Jackson family tried drug interventions, trial hears

Michael Jackson’s family tried several times to carry out “interventions” on the singer to help him fight drug addiction, but he denied having a problem, a trial heard Thursday.

Michael Jackson’s family tried several times to carry out “interventions” on the singer to help him fight drug addiction, but he denied having a problem, a trial heard Thursday.

Actress Isabel Oli admits she still weeps buckets for her father, nine months after his death. Isabel says she had a breakdown recently while driving home from Tagaytay City after work on her previous series, “Faithfully.” She recalls: “I just cried all of a sudden; I don’t know why. Work had gone well that [...]

The suicide of a doctor on a hit French reality TV show sparked shock on Tuesday, with some blaming media pressure for his death while others urged restrictions on reality programs.
Once, there was a baby girl who was left in the care of her relatives after the death of her mother. Shortly after the mother passed away, the relatives felt her presence hovering over the child, who looked up and said, “Mama, Mama!”
A friend of ours recently received a call that his father had had a cardiac arrest in Australia. So, he rushed to the airport to be at his father’s bedside.
My friend’s 4-year-old daughter has leukemia. Despite limited understanding of medical technicalities, she coped with her illness. She was initially terrified of nurses and doctors, but realized that they were trying to help her, and got braver!

“Snakes on a Plane” director David R. Ellis has died. He was 60 years old.
The father of our friend passed away recently, and his daughters were unhappy about what happened at the hospital. In the ICU, he was hooked to all sorts of machines. When his situation deteriorated in a matter of hours, his close relatives agreed not to artificially resuscitate him anymore.
Guitarist Eddie Munji III died of massive heart attack past 7 p.m. Sunday at Queen Mary Help of Christians Hospital in Cardona, Rizal, his nephew Max confirmed on Twitter.

Film editor Ike Jarlego Jr. passed away on Aug. 24. He was 68. He worked as editor in some of the most acclaimed films from the Second Golden Age of Philippine cinema (in the 1970s and 1980s): Lino Brocka’s “Maynila sa mga Kuko ng Liwanag”; Mike de Leon’s “Itim”; Mario O’Hara’s “Tatlong Taong Walang Diyos”; and Ishmael Bernal’s “Himala,” among others.

Sylvester Stallone said Monday there was “no greater pain” than losing a child, begging for respect for his eldest son Sage, who died last week.

Even in death, comedy king Dolphy made his fans smile.