Post by david g. on Oct 5, 2006 10:00:24 GMT -5
Jet Co. Owner Sentenced/2 Seas Records Statement
2 Seas Records Speaks On Katrina Single
BAHRAIN-BASED record label 2 Seas Records has denied reports that it refused to hand over a Michael Jackson charity song. Fox News reported that the company was holding onto the master tapes of the charity single I Have a Dream, which was due to be released to raise money for US victims of Hurricane Katrina.
However, a 2 Seas Records spokesman said it had received no request to deliver the tapes.
"2 Seas co-operated to the utmost in every way we could," said the spokesman.
"We paid for the whole production and gave Michael everything he needed.
"As for the delivery, there was never any request to hand over the tapes."
The spokesman said that he wasn't aware of Jackson's intentions or whether the superstar intended to break his ties with Bahrain.
Meanwhile, Bahrain-based AAJ Holdings - which hired Jackson to provide advice on creating theme parks and music academies - has refused to comment on reports of a split.
Fox News again reported the separation, but a spokesman for the company said it could not comment because the matter was "still confidential".
Internet sites have reported that the superstar plans to join forces with producer Teddy Riley, who worked with him on his Dangerous album.
They said they plan to work together on his comeback album, which is reportedly scheduled for release next year.
Recording artists said to be involved in I Have a Dream include Keisha Cole, Ciara, Snoop Dogg, Babyface and R Kelly.
It was written by Jackson in response to the disaster, which occurred in August last year and was the most destructive and costliest natural disaster in the history of the US.
Source: gulf daily news / MJJForum
Jet Company Owner Sentenced For Jackson Taping
A man who owned a charter jet company was sentenced Wednesday to home detention and fined $10,000 for conspiring to videotape Michael Jackson while the star was en route to surrender on child molestation charges.
Jeffrey Borer, 60, pleaded guilty earlier this year to planning to install two mini-camcorders on the Gulfstream jet that carried Jackson and his then-attorney, Mark Geragos, from Las Vegas to Santa Barbara in November 2003.
In sentencing Borer to six months of home detention, U.S. District Judge A. Howard Matz cited his wife's medical condition, which the judge said was a "compelling" circumstance.
However, the judge also stressed the seriousness of the privacy violation in Borer's case.
The judge raised the fine above the $5,000 requested by the government, telling Borer "there has to be some bite to what you did." He also ordered Borer to perform 150 hours of community service.
In pleading guilty, Borer and a second man, Arvel Jett Reeves, admitted they had hoped to create recordings to sell to the media "for a large sum of money."
Because the video system was not fully hooked up, Jackson can only be seen and not heard on two videotapes made during the flight.
Their plan was apparently foiled because Reeves -- who owned a Chino-based company, Executive Aviation, that serviced the Gulfstream -- lacked a necessary cable to capture audio on the two recordings.
Reeves was sentenced in July to eight months behind bars and six months in a halfway house.
Borer, who owned Santa Monica-based XtraJet, was to be responsible for "contacting media companies, negotiating with them, and selling the recordings to the highest bidder," according to court papers.
Borer's attorney, Stanley Stone, said outside court that the sentence was "very fair" and showed the judge took his client's family situation into consideration.
Source: SBC / MJJForum
2 Seas Records Speaks On Katrina Single
BAHRAIN-BASED record label 2 Seas Records has denied reports that it refused to hand over a Michael Jackson charity song. Fox News reported that the company was holding onto the master tapes of the charity single I Have a Dream, which was due to be released to raise money for US victims of Hurricane Katrina.
However, a 2 Seas Records spokesman said it had received no request to deliver the tapes.
"2 Seas co-operated to the utmost in every way we could," said the spokesman.
"We paid for the whole production and gave Michael everything he needed.
"As for the delivery, there was never any request to hand over the tapes."
The spokesman said that he wasn't aware of Jackson's intentions or whether the superstar intended to break his ties with Bahrain.
Meanwhile, Bahrain-based AAJ Holdings - which hired Jackson to provide advice on creating theme parks and music academies - has refused to comment on reports of a split.
Fox News again reported the separation, but a spokesman for the company said it could not comment because the matter was "still confidential".
Internet sites have reported that the superstar plans to join forces with producer Teddy Riley, who worked with him on his Dangerous album.
They said they plan to work together on his comeback album, which is reportedly scheduled for release next year.
Recording artists said to be involved in I Have a Dream include Keisha Cole, Ciara, Snoop Dogg, Babyface and R Kelly.
It was written by Jackson in response to the disaster, which occurred in August last year and was the most destructive and costliest natural disaster in the history of the US.
Source: gulf daily news / MJJForum
Jet Company Owner Sentenced For Jackson Taping
A man who owned a charter jet company was sentenced Wednesday to home detention and fined $10,000 for conspiring to videotape Michael Jackson while the star was en route to surrender on child molestation charges.
Jeffrey Borer, 60, pleaded guilty earlier this year to planning to install two mini-camcorders on the Gulfstream jet that carried Jackson and his then-attorney, Mark Geragos, from Las Vegas to Santa Barbara in November 2003.
In sentencing Borer to six months of home detention, U.S. District Judge A. Howard Matz cited his wife's medical condition, which the judge said was a "compelling" circumstance.
However, the judge also stressed the seriousness of the privacy violation in Borer's case.
The judge raised the fine above the $5,000 requested by the government, telling Borer "there has to be some bite to what you did." He also ordered Borer to perform 150 hours of community service.
In pleading guilty, Borer and a second man, Arvel Jett Reeves, admitted they had hoped to create recordings to sell to the media "for a large sum of money."
Because the video system was not fully hooked up, Jackson can only be seen and not heard on two videotapes made during the flight.
Their plan was apparently foiled because Reeves -- who owned a Chino-based company, Executive Aviation, that serviced the Gulfstream -- lacked a necessary cable to capture audio on the two recordings.
Reeves was sentenced in July to eight months behind bars and six months in a halfway house.
Borer, who owned Santa Monica-based XtraJet, was to be responsible for "contacting media companies, negotiating with them, and selling the recordings to the highest bidder," according to court papers.
Borer's attorney, Stanley Stone, said outside court that the sentence was "very fair" and showed the judge took his client's family situation into consideration.
Source: SBC / MJJForum