Whilst the tabloid media speculate and comment on a forthcoming lawsuit, Brian Oxman who has been the Jackson family attorney for more than 14 years appeared on Good Morning America today. Defending the King of Pop, Mr.Oxman had this to say about tabloid rumors of bankruptcy: I have been with this family for going on a decade and a half. And what I have seen during that time period is that Michael is one of the most generous, one of them most magnificent individuals I have ever seen. When people perform services for him, my observation is he doubles and he triples what he pays to them, but when they do not perform these services and they fail, he does not want to pay them a dime, and I do not blame him, and that is what I see here and I can only tell you that Michael will not pay for services he does not get. Mr.Oxman continues I have seen no evidence of that whatsoever. When we talk about people like Michael and his finances and being around this family and just being an objective observer and seeing how he functions, I see no evidence of that whatsoever. You mention Bank of America, one of the most CONSERVATIVE banks in America, when they anointed Michael with the loan its because he has the financial wherewithal. They do not give loans to people who are in financial trouble. They do not have to. Mr.Oxman finished by saying I am disturbed about this plaintiff who has to take this case to the public, apparently thats an indication to me, that they are in trouble in this case. I wont comment on the evidence, but I will tell you about Michael and Michael is Rocky in the 6th round, he only gets stronger when he is being attacked and when I look at these plaintiffs and the things that they have done, you mentioned gloves, theyre hands are so dirty in all their dealings that they could not possibly wear a white glove and its just impossible to see why they are taking this case and trying to defame Michael in the press.
Date
27/05/2003 19:09:30
Title
Jackson Five Spotlight For New Apple Advert
News Source
Ad Week
Apple Hits the Right Notes, By Barbara Lippert. "Apples fun new music spots are not as simple as they look. In 1970, when the Jackson Fives "Ill Be There" was a hit single, my brother persuaded me that the songs opening line was, "You and I must make a pack." So, during the "Where there is love" part of the lyrics, I always pictured wolves. This came back to me when I saw the remarkably simple, fresh and lyrical spot for iTunes featuring a young woman, Nava, singing that very same number. She stands shyly against the white space, her freckles illuminated under the light, cradling her iPod and raising her voice in song. Unlike most people singing with earphones, or your typical deadly karaoker, she has a delicate, lilting voice and sings on key. The purity of her tone made me think of Michael Jackson in a new waythat he was only 11 when he sang it and sounded so old and wise. After singing prettily, Nava gets self-conscious and laughs and stops. Thats a lot to get out of a spot selling legally downloadable music for 99 cents a pop." Use the following weblink below to watch Apples new advertisement.
Date
25/05/2003 10:36:49
Title
The King Of Pop Tracks Available For Download
News Source
Denver Post
Apple Mac has produced "iTunes" which acts as an MP3 Player. The brand new service that Apple offers includes downloading music from the "King of Pop". With a licence to the catalogue of material, songs can be downloaded for 99 cents per song. For more information go to: http://www.apple.com/itunes
