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Elvis’s publicist has passed away at 96. That famous 1957 police warning? He made it up.
The 1957 story that L.A. police made Elvis clean up his act was pure invention. Publicist Gene Schwam, who dreamed it up, has passed away at 96.

Elvis would send a car to Lisa Marie’s school with no warning. She never forgot why
A car would show up at Lisa Marie Presley's school with no warning. In a 2003 interview she finally explained what it meant and why she loved it.

Elvis was filmed for the very first time 71 years ago. The hunt for that lost film got strange
On Oct 20, 1955, Elvis was filmed for the first time in an Ohio school. The film vanished, and the search for it took a bizarre turn.

A 10-year-old pointed his radio at Michael Jackson’s biggest song. What he caught is still online
On Good Friday 1985, 8,000 radio stations played Michael Jackson's "We Are the World" at once. A 10-year-old taped his dial, and you can still hear it.

“Reacher” star Alan Ritchson sang in a hotel room. Fans can’t believe the Michael Jackson song he picked
"Reacher" star Alan Ritchson sang a Michael Jackson ballad in a hotel room and stunned fans. Here's the song he chose and Michael's original.

He was in the “Beat It” knife fight with Michael Jackson. This week he’s honored for a dance you’d know anywhere
He was a fighter in Michael Jackson's "Beat It" video. This week Vincent Paterson gets a big award, and the famous dance he made next will surprise you.

Michael Jackson turned into a monster in “Thriller.” It was never a werewolf.
For 40 years fans called the "Thriller" monster a werewolf. Rick Baker built something else, and its fangs just sold for $47,250.

Michael Jackson’s recording engineer kept one sound on purpose. You’ve heard it a thousand times.
Bruce Swedien recorded Michael Jackson on his own drum platform so he could keep Michael's dancing sounds on the records. Here's the story.

Michael Jackson sang at midnight. TV viewers never got to see it
Michael Jackson headlined a huge 2001 benefit in Washington, but his solo vanished when it aired on TV. The surprising reason, and the songs.

Michael Jackson called them “just things.” A famous producer still said no.
Swizz Beatz spotted Michael Jackson's Thriller awards sitting on the floor. Michael offered them up as "just things." The producer still said no.