Alyssa Lapid

The Cameras Were Meant to Film a Superstar. They Caught a Man Falling Off a Chair.
In the summer of 1970, MGM sent a film crew to follow Elvis Presley as he rehearsed for a run ...

What Elvis Actually Said About Being Elvis
Elvis Presley gave hundreds of interviews across twenty-three years. Most of them were polite, careful, and about nothing. But scattered ...

The First Time Elvis Presley Fell In Love
On 24 January 1954, a 15-year-old girl at a Memphis church noticed a boy she could not stop looking at. ...

Michael Was Bullied For Naming His Son “Blanket.”
In 2002, Michael Jackson’s third and last child was born, and MJ named him Blanket. The reaction to the name ...

The Last Meet-Up Of Michael Jackson With Jaafar Jackson
There is a particular kind of heartbreak in a goodbye that neither person knows is a goodbye. Jaafar Jackson was ...

“Don’t Treat Me Like a Criminal, Because I Am Innocent”: MJ’s Heartbreaking Statement
On 22 December 1993, television networks around the world cut to a live broadcast from Neverland Ranch. Michael Jackson, then ...

The Last Song Michael Jackson Sang
On the night of 24 June 2009, Michael Jackson stood on a stage at the Staples Center in Los Angeles ...

Being Michael Jackson’s Nephew Was Not Enough to Get Jaafar the Part
When you make a film about Michael Jackson, you can solve almost every problem with money. You can build Neverland. ...

MJ’s Last Big Hit
“You Rock My World” was released in August 2001 and became the last genuine hit single of Michael Jackson’s career. ...

Michael Jackson Wrote A Song Just For Elizabeth Taylor
Michael Jackson wrote hundreds of songs. Almost all of them were released, promoted, toured, and turned into videos. One was ...