Category: Black Entertainment

Paris Jackson Opens Up About Suicide Attempts

In an in-depth interview for the latest issue of Rolling Stone magazine , Paris Jackson , the 18-year-old daughter of the late Michael Jackson , opened up about her turbulent past. Paris Jackson said she was 15 years old when she tried to commit suicide, taking 20 Motrin pills and slitting her wrist, she told the magazine.

Paris Jackson was sexually assaulted by stranger as a teenager

The 18-year-old daughter of late pop singer Michael Jackson has opened up about her tumultuous upbringing in a wide-ranging interview with Rolling Stone magazine, where she touches upon her battles with addiction and depression. Following the death of her father in 2009, Paris admits that she “tried to grow up fast” and was mixing with the wrong crowd after agreeing to attend a private school after previously being homeschooled.

This week in music: 1974 The Joker

For the 3rd week of January in 1974 The Hot 100 had former Beatle Ringo Starr at number five with You’re Sixteen. The song was a remake of a 1960 hit by Johnny Burnette who took it all the way to number 3. Ringo did a little better taking it all the way to the top of the charts.

Dick Clark Productions rejects Mariah Carey’s sabotage claim

Dick Clark Productions is hitting back against Mariah Carey’s claim it sabotaged her live performance on its “New Year’s Rockin’ Eve” special. Carey’s disaster during the annual New Year’s Eve special in Times Square made international headlines: The superstar vocally stumbled through her short set, failing to sing for most of it despite a pre-recorded track of her songs playing in the background.

Mariah Carey entertains woman living with breast cancer

Christmas arrived a week early for a smiling Larissa Podermanski when she met pop star Mariah Carey Saturday backstage at the Beacon Theater in New York City. Fast-forward to the end of a fairytale night when Podermanski , who grew up in Middletown and Middlefield, spoke to Carey , an international musical diva, during a 15-minute private interlude backstage.