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Katherine Jackson is being sued for $13 million.

A South Korean newspaper has filed legal papers against the Jackson family matriach, claiming she owes millions from a loan that was taken out in 1994.

According to a report on TMZ.com, the Segye Times is going after every dollar Katherine makes until she pays off the alleged $13 million debt.

The publication has filed legal papers with the Michael Jackson estate, informing the court it got a judgment against Katherine in 1994 for $4 million.

The newspaper claims it advanced Katherine, Joe and Jermaine $5.5 million for a series of Jackson family concerts back in 1994 that never took place.

The Segye Times now claims that with interest the judgment exceeds $13 million, and it wants an order from the judge forcing the estate to pay the paper any money the estate might give to Katherine.

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Elizabeth Taylor has hit out at Michael Jackson’s doctor for claiming that the singer was gay, according to reports.

The veteran Hollywood star, 78, who was close friends with the music legend before his death in June last year, took to Twitter to criticise Jackson’s dermatologist Dr Arnold Klein for saying Jacko had had a romantic relationship with his office manager.

Earlier today, she tweeted: “Dr Arnie Klein declared on 2 May that he did not betray Michael Jackson by saying publicly that he had a homosexual relationship with someone in ‘Arnie’s’ office.

It seems he supplies not only women (Debbie Rowe), but men too… how convenient. Just what we want in our doctors.

?And then to say he did not betray Michael’s confidence. No wonder he has death threats.?

She added: “I thought doctors, like priests, took an oath of confidentiality. May God have mercy on his soul.”

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According to ABC News, Britney Spears’ song Baby One More Time came in third, followed by A-Ha’s part-animated Take On Me.

Thriller, famous for being the first to knock down boundaries between music and film-making, garnered 15.2 per cent of the votes, ahead of Here It Goes Again, the 2006 internet hit featuring OK Go dancing on treadmills.

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A voicemail tape allegedly recorded from the phone of Conrad Murray on the morning of Michael Jackson’s death surfaced over the weekend.

The fleeting 18-second recording is alleged to be that of Murray informing a patient of a cardiac-related diagnosis. News Of The World reports the voice tape, which has the time stamp of 11.54am, a time when Murray was alleged to be giving Jackson CPR, has the potential to clear the doctor of his involuntary manslaughter charge.

In the tape, Murray says calmly: “This is Doctor Murray, Bob. Hi, how are you? Um, sorry I missed you. Just wanted to talk to you about your results of the EECP. You did quite well on the study. We would love to continue to see you as a patient even though I may have to be absent from my practice for, uh, because of an overseas sabbatical.”

The tape, however, could be open to several interpretations that go beyond media reporting at this time. Jackson, according to police records, was discovered to have stopped breathing by Murray at 11am after an IV dose of Propofol. Jackson, 50, who died on June 25, 2009, used the drug, an anaesthetic, to sleep. His death was declared a homicide by Los Angeles authorities. Murray, who is out on $75,000 bail, must appear before court on April 5 for an evidentiary hearing.

In a fascinating development, it has emerged that Conrad Murray may appear in court before a black-dominated downtown LA jury.

But one of Murray’s lawyers, J. Michael Flanagan of Glendale, told TMZ the possibility did not worry him. He said Murray had been just as much of an “inspiration” as Michael Jackson, one of history’s most successful black musicians.

“Dr Murray is as much of an inspiration as Michael Jackson was,” Flanagan said.

The veteran attorney also said the doctor accused of manslaughter in the homicide death of Jackson last year was a man of “humble means who became very successful” and that a jury would appreciate as much.

Murray, who pleaded not guilty, faces an evidentiary hearing on April 5 in Los Angeles.

Nineteen-year-old Swift picked up five awards, including Artist of the Year, while Jackson was recognised posthumously in four categories.

Jackson’s awards included Favourite Pop/Rock Artist and Pop/Rock Album for his 2003 album, Number 1s, bringing his total number of AMAs to 25. His brother Jermaine accepted the awards on his behalf.

Swift accepted her awards from London where she is currently on tour and paid tribute to Jackson in her speech.

“I just want to say that music has never been ultimately about competition and to even be mentioned in a category with Michael Jackson who we’ll miss and love forever is an unimaginable honour,” she said. “And I just want to say I’m sending my love to the Jackson family and Janet.”

Michael’s sister Janet kicked off the show with a medley of her hits, and Whitney Houston performed I Didn’t Know My Own Strength, while Jennifer Lopez took an on-stage tumble while performing.

Never one to shrink from the limelight, Lady GaGa gave a typically outrageous performance. Wearing a flesh-coloured bodysuit covered in white flashing piping she used her microphone to smash open a glass box with a piano inside before smashing glass bottles on stage throughout her performance while violinists wearing gas masks played beside her.

Rihanna gave her first solo performance since her domestic dispute with Chris Brown and appeared on stage in a sexy cutout catsuit shackled to a gurney in a mad scientist’s laboratory to perform Hard and Wait Your Turn from her latest album, while Shakira performed her new single Give It Up to Me.

The Black Eyed Peas, Jay-Z, Green Day and Beyonce all went home with awards over the course of the evening.

ARTIST OF THE YEAR
Taylor Swift

POP/ROCK ? Favorite Male Artist
Michael Jackson

POP/ROCK ? Favorite Female Artist
Lady Gaga

POP/ROCK ? Favorite Band, Duo or Group
Black Eyed Peas

POP/ROCK ? Favorite Album
Number Ones, Michael Jackson

COUNTRY ? Favorite Male Artist
Keith Urban

COUNTRY ? Favorite Female Artist
Taylor Swift

COUNTRY ? Favorite Band, Duo or Group
Rascal Flatts

COUNTRY ? Favorite Album
Fearless, Taylor Swift

RAP/HIP-HOP ? Favorite Male Artist
Jay-Z

RAP/HIP-HOP ? Favorite Album
Blueprint 3, Jay-Z

SOUL/R&B ? Favorite Male Artist
Michael Jackson

SOUL/R&B ? Favorite Female Artist
Beyonc? Knowles

SOUL/R&B ? Favorite Band, Duo or Group
Black Eyed Peas

SOUL/R&B ? Favorite Album
Number Ones, Michael Jackson

SOUNDTRACKS ? Favorite Album
Twilight Soundtrack

ALTERNATIVE ROCK ? Favorite Artist
Green Day

ADULT CONTEMPORARY ? Favorite Artist
Taylor Swift

LATIN ? Favorite Artist
Aventura

CONTEMPORARY INSPIRATIONAL ? Favorite Artist
Mary Mary

T-MOBILE BREAKTHROUGH ARTIST
Gloriana

INTERNATIONAL ARTIST OF THE YEAR
Whitney Houston

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Director Kenny Ortega has recalled his memories of the last time he spoke to pal Michael Jackson before his death.

Ortega, 59, was working on preparations for Jackson’s This Is It shows in London when the star tragically died from a heart attack.

Talking about their final meeting, he said to the UK’s The Times Magazine: “He said: ‘I’ll see you tomorrow. That’s exactly what he said to me. Then he left, with a big smile on his face, waving goodbye to everybody.

“One of our movie producers ran over to thank Michael for the work we had done that night to finish the films.

“He came running back to me and said: ‘You won’t believe what Michael just said to me: ‘Make sure those ghosts come through the screen!’”

He added: “It was just funny, because with all the 3-D stuff, Michael was always insistent: ‘Make sure everything’s coming out at the audience so they’re ducking out of the way of it.’ The fan’s wouldn’t have known what hit them.”

Ortega worked on new movie This Is It, which recently had its world premiere, which shows footage of Jackson working on preparations for the shows.