Michael Jackson thought Madonna was “sincerely in love” with him. The late pop star – who died in June from acute Propofol intoxication – claimed he turned down the singer’s advances because he didn’t find her “sexy”. In a 2001 interview with his friend Rabbi Shmuley Boteach, Michael said: “I think she was sincerely in love with me and I was not in love with her. I think she likes shock value and she knows how to push buttons on people. “She did a lot of crazy things. I knew we had nothing in common.

NFL Week 3 Odds: Kansas City at Philadelphiaby BigpoppaThaShowstoppa  |  September 25th, 2009 Expect to see Vick on the field at some point on Sunday. (AP Images)It’ll be interesting to see what type of NFL betting line oddsmakers come up with for the Philadelphia Eagles’ tilt with the Kansas City Chiefs on Sunday.Kevin Kolb will once again be the starting quarterback for the Eagles, who were waxed 48-22 by New Orleans (-2.5) last week in the City of Brotherly Love.Donovan McNabb (ribs) didn’t play last week, and he’s listed as doubtful to see the field against the Chiefs.

Details about the soundtrack for the Michael Jackson documentary This Is It have been revealed, and the biggest news is that the two-disc collection will feature two versions of a brand new Jackson song titled “This Is It.” The song, which will feature in the film’s closing credits, includes background vocals by Jackson’s brothers. The previously unreleased track will be released as a single on October 12th, two weeks before the This Is It film hits theaters for a two-week limited engagement starting with advance screenings on October 27th.

by Wendy Snow In the past you had to go to a store if you wanted to rent or buy a movie. Instead of buying or renting the dvd, people now can choose a movie download instead. Just about any movie every made can be attained through a movie download site now. Check out these samples. Black Fury: Hard hitting melodrama in reference to exploitation of coal miners, with Muni as a strong “hunk” who gets in over his head. Practical, and remarkably filmed, but it’s a tad choppy.

Even in death, Michael Jackson is still controversial. In a recorded conversation between him and a rabbi,  The King of Pop once called Hitler a “genius orator” and a master showman . Which is true, but still, Hitler used that ability to kill everyone. Jackson realized why that could be a problem which is why he insisted he could have turned Hitler into a hippie given just one hour. “You believe that if you had an hour with Hitler you could somehow touch something inside of him?” Jackson declared: “Absolutely.

As the two-day Group of 20 summit brought leaders of the world’s industrialized nations here Thursday, the police were out in force, patrolling on bicycles, foot and horseback, by river and by air. In the afternoon, protesters trying to march toward the convention center where the summit is being held encountered roaming squads of police officers carrying plastic shields and batons.

Or so you’d think, going by the Daily Mail headline : in fact, there is no evidence for anything of the sort. Here is what Michael Jackson is supposed to have said to Rabbi Smuley Boteach,  according to the Daily Heil’s own writers: The singer, who died of heart failure in June, said: ‘Hitler was a genius orator. To make that many people turn and change and hate, he had to be a showman and he was.’ Anyone with even a half-decent knowledge of the 20th century German history will appreciate that there is absolutely nothing in the least controversial about this statement.

This week in baseball books, featuring the best-sellers according to Amazon.com on Friday, September 25. Title Rank General T he Machine: A Hot Team, a Legendary Season, and a Heart-stopping World Series: The Story of the 1975 Cincinnati Reds , by Joe Posnanski 1 Moneyball: The Art of Winning an Unfair Game , by Michael Lewis 2 Game Six: Cincinnati, Boston, and the 1975 World Series: The Triumph of America’s Pastime , by Mark Frost 3 The Yankee

Pic and caption from Getty Images: Casandra Pertusio from Florida shows her Michael Jackson tattoo as she starts a three day wait in the line to buy tickets to the Michael Jackson film at the LA Live theater in Los Angeles on September 24, 2009. The movie titled ‘This Is It’ will open in most countries [...]

Dr. Drew Dr. Drew was made aware of all the sexual and drug allegations between Mazkenzie Phillips and her father, John Phillips, lead singer of The Mamas and the Papas, upon the start of taping of the new season of Celebrity Rehab. Because of the Doctor Patient confidentiality agreement, Dr. Drew did not find it necessary to  and parade it out to the media and instead kept it private.  However, only several months later Mackenzie went public with all the details during this week’s interview with Oprah Winfrey.