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Jacko 911 Call Made by Security Guard

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A security guard by the name of Alberto who worked at Michael Jackson’s rented Bel Air estate’his last name still unknown”made the famous 911 call to police on Thursday. It was not someone named “Tippy,” as reported by the New York Post.

Further, Jackson’s manager, Frank DiLeo, was not at the house when Jackson collapsed. DiLeo was at his hotel in Los Angeles, received a call about Jackson, and rushed to the hospital. The Post has that wrong, too.

None of Jackson’s kids were present when he collapsed, I am told. They were in the house but not in the room with Jackson and Dr. Conrad Murray.

Dr. Murray’s attorney, Matt Alford, tells TMZ that Dr. Murray met Jackson in 2006. That’s unlikely. Jackson was living in Bahrain from January to June 2006, when he then moved to Ireland. He stayed in Ireland through the end of that year.

More likely, insiders say, Murray was introduced to Jackson in the last year by Tohme Tohme, representative of Colony Capital LLC and Jackson’s manager for the last year.

The New York Post also made two more mistakes today: Janet Jackson is not the executor of Michael’s estate. Attorney John Branca is, so far. Janet Jackson has no “papers,” as alluded to in the Post.

But in a two-line story today, the Post also lifted this column’s Neverland-as-Graceland story as filler, without credit.

TMZ Acquires Stolen Facebook Photos of Jacko

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Al Malnik, Michael Jackson’s friend and mentor from Florida, is not happy this morning with TMZ.

The pay-for-play website has published personal photographs belonging to Malnik and’his wife, Nancy, of Michael,’his three kids, the Malniks and friends that were taken about five or six years ago.

Nancy’Malnik tells me’she posted the photographs to friends only, with all the’restrictions necessary, on her Facebook page. One of her 200 or so Facebook “friends” evidently copied 20 of the pictures and sold them to TMZ without permission.

“I can’t’believe it,” Nancy Malnik told me this’morning. “I’ve looked through the list’and can’t figure out who would’do such a thing.”

Meantime, Al Malnik cleared up for me a confusion that’s been out in the media. He does not have a 2004 will from Michael’Jackson and was never appointed his executor. Michael simply asked him if he’d be the executor of his will. “But I never heard anything about it again,” Malnik told me. Malnik did sign a notarized agreement making him godfather to Michael’s third child, Prince Michael II aka Blanket.

As far as TMZ is concerned, they’re on notice for publishing purloined photos.

Michael Jackson Burial Could Be At Neverland

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What’s the hold up with Michael Jackson funeral arrangements? I am told that there is right now a discussion going on within his family and advisors about burying him at Neverland Ranch in Los Olivos, California.
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Sources tell me that the proposal came from Tohme Tohme, Jackson’s former manager, the non doctor and special ambassador to Senegal. Tohme works with Colony Capital LLC, the firm that holds the mortgage note on Neverland. Their idea is to turn Neverland into Graceland, with Jackson’s grave the central attraction.

This isn’t so easy. For one thing, as lawyers have pointed out, you can’t simply bury someone in your backyard. Permits are required. For another, the town of Los Olivos was sounded out about a “Graceland” idea a long time ago and rejected it. Neverland is on a two-lane country road across from a school way in the hills along the Santa Ynez Valley. The locals feel it’s not equipped for that kind of traffic.

But the Graceland plan is being pushed by Colony and Tohme, as Tohme agitates for it within a split and confused family. Much discussion is going on right now, especially among Michael’s brothers, about ways to maximize his estate’in other words make money.

“Michael would be mortified to know this,” one of his business associates said to me today, and I agree. I am personally mortified for Jackson, knowing not only how private he was, but how much he did not want his family mixing in his business.

Nevertheless, in death Michael will not be able to control the things he kept a tight leash on in life. Already, his sister Janet invaded his space today by bringing moving trucks to his rented home in Bel Air and emptying it of all his belongings. On Friday, sources tell me, LaToya Jackson also went to the rented house, presumably to look for bags or suitcases full of cash’that Michael may have hidden in various locations.

Janet, Brothers May Do MJ Tribute Tour

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In the chaos surrounding Michael Jackson’s death, there is no limit to the rumors, wild speculations, and self-motivated people who are making pronouncements everywhere’on TV, the Internet, and in print.

Still, my readers know that Showbiz411 sources are rock solid. And these sources are telling me that on the table for consideration is a Janet Jackson/Jackson Brothers tribute tour to celebrate the life of Michael Jackson.

As with everything else concerning Michael and his family, Michael would be horrified to hear this. He’s not even in his grave, but his soul is no doubt spinning. With the exception of’Jermaine, and Janet, Michael had little interest in his family.

Nevertheless, the proposal is either that the Jacksons fulfill some of Michael’s London shows, or do a U.S. tour where they would perform his hits and theirs with him. Janet would be the star of such a show, substituting for Michael since none of the brothers would be remotely capable of being the lead performer.

Stay tuned, as this is among many ideas to honor (exploit?) Michael takes shape.

And the word is that at least some or all of the Jacksons may turn up on tomorrow night’s BET Awards live from Los Angeles, hosted by Jamie Foxx. The appearance could be step one in showing family unity.

Will The Real Jackson Family “Experts” Please Stand Up?

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Jackson manager Frank DiLeo raced to UCLA Medical Center when he got the news, and he was with the family when they had to face the awful truth about Michael’s condition. Luckily, he’s been close to both of Jackson’s parents for years, and is considered one of the family. They’ll need his counsel now.

What the Jacksons won’t need is the conga line of family “friends” and experts who are lining up to do every TV show and interview program. The weekend looks like it will be jam-packed with these people, from Brian Oxman‘and Shmuley Boteach to Uri Geller and Diane Dimond. This morning on the “Today” show, child-actor-turned-reality-TV-star (and rehabbed druggie) Corey Feldman conceded to Meredith Vieira that he hadn’t even seen or spoken to Michael in seven years.

Did Jacko Leave a Will? Neverland, Beatles Catalog At Stake

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Michael Jackson is just hours dead and days away from being buried, but plenty of questions are being asked.

One of them is: did he leave a will? And either way, who gets the Beatles catalog?

Jackson died nearly $400 million in debt, with three children and two mortgages. And all of it is hinged to his 50% ownership in Sony/ATV Music Publishing, the company that contains the catalog of 251 Lennon and McCartney songs from “Yesterday” to “Give Peace a Chance.”

Sony Music has the right of first refusal to buy Jackson’s half of the company. To settle his estate, whoever the trustee and executor are may eventually be forced to make that sale.

Jackson owes HSBC and Barclays Bank over $320 million secured by that asset.

Then there’s the case of Neverland. Colony Capital LLC has the note on the property. It’s unclear how much their refinancing of Neverland gave to Jackson, but it could have been around $25 million over the $23 million on the ranch. It’s what Jackson was living on for cash in the last year. Neverland, now, will be sold.

Jackson has one other asset, his MiJac Music Publishing, which contains his own songs, and those of artists like Sly and the Family Stone.

Of course, there’s also the issue of what, if anything, he’s owed by AEG Live, the company for whom he was supposed to perform 50 concerts. AEG had to insure the shows itself because no one else would do it.

There’s also an outstanding and unresolved problem concerning Jackson’s personal belongings from Neverland. They are currently in storage after last April’s aborted auction. Jackson’s ex manager,’Tohme Tohme, paid off Julien’s Auctions and took everything. Jackson’s estate may have to sue to get it all back. Tohme currently has the key and access to the material — possibly several hundred million dollars’ worth.

And that’s just the beginning. But the first order of business will be finding a valid will. Right now, sources I’ve spoken with aren’t sure who has that, or when it was last updated, or what it reflects. If Jackson’s estate is not in proper order, expect a doozy of a fight.

Michael Jackson’s “Personal Physician” Was No Doctor

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Reports are filtering out’even Jermaine Jackson mentioned it in his statement’that Michael Jackson’s “personal physician” was with him yesterday when he suffered what seems to be massive cardiac arrest.

Some of the reports say that the “physician” was a “Dr. Tohme Tohme.” Let’s hope not.

Mr. Tohme is not a licensed physician anywhere. He told me that himself several months ago. Tohme claims to have been an orthopedist or orthopedic surgeon at some time, but refuses to give any more details.

What he definitely is, is Jackson’s dismissed manager. His website claims he’s also a special ambassador to Senegal. But calls to the Senegalese Embassy proved fruitless in confirming that claim.

Jackson’s other known personal doctor at the moment, and for over 20 years, is Beverly Hills dermatologist-to-the stars Dr. Arnold Klein. Jackson has been seeing Klein often in recent months, ostensibly for a skin cancer. Debbie Rowe, mother of Jackson’s two eldest children, worked for Klein. That’s where they met.

Jackson has otherwise had a parade of doctors over the years, from Dr. Alimorad Farshchian, the Florida vitamin specialist, to Dr. Len Horvitz, a New York physician who treated Jackson’and even hospitalized him’in 1999.

Horvitz told me in 2005 that the hospitalization was due to “exhaustion and dehydration”’a typical Jackson complaint over the years.

Jackson checked into Lenox Hill Hospital in April 1999 under the name “James Walker.”

When he finally checked into Lenox Hill, Jackson was alone most of the time, without any entourage, assistants or pets. Horovitz treated him with IV fluids. The doctor met him because he was answering calls from New York’s Four Seasons Hotel, where Jackson was staying.

“My job was to hydrate him quickly,” the doctor recalled. “I put the IV in myself, and there was no one else around.”

Jacko Album and Singles Sales Skyrocket

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Death has put Michael’ Jackson back on the charts as King of Pop.

He currently has 18 singles in the ITunes Top 100.

On Amazon.com, the top 15 albums are all his. Then 14 of the next 25 are either by Michael, the Jackson 5, or things like soundtrack to “The Wiz.” Ten more Jackson related CDs fill out the numbers 50-100 on Amazon’s top sellers. It’s pretty much the same on the ITunes Top 100 Albums, as well.

Everything connected to Michael and the Jacksons is selling out. Oddly, Michael’s death has had no effect on Janet Jackson’s albums. Janet has been AWOL since yesterday. She remains the only family member unaccounted for.

Michael Jackson’s Last Night: “He Was So Happy”

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Jackson Rehearsed At Staples Night Before Death

Michael Jackson’s last night was a great one–don’t let the tabloid magazines or British newspapers tell you otherwise.

Michael’s manager, Frank DiLeo, sobbing, told me this morning: “The show at the Staples Center was amazing. Michael rehearsed 10 or 11 songs. He sang and danced, not always at full power, but the way you do for a run-through. When the show was over, he called me, but I was in the back getting something. He found me, and said, ‘Frank, I am so happy. He said he was just so happy. He said, This is really our time. He put his arm around me.”

For DiLeo, the memory of that moment will always be reassuring. But the insanity of Jackson’s death, the timing of it, is what is craziest for him. Jackson and DiLeo had not worked together officially for 20 years. In the last couple of weeks, though, DiLeo had re-upped officially as manager. Jackson was very excited about working with him. They had a lot of plans.