Sony In Talks With Jackson

Sony is in talks with Michael Jackson to renegotiate the terms of their music publishing joint-venture, which would allow Sony BMG, the sister company, to sign songwriters for the first time.

Jackson Moves Into Compound

Michael Jackson has moved into a luxury $60M property in Las Vegas.

Jackson was forced to give up his 10-bedroom mansion in Vegas because his $1M lease on the property has expired.

Jackson and his children have now moved into Spanish Trail, the compound owned by Prince Jefri Bolkiah of Brunei.

St Michael's?

It is reported that Michael Jackson may be house hunting for a property in St Michael's (ironic yes?), on the Eastern Shore.

Seemingly Jackson stayed overnight at an inn in Saint Michael's, and that he was reportedly checking out estates nearby.

Unfortunately for Jackson, the neighbourhood may not be as good as it first appears, Vice President Cheney has a home there.

Intervention

It is reported that Michael Jackson's siblings are planning an intervention with their brother, that will include Thomas Mesereau (Jackson's lawyer from the child molestation case).

Allegedly, Jackson's health is failing; according to reports in the media, his liver is damaged and he has been seen vomiting blood.

The Jackson family are reportedly laying the blame for Michael's decline in mental and physical health at the door of publicist/manager Raymone Bain and aide de camp/nanny Grace Rwaramba.

Whatever the truth of otherwise of these allegations, the resulting media bun fight (as accusation and counter accusation is made by the interested parties) will not make pleasant reading for Jackson, who to some extent appears to be caught in the middle of this.