Jermaine Jackson blasts 'cashing in' claims

Jermaine Jackson has hit out at critics accusing him of "cashing in" on his brother Michael's death, insisting he just wants to keep the King Of Pop's legacy alive.

The Thriller hitmaker passed away in June after suffering a cardiac arrest and Jermaine has been in the press speaking about his brother ever since.

He was also the driving force behind a doomed memorial concert in Vienna, Austria, which was scrapped when he failed to pull in enough big names to appear at the show.

But Jermaine has slammed allegations he is using his brother's death to make money for himself, branding the claims "absurd".

He says, "That is the most ridiculous thing ever. It is not about cashing in on what has happened. It is responsibility on all of our parts as brothers and sisters to keep his legacy alive.

"I would love to see something done in my brother's honour every year, because he was that well-respected around the globe. So for the media to say this is absurd. It is stupid. It is crazy."

Jackson Kids Visit Science Center and IMAX Theatre
By Eunice Oh
October 2009



A month after their father was finally laid to rest, Michael Jackson's children "are doing very good," a source close to the Jackson family tells People magazine, and enjoying time together outside their grandparents' home.

On Friday, Prince Michael I, 12, Paris, 11, and Prince Michael II (a.k.a. "Blanket"), 7, visited the California Science Center, a hands-on science education facility, in Los Angeles where they came in with a large group of kids, browsed the gift shop and watched a film in the IMAX theatre.

"They were running around, just having fun with the toys like any other kids would do," Brandon Smith, an employee at the science center's gift store tells "[They were] real friendly. They said 'hi.'"

The family outing comes a few weeks after the Jackson kids visited L.A.'s famed La Brea Tar Pits and have been spotted in Las Vegas with their grandmother.

"Katherine wants to give them a normalcy that they've never had," says the family source. "She wants them to adjust to a normal life. She wants to make sure they are grounded."

that's good to hear, theyseemlike wonderful kids

babybugz said:

I had to ask because I didn't see them at first or second glance. I had to go to one of the sales associates and she looked in the computer and saw they had 2 left and it was the black one

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ViintageJunkiie said:

yep. those styles of button up shirts was real popular in the early 90's

mimi07 said:

I Love These pictures. Mike looks good in those hosptal pants

Arnie Klein Shut Down in Jackson Court
Posted Oct 5th 2009 6:09PM by TMZ Staff




Michael Jackson's good friend and doc Arnie Klein was formally shut down in court Friday, when the judge ruled he has no legal right to raise concerns about the welfare of Jackson's 3 kids.

You'll recall Dr. Klein's lawyer, Mark Vincent Kaplan, showed up in probate court early on and said his client had concerns about the kids.

According to court docs obtained by TMZ, the judge ruled Klein had no legal "standing" because there's a "conclusive presumption" Jackson and Debbie Rowe are the parents of the two older kids.

The court also found there is "no legal mother" of Prince Michael Jackson, II -- aka Blanket.


WTH are these people's problem. klein ...GO AWAY

tangerine7 said:

It's just funny because for yeeears, I never knew it was an actual shirt! Like, I really thought MJ was laying in something with his head poked out. I feel so slow! lol

Copycat said:

I don't question Michael's parenting skills, but I think what Katherine is doing is what's best for them. She's allowing them to see the world and giving them the childhood they need. For the most part MJ kept them secluded from the world and hid their identities from the world. I think they're a lot happier now because they're exploring.

bboy87 said:

Well I just went there and I didn't see the t-shirts at first either..I looked right where the bob marley,beatles,run dmc t-shirts were and then i looked over on a table of folded t-shirts and there they lay
so i bought what was left.


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ViintageJunkiie said:

It's good to see his kids doing well I hope the media leave them alone though but i doubt it

ViintageJunkiie said:

Well when i first looked at the picture again i was too, like

tangerine7 said:

Nice

I had too the t-shirts i have from the 80's are too small.

why u posting those tiny ass pics and the 2nd one is some bad photoshop
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Ride em cowboy

babybugz said:

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tangerine7 said:

mimi07 said:

It's National Vision Week. It's to test your eyesight.

carlcranshaw said:

Carl, uh, that second pic needs to go...

I wanted this one,but they didn't have it in stock.


I saw what looked to be about a 15 yr.old teenager wearing it though..


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I must speak on this MJ Prince competition. Clearly the two artist respected each other. However, what most people don't look at is that these 2 were giants in a field of giants. Since James Brown pushed funk into it's birth, the music of the 70's was lined with talent. What both MJ and Prince did was push the limits of how far the music could go. WHile MJ had the history with Motown, Prince created his movement. But they both perfected their craft so well that even the most hardened critics had to take notice. Motown 25 was magic. His videos were magic and EVERYONE watched. Less than a year later, Prince kept the eyes on "Soul" music by making it his sound. I wonder if this generation is really going to understand any of this, but I hope they pick un instruments and get to playing.

wow a off the wall shirt , I would get that.A 15 year old can't appreciate off the wall

tangerine7 said:

It's not for sale? Ah hell naw! I better see shirts like this at Devil-Mart. I mean Wal-Mart or Target or some shit!

TheRideroftheMoor said:

They are, it's just not what's "popular" right now.