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Janet Jackson pays for slain Jackson 5iver's funeral Janet Jackson to Pay for Johnny Jackson's Funeral
GARY, Ind. (STNG) -- Pop star Janet Jackson will pay for funeral services for former Jackson 5 drummer Johnny Jackson Jr., a family spokesman said. News that Johnny Jackson had been killed last week “has come as a real shock to the Jackson family,” said family attorney and spokesman Brian Oxman. “He was like a brother to all of them. He was a part of their youth, and now that is gone.” Johnny Jackson’s girlfriend, Yolanda R. Davis, who lived at the Connecticut Street apartment where the drummer was found bleeding from a stab wound, has been arrested and charged in the killing. Johnny Jackson’s sister, who is handling her brother’s funeral arrangements, would neither confirm nor deny any financial help from the Jackson family, but said she did not want his funeral to be a public affair. “My brother wasn’t that type of person. He did not want to be on the scene like that. I want to keep it private and abide by his wishes.” Johnny Jackson, who is not related to the rest of the famous clan, backed the Jackson 5 for 15 years and lived with the family after their 1969 move from Gary to Los Angeles. Joseph Jackson adopted Johnny when he was a teen so that he could join the rest of the band on tour. Visitation services for Johnny Jackson will be from 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. Friday at Smith Bizzell & Warner Funeral Home, 4209 Grant in Gary. Funeral arrangements are pending. Local musicians will pay tribute with a jam session that begins at 8 p.m. Wednesday at The Edge Sports Bar & Grill, 1525 Chicago in Hammond. Organizer Cal Spencer said he expects dozens of musicians who played with Jackson will sit in, including Jackson’s former bandmates from local acts White Dove and Shut Up & Drive. Jackson’s drum kit, draped in a funeral shroud, will be set up near the stage, Spencer said. Copyright 2006 STNG Wire, The Chicago Sun-Times. All rights reserved.This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. http://www.chicagoredstre...jax07.html [Edited 3/7/06 16:13pm] | |
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That's incredibly sweet of Janet to offer her generosity. Glad to know she has her family's back. | |
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JANFAN4L said:
That's incredibly sweet of Janet to offer her generosity. Glad to know she has her family's back. it is  | |
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Good for Janet. | |
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brownsugar said: JANFAN4L said:
That's incredibly sweet of Janet to offer her generosity. Glad to know she has her family's back. it is Agree! Janet always remembers the people that has always been loyal to the family.  | |
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She is an angel | |
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JANFAN4L said: Janet Jackson to Pay for Johnny Jackson's Funeral
GARY, Ind. (STNG) -- Pop star Janet Jackson will pay for funeral services for former Jackson 5 drummer Johnny Jackson Jr., a family spokesman said. News that Johnny Jackson had been killed last week “has come as a real shock to the Jackson family,” said family attorney and spokesman Brian Oxman. “He was like a brother to all of them. He was a part of their youth, and now that is gone.” Johnny Jackson’s girlfriend, Yolanda R. Davis, who lived at the Connecticut Street apartment where the drummer was found bleeding from a stab wound, has been arrested and charged in the killing. Johnny Jackson’s sister, who is handling her brother’s funeral arrangements, would neither confirm nor deny any financial help from the Jackson family, but said she did not want his funeral to be a public affair. “My brother wasn’t that type of person. He did not want to be on the scene like that. I want to keep it private and abide by his wishes.” Johnny Jackson, who is not related to the rest of the famous clan, backed the Jackson 5 for 15 years and lived with the family after their 1969 move from Gary to Los Angeles. Joseph Jackson adopted Johnny when he was a teen so that he could join the rest of the band on tour. Visitation services for Johnny Jackson will be from 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. Friday at Smith Bizzell & Warner Funeral Home, 4209 Grant in Gary. Funeral arrangements are pending. Local musicians will pay tribute with a jam session that begins at 8 p.m. Wednesday at The Edge Sports Bar & Grill, 1525 Chicago in Hammond. Organizer Cal Spencer said he expects dozens of musicians who played with Jackson will sit in, including Jackson’s former bandmates from local acts White Dove and Shut Up & Drive. Jackson’s drum kit, draped in a funeral shroud, will be set up near the stage, Spencer said. Copyright 2006 STNG Wire, The Chicago Sun-Times. All rights reserved.This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. http://www.chicagoredstre...jax07.html [Edited 3/7/06 16:13pm]  Wow Conneticut St. Apartment!! I wonder what and Conn? I use to live on 23rd and Conn!! Yeah that was sweet of Janet to do such a nice thing for
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wtg Janet!  | |
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DAMN, that's some cold shit...   I never met you, but I LOVE you & I will forever!! Thank you for being YOU - my little Princey, the best to EVER do it | |
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wow that's sad. and of course she would offer financial support, that's what family does. if Joe adopted him that made him her brother. 
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As much as I love, love, love Janet, I think it's a little messed up that the title of the article is about how Janet is paying for a funeral rather than the fact that he died. | |
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theVelvetRoper said: As much as I love, love, love Janet, I think it's a little messed up that the title of the article is about how Janet is paying for a funeral rather than the fact that he died.
Sadly, a lot would've paid no attention to the article if he had no Jackson-relation. | |
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JANFAN4L said: theVelvetRoper said: As much as I love, love, love Janet, I think it's a little messed up that the title of the article is about how Janet is paying for a funeral rather than the fact that he died.
Sadly, a lot would've paid no attention to the article if he had no Jackson-relation. I know, the same goes for me and for most people, but that's still pretty bad! | |
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::: UPDATE
It has also been stated that neither Janet has commented about her support financially of the funeral except only the family spokesperson has stated the information as Janet doing this because "she's a sweet person." ::: According to police, the musician was fatally stabbed in his Gary, Indiana, home on Mar. 1, following a domestic dispute with girlfriend Yolanda R. Davis. A neighbor overheard the couple in a heated exchange and alerted police, who found the 54-year-old drummer unconscious and bleeding with a stab wound to his chest. Davis, 44, who lived with Jackson, was arrested and charged Monday for his murder and remains held without bond in Lake County Jail. According to the police report, Davis told cops she stabbed Jackson with a steak knife after he lunged at her and tried to choke her. Davis allegedly told police officers that she wiped the blade off with a towel and exited through the home's back door before cops arrived at the scene. If convicted of the murder charge, she faces up to 65 years in prison. Visitation services for the slain drummer will be held all day Friday at Smith Bizzell & Warner Funeral Home in Gary, though funeral services are still pending and likely will be kept private. Scores of local musicians are gathering in Jackson's hometown Wednesday to pay tribute to him. Jackson's drum kit will be draped in a funeral shroud and set up near the performance area. "We're calling all the musicians that he played with," organizer Cal Spencer told the Post Tribune. "This is us playing goodbye to a fellow musician. Johnny was one of the top drummers in the world." . [Edited 3/9/06 21:51pm] | |
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This reminds me of what Michael Jackson did for David Ruffin's family. Nobody had any money when Ruff died, so MJ stepped up and took care of everything. Very classy thing to do. | |
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Janet paid for it?
Latoya mussa spent alla that Heart Don't Lie cheddar. | |
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