Early January : Michael & LaToya leave NYC and go back to Hayvenhurst.
March 10 : Michael, Tito, Jackie, Marlon, Randy, LaToya and Janet participate to the first Rock N Roll Sports Classic at the University of California in Irvine, close to Los Angeles. The show, inspired by the ABC program “The Battle of The Network Stars” (which pits television actors against each other), will be broadcast on May 3 on NBC. Hosted by Alex Karras and Ed McMahon, the events take place on the grounds of the University of California, Irvine, with the cheerleaders of the Dallas Cowboys. Michael participates in the 100-meter race and the swimming relay. Michael gives a short interview in which he explains that he is not a great athlete but that he enjoyed participating in these events.
June 16 : Birth of Autumn Jackson, second child of Jermaine & Hazel.
July 7 : LaToya & Janet make a photoshoot together.
July 16 : Dee Dee gives birth to Tito Jackson Jr (TJ).
October 25: LaToya attends the premiere & opening night party of “The Wiz” at the Pitt’s Century Plaza Theater in Century City (Los Angeles) with Katherine, Joe, Janet & Michael & Diana Ross among others.
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