Today’s Michael Jackson Media Circus Updates

The frenzy continues. Our sister blog PRNewser reports that “The Jackson family just hired New York-based PR firm Sunshine & Sachs to handle all duties regarding the death of Michael Jackson.” The PR firm released a statement that “the Jackson family is officially stating that there will be no public or private viewing at Neverland. Plans are underway regarding a public memorial for Michael Jackson, and we will announce those plans shortly.”

MJ’s will was filed this morning in L.A. Superior Court. The LA Times reports, the pop superstar “wanted music legend Diana Ross to care for his three children in the event his mother [Katherine Jackson] was unable to act as guardian, according to a will he signed seven years ago.”

And the crazies are coming out of the woodwork. TMZ.com has the scoop on the lunatic legal claim of one Nona Paris Lola Ankhesenamun Jackson, who says she’s MJ’s wife and wants all his money and the kids. She filed a petition in L.A. County Superior Court and everything.

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