Keeping Up With The Jacksons: A THRILLER
July 27, 2012 by Zamani Khethelo
It has been a very dramatic couple of weeks for the famous Jackson family. Stuff that is so real, it’s realer than “Reality TV and with each passing day it seems to be getting messier and messier.
If you have not been in the loop I will give you a quick run down of what’s been going on.
It all started early last week when there were reports that the matriarch of the Jackson family had gone missing. There were a number of contradicting reports about Mrs. Jackson’s whereabouts. Her son Randy Jackson informed the media that his mother was ok, and had suffered a mild stroke and was ordered to go to a health spa to rest and not be in contact with anyone but this was later contradicted by Michael Jackson’s eldest child; Paris who took to her Twitter account to tell her uncle that he was lying and that her grandmother was indeed missing and the grand kids had been cut off from having any contact with her.
It was then that Paris would start counting up he days that would pass without her having any contact with her grandmother, via her twitter account. On Thursday she was on Day 9.
TMZ then later broke the news that Katherine was actually ambushed by her children Randy, Janet, Jermaine and Rebbie and they had taken her to secret location against her will. The ploy was for them to challenge Michael’s estate without any interference from Katherine, as she is the main benefactor in Michael Jackson’s will and then his three kids.
Michael did not put any of his siblings or his father in his will therefore when Katherine dies, his estate will be split against his three kids and his siblings left in the cold.
So it seems like the plot amongst the Jackson siblings is to make it seem as if Katherine is no longer capable of taking care of the children, and then one of the siblings will take over as guardian of Michael’s children and thus have access to Michael’s estate, even when Katherine dies.
Soon a video surfaced on the TMZ website which shows three of Michael’s siblings (Janet included) arriving at the Jackson mansion, ambushing the kids.
The video is not that clear, but you can see Janet having some sort of a struggle with Paris, trying to take her phone or something. Allegedly Janet was trying to confiscate the kids’ phones since Paris had been tweeting to the world about the going on’s of the family. It is alleged that Janet slapped Paris and told her that she is a; “Spoilt little Bitch”. Apparently Paris slapped her aunt back and told her to; “Fuck Off, this is not the Jackson family home, it’s our house”.
Encouraging celebs such as Gladys Knight to voice their opinions and go on national television saying; ‘If Paris was her niece and she had spoken to her like she spoke to Janet, Paris would have no teeth.” I get where Aunt Gladys is coming from, but I believe people who live in glass houses should not throw stones. I’m not saying this was a similar scenario, but why the hell did she not knock out her niece; Aaliyah when she ran off to marry an older man (R.Kelly) at the age of 16? So Gladys should just sit down and mind her own business.
The only person who has a say hear, but has kept quiet is Diana Ross. Who is the official second legal guardian to Michael’s kids. I honestly believe as a friend, Diana has let Michael down. I believe there was a reason Michael didn’t want to leave his kids behind to his family members, except his mother. He knew of their greed and evil ways and therefore had trusted Diana to do right by his kids if he was not around. But it seems like Ms. Ross is not bothered and is busy sipping MOET somewhere in a corner, singing; “In My Times”.
In a bizarre twist of events, Tito Jackson’s son TJ tweeted Paris and told her that what they are doing to them (the kids) is wrong, and he will try to help them out.
I need to ask, don’t the Jacksons know how to BBM/ SMS/ Email etc? Why are they allowing all of this to happen so publicly on Twitter?
A few days later it was announced that Katherine Jackson was stripped of custody of the kids, and TJ Jackson had been given temporary legal guardianship of MJ’s kids but soon after it was reported that Katherine was making her way back home to fight for custody of the kids.
In the two days that she was supposed to be home, Paris took it to Twitter again that she still had not spoken to her grandmother and was denied access to her. Another one of the Jackson siblings; Marlon also tweeted similar frustrations saying that Randy, Janet and Jermaine had told everyone that their mother was too ill to speak to anyone and they blocked access to her, but yet the Mafia threesome were seen doing television appearances with their mother.
Today, Michael’s eldest son broke his silence after his beloved grandma finally made it home, and in a very long tweet, eluded that his father had warned him against certain family members and now he will speak the truth.
He then went on to post a screen grab of an MMS chat he had with his aunts and uncle, asking to speak his grandma. Prince says that, his aunts did not know that he was still in the chat, and the following message was from Janet saying they shouldn’t allow them (the kids) to speak to their grandmother.
This is some very dodgy stuff happening with the Jackson, and poor Michael’s grave is probably 60 feet deeper, because he is not just turning, but he is spinning and drilling holes.
He was so protective of his children, and the devotion that his children have for him shows that he was a very protective father. So imagine how he is feeling right now, looking down and seeing all of this happening, It is very sad.
I also believe that Michael did not think things properly through, knowing his fame/ money hungry siblings, I believe to protect his children he should have left his siblings a fair share, so that they back off from his kids.
But should have, could have is not going to solve anything right now. I just pray for those children and hope that these events do not damage them for life.
By Zamani Khethelo
kamzababy on Fri, 27th Jul 2012 7:17 am
Ooooh thank u Zamani. I was stalking ur TL after work last night. I will never understand why di inlaws aunties and uncles bale so. Wether those kids are MJ’s blood or not badi kena kae cos to him ke bana ba gage?
PowerPuff Gal on Fri, 27th Jul 2012 7:22 am
Good Morning!
Yippee I’m first.
SIES!!!
The Jackson older siblings are thee worst kind of people. Such power hungry dogs.
lamarOdom on Fri, 27th Jul 2012 7:39 am
Thank you for the run down. What is happening her is really unbelievable. What I hate about some siblings is that they watch you work hard when they are doing nothing and think they are entitled to your money.
Now someone please explain the issue of these white kids, are they MJ’s biological kids?
kamzababy on Fri, 27th Jul 2012 7:48 am
haaaa what happened to my comment? lamar uya thakata shem
kamzababy on Fri, 27th Jul 2012 7:51 am
last night after work i was stalking you TL Zamani and u dont know how happy i was when u said u gonna right something for JC. anyway what this evil family is doing e wrong wrong wrong. i dont know whats wrong with the father’s side of the family cos its them who always fights with kids and mothers after the father has passed away. wether this kids are Mj’s blood or not badi kena kae? as far as he’s concerned ke bana ba hae so they must just chill
PowerPuff Gal on Fri, 27th Jul 2012 8:07 am
Good Morning!!!
Michael Jackson’s siblings are thee worst kind of people. Such power, hungry dogs. SIES!!!
About Michael’s kids been his biologically. Well… Michael was a black man and he sperminated a white woman, so the babies are suppose to come out coloured. Right???
Anyway we all know he adored his babies and was fiercely protective of them.
Happy Friday ma’bloggers!!!
sakhile on Fri, 27th Jul 2012 8:16 am
From what I understand Janet is rich enough not to care about MJ’s money for her own greed. If she was poor and needed money she’d just work on marrying her billionaire empire boyfriend of many years. Not sure about aboRandys intrention though. Janet is just really protective of her mom(wouldn’t you be if she was 82yrs) days are numbered at that age and anything can happen stress must be kept away
bongi on Fri, 27th Jul 2012 8:23 am
ha..ha..ha i was stalking Zamani’s timeline too…he said he has stopped listening to Janet’s music..
about the matter: God wont let this kids down- the mafia plot was revealed in its early stages.
Those kids are clever and pray that they stick together. Michael didnt have to leave his siblings a cent- he owed them nothing. After all even if he did; they would still do what they are doing now.
@ lamarOdom the two kids mother is Debbie, Michael’s ex wife and the youngest is born from a surrogate. They are Michaels kids whether they are biological or not- he loved and protected those kids.What is happening at the Jackson is so comon in the black families; family comes forward when theres money involved. Shame sorry for them they wont touch that money at all Paris and Prince ba strongo labantwana.
Damn Katherine how many kids did she gave birth to? Janet, La Toya, Rebbi, Marlon, Tito, Jermaine, Jackie,Randy and Michael.. La Toya is very quiet kuyo yonke lento – good for her as she was always looked at as the troublesome one..bazopokrelwa ngu Michael Jackson…
Ntajingah on Fri, 27th Jul 2012 8:27 am
So none of MJ’s kids got his REAL nose? And all of them are white? #ibhantshi
I’m sure some hollywood movie director is watching this and thinking “mhmmmmm”
bongi on Fri, 27th Jul 2012 8:29 am
@ Sakhile at this stage i dont trust Janet and the her being rich is also a big question..rich from what? Tyler Perry’s movies?..the rich boyfriends money is not hers..if she had good intentions then she should have let the kids know that grandma is going away for a week- and who ever will be taking care of you while she is aways..and also why cant grandma communicate to the kids??? a lot of unanswered questions here…she was the legal guardian; and therefore you dont just dissapear without any trace..
sakhile on Fri, 27th Jul 2012 8:45 am
@ bongi I think the reason of disappearing without a trace is bcos of the children causing the grandma’s stress & as much as she loves them she must protect her mom. You don’t move from leaving with MJ to being just normal, that Paris looks like she has an attitude and priMadonna tendencies. MJ wanted his kid to be away from the spotlight(as Janet has been saying) what does Paris do? sign a movie role and splash her life all over Reality best show “Twitter” Mj wouldn’t be happy
PowerPuff Gal on Fri, 27th Jul 2012 8:48 am
I still don’t understand how MJ’s kids are white. Blue eyes and silky hair kanjani??? Not even a little kink in their hair or caramel toffee coloured skin? Maybe the mom’s genes were mighty powerful here. Anyhow yall should see Katt Williams’ comedy skit about this situation, funny as hell.
Good Friday ma’bloggers!!!
Kiki on Fri, 27th Jul 2012 9:00 am
@Sakhile, i agree with you. Janet might not be as rich as the late MJ but she doesn’t need his money. She is very much OK with her fortune.
These kids are spoiled shem. All this drama is so not on. The JACKSONS have always been media hunted that is why MJ chose to hide everything nje including his adopted childrens’ faces. He never wanted his business out there. So what these kids and some family members are doing now is the complete opposite of how MJ would have handled it. They are taking all this to public platforms and trust me THAT is what’s making MJ spin in his grave.
Prince is not as bad as Paris. That one has lost it nje and is beyond repair. No matter how mad you are at your elders you need to choose your words. She is 14years old, where in the hell does she get off going ‘WTF are you talking about’ addressing Anthony Jackson on Twitter?? I agree with Gladys Knight, if Paris had spoken to me nje like the way she did to Janet, kunganyiwa. She has no respect whatsoever. Let her continue screeming its NOT the Jackson’s family home, soon they will tell her to go and look for her real father.
@Zamani, Aaliyah’s marrying an old man is a wrong comparison. She didn’t deserve to lose her teeth for it because she did not disrespect Gladys by doing that. She was just being a tjatjarag teenager like any other. Besides how do we know Gladys did not puinish Aaliyah somehow? The fact that people don’t air their family business out there it doesn’t mean its a bed of roses. Every family has drama but not everybody know about it.
Marlon is another confused one. After 35days he only goes on Twitter to talk about how his siblings have kept him away from his mum. Doesn’t he know where they live? Why didn’t he go camp at one of his siblings’ house and demand to be taken to where his mum is if he really wanted to be with her? He went on Twitter to cover up his own guilt nje so people can feel sorry for him. One minute its ‘I don’t know where my mum is, I spoke to her and she didn’t sound great’. 2hours later ‘Mum is home, she looks and sound great’. Like WTH??
I wish this drama should just end nje.
Kiki on Fri, 27th Jul 2012 9:03 am
Dear Sakhile, i wish i could just kiss you now. THANK YOU for this >>>>>>>> “MJ wanted his kids to be away from the spotlight(as Janet has been saying) what does Paris do? sign a movie role and splash her life all over Reality best show “Twitter” Mj wouldn’t be happy”
Vesa on Fri, 27th Jul 2012 9:06 am
I’m two minds about this issue!
Firstly the kids taking everything to twitter??? Maybe it’s their way of crying for help, but I don’t see how it’s helping them and their dad never allowed them to be in the public eye and they are making a public spectacle of this whole thing. It’s embarassing for the family and becoming gossip fodder
I don’t understand Janet & crew’s behaviour regarding denying the kids access to their granny. I agree with you Zamani that the motive is to declare Kathrine unfit to be a guardin, and swindle thi to their advantage. This is very wrong.
Richmond on Fri, 27th Jul 2012 9:59 am
The truth of the matter is that Katherine IS unfit to be the kids’ guardian. Who in their right mind expects an 82 year old to take care of teenagers? MJs siblings have millions! They had a documentary that followed their lives & the projects they are doing, thus, I fail to believe they are after his estate. They just want an alternative to taking care of the kids as it IS taking strain on Katherine. Remember MJ was planning his return at the time of his death. So that will could be really old. Maybe he would have changed it had he lived longer. These are MJs kids. If they are so concerened about their fortune, they can contact the lawyer who executed the will. ANYONE would jump at the opportunity to be MJs kids hero. Twitter is not the way to go.
BeyBey on Fri, 27th Jul 2012 10:56 am
these kidas should just go and look for their White BILOGICAL father… nx!!!
lamarOdom on Fri, 27th Jul 2012 11:22 am
We understand that MJ hated the spotlight, he had his reasons. If these kids were adopted then its unfair to expect them ukufuza uMJ. He had his own reasons to stay away from media, he was a black man who wanted to be white and bleached his skin and ended up looking like a freak (I would also be embarrassed), he was accused of molesting children (another reason). He was a strange man who spoke like a woman. These kids are normal kids, they are teenagers they want to do what other teenagers do and someone is expecting them to hide in a big house and not interact with their peers! For the why???
BeyBey on Fri, 27th Jul 2012 11:35 am
*biological*
kamzababy on Fri, 27th Jul 2012 12:03 pm
all Paris did was take an opportunity to make something of her life. it’s not fair that now they have to spenf the rest of their lives hiding. the same “family members” who dont want them to go out and work are calling them spoilt brats *RME* Beybey even if they find their “BILOGICAL” father MJ is the only father they knew and thats it. he treated them as their own none the less so people need to grab benches…
hlengzzz on Fri, 27th Jul 2012 12:08 pm
Something seems very off about this whole scenario…Could this be staged? Publicity stunt, so that the Jacksons all stay in the spotlight…?
phoenix86 on Fri, 27th Jul 2012 12:16 pm
Kiki i totally agree with u
golden diva on Sat, 28th Jul 2012 5:12 am
Let’s get a few things out of the way:
1. Michael didn’t bleach his skin he had vitilgo
2. He wasn’t convicted of molesting any child
3. It doesn’t matter whether those kids were his biological children or not. He regarded them as his own.
Ok now we can go back to debating the topic at hand.
Babyluv on Sat, 28th Jul 2012 1:08 pm
Ths thing screams reality TV, Paris deserves a proper beating. She reminds me of Lindsay Lohan. Paris probably stresses poor Katherine. How freaky is Janet in the movie “For Colored Girls” she looks like MJ with short hair.
LuvTerry on Sun, 29th Jul 2012 12:12 pm
Don’t think these kids are his biological kids! They don’t even look mixed race. Look @ Kendra and hanks kid ,curly hair and does not look full on white. Look @ seal n heidi’s kids they are coloured. I have a suspesion that Michael couldn’t reli reproduce his own! Shame
kamzababy on Sun, 29th Jul 2012 1:30 pm
Oooooh LuvTerry u still there? *yawn*
sya on Tue, 31st Jul 2012 10:45 am
How dumb’s that though, to suggest that to get rid of “greedy/money hungry siblings” MJ should have given them a little piece of the pie? That’s so messed up it’s not even rational.