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Rumors continue to circulate that powerful forces in the music industry want Justin Timberlake to take over the "King Of Pop," title after things settle down concerning the demise of Michael Jackson.

Timberlake isn't in the same category as Jackson and never will be.  He lacks worldwide adoration, charisma and dance moves.

Timberlake is nothing more than a Michael Jackson impersonator. I've seen Michael Jackson imitators in Las Vegas who have more talent than Timberlake. 

Michael Jackson was a trailblazer and originator. He redefined music videos and the music industry with "Thriller."  He's often imitated but never duplicated.

Regarding record sales, Timberlake is 100 million behind Michael.

To mention Justin Timberlake in the same breath as Michael Jackson is a travesty.

A more appropriate title for Justin Timberlake: "The King Of Bubble Gum."

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Beyonce has dismissed rumors she banned an ex-Destiny's Child bandmate (LeToya Luckett) from performing at the BET Awards on Sunday.

Michael Jackson was so broke in the years before his death he performed secret shows for Arab sheiks for $2.5 million per performance. In Related News:  Michael Jackson "dreamed" of starting a clothing line with Christian Audigier before he passed away.

D'Angelo recently completed his upcoming studio album, tentatively entitled "James River."  It's scheduled for a late summer release.

Kanye West has landed a summer job-interning at clothing giant Gap. "He is learning the fashion business from the inside and trying to do it quietly."

Kelly Rowland doesn't feel "ready" to search for her biological father. The singer has not seen her dad since she was seven-has refuted reports she is tracking him down, claiming she couldn't cope with the emotional upheaval at the moment.

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OTHER NEWS:

Michael Jackson's longtime producer Quincy Jones will go to his grave failing to understand why Jackson wanted to be white.

Jones, who worked with the late pop superstar on epic albums like Thriller and BAD, calls his friend's obsession with changing his appearance "ridiculous" and admits he often spoke to him about his cosmetic surgery.

Jackson only confessed to having gone under the knife twice, but experts insist he had multiple cosmetic surgeries and a host of other procedures.

And Jones reveals to Details magazine, "It's ridiculous, man! Chemical peels and all of it. And I don't understand it.

"He obviously didn't want to be black."

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In Related News: Quincy Jones has vowed to buy back his urban music magazine Vibe, a day after bosses declared the publication is to close.

The monthly mag, which Jones founded in 1993, suffered a dramatic fall in sales in recent months and its editor Danyel Smith declared it was set to fold on Tuesday, with the final issue dedicated to the late Michael Jackson.

But Jones isn't going to let the publication go without a fight, and the music mogul is planning to relaunch it as an online venture.

The producer says, "I'm trying to buy my magazine back now. They just messed my magazine all up, but I'm gonna get it back. You better believe it, I'm going to take it online because print is over. We gotta get into the 21st century."

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"ANCIENT BIBLICAL MANUSCRIPT EXPECTED TO FETCH MILLIONS @ AUCTION"

Forbes reports that Sotheby’s is offering a 1,500-year-old biblical document that includes layers of text and meaning–in three languages.

Known as the Codex Climaci Rescriptus, the piece was written over the span of three centuries and stowed in a sacred monastery until landing in the hands of a pair of British twins by way of local Egyptian dealers.

The codex (Latin for “book”) dates to the sixth century, when Christian Palestinian scribes wrote down the words of Christ in Aramaic, the ancient language that is believed to have been close to the dialect spoken by the messiah himself.

It includes the despairing plea Jesus was said to have uttered on the cross: “Eli Eli, lema sabachthani [My God, My God, why have you forsaken me?]”

The 137 leaves on auction is vellum made of sheepskin. Sotheby’s medieval manuscript specialist Timothy Bolton says that these leaves feel like stiff leather.

He further said that nothing like the Codex Climaci has ever come on the market and it’s an once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.

The ancient manuscript could sell for close to $1 million, according to Sotheby’s estimate.

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"UNEXPLAINED GALLERY" 

SURGEONS FIND A FIR TREE GROWING INSIDE MAN'S LUNG:

A man suffering from chest pains and coughing up blood in Russia this week was found to have what appeared to be a tumor in his lung. When surgeons operated they found a five-centimetre fir tree growing inside him.

Headlines Read:

"Shocked Russian surgeons claim they found a five-centimetre fir tree growing inside a man's lung as they operated on him for suspected cancer. The amazing discovery apparently was made when they opened up Artyom Sidorkin, 28, to remove what they thought was a serious tumor.

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"92-YEAR-OLD PREGNANT FOR 60 YEARS?"

Doctors treating an elderly Chinese woman for stomach ache were stunned when they found that she had been carrying an unborn child for 60 years.

Ninety-two-year-old Huang Yijun, of Huangjiaotan, revealed that her child had died in the womb way back in 1948, and that she did not have it removed because doctors would charge 100 pounds for the job.

Huangijiaotan is quoted as saying: "It was a huge sum at the time - more than the whole family earned in several years so I did nothing and ignored it."

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"MAMMOTH MOTHER FEEDS BABIES MACDONALD'S AT SIX MONTHS OLD!"

Leanne Salt has become the fattest woman (560 lbs) in the world to give birth to triplets.

A enormous 68-strong team of medics weighed in to deliver 40-stone Leanne's three healthy babies.

Allegedly, the 24-year-old has admitted that she began feeding her infants (Daisy, Deanna and Finlee) just junk food and takeout from fast food restaurants when they were just six months old.

"That's when they had their first McDonalds," she proudly proclaims.  They've also eaten chicken nuggets and fries and loved it!"

Doctors fear Leanne is setting them up for a lifetime of health issues, a charge Leanne dismisses.

"Babies are always hungry," she explains.  "Sometimes it's easier to give them food that's already prepared. 

"They don't always have junk, sometimes I cook a microwave meal for them."

Leanne currently lives in England with her mother and brother.  She receives public assistance and claims she's too busy to cook balanced meals for the babies or do house work.  She says she and the babies only get dressed and leave the house once a week to collect her welfare check.

As for the triplets future, Leanne admits she has a few concerns.  "I do worry that my kids could get picked on if they get fat, but I'd tell them that big is beautiful," she says.

Source: Christine Reed

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TRUE CRIME GALLERY: "MALE BLACK WIDOW"

On he outside, Robert Spangler (all 3 photos above) appeared to be a devoted husband and father but on his death bed, he confessed to murdering two wives and two teenage children. Cops also believe that the deadly dad was responsible for at least three other deaths.

The first murder took place in 1978, Spangler was having an affair with a co-worker.  Rather than go through the hassle of divorcing his wife and facing the disapproval of their children, Spangler decided to kill them.

"I'm a selfish person," he told an investigator.  I was looking for the easy way out and they stood in the way of my new relationship.

Authorities ruled the deaths as a murder-suicide.

Sprangler married his lover but they divorced in 1988.

Two years later, he married  Donna Sundling who suffered from a fear of heights.

In April 1993, Spangler talked her into hiking with him in the Grand Canyon and pusher her off a steep trail.  She plunged 144 feet to her death.

In 2000, diagnosed with terminal cancer, Spangler decided to come clean.  He was sentenced to life in prison in March 2001 and died four months later.

By TOM CLARK
Philadelphia Daily News

DISTURBING & TRAGIC (SEX IN THE TAROT CARDS)

A 16-year-old girl testified yesterday that Hector Ayala convinced her to start having sex with him three years ago by reading her Tarot cards and telling her that a sexual offering would help her fortune.

Ayala, 59, is on trial on rape, aggravated assault and related charges for allegedly misleading three underage girls into sex by telling them of curses and bad luck.

Yesterday, the girl said that after reading Tarot cards for her, Ayala told her that something bad was going to happen but that her future could brighten in exchange for sex.

"He told me that if I did these sexual acts, I'd get what I wished for," she told the jury.

"I did it and I regret that," she said under direct examination by Assistant District Attorney Leslie Gomez.

The girl alleged that her sexual contact with Ayala started when she was 13 years old and lasted until she was 15.

She said that she was hesitant to engage in sex with Ayala, calling it "weird."

"He was old enough to be my grandpa," she said.

Because she was reluctant to be alone with Ayala, she said, she first performed the sex acts while her friend, a 16-year-old who testified last week, was in the room.

She said that the sex eventually progressed to the point in which three girls — one of whom did not press charges — were present and that Ayala would have sex with them in succession.

A fourth underage girl also has accused Ayala of having sex with her.

Last week, the first complainant testified that she had been tricked into sex by Ayala and her mother, who is on trial accused of conspiracy, sexual assault and related charges in the case. The mother's name is being withheld to protect her daughter's identity.

The mother and Ayala allegedly told the girl when she was 9 years old that a week of oral sex would serve as an offering to her spirit guide and lift a curse on the family.

The girl said that the sex did not stop at the end of that week and continued until she was 15, eventually leading to vaginal intercourse.

The second complainant, who went to police after the first complainant came forward, told the jury yesterday that she was relieved finally to unburden herself of her secret.

"Now I don't have to feel that pain on my chest," she said.

The jury trial under Judge Gwendolyn Bright was to continue today with cross-examination from defense attorneys Michael Medway and Michael Engle. *

Source: Nubian

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"SENSUAL INTELLIGENCE"

Hollywood, CA. is the only place in the world where they have support groups for kept women/mistresses and gigolo's.  There's also a support group for people who are considered too good looking.

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NOSTALGIA: "SAM COOKE & TAMMI TERRELL"

Sam Cooke and Tammi Terrell (center) are pictured above with Betty Harris (far right).  Everyone in the industry (back then) knew that Cooke and Terrell had undeniable chemistry and they would have made a striking couple.  But, the timing was wrong. Sam was married and Tammi was in a very volatile relationship with David Ruffin but that didn't stop them from flirting with each other.

Cooke even gave Tammi an autographed photo that read: "A Message To Tammi, Sammy's In Love."  Cooke reportedly acted different around Tammi, sometimes he could barely speak because he was so enthralled with her looks and manner.  They shared a very special connection.  Tammi spoke highly of Cooke, often referring to him as good looking, classy and sophisticated.  She always had stars in her eyes when she spoke of Sam.

Tammi Terrell and her best friend (from childhood) Lola Falana roomed together as they pursued their careers. Around this time, Tammi was touring.  When she returned to Philadelphia, she was disappointed that her sister Ludie was getting married to a guy named Donald.

She wanted Ludie to end up with her childhood boyfriend (Stevie Wonder).

When Ludie told Stevie Wonder she was pregnant by Donald, they both cried.  Ludie says, "I think Tammi wanted me and Stevie to become a real couple one day even though we were both very young.  We only talked on the phone and saw each other when he was in town or in Detroit."

Tammi was not happy but eventually accepted Donald.

Photo credit for Sam Cooke/Tammi Terrell: Marcstonemusic.com

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"BLIND ITEM TEASER"

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This black male celebrity is still being threatened with exposure regarding a secret and he's still being extorted to insure silence on her end.

He reluctantly pays her each month and he sometimes pays her bills but it's becoming financially and emotionally draining.

He's between a rock and a hard place and out of answers.

Who is he?

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The first black man who would have reached billionaire status if he would have lived; he was worth $500 million at the time of his death.  He was the first black man to head a law firm on Wall Street, he also owned TLC Beatrice, a global company worth billions and he's the only black man to have a building named after him at an Ivy League University (Harvard).

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