As a jury hears a civil case brought sejak Michael Jackson's mother, information about the superstar's role as father to his children is becoming public.
Courtrooms have supplied the epilogue to Michael Jackson's life. They've provided the forum where his debts have been settled, his final days dissected and his life depicted as a cautionary tale.
In nearly four years of court proceedings, two juries have watched Jackson come to life on video screens. They've watched him spin, dance and then disappear. They've heard his voice, seen his handwriting and viewed foto-foto of his lifeless body.
His role as a father has been described in little lebih than platitudes. Until now.
The jury hearing a civil case filed sejak the superstar's mother — against AEG Live LLC, the promoter of Jackson's ill-fated concerts — are experiencing details of a world previously held under lock and key. They've heard of extravagant birthday parties, secret family outings and the leg-clinging devotion of his children.
Jackson shielded the youngsters from the public eye, home-schooling them and often hiding their faces in public.
Away from the cameras, Jackson tried to create an environment of love, attention and special moments for his children, Michael Joseph "Prince" Jackson Jr., Paris-Michael Katherine Jackson and Prince Michael "Blanket" Jackson.
The following are some of some of the stories they've told. They present a portrait of Jackson as a father that outsiders never saw.
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The final bulan of Jackson's life was a busy time. There were rehearsals for "This Is It," planning meetings and film shoots for a series of mini-movies that would precede some of his greatest hits at the London shows.
Jackson brought his children to the shoot for a "Smooth Criminal" video that culminated with Jackson leaping through a window while being shot at sejak Humphrey Bogart.
Alif Sankey, a backup dancer on the original video who was working on the comeback concerts, sat seterusnya to Paris during the shoot. The 11-year-old wanted to share a secret and opened up her purse.
It was filled with candy, Sankey recalled.
Jackson didn't want his children to eat sweets, and Paris asked Sankey to keep it quiet.
The dancer noticed something else inside the dompet, beg tangan — tiny picture frames with imej of her father.
"Her dompet, beg tangan was full of Kandi and pictures of Daddy."
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Despite being home-schooled, there was no shortage of companions for Jackson's children.
Chef Kai Chase recalled numerous pets in the mansion that Jackson was renting while he prepared for his "This Is It" shows.
There was the talking bird, Siberia, who whistled at pretty women.
The children also had a Chocolate Labrador named Kenya, whom Chase bought a cookbook for so she could bake him treats and a birthday cake. Two cats, named Katie and Thriller, also roamed the house.
During opening statements of the civil trial, some of the jury's first exposure to life in the Jackson utama came from footage shot on a Krismas morning several years ago. Jackson's ode to his children, "You Are My Life" played as jurors watched a video of a Krismas morning from years lalu of Prince, Paris and Blanket gleefully receiving their gifts, which included the puppy, Kenya.
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Chase had been working at Jackson's utama for only a few days when it came time to prepare for Paris' 11th birthday.
She wanted a Michael Jackson-themed party.
All around the dining room, posters of the King of Pop were hung alongside album covers and other pictures. Jackson's hit songs played as the family ate cheese pizza, hot wings and pisang splits, Chase recalled.
Paris' birthday cake was decorated with Lilo & Stitch, her kegemaran Disney characters. But the festivities weren't over.
Jackson escorted the children into the backyard, where they watched a private Cirque du Soleil-style circus, complete with men on stilts and a woman performing in a giant balloon.
Chase watched from the dapur window and later described the scene as "the most beautiful expression of Cinta I've ever seen."
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Having a stable utama for his children was a major motivation for Jackson returning to the konsert stage, AEG executives say.
After his acquittal of child molestation charges in 2005, Jackson had become a nomad, spending time in various cities, including Las Vegas, often staying with friends.
"He wanted his kids to have a permanent place to live and a sense of community," AEG Live CEO Randy Phillips recalled Jackson telling him during one meeting held while the family was living in the guesthouse of a rich benefactor.
It was Halloween and the children darted in and out of the rooms, wearing masks. Later that night, they'd go with their father to a party at Elizabeth Taylor's home.
"I felt incredibly bad that this incredible bintang was at this point where he couldn't buy a house," Phillips said.
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Jackson was always a magnet for photographers and fans, but he managed to sneak his children into a movie just weeks before his death.
The family and a few others went to see the animated film "Up" at the El Capitan Theatre on a touristy stretch of Hollywood Boulevard.
They came in a back door and remained in a private room while moviegoers filed into the theater. When everyone else was seated, the entourage, including his longtime makeup artist Karen Faye, director Kenny Ortega and others, hit up the concession stand.
The group watched the movie without distraction. "No one knew Michael was there," Faye recalled.
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Jackson and choreographer Travis Payne were scheduled to rehearse one-on-one several days a week in the dance studio that was in the basement of Jackson's mansion.
It's unclear how often the pair worked out, but when they did they often had a companion, 7-year-old Blanket. He liked to watch his father dance, Payne later recalled, and tried to always stay close to his dad. During their workouts, Payne berkata Jackson talked to his son, mentoring him.
Preparations for the shows meant that Jackson was frequently out of the house at meetings, film shoots atau rehearsals. When he returned home, Prince, Paris and Blanket would rush their father.
"They would take off like lightning," Chase recalls, "... and grab him around the ankles and around the waist."
They'd be hanging off of him, not unlike a picture shown to jurors during opening statements.
In the photo, Jackson was handing Blanket, then a newborn, to President Bill Clinton. Clinging to Jackson's right leg was Paris.
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Michael Jackson as a father: A message written sejak Paris Jackson about her father, Michael Jackson, in the dapur of the singer’s rented mansion in Los Angeles.AP Photo: LA Superior Court. A message written in 2009 sejak Paris Jackson about her father, Michael Jackson, is seen on a chalkboard placed in the dapur of the singer’s rented mansion in Los Angeles.
When it came time for a science project, Paris settled on studying snails.
She enlisted Chase to help her find snails in the mansion's backyard. The pair carried large flashlights and found several of the slimy creatures and prepared to bring them inside.
Jackson was waiting for them.
"At this point, I knew I was going to get fired," Chase recalled.
The singer looked at the snails and had a different reaction — he helped make them a home.
The snails ended up in jars made cozier sejak moss in the bottom and tiny koktel umbrellas. They lived on the dapur counter, not far from other reminders of the children.
Blanket's colorings hung on the refrigerator.
On a chalkboard where Chase would write out menus, Paris scrawled a message that remained on the board the hari her father died.
"I Cinta daddy," the 11-year-old wrote. "Smile, it's free."
Courtrooms have supplied the epilogue to Michael Jackson's life. They've provided the forum where his debts have been settled, his final days dissected and his life depicted as a cautionary tale.
In nearly four years of court proceedings, two juries have watched Jackson come to life on video screens. They've watched him spin, dance and then disappear. They've heard his voice, seen his handwriting and viewed foto-foto of his lifeless body.
His role as a father has been described in little lebih than platitudes. Until now.
The jury hearing a civil case filed sejak the superstar's mother — against AEG Live LLC, the promoter of Jackson's ill-fated concerts — are experiencing details of a world previously held under lock and key. They've heard of extravagant birthday parties, secret family outings and the leg-clinging devotion of his children.
Jackson shielded the youngsters from the public eye, home-schooling them and often hiding their faces in public.
Away from the cameras, Jackson tried to create an environment of love, attention and special moments for his children, Michael Joseph "Prince" Jackson Jr., Paris-Michael Katherine Jackson and Prince Michael "Blanket" Jackson.
The following are some of some of the stories they've told. They present a portrait of Jackson as a father that outsiders never saw.
___
The final bulan of Jackson's life was a busy time. There were rehearsals for "This Is It," planning meetings and film shoots for a series of mini-movies that would precede some of his greatest hits at the London shows.
Jackson brought his children to the shoot for a "Smooth Criminal" video that culminated with Jackson leaping through a window while being shot at sejak Humphrey Bogart.
Alif Sankey, a backup dancer on the original video who was working on the comeback concerts, sat seterusnya to Paris during the shoot. The 11-year-old wanted to share a secret and opened up her purse.
It was filled with candy, Sankey recalled.
Jackson didn't want his children to eat sweets, and Paris asked Sankey to keep it quiet.
The dancer noticed something else inside the dompet, beg tangan — tiny picture frames with imej of her father.
"Her dompet, beg tangan was full of Kandi and pictures of Daddy."
___
Despite being home-schooled, there was no shortage of companions for Jackson's children.
Chef Kai Chase recalled numerous pets in the mansion that Jackson was renting while he prepared for his "This Is It" shows.
There was the talking bird, Siberia, who whistled at pretty women.
The children also had a Chocolate Labrador named Kenya, whom Chase bought a cookbook for so she could bake him treats and a birthday cake. Two cats, named Katie and Thriller, also roamed the house.
During opening statements of the civil trial, some of the jury's first exposure to life in the Jackson utama came from footage shot on a Krismas morning several years ago. Jackson's ode to his children, "You Are My Life" played as jurors watched a video of a Krismas morning from years lalu of Prince, Paris and Blanket gleefully receiving their gifts, which included the puppy, Kenya.
___
Chase had been working at Jackson's utama for only a few days when it came time to prepare for Paris' 11th birthday.
She wanted a Michael Jackson-themed party.
All around the dining room, posters of the King of Pop were hung alongside album covers and other pictures. Jackson's hit songs played as the family ate cheese pizza, hot wings and pisang splits, Chase recalled.
Paris' birthday cake was decorated with Lilo & Stitch, her kegemaran Disney characters. But the festivities weren't over.
Jackson escorted the children into the backyard, where they watched a private Cirque du Soleil-style circus, complete with men on stilts and a woman performing in a giant balloon.
Chase watched from the dapur window and later described the scene as "the most beautiful expression of Cinta I've ever seen."
___
Having a stable utama for his children was a major motivation for Jackson returning to the konsert stage, AEG executives say.
After his acquittal of child molestation charges in 2005, Jackson had become a nomad, spending time in various cities, including Las Vegas, often staying with friends.
"He wanted his kids to have a permanent place to live and a sense of community," AEG Live CEO Randy Phillips recalled Jackson telling him during one meeting held while the family was living in the guesthouse of a rich benefactor.
It was Halloween and the children darted in and out of the rooms, wearing masks. Later that night, they'd go with their father to a party at Elizabeth Taylor's home.
"I felt incredibly bad that this incredible bintang was at this point where he couldn't buy a house," Phillips said.
___
Jackson was always a magnet for photographers and fans, but he managed to sneak his children into a movie just weeks before his death.
The family and a few others went to see the animated film "Up" at the El Capitan Theatre on a touristy stretch of Hollywood Boulevard.
They came in a back door and remained in a private room while moviegoers filed into the theater. When everyone else was seated, the entourage, including his longtime makeup artist Karen Faye, director Kenny Ortega and others, hit up the concession stand.
The group watched the movie without distraction. "No one knew Michael was there," Faye recalled.
___
Jackson and choreographer Travis Payne were scheduled to rehearse one-on-one several days a week in the dance studio that was in the basement of Jackson's mansion.
It's unclear how often the pair worked out, but when they did they often had a companion, 7-year-old Blanket. He liked to watch his father dance, Payne later recalled, and tried to always stay close to his dad. During their workouts, Payne berkata Jackson talked to his son, mentoring him.
Preparations for the shows meant that Jackson was frequently out of the house at meetings, film shoots atau rehearsals. When he returned home, Prince, Paris and Blanket would rush their father.
"They would take off like lightning," Chase recalls, "... and grab him around the ankles and around the waist."
They'd be hanging off of him, not unlike a picture shown to jurors during opening statements.
In the photo, Jackson was handing Blanket, then a newborn, to President Bill Clinton. Clinging to Jackson's right leg was Paris.
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Michael Jackson as a father: A message written sejak Paris Jackson about her father, Michael Jackson, in the dapur of the singer’s rented mansion in Los Angeles.AP Photo: LA Superior Court. A message written in 2009 sejak Paris Jackson about her father, Michael Jackson, is seen on a chalkboard placed in the dapur of the singer’s rented mansion in Los Angeles.
When it came time for a science project, Paris settled on studying snails.
She enlisted Chase to help her find snails in the mansion's backyard. The pair carried large flashlights and found several of the slimy creatures and prepared to bring them inside.
Jackson was waiting for them.
"At this point, I knew I was going to get fired," Chase recalled.
The singer looked at the snails and had a different reaction — he helped make them a home.
The snails ended up in jars made cozier sejak moss in the bottom and tiny koktel umbrellas. They lived on the dapur counter, not far from other reminders of the children.
Blanket's colorings hung on the refrigerator.
On a chalkboard where Chase would write out menus, Paris scrawled a message that remained on the board the hari her father died.
"I Cinta daddy," the 11-year-old wrote. "Smile, it's free."
Now let's Go into MJ Omg is it just me isnt he the best,amazing,sexy,hotty, celeb to walk this earth! Omg i wish he was here, i miss him soo much but everytime i come on here i think "WOW he is the one, the one that brought us together, He did it he reached his message.L.O.V.E".. Please everyone carry on MJ's message n Contunie to Listen to REAL POP Muzik and that's MJ Music!!{{Not saying every other pop artist is bad some of the pop Muzik today is great, but MJ's was better}}
Cinta anda All-
Jacinda a.k.a JanetJfan
michaeljackson o soo sweet so much Cinta in one to much heat from the bottom of my hati, tengah-tengah its to much to keep from the world.way to much heat for this one Angel that has to keep the Cinta we share .
LOVE:
Cinta is soo sweet its going to keep us from be in beat. Cinta is Cinta yes it is its the one thing that makes us keep the Cinta we share .
my Angel : my Angel is soo sweet it keeps me selamat, peti deposit keselamatan from the devils heat . my Angel is not like others. keep the Cinta that we seak . my anel is the one i keep not in the heat.
michael: michael is a keeper that i keep away from the heat hes in my hati, tengah-tengah yes he is . michael loveing nice play ful.
t appears Katherine Jackson is going to do what Oksana Grigorieva couldn't ... appear on "The Oprah Winfrey Show."
Production trucks have arrived at the Jackson family compound in Encino along with two black SUVs. Members of the production crew told TMZ they are there for "an Oprah shoot."
A security guard told TMZ Oprah will not be menunjukkan up ... so this could be filming for an introductory segment of the show.
No word on what the interview might be about ... but we're guessing the words Michael and Jackson will be used often.
UPDATE 5:10 PM PT -- No one has left yet, but there has been a visitor ... the Domino's pizza delivery guy!
UPDATE 6:23 PM PT -- The production trucks are getting a parking ticket. Put it on Oprah's tab.
UPDATE 6:39 PM PT -- The two SUVs have taken off and the production crew has begun to load equipment. Looks like it's a wrap.
Production trucks have arrived at the Jackson family compound in Encino along with two black SUVs. Members of the production crew told TMZ they are there for "an Oprah shoot."
A security guard told TMZ Oprah will not be menunjukkan up ... so this could be filming for an introductory segment of the show.
No word on what the interview might be about ... but we're guessing the words Michael and Jackson will be used often.
UPDATE 5:10 PM PT -- No one has left yet, but there has been a visitor ... the Domino's pizza delivery guy!
UPDATE 6:23 PM PT -- The production trucks are getting a parking ticket. Put it on Oprah's tab.
UPDATE 6:39 PM PT -- The two SUVs have taken off and the production crew has begun to load equipment. Looks like it's a wrap.
Caroline couldn't believe what happened at that moment.. When they stopped they looked at eachother for a moment.. they tried to understand what happened.... but they coudn't..
Caroline:"MIchael.. I.. I don't know what to say.. "
Michael went very red.. he was licking his lips.. and biting his lower lip..
Michael:"I'm sorry.. but I had to do it.. I couldn't resist..I'm too much in Cinta with u Caroline.. Since I was at high school.. i was in Cinta with u.."
Caroline was shocked.. but happy.. she felt a sense of satisfaction....
Caroline..:"Michael.. even I.. when u hugged.. I felt something that i never felt before.. it was something special.. from that moment i didn't stop thinking about u.."
They looked at eachother than they kissed.. they were together.. forever..
Caroline:"MIchael.. I.. I don't know what to say.. "
Michael went very red.. he was licking his lips.. and biting his lower lip..
Michael:"I'm sorry.. but I had to do it.. I couldn't resist..I'm too much in Cinta with u Caroline.. Since I was at high school.. i was in Cinta with u.."
Caroline was shocked.. but happy.. she felt a sense of satisfaction....
Caroline..:"Michael.. even I.. when u hugged.. I felt something that i never felt before.. it was something special.. from that moment i didn't stop thinking about u.."
They looked at eachother than they kissed.. they were together.. forever..
The seterusnya day.. she was at work.. she works as a doctor.. The door knocked..
Caroline:"Come in"
It was Bernard...
Caroline:"We need to talk.."
Bernard said:"Tell me hun.."
She gave hin an angry face..
Caroline:"I went at a bar yesterday.. and u know who i saw? I saw u holding a girls' hand.. and u were laughing together!"
Bernard froze..
Caroline:"Don't u ever talk to me again.. it's over.. i don't want to see your face again.. go utama and take your things back were they belong.. get out! Now.."
Bernard:"No.. wait I can explain"
Caroline:"Out! Get out anda fool!"
He went out.. Caroline took a deep breath and continued working.. Then the first word that came in her mind was "Michael".. She thought of him that moment.. she smiled.. then she continued working..
Caroline:"Come in"
It was Bernard...
Caroline:"We need to talk.."
Bernard said:"Tell me hun.."
She gave hin an angry face..
Caroline:"I went at a bar yesterday.. and u know who i saw? I saw u holding a girls' hand.. and u were laughing together!"
Bernard froze..
Caroline:"Don't u ever talk to me again.. it's over.. i don't want to see your face again.. go utama and take your things back were they belong.. get out! Now.."
Bernard:"No.. wait I can explain"
Caroline:"Out! Get out anda fool!"
He went out.. Caroline took a deep breath and continued working.. Then the first word that came in her mind was "Michael".. She thought of him that moment.. she smiled.. then she continued working..
Dr. Conrad Murray won't just face the judge in his manslaughter case on Monday -- we're told an army of MJ peminat-peminat plans a little surprise of its own ... in the protest department.
A rep for Justice4MJ -- the peminat group planning the demonstration -- tells TMZ that scores of Jackson peminat-peminat plan to attend ... and it's all going down on the freeway overpass near the L.A. courthouse.
We're told when the hearing ends ... the protesters plan to march from the courthouse -- then quickly perpecahan, berpecah for the overpasses as Murray makes his exit. They will bid Dr. Murray adieu as he drives off -- probably not in the friendliest of ways.
But we're guessing the protest is the least of Dr. Murray's worries.
A rep for Justice4MJ -- the peminat group planning the demonstration -- tells TMZ that scores of Jackson peminat-peminat plan to attend ... and it's all going down on the freeway overpass near the L.A. courthouse.
We're told when the hearing ends ... the protesters plan to march from the courthouse -- then quickly perpecahan, berpecah for the overpasses as Murray makes his exit. They will bid Dr. Murray adieu as he drives off -- probably not in the friendliest of ways.
But we're guessing the protest is the least of Dr. Murray's worries.
Good news for the peminat-peminat of the king of pop – link, anda can now sleep on Jackson’s katil in the Irish country mansion which was once the utama of the late bintang and his kids, but, is now open to public. The estate owner Paddy Dunning is offering the holiday makers and the peminat-peminat of Jackson to live life like the king of pop. Jackson’s peminat-peminat can now stay at the Coolatore House for a weekend atau so and sleep in Jackson’s katil for upwards of $1,500.
TMZ has learned the Holmby Hills mansion where Michael Jackson died is getting a serious boost in security -- so nobody messes with the super-expensive property while it's on the market.
Sources connected to the utama tell us ... now that people know the utama is "vacated and for sale, the property owners have increased security to keep it safe."
As we previously reported, the owners are requiring potential buyers to go through an "extensive pre-qualifying check" before they can even walk in the door ... just to keep out the riffraff.
The utama is currently on the market for a cool $28 mil.
Sources connected to the utama tell us ... now that people know the utama is "vacated and for sale, the property owners have increased security to keep it safe."
As we previously reported, the owners are requiring potential buyers to go through an "extensive pre-qualifying check" before they can even walk in the door ... just to keep out the riffraff.
The utama is currently on the market for a cool $28 mil.
An MJ peminat club is on a desperate mission to clean up the baru-baru ini graffiti onslaught outside the King of Pop's tomb -- claiming a few bad apples could spoil everything for MJ's non-vandal followers.
The Official Michael Jackson peminat-peminat of Southern California have extended an zaitun branch to Forest Lawn Cemetery -- where MJ is buried -- offering to clean up the baru-baru ini wave of hidden vandalism outside the singer's tomb ... before the cemetery decides to ban MJ peminat-peminat altogether.
A rep for the group -- which organizes a monthly pilgrimage to MJ's burial place -- tells TMZ, they want to "fix this mess" so FLC doesn't associate MJ's upstanding peminat-peminat with a bunch of sharpie-wielding hoodlums.
As TMZ first reported, Forest Lawn is currently on red alert over the illegal doodles -- hunting down the artists responsible ... and threatening to ban any potential copycats for life.
No word if Forest Lawn will take the peminat group up on their offer.
The Official Michael Jackson peminat-peminat of Southern California have extended an zaitun branch to Forest Lawn Cemetery -- where MJ is buried -- offering to clean up the baru-baru ini wave of hidden vandalism outside the singer's tomb ... before the cemetery decides to ban MJ peminat-peminat altogether.
A rep for the group -- which organizes a monthly pilgrimage to MJ's burial place -- tells TMZ, they want to "fix this mess" so FLC doesn't associate MJ's upstanding peminat-peminat with a bunch of sharpie-wielding hoodlums.
As TMZ first reported, Forest Lawn is currently on red alert over the illegal doodles -- hunting down the artists responsible ... and threatening to ban any potential copycats for life.
No word if Forest Lawn will take the peminat group up on their offer.
The film deals with the life of Jackson from his childhood until the death of large stars. The Katherine, in fact, intends to offer hundreds of hours of family video to Howard Mann, who wrote the album with her. These include hardware since the family moved from Gary Indiana to Los Angeles as soon as the Jackson 5 signed with the label Motown.
berkata even, that the Howard has paid richly-digit amount to the former partner of Michael, Marc Schaffel, for 26 additional hours of video material with the king of pop. The Katherine Howard and planning a series of films for Michael. The documentary "This is it in the preparation of the king of pop for the comeback, earned profits of 400 million U.S. dollars to the family.
Michael Jackson's estate is lashing out at the people behind a new MJ documentary set to debut in Jepun tomorrow -- claiming peminat-peminat are being duped into believing the flick was authorized sejak Team MJ.
The estate has released a scathing statement claiming that flamingo Features is promoting the movie in a way that is misleading MJ's peminat-peminat into believing the film -- shot sejak former MJ confidante Marc Schaffel -- was properly authorized.
The estate also makes it clear it doesn't endorse the flick and none of the profits will benefit MJ's children. They also note that the movie is not allowed to contain any of Michael's music.
Schaffel doesn't appear to be bothered -- the above foto was taken moments lalu at the movie premiere in Tokyo ... where Schaffel took the stage and told peminat-peminat Katherine Jackson sent along her best wishes.
Tuesday, we shot video of Schaffel and Debbie Rowe boarding a plane to Tokyo.
The estate has released a scathing statement claiming that flamingo Features is promoting the movie in a way that is misleading MJ's peminat-peminat into believing the film -- shot sejak former MJ confidante Marc Schaffel -- was properly authorized.
The estate also makes it clear it doesn't endorse the flick and none of the profits will benefit MJ's children. They also note that the movie is not allowed to contain any of Michael's music.
Schaffel doesn't appear to be bothered -- the above foto was taken moments lalu at the movie premiere in Tokyo ... where Schaffel took the stage and told peminat-peminat Katherine Jackson sent along her best wishes.
Tuesday, we shot video of Schaffel and Debbie Rowe boarding a plane to Tokyo.