Lisa Marie Presley’s cousin Danny Smith claims she held seances to contact the spirits of both Elvis Presley and Michael Jackson. Smith, who runs a YouTube channel titled Memphis Mafia Kid, shared his observations of Graceland life and Lisa’s desire to reconnect with her father.
Elvis Presley and Lisa Marie Presley in side-by-side photographs | Archive Photos/Jeffrey Mayer/Getty Images Lisa Marie Presley’s cousin tried to contact Elvis Presley’s spirit
In a YouTube reel that drives viewers to his Memphis Mafia Kid channel, Danny Smith discussed several facts about life behind Graceland’s walls. Smith is the son of Elvis’ cousin, Billy Smith, who lived on Graceland’s property. His father, Travis Smith, was Gladys Presley’s brother.
“Lisa Marie, after Elvis passed away, held a seance to try and contact her daddy. Fact,” he revealed. Smith then details other facts of life at the second...
Elvis Presley and Lisa Marie Presley in side-by-side photographs | Archive Photos/Jeffrey Mayer/Getty Images Lisa Marie Presley’s cousin tried to contact Elvis Presley’s spirit
In a YouTube reel that drives viewers to his Memphis Mafia Kid channel, Danny Smith discussed several facts about life behind Graceland’s walls. Smith is the son of Elvis’ cousin, Billy Smith, who lived on Graceland’s property. His father, Travis Smith, was Gladys Presley’s brother.
“Lisa Marie, after Elvis passed away, held a seance to try and contact her daddy. Fact,” he revealed. Smith then details other facts of life at the second...
- 6/23/2023
- by Lucille Barilla
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
Los Angeles — A look at key moments this past week in the wrongful death trial in Los Angeles between Michael Jackson's mother, Katherine Jackson, and concert giant Aeg Live LLC, and what is expected at court in the week ahead:
The Case
Jackson's mother wants a jury to determine that the promoter of Jackson's planned comeback concerts didn't properly investigate Dr. Conrad Murray, who a criminal jury convicted of involuntary manslaughter for Jackson's June 2009 death. Aeg's attorney says the case is about personal choice, namely Jackson's decision to have Murray serve as his doctor and give him doses of a powerful anesthetic as a sleep aid. Millions, possibly billions, of dollars are at stake.
What Happened This Past Week
_ Aeg Live CEO Randy Phillips told jurors he received conflicting information about Jackson's health just days before the singer's death, but was reassured by Jackson's personal physician that everything was fine.
The Case
Jackson's mother wants a jury to determine that the promoter of Jackson's planned comeback concerts didn't properly investigate Dr. Conrad Murray, who a criminal jury convicted of involuntary manslaughter for Jackson's June 2009 death. Aeg's attorney says the case is about personal choice, namely Jackson's decision to have Murray serve as his doctor and give him doses of a powerful anesthetic as a sleep aid. Millions, possibly billions, of dollars are at stake.
What Happened This Past Week
_ Aeg Live CEO Randy Phillips told jurors he received conflicting information about Jackson's health just days before the singer's death, but was reassured by Jackson's personal physician that everything was fine.
- 6/16/2013
- by AP
- Huffington Post
Los Angeles — An Aeg Live LLC executive denied Monday that he pushed Michael Jackson to rehearse for his ill-fated comeback concerts, refuting earlier testimony by the singer's longtime makeup artist and stylist.
Paul Gongaware said he never told Jackson's assistant to get the singer out of a locked bathroom and to a rehearsal, an incident that was described to jurors by makeup artist Karen Faye.
"Never, never happened," Gongaware said, shaking his head.
Faye testified last month that she overhead Gongaware tell Jackson's assistant to do "whatever it takes" to get the "Thriller" singer to a rehearsal. She described Gongaware as sounding "angry and kind of desperate" on the call.
Gongaware told jurors hearing a negligent hiring case filed by Jackson's mother that the entertainer was under no obligation to rehearse.
The differing accounts are just one of several pieces of contradictory information jurors will have to consider when testimony in the case concludes.
Paul Gongaware said he never told Jackson's assistant to get the singer out of a locked bathroom and to a rehearsal, an incident that was described to jurors by makeup artist Karen Faye.
"Never, never happened," Gongaware said, shaking his head.
Faye testified last month that she overhead Gongaware tell Jackson's assistant to do "whatever it takes" to get the "Thriller" singer to a rehearsal. She described Gongaware as sounding "angry and kind of desperate" on the call.
Gongaware told jurors hearing a negligent hiring case filed by Jackson's mother that the entertainer was under no obligation to rehearse.
The differing accounts are just one of several pieces of contradictory information jurors will have to consider when testimony in the case concludes.
- 6/3/2013
- by AP
- Huffington Post
Los Angeles, Calif. - Michael Jackson appeared "a little loopy" after visits with his longtime dermatologist and was considering using a teleprompter to help him perform some of his songs during his ill-fated comeback concerts, a choreographer who worked one-on-one with the pop superstar told a jury Tuesday.
Travis Payne said he expressed concerns to the director of the "This Is It" shows that Jackson might be misusing prescription medications and was exhibiting troubling signs of insomnia, weight loss and paranoia in his final days.
Some of the behaviour occurred after Jackson's visits with dermatologist Dr. Arnold Klein, who Payne believed was performing cosmetic treatments on the singer so he would be comfortable performing onstage again.
"Sometimes in rehearsal, Michael would appear just a little loopy," Payne said, adding that the singer appeared to be "assisted or under the influence of something."
Jackson's condition and missed rehearsals led to talk...
Travis Payne said he expressed concerns to the director of the "This Is It" shows that Jackson might be misusing prescription medications and was exhibiting troubling signs of insomnia, weight loss and paranoia in his final days.
Some of the behaviour occurred after Jackson's visits with dermatologist Dr. Arnold Klein, who Payne believed was performing cosmetic treatments on the singer so he would be comfortable performing onstage again.
"Sometimes in rehearsal, Michael would appear just a little loopy," Payne said, adding that the singer appeared to be "assisted or under the influence of something."
Jackson's condition and missed rehearsals led to talk...
- 5/15/2013
- by CP
- Huffington Post
Michael Jackson was reportedly skeletal in the run-up to his death. The late King of Pop - who died of acute Propofol intoxication in 2009 - was so thin his heart could be seen visibly beating under his skin according to make-up artist Karen Faye, who worked with him during rehearsals for his 'This Is It' residency concerts The O2 in London. She recalled costume director Michael Bush's shock at seeing Michael's body, explaining: 'Bush said, 'Oh my God. I could see Michael's heartbeat through the skin in his chest. He was clearly upset. He was pretty much in shock.' During the Jackson family's wrongful death court case against concert promoter Aeg Live, Karen also admitted she helped...
- 5/13/2013
- Monsters and Critics
Michael Jackson was reportedly skeletal in the run-up to his death. The late King of Pop - who died of acute Propofol intoxication in 2009 - was so thin his heart could be seen visibly beating under his skin according to make-up artist Karen Faye, who worked with him during rehearsals for his 'This Is It' residency concerts The O2 in London. She recalled costume director Michael Bush's shock at seeing Michael's body, explaining: ''Bush said, 'Oh my God. I could see Michael's heartbeat through the skin in his chest. He was clearly upset. He was pretty much in shock.'' During...
- 5/13/2013
- Virgin Media - Celebrity
Los Angeles -- A look at key moments this past week in the wrongful death trial in Los Angeles between Michael Jackson's mother, Katherine Jackson, and concert giant Aeg Live, and what is expected at court in the week ahead:
The Case
Jackson's mother wants a jury to determine that the promoter of Jackson's planned comeback concerts didn't properly investigate Dr. Conrad Murray, who a criminal jury convicted of involuntary manslaughter for Jackson's June 2009 death. Aeg's attorney says the case is about personal choice, namely Jackson's decision to have Murray serve as his doctor and give him doses of a powerful anesthetic as a sleep aid. Millions, possibly billions, of dollars are at stake.
What Happened
_ Jurors heard about Jackson in life and death from a pair of women who knew him and from coroner's officials who pieced together how he died. Jackson's mother skipped morbid testimony about Jackson's autopsy,...
The Case
Jackson's mother wants a jury to determine that the promoter of Jackson's planned comeback concerts didn't properly investigate Dr. Conrad Murray, who a criminal jury convicted of involuntary manslaughter for Jackson's June 2009 death. Aeg's attorney says the case is about personal choice, namely Jackson's decision to have Murray serve as his doctor and give him doses of a powerful anesthetic as a sleep aid. Millions, possibly billions, of dollars are at stake.
What Happened
_ Jurors heard about Jackson in life and death from a pair of women who knew him and from coroner's officials who pieced together how he died. Jackson's mother skipped morbid testimony about Jackson's autopsy,...
- 5/12/2013
- by AP
- Huffington Post
New York, May 12: Michael Jackson's makeup artist has revealed, during his death trial, that the singer looked 'emaciated' and acted 'paranoid' in days before his death.
Karen Faye told the jury during the trial on Friday that she was in the King of Pop's private quarters at Los Angeles' Staples Center in late June 2009 when costumer Michael Bush emerged wide-eyed from a bathroom after witnessing Jackson's unclothed body, the New York Daily News reported.
Faye, who served as Jackson's primary makeup artist for nearly three decades, recalled how the costumer told her that he could see Jackson's heart beat through the skin.
Karen Faye told the jury during the trial on Friday that she was in the King of Pop's private quarters at Los Angeles' Staples Center in late June 2009 when costumer Michael Bush emerged wide-eyed from a bathroom after witnessing Jackson's unclothed body, the New York Daily News reported.
Faye, who served as Jackson's primary makeup artist for nearly three decades, recalled how the costumer told her that he could see Jackson's heart beat through the skin.
- 5/12/2013
- by Anita Agarwal
- RealBollywood.com
Los Angeles -- Jurors hearing the case against the doctor charged in Michael Jackson's death are getting another look at the singer's life as defense attorneys try to portray him as desperate for sleep and eager to obtain the powerful anesthetic that authorities say killed him.
The panel will hear Tuesday from Cherilyn Lee, a nurse practitioner who has said Jackson repeatedly asked her for propofol to help him sleep, but she refused. Lee began her testimony Monday, the sixth witness that Dr. Conrad Murray's attorneys called to try to shift the blame for Jackson's death to the singer himself.
Murray's team plans Tuesday to call other witnesses who they think may support that theory, including Randy Phillips, the president and CEO of concert promoter Aeg Live, and Jackson's makeup artist and hairstylist, Karen Faye. They will also call several expert witnesses who will try to rebut the testimony...
The panel will hear Tuesday from Cherilyn Lee, a nurse practitioner who has said Jackson repeatedly asked her for propofol to help him sleep, but she refused. Lee began her testimony Monday, the sixth witness that Dr. Conrad Murray's attorneys called to try to shift the blame for Jackson's death to the singer himself.
Murray's team plans Tuesday to call other witnesses who they think may support that theory, including Randy Phillips, the president and CEO of concert promoter Aeg Live, and Jackson's makeup artist and hairstylist, Karen Faye. They will also call several expert witnesses who will try to rebut the testimony...
- 10/25/2011
- by AP
- Huffington Post
London, Feb 16 – Cash-strapped Michael Jackson was terrified he would end up serving burgers at McDonald’s if he pulled out of his London gigs, it has emerged.
The King of Pop Jacko passed away in 2009 weeks before he was due to start a 50-gig residency at the arena, organised by promoters Aeg, reports the Sun.
And now it has emerged that Karen Faye, the.
The King of Pop Jacko passed away in 2009 weeks before he was due to start a 50-gig residency at the arena, organised by promoters Aeg, reports the Sun.
And now it has emerged that Karen Faye, the.
- 2/16/2011
- by News
- RealBollywood.com
Michael Jackson was so worried he couldn't perform his London concerts in 2009 ... he worried out loud he would end up working behind the counter at McDonald's. Karen Faye -- Michael's hairstylist for a quarter century -- was interviewed by Lapd detectives days after Mj died ... and TMZ has learned what she said to police. Faye told cops, "He was scared to death because Aeg was funding everything. He said he would have to work at...
- 2/15/2011
- by TMZ Staff
- TMZ
Washington, June 28 – Michael Jackson’s close pals have denied rumours that the late King of Pop was not a paedophile or homosexual.
Prop designer Dennis Tompkins and Michael Bush along with make-up artist Karen Faye addressed persistent rumours about the King of Pop’s sexual orientation, plastic surgery and reported drug abuse.
According to Faye, the rumour that Jackson started taking painkillers after his hair caught fire during the shooting of a 1984 Pepsi commercial is not true.
She said that Jackson started taking drugs in 1993, almost ten years after Pepsi commercial.
“Just.
Prop designer Dennis Tompkins and Michael Bush along with make-up artist Karen Faye addressed persistent rumours about the King of Pop’s sexual orientation, plastic surgery and reported drug abuse.
According to Faye, the rumour that Jackson started taking painkillers after his hair caught fire during the shooting of a 1984 Pepsi commercial is not true.
She said that Jackson started taking drugs in 1993, almost ten years after Pepsi commercial.
“Just.
- 6/28/2010
- by News
- RealBollywood.com
Michael Jackson was buried in full make-up and wearing an outfit inspired by all the costumes the King of Pop wore during his career. On the one-year anniversary of his death, the pop superstar's longtime costume and wardrobe designers were commissioned to create a final image for the dead superstar - so he could go to the grave looking his best.
Dennis Tompkins, Michael Bush and Karen Faye teamed up as they had for 25 years to perfect Jackson's last look - the items he'd be buried in at Forest Lawn Cemetery. In a TV documentary, which will air in America on Friday night, June 25, Faye says, "It was an honor... I knew how he wanted to look, so I did it for his family and his children."
Meanwhile, Jackson's longtime stylists Dennis Tompkins and Michael Bush spent nine hours creating the clothes for Jackson's funeral. Tompkins also designed a crown...
Dennis Tompkins, Michael Bush and Karen Faye teamed up as they had for 25 years to perfect Jackson's last look - the items he'd be buried in at Forest Lawn Cemetery. In a TV documentary, which will air in America on Friday night, June 25, Faye says, "It was an honor... I knew how he wanted to look, so I did it for his family and his children."
Meanwhile, Jackson's longtime stylists Dennis Tompkins and Michael Bush spent nine hours creating the clothes for Jackson's funeral. Tompkins also designed a crown...
- 6/26/2010
- by AceShowbiz.com
- Aceshowbiz
On the one-year anniversary of his death, three of the people closest to Michael Jackson during his career reveal how they prepared him for his final goodbye. For over 25 years, Dennis Tompkins, Michael Bush and Karen Faye costumed and made up Jackson for appearances and performances. In an interview with ABC News, they explain how they became friends with the man behind the myth -- and why his family turned to them after his death. "Nobody else could have [done it]," his makeup artist Karen said tearfully. "It was an honor ... I knew how he wanted to look. So I did it for his family and his children." Stylists Dennis and Michael crafted entirely brand-new clothes for Jackson's funeral, using various elements from his favorite costumes over the span of his career. They say they worked on him for an exhausting nine hours, even helping to place him in his casket. Though...
- 6/25/2010
- by TheInsider
- TheInsider.com
For the one-year anniversary of his passing, "20/20" is looking at the life and death of Michael Jackson in an all-new two-hour special set to air on ABC. The special, "Michael Jackson: After Life," features interviews with those in his inner circle, as well as superstar artists like Usher and Justin Bieber.
The special features exclusive interviews with people close to Jackson who have rarely spoken before, revealing new intimate details about the last days of Jackson's life not yet heard. Among those being interviewed are make-up artist Karen Faye, who worked with Jackson for nearly three decades, as well as stylists Michael Bush and Dennis Tompkins.
The special also looks into the ongoing investigation of his death, his children's lives after his death, and even a new tour of Neverland Ranch. The special also takes a look at his legacy and how he's a brighter star than ever a year after his passing.
The special features exclusive interviews with people close to Jackson who have rarely spoken before, revealing new intimate details about the last days of Jackson's life not yet heard. Among those being interviewed are make-up artist Karen Faye, who worked with Jackson for nearly three decades, as well as stylists Michael Bush and Dennis Tompkins.
The special also looks into the ongoing investigation of his death, his children's lives after his death, and even a new tour of Neverland Ranch. The special also takes a look at his legacy and how he's a brighter star than ever a year after his passing.
- 6/24/2010
- icelebz.com
For the one-year anniversary of his passing, "20/20" is looking at the life and death of Michael Jackson in an all-new two-hour special set to air on ABC. The special, "Michael Jackson: After Life," features interviews with those in his inner circle, as well as superstar artists like Usher and Justin Bieber.
The special features exclusive interviews with people close to Jackson who have rarely spoken before, revealing new intimate details about the last days of Jackson's life not yet heard. Among those being interviewed are make-up artist Karen Faye, who worked with Jackson for nearly three decades, as well as stylists Michael Bush and Dennis Tompkins.
The special also looks into the ongoing investigation of his death, his children's lives after his death, and even a new tour of Neverland Ranch. The special also takes a look at his legacy and how he's a brighter star than ever a year after his passing.
The special features exclusive interviews with people close to Jackson who have rarely spoken before, revealing new intimate details about the last days of Jackson's life not yet heard. Among those being interviewed are make-up artist Karen Faye, who worked with Jackson for nearly three decades, as well as stylists Michael Bush and Dennis Tompkins.
The special also looks into the ongoing investigation of his death, his children's lives after his death, and even a new tour of Neverland Ranch. The special also takes a look at his legacy and how he's a brighter star than ever a year after his passing.
- 6/24/2010
- icelebz.com
Michael Jackson has apologised to Lisa Marie Presley from beyond the grave. The spirit of the late 'Thriller' singer is believed to have made contact with his ex-wife and their friend Karen Faye - who used to work as the pop star's make-up artist - through a psychic last week, who told them Michael wanted their forgiveness. Karen said: "He seemed to be on a mission to reach out to people in his life and be forgiven. Michael spent his time explaining his faults and wanting us to forgive him. He seemed unsettled. "He seemed more jovial with Lisa. The psychic turned to me and said Michael is telling me, 'You took such good care of me, and I am...
- 2/10/2010
- Monsters and Critics
Lisa Marie Presley contacted the spirit of her late husband Michael Jackson in a séance, it has been claimed. According to The Sun, Presley and Jackson's make-up artist Karen Faye used a psychic to communicate with the King Of Pop. Faye said: "He seemed to be on a mission to reach out to people in his life and be forgiven. Michael spent his time explaining his faults and wanting us to forgive him. He seemed unsettled. "He seemed more jovial with Lisa. The psychic turned to me and said Michael is telling me, 'You took such good care of me, and I am so sorry (more)...
- 2/10/2010
- by By Mayer Nissim
- Digital Spy
Michael Jackson has spoken out from beyond the grave to Lisa Marie Presley in a spooky seance, according to the King of Pop's former make-up artist. Beautician Karen Faye and Jackson's ex-wife Presley allegedly made contact with the singer, who died in June 2009, with the help of a medium last week.
Faye insists the "Thriller" icon's spirit seemed to be "unsettled" and expressed remorse for any wrongdoing. Faye says, "He seemed to be on a mission to reach out to people in his life and be forgiven. Michael spent his time explaining his faults and wanting us to forgive him. He seemed unsettled."
"He seemed more jovial with Lisa. The psychic turned to me and said Michael is telling me, 'You took such good care of me, and I am so sorry I hurt you so much.' He said he should have listened to me more. It hit me straight in the heart.
Faye insists the "Thriller" icon's spirit seemed to be "unsettled" and expressed remorse for any wrongdoing. Faye says, "He seemed to be on a mission to reach out to people in his life and be forgiven. Michael spent his time explaining his faults and wanting us to forgive him. He seemed unsettled."
"He seemed more jovial with Lisa. The psychic turned to me and said Michael is telling me, 'You took such good care of me, and I am so sorry I hurt you so much.' He said he should have listened to me more. It hit me straight in the heart.
- 2/10/2010
- by AceShowbiz.com
- Aceshowbiz
London, February 10 – Michael Jackson’s spirit sought forgiveness from his former wife Lisa Marie Presley in a séance, her friends have claimed.
Karen Faye, formerly the star’s make-up artist, said she and Lisa Marie made contact with the singer using a psychic.
“He seemed to be on a mission to reach out to people in his life and be forgiven. Michael spent his time explaining his faults and wanting us to forgive him. He seemed unsettled,” the Sun quoted Karen as saying.
“He seemed more jovial with.
Karen Faye, formerly the star’s make-up artist, said she and Lisa Marie made contact with the singer using a psychic.
“He seemed to be on a mission to reach out to people in his life and be forgiven. Michael spent his time explaining his faults and wanting us to forgive him. He seemed unsettled,” the Sun quoted Karen as saying.
“He seemed more jovial with.
- 2/10/2010
- by News
- RealBollywood.com
Lara Spencer and Diane Dimond report the latest on the Michael Jackson public memorial from The Staples Center in Los Angeles. "We see this heart-wrenching photo of Paris leaving Forest Lawn last night," Diane tells Lara when asked what she heard about the children seeing their father one last time in private. "We have to assume that all of the children were there. She looks so tiny sitting in the back of the car with the tissue up to her eyes. Their lives are ever changed. Your heart goes out to them." Diane adds that Debbie Rowe, the mother of the King of Pop's two oldest children, would not be attending the memorial. "Debbie Rowe says she does not want to disrupt the proceedings. It was a class act on the part of Debbie Rowe to say, 'I am going to remember him in private and let this public memorial go on without my interruption.
- 7/7/2009
- by TheInsider
- TheInsider.com
'This will not be something that we all mourn,' organizer says of Tuesday's public service.
By Jayson Rodriguez
Michael Jackson fans sign his memorial wall outside of the Staples Center in L.A. on Monday
Photo: GAabriel Bouys/ Afp/ Getty Images
Los Angeles — As time winds down until the public memorial service for Michael Jackson begins Tuesday (July 8) at Staples Center, final preparations are still under way and new wrinkles are being added.
On Monday, representatives for the Jackson family announced a slew of entertainers that would participate in the memorial, including Lionel Richie, Usher, Kobe Bryant, Mariah Carey, Stevie Wonder and Smokey Robinson, among others. Wonder and Carey are expected to perform, as well as Jennifer Hudson, while Beyoncé and Whitney Houston are rumored to be attending but won't sing during the festivities.
Just as the public service was taking shape, plans for the private service remained unclear,...
By Jayson Rodriguez
Michael Jackson fans sign his memorial wall outside of the Staples Center in L.A. on Monday
Photo: GAabriel Bouys/ Afp/ Getty Images
Los Angeles — As time winds down until the public memorial service for Michael Jackson begins Tuesday (July 8) at Staples Center, final preparations are still under way and new wrinkles are being added.
On Monday, representatives for the Jackson family announced a slew of entertainers that would participate in the memorial, including Lionel Richie, Usher, Kobe Bryant, Mariah Carey, Stevie Wonder and Smokey Robinson, among others. Wonder and Carey are expected to perform, as well as Jennifer Hudson, while Beyoncé and Whitney Houston are rumored to be attending but won't sing during the festivities.
Just as the public service was taking shape, plans for the private service remained unclear,...
- 7/7/2009
- MTV Music News
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