Life's So Beautiful

15
Jun
Joss Stone Murder Plot

British police arrested two black men last night near the home of soul singer Joss Stone on suspicion of conspiracy to murder and rob the singer.

Joss Stone

Officers detained the men, aged 30 and 33, in Cullompton, southwest England, at 10:00 am (0900 GMT) Tuesday near the star’s isolated country home and reportedly found them in possession of swords, rope and a body bag.

They also had detailed maps and aerial photos of the 24-year-old British singer’s rural property. The suspects had travelled from the Manchester area 200 miles away.

The alleged plan is believed to have been foiled by neighbours who called the police after spotting two men driving slowly and suspiciously in a red Fiat Pinto around remote country lanes in Cullompton, East Devon, where Joss lives.

“Police attended an address in Cullompton yesterday morning after alert residents notified officers about a suspicious-looking vehicle,” said a local police spokesman.

“Officers attended the area at around 10:00 am and subsequently arrested the occupants of a red Fiat Punto.”

Stone, among the five top-earning female UK singing stars, has sold more than 10 million albums worldwide and has worked with music legends such as Rolling Stone Mick Jagger, Stevie Wonder and the late US soul superstar James Brown. She is also the fifth wealthiest British and Irish pop star aged under 30 with an estimated personal fortune of �9 million.

Joss, who is close pals with Prince William and was at his wedding to Kate Middleton on April 29, was not at home yesterday.

Joss Stone at the royal wedding of Prince William & Kate Middleton

Det Insp Steve Parker said: �The men had information and items that lead us to suspect they may have intended to commit a criminal offence.�

They remain in police custody at a police station in Exeter on Wednesday. Up to 20 detectives from the major crime unit are now working on the case

They are being questioned by detectives having been arrested on suspicion of conspiracy to cause the singer serious harm, potentially murder.

Police originally held the pair on suspicion of conspiracy to commit grevious bodily harm with intent but overnight upgraded that to conspiracy to rob and murder.

“The pair were brought in on Tuesday morning and are in the cells,” said a source close to the investigation.

“They are being quizzed about a plot to cause Joss Stone really serious harm.

“They have their solicitors with them but the police want to know what lies behind this.”

The source added: “The police want to know if this alleged conspiracy is about her money and fame or just some kind of resentment over her success.

“But this will make her feel very vulnerable living on the outskirts of a quiet and isolated village in Devon when she isn’t touring around the world.

“She is due to go on tour next month with gigs in Europe.”

They added: “It looks like they were going to do her really nasty harm if they didn’t get what they wanted.”

As well as staying at her home in east Devon, her mother runs a popular music haunt called Mama Stones nightspot in Exeter.

A local farmer said: “Anyone driving slowly around these small lanes would stand out but two black men in a car would stand out even more because you don’t see many black men in the sticks out here.”

Thank God the murder plot was foiled by the alert neighbors. Joss happens to be one of my favorite singers. Enjoy her rendition of “Right To Be Wrong”.

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        Oct        
      
        Glee Surpasses Beatles
      
    
    
      The “Glee” cast has surpassed the Beatles for the most appearances on the Billboard Hot 100 chart by a non-solo act.
The cast of the Fox television musical series about a high school glee club has six debuts on the chart this week. That gives it a total of 75 songs on the chart to the Beatles’ 71.
Elvis Presley still leads overall with 108 songs to chart on the Hot 100. He’s followed by James Brown with 91, then “Glee.”
The Beatles are sixth, behind Ray Charles and Aretha Franklin. Elton John, Lil Wayne, Stevie Wonder and Jay-Z round out the Top 10.
Nielsen SoundScan says the “Glee” cast has sold 2.8 million albums and 11.5 million downloads.
Glee’s soundtrack got a big boost after the immense success of the episode featuring the music of Britney Spears. Over 13 million people turned in to see Brit and the Glee gang. The Britney Spears episode of GLEE is the highest-rated episode of GLEE ever among Adults 18 – 49. It featured a cameo from the artist and included five of her hit songs including “Baby One More Time,” I’m a Slave 4U,” Me Against the Music,”� “Toxic” and “Stronger.”
Heather Morris portrays Britney Spears in the Britney/Brittany episode of Glee
Heather Morris (Brittany), the lead for this episode, joined Britney in a rendition of �Me Against the Music,� Spears� hit collaboration with Madonna.
Britney is really happy with how the episode turned out. She thanked all of her fans via Twittter that for watching and said that it was a great opportunity to be able to participate on Glee.
The following video is the promo for the Britney/Brittany episode:

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        Jul        
      
        MJ Memorial
      
    
    
      By now, all of you would have watched the MJ Memorial or caught glimpses of it from the tv. I stayed up to watch it live early this morning. My time zone is GMT +8 so it was early Wednesday morning here when the memorial started.

What a memorial it was! There were great performances from Mariah Carey, Usher, Stevie Wonder, Lionel Ritchie, Jennifer Hudson, John Mayer and Shaheen Jafargholi (“Britain’s Got Talent” star). I find Usher’s performance particularly touching when he sang “Gone Too Soon”.
MJ’s brother Marion also tugged at my heartstrings with his speech. He alluded to the controversies that surround MJ in death. “How much pain can one man take?” Marion asked. “Maybe now, they will leave you alone.”  How poignant!
To me, the most memorable part of the memorial was at the very end when MJ’s daughter Paris Katherine Jackson took to the microphone and said, “Ever since I was born, daddy has been the best father you could ever imagine. And I just want to say that I love him so much.”  She broke down in tears after that and buried herself in the arms of her aunt Janet Jackson. I don’t mind admitting that tears just welled up in my eyes after that.  She touched the hearts of millions worldwide with that short tearful tribute. RIP, MJ!



Ever since I was born, daddy has been the best father you could ever imagine. And I just want to say that I love him so much.






Paris Katherine consoled by her uncle Marion





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