July 9, 2009 Thursday
Updated

SAITAMA (Japan) - A JAPANESE maker of rubber masks said on Thursday his studio had worked hard since Michael Jackson's death to meet surging orders for a latex likeness of the 'King of Pop.'

Ogawa Rubber Inc., Japan's top rubber mask studio, had received 500 orders before he had even produced samples of a new mask that resembles Jackson around the time he released his best-selling 'Thriller' album in the early 1980s.

 
Ghost of Jackson on video?

IS THE late King of Pop still roaming his ranch in Neverland?

A video of Michael Jackson's 'ghost', currently being widely circulated on the Internet, shows a figure crossing a corridor in Neverland Many during a Larry King interview on CNN programme, Inside Neverland.

31m watched memorial

NEW YORK - SOME 31.1 million people in the United States watched the Michael Jackson memorial on television, with millions more catching video streams on their computers.

The Nielsen Media Research estimate on Wednesday provided only a slice of the audience for the Los Angeles event. But it did offer insight on how the memorial compared to other events: President Barack Obama's inauguration in January was seen by 38 million people on TV, and the 'American Idol' finale in May had 28.9 million viewers.

Seeds of rehabilitation

LOS ANGELES - THE global send-off for Michael Jackson was not just a goodbye. The lavish tributes may have also planted the seeds for the next goal in the King of Pop's career: rehabilitating his image for posterity.

The Jackson family can find a model in Elvis Presley, who in his final years had turned into a media laughing stock, but is now fondly remembered worldwide as the King of Rock 'n' Roll.

   
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