Mike's reps deny Roger Friedman's gossip

    http://www.eurweb.com/story/eur31288.cfm


    Singer’s rep clears up recent rumors about Joe Jackson and Raymone Bain


    ( Skipped first half of story which just rehashes the recent paparazzi sighting of Michael's children )


    In other Jackson news, a company representing the entertainer has struck back against recent reports claiming that his boss bottom nanny, Grace Rwaramba, had barred Papa Joe from seeing Michael at his Las Vegas home.


    In a letter written to Fox411’s Roger Friedman, who first reported the story in his column last week, Venable LLP denies that Rwaramba has forbidden Joe Jackson from entering the home. Venable also denies that Jackson was “kicked out” of Bahrain, and that the singer is currently living in a Vegas house owned by the Sultan of Brunei, as Friedman had written in his article.


    The letter goes on to deny Friedman’s statement that the employment of Jackson’s general manager, Raymone Bain, is in any jeopardy.

    An 'Idol' Restored: Elliott Yamin's Got a CD


    Jennifer Hudson isn't the only "American Idol" loser who's bouncing back in a big way.


    Elliott Yamin, a favorite from last year's "Idol," has made a deal to release his first CD on March 20.


    Ironically, it's with the same company that rejected him when he finished in third place last season.


    In a unique deal, Yamin was signed to Sony/ATV Music Publishing — the same company that is part-owned by Michael Jackson. Their chief, Danny Strick, then turned around and proceeded to make a CD with him. Red Distribution, part of the Sony BMG family, will release the record.


    It's a little strange, since Sony BMG's J Records and 19 Entertainment, which make all the exclusive deals with "American Idol" contestants, passed on Yamin.


    "They may have had their hands full," Strick told me. "But we really liked Elliott and we knew he had a fan base, particularly a female one."


    The aspiring pop star is now managed by Jeff Rabhan's Three Ring Projects.


    A few of the songs on Yamin's album will be from the Sony/ATV vaults, which should make Michael Jackson happy.


    But Strick tells me that Yamin will also include some of the favorites he performed on "Idol" like Leon Russell's "A Song for You." Josh Abraham, who's done the honors for everyone from Courtney Love to Staind, is producing.


    Strick says, by the way, that this is just the beginning of Sony/ATV getting involved in the recording side of the business. The company has just struck a deal with the great Roberta Flack to record an album of Lennon-McCartney covers — aka songs from the Beatles catalogue.


    http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,250605,00.html

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