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| Jackson’s mum slams “shakedown” claim over death trial Posted: 03 Oct 2013 06:52 PM PDT Murray, who was jailed in 2011 over Jackson's 2009 death, meanwhile welcomed the verdict, saying he sobbed when he saw jurors rule that he had not been unfit or incompetent to do the job for which he was hired. "My immediate reaction was one of tears; certainly, I cried," Murray told NBC's Today show. "I cried because for once the world was allowed to hear some of the facts ... much of which I was denied and my attorneys could not present during my criminal trial," he said. "I was very relieved that at least the world had a chance of hearing some of the facts." Katherine Jackson, in her first public reaction to the verdict, tried to put a positive spin on the rejection of her lawsuit after a five-month trial. "We have said from the beginning that this case was a search for the truth. We found the truth. AEG hired Dr Conrad Murray, the man who is in jail for killing Michael Jackson," she said, according to the TMZ celebrity news website. "AEG has denied for years, and continues to deny, that they hired Dr Conrad Murray. The jury found unanimously that AEG hired Dr Murray," she said. AEG Live lead attorney Marvin Putman repeated after Wednesday's verdict his view that the whole lawsuit was an attempted "shakedown," to try to get money out of the promoter by making false allegations. "AEG has repeated the mantra that this lawsuit was a shakedown," said Katherine Jackson. "Such a statement is a slap in the face of the entire judicial system that allowed this case to go to a jury." It is not known if the Jacksons will appeal the verdict. TMZ quoted the Jackson family matriarch's lawyer Perry Sanders as saying: "All options regarding the balance of the jury verdict (the ruling there was no negligence) are being considered." A Jackson spokeswoman and her lawyer did not immediately respond to requests for further comment. - AFP, October 4, 2013. |
| Norwegian comedy song The Fox enters US top 10 charts Posted: 03 Oct 2013 05:25 PM PDT The zany song and video by Norwegian comedy brothers Baard and Vegard Ylvis, released on September 3 to promote a comedy show, asks the question: "What does the fox say?" With over 80 million views on YouTube, some have compared the viral success of the video - which features people in animal costumes dancing in a forest - to the global hit Gangnam Style, which still has a comfortable lead with nearly 1.8 billion views. "The Fox" shot to eighth place in the popular music chart compiled by US music magazine Billboard this week, ahead of major artists such as Lady Gaga and Lana Del Rey. The Ylvis brothers are not letting success go to their heads however, with Baard calling the catchy tune a "rubbish song". But that has not stopped them from making star appearances on leading US talk shows. The song has spawned a multitude of remixes - some attracting fans of their own - including one made by a brass band in Ohio. Click here to watch the YouTube clip. - Bernama, October 4, 2013. |
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