Well, we really wanted to get through one day without mentioned Jacko – but then news broke that Mr Jackson's children's foundation is in jeopardy after it neglected to file the required financial disclosure forms in the state of New York, where it is based. Word is the Heal The Kids organisation has failed to report any of its basic spending, fund raising, activities and pay roll as required under New York state law. A spokesman for state Attorney General Eliot Spitzer told reporters "That report would have been due in 2002. They have been given 30 days to comply and at that time penalties begin to accrue if they fail to comply."
Meanwhile there are reports that Jacko plans to travel to the Grammys later this month on Harry Potter's Hogwarts Express. A big fan of the wizard stories Jacko will travel from Miami to the New York awards ceremony in an eight-carriage train being made up to look like the Hogwarts Express from the movie. Bee Gee Barry Gibb, who hates flying, is likely to join Jacko as he goes to the Grammys to pick up a tribute award on behalf of brother Maurice.
It's perhaps just as well Jacko’s train doesn’t stop off at the Brits this week, because organisers have confirmed Martin Bashir will be in Earls Court on Thursday to present one of the awards. The Brits take place on the same night that Jacko's 'hit-back at Bashir documentary' airs in the US