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FILE - In this March 15, 2005 file photo, Pop star Michael Jackson leaves the Santa Barbara County Courthouse with his father, Joe, in Santa Maria, Calif., following a day of testimony in Jackson's trial on charges of child molestation. Joe Jackson, the patriarch of America's most famous musical clan has died, says a family source on Wednesday, June 27. He was 89. (AP Photo/Michael A. Mariant, File)

Joe Jackson, patriarch of musical Jackson family, dies at 89

By MESFIN FEKADU - Associated Press

Visitors look at an artwork by Hank Willis Thomas on display at the Michael Jackson: On The Wall exhibition at the National Portrait Gallery in London, Wednesday, June 27, 2018. TA new art exhibition in London depicts Michael Jackson as a savior, a saint, an entertainer, an icon, a monarch, a mask and a mystery. The National Portrait Gallery show explores how many contemporary artists have been drawn to the late King of Pop, as an artistic inspiration, a tragic figure and a fascinating enigma. The exhibition runs at the gallery from June 28 until Oct. 21. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth)

Exhibition explores Michael Jackson as artists’ inspiration

By JILL LAWLESS - Associated Press

FILE - In this March 5, 2009 file photo, Michael Jackson announces upcoming concerts at the London O2 Arena in London. The estate of Michael Jackson is suing Disney, saying an ABC television special on the singer’s last days infringed on its intellectual property. The estate filed the lawsuit Wednesday against the network and parent company Disney in federal court in Los Angeles. It alleges that last week’s special “The Last Days of Michael Jackson” illegally uses significant and repeated excerpts of his most valuable songs including “Billie Jean,” and “Bad,” substantial excerpts of his music videos including “Thriller” and “Black or White,” and excerpts from a documentary and feature film that belong to the estate. (AP Photo/Joel Ryan, File)

Michael Jackson’s estate sues Disney, ABC over TV special

By ANDREW DALTON - Associated Press

Ex-Mississippi teacher gets 7 years for soliciting student

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FILE - In this March 5, 2009 file photo, Michael Jackson announces upcoming concerts at the London O2 Arena in London. The estate of Michael Jackson is objecting to the airing Thursday night of an ABC TV special on the end life of the late King of Pop. The estate said in a statement Wednesday, May 23, 2018, that “The Last Days of Michael Jackson” is not approved by Jackson’s heirs, and will most likely violate their intellectual property rights. (AP Photo/Joel Ryan, File)

Michael Jackson estate slams ABC TV special on his last days

By ANDREW DALTON - Associated Press

Grand jury sides with Alabama police in teen’s beating

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Review: Author creates equivalent of ‘Cheers’ bar

By SAMANTHA CRITCHELL - Associated Press

4-year-old killed in accidental shooting after finding gun

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In this March 5, 2009, file photo, Michael Jackson appears at an event to announce a series of concerts in London. (AP Photo/Joel Ryan, File)

Michael Jackson estate prevails in choreographer’s molestation suit

By Andrew Blake - The Washington Times

FILE - In this June 13, 2005 photo, Michael Jackson gestures as he leaves court during his trial on child molestation charges in Santa Maria, Calif. Wade Robson, who is now 35, testified at Jackson's criminal trial in 2005 that he had spent many nights in Jackson's room, but Jackson had never molested him. A judge has dismissed the lawsuit brought by Robson, who alleged Jackson molested him as a child. The summary judgment ruling Tuesday, Dec. 19, 2017, against Robson resolves one of the last remaining major claims against the late singer's holdings. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill, File)

APNewsBreak: Michael Jackson sex abuse lawsuit dismissed

By ANDREW DALTON - Associated Press

Army Ranger describes battles of faith, fury in Iraq

By ERNEST HERNDON - Associated Press

FILE - In this May 21, 2017 file photo, Prince Jackson poses in the press room at the Billboard Music Awards in Las Vegas. Jackson, the eldest child of the late Michael Jackson, was involved in a traffic accident Thursday that left him briefly hospitalized, according to his rep. A statement from his representative said Jackson was headed to his college when he got into an accident with another vehicle. He was taken to the hospital after suffering a knee injury and “multiple lacerations” but was released. (Photo by Richard Shotwell/Invision/AP, File)

Rep: Prince Jackson suffers knee injury in traffic accident

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This image released by CBS shows characters from the animated special, “Michael Jackson’s Halloween,” airing Friday on CBS. (CBS via AP)

A bright (and animated) Halloween night with Michael Jackson

By FRAZIER MOORE - Associated Press

Cast members and makers of the film &quot;Sheikh Jackson&quot; pose for a photograph on the red carpet during the first International El Gouna Film Festival, in the Red Sea resort of el-Gouna, Egypt, Friday, Sept. 22, 2017. The film which is to be released in Egyptian cinemas later this month and which Egypt has put forward as a candidate for a best foreign film Oscar nomination, goes into delicate territory. The film risks a backlash from the public, either by viewers who see as it as too sympathetic to Islamists or, from the other side, as mocking religious beliefs. (AP Photo/Nariman El-Mofty)

Worlds of Islam, Michael Jackson collide in Egyptian film

By HAMZA HENDAWI - Associated Press

Director John Landis arrives for a photocall of his 'Michael Jackson's Thriller 3D' during the 74th Venice Film Festival in Venice, Italy, Monday, Sept. 4, 2017. (Claudio Onorati/ANSA via AP)

Michael Jackson’s ‘Thriller’ screens in 3-D at Venice

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FILE - In this June 17, 2017 file photo, Bill Cosby arrives for his sexual assault trial at the Montgomery County Courthouse in Norristown, Pa. Cosby's spokesman announced Monday, Aug. 21, 2017, that Cosby has hired Michael Jackson's former lawyer, Tom Mesereau, to represent him at his November retrial on sexual assault charges in Pennsylvania.(AP Photo/Matt Rourke, File)

Cosby hires Michael Jackson’s lawyer for sex assault retrial

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In this Feb. 28, 1984, file photo, Michael Jackson, left, holds eight awards as he poses with Quincy Jones at the Grammy Awards in Los Angeles. Jackson's estate announced Aug. 7, 2017, that a 3-D version of his iconic &quot;Thriller&quot; video will debut at the Venice Film Festival, which begins Aug. 30. (AP Photo/Doug Pizac, File)

Michael Jackson’s 3-D version of ‘Thriller’ set for debut

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In this combination photo, Quincy Jones appears at his home in Los Angeles, Calif., on April 9, 2004, left, and Michael Jackson arrives to court on March 2, 2005, in Santa Maria, Calif. On Wednesday, July 26, 2017, a jury found that Jackson’s estate owes Jones $9.4 million in royalties and production fees from “Billie Jean,” “Thriller” and more of the superstar’s biggest hits. (AP Photo/File)

Michael Jackson estate owes Quincy Jones $9.4 million, jury finds

By Brian Melley - Associated Press

Joe Jackson taken to hospital after Las Vegas car crash

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Alabama district attorney asks churches to help fight gangs

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