Continues Earning Money of Michael Jackson’s Estate

It's been nearly two years since Michael Jackson's death, but it seems that his influence and reign in the entertainment world is not quite over. His estate has brought in over $300 million since his death. TMZ reports that it has obtained documents ...

Mimhael Jackson's Estate earns $319M

MJ's estate has earned $319m in revenue since 2009. Quite an alarming figure really, considering the exorbitant amount of debt the singer was in prior to his death - around $400m.

The bulk of the earnings comes from album sales, which continue to go like hotcakes. Jacko's 1982 release "Thriller" still remains the best selling album of all time - and the greatest cash-cow to an indebted man of all time. Except for maybe Vanilla Ice...

Other noteworthy earners are Michael Jackson's posthumous record "Michael" which contained previously unrecorded songs, and "This Is It" the movie about the would-be comeback.

Oscar-2011 : 8days left.

Oscars 2011: Five reasons the Academy Awards may be less predictable than usual

By Jen Chaney

Sure, Oscar looks boring. But he may have some life in him this year. (AP)

Every year, roughly one millisecond after the Academy Awards ceremony ends, the grumbling begins. The show was too long. The host wasn’t funny enough. The ceremony was boring.
Honestly, the only thing more predictable than what happens during the Oscars is the post-telecast whineapalooza. But there’s reason to be optimistic about the potential for surprises during this year’s broadcast, which airs Feb. 27 at 8 p.m. on ABC. Specifically, five reasons. And here they are.
1. James Franco: Anne Hathaway will undoubtedly do a fine job as Oscar co-host. But it’s her partner, Franco, who really intrigues us. (Given the number of times we've posted about him lately, we know this comes as a shock.)
The guy is both fearless and candid, which raises the odds he’ll say something delightfully unexpected on live television. In an interview with Vanity Fair he recently said: “If I host the worst Oscar show in the history of the Oscars, like, what do I care? You know what I mean? I’ll try my best.” We dig that attitude.
2. The Banksy factor: The underground graffiti artist with the mysterious identity is nominated in the best documentary category for “Exit Through the Gift Shop." So what happens if the movie wins? According to The Wrap, producer Jaimie D’Cruz will handle the accepting honors. But the Internet is buzzing with questions. Will Banksy show up? Will he leave a mark on the Kodak Theatre, as he apparently has been doing on L.A. buildings as the Oscars approach? Probably not, but the speculation is fun — not to mention great promotion for Banksy and the film.
3. A Melissa Leo upset?: The woman who brings Alice Ward to feisty, stubborn life in “The Fighter" is the presumed front-runner for best supporting actress. But after she recently rolled out her own for-your-consideration campaign in the trades, complete with self-commissioned glamour shots, some speculated she might not be a lock anymore. Could such pettiness stand in the way of rewarding a deserving performance? In Hollywood, anything is possible.
4. Presenters who could go off-script: During the Academy Awards, we viewers live for the trophy presenters who ad lib and say something memorable. Robert Downey Jr., Russell Brand: We’re looking at you.
5. Surprise guests in the opening number: Oscar producer Bruce Cohen recently teased that a special guest or two may show up in the splashy segment that kicks off the telecast. We’re guessing said guests may be hosts from the past who will pass a torch, perhaps literally, to Franco and Hathaway. But we won't know if we're right until Oscar night.
Source- The Washington Post.

Adrianne Palicki is the new Wonder Woman

The actress has been cast as the title character in David E. Kelley's NBC pilot win which Wonder Woman, a.k.a. Diana Prince, tries to balance her life as a vigilante crime fighter, a successful corporate executive and a modern woman.

Palicki, who appeared as Tyra Collete in the TV series "Friday Night Lights," stars in the upcoming "Red Dawn" remake. Her most recent regular role was on Fox's short-lived Texas-set drama "Lone Star," which aired only two episodes last fall.
Kelley wrote the pilot and will executive produce with Bill D'Elia ("Boston Legal," "The Practice").
The TV show comes about a decade after Warner Bros. and producer Joel Silver attempted to launch the property for the big screen, with actress Angelina Jolie and writer/director Joss Whedon in the mix at various stages.
Though the 1975-79 Wonder Woman TV series starring Lynda Carter is among the most memorable in pop culture, broadcasters have had trouble developing a successful female-centric action series. NBC's modernized "Bionic Woman" was the latest casualty in 2007.

'I'm a Celebrity'- Frankie Muniz's 911 Call.

TMZ has obtained the 911 call made the night Frankie Muniz and his girlfriend got into a huge argument ... during which Frankie can be heard telling the dispatcher, "I don't want to make a big deal because I am a celebrity."

Frankie Muniz's 911 call has been released a week after police came to his Arizona home after allegedly assaulting girlfriend Elycia Turnbow and threatening to kill himself.

"My girlfriend is drunk and she's going crazy and she's trashing my house," a breathless Muniz tells police on the call. "She's hitting me in the face. I don't know what to do, I'm about to lose control."

Steve Jobs & Obama are joins in high-tech meeting

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Apple CEO Steve Jobs smiles during his appearance at the Apple Worldwide Developers Conference in San Francisco in this June 7, 2010, file photo. Apple Inc's iconic chief executive Jobs, who is on medical leave from the company he co-founded, attended a meeting of technology industry leaders with President Obama in northern California on Feb. 17, 2011.

Robert Galbraith/Reuters/File

By Reuters / February 18, 2011

WOODSIDE, Calif. Apple Inc. chief executive Steve Jobs, on medical leave from the company he co-founded, attended a meeting of technology industry leaders with U.S. President Barack Obama in northern California Thursday.
Jobs, a pancreatic cancer survivor, was joined by Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg, Google Inc Chief Executive Eric Schmidt, Oracle CEO Larry Ellison and other members of the Silicon Valley elite for talks with Obama at a venture capitalist's sprawling estate outside San Francisco.
Jobs, a high-tech visionary who has come to embody Apple's turbulent history and some of the industry's most cutting-edge products, stepped away from the company on medical leave last month. It was the third time in seven years that he has taken time out because of health reasons.
Obama's two-day West Coast visit was aimed at promoting technological innovation to help boost the struggling U.S. economy and reduce stubbornly high unemployment -- considered crucial to his 2012 re-election chances.
Obama met with 12 leaders from technology companies and discussed ways to work together to invest in innovation and promote private sector job growth, White House Press Secretary Jay Carney said after the meeting.
``The president specifically discussed his proposals to invest in research and development and expand incentives for companies to grow and hire, along with his goal of doubling exports over five years to support millions of American jobs,'' Carney said.
``The group also discussed the importance of new investments in education,'' Carney said, adding that Obama expressed a desire to keep the dialogue going.
The meeting was also part of Obama's efforts to mend fences with the U.S. business community after his Democrats were routed in the November congressional elections, and garner support for a $3.7 trillion budget proposal released this week and already facing stiff Republican resistance.
The National Enquirer Thursday published pictures that purported to show Jobs arriving at the Stanford Cancer Center in Palo Alto, California.
A spokeswoman for Stanford Hospital declined to comment.
The company has refused to provide any details on Jobs' health, comment on the recent reports or say when he might return from leave.
Shares of Apple closed down 1.3 percent in Thursday's trading.
Jobs was not seen by a pool of White House reporters who were kept out of sight of participants at Thursday's working dinner at venture capitalist John Doerr's secluded home in the affluent suburb of Woodside. But a White House official confirmed that all those on the guest list were present.
HEALTH TROUBLES
Jobs had surgery in 2004 for a tumor on his pancreas. He had a liver transplant in 2009.
Chief Operating Officer Tim Cook is running Apple's day-to-day operations while Jobs is on leave.
Analysts noted that Jobs' health problems are widely known by investors, who are not likely to be shocked by Internet reports.
``I find it puzzling that he would be on campus and 'working' from home if he was that sick,'' said Peter Misek, an analyst at Jefferies. ``Seeing him go into a cancer treatment facility shouldn't be a surprise.''
Jobs had been seen in recent weeks on Apple's campus in Cupertino, California. The company has said he will continue to be involved in major strategic decisions.
Known for his idiosyncratic style, Jobs rescued the computer maker from near death in 1996 after a 12-year absence from the company he co-founded.
The launch of the iPhone, a smartphone with a touchscreen in 2007, and the iPad, a tablet computer in 2010, forged new business lines for the company that created the personal computing category and helped lead the technology industry into new directions.
White House spokesman Jay Carney said ahead of Thursday's meeting: ``This is a part of our economy that has been a huge contributor to economic growth in the last several decades and we expect will continue to be.''
Other executives attending the meeting with Obama were: Carol Bartz, president of Yahoo!; John Chambers, chairman of Cisco Systems; Dick Costolo, CEO of Twitter; Reed Hastings, CEO of NetFlix; Art Levinson, chairman of Genentech; and Steve Westly, managing partner and founder of The Westly Group.
Obama will wrap up his trip on Friday with a visit to Hillsboro, Oregon, where Intel Corp CEO Paul Otellini will give him a tour of the company's advanced semiconductor manufacturing facility.

UFC 126 Results and Highlights watch on PC: Silva Defeats Belfort on UFC 126 Main Event via KO

UFC 126 Results – Anderson Silva defeated Vitor Belfort via KO (front kick and punches) at 4:25 of round 1 to retain the UFC Middleweight Championship title.

UFC 126 Live Stream – The latest mixed martial arts event organized by the Ultimate Fighting Championship better known as UFC is happening right now which is the UFC 126 dubbed as Silva VS Belfort. The main match for this UFC event is between Anderson Silva and Vitor Belfort on the Middleweight Championship.

UFC 126 is currently happening at the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas, Nevada. This mixed martial arts event is officially sold out.

Vitor Belfort, former Light Heavyweight Champion was first scheduled to fight Yushin Okami during the UFC 122 but UFC President Dana White said that Belfort would instead fight Anderson Silva and challenge the Middleweight Championship belt.

Belfort was first scheduled to fight Silva on January 02 of 2010 during the UFC 108 event but due to an injury experienced by Silva, the fight was rescheduled during the UFC 109 on February 06, 2010 and UFC 112 on April 10, 2010, respectively but both bouts were canceled.

There was an expected bout between Kenny Florian and Evan Dunham during the UFC 126 event but the fight was moved to UFC: Fight For The Troops 2. But Florian pulled out from the fight due to an injury on December 06. Dunham instead competed with Melvin Guillard in which Dunham lost.

Another expected bout for UFC 126 is between Jon Fitch and Jake Ellenberger but Fitch was pulled out and scheduled to fight B.J. Penn during the next UFC event which is the UFC 127. Ellenberger remains on the UFC 126 fight card and is scheduled to fight Carlos Eduardo Rocha.

The UFC 126 event will feature two bouts on the preliminary card on Spike TV and one bout on the same fight card on their Facebook live stream.

Dana Carvey's Church Lady returns to 'SNL'

Former cast member Dana Carvey returned to “Saturday Night Live” last night as host, reprising his iconic role as the Church Lady and taking on this year’s crop of unsavory pop culture icons.
Carvey’s Church Chat segment hasn’t been seen regularly on SNL since he left the show in the early 1990s.
Dana Carvey is one of the most-searched names on Google this morning.
Much has changed since the Church Lady last lent her pious take on the downfall of society. This time she knocked “16 and Pregnant” and MTV’s controversial “Skins,” which she called a “SportsCenter for pedophiles.”
Carvey interviewed SNL-ers playing the Kardashians and Snooki from “Jersey Shore,” who he tried to have exorcised.
The Church Lady also welcomed teen pop star Justin Bieber.

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