Bad Week: George Osborne, Jackson family, Schalk Burger, Mollie Sugden
by Greg McDonald
It was a sad week for the family of Michael Jackson, as it appeared the chaos of Michael’s last years will be there in their lives for some time to come. Jacko’s ex-wife Debbie Rowe declared she will fight for custody of the children and brother Jermaine expressed the wish that he had died rather than his sibling.
It was an expensive week for Shadow Chancellor George Osborne, as the Parliamentary Commissioner for Standards confirmed David Cameron's right hand man is to be probed over accusations of falsely claiming mortgage payments. And though George is a sleaze scandal veteran, Conservative peer Lord Hanningfield was in the expenses firing line for the first time after claiming £100,000 for staying in London despite living just 46 miles away.
It was a shameful week for South African rugby star Schalk Burger, who was banned for eight weeks after committing a flaming whopper of an indiscretion, gouging Lions wing Luke Fitzgerald's eyes. Also caught in the eye of the gouging storm was unrepentant Springboks coach Peter de Villiers, blasted for "bringing the game into disrepute" by a furious Brian O'Driscoll.
Finally, it was a sad week for family and friends of Mollie Sugden, the actress known and loved as double entendre-spouting Mrs Slocombe in Are You Being Served?, who passed away aged 86. Paying tribute, co-star Frank Thornton described Sugden as "an excellent comedian". And if proof were needed, here's a tribute to Mollie - and her pussy.
Yea, Jackson used to cover his children's faces in public with masks because he didn't want people to know they were to white to be his. Poor old Jacko was a jaffa.
Posted by: bob | 08 July 2009 at 10:05
Goodnight, sweet prince.
Posted by: ... ... ... | 08 July 2009 at 08:43
Bye sunshine. RIP.
Posted by: ... ... ... ... | 07 July 2009 at 20:07
leave the poor guy alone..hes dead..but he was a fantastic musician /singer
Posted by: ferfuksake | 05 July 2009 at 19:43
He was a 50 year old man. How could he at that age have made the comeback people expected of him.
Time he was allowed to drift into folklore and history and just remember the talent.
As for the family, who's interested in them and their personal problems. Bit late for the mother to decide to apply for custody of the kids that should have happened a long time ago.
He's gone.
Posted by: Dot.com | 05 July 2009 at 15:04
Its not just his family after his money its all the lawyers and music industry.
There will be new compilations of his music released to make momey money money .
And who is going to get the money ????
LAWYERS AND MUSIC INDUSTRY ONLY.
NOT HIS FAMILY OR WHATEVER KIDS WERE SUPPOSED TO BE HIS.
Forget him he is no longer interested.
Posted by: Forget him he is no longer interested. | 05 July 2009 at 13:13
Let's hope that once the custody is settled that the children, reputedly Jackson's just disappear. I do have a suspician that already the vultures are sitting on the fence waiting for the legal challenges about money - if it actually turns out that he has any left. Jackson's family turned him into a no hope weirdo despite his performing prowess he bagn to die a long time ago.
Posted by: Brian Wylie | 05 July 2009 at 10:49
michaels father an debbie rowe are only after getting michaels money he left for the kids
Posted by: zoe | 04 July 2009 at 23:26
Nice wig though!
Posted by: Dot.com | 03 July 2009 at 19:22
His kids or not he has done right by them in his will.
Posted by: The Real Anon | 03 July 2009 at 19:19
Maybe if Mrs.Rowe does get them they'll have a chance of a vaguely normal life. Catherine & Joe Jackson didn't make too good a job of raising Michael did they.
I very much doubt the kids were Michaels anyway. Vitiigo may have whitened his skin(ahem) but it wouldn't have done the same for the children and they look awfully white to me.
Posted by: The Real Bogus Anon | 03 July 2009 at 16:31