NEW YORK: Sony Corp has reached a deal with Michael Jackson’s estate that could be worth as much as $250 million, the Wall Street Journal reported on Monday, citing people familiar with the situation.

The report said the deal, coming months after Jackson’s death, is the most lucrative recording contract ever signed. It guarantees the estate at least $200 million, according to the newspaper’s web site, and involves 10 albums over seven years.

The deal will combine a mix of previously unreleased songs and new packages of familiar ones.

Sony has sold about 31 million of Jackson’s albums worldwide since his death on June 25, the report said. It added that the advances Sony will pay are to be offset by sales of albums as well as revenue generated by licensing Jackson’s music.

Sony’s deal with the estate retroactively covers the soundtrack album to “This Is It.” It also covers a number of other releases, some of which have been planned and others that still must be determined, according to the Wall Street Journal.

One album of previously unreleased songs is likely to hit stores before the end of this year, and another collection is due out later, it said.?

LONDON : Oscar-winning actress Kate Winslet and her director husband Sam Mendes have separated after nearly seven years of marriage, the British couple’s lawyer has said.

The Hollywood A-listers’ split was “amicable.”

Winslet, winner of the 2009 best actress Oscar for “The Reader”, married Mendes, awarded the Academy Award for best director in 2000 for “American Beauty”, in May 2003.

“Kate and Sam are saddened to announce that they separated earlier this year. The split is entirely amicable and is by mutual agreement,” London lawyer Keith Schilling said in a statement Monday.

“Both parties are fully committed to the joint parenting of their children,” Schilling added. “They ask that the media respect the privacy of the family.”

Winslet and Mendes have a six-year-old son, Joe, and Winslet has a nine-year-old daughter, Mia, from her previous marriage to Jim Threapleton, an assistant director she met while making the low-budget “Hideous Kinky”.

The 34-year-old British actress rose to global prominence as the romantic heroine in the 1997 blockbuster “Titanic” alongside Leonardo DiCaprio.

She was married for just over three years to Threapleton, but they divorced in December 2001. Mendes and Winslet became a couple within two months of her split from Threapleton.

They made their first public appearance in Britain together in 2002 when they attended the premiere of Mendes’s second film, “The Road To Perdition”.

Mendes, 44, directed his wife in the 2008 drama “Revolutionary Road”, an experience he described as “exhilarating”, and confessed he saw “a side of her I just didn’t know”.

The film, about a disintegrating marriage in 1950s suburban America, reunited her with DiCaprio and won her a Golden Globe for best actress.

Often described as one of Hollywood’s “golden couples”, Winslet and Mendes were based in New York.

They tended to shy away from the celebrity party circuit and instead concentrated on home life. “As a family we do normal things that other families would,” Winslet said last year.

Mendes attended the ceremony with Winslet when she won the Oscar last year, but this year she went to the event alone.

Educated at Britain’s prestigious Cambridge University, he made his name as a theatre director, before his spectacular success with “American Beauty” which won five Oscars, including a best actor gong for Kevin Spacey.

His next project will be the 23rd James Bond film, expected to go into productilm career also includes World War II drama “Enigma” in 2001 and the 2006 romantic comedy “The Holiday” with Cameron Diaz and Jude Law.

She scooped the best actress Oscar for “The Reader” last year, after being nominated for an Academy Award five times previously without success.

“I feel like an unlikely hero,” she once said of her success. “I was not the privileged kid things like this could happen to.”

The star is currently filming the HBO TV mini-series “Mildred Pierce”, with drly had a strong influence on her career choice — both her parents were actors and her grandparents ran a theatre in her home town of Reading, just outside London.

Between Michael Jackson’s children onstage at the Grammys and news show of Marie Osmond’s son’s self-annihilation, the burdens of celebrity kids have experienced considerable media care recently.

In the Apr release of Vanity Fair, role player Michael Douglas speaks frankly on his own experience as a kid of role player Kirk Douglas and how he doubled his father’s errors bringing up his own son, Cameron.

“My priorities were really alike (to my father’s),” Douglas stated to Vanity Fair’s Evgenia Peretz on his son Cameron’s formative years. “Career number 1.”

Cameron Douglas, thirty-one, lately pled guilty to trafficking crystal meth and cocain, and fronts at least ten years in prison. He will be sentenced Apr 27.

“Anyone who has a relative or kid in drug abuse has a rough idea of what this experiences like,” Michael Douglas said to VF. “It will finally be an abominable lesson and really expensive as far as time is related. I do not wish it on anyone, but and so, you know, look, everybody’s got complex things in life story.”

Michael Douglas, who in Apr will repeat the part of moneyman Gordon Gekko in “Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps,” reportedly has attempted to be a better family man with present wife Catherine Zeta-Jones and their children Dylan and Carys. “I’m certain if he could bottle-feed, he would have,” Zeta-Jones assured the mag.

We are the world Lyrics 25 for Haiti news and views :- The “We Are the World: 25 for Haiti” music video has debuted, less than two weeks after a star-studded lineup gathered in Hollywood to record the remake to benefit victims of January’s devastating earthquake in Haiti.

A three-minute version of the video first aired Friday night during NBC’s coverage of the opening ceremonies of the Winter Olympics. It was introduced by Lionel Richie and fellow producer Quincy Jones, who were also behind the original 1985 anthem.
‘We Are the World: 25 for Haiti’ Artist List: ‘We Are the World’ 2010 Lyrics and Singers

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HOLLYWOOD, Calif. — The “We Are the World: 25 for Haiti” music video has debuted, less than two weeks after a star-studded lineup gathered in Hollywood to record the remake to benefit victims of January’s devastating earthquake in Haiti.

A three-minute version of the video first aired Friday night during NBC’s coverage of the opening ceremonies of the Winter Olympics. It was introduced by Lionel Richie and fellow producer Quincy Jones, who were also behind the original 1985 anthem.

The contemporary version opens with teen sensation Justin Bieber. Other artists featured include Jennifer Hudson, Nicole Scherzinger, Barbra Streisand, Celine Dion, Fergie, Josh Groban, LL Cool J, Nick Jonas, Lil Wayne, Kanye West, Miley Cyrus and Wyclef Jean.

The video, which was directed by Paul Haggis, also includes Janet Jackson singing alongside her late brother, Michael Jackson, who appears via footage taken from the original recording.

“We Are the World: 25 For Haiti” Lyrics

[Justin Bieber]
There comes a time
When we head a certain call
[Nicole Scherzinger & Jennifer Hudson]
When the world must come together as one
[Jennifer Hudson]
There are people dying
[Jennifer Nettles]
And it’s time to lend a hand to life
The greatest gift of all
[Josh Groban]
We can’t go on
Pretending day by day
[Tony Bennet]
that someone, somehow will soon make a change
[Mary J Blige]
We are all a part of
God’s great big family
And the truth, you know love is all we need

Michael Jackson Autopsy : Finally, the long-awaited Michael Jackson is one of the autopsy report in the February 10, 2010 and a shocking revelation to come with it. We will be sharing the results of the top 5 toMichael Jackson during his autopsy and it will definitely open up another story, which includes Michael Jackson’s doctor. Behind the fact that Michael Jackson has a lot of problems with the skin due to the changes he had made and chemicals for sustained, there is still a gap and found it to be foul play. See summarizedMichael Jackson anatomy Report 2010 right below.

Let’s talk about the forensic autopsy report on Michael Jackson. The first thing they discovered was that vitiligo is a real danger. He was suffering from this condition. The second is the hairline to recede, andMichael Jackson already has a wig to support him with this. A third finding is that Jackson has had a solution, lips and eyebrows permanently tattooed. Photographs of the autopsy were leaks, and we are still looking for them for you to see. And the last thing that will be a shock to all you guys is the part where Dr. Conrad Murray gets accused. After that he is not guilty, was found in the autopsyreport thatMichael Jackson was administered Propofol, and analgesics. Strange part is the lack of rehabilitation services, which may be probably killed the king of pop. We are having the latest updates on Conrad Murray now.

Critics Choice Awards 2010 Winners, There was a Best Actress tie — Sandra Bullock kissed Meryl Streep to celebrate their joint win. Who else took home a Critics Choice Award?

BEST PICTURE
Avatar, An Education, The Hurt Locker, Inglourious Basterds, Invictus, Nine, Precious, A Serious Man, Up, Up In The Air

BEST ACTOR
Jeff Bridges – Crazy Heart, George Clooney – Up In The Air, Colin Firth – A Single Man, Morgan Freeman – Invictus, Viggo Mortensen – The Road, Jeremy Renner – The Hurt Locker

BEST ACTRESS (tie)
Emily Blunt – The Young Victoria, Sandra Bullock – The Blind Side, Carey Mulligan – An Education, Saoirse Ronan – The Lovely Bones, Gabourey Sidibe – Precious, Meryl Streep – Julie & Julia

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
Matt Damon – Invictus, Woody Harrelson – The Messenger, Christian McKay – Me And Orson Welles, Alfred Molina – An Education, Stanley Tucci – The Lovely Bones, Christoph Waltz – Inglourious Basterds

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Marion Cotillard – Nine, Vera Farmiga – Up In The Air, Anna Kendrick – Up In The Air, Mo’Nique – Precious, Julianne Moore – A Single Man, Samantha Morton – The Messenger

BEST YOUNG ACTOR/ACTRESS
Jae Head – The Blind Side, Bailee Madison – Brothers, Max Records – Where The Wild Things Are, Saoirse Ronan – The Lovely Bones, Kodi Smit-McPhee – The Road

BEST ACTING ENSEMBLE
Inglourious Basterds, Nine, Precious, Star Trek, Up In The Air

BEST DIRECTING
Kathryn Bigelow – The Hurt Locker, James Cameron – Avatar, Lee Daniels – Precious, Clint Eastwood – Invictus, Jason Reitman – Up In The Air, Quentin Tarantino – Inglourious Basterds

BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
Mark Boal – The Hurt Locker, Joel Coen & Ethan Coen – A Serious Man, Scott Neustadter & Michael H. Weber – (500) Days Of Summer, Bob Peterson, Peter Docter – Up, Quentin Tarantino – Inglourious Basterds

BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY
Wes Anderson, Noah Baumbach – Fantastic Mr. Fox, Neill Blomkamp, Terri Tatchell – District 9, Geoffrey Fletcher – Precious, Tom Ford, David Scearce – A Single Man, Nick Hornby – An Education, Jason Reitman, Sheldon Turner – Up In The Air

BEST ANIMATED FEATURE
Cloudy With A Chance Of Meatballs, Coraline, Fantastic Mr. Fox, Princess And The Frog, Up

BEST ACTION MOVIE
Avatar, District 9, The Hurt Locker, Inglourious Basterds, Star Trek

BEST COMEDY
(500) Days Of Summer, The Hangover, It’s Complicated, The Proposal, Zombieland

BEST PICTURE MADE FOR TELEVISION
Gifted Hands, Grey Gardens, Into The Storm, Taking Chance

BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM
Broken Embraces, Coco Before Chanel, Red Cliff, Sin Nombre, The White Ribbon

BEST DOCUMENTARY FEATURE
Anvil, Capitalism: A Love Story, The Cove, Food, Inc., Michael Jackson’s This Is It

BEST SONG
“All Is Love” – Karen O, Nick Zinner – Where The Wild Things Are, “Almost There” – Randy Newman – The Princess And The Frog, “Cinema Italiano” – Maury Yeston – Nine, “(I Want To) Come Home” – Paul McCartney – Everybody’s Fine, “The Weary Kind” – T Bone Burnett, Ryan Bingham – Crazy Heart

BEST SCORE
Michael Giacchino – Up, Marvin Hamlisch – The Informant!, Randy Newman – The Princess and the Frog, Karen O, Carter Burwell – Where The Wild Things Are, Hans Zimmer – Sherlock Holmes

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
Barry Ackroyd – The Hurt Locker, Dion Beebe – Nine, Mauro Fiore – Avatar, Andrew Lesnie – The Lovely Bones, Robert Richardson – Inglourious Basterds

BEST ART DIRECTION
Dan Bishop – A Single Man, Rick Carter, Robert Stromberg – Avatar, John Myhre, Gordon Sim – Nine, Naomi Shohan, George De Titta, Jr. – The Lovely Bones, David Wasco, Sandy Reynolds Wasco – Inglourious Basterds

BEST EDITING
Dana E. Glauberman – Up In The Air, Sally Menke – Inglourious Basterds, Bob Murawski,, Chris Innis – The Hurt Locker, Stephen Rivkin, John Refoua, James Cameron – Avatar, Claire Simpson, Wyatt Smith – Nine

BEST COSTUME DESIGN
Colleen Atwood – Nine, Janet Patterson – Bright Star, Sandy Powell – The Young Victoria, Anna Sheppard – Inglourious Basterds, Casey Storm – Where The Wild Things Are

BEST MAKEUP
Avatar, District 9, Nine, The Road, Star Trek

BEST VISUAL EFFECTS
Avatar, District 9, The Lovely Bones, Star Trek, 2012

BEST SOUND
Avatar, District 9, The Hurt Locker, Nine, Star Trek

LOS ANGELES: People places Taylor Swift among most intriguing,  “Fearless” singer Taylor Swift graces the cover of People’s “most intriguing of 2009,” on a list that names mom-of-eight Kate Gosselin the “mother of all reality stars” and British singer Susan Boyle as “the surprise hit,” the magazine said on Wednesday.

Oprah Winfrey, who announced she would end her influential TV talk show in 2011, was honored as “the departing diva”, Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie as “the power pair” and President Barack Obama and wife Michelle as “the first couple.”

The list is not ranked.

Swift, 20, whose country/pop crossover album is the biggest selling of 2009 and who won five American Music Awards and the coveted Country Music Association’s Entertainer of the Year, was named the “golden girl” in the People double-issue.

Swift said her success “feels like this ongoing dream,” but told People she hoped to remain grounded.

“You can stay the same person, even if everything around you changes,” she said, regarding her fame. “I would like to think everybody out there isn’t just waiting for me to trip and fall and stumble out of a club drunk. People know I’m not a party girl. I’m not hiding some dying urge to be out clubbing right now.”

In a new category marking the fall of a number of male celebrities in 2009, golfer Tiger Woods, rapper Kanye West, singer Chris Brown, reality star Jon Gosselin, and TV talk show host David Letterman, who admitted affairs with his staffers, were named “Men in the Doghouse.”

Rihanna, who was attacked in February by then boyfriend Brown, was named the “resilient star” after a series of frank interviews in November and a new album.

Michael Jackson’s three young children, suddenly thrust into the spotlight after the singer’s death in June, were named “the descendants”; actor John Travolta “the heartbroken dad” after the death in January of his 16 year-old autistic son; and singer Lady Gaga the “shock star.”

The special double-issue of People hits news stands on Friday.

Lady Gaga Barbara Walters, The American singer Lady Gaga talks to Barbara Walters on “10 most fascinating people 2009”el Wednesday. Barbara Walters, in particular, a presentation  23 years of age, Lady Gaga reveals that she is in fact bisexual.

Gone are the days when people hesitated to make such delicate and sensitive questions, especially on live talk shows. So did 80 years of age, when Barbara Walters asked Jill Stefani Germanotta Joanne is best known by her stage name Lady Gaga, are you bisexual? ”

The YouTube video shows that Lady Gaga answered the question by saying yes, even blush. When asked by Barbara about men, Lady Gaga said that only men has fallen in love, though she also likes women. ‘But do they have sex with women, “Barbara continued to ask that, my Lady only leaves the audience to decide.

The famous journalist and media personality Barbara Walters Jill also discussed another hot topic involving bisexual rapper Adam Lambert regarding the performance of their own. The scandal was highlighted by the famous Rolling Stone about his coming as a gay man in the audience at the American Music Awards.

Barbara Walters Jill is of the view that times have changed so much, one must always be on toes to anticipate a question about anything. In the list of “10 most fascinating people of the Barbara Walters special 2009”en are the Minnesota Vikings quarterback Brett Favre, Glenn Beck, Kate Gosselin, children King of Pop Michael Jackson (Paris and Blanket), Sarah Palin, Tyler Perry , and Jenny Sanford.

Padma Lakshmi Pregnant, The host, Top Chef, who is pregnant with her first child, represents nothing more than jewelry and a blanket because she graces the cover .
While Padma Lakshmi was willing to reveal his body, yet to reveal who the father of her baby. Padma married Salman Rushdie in 2004, and the couple divorced in 2007. Speculation is growing about exactly who the father is and whether it really is Salman.

The baby is due to arrive in the spring. The TV presenter and former model announced the pregnancy in October
The baby’s weight Padma tells the publication, “One of the reasons why I think I gained weight very rapidly during pregnancy is that I’m not exercising as much as I normally do … I can not. I feel tired, and I have this business running.
She added, “You can eat and exercise, or may be the person who only eat a cucumber each day. It made me really irritable if all you ate was a cucumber, so I have to work hard.”
Padma says that after his divorce, still reassemble the pieces of his life. its main focus is now on her baby and new business projects. She launched a jewelry line at Bergdorf Goodman and 24-channel American shopping time.s.

“I went to a bar mitzvah on the Upper East Side last year and did not sound the horn, but I could have been Michael Jackson at 13 boys and girls. There was something like 30 kids in my around, and all were practically hyperventilating. I had this swarm of small children running, “Oh my God! Oh, my God! ”
This is the first son of Padma who suffer from medical condition called endometriosis, which can cause infertility. She calls her miracle baby and never thought she would be able to have a child with the condition.

Michael Jackson Documentary “This Is It” On DVD Jan. 26, 2010. The Michael Jackson concert documentary This Is It will be released on DVD and Blu-ray Disc on Jan. 26, 2010.