I know what you must be thinking. “How can this be?!?” Well, don’t look to me for answers. I’m just the messenger, here. And I’m just as shocked as you people.

All I know is I received an email from someone who shall remain nameless. Let’s just say I know her very well. In fact, I’ve known her all my life. Heck, you could even call her a family member. But that’s neither here nor there. Suffice to say, she is a very reliable source.

On seeing the photos, my 8-year-old about dropped his teeth. “That’s impossible. Those couldn’t have been taken on this Fourth of July,”  he said. “Michael Jackson is dead!”

Is he?

Let’s just say my son called the “source” for more details. The source described the scene thusly: The crowd initially went silent at the sight of His Highness, Michael Jackson, taking the stage. Then they listened, screamed in delight, and, yes, even shed King-of-Pop-appropriate tears as countless fans the world over are prone to do on seeing a star, right there before their very eyes. But it gets better… His former father-in-law, the King – that’s right – Elvis the Pelvis – was there, too.

So without further ado, I submit to you the following evidence, and advise you that what you are about to see will really Rock your Bobin:

With that evidence, and remembering a picture is worth a thousand words – even you skeptics must admit this a real Thriller! As for whether or not this is the real Michael Jackson? Well, I’ll leave that up to you to decide. And I’ll also leave you with a song, just because I can. And of course, because he’s bad (bad, bad… really, really bad).

-Liz

While I found the list a bit predictable, and think with a little ingenuity the magazine could have done much better with this category, here are a couple that are worth a second look.

Remember the April earthquake in Italy that killed 300 people while thousands more were left homeless? Well, here’s what Italy’s Prime Minister, Silvio Berlusconi, had to say:

“They should see it like a weekend of camping.” Talk about your words of comfort. Just guessing, but I have a feeling he was not among the newly homeless, don’t you?

Then there were Michael Jackson‘s words on his upcoming concert tour: “‘This is it’ really means this is it.” As we now know, truer words were never spoken…

While this one didn’t make the magazine’s cut, the words of Kate Moss certainly caused quite a stir when she declared one of her mottos to be “Nothing tastes as good as skinny feels.”

Some declared that her words would affect young girls, who might be at risk of becoming bulimic or anorexic in an effort to become more like Ms. Moss and weigh in at a skin-and-bones size 0.

All I can say is if she is that much of a role model and her words will truly impact that many people, the general public needs to pick their role models much more wisely.

That’s all for today – tune in tomorrow to see what Top 10 list Kate will be ripping apart!

-Liz

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Rating – PG for some suggestive choreography and scary images

Genre – Musical and Performing Arts

Staring – Michael Jackson

Director – Michael Ortega

Plot – Michael Jackson’s THIS IS IT will offer Jackson fans and music lovers worldwide a rare, behind-the-scenes look at the performer as he developed, created and rehearsed for his sold-out concerts that… Michael Jackson’s THIS IS IT will offer Jackson fans and music lovers worldwide a rare, behind-the-scenes look at the performer as he developed, created and rehearsed for his sold-out concerts that would have taken place beginning this summer in London’s O2 Arena. Chronicling the months from April through June, 2009, the film is produced with the full support of the Estate of Michael Jackson and drawn from more than one hundred hours of behind-the-scenes footage, featuring Jackson rehearsing a number of his songs for the show. Audiences will be given a privileged and private look at Jackson as he has never been seen before. In raw and candid detail, Michael Jackson’s THIS IS IT captures the singer, dancer, filmmaker, architect, creative genius and great artist at work as he creates and perfects his final show… –© Sony

Running Time: 1:51

Kate says -I wasn’t sure how I was going to feel about this movie  going into it.  Since the circus surrounding his death, I have been torn between the Michael Jackson that I remembered and loved, and the Michael that he seemed to have become in the later years.  Watching Michael Jackson’s This Is It brought back to me all of the things that I love about him as a performer.  At times he seems frail and worn out, but let’s remember he was 50 years old and most of the 50 year olds I know couldn’t handle such an exhausting rehearsal schedule as he did. It is also evident that he was having the time of his life every time he stepped on that stage to rehearse. There really is no other like him.  This movie re-confirms that Michael will forever be the King of Pop.

Jim Farber  (Daily News)  says - “A thriller it is.  A sneak peak at Michael Jackson”s top-secret “This Is It” documentary-style concert-rehearsal film shows the King of Pop in regal form, mapping out dance moves while confidently singing his classic songs…Jackson appears stick-thin but strong and sinewy as he flicks his feet, and pulls his famous twirls with panache.” (See full review)

Elizabeth Taylor says – Dame Elizabeth Taylor wants the world to see the new Michael Jackson movie. The 77-year-old Hollywood legend took to Twitter Monday to gush about “This is It,” calling the late King of Pop a “modern day prophet” and the flick the best she has ever seen.

“I was honored with the great privilege of seeing ‘This Is It’ last week. I was sworn to secrecy, but now I can let you know about it,” she wrote. “It is the single most brilliant piece of filmmaking I have ever seen. It cements forever Michael’s genius in every aspect of creativity.”

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