Posted on Sat, Sep. 10, 2011
Organizers for the concert have slashed ticket prices for the show, which has Christina Aguilera, Leona Lewis, Cee Lo Green, Smokey Robinson and Ne-Yo on the docket. TMZ is reporting that Oscar winner Jamie Foxx has also just signed on.
Discount ticket prices are never a good sign, but even Jackson fan groups aren't jazzed about the show, with 30 fan groups boycotting, a Facebook group called "Fans Against Michael Jackson Forever Tribute" and Janet Jackson's recent decision to pull out of the show.
Some of controversy stems from Ticketmaster U.K.'s buy-one-get-one-free deal, although we don't really understand why offering cheaper tickets to fans is a big deal. Ticketmaster is constantly slammed for its exorbitant rates because it apparently has magic elves stuff each ticket envelope, and they have a very strong union. The execs at the ticket giant must be so psyched to have people complaining that their services are, in fact, not expensive enough.
Other fans are upset because the manslaughter trial of Conrad Murray, Jackson's physician at the time of his death, is still ongoing.
Beyonce was scheduled to perform via satellite, but some sources are claiming she's pulling out. Organizers, however, claim she's set to perform with a "unique, never-before-seen performance." There was no official word from our reigning Queen of Pop as to whether she's still booked.
Shoe-per Star
British rapper Tinie Tempah dropped a whopping $37,500 at an auction Thursday night on the future kicks worn by Michael J. Fox in "Back to the Future II."Nike released 1,500 Air MAGs and through Sept. 17 are selling 150 pairs of them on eBay to benefit the Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Research. In 1998, Fox revealed he was diagnosed with Parkinson's in 1991.
The shoes are replicas of the ones worn by Fox in "Back to the Future II," during which Marty McFly travels to the year 2015. The shoes' soles are covered in an LED panel so they light up, leading to many a "twinkle toes" jokes from jealous onlookers.
Tempah, whose hit "Written in the Stars" is blowing up worldwide (minus the U.S.), said: "It was a total spur-of-the-moment decision. I was really touched in the moment by the presentation, and next thing I knew I owned these iconic sneakers."
TATTBITS
*�Charlie Sheen is headed to the big screen once more, according to Variety, who says that the warlock will star in the semi-autobiographical film, now titled "A Glimpse Inside the Mind of Charlie Swan III."
Before you groan and moan about Sheen's blinding overexposure, Variety is reporting that the movie will have a degree of high-art pedigree.
"Charlie Swan," about a graphic designer with unlimited charm, money and fame (because graphic designers are almost always guaranteed a life of fame and fortune), will be written and directed by Roman Coppola, son of "The Godfather" godfather Francis Ford Coppola and director of "CQ." Jason Schwartzman, another Anderson regular, is set to star alongside Sheen.
- Daily News wire services
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