Entertainment
Michael Jackson remains ‘Greatest of All Time’, post mortem earnings now $2.4bn
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Jeffrey Daniel, American dancer, singer and choreographer, says late legendary artiste, Michael Jackson, remains the Greatest of All Time (G.O.A.T) of Pop Music.
He spoke in an interview on Sunday in Abuja.
Daniel, a founding member of the renowned American R&B vocal group ‘Shalamar’, said the works and influence of the acclaimed King of Pop across the global made him irreplaceable.
According to him, Jackson’s timeless music, dance and fashion, as well as his philanthropic impact made him a global figure in popular music culture.
He said Jackson’s innovation in music, stage and video performances have influenced artistes across many music genres and still do over a decade of his passing
“To ask me, if Michael is the greatest of all time (G.O.A.T), his record speaks for itself, as he has sold more albums than anybody in the history of music.
“Michael passed away since 2009 but there are children now, five years old and six years old, who are still imitating him.
“They were not even alive when he was here and so Michael’s legacy is just as strong as ever.
“In fact, it is just reported that his estate worth so much, and his music, his videos and all that stuff, is worth something over $500 million.
“After his passing these years, he is still worth that much, and I think people will continue to celebrate and enjoy Michael Jackson’s legacy for years to come,” he said.
He said Jackson was his cousin and fan, and they shared mutual admiration before they started working together professionally.
Daniel, acclaimed to be the pioneer of the iconic dance move ‘backslide’, said he was a great influence on Jackson’s formative years, who later popularised the ‘backslide’ and changed it to its signature ‘Moonwalk’.
“I started dancing on the television show, Soul Train, where I went through a succession of dances from ‘locker’ to ‘waacking’ and then to ‘body popping’.
“When I started doing the backslide, Michael was watching me do it on TV, and we later got a call to teach him how to do the backslide and some body popping moves.
“So, I was working with Michael for how many years, not knowing that we are cousins, until I finally found out,” he said.
Michael Jackson, globally known as the “King of Pop”, died on June 25, 2009 at 50, after about four decades of music career.
In 2016, Forbes estimated annual gross earnings by the Jackson Estate at $825 million, the largest ever recorded for a celebrity, mostly due to the sale of the Sony/ATV catalog.
In 2018, the figure was $400 million and that was the eighth year since his death that Jackson’s annual earnings were reported to be over $100 million, thus bringing Jackson’s postmortem total to $2.4 billion.
In 2020, Forbes recognised Jackson as the top-earning dead celebrity each year from his death to 2020, except in 2012.
Jackson was named Forbes’ highest-paid dead celebrity of the year 2023, with an estimated $115 million in earnings.
The ranking was based on pre-tax earnings from sales, licensing deals, streams and other sources of income between October 1, 2022, and September 30, 2023.
Entertainment
‘Men Dey’ – Bovi stirs reactions as he gifts wife brand new Benz ahead of her birthday celebration
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Kris Asimonye, the wife of Nigerian comedian Bovi Ugbomma, announced her new Mercedes Benz on social media.
She shared a captivating video on her official Instagram from the Mercedes Benz dealership in Derby.
In the video, Kris was warmly guided to her new car, with her name displayed on posters as part of the welcome.
According to the comedian’s wife, Bovi Ugbomma had told her she would get a Benz as a reward for passing her driving test, and she went above and beyond his expectations.
The comedian bought her a brand new GLE 450d 4Matic.
In the comment section, Bovi Ugbomma mentioned that his wife still found a reason to argue just one day after getting her new car.
He wrote, “You won’t write how you still managed to quarrel one day after collecting it o. Yeye dey smell.”
Source: www.gistlover.com
Entertainment
Husband Murders Wife, Takes Own Life
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By Mario Deepromoter
A former reality TV star has allegedly been shot de@d by her husband in their luxury home before he turned the gun on himself.
Police reportedly found the body of Paulina Lerch, 33, who appeared on Top Model in her native Poland twice, after her family failed to get in touch with her for over a week.
Police suspect her husband Sławomir, 47, shot her dead before k!lling himself at their home near Poznan City, Poland, on Sunday, September 1. He was reportedly found lying next to Lerch with fatal self-inflicted gunshot wounds.
The house was locked from the inside and a revolver was discovered next to the young couple’s dead bodies.
Sławomir was an alleged drug trafficker and was arrested, along with 30 other suspects, in April and May this year after 60kg of drugs were found stashed in a warehouse. He was released from custody at the beginning of August.
Lerch kept her marriage to Sławomir away from the public eye.
It remains unclear whether Paulina’s de@th was mu¥der or a suicide pact between the pair.
Paulina’s family said they hadn’t heard from her for over a week before her body was found. They then called the authorities out of concern for her wellbeing.
An investigation into the shooting is ongoing.
Entertainment
I’ll give 10% of prize money to Onyeka if i win, BBNaija Ozee promises
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By Francesca Hangeior.
Big Brother Naija ‘No Loose Guard’ housemate Ozee has promised to give his colleague, Onyeka 10 per cent of the reality show’s prize money if he emerges as the winner.
It could be recalled that the organisers dissolved the pairs on Sunday, leaving the housemates to compete solo for the grand prize.
During a conversation with Onyeka on Monday, Ozee pledged to give 10 percent of the prize money to her should he emerge winner by the end of the season.
“When I win, do you know what will happen? Because you will be part of my journey, so automatically I’ll give you 10 per cent,” he said.
The grand prize remains N100 million, including a cash prize and an SUV, plus additional sponsored prizes.
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