movie, And Not A Fruck Was Given

MEH, GRUMPY CAT LANDS A MOVIE DEAL, AND NOT A FRUCK WAS GIVEN.

(Is Grumpy C., a.k.a. Tardar Sauce, even capable of meowling through the night? Does a dog bark? Who cares?)

The feline winner of the coveted “Meme Of The Year Award,” bestowed at the 2013 Webby Awards, is once again being thrust into the spotlight despite her deep existential indifference to your being.

Yet because fate has cursed her (or blessed, depending on one’s economic interest) with a permanent scowl, she’s now forced to succumb to Hollywood pimps who want to sell her for cheap lulz.

PACKING HEAT

Kelly Osbourne Returns Fire With Fire: Lady Gaga’s A Hypocrite

By Kyra Senese

KELLY OSBOURNE THROWS MORE FUEL ON HER FIERY FEUD with Lady Gaga in July’s Cosmopolitan. The mag features the Fashion Police star on the cover, as well as her explanation as to why she labels Gaga a hypocrite.

“I loved Lady Gaga. I totally believed in everything she stood for, until I realized she’s a great big hypocrite,” she says. “Don’t say, ‘When you see bullying, intervene,’ while letting your fans send me death threats. If my fans did that, I would not stand for it.”