Michael Jackson filmed a Pepsi commercial that went horribly wrong and is now believed to have sparked his lethal addiction to prescription painkillers. UsMagazine.com released the previously unseen footage on Wednesday.
The $1.5 million Pepsi commercial — filmed at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles — used extreme pyrotechnics that famously caught Michael Jackson’s hair on fire.
In the video, Michael Jackson is seen successfully finishing one take of the commercial where pyrotechnics go off around him, but on the sixth take, the explosion happens too soon and MJ’s hair ignites. Michael, then 25, suffered second and third degree burns on his scalp and body.
Watch Michael Jackson Pepsi Commercial video below.
No doubt, Harry Potter must has been the very successful franchise at the box office. Even when first Harry Potter movie was debuted in 2001, it was able to pull in more than $300 million. This year, Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince is expected to perform better.
According to Variety, midnight screenings for Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince reached new heights. The wizards must have done their magic and have beaten Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen and The Dark Knight (the previous box office record holders) for the top grossing midnight screenings of all time – earning $22.2 million.
With Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince being the highest midnight grossing movie of all time, it is on it’s way to surpass the 23rd spot that Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone. It is highly doubtful that Harry Potter will break into the Top 5 according to its previous numbers. To make it into the Top 5 it will have to gross over $435 million. Although it might make it into the Top 10, it only has to cross Lord of the Rings record which is currently at $377 million.
Heat magazine has released the Top 10 Most Envied Bodies 2009 list and the Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen sexy actress is on top of the list. Yup, Megan Fox's sexy body is the body most envied by women.
According to the participants of the Heat survey, Megan's curvy body shape is better than that of Cheryl Cole of Girls Aloud, who has previously been criticized for being too thin. Cheryl Cole is on second place of the Body Envy 2009 list. Kelly Brook came in third place, with Beyonce Knowles and Angelina Jolie in fourth and fifth position respectively. Jennifer Aniston, Jessica Alba, Jennifer Lopez, glamour model Katie Price and Rihanna made up the rest of the top 10.
Julian Linley, editor of Heat magazine, said, "We've always known that Megan Fox is a hit with men, but we were surprised at how quickly she has made an impact on women - they consider her to have the most covetable celebrity body. "It's really refreshing to see Cheryl Cole beating curvy bikini goddess Kelly Brook to second place, and for the Brits to make the top 10, alongside Jennifer Aniston, Angelina Jolie and Beyonce Knowles."
A representative at DNA Models, the agency where Karolina Kurkova joins said, "The couple have been together for a little over a year. This is the first child for both."
Karolina Kurkova made her movie debut in a romantic drama comedy My Sexiest Year. She plays Courtney A. Kreiger (a k a Cover Girl) in the upcoming action movie G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra, which to be released on August 7.
Us magazine has confirmed that celebrity couple Jessica Simpson and Tony Romo break up. A source says Jessica and Tony broke up the night before Jessica's 29th birthday on July 10. Jessica has canceled the Ken and Barbie-themed birthday party she had prepared to celebrate. The report on Us magazine says, "Jessica Simpson's doing OK."
"Barbie party didn't happen, but I turned 29 and feel like I am on top of the world yelling I LOVE GETTING OLDER!" Jessica Simpson wrote on her Twitter page Saturday.
Still, another source tells Us magazine that there's always a chance for Jessica Simpson and Tony Romo to reconcile. "They go from one fight right into another, without a second break," the source tells Us magazine. "It's always something with Jessica."
Jessica Simpson and Tony Romo started dating around the two-year anniversary of Jessica's split with Nick Lachey who, incidentally, recently split with his girlfriend Vanessa Minnillo.
Channing Tatum and Jenna Dewan, the stars of dancing drama "Step Up", have exchanged vows in a beautiful wedding party on Saturday, July 11 in Malibu. The couple married in front of more than 200 guests coming at their wedding ceremony held on the grounds of Church Estates Vineyards.
Channing Tatum who will star as Duke in the upcoming movie G.I. Joe: Rise of Cobra first met his now wife Jenna Dewan on the set of their 2006 movie "Step Up". They started seeing each other after the movie shooting finished. Channing Tatum proposed to Jenna Dewan on September 5, 2008 while they were in Maui.
Vanessa Hudgens, the Disney sweetheart, added the list of celebrities who recalls Michael Jackson's life. She had a chance to meet the King of Pop when she was on a tour with High School Musical entourage in Las Vegas. Hudgens says, "It was incredible. Kenny Ortega, the director of High School Musical, was working with him on his last tour and he came out to one of the shows."
"He came backstage with his kids and was just so sweet and so normal and it's really sad. I'll always remember it. It was extremely surreal," Vanessa Hudgens says further. "I admire him so greatly like the rest of the world does but to be able to talk to him and see that he's a normal human being was crazy. I got to talk to him again on the phone ... It was so weird; like, how do you make small talk with Michael Jackson? It was odd but he was so kind and generous."
Ryan Seacrest, singing competition "American Idol" host has signed a new three year deal with CKX, parent of "American Idol" producer 19 Entertainment, worth three times his previous salary of $5 million per year. With the $15 million per year contract, Ryan Seacrest is believed to be the richest reality host.
Under the pact, Seacrest will be exclusive to CKX in broadcast TV primetime to host "American Idol" or any CKX-produced show that might succeed it. Ryan Seacrest has a separate cable deal with Comcast and is E! Entertainment's lead anchor. He also produces such shows as E!'s "Keeping Up with the Kardashians" and ABC's upcoming Jamie Oliver reality series.
Kim Kardashian gave praises to Michael Jackson's daughter Paris for speaking at her father's memorial service. Kardashian sympathized for Paris because she went through the same heartache when her father passed away in 2003. When the 11 year old girl was on stage to pay her tearful tribute to the King of Pop, it brought back tough memories for Kardashian.
Kim Kardashian was one of many celebrities who joined Jackson's family, friends and fans at the Staples Center in Los Angeles to mourn Michael Jackson on Tuesday, July 7, 2009. Kardashian tells People.com, "I thought it was very moving and very brave of her. That was the hardest thing I ever had to do. I couldn't remember anything and I was shaking and it was really, really tough, and I was 22. Paris is only 11, and I thought it was very courageous of her to get up there."
