Chris Brown Makes A Stop In Los Angeles

To this day, I still think Chris Brown should have did a tribute to Michael Jackson at one of the award shows. I truly believe that he is probably the BEST who could have done it! Who gonna check me?

During his 'Fan Appreciation' tour stop in L.A., he honored MJ!

Janet Jackson Opens Up For The First Time About Brother's Death

Written By: Jacob E. Osterhout
Daily News Staff Writer

Dealing with her older brother's death hasn't been easy for Janet Jackson, but she's finally ready to talk about it.

In the 43-year-old singer's first interview since Michael's June 25th passing, Janet opens up in the October issue of Harper's Bazaar about her pain, the grieving process and how the ordeal made her a stronger woman.

"People can have rhinoceros skin, but there's a point when something's going to hurt you," she tells the magazine. "Not everyone is stone, stone. I haven't watched the news in weeks. I had to ask my chef, 'How's Obama doing?' I haven't read a newspaper."

The last time Janet saw her brother alive was on May 14 at a family event two days before her birthday.

"We had so much fun that day," she says in the interview. "We kept calling each other after and saying how great it was."

Janet was in Atlanta, on the set of her upcoming Tyler Perry movie, when she heard the tragic news of her brother's death.

She immediately flew back to Los Angeles to grieve with her family and was on hand for the memorial service at the Staples Center during which Michael's daughter spoke.

"I was really proud," she says. "People said to me that Michael's daughter speaking really gave them a sense of how he was as a father, in her words. Paris is incredibly smart; they are all so smart. She's a sweet girl. The kids are doing well. They're with all their cousins; that family love will keep them going."

In order to properly mourn the loss of her brother, Janet took a three day beach vacation and then threw herself into her new movie.

The grieving process taught Janet about her own strength too, which she attributes to her mother Katherine.

"Now at least I know that I can step up to the plate and not crumble when I'm needed," she says. "When it comes to something like this that is so, so serious, so painful, so traumatic, I can handle it."

Janet will honor her late brother Michael during a special appearance at the MTV Video Music Awards on Sunday night.

Get a sneak peek at one of the photos from the photo shoot that Janet did for Harper's Bazaar-Peep This!

Chris Brown's Work Schedule, and MJ Tribute

According to Richmond City Councilman Doug Conner who works with Virginia’s hard labor program , Chris Brown’s hard labor workday will begin at 8:00 AM when a Department of Corrections bus picks him up, along with 30-40 other offenders. That’s right! Chris will be riding the white horse.

Conner says Brown will wear a reflective orange vest and pick up trash and litter along highways and roads. He’ll also have to trim brush along medians, remove gang graffiti from the VCU campus, and wash the inside and outside of law enforcement vehicles.

Conner says Brown will be kept “under the watchful eye of a supervisor” to make sure he doesn’t cut any corners during his 8 hour workday. (Egyptsaidso)

In related news, Jermaine Jackson has been promoting that Chris Brown and Mary J Blige will be performing at this MJ Tribute concert in Vienna.


According to Breezy, and MJB-Not So Much! A person connected to Chris Brown said he would not perform and had never committed to doing so. Yet Jermaine Jackson said in London that he "was confident" that Brown would be on hand. The issue may have more to do with whether Brown can travel out of country in the wake of his recent felony assault conviction for beating former girlfriend Rihanna in February.

A publicist for Mary J. Blige tells us she would have liked to have been there but has a prior commitment.