We ask that everyone respects that this is a serious matter that will be handled by the proper authorities.
A statement from attorneys for the Estate in response to the online posting:
FROM THE ESTATE: Any doubts about the validity of Michael’s will and his selection of Executors were thoroughly and completely debunked two years ago when a challenge was rejected by the Los Angeles County Superior Court, the California Court of Appeals and, finally, the California Supreme Court.
Under the supervision of Los Angeles County Superior Court Judge Mitchell Beckloff, Co-Executors John Branca and John McClain have diligently carried out their fiduciary duties as well as their obligation to Michael to make sure that his Estate benefits the only family members he named in his will – his mother and his three children.
We are saddened that false and defamatory accusations grounded in stale Internet conspiracy theories are now being made by certain members of Michael’s family, whom he chose to leave out of his will. We are especially disheartened that they come at a time when remarkable progress has been made to secure the financial future of his children by turning around the Estate’s finances as well as during a time when so many of Michael’s fans, old and new, are enjoying his artistry through exciting new projects. ” http://www.celebuzz.com/2...exclusive/
[Edited 7/18/12 6:58am] [Edited 7/18/12 7:14am] MJ L.O.V.E: https://www.facebook.com/...689&type=2 / YOUTUBE: http://www.youtube.com/us...nderSilent | |
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The Jacksons should just change their name to the Gofers because that's all they seem to do. | |
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Here's a better look at the letter. What's interesting to me is that there is no date on this letter. Dont letters of this type usually have the date posted at the top or end of the letter?
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This is why I dont like the Jackson Family, this further supports why Michael stayed FAR away from them as possible. I will never understand how a family that claims to love their kin treats them like a 24 hour bank account through exploitation, lying and throwing them under the bus. If Ofah had said the kinds of things she did about Michael and was aware of it and was Michaels mother or any family member I would have not sat down with her and would have gave her a piece of my mind, weird ass money hungry family .
Whether this is authentic or not,this is how Ive always felt. | |
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Either a misprint or could they mean Blanket's mother? [Edited 7/18/12 7:17am] "When Michael Jackson is just singing and dancing, you just think this is an astonishing talent. And he has had this astounding talent all his life, but we want him to be floored as well. We really don´t like the idea that he could have it all." | |
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This is why I can't take them seriously. And seriously Janet was one of the signers? Is she that scared that her brothers may try getting her money now? Because that's all I took from HER signature... if they really did this, it shows how stupid they seem, if they didn't do this, then someone is playing a cruel, mean joke on them. But either way, they still played a part in the public opinion that that's just what they are. | |
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Nah they meant "Katherine Jackson". It's interesting they said KATHERINE JENKINS! Jenkins?! | |
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I thought they meant Katherine Jackson too like you Timmy. But when I read the sentence again I wondered if they were referring to Blanket's mom like Dag said too...I dont know. Could be a typo but then again, that's one hell of a typo...screwing up their own mother's name like that! Didnt they have anyone proofread this before they sent it out? [Edited 7/18/12 7:44am] MJ L.O.V.E: https://www.facebook.com/...689&type=2 / YOUTUBE: http://www.youtube.com/us...nderSilent | |
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No they didn't. They just foolishly sent it as if no one was gonna point it out. These Jacksons are so gullible they wouldn't even know about learning about business and they wonder why Michael left them OUT THE DAMN WILL! If anything happens to Katherine and since Diana is on the will, Diana better be prepared because... smh, this is gonna be a barn burner, even more than it already is. But yeah they actually typed KATHERINE JENKINS, their MAMA! | |
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I keep on reading the actual letter and I can't see Katherine's name on it at all. It's just in the article, so is it the journalist's mistake or do they really quote parts of the letter that we don't see? "When Michael Jackson is just singing and dancing, you just think this is an astonishing talent. And he has had this astounding talent all his life, but we want him to be floored as well. We really don´t like the idea that he could have it all." | |
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This is crazy! Even tho I dont agree with everything the estate has done since Mikes death, they've done a great job - paying back money - getting revenues - solving other problems like being sued by various people. I cant believe Janet is on this too? Wow... THis family is so money hungry, like seriously. Wow...
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Hmm now that you mention it and I'm reading the article again... it don't seem like Katherine's name ain't in the letter... sound like those fools at Celebuzz wrote it. | |
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But still even for a journalist that's quite a typo. I don't get it. "When Michael Jackson is just singing and dancing, you just think this is an astonishing talent. And he has had this astounding talent all his life, but we want him to be floored as well. We really don´t like the idea that he could have it all." | |
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Well tabloid and celebrity blog writers are not exactly known for their smarts. | |
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They dont mention her by name in the letter, but they refer to her as "our mother". MJ L.O.V.E: https://www.facebook.com/...689&type=2 / YOUTUBE: http://www.youtube.com/us...nderSilent | |
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Makes me wish Tina had actually succeeding in shooting his foot because he always puts it in his mouth... fuck him. | |
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Like I said if they really cared about "their mother", they should help her and not let her get sick and die. Seriously, what went on in their minds as kids to make them behave the way they do now? Makes me think these children don't give a damn about their mother, that only Michael did. Going back at their history, the siblings had always demanded to their mother to get them money or speak to Michael. Talking about "this has made her ill" like they had nothing to do with it over the years. Fuck them. And where is her "loving husband"? Oh yeah, he's selling his suck ass perfume at a different store since they "sabotaged" it at the other store where he nearly fell off his seat sleeping. And Janet... I'm just disappointed in her. I really am. But then again, her actions in the last three years regarding Michael's death has just made me really upset. | |
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Poor Michael's children growing in all of this. I hope they will stick together when they grow up in order to be strong enough to fight everyone trying to take advantage of them. "When Michael Jackson is just singing and dancing, you just think this is an astonishing talent. And he has had this astounding talent all his life, but we want him to be floored as well. We really don´t like the idea that he could have it all." | |
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Ikr! Again I have to smh @ these peoples. The brothers need to be focusing on their Unity Tour and not channeling their energy trying to stir up nonsense and drama. And speaking of their Unity tour, I find it interesting that two of the brothers (Jermaine and Tito) signed their names to this letter while the other two (Marlon and Jackie) left their names out ot if. How's that for unity?
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Misprint. Come on...you think that this lady is Blanket's real mama? He doesn't even look like her.
[Edited 7/18/12 8:55am] The salvation of man is through love and in love. - Dr. V. Frankl
"When you close your heart, you close your mind." - Michael Jackson (Man In The Mirror) "I don't need anger management, I need people to stop pissing me off" | |
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I agree, how you gonna call your tour "The Unity Tour" when Marlon and Jackie Jackson won't agree to your schemes? It's like they treat each other as business transactions. Instead of being a family, they go off like greedy scavengers wanting to get a piece of the pie. And to be frank, this is something MOST of the family has been trying to do since "Thriller" sold all those damn copies 30 years ago. | |
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Come on, even if they were refering to Blanket's mother, do you think this is the only Katherine Jenkins in the world? Didn't actually Michael say she was black? Anyway, Blanket looks like Michael. He's like his clone and actually looking at her, her features are not that radically different from Blanket's. He could be a mix of the two of them. See what you can see when you try to see it? [Edited 7/18/12 9:02am] "When Michael Jackson is just singing and dancing, you just think this is an astonishing talent. And he has had this astounding talent all his life, but we want him to be floored as well. We really don´t like the idea that he could have it all." | |
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Ya, I know.
I'm just playin'. But she's the only person I heard of with that name. I doubt that they're referring to his biological mother because she wasn't mentioned or ever provided for in Michael's will.
And yeah, she was black, or black-hispanic (so Michael has mentioned). The salvation of man is through love and in love. - Dr. V. Frankl
"When you close your heart, you close your mind." - Michael Jackson (Man In The Mirror) "I don't need anger management, I need people to stop pissing me off" | |
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Anyways, back on topic... guess now that their "tour" is coming to a close on July 29th, how do some of the brothers expect this stupid lawsuit to fly? | |
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Yeah, I know, but I can't get the fact that MIchael mentioned putting together a contract to keep her indentity a secret away from my head, so I don't expect to see her being mentioned anywhere even if that happened to be by any chance the case. [Edited 7/18/12 9:36am] "When Michael Jackson is just singing and dancing, you just think this is an astonishing talent. And he has had this astounding talent all his life, but we want him to be floored as well. We really don´t like the idea that he could have it all." | |
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This is ridiculous. How can anyone of you pass judgement without possibly knowing what's going on? [Edited 7/18/12 10:45am] | |
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on the positive side, the smartest thing mj did was to put the estate in the hands of the two johns, or at least not in the hands of his family. i believe that the kids have to be 35 or 40 before any one of them can get full control of their share of the estate.
that means that the money will be in the control of the executors, pursuant to mj's will. as the two johns state in their response to this "letter", they have completed their fiduciary duties to make sure that mj3 and katherine only benefit from the estate. remember, they wasted no time in giving jermaine's "wife" and kids their walking papers from hayvenhurst.
so mj3 will have help. the family will not be able to get the kids to support them, cause the kids do not have control of the money and won't for a significant portion of their lives. the two johns are not going to let mj3 be taken advantage of. they are probably more disgusted by the jacksons than the fans b/c they've seen this behavior towards mj up close and personal for a long, long time. they were mj's advisors, working for him, and that's where their loyalties lie. they won't be handing money to mj3 knowing its really going to support other members of the family.
also, by the time mj3 are in their 30s, i'm sure they will have come to a lot of the same conclusions that we have about the alleged love that their father's family supposedly had for him. | |
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Guess you didn't read into what was going on so to you it seems we're passing judgment but stay asleep. Go for what you know man. | |
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I didn't pass judgement; I merely asked a question.
Their mother just suffered some kind of stroke. AEG has been hounding her for filing a wrongful death suit. And their mother is also afraid. And yet you can't understand why they have written this letter? If not simply out of rash emotion.
Branca and McClain have enjoyed a huge financial windfall from this as well. They have a special arrangement, blessed by the probate judge who oversees the estate, allowing them to earn 10% from most deals they cut for the Estate.
And according to the family, Michael wasn't even in Los Angeles when the Will was supposedly written.
The letter also says that Michael told them in the months leading up to his death that he despised the pair and didn’t want them to have anything to do with his life or estate.
Michael's siblings will not, no matter what, benefit from the estate (And I'm sure they are well aware of this, as we all know their past history). [Edited 7/18/12 12:17pm] | |
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