As we get solid information on the hearing in Houston today on Lyndal Harrington that will be posted here.
Lyndal Harrington reached an agreement with the Court today, that is satisfactory with the court and allows Harrington to comply with the Court’s previous Orders. Harrington will be home with her family as all Americans should be on this glorious holiday weekend.
We offer our best to Ms. Harrington and her family and will help with her old rosespeaks.com email address that we have some cache from the email server breach between the fall of 2007 and March 14, 2008 and will provide that to Ms. Harrington.
We hope y’all have a great holiday, here at Rose Speaks we will be upgrading, the forum software the blog software and the main site upgrades. We hope we are not down for long and if one part of the site is down it will not affect the other two parts.
We will announce which part of the site and when that part will be affected throughout the weekend.
We will also have a new article up this weekend from Daniel DiCriscio as well as some thoughts and articles, like should AG Jerry Brown be investigated as the greatest enabler of all in the land of Hollywerid. What has the Michael Jackson case said about AG Jerry Brown, we shall stay on top of that as news develops.
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July 2, 2009
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Yesterday it was almost like old times at the Roybal Federal building in Los Angeles, after the weeks that I spent covering the Anthony Pellicano Trial. As I walked in who should I run into but Leslie Abramson, lawyer extraordinaire. Too bad for all of you bad guys in need of a good attorney to bail your sorry asses out, but Leslie is going to be taking a very long break. Her appearance this morning before Judge Dale Fischer will be her last, she is done and did not seem unhappy in her proclamation! I wish her well, it was a privilege to have watched her at different times during her career. She is one of the female legends in the practice of law, she was never known for taking anyone’s BS, a tough cookie when having a tough cookie is a good thing.
Well, George Kalta was in front of Judge Fischer for his sentencing for hiring The Pelican to wiretap a woman accusing him of assault. He has been waiting for what must seem like years to him and his family. He was dressed in his usual very large black suit, it looked even larger as he has lost a little weight. …
….His lawyer asked if he could sit down, and Judge Fischer offered but George said he would rather stand. Well in the end George Kalta got a $100 fine, a $5,000 fine and 3 years probation. And the Judge took notice of his ill health and waived the “Cal Trans” trash pick up…. … Guilty! but he will walk…..
We at DesperateExes.com wish Ms. Abramson all the best in her days and years to come in retirement.
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Daniel DiCrisio was asked to do a cover article on Micheal Jackson and his feminine side for Star Magazine, you can read it at this link.
Remember the song “It’s a Family Affair”? Well, it seems that Michael Jackson’s death is bringing this true to some of The Jackson clan, especially when lights, cameras, and the word “Action!” are part of the carrot dangled in some of their faces, or so it seems. I personally do not know how I would be handling such a situation if I were in their shoes, and I can only surmise.
Death brings out strange personality traits, behaviors, & actions when a celebrity dies, and sometimes even when they aren’t celebrities. The vultures start circling sometimes. LOL!
In this case with Michael Jackson, I am shocked at how soon Joe Jackson and Janet Jackson have spoken so quickly under very odd “show-bizzy” situations. I mean, let’s be real….The BET Awards? Is this the proper thing that should have been done? Yes, the press said Janet seemed “visibly shaken” but I thought that is was very tasteless for Janet and especially Joe to be at this Red Carpet event, and dressed to the nines, both of them. I felt it was sort of “too soon” for any kind of celebratory event to be attending. A video montage is one thing honoring Michael without their involvement. I was thinking more of the “mourning” phase to be more appropriate.
Joe Jackson, not supposedly on Michael’s best side …nor the public’s or the press’ for that matter, didn’t fail everyone’s expectations when he arrived with his fedora and black suit and shades, yet not shedding a tear! Some would say they saw $$$ signs thru his shades! Although, it really doesn’t shock me. I remember being invited to and attending Joe Jackson’s Birthday Party in 2004 in Las Vegas. ( I sent in Rose a picture from that event with Joe.) The birthday party was a little odd because not one of Joe’s family attended, and it was a huge event at a private mansion, that had Ferrari’s and Lamborghini’s parked in the driveway. Although, to make it even stranger than you can imagine, Joe hired a Michael Jackson Look-alike for the party! And the impersonator performed as well!
At the premiere for Bruno, Universal decided to cut out the LA Toya Jackson’s part from the movie last minute http://www.thecelebritycafe.com/features/29658.html. Jeez, talk about quick editing! (I also sent Rose a photo of La Toya and Me in Vegas), as well! Universal thought that they were being “respectful”" to the Jackson clan during this terrible time, yet Janet and Joe feel being seen in a showbiz situation was the right thing to do….I’d like to hear what you think of Joe and Janet at the BET Awards.
It is tough being in the “the Biz”, but for some reason “ethics” doesn’t play a role in it usually, it is usually “everyone’s out for themselves” mentality. With families, dysfunctional comes with the turf and really, we don’t know what has gone down between Michael and his family members, all we can do is surmise. I met Michael Jackson backstage at a music special filming that included Whitney Houston and found Michael to be a very mannered and sweet smiling soul. I really didn’t feel any evil kind of energy from him, but remember, everyone has a bad side to them.
The one thing that did shock me when I met Michael was that I was much taller him - LOL!
The expressions in this blog article are based on the opinions of our featured author, Daniel DiCriscio, please remember we are not lawyers and those opinions expressed here are each of our individual opinions and should not be taken as legal advice and/or legal opinions. The comments following this blog article are the opinions and sole property of the blog site members and do not necessarily reflect those of the site owners.
Here are the latest filings, as soon as there is any clarification on the computer and the hard drives and what the Order denying Turner’s Motion means we will post that here. If the Court has now in fact Order Turner to turn over her computer, rest assure we will be contacting Plaintiff’s attorney as well and Mr. Ball and get a clarifying Agreed Order that includes the TOS and Privacy of our site Rose Speaks.com and all of your privacy.
Let’s see how the lawyers interpret the Court’s Order turning down two of my requests before we get into to big of a panic over privacy issues for this site.
June 29, 2009 Howard K. Stern Notice of Withdrawal of his filings under seal on Feb. 13, 2009 Without Prejudice, meaning he can refile it at a later date.
June 26, 2009 Court Order granting the Designation of Responsible Third Parties, CBS, Art Harris, TMZ, Larry Birkhead, Harvey Levin and Howard K. Stern filed on May 18, 2009 and granted on June 26, 2009.
June 26, 2009 Court Order denying both of Turner’s Motions for medical records to be looked at in camera and filed under seal and about notifying the court of the damaged hard drive. It appears from this Order the Court is saying Turner will or may turn over her hard drives to Craig Ball without any Motion by Plaintiff or Reply and Objection by defendant Turner.
NEW FLORIDA COURT ORDER SUA SPONTE FILED JUNE 30, 2009
June 30, 2009, the Court for the Southern District of Florida on sua sponte (Court’s own initiation) set a status conference for 2 PM to talk to the lawyers about why Stern withdrew the Motion filed under seal on Feb. 13, 2009, what changed and why file a Motion to Withdraw without Prejudice on June 29, 2009.
July 1, 2009 Court Order from Status hearing held today in Southern District of Florida changing Howard K. Stern’s Notice of Withdrawing to With Prejudice instead of without prejudice.
July 1, 2009 The Court’s Minutes in the Southern District of Florida of the ten minute phone call between the Magistrate and the attorneys on her sua sponte Hearing.
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In recent years I have often been asked on memorial pages to use Michael Jackson’s song “Gone to Soon”.
Based on the comment by John J. Nazarian this week it brought back to me that the death of a pop icon even if it turns out that it was a drug overdose something floating out there already, seeming to come from a statement by Jackson’s brother Jermaine. I looked again at the staggering number of young Americans that have lost their lives in Afghanistan, Iraq and the song again came to mind, Gone to Soon.
That said like most sites we will be covering every angle of the Michael Jackson story as it develops, feel good AG Jerry Brown must be licking his political “chops” at the good fortune he has all of it within his jurisdiction, nothing about sharing this one with New York or Florida. This time feel good Brown, has the death in his state, the prescriptions, the doctors and the circus atmosphere. I predict the preliminary hearings of Howard K. Stern, Dr. Sandkeep Kapoor and Dr. Khristine Eroshevich will be handed off to the D and E of the prosecution team in the L. A. District attorney office. The A and B team will be gathered to gather by AG Brown like candy as he again has even bigger sugar plums dancing in his head of what traction for celebritydom and more important a kick off for governorship. In frank terms AG Brown, has the body, the doctor, the pharmacists and a lot of doctors who have treated Jackson for many years in California right under his control. I would wager as sad as this is expect AG Brown to make a press conference of a “full investigation” into Jackson’s death and the enablers around Jackson, soon after any funeral or memorial service for the “King of Pop”.
Then we will have a custody fight for the children; are the rumors true that Jackson DNA is no where in those young children? That was the bombshell dropped by Diane Dimond on June 25 on MSNBC following the news of Jackson’s death. Will the mother, Katherine Jackson, of Jackson get the children or will Debbie Rowe get two of them? Now comes the question, who is the other child’s biological parents? TMZ is reporting Debbie Rowe had never fully terminated her parental rights. Statements alleged that the Jackson’s family, other then his mother, were not allowed access to the children in the last years of Jackson’s life, thus Rowe as the biological parent should trump the Jackson family. Oh the DNA and the custody battle to go on not to mention which doctor was living with Jackson, Dr. Conrad Murray of Houston Texas, ah the Texas connection once again. No one can find Dr. Murray; anyone checked Rusty Hardin’s office in Houston? Latest update on Dr. Conrad Murray is that two top criminal lawyers from Houston, Edward M. Chernoff and William “Bill” Stradley Jr. of Stradley, Chernoff & Alford, L.L.P. flew into Los Angeles last Friday night to meet with their new client before the doctor cooperated totally with the LAPD on Saturday. The family of Jackson have already begun in press releases including a second autopsy to be looking at Dr. Murray for something, answers or a wrongful death suit?
My question though is AG Brown one of the enablers? It would appear from an old family lawyer who says he tried to warn people and family members had tried interventions and only the enablers and those doctors ever ready with drugs and prescription pad in hand were allowed access to the king of pop. Where was AG Brown for the last years of Michael Jackson’s life, why did he not try to help the king of pop? Oh well no matter, he can cash in now over the next few weeks, it is going to be four weeks before the toxicology report is in so Brown has plenty of time to practice for a press conference show great concern and because of a need for infotainment media frenzy.
Rose Speaks.com will be working our sources in California and Texas to follow the twists and turns of this latest case of “too much”, too much money, too much fame, too much everything and now the death I predict will be linked to “way too much”. Ah Jerry [Brown] get your best suits ready the lights are about to shine down on you!!!
John J. Nazarian said in a post here on Rose Speaks.com which in part stated; “It is sad when anyone his age dies of ‘unknown’ causes, my prediction of Michael’s death will be something similar in nature of when Elvis died. There will be a ‘yip in the gitty yup’. He had an impact in the music world for sure and his strange behavior will almost for sure be forgotten as it is the American way. History will be reinvented to make him a musical prince. Well RHD, [Robbery and Homicide Division], of the Los Angeles Police Department will be investigating this case and they are in the house as I type. Lets see if I am right, you all know that I have been wrong in the past, lets see how close I am this time.”
However, I regress, “Gone too Soon”, it fits a lot of the pop icons who have passed away over the years from Elvis Presley to John Lennon to now Michael Jackson.
We have mothers of his children, what happened to Michael Jackson, who can be held accountable and the ever ending fight for control of the Estate. I read that Jackson had left his children 200 unpublished songs to assure they were provided for after his death. Jackson like Presley before him will continue to rake in the dollars after his death and who will take charge of all of that on behalf of his children? We will have a lot of coverage of the ups and downs, the twists and turns of the Michael Jackson saga.
Michael Jackson - Gone to Soon! Let the fights of the gladiators (lawyers) begin!
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Here we go again, an extremely talented member of a very large club of unhappy millionaires who either got overdosed or perhaps assisted in the very same process……A process that would lead to their demise……this is funny, so rich and so miserable. Drugs will take the pain away and when you are not careful you will be posing or moon walking on the other side…if such a place exists.
Whacko Jacko, it was a term ( London Tabloids ) that would upset him, and no one likes being called names, but was he not just a little ‘whacko’? The masks for him and later for his two children….. fun for him, but for the kids?
Elvis Presley did it, Anna Nicole Smith did it, Michael did it and the list is very long as to ‘who did it’. And I too liked and enjoyed many of Michael Jackson’s songs but I had little respect for him as a man. Not even going to address the criminal and civil issues, as I have over the years met several people who were involved in those cases. He fought the charges and paid millions to his accusers and lawyers and walked away a free man. But was he ever really free? You tell me….yup, he was a victim of his own ‘gilded cage’.
The original Michael Jackson was a great looking kid and even as a young adult he was a very good looking African American male, gorgeous. Then through medical magic or tragic and lots of money he became almost cartoonish white. Did anyone ever ask him, ‘Michael what are you doing?’ I am sure no one did. As when you are one of the hanger onners you know you will not be welcomed if you give your opinion in any other way other than supportive of the crazy person you are being entertained by. Rich Loons are like that, agree and just nod or you will be shown the door and or not invited back. Don’t even get me started on the Playboy Mansion’s movie nights….loads of ‘wish I was’ or ‘ I should’ve beens’…..just going through the motions……story for another time.
And the drugs, ‘A shot of Demerol every morning ‘, hello! Well things went to hell at 100 North Carolwood Drive, Holmby Hills 90074 on the 25th of June, 2009. Now it is being reported that ‘the’ doctor lived at the house with Michael and can you imagine the look on that doctors face when the shot of Demerol was given and Michael J begins to shut down? Can you say, ‘Get me out of here, I am a doctor and do not want to loose my license ‘. Well when the detectives from RHD, [Robbery Homicide Division], arrived they had to arrest the BMW, with Texas license plate SCH 134. Why you ask? Well the good Doctor Conrad Murray was no were to be seen, it is being reported. It is also being reported that he was the doctor that was with him as those futile attempts to revive Michael was tried. I am not clear if he is the same doctor who gave the ‘final injection’. Here is the funniest part, it was reported that he needed to sign the death certificate of The King of POP!. It has been many years since I worked in the business of death, but I thought that the coroner signs the cause of death after an autopsy. I am going to bet that this will be found to be a possible homicide at the hands of another.
What about this? All of these young and old gas bags, all on television saying how much they loved Michael. We went and looked at some old footage and I will be dammed I cannot find any of these people in any stories or news articles saying anything supportive about the ‘guy they loved’. I even googled from space and could not find one of these people within 5 miles of the gloved one while he went to court everyday. Fighting for his freedom, oh for sure we saw people with him that were the best friends money could buy, but love, hmmm, I did not see any. Well not from this crew that are ‘gobbling up’ air time like a room full of cops and one dozen jelly donuts. Ahhh, but now, hey it is a good opportunity to get your face out there and a quick sound bite. Smokey Robinson has run this media horse so hard that he will have to bury it too at the end of this media race. Sure Smokey is famous, but it is not easy to get some face time and or voice time these days. (Does Smokey look a little waxy to you?) And for sure we all want to be remembered, and for me it was good hearing Smokey’s voice as I thought he had died a few years ago. For sure he is not the only one there are bus loads of famous ‘who cares’ that love these events to get a little time with a camera and a mic. The idiot with the big clock around his neck, Flavor Flave, he was at the gate of Michael’s family home and was told to get lost. How silly must he had felt….not famous enough Bozo Boy……very bizarre. More strange than all of this is the people who sit and sob and cry over his death?????!!!!! For me I have to say who cares, he was rich, he took the drugs and he accepted his fate and just as he was a genius of music, ‘he did it’, and his doctor ‘beat it’.
And I will end this piece on a high note, lets all show as much love and compassion to the young men and women who have died and are dying in battle for this great country…..these rich losers will still be rich even in death. I would rather focus on the heroes who wear the uniforms of this countries armed forces…..those are winners.
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The expressions in this blog article are based on the opinions of our featured author, John Nazarian, please remember we are not lawyers and those opinions expressed here are each of our individual opinions and should not be taken as legal advice and/or legal opinions. The comments following this blog article are the opinions and sole property of the blog site members and do not necessarily reflect those of the site owners.
Yesterday, June 25th 2009, was such a day: First, Farrah Fawcett died. When I awoke yesterday morning and saw on Yahoo.com that Farrah had passed away, I was very saddened. Believe it or not, I awoke that morning at 9:30 am and it was very odd because I was feeling complete “calm” over me. I didn’t know Farrah passed away at 9:28 to be exact! WOW! Coincidence?
Well, June 25th was a big day for me. I was invited to Sacha Baron Cohen’s “Bruno” Premiere at The Grauman’s Chinese Theatre in Hollywood. I did an interview a few years ago with “Bruno” that can be seen on YouTube and on ALiG’s DVD, that became somewhat “legendary” in Bruno history.
Not far after hearing the news of Farrah that I hear the News on TV that Michael Jackson died. I was like “OMG!” The shock alone was enough to make me sit down and glue my eyes to the TV. Not only Farrah, but Michael as well!
Michael was such an amazing entertainer. He was not only an inspiration to many, but seemed to be an almost-like family member to a lot of people. Judging by the throng of fans that were at the hospital where Michael died, to his Hollywood Star on The Walk of Fame: He was LOVED!
He “intrigued” us with his metamorphosis’: Plastic Surgeries and wacky behaviors. But he also “enchanted” us with his sweet smile, amazing performances, and songs that we will remember forever.
Back to the “Bruno” premiere:
I was finished getting ready and the Limo had arrived to pick me up to go to the premiere. The Limo driver said Hollywood Blvd. was in chaos because Michael’s Star on the Walk of Fame was mobbed with fans and police were diverting the fans because the Bruno premiere was about to begin. The drive took longer to get there. Traffic backed up, and traffic diverted because of Michael!
My first step out of the limo, and a man with a TV camera came up to me and asked me what I thought about Michael Jackson…then TMZ asked me. and so on and so on! This was before I even got on the red carpet!
Although, I will say “Bad” is one of my favorite songs. I also liked “Man in the Mirror”, very introspective!
I know Rose likes “Gone too Soon”, we all have a favorite Michael song!
I, myself, was blown away by his wind machine antics and spinning dance moves, no one like him…ever! His theatrical performances will truly be missed. “Dirty Diana” was an amazing video and song as well, loved the wind, etc! He also had an amazing “love” for animals and children.
I actually once critiqued his infamous “mug shot” in the early 2000’s for Star Magazine. It was a full page show with my critique. Anna Nicole Smith’s mug shot was featured in the issue as well!
In closing, death is part of life and Michael thrilled us, intrigued us, and entertained us, and for all of those reasons and more is why he is known and will be known as The King of Pop!
Maybe Michael will show everyone up in Heaven how to do the Moon Walk! On a serious note, Michael will be truly missed, but not forgotten. He will always be in our hearts! Thank you Michael for the joy and inspiration you gave to us all!
The expressions in this blog article are based on the opinions of our featured author, Daniel DiCriscio, please remember we are not lawyers and those opinions expressed here are each of our individual opinions and should not be taken as legal advice and/or legal opinions. The comments following this blog article are the opinions and sole property of the blog site members and do not necessarily reflect those of the site owners.
The birthday party was a little odd because not one of Joe’s family attended, and it was a huge event at a private mansion, that had Ferrari’s and Lamborghini’s parked in the driveway. Although, to make it even stranger than you can imagine, Joe hired a Michael Jackson Look-alike for the party! And the impersonator performed as well! 
as well! Universal thought that they were being “respectful”" to the Jackson clan during this terrible time, yet Janet and Joe feel being seen in a showbiz situation was the right thing to do….I’d like to hear what you think of Joe and Janet at the BET Awards.
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