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Michael Jackson: MTV News Recalls His Long History With The Network

Posted 6/26/09 11:03 am EST by in Current Affairs


True Blood and TwilightFROM MTV.COM:By a stroke of luck (or, perhaps, fate), MTV was fortunate to launch just before Michael Jackson went supernova.

Back in 1981, he wasn't yet a global brand or a cultural icon — he wasn't even the King of Pop. Rather, he was just ascending to the throne. He'd had some hits (1972's "Ben," the first two cuts — "Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough" and "Rock With You" — from 1979's Off the Wall), and he was ready to forever distance himself from his early years with the Jackson 5, but no one knew what to expect from him next.

Continue reading more about Michael Jackson's MTV legacy at MTV.com.

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Michael Jackson's Songs In Film: Sound Off On Your Favorite Memory

Posted 6/25/09 9:43 pm EST by in Current Affairs, Pop Confessions


Michael Jackson Music icon Michael Jackson passed away today at the age of 50 after suffering cardiac arrest at his home in L.A.

The King of Pop leaves behind an incredible legend having swept up an entire generation of fans and musical protégés in his wings. His vocal career, which has spanned decades ever since he first performed with his brothers and sisters as a member of The Jackson 5 in the late 60s, has even impacted the movie industry as his songs have been featured on an upwards of 50 soundtracks.

It may be cheesy, but the movie scene in which Michael Jackson's tunes stand out in my mind the most would have to be from 2004's rom com "13 Going on 30." Read More...

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Michael Jackson Dies At 50

Posted 6/25/09 7:23 pm EST by in Current Affairs


Michael JacksonFROM MTV.COM: Michael Jackson died Thursday afternoon (June 25) at the age of 50 after suffering cardiac arrest, according to the Los Angeles Times.

Reports say the legendary pop singer suffered cardiac arrest at his home in the Los Angeles neighborhood of Holmby Hills and was not breathing and had no pulse when paramedics arrived after a 911 call around 12:26 p.m. PT. They administered CPR in the ambulance but were unable to revive him. At the hospital, staff attempted to resuscitate Jackson, but he was unresponsive.

From his early career in the 1970s with his family group the Jackson 5 to his decades-long career as a solo artist, Jackson stood as one of the most successful and beloved pop artists of all time.

Continue reading more about the death of Michael Jackson at MTV.com.

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Zac Efron And Breckin Meyer Parody Perez Hilton/Will.I.Am Scuffle

Posted 6/25/09 12:25 pm EST by in Current Affairs, Random Yet Notable


Zac and BreckinFROM MTV.COM: Just days after Perez Hilton's alleged altercation with Will.I.Am and the Black Eyed Peas' road manager Liborio "Polo" Molina, Zac Efron has teamed up with Breckin Meyer for a Funny or Die parody of Hilton's passionate video account of the incident.

In the video, Meyer says he is using his legal name of Luigi Lopez Hyack Banderas Conchito Alonzo as he describes an incident that occurred between him, Efron and Efron's girlfriend at the Robot Chicken skate party. In the same shaky-but-emphatic tone that Perez used in his video, Meyer says, "What happened to me ... happened to me as a human being and should never ever happen. Never. Ever. Never."

Continue reading more about Zac Efron and Breckin Meyer's Funny or Die video at MTV.com.

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Rihanna And Chris Brown Hearing: Judge's Actions Send 'The Wrong Message' To Victims

Posted 6/23/09 8:08 am EST by in Current Affairs, Videos


FROM MTV.COM: While Chris Brown was the one who was sentenced Monday (June 22) after striking a plea deal, the judge at the hearing also spoke to Rihanna and told her to avoid her onetime boyfriend under a "stay away" order.

According to an abuse expert, the judge's actions send "the wrong message" to victims.

"It's difficult when the criminal-justice system gets involved, because suddenly, the victim is on the sideline," said Bea Hanson, who works at Safe Horizon, an organization in Manhattan that helps abuse victims. "It's really about the abuser, and in this case, you have someone who sounded like she wanted to be with him. And the problem with the 'stay away' is the judge in that case said to her [that] it's as much about her as it is him. And that really sends the wrong message to victims of domestic violence. Because she's not the one that hit him; she was hit. And what it ends up looking like is that this [order] is something against her as well."

After the jump, hear more from Hanson. Read More...

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Chris Brown And Rihanna: We Want Your Thoughts On The Hearing

Posted 6/22/09 7:44 pm EST by in Current Affairs, Hot Stuff


RihannaJust a few hours ago at a courtroom in L.A., a plea deal was announced between Chris Brown and the state of California in the singer's felony assault case. The hearing stems from a February incident, in which Brown's ex Rihanna was allegedly left battered and bruised by him.

Rihanna did not testify, but later entered the courtroom once Brown exited (see "Inside Chris Brown's Hearing" flipbook after the jump for more images). Her brief appearance consisted of listening to the judge explain the"stay away" order issued to Brown as terms for his guilty plea to domestic battery. "Thank you, your honor," Rihanna said and was then taken immediately out of the courtroom. Read More...

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