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Look out, y’all … there is a new diva on the scene 53 years in the making … La Toya Jackson has been making the rounds in the weeks since her younger brother Michael Jackson passed away in June ensuring that the Jackson name (nose and chin) is still fresh in people’s minds. While the Jackson brothers are hard at work behind the scenes (for now) putting together a reality TV series that will, in all likelihood, exploit the death of MJ to the fullest extent, La Toya is just basking in the glow of all of the attention. We saw Toy all dolled up for dinner with her mother Katherine Jackson earlier this week but last night she hit the town all by herself … sharing the spotlight with no one:

While this all may sound like I’m not a La Toya fan, I can assure you that I am. The Jackson men generally gross me out to the max and some of that disdain does seep over onto the other Jacksons but I generally do like La Toya. It’s just a shame that she’s enjoying all of this new found attention because of the sad and untimely death of her brother. But now that the genie is out of the bottle, there’s no putting it back in … I expect La Toya and the rest of the Jacksons will enjoy the attention for as long as it keeps getting heaped on them. I suppose they gotta make a living somehow.

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Here are a couple photos of mama Katherine Jackson and daughter La Toya Jackson making their grand exit from a Thai restaurant in Beverly Hills, CA last night:

I believe the lady Jacksons were in attendance at the Dancing with the Stars taping yesterday that paid tribute to the late Michael Jackson and it looks like they went straight from the studio to the restaurant. We rarely see Katherine out and about enjoying herself … so I think it’s nice that she stepped out. You can just tell that La Toya LOVES bathing in the flashbulbed attention of the paparazzi … oy! The Jacksons are more popular than ever before … it’s a shame all this attention had to be bought with a death in the family ;(

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The 25th Annual AIDS Walk Los Angeles took place here in SoCal Sunday kicking off with a rally in West Hollywood, CA yesterday morning. A bunch of celebs took part in the walk in order to help raise funds for AIDS research charities … including George Takei, Felicity Huffman, La Toya Jackson and my dear friend Pauley Perrette. Here are a few pics of some of the celebs who participated in yesterday’s event and some deets about the AIDS Walk itself:

More than 30,000 people took part in Sunday’s 25th annual AIDS Walk Los Angeles, which benefits AIDS Project Los Angeles and several other Los Angeles-area AIDS service organizations. The opening ceremony began at 9:15 a.m., and the 6.2-mile walk started at 10 a.m. at West Hollywood Park, 647 N. San Vicente Blvd. From there, walkers headed south on La Cienega Boulevard, east on Melrose Avenue, south on La Brea Avenue, west on Beverly Boulevard and north on San Vicente to return to the park. Among the celebrities who participated were Felicity Huffman, Aaron Carter, Mary Louise Parker, Darryl Stephens, George Takei and John Lloyd Young. A VIP post-walk reception hosted by actress Teri Hatcher began at noon. San Francisco Mayor and gubernatorial candidate Gavin Newsom attended, along with Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa and West Hollywood Mayor Abbe Land. Villaraigosa and Land spoke to the crowd about the HIV/AIDS crisis in Los Angeles and the work of AIDS Project Los Angeles. “Today in L.A., there are 60,000 people living with HIV, and as many as a quarter of them don’t even know they are infected. It’s so important that we get them into testing and get them into treatment and care early so that they can stay healthy,” Colin Weil of AODS Project Los Angeles said.

I understand that this year’s AIDS Walk LA raised $3.15 million for the cause! Woot!! My hat is off to any person who gives of their time in this manner … thank all y’all who walked the walk and put your time where your money is to help find a cure for this deadly disease. Kudos and thanks again for your hard work this year!

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In October 2008 we got our first look at photos from the film The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus which was the film that the last Heath Ledger was filming when he passed away in early ’08. After some delay and story re-shoots and tweaks, the film was finally completed and enjoyed its UK premiere in Empire Leicester Square in London, England last night. Here are a few photos from the premiere’s red carpet arrivals:

When the actor Heath Ledger died unexpectedly in New York last year, he was midway through shooting a film with the director, Terry Gilliam. The death left Gilliam heartbroken and without his lead. Yet he managed to finish the film, using Ledger’s friends – Johnny Depp, Colin Farrell and Jude Law – to complete the unshot scenes. The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus opens here next week … Director Terry Gilliam and members of the cast are in the UK to celebrate the film’s long awaited launch. Heath Ledger, the film’s leading actor, died suddenly of an accidental overdose in January 2008 forcing Gilliam back to the drawing board in order to save the film he was half way through shooting. The fantasy drama tells the tale of Doctor Parnassus and his “Imaginarium” – a travelling show where members of the audience get to live through their imaginations. But, after doing a deal with the devil to trade his immortality for youth dark forces begin to creep up with Doctor Parnassus and his travelling show. Ledger stars as an interloper with a keen interest in Parnassus’s daughter, played by model Lily Cole. Luckily for Gilliam most of Ledger’s ‘real world’ scenes were finished before his death and three actors, Johnny Depp, Colin Farrell and Jude Law, were keen to step in and help finish the film. The actors now appear as three different aspects of the character’s personality.

It’s crazy that so much time has passed since Heath‘s death … it doesn’t seem like that long ago. It was odd seeing Ledger on screen as The Joker in Batman: The Dark Knight last summer just a few months after he passed away … I imagine those same strange feelings will come into play when Parnassus opens in theaters this Fall. This film is THE last of Heath Ledger‘s work … it’s kinda weird that there will be some sense of loss again when people see this film in theaters. I must admit, I’m anxious to see Heath on the big screen again … it’s just a real shame it will be for the last time ever.

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200 of the late Michael Jackson‘s family and closest friends convened at the Glendale Forest Lawn Memorial Park in Glendale, CA last night to pay their last respects to MJ at a small funeral/burial service exactly 70 days after he passed away on June 25. For the most part, the service was fairly quiet (even tho some of it was broadcast live on TV and all of it was filmed for possible inclusion in the upcoming A&E reality TV series The Jackson Family) and provided family and friends the opportunity to say their final farewells to the King of Pop:

Michael Jackson’s family and about 200 of their closest friends gathered on a hill Thursday evening for their final farewell to the pop singer, who died 10 weeks ago. Jackson’s burial may lay to rest some of the mystery and controversy that erupted with his sudden death on June 25. His large family was divided over where the superstar’s final resting place should be, but matriarch Katherine Jackson settled on a crypt inside the well-guarded and ornate Great Mausoleum at Forest Lawn cemetery in Glendale, California. Thursday’s service began 90 minutes past the announced start time, leaving dozens of celebrities — including Elizabeth Taylor — waiting in their seats for the 26 cars carrying the Jackson clan to arrive. It began with Jackson’s five brothers — each wearing a single sequined glove — carrying his flower-covered bronze casket onto the outdoor stage among six large bouquets of white lilies and white roses, along with green topiaries. His three children, led by daughter, Paris, 11, placed a crown atop their father’s coffin, which a family spokesman said it was “to signify the final resting place of the King of Pop.” Jackson’s children, parents and siblings took their seats in the front row, while his nieces and nephews filled several rows of white chairs behind them.

After an opening prayer by Pastor Lucius Smith, soul music legend Gladys Knight sang the gospel hymn “His Eye Is on the Sparrow.” Clifton Davis sang “Never Can Say Goodbye,” a hit he wrote for The Jackson 5 — the group that featured a young Michael and his brothers. What was said by Jackson’s father, Joe Jackson, and others who took the lectern is not publicly known, because the family barred news cameras from the ceremony. A family statement issued afterward said close friends and family, including the Rev. Al Sharpton, spoke “spontaneously to celebrate Michael’s life.” News helicopters hovering above captured video from a distance, but without sound. Lisa Marie Presley, one of Jackson’s former wives and the daughter of Elvis, attended the service, according to the family statement. It did not mention Debbie Rowe, Jackson’s second wife and the mother of his two oldest children. Macaulay Culkin, the “Home Alone” actor who spent time with Jackson during his Neverland Ranch days, was there with his girlfriend, actress Mila Kunis. Actors Corey Feldman and Chris Tucker were also seen arriving for the service. Motown founder Berry Gordy, who gave Jackson and his brothers their first big record deal, and Quincy Jones, who produced Jackson’s “Thriller” album, were there. Music producer Teddy Riley, who helped with Jackson’s 1991 “Dangerous” album, attended. The guest list included TV executive Suzanne de Passe, who produced a miniseries about Jackson’s family, and Kenny Ortega, who was producing Jackson’s comeback show. Thomas Mesereau, the lawyer who successfully defended Jackson in a child molestation trial, sat just behind the Jackson family. When the hour-long service ended, his brothers lifted Jackson’s casket for a final time to carry him inside the Great Mausoleum, where he was placed in his crypt at 9:43 p.m. PT (12:34 a.m. ET Friday). The family statement said it was “his final resting place.” The family and friends then drove to an Italian restaurant eight miles away, in Pasadena, California, for “a time of celebration.”

I watched most of the service as it aired live on CNN last night and found it a much more pared down service compared to the lavish service that took place at the Staples Center last July. I have to admit, I found the placing of the crown on the casket a bit odd but, that seems pretty de rigeur for any service honoring the memory of Michael Jackson. After all these weeks and months, tho, Michael Jackson is finally laid to rest … where he belongs.

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Here is our first look at La Toya Jackson‘s just released new music video for her song Home … which was created in loving tribute to her late brother Michael Jackson who passed away last June. Here are a few screencaps from the just released video for Home and the accompanying press release:

La Toya Jackson debuts her much-anticipated music video “Home” on iTunes today with all the proceeds going to her brother Michael’s favorite charity, AIDS Project LA (APLA). “Home” is the first video La Toya has done in 20 years and it will debut on Access Hollywood tonight. “Home,” a song sung by La Toya that she co-wrote and co-produced with Jeffré Phillips, was written with affection about her childhood memories and is based on the premise that no matter where you are or what you are going through in your life, you can always go “Home.” The label had been planning on releasing another single from the album on this date, but with the passing of Michael the label approached La Toya and Ja-Tail Records about releasing “Home” instead. La Toya decided if the song was to be released it would be with all of the proceeds going to one of Michael’s philanthropic causes. The single was released on iTunes last month to critical acclaim and hundreds of thousands of downloads, and all of the proceeds continue to go to APLA. Michael personally supported and donated to APLA, and it was a charity that he strongly believed in. Therefore, in the spirit of carrying on Michael’s legacy through La Toya, JaTail Records/Bungalo/Universal partnered with APLA by offering all of the download’s proceeds to act as donations.

La Toya gives a shout-out to Joker, the nickname she had for her little brother Michael … the whole vid is just a really sweet tribute to him. You don’t have to wait to see the video – after the jump, check it out in full …

Yesterday morning, here in Los Angeles, CA, thousands of family, friends and fans of Michael Jackson paid tribute and homage to the late King of Pop in a respectful, somber yet mostly celebratory memorial service at the Staples Center in downtown LA (which you may have watched online HERE). David and I were at yesterday’s memorial service and I will share my personal experience from the event a little later on today … but I will say that it was a very beautiful, very fitting tribute to Michael Jackson. Family and friends eulogized him with words and songs as his shining casket, reportedly with his body inside, stood at the front of the venue for those in attendance to pay their respects. Here are a few photos and some info about the event itself:

His was a tumultuous life and a chaotic death, but Michael Jackson’s funeral and memorial Tuesday were orderly and celebratory, moving and bittersweet, as family, friends and fans around the world joined in lamenting the loss of the King of Pop. It was one of the most-watched celebrity sendoffs in history, telecast across multiple channels and streamed across the Internet. But the predicted traffic and crowd-control nightmares did not materialize. Thousands of police officers helped keep the ticketless crowd to a minimum — about 1,000 people vs. the 250,000 feared — and the motorcade with Jackson’s hearse encountered few problems traveling blocked-off freeways to downtown. The goodbye to Jackson started early with a private service for family and close friends at Forest Lawn in the Hollywood Hills. (A crash was heard as drivers slowed to watch the procession leave the cemetery). A star-crowded memorial program followed, at the downtown Staples Center, that was spiritual, smoothly entertaining and jubilantly roof-raising as Jackson was hailed as a superstar and humanitarian. “The King of Pop has gone to meet the King of Kings,” intoned the Rev. Lucious Smith, pastor of the Friendship Baptist Church in Pasadena. It was a day filled with touching moments, perhaps the most poignant when Jackson’s daughter, Paris, 11, took the microphone. “I just want to say ever since I was born, Daddy has been the best father you can ever imagine. And I just wanted to say I love him so much,” she said, breaking into tears. That followed two hours of farewell tributes from musicians, athletes and friends of Michael Joseph Jackson, who died suddenly June 25 at age 50. The crowd of 20,000 was alternately reverent and boisterous. They watched in solemn silence as the likes of Stevie Wonder, Lionel Richie and Mariah Carey sang sweetly, and older brother Jermaine crooned Smile, the theme from Charlie Chaplin’s classic film Modern Times. Usher sang Jackson’s sadly prescient Gone Too Soon as he caressed the golden casket spotlighted in front of the stage and draped in flowers. But when Kobe Bryant walked in, many jumped to their feet and started cheering and taking pictures; some reached over for high-fives. They cheered loud approval for the Rev. Al Sharpton’s fiery eulogy and laughed at a story Magic Johnson told about fried chicken. And they snapped photos with phones and rained shout-outs of “I love you, Michael!” during lulls … Other celebrities in the crowd: Cicely Tyson; P. Diddy; Rick, Kathy and Nicky Hilton; Lil Kim; Chris Brown; and Tatum O’Neal. Diana Ross and Nelson Mandela sent messages. Also absent: Jackson’s longtime pal Elizabeth Taylor, who said in a Twitter post she couldn’t bear to be part of the public hoopla, and Debbie Rowe, Jackson’s ex-wife and mother of Jackson’s two oldest children. Outside the Staples Center, the mood was festive. Vendors hawked T-shirts, buttons, photos and other memorabilia … As the memorial service ended, Jackson’s three children and eight siblings — his brothers were all wearing one beaded white glove in his honor — gathered onstage to say thanks. “We will never understand what he endured … being judged, ridiculed,” said brother Marlon, choking up. “Maybe, now, Michael, they will leave you alone.” The Rev. Smith closed by noting: “All around us are people of different cultures, different religions, different nationalities. And yet the music of Michael Jackson brings us together.” After the memorial, the family went to the Beverly Wilshire Hotel for a private reception. It was unclear whether Jackson’s casket would be returned to Forest Lawn for burial or taken to another final resting place.

I have to tell you that I was touched by the service more than I thought I would be. As I’ve tried to make clear, I’m not the biggest Michael Jackson fan in the world (there are plenty of uberfans all around the globe who are more fitting of that title than I) but I really wanted to pay respects to such an icon of pop culture. I didn’t count in being as affected by the memorial service as I was. Mariah Carey‘s performance brought the first tears to my eyes … Brooke Shields‘s eulogy brought them back. When Paris Michael Katherine, MJ‘s 11 year old only daughter, spoke at the end of the service I absolutely burst out crying. There wasn’t a dry eye anywhere in our vicinity. Paris‘s comments were so heartfelt, so honest … so raw. I’m sure it was difficult for most to keep from crying as she declared her love for her daddy. She said, “I just want to say… ever since I was born…. daddy has been the best father you can imagine. And I just want to say I love him so much.” In case you missed it, you can watch Paris‘s short speech after the jump …

La Toya Jackson, elder sister to Michael Jackson (who is just too weird for words these days), was spotted doing a bit of shopping around town in LA this week. Interestingly enough (or not), the last time we saw Toy she was also out doing some shopping. I wonder if this is all that she does anymore:

In any event … it is very nice to see a normal Jackson out and about to rep the famous family. I never thought the one-time black sheep of the family would be the one to be the standard bearer for the family that once ruled the airwaves but here she is, shopping her way to normalcy. I’ve always had a soft spot in my heart for La Toya Jackson. She always struck me as the lamb that was led astray and, thankfully, found her way home again. While her more famous brother may be scaring the pedestrians that he comes across on the streets of SoCal, La Toya is just doing her thing. Keep it up, girl … and stay away from surgical masks, ya hear?

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52-year old La Toya Jackson was snapped doing a bit of shopping on Rodeo Drive in Beverly Hills, CA this week lookin’ pretty damn good for a woman of her age. I distinctly recall that there was a time when Toy was THE black sheep of the Jackson family, right around the time that Michael Jackson was comfortably resting on his laurels and Janet Jackson was at the height of her fame. Now, Michael is a sad (scary) shadow of his former self and Janet, well, is no longer at the height of her fame … and La Toya is lookin’ pretty damn fierce, if I do say so myself:

Now, I have no idea what La Toya is doing these days so that she can afford to shop on Rodeo Drive (actually, I don’t see any bags so mebbe she was window shopping?) but it’s so nice to see an uncrazy Jackson for a change. I had hope that Michael‘s children might grow up to redeem the family name but that is looking less and less likely. I never would’ve dreamed that the hope for the family’s sanity would rest on the shoulders of La Toya Jackson but … it looks like it’s turned out that way. You go, Toy Toy!

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