Timmy84 said:

and because she lied about being married,folks are always gonna wonder about her "secret child".When you tell lies in the first place,you lose all credibility and nobody believes anything else that you say.There really was no reason for Janet to lie about being married to Rene.Did she think that her male fans would get angry and stop buying her records?!

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EmeraldSkies said:

the Off The Wall shoes aren't that bad,but I wouldn't walk around wearing these,lol.

bboy87 said:

Sorry, I just got through listening to the audiobook of Jackson Family Values read by the author. I'd probably kick the shit out of Jermaime if I saw him in person right about now!

Katherine Jackson’s attorney, L. Londell McMillan.
Lawyer: Agreement on Jackson Children ‘Close’

July 27, 2009

Katherine Jackson’s lawyer is confident that a custody agreement for Michael Jackson’s three children will be reached quickly and will not be based on money.

“Whatever the agreement will be [it] will not be based on money,” attorney L. Londell McMillan told TODAY’s Matt Lauer Monday in New York. Asked if an agreement can be reached before a scheduled Aug. 3 custody hearing, Katherine Jackson’s legal representative replied with one word: “Absolutely.”

McMillan said that all the parties who might have a claim in the custody of Prince Michael, Paris Michael, and Prince Michael II, nicknamed Blanket, have been meeting and cooperating. “I want to say the parties have been very responsible,” he said. “Debbie Rowe, her lawyers, Mrs. Jackson have been very thoughtful, very caring, very prudent, and we do believe we’re very close to reaching an agreement, and this swirling speculation is just swirling speculation.”

Lauer asked when the issue would be settled.

“We’ll be making an announcement very soon,” McMillan replied.

Parental rights are trump

The lawyer was circumspect in his remarks, but he did indicate that he expects Katherine Jackson to ultimately have custody of the three children.

“What’s best for the children is what Michael wanted and what has been happening: Mrs. Jackson to have custody of these children,” McMillan said.

Media reports have suggested a contentious process going on, but McMillan said that is not the case. “I just want to compliment again those people who have been involved in the process. Notwithstanding the media projection of what has been going on behind the scenes, this has been very thoughtful and very, very prudent,” he told Lauer.

In the will he filed in 2002, the iconic singer named John Branca and John McClain as the executors of his estate. McMillan has been representing the interests of Jackson’s mother, who has custody of the three children while the issue of permanent custody is being settled.

Debbie Rowe is the mother of Paris and Prince. Years ago she signed an agreement with Jackson giving up all custody rights to the children, and she has been quoted as saying that she does not consider herself a parent. But there has been speculation that Rowe has reentered the fray and is reasserting her rights.

McMillan said that in family law, parental rights trump any agreements that may have been signed. But, he said, “Michael and Debbie Rowe had their agreement prior to his passing. That is not on the table. That is not what we’re dealing with, despite a lot of the public inquiries.”

He did not say that Rowe would not be involved in the future custody of the children.

“We’ve kind of gotten together, and we’ve been thoughtful and prudent and we’re working on an agreement that’s going to be not just what’s best for Debbie Rowe or Mrs. Jackson, but what’s best for the two children that Debbie Rowe had.”

Lauer asked if Rowe has asked for contact with the children.

“We’ll be making an announcement very soon,” McMillan replied.

Katherine’s role

McMillan was not involved with the Jackson family when the 2002 will was filed, but he says that over the past four years he has been closely involved with both Katherine Jackson and Michael Jackson. During that time, he said, Michael Jackson’s foremost concern was always the future of his children. He also said that Katherine Jackson has been intimately involved with all decisions involving Jackson’s many business and personal dealings during that time.

“The past four years, Michael required and demanded that she have a seat at the table for any of his major business assets. She was the one sole trustee that survived years of the various representatives and managers,” McMillan said of Katherine Jackson. “The will was in 2002; there were different people in his life in 2002. Michael Jackson did not have constant contact with these people in 2007, 2008 and 09. The will was sitting in a safe.

“But Mrs. Jackson has been in constant contact,” McMillan continued. She wasn’t just some passive, loving mom; she was someone that was regularly in touch with Michael. Michael trusted her dearly. She was supportive. And she was the sole trustee.”


Published reports hold that Katherine Jackson is seeking a role in the settlement of Jackson’s estate, which is said to be worth an estimated $500 million, with $400 million in obligations. McMillan said that the family matriarch deserves that role because of her close involvement with her son and his family during the final years of his life.

“We believe that she is the most trusted person in the entire world, and she is the most fit from a legal standpoint to serve as a guardian of the estate,” he said.

Fourth child?

In response to an inquiry from Lauer, McMillan said he could not comment on rumors that Jackson has a fourth child, the result of a one-night stand early in his career. That rumor was fueled when a young man, Omer Bhatti, 25, was observed sitting with the family during Jackson’s memorial service.

Bhatti has said there is no biological link between him and the singer, who met Bhatti in Tunisia when he was 12 and hosted him at his Neverland ranch. Michael employed Bhatti’s mother, Pia, as a nanny for his son Prince, and employed his father, Huayoun, as a driver.

Throughout the interview, McMillan expressed confidence that the children will be raised by Michael Jackson’s mother.

“When I first met Michael, from the beginning, [he said,] ‘Make sure to take care of my children and my mother,’ ” the lawyer said. “That’s what we’re going to do.”


http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/32168615
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They should get that kid to take a DNA test before they claim him as being Michael's son.

Weird how dude just came outta nowhere after Michael's death and his parents are letting him stay and hang around with the the Jackson family in Encino.

They probably want $$$$$ from Michael's estate.
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I took this photo outside the O2. I took the flight anyway to what would have been the concert.

I tried to stay away but dayum y'all be on top of the MJ news. I'm sick of this fourth child rumor bullshit and sick of the rumours of Katherine being manipulated. It's all so sad still
And that doc is going to jail. He better start singing like a canary and giving up all the other docs in cahoots. Damn shame

who is that????

looks like how my dad would look if he had lived!!

DesireeNevermind said:

For some reason, some members of his family is making me sick now. Jermaine DOES want MJ to be buried in Neverland, I heard Joe does too. And who knows what the fuck is really on Katherine's mind besides the kids and as for Omer... heard he done talked about sleeping in the bed with MJ to a tabloid too. The sensationalism continues!

aerdna25 said:

what's the story behind this photo? That woman in the middle remains me of the Chocolate rain guy.
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lilgish said:

Did you have to say his name in this presence? You ever notice whenever he sings, his mouth always moves sideways? And why hasn't he moved away from the microphone to breathe yet?!

SoulAlive said:

Janet probably NEVER wants to own up to anything because she would have a lot of explaining to do.

Interesting article from TMZ....

According to TMZ.com, paramedics say pop icon Michael Jackson, 50, was already dead when they arrived and they failed to recognize him after working on him for 15 minutes.

When paramedics arrived at a rented Bel Aire mansion, they found an unresponsive frail, old, sickly looking man who whose heart rhythm was flatlined when they hooked him up to an EKG monitor.

Sources told TMZ that there was no electrical activity in his heart and Jackson showed no sign of life. Sources also say paramedics wanted to pronounce Jackson dead at the scene, but Jackson’s friend and personal physician, Dr. Conrad Murray, insisted that they transport the body to the hospital.

But that doesn’t jibe with established medical protocol. Paramedics can’t pronounce anyone dead in the field. They must transport the body to a hospital where the ER doctor (or the patient’s doctor) calls the time of death.

In the case of hospice patients who die at home, a nurse can pronounce the patient dead.
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Timmy84 said:

I read that article and they tried to be slick to make it seem like Omer himself said those things but it's actually more "sources" b.s. Although Omer is clearly not MJ's kid the article could be completely fabricated. "Omer, who lives in Norway, has revealed Jackson always used to say that he was like a son to him and he thinks that that must be the reason for all the rumours.

Confiding in a close friend from Oslo, Omer said: “Michael is not my father. He and I were just very, very close. He was my best friend.”

He also confided in a girl pal: “Michael was such a special person to me and I cannot believe he is gone, I am in total shock. I have lost weight because I cannot eat anything. All I can think about is Michael and how he died.”

Ricky, now 25 and living in Hollywood, told the Sunday Mirror in an exclusive interview: “I never got the vibe anything inappropriate was going on.

“Omer would sleep over at Michael’s. They would hang out and watch movies and all that kind of stuff. His parents and his sister stayed in a cottage in a different part of the ranch.”

Ricky added: “Omer sleeping in Michael’s bed would not have been a big deal. It would have been innocent.”
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Timmy84 said:

If Omar is saying he slept in the bed with Michael that makes the situation looks much worst. I wonder if he realizes that? If the Jackson's get wind of that info then they would quickly kick Omar's ass to the curb, so I doubt if that is true! Then again he could have been Michael's lover.

One of Michael's previous lawyers said Michael was so emotionally frail during the last child molestation case, that upon meeting him Michael fell over in his lap crying like a child.

aerdna25 said:

Where is this photo from and when?!!!

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/...nt-gossip/

Jermaine Jackson, brother of the late Michael Jackson, blocks out his wife Halima and son Jermajesty, far right, with a giant umbrella at the Save The World Awards in Vienna, Austria on Friday. Peep the Louis Vuitton his other son Jaffar, far left, is holding. Jermaine doesn't wanna get his hair wet because all that gel and curl activator will burn his eyes terribly!



Here’s Jermajesty on the right holding the umbrella.

StillDirrty said:

Yeah it could've been made up, then again I thought La Toya's interview was fake.

Chic35 said:

Damn Jermajesty has changed quite a bit since he was younger. He got darker. Now he looks like Jermaine.


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Shango said:

I sure did ! I watched him strum the guitar strings with a drumstick all while wearing a 12 inch collar

jermaine's wife from afgahnistan??

i think she is gorgeous!

Chic35 said:

omg i can't stand people with umbrellas hittin' you in the face and shit almost pocking out your eyes! WATCH OUT you know that's what she wants to yell. and poor guy on the other side of him !
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matthewgrant said:

forget that the people behind them cant see anything

Deepak Chopra: I'm Not Tarnishing Michael Jackson's Image

matthewgrant said:

Debbie Rowe arrives at Dr. Klein's office.

http://www.tmz.com/2009/0...l-jackson/

louis farrakhan explaines how the media destroyed michael jackson legacy july 13 2009

Evvy said:

oh yeah, that too

suga10 said:

So how does a healthy man die in his sleep? No red flags? does this mean that there was no sign of any drugs in his system?

EmeraldSkies said:

What the hell is Cherilyn Lee talking about? The same woman that said MJ begged for the propofol. Makes no sense.