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- Michael Jackson trained me to lie says new accuser
- One Direction reveals 'edgy' new album, 2014 world tour
- Soul singer Candice Glover wins 'American Idol'
| Michael Jackson trained me to lie says new accuser Posted: 16 May 2013 09:03 PM PDT REUTERS - A close friend of Michael Jackson who had testified in defense of the late pop king at his child sex abuse trial said on Thursday that the singer had intimidated and brainwashed him into lying about years of sexual activity with him. "It was complete manipulation (by Jackson) and brainwashing," choreographer Wade Robson told NBC's Today show. "He would role play and train me for these (court) scenarios." Robson, 30, filed a creditor's claim under seal against Jackson's estate earlier this month alleging he had been sexually abused by the singer from age 7 to 14. He made his claim against the singer's estate nearly four years after Jackson's sudden death in June 2009 from a lethal dose of surgical anesthetic propofol. Robson (pic), an Australian native, was a child dance prodigy and developed a friendship with Jackson, appearing in some of the singer's music videos in the early 1990s and sleeping over at Jackson's Neverland Ranch home in Southern California. "From day one of the abuse, Michael told me that we loved each other and that this was love, that this was an expression of our love," Robson said. "And he would follow that up with, 'But if you ever tell anyone what we're doing, both of our lives and careers will be over.'" Jackson was tried and acquitted in 2005 on molestation charges involving another minor. Robson testified at that trial in defense of the singer and also defended him during a 1993 criminal investigation into child sex abuse allegations. The attorney for Jackson's estate said Robson's claim "is outrageous and pathetic." "This is a young man who has testified at least twice under oath over the past 20 years and said in numerous interviews that Michael Jackson never did anything inappropriate to him or with him," Jackson attorney Howard Weitzman said. Robson, who has worked as a choreographer for pop singer Britney Spears, said the birth of his son two years ago triggered abuse-related nervous breakdowns and spurred him to speak out. "For the first time in my life, I began to realize that my completely numb and unexplored feelings in relationship to what Michael did to me might be a problem," he said. Jackson's estate is in the process of settling dozens of claims from creditors and others who had dealings with him during his long career. An unrelated wrongful death suit, brought by Jackson's family against concert promoter AEG Live, is in its third week of trial in Los Angeles. |
| One Direction reveals 'edgy' new album, 2014 world tour Posted: 16 May 2013 08:38 PM PDT LONDON (Reuters) - British boy band One Direction, one of the pop industry's biggest acts of the last 18 months, are working on an "edgy" third album and will start a world tour next year. The five singers told a press conference in London that their new album, which the music press speculated would share the same name as their upcoming Where We Are 2014 tour, will depart from the teen pop that has had young girls screaming around the world since they first emerged from a talent show. "The answer is yes, there will be a new album and yeah, I think it's taking a slightly rockier tone to it," One Direction's Louis Tomlinson told reporters on Thursday before handing over to bandmate Liam Payne to expand. Payne said the group, which also includes Niall Horan, Zayn Malik and Harry Styles, helped out with the songwriting on the new album, but did not mention a release date. "We've written a lot of the songs, which is nice this time," Payne said. "We've just made it a bit more edgy I suppose." One Direction, whose members are aged in their late teens and early 20s, have sold 14 million singles in the two years since their debut album Up All Night. They will start their tour on April 25, 2014 in Bogota, Colombia. "It's not just the same tour going round again in stadiums," Styles said. "It's gonna be a much bigger show." The group have confirmed 13 dates in Latin America, Ireland and Britain, with more to come. One Direction shot to fame on The X Factor television singing competition and have conquered the global market with two albums and a string of catchy hit singles. The band topped the Billboard 200 album chart twice last year with Up All Night and their second album Take Me Home. They were named Billboard's top new artist/group in 2012. |
| Soul singer Candice Glover wins 'American Idol' Posted: 16 May 2013 10:19 PM PDT LOS ANGELES: Candice Glover, a soul singer from rural South Carolina, was named American Idol on Thursday, becoming the first female singer to win the television singing competition since 2007. The 23-year-old defeated country vocalist Kree Harrison in the popular vote with her powerful voice in what judges deemed a close contest to take the title on season 12 of the popular Fox network show. "You are officially our American idol," host Ryan Seacrest said as the crowd of 7,000 in Los Angeles cheered. "Three years, persistence, determination and a lot of talent. You deserve it." It was third time lucky for Glover, who appeared in two earlier seasons of the show, and finally won the crown by making songs like Somewhere from the musical West Side Story, and the jazz tune You've Changed all her own. "Oh, my God," a shocked Glover said with tears streaming down her face after hearing Securest call her name. "Three years." Seacrest announced Glover as the winner at the end of the two-hour finale show, which featured performances by judges Keith Urban and Mariah Carey, as well as Aretha Franklin, Jennifer Lopez, rapper Pitbull and South Korea's Psy, who sang his new single Gentleman. Glover, the first woman to be crowned Idol since Jordin Sparks six years ago, won a record deal, which could help propel her to the stardom enjoyed by other women Idol winners such as Grammy Award winners Kelly Clarkson and Carrie Underwood. - Reuters |
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