Melody Plant

It has been revealed that neither Michael Jackson nor Debbie Rowe is the parent of any of the late King of Pop’s kids. All three kids were apparently conceived in vitro. The singer was not the sperm donor for any of his kids and Debbie’s eggs weren’t used. She just served as the surrogate for the births of Michael Jr. and Paris. In the case of the youngest child, Prince Michael II, the surrogate is not known. 3 days after Prince was born, Michael’s lawyer picked the baby up from the hospital and brought the baby home to the singer.

Michael Jackson’s mother will most likely take custody of his three children following his death, according to reports.

Michael recently passed away aged 50 in LA after reportedly suffering a heart attack.

It is claimed custody of the star’s three children – Prince, 12, Paris, 11, and six-year-old Prince Michael II – will be given to his elderly mother Katherine.

The Jackson family’s lawyer, Brian Oxman, said: “Probably Mrs Jackson will take care of them, she loves them dearly.”

He also confirmed that the children did not accompany their famous dad to the UCLA Medical Center and that they are in LA with a nanny.

Source: Splash News

Madonna has once again been asked to participate in yet another campaign for French fashion house Louis Vuitton. The Queen of Pop will be joining photographer Steven Meisel for the shoot. He’s the same guy who shot Madonna’s amazing contribution to Louis Vuitton’s Spring-Summer 2009 campaign. I’m sure it will be another amazing campaign considering the team that they have. I can’t wait to see it. LV should just make Madonna their official spokesperson already. I doubt they got her again just for fun. She does an amazing job for them. And I bet she gets a lot of cool freebies too.

Rihanna’s father, Ronald Fenty, was shocked when he first heard news that his daughter had been attacked by Chris Brown. The 55-year old salesman and freelance clothing designer was interviewed by People where he said “I didn’t believe it. They seemed pretty happy [when I saw them together in July]. I don’t know what went wrong… You think you know somebody, but you really don’t.” Rihanna is currently in Barbados while she heals. Her father says “There is some bruising. She will be alright. At some point, she will speak out. I hope she will stand up for women all over the world… If it were me, I’d move on.”

This one is a clear example that not all change is for the better. The rapper or former rapper and future fashion designer, Kanye West, has changed his name to “Martin ‘Louis’ the King Jr.” In a video statement on his blog, Kanye West said: “Due to what has happened – what has happened so severely when the red shoes hit the runway, I was forced to change my name to Martin Louis the King Jr. Address me as such.” The change is apparently due to the launch of his new footwear range for Louis Vuitton. I really like the end part with “address me as such”.

Louis Vuitton’s latest advertisement campaign has been revealed and it features none other than the Queen of Pop, Madonna. And wouldn’t you know it? The Material Girl was looking fierce for the ads! Vuitton designer and creative director Marc Jacobs said that they went with Madonna after he just blurted out about wanting Madonna at a meeting. He had supposedly been inspire by her concert and was totally blown away by her. The photos for the ads were shot by Steven Meisel instead of the rumored Mert Alas and Marcus Piggot. The photos feature the classic Parisian aesthetic of Jacobs’ spring LV collections.

Gwen Stefani is set to reinterpret Dorothy’s famous ruby slippers from ‘The Wizard of Oz’.

The No Doubt singer is one of 19 designers who have been chosen by Warner Bros. Consumer Products and CRYSTALLIZED(TM) – Swarovski Elements to create their own version of Dorothy’s footwear in honour of the 70th anniversary of the classic movie next year.’The Wizard of Oz Ruby Slipper Collection’ will be unveiled in a special event on September 4 at New York’s famous department store Saks Fifth Avenue.

The 19 pairs of shoes – designed by fashion icons including Alberta Ferretti, Christian Louboutin, Diane von Furstenberg, Jimmy Choo, Manolo Blahnik, Moschino and Oscar de la Renta – will then be displayed as part of New York Fashion Week, in the city’s Bryant Park, before being taken around the US on a tour and then being auctioned off, with proceeds going to the Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation.

Gwen, who is considered one of the world’s most stylish women, already has her own fashion line L.A.M.B.

I hear Amy Winehouse is in the market for a new wardrobe designer. Ha! I’m guessing Kanye’s not lining up for the job.

Kanye is, however, hooking up with Louis Vuitton to create a new line of shoes for men and women. Looking at Kanye’s style, I’m betting those will be some hot shoes. He’s also working with Takashi Murakami, a lead artist.

Also in November, Kanye is set to launch a clothing line to go with the jewelry line he already has.

He’s stylin’ and profilin’!

Trampy Amy Winehouse is launching her own brand of clothes and make-up so fans can copy her unique style. The news emerged yesterday as Amy, 24, modelled the look — including a leopard-print scarf atop her matted barnet and cig stuck to her lip.

The range will include hairspray, but the signature piece is set to be the heavy liquid eyeliner the Rehab singer has made famous. She has a meeting scheduled for later this week to discuss the project with fashion and cosmetics experts.

A pal revealed yesterday: “Amy’s style has been copied by girls around the country and there’s a lot of money to be made. It’s a very distinctive look. She wants to bring out a range of cosmetics and fashion products. There could be hairspray, head scarves, liquid eyeliner, perfume. All the things that are distinctive of her look.”

A fashion industry source added: “I think this stuff would sell very well in London. She has become a fashion icon despite not always looking too fresh.”

Well, it looks that way anyway. Thanks to the Rambert Dance Company in London, fans can still go see her “one more time”.

The group is currently putting on a 14 minute show based on the struggling singer’s roller coaster life. They show everything from when she was on top to when she shaved her head to when she was wheeled out of her home on a stretcher.

Choreographer Hubert Essakow says it best, “Britney’s life is a modern day tragedy.”

They’ve worked hard all through 2007 and have already started busting their cute butts at the start of 2008. Now, they’re set to reap their rewards. The Jonas Brothers just signed a two-year, multi-million dollar worldwide deal with live entertainment promoter Live Nation.

20-year old Kevin, 18-year old Joe and 15-year old Nick are set to play more than 140 theaters and arenas around the world during the span of the agreement. If it’s any indication of what the three brothers could get from their deal, Madonna signed with Live Nation back in October and mad out with a reported $120 million.

Much like a lot of celebrity moms in the past year, an official announcement has yet to be made but it’s quite obvious that Robin Thicke’s wife is pregnant. Actress Paula Patton was sporting a huge baby bump at a New Year’s Eve party that the couple attended. The R&B singer and his wife joined dad, ‘Growing Pains’ star Alan Thick at a Las Vegas bash.

Rumors have been swimming around for months that she was carrying a child since she showed a hint of a bump at the VMAs. That’s pretty much confirmed now. This is the first child for Robin and Paula. Congratulations!

Fall Out Boy got a total of zero Grammy nominations on Thursday mor

ning and come night time, bassist Pete Wentz showed just how much of a sore loser he was when he pitched a fit at the People magazine Grammy kick off party. Pete continues to be a sourpuss when he made a post on the band’s official blog.

In the blog titled “got bitterness? vs. a revelation on true connection (and the award goes to)” Pete reveals just how he felt about the lack of nominations but yet being asked to appear and even perform for a kick off party.

But apart from bitterness, Pete actually has a great point about relevance and acceptance in there. It’s a good read.

Singers need more than the spotlight though, and even ones who have sold over 200 million albums still want to feel like they have something to offer. So she’s left the lights of Vegas behind, stepped back into the real world and in fairness to her, brought along a clutch of songs that actually may change a few people’s opinion.

Amongst the list of luminaries who twiddle a knob, knock out a lyric or strum a guitar for her are the all-conquering Timbaland, king of R’n’B balladry R Kelly, ex-Evanescence axe wielder Ben Moody, Christina Aguilera and Pink co-writer Linda Perry… and the always entertaining Dave Stewart, whose influence stretches so far that there’s even a lyrical snip of The Eurythemics’ “Here Comes The Rain Again” woven into the title track.

The highlights are two very different songs. In the power ballad corner, she shows off her larynx with a belting take on Heart’s endless queen of soft rock, “Alone”. Up against it for the title is the more contemporary “Shadow Of Love”, a song with enough disco and fun for Kylie to sing it.

Taking Chances doesn’t quite do what the title suggests, but it does push Celine Dion to the edge of her comfort zone and show an artist who not only wants to remain relevant but is prepared to work hard to stay that way.

Gwen Stefani was seen leaving her New York City hotel early Friday morning with her 17-month old son Kingston. This was the day after she attended the Black Ball 2007 which was held to honor the work of Bono for the AIDS movement.

Gwen performed at the event and did a duet with Alicia Keys. Rolling Stone reports that their performance was “an elegiac version of ‘Sunday, Bloody Sunday” which was originally done by Bono’s band U2. The magazine also says the Alicia’s vocals lingered in the air and was long, haunting and elegant.

The song was haunting by itself, now I’m curious how Alicia made it even more so.

Paul McCartney and Heather Mills came together in court Thursday to continue the business of splitting up. I know I am going to get alot of hate posts for this, but honestly, I am as tired of hearing about this long drawn out divorce as I am of hearing about Princess Diana’s death and the ongoing long drawn out investigation into her alleged “murder”. Folks, Paul and Heather need to get it over with and we need to let Princess Di do just that, die already. Sorry if that sounds cold but how long are we going to go on and on about Di and the accident? I am surprised they are not investigating Elvis’s death! Let these people rest. Paul and Heather, big new flash, you are not the first, nor will you be the last couple to split up. Get it over already and sig the **** papers!

Size matters to Janet Jackson, and she has decided to chronicle her yo-yoing weight in a new book. Yeah size does matter for everyone who’s in the public eye, you’ve got a certain image that you have built up over the years and then that’s what you have to maintain. Anything less or more is so severely scrutinized by the media that either you are virtually labeled a skinny or a fat ass. “[I'm] really coming from the soul with it, and what I was going through at different times in my life and what possibly brought it about for myself,” she says of the yet untitled book. Its mostly a fight with your mind, either you accept your new heavy looks and get on with life but that can have catastrophic effects on your career as an artist or you do something about it and live on to tell the world about or better write a book on it and sell it to the world as a new age dieting guru and that’s Janet has chosen to be.

Latino pop hunk Ricky Martin is stunned he has been awarded a star on the prestigious Hollywood Walk of Fame. The singer will accept the accolade for his contribution to music in California on October 16th. Let me state my view on his Star at Hollywood’s Walk of Fame. He is a fantastic performer and great with the girls as his looks are stunning and his moves on the dance floor make him look like a demigod. But even this does not mean that he deserves a Star, I think looks and fame should not be the criteria to be awarded a star, achievements in one’s career in their respective fields should be the sole and only criteria to be awarded a star. And the fact that Ricky himself is stunned by the adulation shows that he knows that he fully doesn’t deserve it. But now that he has been awarded the star he can be proud of it.

Pop star Shakira is donating $40 million from Latin America for Solidarity Foundation (ALAS) – which she co-founded with Nobel Prize winning author Gabriel Garcia Marquez to help rebuild areas hit by natural disasters. The ALAS foundation will also invest $5 million into a three-year commitment project for children in the two regions. Now that’s hot! I never thought that a singer who not only sings hot but looks ever hotter can have such a kind heart to donate a massive $40 million. I have maintained and thought always that charity begins at home and there’s no end to charity because the world needs more and more of those who have the resources to come forward and donate generously. It’s just a matter of having the heart in a cause and then charity becomes a way of life. Go on Shakira you rock this way and you can rock with your hips something we all have seen many a times but today I have seen you rocking like never before.

Justin Timberlake made thousands of lucky fans sweat and millions more completely jealous when he stripped off his shirt at his concert held at the Arco Arena in Sacramento, California on Tuesday night. Apparently, it was a thank you to his concert-goers.

But fans that didn’t get to see it live don’t have to fret because there’s a video going around of JT taking his sweaty shirt off and throwing it to the audience. That action, of course, made people go wild. Justin then throws up double peace signs and disappears backstage.

Yummy! Now if he could lose the pants with the shirt, I could die happy.