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Michael Moonwalks Past $1B
Michael
Moonwalks
Past $1B
Jul 13, 2026 9:44 AM CDT

Michael Moonwalks Past $1B

Lionsgate's biggest hit becomes highest-grossing biopic in history

(Newser) - Lionsgate just moonwalked into a club it had never cracked: the billion-dollar box office tier. Michael, the Michael Jackson biopic from Lionsgate and Universal, has topped $1 billion worldwide after 12 weeks in theaters, the studio's first film to do so and only the second movie of 2026 to...

Michael Just Grabbed Oppenheimer's Crown

It's now the highest-grossing biopic of all time

(Newser) - Michael Jackson just strolled past J. Robert Oppenheimer at the global box office. Michael, the new biopic about the pop star, has taken in $977 million worldwide, edging out Christopher Nolan's Oppenheimer to become the highest-grossing biographical film to date and cementing its status as the top-earning music biopic,...

Drake Beats Michael Jackson's Record for No. 1 Hits

Rapper has the most chart-topping singles by any male solo artist

(Newser) - Drake just nudged Michael Jackson out of a key Billboard record slot. With "Janice STFU" debuting at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100, Drake now holds the mark for the most chart-topping singles by a solo male artist, Variety reports. The song is his 14th No. 1, pulling...

MJ Biopic Ignores the Elephant in the Room
MJ Biopic Is Bad, Bad,
Really, Really Bad
MOVIE REVIEW
Apr 22, 2026 1:50 PM CDT

MJ Biopic Is Bad, Bad, Really, Really Bad

Critics say Michael offers only a sanitized version of Michael Jackson's life

(Newser) - Michael Jackson's rise—and only his rise—are on display in Antoine Fuqua's Michael , a new film sanctioned by the singer's estate and starring his nephew, Jaafar Jackson. It may have you dancing and singing along, but critics aren't moved, giving it a 33% rating on...

Rare Bob Dylan Draft Lyrics Found Stuck in a Friend's Book

Typewritten version of 'I'm Not There' was in an Allen Ginsberg book owned by his manager's wife

(Newser) - A long-forgotten scrap of Bob Dylan history just fell out of a beat poet's book. A torn, lined sheet bearing a working draft of Dylan's song "I'm Not There" has been found tucked inside a first-edition copy of Allen Ginsberg's "Angkor Wat," auction...

Liza Minnelli Spills on Scorsese Affair, Moonwalk Origins

Minnelli's candid memoir recounts affairs, addiction, Hollywood feuds, and reinvention

(Newser) - Liza Minnelli's new memoir does not tiptoe onto the stage. Kids, Wait Til You Hear This!, out Tuesday, is as unfiltered as its title, and writing at the Guardian , Ben Beaumont-Thomas pulls out some of the wildest bits from a life lived around Hollywood royalty, Broadway legends, and more...

Early Takeaways From the New Epstein Files
Early Takeaways From
the New Epstein Files
the rundown
Dec 20, 2025 9:07 AM CST

Early Takeaways From the New Epstein Files

No major revelations so far, and Bill Clinton shows up a lot

(Newser) - Journalists have been poring over thousands of Jeffrey Epstein files newly released by the Justice Department , a mix of documents, photos, phone recordings, and videos. It's only the first part of a release mandated by Congress, but it will still take quite a bit of time for outlets to...

Paris Jackson Is a Wealthy Woman Thanks to Dad's Estate

She has received $65M, according to new court filings

(Newser) - A legal fight launched by Paris Jackson inadvertently revealed how much money she has received from her late father's estate: $65 million. As the New York Post explains, the figure was revealed by estate executors who were responding to her allegations that they were doing a lousy job of...

Paris Jackson on Dad's Biopic: 'Not My Circus'

King of Pop's daughter says she 'had zero per cent involvement' in upcoming movie

(Newser) - Paris Jackson is distancing herself from the upcoming Michael Jackson biopic, reports the Guardian , making it clear she played no role in its creation and giving some pointed critiques of Hollywood's approach to telling her father's story. Although actor Colman Domingo, who portrays Joe Jackson in the...

Michael Jackson's Eldest Has Big News

Prince Jackson engaged to longtime girlfriend Molly Schirmang

(Newser) - Their engagement announcement wasn't timed to make a splash, considering Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce's news " broke the internet " earlier Tuesday, but Prince Jackson and his longtime girlfriend are preparing to walk down the aisle, too. The eldest of Michael Jackson's three children announced his...

Unreleased Michael Jackson Songs Found in Storage Unit

Finder says abandoned storage unit used to belong to music producer

(Newser) - A former California Highway Patrol officer says he's found enough unreleased Michael Jackson songs for a full album in an abandoned storage unit—but the public will probably never be able to hear them. Gregg Musgrove tells the Hollywood Reporter that he found a stash of tapes when an...

NY Rep: I Wore Blackface in Homage to My Musical Idol

NYT finds photos of Mike Lawler dressed as pop star at college Halloween party

(Newser) - US Rep. Mike Lawler apologized Thursday after the New York Times obtained photos of him wearing blackface about two decades ago at a college Halloween costume party where he dressed as Michael Jackson. The images emerged as Lawler, a first-term Republican, is locked in a competitive reelection fight for his...

The Jackson 5's Tito Jackson Dead at 70
2nd Member of
the Jackson 5
Has Died
OBITUARY
Sep 16, 2024 6:26 AM CDT

2nd Member of the Jackson 5 Has Died

Tito Jackson, brother of Michael Jackson and Janet Jackson, apparently had a heart attack at age 70

(Newser) - A second member of the Jackson 5 has died. Tito Jackson, older brother to the late Michael Jackson and singer Janet Jackson and one of nine Jackson children in total, passed away at the age of 70, nephew Siggy Jackson tells People . Entertainment Tonight , which first reported the news, cites...

Michael Jackson's Neverland Ranch Is in Wildfire's Path

The Lake Fire is also threatening wineries in California's Los Olivos area

(Newser) - One of the largest wildfires currently burning in California has Michael Jackson's former home in its sights. The Lake Fire, which has grown to more than 18,000 acres since it broke out Friday afternoon, is burning in southern California's Santa Barbara County near Los Olivos, and along...

When He Died, Michael Jackson Was $500M in Debt: Court Filing

Executors say they've since resolved debts, turned estate profitable

(Newser) - At the time of his 2009 death, Michael Jackson was more than $500 million in debt, according to new court documents filed by the executors of his estate. In a petition requesting money from the estate be used to reimburse the executors' attorneys, the executors say Jackson's "most...

Priscilla Presley Weeps Over Lisa Marie's Death
Priscilla Presley
Talks Lisa Marie's
Death, Michael Jackson
CELEBRITY INTERVIEW
Nov 2, 2023 10:15 AM CDT

Priscilla Presley Talks Lisa Marie's Death, Michael Jackson

'Unbearable' is how Elvis' ex describes losing daughter, mom, grandson over 3-year span

(Newser) - It's been a tumultuous three-plus years for Priscilla Presley, who lost her mom, her 27-year-old grandson to suicide, and her daughter, Lisa Marie Presley, within that span. Now, Elvis' 78-year-old ex-wife is revealing how this has all affected her in a sit-down with Piers Morgan, set to air in...

Paris Jackson Says She's Getting Abuse From Her Dad's Fans

She says they're angry that she didn't wish Michael Jackson a happy birthday on social media

(Newser) - Paris Jackson says her dad never celebrated his birthday when he was alive—but 14 years after his death, some Michael Jackson fans think she deserves to die for not wishing him a happy birthday on social media. In an Instagram post Tuesday, which would have been her father's...

Court Revives Sex Abuse Lawsuits vs. Michael Jackson

2 accusers will get a new day in court

(Newser) - A California appeals court on Friday revived lawsuits from two men who allege Michael Jackson sexually abused them for years when they were boys. A three-judge panel from California's 2nd District Court of Appeal found that the lawsuits of Wade Robson and James Safechuck should not have been dismissed...

Jaafar Jackson Will Play 'Uncle Michael' in Biopic

26-year-old to make acting debut in 'Michael'

(Newser) - Jaafar Jackson, Michael Jackson's 26-year-old nephew, will play the King of Pop in the planned biopic Michael to be directed by Antoine Fuqua. Lionsgate announced Jackson's casting Monday for the film being produced by Oscar-winning Bohemian Rhapsody producer Graham King, the AP reports. Jackson is the second-youngest son...

Janet Jackson on New Documentary: 'Needs to Be Done'

Extended trailer is out now

(Newser) - "It's just something that needs to be done." So says Janet Jackson of the new documentary on her—titled Janet—in the opening minutes of a new extended trailer . The documentary airs Jan. 28 at 8pm ET on Lifetime, and USA Today rounds up some of the...

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