Brad Pye’s National Sports Beat (3/14-3/20/19)
March 24, 2019
Notes, quotes and things picked up on the run from coast-to-coast and all the stops in between and beyond.
Breaking News
- Mayor Karen Bass Holds Productive Meeting with Citizens For Accountable Leadership
- South LA Leaders Join Smallwood-Cuevas to Launch Historic Black Cultural District
- Barger Cautions Eaton Fire Survivors: Don’t Sell Your Property Under Value
- Mayor Bass Visits Impacted Worker and Family Recovery Center to Support Wildfire Survivors
- Ivica Zubac Fuels Clippers in Dominant Win Over Charlotte
- CSUDH Toros Hold Off Central Washington in NCAA West Regional Second Round
- UCLA, USC Head to NCAA Women’s Basketball Tournament as No. 1 Seeds
- Dominguez Hills Outlasts Anchorage, Advances to Sweet 16
Michael Jackson
WATCH: Michael Jackson’s Family on “Leaving Neverland” Accusers: “It’s all about money”
March 6, 2019
First on “CBS This Morning,” Michael Jackson’s family is speaking out about sexual abuse allegations against the singer in an explosive new HBO documentary premiering this weekend. In “Leaving Neverland,” Wade Robson and James Safechuck claim Jackson abused them for years when they were children. Jackson always denied any inappropriate behavior with children. Gayle King spoke to Michael Jackson’s brothers Jackie, Marlon, and Tito, as well as his nephew, Taj.
Oprah Winfrey to Interview Michael Jackson Accusers in Post-Film Special
February 27, 2019
LOS ANGELES (AP) — An Oprah Winfrey interview with two men who say Michael Jackson sexually abused them as boys will air immediately after a documentary on the men. HBO and the Oprah Winfrey Network announced Wednesday that the special, “Oprah Winfrey Presents: After Neverland,” will air simultaneously on both channels Monday at 10 p.m. Eastern and Pacific. That’s just after the conclusion of the two-night airing of “Leaving Neverland.” The networks say the pre-taped interview by Winfrey will be with Wade Robson and James Safechuck, and the film’s director, Dan Reed in front of an audience of people affected
Michael Jackson Estate: New film Violates Channel Standards as HBO Plans to Air Controversial Film
February 11, 2019
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Michael Jackson estate has sent a letter to the U.K.’s Channel 4 warning that a documentary on two men who accuse the singer of molesting them as boys violates the network’s programming guidelines. The letter written by estate attorney Howard Weitzman and released Monday to The Associated Press states that “Leaving Neverland,” set to air in early March, makes no attempt at getting a response to the accusers from Jackson’s estate, family, friends or others who have defended his reputation as required by the channel’s standards for factual programming and basic journalistic ethics. The letter
WATCH: Sentinel Top 5 Super Bowl Performances
February 3, 2019
Whitney Houston Performs Star Spangled Banner Super Bowl 1991 2. Michael Jackson Halftime Performance 1991 3. Prince Halftime Performance 2007 4. Beyonce Halftime Performance 2013 5. Bruno Mars, Beyonce and Coldplay Super Bowl 2016 Honorable Mention – Janet Jackson Super Bowl Halftime 2004
Michael Jackson’s Estate Slams Abuse Documentary Debut at Sundance Film Festival
January 26, 2019
PARK CITY, Utah (AP) — The Latest on the documentary “Leaving Neverland” which includes detailed allegations by two men that Michael Jackson sexually molested them when they were boys (all times local): 11:10 p.m. Michael Jackson’s estate is blasting a documentary that tells the stories of two men who accuse Michael Jackson of sexually molesting them when they were young boys, calling the film “tabloid character assassination.” A statement released by Jackson’s estate late Friday calls the men, Wade Robson and James Safechuck, “two perjurers” — a reference to sworn statements the men gave when Jackson was alive that he
Forest Lawn Memorial Parks presents ‘An Evening of Gospel, Jazz, and Blues’
January 25, 2019
A FREE night of music, dance, poetry, and black culture to celebrate Black History Month:
Protests Planned at Screening of Michael Jackson Documentary
January 24, 2019
“…in the era of #MeToo and #TimesUp, America’s embrace of “I believe the victims” has intensified. However, Michael Jackson’s family and ultra-loyal fan base, are having none of it.”
New Documentary Threatens to Expose Michael Jackson as Child Predator
January 17, 2019
The synopsis for the Jackson documentary titled, “Leaving Neverland,” says: “At the height of his stardom, Michael Jackson began long-running relationships with two boys, aged 7 and 10, and their families. Now in their 30s, they tell the story of how they were sexually abused by Jackson, and how they came to terms with it years later.”
Michael Jackson’s Mother, Katherine Jackson, Reportedly Gravely Ill
January 3, 2019
Katherine Jackson, the matriarch of the famed Jackson family, is reportedly gravely ill, with family members already fighting over her share of the late Michael Jackson’s estate.
Janet Jackson Set to Join her Brothers, Michael Jackson and the Jackson 5 in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
December 14, 2018
NEW YORK (AP) — Janet Jackson joins her brother Michael and the Jackson 5 as members of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, earning induction on Thursday along with Stevie Nicks and the top fan vote-getter, Def Leppard. Radiohead, the Cure, Roxy Music and the Zombies will also be ushered in next spring at the 34th induction ceremony. It will be held March 29 at Barclays Center in Brooklyn. Jackson’s induction comes after her third time as nominee and many saw it as overdue, given her prowess as a hitmaker with “All For You,” ″That’s the Way Love Goes,”
PHOTO of the Day: Today in History Michael Jackson Released the Iconic “Thriller” Video
December 2, 2018
Today (Dec. 2), MTV aired the full 13-minute version of Michael Jackson‘s “Thriller” music video for the first time.
Ginuwine is Heating Up the Hyundai Stage with ‘90s Classics at the 13th Annual Taste Of Soul
October 18, 2018
It’s hard to believe that 20 years have passed since the release of Ginuwine’s “So Anxious.” The sensual slow jam embodies an era of R&B you can’t discuss without mentioning the Grammy-nominated singer-songwriter who says he’s bringing nothing but hits to the Hyundai Soundstage at the 13th annual Taste of Soul Family Festival.
Only One More Week to Experience Lydia Breckenbridge: African American Punk Rock Quilts at Gallery 30 South
September 24, 2018
Rare Exhibition To Experience Work By An Incredible Late-Career Vernacular Artist Who Celebrates Music Through Textiles And Spent Time With Artists From Billy Idol To Michael Jackson Show Ends September 30, 2018
President’s Son Nabbed With $12 Million In Jeweled Watches
September 21, 2018
In a second bag belonging to Teodorin Nguema Obiang Mangue, vice president and son of President Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo, $1.5 million in cash was found, allegedly for medical treatment far from home.