While in the recording studio that earlier afternoon, Michael was putting the finishing touches he was on album he was working on when his friend, Quantrell, walked in asking if he'd like to come to his house to the watch the football game. "Hey, Mike, the Cowboys are playing the Broncos this evening, and I was wondering if you want to come and watch the game with me," "No," said Michael, "I've got a date tonight with the most beautiful girl," "Say what, man I'm scared of you, tell me, Mike, where did you meet this girl, what's her name." Michael told him about Maris and her being a model and he met at party he attended the week before, and how he was so mesmerized by her and asked for her telephone, and she accepted his invitation for a date.
"She must be one special lady for you turn down an invitation to watch the game with me, and if she's the one you might want to spend the rest of your life with, you got my full support," he replied. "Thanks, I really that and it means a lot me," Michael also replied, and they left the studio saying "See you, tomorrow". "By the way, I hope things work out for and new sweetheart enjoy your," said Quantrell, and Michael thanked for those words of encouragement and told to enjoy the football, but be sure to fill him in on the score and who made the touchdown.
Before he went home, Michael made stop to at Kay Jewelers to purchase a piece of jewelry for Maris. Michael got her a nice jewelery set, which consisted of a diamond pendant necklace, bracelet; as well, as 4.5 kt diamond ring, and he paid cash rather using his American Express credit card. In his mind, Maris, was no ordinary woman like the other women he's dated in the past, she was one of kind and absolutely breathtaking as he puts it and he was going to do everything he could just make Maris his wife. After he got home Maris left a a message on his answering machine inquiring if their date was still on and he replied,"Yes, and I'll be at your place by 6," "All right, I'll see you, then," she replied as hung the phone,
"She must be one special lady for you turn down an invitation to watch the game with me, and if she's the one you might want to spend the rest of your life with, you got my full support," he replied. "Thanks, I really that and it means a lot me," Michael also replied, and they left the studio saying "See you, tomorrow". "By the way, I hope things work out for and new sweetheart enjoy your," said Quantrell, and Michael thanked for those words of encouragement and told to enjoy the football, but be sure to fill him in on the score and who made the touchdown.
Before he went home, Michael made stop to at Kay Jewelers to purchase a piece of jewelry for Maris. Michael got her a nice jewelery set, which consisted of a diamond pendant necklace, bracelet; as well, as 4.5 kt diamond ring, and he paid cash rather using his American Express credit card. In his mind, Maris, was no ordinary woman like the other women he's dated in the past, she was one of kind and absolutely breathtaking as he puts it and he was going to do everything he could just make Maris his wife. After he got home Maris left a a message on his answering machine inquiring if their date was still on and he replied,"Yes, and I'll be at your place by 6," "All right, I'll see you, then," she replied as hung the phone,
Good news for the fans of the king of pop – link, you can now sleep on Jackson’s bed in the Irish country mansion which was once the home of the late star and his kids, but, is now open to public. The estate owner Paddy Dunning is offering the holiday makers and the fans of Jackson to live life like the king of pop. Jackson’s fans can now stay at the Coolatore House for a weekend or so and sleep in Jackson’s bed for upwards of $1,500.
TMZ has learned the Holmby Hills mansion where Michael Jackson died is getting a serious boost in security -- so nobody messes with the super-expensive property while it's on the market.
Sources connected to the home tell us ... now that people know the home is "vacated and for sale, the property owners have increased security to keep it safe."
As we previously reported, the owners are requiring potential buyers to go through an "extensive pre-qualifying check" before they can even walk in the door ... just to keep out the riffraff.
The home is currently on the market for a cool $28 mil.
Sources connected to the home tell us ... now that people know the home is "vacated and for sale, the property owners have increased security to keep it safe."
As we previously reported, the owners are requiring potential buyers to go through an "extensive pre-qualifying check" before they can even walk in the door ... just to keep out the riffraff.
The home is currently on the market for a cool $28 mil.
An MJ fan club is on a desperate mission to clean up the recent graffiti onslaught outside the King of Pop's tomb -- claiming a few bad apples could spoil everything for MJ's non-vandal followers.
The Official Michael Jackson Fans of Southern California have extended an olive branch to Forest Lawn Cemetery -- where MJ is buried -- offering to clean up the recent wave of hidden vandalism outside the singer's tomb ... before the cemetery decides to ban MJ fans altogether.
A rep for the group -- which organizes a monthly pilgrimage to MJ's burial place -- tells TMZ, they want to "fix this mess" so FLC doesn't associate MJ's upstanding fans with a bunch of sharpie-wielding hoodlums.
As TMZ first reported, Forest Lawn is currently on red alert over the illegal doodles -- hunting down the artists responsible ... and threatening to ban any potential copycats for life.
No word if Forest Lawn will take the fan group up on their offer.
The Official Michael Jackson Fans of Southern California have extended an olive branch to Forest Lawn Cemetery -- where MJ is buried -- offering to clean up the recent wave of hidden vandalism outside the singer's tomb ... before the cemetery decides to ban MJ fans altogether.
A rep for the group -- which organizes a monthly pilgrimage to MJ's burial place -- tells TMZ, they want to "fix this mess" so FLC doesn't associate MJ's upstanding fans with a bunch of sharpie-wielding hoodlums.
As TMZ first reported, Forest Lawn is currently on red alert over the illegal doodles -- hunting down the artists responsible ... and threatening to ban any potential copycats for life.
No word if Forest Lawn will take the fan group up on their offer.
The film deals with the life of Jackson from his childhood until the death of large stars. The Katherine, in fact, intends to offer hundreds of hours of family videos to Howard Mann, who wrote the album with her. These include hardware since the family moved from Gary Indiana to Los Angeles as soon as the Jackson 5 signed with the label Motown.
Said even, that the Howard has paid richly-digit amount to the former partner of Michael, Marc Schaffel, for 26 additional hours of video material with the king of pop. The Katherine Howard and planning a series of films for Michael. The documentary "This is it in the preparation of the king of pop for the comeback, earned profits of 400 million U.S. dollars to the family.
Michael Jackson's estate is lashing out at the people behind a new MJ documentary set to debut in Japan tomorrow -- claiming fans are being duped into believing the flick was authorized by Team MJ.
The estate has released a scathing statement claiming that Flamingo Features is promoting the movie in a way that is misleading MJ's fans into believing the film -- shot by former MJ confidante Marc Schaffel -- was properly authorized.
The estate also makes it clear it doesn't endorse the flick and none of the profits will benefit MJ's children. They also note that the movie is not allowed to contain any of Michael's music.
Schaffel doesn't appear to be bothered -- the above photo was taken moments ago at the movie premiere in Tokyo ... where Schaffel took the stage and told fans Katherine Jackson sent along her best wishes.
Tuesday, we shot video of Schaffel and Debbie Rowe boarding a plane to Tokyo.
The estate has released a scathing statement claiming that Flamingo Features is promoting the movie in a way that is misleading MJ's fans into believing the film -- shot by former MJ confidante Marc Schaffel -- was properly authorized.
The estate also makes it clear it doesn't endorse the flick and none of the profits will benefit MJ's children. They also note that the movie is not allowed to contain any of Michael's music.
Schaffel doesn't appear to be bothered -- the above photo was taken moments ago at the movie premiere in Tokyo ... where Schaffel took the stage and told fans Katherine Jackson sent along her best wishes.
Tuesday, we shot video of Schaffel and Debbie Rowe boarding a plane to Tokyo.
Michael Jackson had some unexpected company drop by this weekend -- a surprise visit from his close friend Stevie Wonder.
TMZ has confirmed that the singer and three of his children stopped by Michael's tomb at the Forest Lawn Cemetery in Glendale, CA this weekend to pay their respects.
According to Stevie's rep, Wonder and his kids had gone to the cemetery to visit Stevie's dearly departed mother -- but Stevie's children insisted they visit MJ too.
Wonder and MJ were famously close -- and at MJ's memorial last year, Stevie told the crowd he often let Michael know how much he loved him ... and was "at peace with that."
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TMZ has confirmed that the singer and three of his children stopped by Michael's tomb at the Forest Lawn Cemetery in Glendale, CA this weekend to pay their respects.
According to Stevie's rep, Wonder and his kids had gone to the cemetery to visit Stevie's dearly departed mother -- but Stevie's children insisted they visit MJ too.
Wonder and MJ were famously close -- and at MJ's memorial last year, Stevie told the crowd he often let Michael know how much he loved him ... and was "at peace with that."
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Originally posted May 13th 2010 5:30 PM PDT by TMZ Staff
Lisa Marie Presley's desperate plea for fans to bring more flowers to Michael Jackson's tomb must have fallen on deaf ears -- because as of today the entrance to the tomb was pretty bare.
Michael Jackson's ex-wife complained about too much "empty space" around the singer's tomb on her MySpace page yesterday -- and urged fans to fill the void with lots of sunflowers ... but obviously that didn't happen.
Fans have since fired back, claiming they've been faithfully doing their part flowers-wise since MJ died last year.
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Lisa Marie Presley's desperate plea for fans to bring more flowers to Michael Jackson's tomb must have fallen on deaf ears -- because as of today the entrance to the tomb was pretty bare.
Michael Jackson's ex-wife complained about too much "empty space" around the singer's tomb on her MySpace page yesterday -- and urged fans to fill the void with lots of sunflowers ... but obviously that didn't happen.
Fans have since fired back, claiming they've been faithfully doing their part flowers-wise since MJ died last year.
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