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Just two days after she temporary lost guardianship over her three grandchildren (the late Michael Jackson's children), Katherine Jackson will file for joint custody with the King of Pop's nephew, T.J. Jackson.
A lawyer for the 82-year-old Katherine said that the new arrangement will lessen the burden of day-to-day tasks that have proved increasingly difficult for her while still maintaining her authority as a guardian of Prince, 15; Paris, 14; and Blanket, 10.
Katherine lost her custody rights on July 25 after a Los Angeles Superior Court judge ruled that she had been unable to oversee the children properly due to the involvement of others. The judge installed Michael's nephew T.J. (son of Tito) as a temporary guardian over Prince, Paris and Blanket.
The "pleading will essentially now legally reflect how Mrs. Jackson and T.J. have often shared responsibilities of raising the children since Michael Jackson's tragic passing," Perry Sanders, a lawyer for Katherine, told TMZ. "[The arrangement] reflected wishes of [Michael Jackson's] children."
The new arrangement, Sanders notes, will still keep Katherine as the sole person in charge of the family's allowance, which is a reported $70,000 per month.
On Thursday, the eldest Jackson child, Prince, tweeted a series of messages that expressed his disapproval of the way his family had handled the recent drama. He said that Katherine had been essentially manipulated and lied to, then threatened to "continue with the truth" if the lying continued. Katherine appeared to return home to the children in Los Angeles early Thursday morning.
"Mrs. Jackson is extremely pleased with the prospect of enjoying the pleasure of raising Michael's children without the day to day tedium of items such as managing the large staff that goes with such a high profile family and focus her attention on being a grandmother and raising Michael's children," Sanders said.
It has been almost 3 years since Michael Jackson left us at the age of 50. However, intense interest remains about his life, work, and family--especially his three children. Oprah Winfrey recently visited Jackson's 14-year-old daughter, Paris, for an interview that revealed some details about life with a world-famous parent.Paris Jackson and Oprah Winfrey
One of the most-discussed Jackson oddities was his habit of covering his children's faces in public. Paris Jackson explained to Winfrey that he was doing it to protect their identity in hopes people wouldn't recognize them when they weren't with their father.
"I was really confused," Paris told Winfrey, confirming that her face was only covered when she was with her dad, not at any other time. "I didn't get why I was wearing a mask, but I understand it now...why my dad would want our faces to be covered. When we went out without him, we wouldn't be recognized and could have a normal childhood."When asked if she thought her father really wanted her to have a normal childhood, Paris answered yes.
"He had his doubts," she added. "He told us when he was younger, he didn't really have a childhood. He would always be stuck in the studio singing, while other kids were out playing."
Paris noted that Jackson let his kids go to normal places in hopes they'd have a regular life. "Chuck E. Cheese and Toys R Us were our favorite places to go," she told Winfrey.
A judge has ruled that Michael's mother, Katherine Jackson, pictured here, can move ahead with her lawsuit against concert promoter AEG Live regarding the death of her son. Katherine contends that AEG Live is responsible for the medical decisions of Dr. Conrad Murray.
Courtesy of TMZ.com
Katherine and Joe Jackson sat down with Oprah Winfrey this weekend to tape a segment for O's show ... and TMZ has the first photos.
As we first reported, production trucks for Oprah's show were parked outside the Jackson compound in Encino for the better part of Saturday. In the photos, Oprah can be seen meeting with several family members and getting the tour of the house.
We're told the interview focused heavily on Michael Jackson (duh) -- talking about his life, his kids and the book Katherine put together about his life.
No word yet on when the episode will air.
On a family outing for the first time since the LAPD began investigating that whole stun gun mess, Jackson family children (L-R) Paris, Blanket, Prince, Jaafar and Jermajesty all went to the movies in Los Angeles yesterday, reportedly to see "Alice in Wonderland." First time they've been seen out since LAPD investigated the stun gun matter.
Debbie Rowe -- the mother of Michael Jackson's two oldest children Paris and Prince -- claims she's "worried" about her kids' brother, Blanket.
When asked if she was worried about Blanket, Rowe said, "Of course I'm worried ... why would I not be worried about a child? He is their brother."
Rowe claimed she's never been to the Jackson compound, she then reportedly said that she has been visiting Michael's tomb recently and tries to visit as often as she can.
Jermaine Jackson's 13-year-old son, Jaafar, ordered the stun gun online that triggered a visit from the L.A. County Department of Children and Family Services last night.
DCFS came to the Jackson family house in Encino last night at around 10:30 after someone told them that Jaafar ordered the gun. Randy Jackson said that the gun was delivered to the house 3 weeks ago -- but was intercepted by security.
Katherine Jackson's lawyer, Adam Streisand, said that Katherine took control of the gun and locked it up. Sources report that DCFS took the gun away last night.
Streisand reported to TMZ that two people from DCFS conducted interviews last night at the house. They spoke with Katherine and some of the children. Michael Jackson's three kids live at the home, along with some of their cousins.
Both Randy and Streisand told TMZ none of the children ever got hold of the gun.
UPDATE: Katherine Jackson's lawyer, Adam Streisand, confirmed that DCFS was at the house last night and that "Mrs. Jackson is doing the utmost to safeguard the welfare of her grandchildren." He says it's "normal" for DCFS to come back and do a follow-up.
UPDATE: According to TMZ reports, multiple sources say the stun gun that Jermaine Jackson's 13-year-old son purchased was actually used by the children in the house ... and Michael Jackson's son, Blanket was an intended target.
TMZ is reporting and apparently confirmed that the children at the Jackson home were playing with the gun last week.
TMZ reports say the kids were using the gun on the second floor of the house. Security guards on the property were perplexed because they couldn't figure out where the noise was coming from ... nor could they identify the sound.
Late last week, TMZ reported that one of the security guards went upstairs and "stopped Jermaine's kids from stunning Blanket." The guard confiscated the gun.
As previously reported two DCFS social workers interviewed Katherine and several of the kids and confiscated Jaafar's stun gun.
Sources such as TMZ say the kids have a second stun gun that DCFS did not recover and it is somewhere on the property.
DCFS is going back to the house today for further investigation. TMZ reports say DCFS considers this "a very serious situation."
UPDATE: 8:39PM EST
The Jackson family has released a statement about the stun gun incident which triggered an investigation by the L.A. County DCFS:
According to the statement, issued by Katherine Jackson's lawyer Adam Streisand, Jermaine's 13-year-old son Jaafar ordered a gun online and it was delivered to the Jackson family home two weeks ago in Encino. The statement says the gun was a "taser." Other sources say it was a stun gun. Streisand says Jaafar opened the package alone in his bathroom and "tested it on a piece of paper." According to the statement, Mrs. Jackson and security heard the sound coming from the second floor and confiscated the "taser."
The statement continues saying that Katherine removed the "taser" from the house. TMZ reported that a stun gun was at the house last night when social workers from DCFS confiscated it.
Here's some of the discrepancies in this statement: Streisand says there was only one gun. Other sources say some of the employees on the property will tell DCFS there were two guns.
Streisand says neither Blanket nor Paris saw or heard the "taser." Other sources say some of the employees will tell DCFS Jaafar was in the same room with Blanket and Paris and pointed a stun gun at them.
Streisand says, "All of the kids are happy, healthy and wonderful and that is Mrs. Jackson's only objective and concern."
UPDATE: Jermaine Jackson has finally admitted that his son, Jaafar Jackson, purchased a "little thing" online recently ... but Jermaine claims his child never used it on Michael Jackson's son, Blanket. Jermaine just gave to Dutch TV's "rt(4)," in which Jackson never explained what the "little thing" was.
See the video below:
Michael Jackson received the fatal dose of Propofol through an IV in his leg, and law enforcement believes Dr. Conrad Murray may have tried covering it up according to law enforcement sources and an anesthesiologist who reviewed the case.
Dr. Murray told cops he administered only a very small amount of Propofol, 2.5ml shortly before Jackson died. But Dr. John Dombrowski, a noted anesthesiologist and member of the board of the American Society of Anesthesiologists who reviewed the file, told TMZ that 2.5ml couldn't put Jackson to sleep, much less kill him. The Coroner's report notes the level of Propofol found in Jackson's body was equivalent to that found during "general anesthesia for major surgery."
A small, empty, 20ml bottle of Propofol was found in the bedroom, however there was a secret compartment in a nearby closet that could be the key to the prosecution's case. Several days after Jackson's death, law enforcement found numerous bottles of Propofol in that closet, including a large, empty, 100ml bottle with a large tear in the rubber stopper.
Stay tuned, this case keeps unraveling.....
The claim was filed by Van F. Alexander. He claims he was hired as Michael Jackson's "Media and Communications Consultant" for $10,000 a month, ( a grand totla of $70,000) and wasn't paid from January to July of 2008.
Eddie Griffin thinks Dr. Conrad Murray is gettin' away with murder because he thinks the Doc's bail was set WAY too low for someone "we know injected Michael and killed him."
Griffin, who was so very close with Michael, he actually attended the famous 2004 molestation trial in Santa Maria, had dinner with La Toya in Hollywood last night. On his way out, spouted off about the bail situation.
The comedian was not really correct with his numbers (Murray's bail was set at $75k not $25k as Griffin insists), but he's clearly really teed off that a man like Murray got such a low bail, "but a regular little motherf**ker from the streets of Compton ... gets a million dollar bail."
Just a note: The judge in the Murray case actually departed upward from the standard bail rate in an involuntary manslaughter case ... it's usually set at $25k.
Dr. Conrad Murray's attorneys believes the Los Angeles County District Attorney's Office is "suspiciously slow" in turning over documents from the Michael Jackson involuntary manslaughter investigation ... sources told TMZ.
As a source puts it, "The prosecution had eight months to accumulate their evidence and we still haven't received it. Something here isn't right."
Dr. Murray is charged with involuntary manslaughter and the defense has not ruled out a plea bargain. But as a source connected to Murray told TMZ. The defense team hasn't received the docs, "We don't have enough to know if we're going to deal."
A spokesperson for the District Attorney's Office calls any suggestion of impropriety "ridiculous," saying, "There are hundreds of documents that are being stamped and when the process is completed, they will be turned over."
Stay tuned for the latest updates.....
The new "We Are the World" video debuted before the Winter Olympics Opening Ceremony last night. The song brought together the biggest names in music -- including Jamie Foxx, Lionel Richie, Tony Bennett, Barbra Streisand, Jennifer Hudson and Gladys Knight -- but it was 15-year-old Justin Bieber who got the coveted opening verse of the song.
One involuntary manslaughter charge later and Dr. Conrad Murray's patients in Las Vegas still can't wait to put their lives in his hands.
One of his patients, Marietta Lewis claims Dr. Murray is responsible for saving her life, and she told us, "I made sure to call and have my name added to his patient wait list, so that when he comes back, I will still be under his care."
Dr. Murray was photographed going into his Las Vegas office yesterday, just two days after he was freed on $75,000 bail.
TMZ spoke with Robert Day, who said he called Dr. Murray's office on Monday, the day he pled not guilty in the Michael Jackson death case to schedule an appointment for today.
Luckily for for his patience, Propofol injections are not an option because as part of the terms of Dr. Murray's freedom, he isn't allowed to administer anyone with powerful anesthetics.
A composer who worked on a variety of Michael Jackson projects -- including "Black or White," "Dangerous: The Short Films," and "Ghosts" -- has filed a creditor's claim against Michael Jackson's estate.
Bradley Buxer, who played keyboards for Jackson on "The Dangerous Tour," wants $47,839.73 for "music development, production and performance."
One of the members of Dr. Conrad Murray's legal team says he's not concerned about the possibility of a downtown L.A. jury dominated by African Americans, because "Dr. Murray is as much of an inspiration as Michael Jackson was."
J. Michael Flanagan told TMZ Dr. Murray is a man of "humble means who became very successful" and a jury will appreciate that.
Flanagan also told TMZ the defense team has received a summary of the official investigation, but he says the L.A. County District Attorney's Office has informed Murray's lawyers it will take several weeks before the D.A. gives them a copy of the full file.
It seems Michael Jackson's longtime doctor, Arnold Klein, was telling the truth about Michael's propensity to pee in bottles ... based on the L.A. County Coroner's autopsy report and a strange item found by the foot of the bed.
TMZ obtained a copy of the full L.A. County Coroner's report in the death of Michael Jackson -- which until now was under seal. The conclusion is clear ... Propofol killed the singer.
According to the report, the manner of death is homicide and the conclusion is based on the following 4 items:
1. Circumstances indicate the Propofol and the benzodiazepines were administered by another.
2. Propofol was administered in a non-hospital setting without any appropriate medical indication.
3. The standard of care for administering Propofol was not met. Recommended equipment for patient monitoring, precision dosing and resuscitation was not present.
4. The circumstances do not support self-administration of Propofol.
The Coroner's report was under wraps until the criminal complaint was filed and it will be a centerpiece in the prosecution of Dr. Conrad Murray on charges of involuntary manslaughter.
UPDATE: In the Coroner's report, the scene at Jackson's house is described in detail, and the bedroom sounds like a hospital. There was a chair next to the bed -- "reportedly the decedent's doctor sat here." Also there -- a green oxygen tank, prescription meds, medical supplies, a box of catheters, disposable needles and alcohol pads. Also found -- near the foot of the bed ... a closed bottle of urine.
As we first reported, authorities found 11 bottles of Propofol in the house -- 3 100 ml vials and 8 20 ml vials.
Also, there was talk about Jackson's hair and reports he was bald. In fact, the Coroner's report says, "The decedent's head hair is sparse and is connected to a wig."
UPDATE: As for what drugs were found in Michael Jackson's house ... authorities found Diazepam (for anxiety) prescribed by Dr. Murray, Lorazepam (for anxiety) prescribed by Dr. Murray and Temazepam (for insomnia) prescribed by Dr. Murray. Authorities also found Clonazepam (for panic disorders) prescribed by Dr. Allan Metzger, Trazodone (an anti-depressant) prescribed by Dr. Metzger. And they found Tizanidine (a muscle relaxer) prescribed to Omar Arnold (a Jackson alias) prescribed by Dr. Arnold Klein. There was also an empty vial of Propofol injectable emulsion and an empty glass vial of a Flumazenil injection (which reverses effects of sedation) and a broken syringe.
As we first reported, authorities found 11 vials of Propofol ... 3 100 ml vials and 8 20 ml vials. None of the bottles had prescription directions, patient or doctor names.
They also found liquid Midazolam (anti-anxiety), Lorazepam liquid (injectable) and 14 capsules of ephedrine (for narcolepsy and depression), caffeine aspirin, Zanaflex (a muscle relaxer) and Prednisone (for skin conditions). There was also Azithromycin (an antibiotic), prescribed by Dwight James/Cherilyn Lee and the patient name was Kathlyn Hursey.
UPDATE: An anesthesiologist who consulted with the Coroner said there are "NO reports of its use (Propofol) for insomnia relief, to my knowledge. The only reports of its use in homes are cases of fatal abuse."
Posted Feb 8th 2010 6:04PM
Dr. Conrad Murray was arraigned today and pled not guilty to involuntary manslaughter charges in the death of Michael Jackson. He was taken into custody for booking and bail was set at $75,000.
Jackson's parents and several of his siblings were front and center for the 25-minute hearing. The judge ruled as a condition to bail, Murray cannot be in possession of (or prescribe) anesthetics and specifically mentioned Propofol. At one point the judge said, "I do not want you sedating people."
Dr. Conrad Murray is a "danger to the public" -- according to the medical board that licensed him to practice medicine in California.
The Medical Board of California was shut down today by the judge in Murray's involuntary manslaughter case. The Board wanted the judge to immediately stop Dr. Murray in his tracks from practicing medicine as a condition to bail.
According to documents filed with the court, the Board believes Murray showed, "utter disregard for the care and well-being of the persons entrusted to his care" -- namely, Michael Jackson.
The Board wants the judge to step in stat because it takes the Medical Board a long time to yank a doctor's license.
In the end, the judge would only go as far as ordering Dr. Murray not to administer anesthetics, including Propofol.
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