The ‘Thriller’ star – who died of acute Propofol intoxication aged 50 in June – underwent several three dimensional scans in 1996 so a virtual reality ‘robotic’ twin could be produced.

It is thought the scans could now be used to bring the singer back in pop videos, computer games or even films.

The anonymous US businessman who owned the images and has reportedly been trying to sell them for $1 million told Britain’s Daily Star newspaper: “The data has been in our archives since he had the scans. The thing about this data is it immortalised him at the age of 37, before his nose was disfigured and when he was in the prime of his life.”

Let’s hope Joe Jackson doesn’t get in on this deal. Think about it. A robot clone can’t spend money on diamond-encrusted toilet-seat covers for his pet elephant. A robot clone can’t talk back. A robot clone can’t suffer from crippling phobias. A robot clone can’t get sued by little boys. It’s the son Joe always wanted.

. . . The King of Pop was given an intimate, private version of the lavish public memorial held shortly after his death in June.

When it was over, many of the the 200 mourners hugged each other. Among them were Elizabeth Taylor, Jackson’s ex-wife Lisa Marie Presley, Barry Bonds and Macaulay Culkin.

The Rev. Al Sharpton, who gave a eulogy at the public event and at Thursday’s service, also extolled Knight’s earlier performance of “His Eye is on the Sparrow.”

“Gladys Knight sang her heart out. Now we prepare to lay him to rest,” Sharpton posted on his Twitter account during the service that was held outside and then within the marble mausoleum.

Sharpton Twittered? During the service??? Is nothing sacred anymore? Did he also make the mourners have a moment of silence so he could secretly steal over to the coffin, press his cheek against it, hold out his iPhone, and make the kissy face for a new Facebook profile pic? Did he stop mid-eulogy to take a cell call, like, “Hey, what’s up! . . . Nothin’, at the Michael Jackson funeral, did you hear back from Derek? Yeah, yeah . . . Hold up, Lisa did WHAT? Oh hell NO she did not! That skank ass bitch!”

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The Home Alone film star is said to have donated sperm to help Jacko create his seven-year-old offspring – real name Prince Michael II – with an unknown surrogate mum.

One source said: “It is well known Jackson and Macaulay shared a unique bond. Now rumours are spreading like wildfire that Macaulay, who Jackson nicknamed Mack, is actually Blanket’s biological dad.”

The source added: “This isn’t just chitter-chatter, even Culkin suspects he’s Blanket’s father. So many names have been mentioned as prospective dads, and this is probably the wackiest yet. But Jackson and Culkin were best friends. He was one of the few people Jackson really trusted and Mack never let him down.

“Really, Jackson idolised him – that’s why he asked Mack to donate sperm.Deep down, I think he always wished Mack was his son. Creating Blanket was the next best thing.”

Culkin – godfather to Jacko’s other two children – has told pals he will not comment in public out of loyalty to his late pal.

You think that’s weird? Wait till you hear who the mother is. It’s Bubbles! Or maybe Liz Taylor. Yeah, probably Liz Taylor. It would explain Blanket’s keen ability to spot an exceptional ruby at fifty paces.

L.A. County coroner’s officials found lethal levels of the powerful anesthetic propofol after examining Michael Jackson’s body.

Jackson’s doctor, Conrad Murray, told detectives . . .  that he had been treating Jackson for insomnia for about six weeks. He had been giving Jackson 50 milligrams of propofol every night using an intravenous line.

And on the morning of Mike Jack’s death, Dr. Murray laid off the propofol, thinking Jackson was addicted, and instead, gave him some Valium at 1:30 A.M. It didn’t work, so Murray shot him up with lorazepam. That didn’t work, so he then shot him full of midazolam. Over the next few hours, MJ was given “various other drugs” until Murray gave him and administered the lethal dose of propofol at 10:40 A.M., took a leak, and when he got back, the King of Pop was King of Dead.

Call us crazy, but if we spent nine hours getting pumped full of sleepy juice and were still kicking, we’d just shrug and accept that sleep wasn’t happening and go try to do something productive. Soapbox racing. Origami. Batik. Collecting lifesized statues of underage children and arranging them in suggestive manners in a room full of Shirley Temple memorabilia. Whatever.

• Rihanna’s bringing back the Gumby. You go, girl. (Yeeeah!)
• Top 100 Celebrity Nude Scenes of All Time! Shut the door, turn off your phone, and dig into #40-31. (Mr Skin)
• Lake Bell in a see-through bra for GQ. Who’s Lake Bell? Who cares! (The Blemish)
• Michael Jackson’s doctor will most likely be charged with manslaughter. (TMZ)
• Paris Hilton claims that MJ named his daughter after her. Wait a minute, Michael Jackson’s daughter is named VD Farmer? (Celebrity Milkshake)
• Kelis had a baby boy after 67 hours of labor. That’s right. That’s a 6 and a 7. Not a typo. (Amy Grindhouse)
• Evangeline Lilly and Dominic Monaghan: the romance of the hobbit and the hottie is back on. (Celebitchy)
• A touching stroll through the halls of Celebrity Drunkface. (Cityrag)
• Amy Winehouse is as innocent as the Snuggle Bear on a spring morn. Fly free, little crackie! (Bitten and Bound)

Multiple sources in the Jackson family tell us even if Katherine Jackson gets custody of Michael Jackson's kids, Michael's big sister Rebbie Jackson will raise the children. The 59-year-old singer, who shares a home in Las Vegas with her hubby of over 20 years, has kept a low public profile, but privately she has been deeply involved in the lives of Michael's children.

We're told Rebbie is currently living with Katherine at the family's Encino home and is caring for the kids day-to-day. As for the kids … they all adore her. Whether she eventually becomes the custodial parent in name or not, she will end up with the primary responsibility of raising Michael's three children.

Honestly, this one's a no-brainer. When it comes to the Jacksons , it's pretty easy to figure out who the sane one is. The entire family probably got together to discern the best person to care for the children, and Katherine asked, "OK, who here had children with an in-law, or had a sibling have children with their spouse?" and Randy and Jermaine held up their hands. The next question was, "Who was whipped, whalloped, and suckerpunched into becoming a childhood breadwinner?" and Marlon, Tito, and Jackie raised their hands. Then she asked, "Who here thinks that no nose is better than a nose, or that coffee enemas are a nutritious balanced breakfast?" and Latoya and Janet raised their hands. That left Rebbie! Problem solved.

Omer Bhatti, a 25-year-old Norwegian dancer, is thought to be the singer's child from a one night stand in 1984.

Michael, who passed away last month, is said to have admitted to friends in 2004 he was his father. Omer is now believed to be seeking a DNA test to determine if he is a descendant of the 'King of Pop'.

The performer was also given a front row seat at Michael's memorial service on July 7, sitting next to the star's brothers and sisters, fuelling speculation he is related to the pop icon.

Judging by this video, Bhatti looks a bit like Jackson and dances a bit like him too. But he said that Billie Jean was not his lover, even though when the baby cried his eyes were like his! The kid was not his son! WTF!

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ï Debbie Rowe and her lawyers say that she did NOT receive a $4 million "payoff" from Katherine Jackson, and that she will not seek custody of Prince Michael and Paris. She'll just continue to receive the payments she and MJ settled on after their divorce. Granted, custody of the kids would mean a giant payday, but rest assured, Deb has enough dough to keep her in lonesome wolf T-shirts for many happy years to come.

ï The other day, LaToya Jackson claimed that Michael was MURDERED! And we all laughed because LaToya is a funny lady. But it turns out, the funny lady speaks truth. TMZ confirms:
Multiple law enforcement sources tell TMZ the LAPD is already treating Michael Jackson's death as a homicide, and they are focusing on Dr. Conrad Murray.

Law enforcement sources tell us the evidence points to the anesthesia Propofol as the primary cause of Jackson's death. . . [and] there is already "plenty of powerful evidence" linking Dr. Murray as the person who administered the drug to Jackson. The evidence includes various items found in Jackson's house, including the Propofol, an IV stand and oxygen tank.

In anyone else's house, that would be a cut and dry indication of murder, but in MJ's house, an IV stand is just another collectible chilling out next to the life-sized child mannequins.

ï Finally, Michael's brick-browed father Joe Jackson claims that he never laid a hand on his children. He told ABC News:

"Michael was never beat as they call it. Everyone spanked their kids when they did wrong, but not beat. Katherine spanked Michael more than I did, because I was working two jobs and she was at home with him the most."

Nah, Joe never beat him. Whipped him, smacked him, punched him, pinched him, drop-kicked him, nunchucked him, stabbed him, and pistol-whipped him, sure. Just not beat.

• Jenna Fischer is engaged. And not to you. Suckerrrrr. (Fatback)
• Rachel Weisz wants a Botox ban for actors. Easy for you to say, Miss Prettyface Pretty of Prettytown. What about the rest of us Buseys? (Amy Grindhouse)
• Large-eared, fame-starved dermatologist Arnold Klein says he didn’t father Michael Jackson’s kids. Maybe. Probably not. Not to the best of his knowledge. Well, he did jizz into a cup once, but where that jizz went is anyone’s guess. (Hollywood Grind)
• Lily Allen topless in i-D mag. Did they airbrush out the triple nipple? (Egotastic!)
• Lady Gaga denies the world her vagina. (I Don’t Like You In That Way)
• We may be headed back to the world of the shaved head and latte IV drip. Pull it together, Britney. (Bitten and Bound)
• Kendra Wilkinson will instill the fear of bras into her child. Fear of God, fear of bras. Whatever. (Yeeeah!)
• Kristen Stewart knocked up by Robert Pattinson. Listen, movie execs. If you’re going to start rumors to sell movie tickets, start ones that won’t end with 300 irate 11-year-old girls stabbing K-Stew to death with iCarly scented pens. (Allie Is Wired)
• Mr Skin’s Top 100 Celebrity Nude Scenes list . . . almost at the halfway mark! (Mr Skin)
• Prince Harry is “smitten” with Natalie Imbruglia. Is this the next hot dating craze? Royals and ’90s songstresses? Can’t wait until Prince Wills hooks up with Joan Osbourne. (Digital Spy)