i’ve seen some people argue that joe’s pressure was necessary to push michael into stardom, but i stand by his mother’s words: he was always special, and he had that unmatched spark that would’ve taken him to the top eventually. when you’re born with innate talent
September 3, 2009
Seventeen years ago today,
Michael Jackson was privately laid to rest at Forest Lawn Memorial Park in Glendale, California — more than two months after his passing on June 25, 2009.
The invitation-only service was held outside the Great Mausoleum. His children placed a crown upon the casket. His brothers served as pallbearers. Family and close friends gathered for a quiet farewell.
He remains interred in the Holly Terrace section of the Great Mausoleum, a place closed to the general public.
Forever remembered.
1958 – 2009
📷 Harrison Funk /
The Jackson Family
Happy birthday to the legendary Michael Jackson, who would’ve turned 68 today.
From his early Jackson 5 days to his ‘Thriller’ dominance, the icon cemented his permanent place as the King Of Pop. His legacy boasts unparalleled success with one of the best-selling catalogs ever and pop culture moments that will stand the test of time. Earlier this year, his biopic became the highest-grossing of all time, with plans for a sequel to follow.
Tonight, the Empire State Building tower lights will turn to a pink sparkle at 9:25 to honor the late Dolly Parton.
Dolly was a global cultural icon whose seven-decade career reached generations of fans. Beyond entertainment, Dolly leaves a significant philanthropic legacy through the Dollywood Foundation and Imagination Library, which has provided hundreds of millions of books to children worldwide.
At Nine-Two-Five tonight, we celebrate her and her legacy 💖
> be zendaya
> be rejected by the biggest luxury
brands in the world (chanel, dior, gucci, saint laurent and valentino) at the beginning of your career
> hear the brands tell you that you are “inexperienced,” “green” and “just a simple disney actress”
> leave disney, audition for the movie that would change your entire career and meet the love of your life
> win 2 emmy’s and be named one of the 100 most influential people in the entire world at just 25 years old
> value the brands that ALWAYS believed in you
> receive an apology text and a MILLION-DOLLAR contract from valentino, taking back everything that was sai
> see the brands that rejected you one day now competing to dress you
> marry spider-man
> become one of the biggest names in world fashion, through the rejection that never made you stop
Michael Jackson built a 50-seat movie theater at Neverland with hospital beds set into the walls behind glass, so terminally ill kids on IV drips could lie down and still see the screen. He showed them to Oprah on live TV in 1993, in front of 90 million viewers, and almost nobody remembers.
He bought the 2,700-acre ranch in 1988 for $17 million, then spent another $35 million turning it into a working amusement park. Ferris wheel, zoo, train station, go-kart track, its own fire department.
Then he ran it like a charity with a house attached. He told Oprah that buses of sick kids from programs like Make-A-Wish came through every few weeks. There was a magic show, current films, a candy counter where everything was free.
His own children lived inside the park and got weekend passes. The rides existed for kids who were dying or had nothing, so the kids who had everything did chores and schoolwork first.
Jackson started performing at 5 and never got a normal childhood. He said the beds existed so bedridden kids could escape into a world he was deprived of. He built the thing he never had, then made sure his own kids couldn't take it for granted either.
He put over $50 million into Neverland. It sold in 2020 for $22 million. The only children in America who needed permission to use a Ferris wheel were the ones who lived next to it.
What do you mean? This is good writing. This was the moment Jean realized her sister was murdered, which triggered her epic evolution into a telekinetic. That evolution mirrored Peter’s & their stories collided perfectly. Y’all ain’t never satisfied.
#BrandNewDaySpoilers
“Oh what’s stopping the nurses and doctors from leaking Peter’s identity” HIPPA. WHY DOES NO ONE KNOW WHAT HIPPA IS. ALSO THE FREAKIN PUNISHER IS SITTING THERE????
Yall small minded af.
The VMax reveal is a pivotal moment. It’s a huge reveal actually. This shows where Jean’s sister was, Jean experiencing the exact same torture her sister went through, and when she was at her breaking point just like Jean, the last the thing she saw was that vent. And Jean realized that when she saw it too, and instead of giving in to the torture and being broken, it filled her with rage, that unlocked her powers to the next level.
You fools know nothing!!