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An Afghan rights watchdog on Tuesday slammed President Hamid Karzai’s choice of two “notorious warlords” for his August re-election bid and accused him of promising ministries to supporters.

Jun 30

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The best day of the tournament turned seamlessly into the night of nights as Wimbledon took a step into the unknown — and loved what it found there.

When talk of a new roof to cover Centre Court was mooted several years ago the traditionalists cried foul, claiming old champions like Fred Perry and Suzanne Lenglen would turn in their graves at such a sacrilege being inflicted upon tennis’ foremost cathedral.

Even those of us who supported the luminescent and costly contraption could scarcely have imagined the extra dimension it would add, merely envisaging a practical barrier to the inevitable London murk and rain.

Yet on Monday night, Centre Court gleamed like never before, as Andy Murray and Stanislas Wawrinka dragged a contest of power and passion into the twilight hours and took the tournament into uncharted waters.

How appropriate it was that Murray, a shining beacon of hope for the success-starved home nation, was at the core of it all, eventually edging out Wawrinka, the fearless Swiss 19th seed, in five thrilling sets in the first official Wimbledon match to be played entirely under cover.

Perry and Lenglen, if they had still been with us, and anyone else who cares about this grand old event, could not fail to have been moved by Monday night.

Unlike the Australian and U.S. Opens, they won’t ever add full-fledged night sessions at Wimbledon, as the Centre Court grass would be unable to take the additional wear and tear.

If Monday is to be a limited edition, one brought about in this case by a combination of some late afternoon drizzle and a match that refused to end, then what an edition it was.

A cacophony of sound bounced around the arena, where there were three stars — Murray, Wawrinka and the venue itself.

As darkness engulfed west London and the full power of the lights kicked in, Centre Court was transformed into something almost futuristic, yet somehow still in keeping with the roots of this finest of all events.

The All England Club, so often viewed as a backward bastion of stuffiness and sentiment, has pulled off a minor miracle with this roof and the atmosphere it brings.

Because now not only is Wimbledon the most traditional of tournaments, it is now, in a perfect paradox, the most contemporary.

DROP SHOT

Ana Ivanovic bowed out of the tournament in tears as she retired with a thigh injury while trailing Venus Williams by a set. Ivanovic has been in miserable form, failing to reach a Grand Slam quarterfinal since she won the 2008 French Open, but her performance at Wimbledon gives some cause for optimism.

CLEAN WINNER

Germany’s Sabine Lisicki has been touted as a star of the future for the past couple of years and this year’s Wimbledon has thrust her into the spotlight. Lisicki beat a seeded player for the third time in the tournament Monday (fellow teenager Caroline Wozniacki) and has the game to win the tournament if she can conquer big-match nerves.

THE OLD GUARD

With world No. 1 Rafael Nadal out injured and unable to defend his crown, it has been fitting that a quartet of men who previously were ranked as the best on the planet have stepped up to the plate.

Roger Federer is cruising and is a strong favorite for the title, and Andy Roddick looks to make his third trip to a final at the All England Club.

But it has been the form of Lleyton Hewitt and Juan Carlos Ferrero, both of whom have slipped way down the rankings over the past year, that has really caught the eye.

GAME OF THE DAY

Hewitt’s fight back from two sets down against Radek Stepanek was an early contender for this award but in the end there could be only one winner: Murray’s historic triumph over Wawrinka was not only the best match of Monday but the best of the tournament so far.

TUESDAY’S PREDICTIONS

Women’s quarterfinals: Lisicki beats Dinara Safina; Victoria Azarenka beats S. Williams, V. Williams beats Agnieszka Radwanska; Elena Dementieva beats Francesca Schiavone.

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Afghan group slams Karzai’s ‘warlord’ vote ticket

Jun 30

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An Afghan rights watchdog on Tuesday slammed President Hamid Karzai’s choice of two “notorious warlords” for his August re-election bid and accused him of promising ministries to supporters.

In a report, the independent Afghanistan Rights Monitor (ARM) called on the United States and United Nations, which are bankrolling the landmark election, to intervene in defence of democracy.

Karzai has successfully squashed challenges to his two vice president running mates, Mohammed Qasim Fahim and Karim Khalili, ARM said.

Both are believed to have links with illegal militia and criminal groups, it said, adding Karzai “has chosen two notorious warlords as his election mates in a bid to win votes from former mujahideen militias.”

Human Rights Watch and Western diplomats have complained in particular over Fahim, a former anti-Soviet and anti-Taliban military commander alleged to be involved in past and present crimes.

In its report “The Winning Warlords,” ARM said challenges were registered to bar Fahim and Khalili from standing on August 20 over alleged war crimes and crime but a “corrupt procedure” allowed them into the vote.

The poll is the second presidential election in Afghan history but ARM said pre-election deals to sew up the result had dashed hopes it would allow Afghans to exercise new-found democracy.

“Undemocratic forces that have constantly gained power and wealth over the past several years seem to be hijacking the election process to ensure their future interests and legitimise their grip on political and public institutions.

“These forces which include former and current warlords, militia commanders and human rights abusers have money, power and influence across the country which make them incomparably stronger than the ordinary voters,” it said.

The report claimed that criminal charges pending against infamous Uzbek warlord Abdul Rashid Dostum and his suspension from a senior army post were dropped in exchange for the votes he would bring from his party.

“Those close to President Karzai and Dostum say the warlord has been promised at least three ministries in Karzai?s future government,” it said.

Another “ruthless warlord” Mohammad Muhaqiq came out in public support for Karzai because he was promised two provinces and at least three ministries in government, ARM said.

It called for election authorities to investigate “suspicious deals and trade-offs” and for the United Nations to intervene in defence of democracy.

“It is not enough for the US and other major donors to only bankroll the electoral operations with funds — they must do every effort to ensure the meaningfulness and fairness of the process,” it said.

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U.N.’s Ban says to urge Myanmar to release Suu Kyi

Jun 30

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U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon will strongly urge Myanmar’s ruling generals to release all political prisoners, including Aung San Suu Kyi, when he visits the country this week, he told reporters in Tokyo on Tuesday.

Speaking after talks with Japanese Foreign Minister Hirofumi Nakasone, he said he was aware of concerns about his July 3-4 visit coinciding with the trial of Suu Kyi, the main opposition leader, who has been under house arrest for years.

“It may be the case that the trial happens during my visit to Myanmar. I am very much conscious of that,” Ban told reporters.

“I try to use this visit as an opportunity to raise in the strongest possible terms and convey the concerns of the international community of the United Nations to the highest authorities of the Myanmar government,” he added.

Ban said he would press the Myanmar government to carry out a range of political reforms.

“I consider that three of the most important issues for Myanmar cannot be left unaddressed at this juncture,” Ban told reporters. “The first, release of all political prisoners, including Daw Aung San Suu Kyi.”

The other two items were the resumption of dialogue between the government and opposition and the creation of conditions conducive to a credible election, he added.

Suu Kyi, 64, has been in prison or under house arrest on and off since 1989. The military junta that has ruled Myanmar since 1962 put her on trial again recently, accusing her of breaking the terms of her house arrest by allowing an unauthorised guest to stay at her lakeside home.

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Plane with 153 crashes off Comoros, child rescued

Jun 30

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A passenger jet carrying 153 people from Yemen crashed into the Indian Ocean in bad weather early Tuesday while trying to land at the island nation of Comoros. Search teams rescued a child from the sea, officials said, but there was no word on other survivors.

The Yemeni Airbus 310 was flying the last leg of a journey taking passengers from Paris and Marseille to Comoros via Yemen. Most of the passengers were from Comoros, returning from Paris. Sixty-six on board were French nationals.

The rescued child was 5 years old and the flight also had at least three babies, Yemeni civil aviation deputy chief Mohammed Abdul Qader said.

Three bodies from the flight were retrieved along with debris from the plane, according to Comoros immigrations officer Rachida Abdullah.

Qader said it was too early to speculate on the cause and the flight data recorder had not been found.

“The weather was very bad … the wind was very strong,” he said, adding the windy conditions were hampering rescue efforts. He said the wind was 40 miles per hour (61 kph) as the plane was landing.

The Yemenia (Yemen Airways) plane was the second Airbus to crash into the sea recently. An Air France Airbus A330-200 crashed into the Atlantic Ocean May 31, killing all 228 people on board, as it flew from Rio de Janeiro to Paris.

The Comoros is an archipelago of three main islands situated about 1,800 miles (2,900 kilometers) south of Yemen, between Africa’s southeastern coast and the island of Madagascar.

Gen. Bruno de Bourdoncle de Saint-Salvy, the senior commander for French forces in the southern Indian Ocean, said the Airbus 310 crashed in deep waters about 9 miles (14.5 kilometers) north of the Comoran coast and 21 miles (34 kilometers) from the Moroni airport.

French aviation inspectors found a “number of faults” during a 2007 inspection of the plane that went down, French Transport Minister Dominique Bussereau said on i-Tele television Tuesday.

In Brussels, EU Transport Commissioner Antonio Tajani said the airline had previously met EU safety checks and was not on the bloc’s blacklist. But he said a full investigation was now being started amid questions why passengers were put on another jet in the Yemeni capital of San’a.

An Airbus statement said the plane that crashed went into service 19 years ago, in 1990, and had accumulated 51,900 flight hours. It has been operated by Yemenia (Yemen Airways) since 1999. Airbus said it was sending a team of specialists to the Comoros.

The A310-300 is a twin-engine widebody jet that can seat up to 220 passengers. There are 214 A310s in service worldwide with 41 operators.

Christophe Prazuck, French military spokesman, said a patrol boat and reconnaissance ship were being sent to the crash site as well a military transport plane. The French were sending divers as well as medical personnel, he said.

In Paris, a crisis cell was set up at Charles de Gaulle airport. Most of the passengers on board were from the French city of Marseille, which has a large Comoros community.

“There is considerable dismay,” said Stephane Salord, the consul general of the Comoros in the Provence-Alps-Cote d’Azur region of France. “These are families that, each year on the eve of summer, leave Marseille and the region to rejoin their families in the Comoros and spend their holidays.”

In France, this week is the start of annual summer school vacations.

French President Nicolas Sarkozy “expressed his deep emotion” about the crash and asked the French military to help in the rescue operation, particularly from the French islands of Mayotte and Reunion.

Yemenia airline officials say the 11-member crew was made up of six Yemenis, including the pilot, two Moroccans, one Indonesian, one Ethiopian and 1 Filipino. The officials asked that their named not be used because they were not authorized to speak to the media.

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China delays mandatory Internet filter software

Jun 30

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China will delay a controversial policy to force manufacturers to install mandatory filtering software on all new computers, state news agency Xinhua said on Tuesday.

The Ministry of Industry and Information Technology’s climbdown on the mandatory installation of the “Green Dam Youth Escort” filter comes just a day before the order was due to come into effect.

The software was designed to block objectionable material including pornography, but the policy stoked opposition among industry groups, human rights organizations and foreign governments amid fears it could strengthen government efforts to censor politically sensitive information.

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11-0: Roger Federer beats Soderling again

Jun 30

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The last time they met, a Grand Slam title was on the line, the surface was clay and the weather was chilly and wet.

This time, they played in the fourth round, the surface was grass and the conditions were sweltering.

The result was no different, though, as Roger Federer swept Robin Soderling in straight sets.

Federer outserved the Swede 6-4, 7-6 (5), 7-6 (5) on Monday to reach the Wimbledon quarterfinals—three weeks after downing Soderling in three sets in Paris for his first French Open title.

Winning the big points and never losing serve, Federer extended his career record against the 13th-ranked Soderling to 11-0. He’s dropped only one set to the Swede in 26 sets played.

“When you play a player like Soderling, who you’ve beaten already 10 times in the past, it just shoots through your mind,” Federer said. “All the information is right there, you know, stored somewhere.”

The five-time Wimbledon champion reached his 25th Grand Slam quarterfinal and matched Ivan Lendl with 48 match wins at Wimbledon for a share of eighth place on the all-time list. He’s just three wins away from a record 15th Grand Slam championship and will regain the No. 1 ranking from injured Rafael Nadal if he takes the title.

Federer looks back at home—and back at his best—after a rough period early in the year when he lost to Nadal in the Australian Open final and struggled to find his dominant form.

Now he feels like a new player again.

“Just being relaxed on court,” Federer said. “No signs of panics, what I maybe had six months ago when I played. I would just feel uneasy. I wouldn’t be exactly sure what the right plays were. Now I feel perfect.”

Up next is Ivo Karlovic, the 6-foot-10 Croatian who served 35 aces and beat No. 7 Fernando Verdasco 7-6 (5), 6-7 (4), 6-3, 7-6 (9). Karlovic has yet to lose his serve in four matches, but Federer is 8-1 against him.

“I mean maybe it’s not the most fun match to go through,” Federer said. “But I like to beat this guy because he makes it hard on us. He’s become an excellent player. Not only just his serve, he’s got to have something more or otherwise he wouldn’t be ranked where he is and he wouldn’t be beating all those good players. He’s not to be underestimated.”

Against Soderling, the match was dominated by big serves and came down to a few big points. Federer served 23 aces, to 16 for Soderling.

“It was sort of a serving contest out there today,” Federer said. “Not many rallies, so maybe not as much fan for the people.”

There was only one break of serve in the match, and it came in the ninth game of the first set when Soderling committed five unforced errors. The Swede saved two break points with backhand volleys, but on the third he wound up for his big swinging forehand and slapped the ball into the net.

After winning three straight service games and 13 straight points on serve, Federer faced his only two break points of the match in the third set at 4-4. He saved the first with a high-bouncing second serve that forced a backhand return error and the second with a 118 mph service winner. He then finished the game with an ace.

The final tiebreaker summed up the difference between the two players.

After Soderling went up a minibreak at 5-4, Federer reached a shot deep in the corner and ripped back a crosscourt forehand winner that the Swede could only watch in admiration. Soderling then double faulted, missing with a risky 121 mph second serve. The match ended on the next point with Soderling sending a backhand return wide off Federer’s 119 mph delivery.

“I stayed calm, waited for my chance, and thank God I came up with a good forehand when I had to in the breaker,” Federer said.

After 11 straight losses to Federer, Soderling was asked if there was any game outside of tennis in which he could beat the man.

“I think I will beat him in marathon easy,” he said. “I’m pretty good at marathon. I’m a strong guy. I think I’m stronger than him.”

Federer wasn’t ready to concede.

“`I never ran a marathon and I don’t like to run too long,” he said. “I’ll stay behind him and pass him at the end.”

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Report: Neda’s family forced to leave home

Jun 30

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The graphic video that appears to show the death of Neda Agha Soltan near a rally in Tehran on Saturday became a symbol for protesters in Iran and around the world. Since then, reporters have scrambled to find more information about the 26-year-old and her family. Most public attempts to mourn her were broken up, and a relative told The New York Times that the family held a private ceremony, but was “not allowed to hang even a black banner.” On Wednesday, an unnamed Guardian correspondent reported that Agha Soltan’s family was forced to leave their apartment. The London newspaper got the information from a neighbor, but was unable to confirm this with the family:

Neighbours said that her family no longer lives in the four-floor apartment building on Meshkini Street, in eastern Tehran, having been forced to move since she was killed. The police did not hand the body back to her family, her funeral was cancelled, she was buried without letting her family know and the government banned mourning ceremonies at mosques, the neighbours said….

“We are trembling,” one neighbour said. “We are still afraid. We haven’t had a peaceful time in the last days, let alone her family. Nobody was allowed to console her family, they were alone, they were under arrest and their daughter was just killed. I can’t imagine how painful it was for them. Her friends came to console her family but the police didn’t let them in and forced them to disperse and arrested some of them. Neda’s family were not even given a quiet moment to grieve.”

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Blatter praises Confed Cup, but problems persist

Jun 30

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FIFA president Sepp Blatter gave Confederations Cup organizers an encouraging grade of 7.5 out of 10 on Monday while stressing work remains on transportation and housing for next year’s World Cup.

The Confederations Cup, in which Brazil rallied past the United States 3-2 in Sunday’s final, was a dress rehearsal for the World Cup and was considered a major success on the field. But Blatter and FIFA secretary general Jerome Valcke say the tournament revealed problems that must be resolved in 11 months when the World Cup makes its debut in Africa.

By the time of the World Cup draw in Cape Town on Dec. 4, Blatter says the organizers may merit a score of 8 and possibly 10 by the end of the monthlong, 64-game showcase.

“I am a very satisfied and a very happy president of FIFA, together with our friends in South Africa,” he said. “We know there are logistics that we have to work on. There are problems and transport linked with accommodation—we don’t intend hiding behind compliments.”

“This is a special matter,” he added, “because South Africa is expecting 450,000 visitors for the World Cup, fans from all round the world who want to find somewhere to sleep and it’s not easy to go to camping sites because it is winter time and they have to be transported from one venue to another. This is a big challenge.”

Valcke said a successful World Cup depends on overseas visitors being satisfied with facilities. Organizers are still 15,000 hotel rooms short of their target and could accept offers on lodging from neighboring countries.

“Transportation is an issue, accommodation is an issue,” he said. “These are things that have to be done. Yes, the park and ride does not work. Yes, the media shuttle system has not worked. Yes, the signage has not worked. It was difficult to come in and out of the stadium.”

Still, Valcke is confident organizers can fix these problems.

“We have to take into consideration that hundreds of thousands of people will be coming to South Africa for the World Cup,” he said. “But there’s not a single issue where we have the feeling that in 11 months we might not be able to solve them.

“Around the final draw I am sure we will be able to tell you exactly what are our solutions are to all these issues we are facing from the Confederations Cup.”

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Target Man: The U.S. Are Getting Closer … Much Closer

Jun 30

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There’s a moment in any game against Brazil when they seize the momentum. It’s as inevitable as the hangover is after a night of caipirinhas. Sometimes it comes at the opening whistle, at which point the game is all but over before anyone has even broken a sweat. Sometimes it comes in the last minutes, arriving in frenzy of motion and vicious attacks.

Whenever it comes, you can’t help but think of Maximus’s directive in Gladiator: “On my command, unleash hell.”

In the Confederations Cup final against the United States, Brazil unleashed hell 41 seconds after halftime, when Luis Fabiano spun with lightning speed and flashed a shot through U.S. defender Jay Demerit’s legs and past goalkeeper Tim Howard. From then on, it felt like just a matter of time before Brazil wore down the suddenly reeling U.S. defense and got the equalizer. And once Luis Fabiano put away the second goal, the winner was fully expected.

Now, there is no shame in losing to Brazil. This is a well-worn refrain in the soccer world, uttered by the likes of Italy and Argentina as often as it is by the likes of South Africa and the United States. And considering what the U.S. did at this tournament, Bob Bradley and his players are rightly holding their heads high. “The boys are proud,” captain Carlos Bocanegra told Goal.com. “This was a special night for us. These things don’t come along too often for us.”

Nonetheless the U.S. players were also incredibly frustrated not to get the win after holding a 2-nil lead. As U.S. striker Landon Donovan told me after the game, holding your head high and receiving the respect of the world doesn’t put any hardware in the trophy case.

“Respect doesn’t mean anything,” he said. “We need to get to the point where we’re winning in these kinds of tournaments.”

Donovan and his teammates are sick of moral victories. If the U.S. showed anything against Spain in the semifinals, it’s that the time is coming very soon when they no longer merely endure against the superpowers, but actually prevail, to borrow a sentiment from William Faulkner. The U.S. did everything right against Spain in terms of handling the pressure, both physical and mental. They executed a perfect game plan: close down the space defensively, attack intelligently, never let Spain’s vaunted midfield dictate the game. And the Americans were justifiably praised from every corner of the world.

The next leap in the evolution is the ability to put in these kinds of superior performances consistently, to beat Spain and then still have enough in the tank to beat Brazil. Because international tournaments like the Confederations Cup and the World Cup, with many games in a short period of time against top-level sides, are as much about consistency as they are about talent.

“It’s not good enough just to go for 45 minutes,” Donovan said. “It’s not good enough to lose 3-2 and say ‘Good try.’ If we were a little better in a few areas, we would’ve won this game.”

The U.S. is close. So close. Which is why this loss hurts so much. Clint Dempsey, who played like a man on a mission in the last three matches, wept as he received his runner-up medal. Bocanegra spoke to the press in a daze, the dejection thrumming in his voice. “We’re going to be disappointed for a little while,” he said. “But that’s football. You have to pick yourself up and get over it.”

How the U.S. reacts to this loss will ultimately be the measure of this team. What lessons will they learn? What will the do differently so as to be “a little better in a few areas” the next time some footballing giant unleashes hell?

The answers to these questions will only emerge over time. But the questions themselves show just how far the U.S. have come in these two weeks. And just how close they are.

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Highs and lows of Michael Jackson

Jun 30

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Pop star Michael Jackson was phenomenally talented. But for all the highs in his life — fans, Grammys, money and accolades — he also experienced serious lows before his untimely death at 50. Here, a look at some of the most famous (and infamous) Michael Jackson moments.

A family act
Hailing from humble Gary, Indiana, the Jackson 5, led by 11-year-old Michael, became nothing less than a pop phenomenon in the 1970s. Their first four singles were all No. 1 hits. Here, they perform “I Want You Back” — with a hint of Michael’s signature dance moves already on display— on their “Goin Back to Indiana” special, which includes an intro from Bill Cosby.
Moonwalks and white gloves
Michael Jackson’s 1983 appearance at “Motown 25″ cemented his status as a pop icon. He sang Billie Jean and debuted both his glittered glove — left hand only — and the moonwalk. The singer’s fashion style and signature dance moves were soon copied by kids across America and the globe.
“Thriller” thrills
The 1983 video of “Thriller,” which runs nearly 14 minutes, has been hailed by many as a masterpiece. Directed by filmmaker John Landis, the video helped the album of the same name become one of the best-selling of all time. Watch the original here or see one of the famous remakes, performed by inmates in a Filipino prison.
Infamous Pepsi ad
In 1984, Michael Jackson suffered serious burns to his head after his hair caught on fire during the filming of a Pepsi commercial. Sparks from fireworks that were going off behind the singer caused the freak accident. The singer recovered from second-degree burns, and the series of commercials that he filmed with his brothers became instant hits.
Bubbles and hyperbaric chambers
No one could get enough of Jackson’s antics, ultimately leading to the nickname, “Wacko Jacko.” A reporter from The National Enquirer said Jackson’s publicist gave them the infamous photo of the star lying in a hyperbaric chamber, with the condition that they had to use the word “bizarre” to describe it. And then there was Bubbles, Jackson’s pet chimpanzee. The chimp slept in Jackson’s bedroom and could even moonwalk. Bubbles became a media darling during numerous photo ops, and here, accompanying the singer on a trip to Japan.
Kiss seen ’round the world
The King of Pop’s marriage to the King of Rock ‘n Roll’s only daughter stunned the world. But Michael Jackson’s awkward kiss with Lisa Marie Presley at the 1994 MTV Video Music Awards was even more shocking. Jackson’s on-stage proclamation, “and just think, nobody thought this would last,” turned out to be somewhat prescient: The couple divorced two years later.
Baby-dangling incident
In one of Jackson’s most notorious moments, he dangled his youngest child, Prince Michael Jackson II, who he called Blanket, over the balcony of a Berlin hotel to show him to screaming fans below. In what became a trademark for the Jackson children, the baby’s face was covered with a towel. The 2002 incident further damaged the singer’s reputation as some advocates called for the children to be removed from his care.
“Living With Michael Jackson”
Journalist Martin Bashir’s 2003 TV special, “Living With Michael Jackson” proved to be a turning point in the singer’s life. Jackson granted Bashir unprecedented access — and eight months to film. Strange footage of Jackson climbing trees and going on lavish spending sprees in Las Vegas were overshadowed by the shocking admission that he allowed children to sleep in his bed. The video led to an investigation and criminal charges, for which Jackson was ultimately acquitted. Jackson said of the interview: “Today I feel more betrayed than perhaps ever before.”
Pajama-clad court appearance
By 2005, it had become routine to see Jackson walking around with his face covered and carrying an umbrella. But his strange appearance at a Santa Barbara courthouse to face molestation charges was perhaps the most unsettling. Jackson showed up late to court, wearing pajamas and appearing extremely frail. Fans surrounding him chanted “Innocent!” and “Fight, Michael, fight!”

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