TJ Jackson
*TMZ is reporting that Tito’s son TJ has just been made the temporary guardian of Michael Jackson’s three children, and has suspended the previous guardianship of their grandmother Katherine Jackson.
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According to the website, the judge ordered that MJ’s kids must not be removed from California without a court order. The judge added that TJ should file a petition for permanent guardianship, and he must give notice to both Diana Ross and Debbie Rowe.
TJ’s lawyer also told the court about a phone conversation that TJ had with Katherine Jackson yesterday that gave him serious pause.
According to TMZ, TJ said, “I’ve never heard my grandmother talk like that.” TJ added, “She wasn’t sharp. The pauses, choice of vocabulary … she has not used certain phrases like that before.” TJ thought she was talking in code. As TJ addressed the court, he was choking up.
Judge Beckloff ruled this was not a power play by TJ and ordered the Michael Jackson Estate to give TJ the funds necessary to take care of security and anything else that’s needed for the children. Also, the lawyer for MJ’s kids said they all support TJ getting temporary guardianship.
Also, the judge said Katherine was not suspended for wrongdoing, but that she was prevented from doing her guardianship duties by “intentional act from third parties.” According to TMZ, the judge was referring to Katherine’s kids Randy, Jermaine and Janet.
Additionally, Katherine’s lawyer, Sandra Ribera, told the court that she has been to Katherine’s house several times recently and she believes Katherine has been held against her will. TJ’s lawyer Charles Schultz co-signed, saying there was an “incident” at Katherine’s house last night that escalated. He added TJ is unsure Katherine is acting voluntarily.
Katherine’s lawyer, Perry Sanders, tells TMZ, “This is a very tense time when of course we don’t feel Mrs. Jackson should be removed as guardian and we would vigorously oppose that on anything other than an extremely short-term basis, until she returns home.”
TMZ is also reporting that Katherine had high blood pressure before she skipped L.A., and the reported spa visit in Arizona did her good. But TJ doesn’t think it did the kids any good, as things have completely unraveled at her home within the past week.
(L-R) Blanket, Prince and Paris
At the root of the drama is Michael’s will and whether or not his legal team forged the signature on it. Also, last week, reports surfaced that family matriarch Katherine had gone missing, but Jermaine Jackson insisted she was alive, well. Los Angeles County sheriff’s detectives closed their missing persons case opened for Katherine when she was found to be with her daughter Rebbie in Arizona.
“Katherine Jackson has been located and she is fine and with family,” Los Angeles County sheriff’s spokesman Steve Whitmore said. “Our missing persons case is closed.” Deputies talked to two family members and were satisfied, he explained.
A lawyer for Katherine Jackson, however, was not satisfied, saying the sheriff’s deputies who tried to talk to her in Arizona Monday were blocked from seeing her.
Janet Jackson (L) and Paris Jackson clash. Janet and her brothers Jermaine and Randy Jackson attempted to convince Michael Jackson’s two oldest children, Paris and Prince, to leave Katherine Jackson’s home with them Monday, but Paris and Prince resisted
As we reported yesterday, TMZ caught footage of a physical confrontation between Jackson’s daughter Paris, her aunt Janet Jackson and uncle Randy Jackson at Katherine’s home. At the root of that incident was Paris’ tweeting about being unable to reach her grandmother for several days. The tweets of their family business didn’t sit well with Janet. This morning, it was reported that Janet actually slapped Paris during their altercation, and Paris slapped her back.
According to TMZ, the incident started when Randy, Jermaine and Janet Jackson followed another vehicle into the Calabasas compound. They were not permitted to enter the property themselves . The car in front was apparently carrying Michael Jackson’s three children.
Once they were inside, Janet, Jermaine and Randy reportedly tried to grab the children and put them in their own SUV in order to take them to Arizona, where Katherine Jackson had been resting. At one point, Janet tried to grab Paris’ mobile phone and called her a “spoiled little bitch.” Paris reportedly said to Janet, “This is our house. Not the Jackson family house. Get the f**k out.”
Meanwhile, cousin Trent Jackson (who works for Katherine) and Randy Jackson had a separate dust up, with Trent allegedly putting Randy in a headlock and punching Jermaine in the mouth.
Back to the issue of Katherine’s whereabouts… Marlon Jackson broke down and walked out of an interview at “The Insider” yesterday during talk of Katherine. He was filming the segment with Jackie and Tito [See below.]. Jermaine continues to insist that the 82-year-old is “fine.” Marlon, however, says they haven’t seen her in over a week.
Marlon told The Insider: ”We’ve been told that our mother is safe. She’s doing well. But we have not spoken with her. We have not talked with her and I don’t know where my mother is.” He then wept on camera as he added angrily, “All I know is she is in Arizona, and whatever doctor is saying I can’t talk to my mother you call me!” before storming off the set in tears.
In another clip, separate to that, Marlon commented “All I know is that there is somebody who made the decision that my mother cannot talk to me and whoever that person is they’re going to answer to me because I’m going to see my mother and I’m going to bring her home.”
His brother Jackie had words too, saying “We would love to talk to her and speak with her. The children haven’t spoken to my mom and whenever my mom goes anywhere she always calls back and talks to the kids, Michael’s kids… At this present time we haven’t spoken to her. It’s been nine or 10 days. We hear that she’s somewhere in Arizona but at this time we haven’t spoken with her.”
WOW!! and the drama continues “stay tuned”
This is really bad….my heart bleeds for those children!
WHAT THE HELL DID I TELL ALL OF YOU!?!? Considering eveything at their disposal, they are a very messy family . . . .Joe taught these jackals well . . .NOw they have to call Diana and Debbie, who’s saying I-told-ya-so . . . .this is gona be an old fashioned freak’n dognpony show. all that cussing and yelling, and then going to go on tv with a soft voice, oh please, . . .I have been waiting for this , thank you Paris : )
I think the next thing is Paris will emancipate herself….she is 15. Yes, this is definately going to be interesting.
lmao lmao All families have squabbles—usually, sad to say over money or property — I know one thing, Janet would pull out a can of whoopazz on that little brat if she really wanted to — don’t know if everything I’ve read is true tho…keep in mind..this IS THE MEDIA’s take..Hell if were katherine, I’d take a dam trip too to get a break from them dam kids..as for TJ–CAN I COME STAY WITH YOU AND BE IN YOUR CUSTODY??? LOLOLOL
You see!..I posted yesterday this was going to get messier!
This is really sad if it is true. Not sure all of it is true but it is sad that nobody cn just talk to each other anymore everyone has to talk through lawyers and judges etc. They were a family at one time and I know that everyone is not going to agree all the time but what happended to picking up a phone and talking to one another w/o all the attorneys. This is a sad day becuase children are involved. I an not sure of the age of this young man but he looks almost like a child his self. Lord I hope this come to a peaceful end but when money and lawyers and the court are involved it just gets worse. Sorry to hear that Ms. jackson is suffering in her health behind all of this so I hope she get better.
Absolute mess. But if Tito’s son was able to get guardianship, then it is obvious to me that not all the younger generation Jacksons are ‘bad’. From what I surmise, it seems like the siblings’ own children seem to be well behaved and rational. I think that credit goes to their mothers as well as the siblings themselves. I truly believe they care about each other’s children. However, because Michael kept such a regal distance from his siblings and their children, I wonder if there can be any connection between Mike’s ‘kids’ and the siblings’ children? Michael is partly to blame for all this mess. Very sad but interesting story. The Jacksons are the not only dysfunctional family that’s had dustups so we shall what is in store for the next couple of days….
I’ll bet Katherine is in the beginning stages of Alzheimer’s. If so, I don’t blame the siblings who want to keep her close like they’re doing. Just because Michael’s will states she must be the guardian of those children, it does not necessarily follow that she SHOULD be. I’ll bet the sibs NEVER approved of that from Day One.
Janet, you sure have beat that little girl, who raise her , they have not did a good job , paris that is not cute what you said to your aunt or hiting her she is grown you are a child, God going to get you honey, God said honor your elder, it could’nt been me. you was have a beat down , God help this family in Jesus Name Amen.