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Michael Jackson Had a Painful Childhood

Alyssa Lapid

Behind the records, tours, and the biggest-selling album in history was a childhood Michael Jackson spent much of his life ...

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Paris Jackson Shared a Side of Michael Few Ever Saw

Alyssa Lapid

The public version of Michael Jackson was famously soft-spoken. He rarely swore in interviews. He spoke gently, apologized constantly, and ...

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The Month That Kept Changing Elvis Presley’s Life

Alyssa Lapid

Look at Elvis Presley’s life month by month, and you’ll see one month after another bring turning points. September. He ...

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Did Elvis Presley Blindly Follow Colonel Tom Parker?

Alyssa Lapid

Colonel Tom Parker managed Elvis Presley from 1955 until Elvis died in 1977—and he is one of the most debated ...

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The Day Elvis First Saw Graceland

Alyssa Lapid

In March 1957, Elvis Presley was in Los Angeles filming Loving You. While he was away, his parents went house-hunting. ...

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Elvis Confessed His Crush in the Sweetest Way

Alyssa Lapid

In 1969, Elvis Presley made his final acting role in a film called Change of Habit. His co-star was Mary ...

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“I Was Surrounded by Love — Then I’d Go to My Room and Feel This Emptiness”

Alyssa Lapid

Paris Jackson was eleven when her father died. She is 28 now, and in August 2026 she sat down with ...

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Michael Jackson Took the Stand and Beatboxed His Way Through a $40 Million Lawsuit

Alyssa Lapid

In 1994, a songwriter named Crystal Cartier sued Michael Jackson for $40 million, claiming he had copied one of her ...

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The Man Michael Jackson Thanked “For Being a Father”

Alyssa Lapid

Bill Bray was a retired Los Angeles police officer who started working part-time security for the Jackson 5 around 1971, ...

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Elvis Presley Met a Struggling College Student and Changed Her Life Overnight

Alyssa Lapid

In 1974, Elvis Presley talked to a young woman in a car park in Memphis. Her name was Magnolia Smith ...