Michael’s Legacy : 2013

January 06 : Nathaniel Brown, Rebbie’s husband since 1968, dies from cancer. Janet supports Rebbie, Austin, Stacee & Yashi in this difficult time.

January 11 : The Jackson family attends Nathaniel Brown’s funerals in Los Angeles including Paris, LaToya & JohVonnie.

February 13 : Prince celebrates his 16th birthday with family and friends.

February 21 : Bigi celebrates his 11th birthday with family and friends.

February 25 : In their first joint statement as a couple, Janet Jackson and Wissam Al Mana confirm the news exclusively to ET, saying, “The rumours regarding an extravagant wedding are simply not true. Last year we were married in a quiet, private, and beautiful ceremony.”

March 21 : Prince & Paris give video depositions for the AEG Trial.

March 30  : The family goes to Lego Land (Omer, Prince, Jaafar, Genevieve, Paris, Jermajesty, TJ, Jojo, Breana, Taryll, Adren, Bryce, Thaisa, Thayana, Blanket, Donte, Royal, Frances & Dee Dee).

April 03 : Paris celebrates her 15th birthday with family and friends.

April 13 : “Life With LaToya ” Season 1, Episode 1 titled “La Toya on Top”is aired on Own. Katherine, Joe, Prince, Paris & Blanket make a few apparences on the series.

April 18 : Katherine attends a family meeting at Janet’s house in Beverly Hills to discuss the upcoming AEG trial with Janet, Jermaine, Randy & Rebbie among others.

April 29 : Day 1 of the Jackson VS AEG Trial.

May 01 : Choreographer Wade Robson files a lawsuit against Michael Jackson’s estate, alleging that Jackson has sexually abused him over a seven-year period, starting when Robson was seven years old. Robson claimed that the abuse occurred at various locations, including Jackson’s Neverland Ranch, and involved acts of kissing, masturbation, and oral sex. He also alleged that Jackson had “brainwashed” him into believing the interactions were consensual and discouraged him from speaking out. Despite previously testifying in Jackson’s defense during the 2005 molestation trial, Robson stated that he experienced nervous breakdowns in 2011 and 2012, leading him to recognize the psychological impact of the alleged abuse. His lawsuit sought to hold Jackson’s estate and associated companies, MJJ Productions and MJJ Ventures, accountable for failing to protect him and other alleged victims.

May 8 : Los Angeles CNN — A dancer-choreographer has filed a claim against Michael Jackson’s estate related to alleged child sex abuse by the late pop icon. Wade Robson, now 30, denied in testimony at Jackson’s child molestation trial in 2005 that he had been molested by the singer. Two months after Jackson’s death in 2009, Robson said they had “a wonderful relationship” and he called Jackson “a kind human being.” The lawyer for Jackson’s estate called the new accusations “outrageous and pathetic.” The details of the allegation are sealed by the Los Angeles probate court where Robson’s lawyer filed the claim last week, according to a court document obtained Tuesday by CNN. The deadline has long passed for creditors to file claims against Jackson’s estate, but Robson is asking the probate court to allow him to file a late creditor’s claim.

May 9-10 : Karen Faye testifies for Jackson VS AEG Trial.

June 05 : From TMZ : Paris was rushed to the hospital early Wednesday morning, and sources tell us it was a suicide attempt.

Paris was taken out of her Calabasas family house on a stretcher at around 2 AM and taken by ambulance to a nearby hospital.

The 911 call came in at 1:27 AM.  We’re told the caller reported a possible overdose, although a source connected to the emergency response said there were multiple cuts on one of her wrists.

On Tuesday night … Paris posted some cryptic tweets, including, “I wonder why tears are salty?” … and “yesterday, all my troubles seemed so far away now it looks as though they’re here to stay.”
A source connected to the family tells TMZ … Paris “threw a fit” last night after she was told she couldn’t go to a Marilyn Manson concert.  We’re told she ran into her room screaming and slammed the door.

Katherine, TJ, LaToya, Grace & Debbie visit Paris.

June 16 : The whole Jackson family attends Taj’s wedding at Hayvenhurst (except Janet, Marlon, Randy & Paris).

Jermaine Jr. Aja, Siggy, Jared, Omer, Genevieve, Stevanna, Randy Jr., Rebbie, TJ, Blanket, La Toya, Royal, Joseph, London Blue, Dee Dee, Katherine, Bryce, Taj, Thayana, Paloma, Tito, Breana, Adren, Taryll, Thaisa, Jansen, Thaina, Frances, Jo Jo, Donte, Stacy.

June 19 : Paris and Prince Jackson made their first appearances in the wrongful death trial against their father’s last concert promoter.
AEG Live lawyers played short video clips from the depositions of Michael Jackson’s oldest children in court to counter testimony from their chef. The first clip shown to jurors was an answer to a question by AEG Live lawyer Marvin Putnam about former Jackson nanny Grace Rwaramba, who was fired two months before Jackson’s death.
“My dad didn’t like her, so he tried to, like, keep her away from us,” Paris said. “So he sent her on errands a lot.”
Her father was reluctant to fire Rwaramba because “he felt bad because she didn’t really have a lot of money,” she testified.
“He said she was sneaky and she wasn’t an honest person and she lied a lot,” Paris said.
Paris related an incident that happened when she was “really young.” She prefaced the story by saying it was “real creepy” and “this is going to freak you out.”
The nanny would sneak into a doctor’s hotel room and “he’d wake up and she’d be in his bed,” Paris said. “So, yeah, it’s kind of creepy.” It was unclear whose bed Paris was referring to since it was an isolated clip played without context.
Putnam asked her why her father didn’t just make the nanny stay away. “He sent her to India to get some stuff,” Paris said. “She kept coming back.”

June 26 : Prince Jackson testifies at the AEG Trial.

June 29 : Katherine, Donte, Jermajesty, Randy Jr, Omer, Prince & his girlfriend Remi Alfalah attend the world premiere of ‘Michael Jackson ONE by Cirque du Soleil’ at THE hotel at Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Michael Jackson: One is the second Michael Jackson-based production in Cirque du Soleil’s roster, after Michael Jackson: The Immortal World Tour. It was announced to the public and media on February 21, 2013. In their continuing partnership with the Jackson estate, One evokes the entertainer’s artistic style in several manners. The new production began previews on May 23, 2013 and the official world premiere was June 29, 2013 at the Mandalay Bay on the Las Vegas Strip in Paradise, Nevada. Like The Immortal World Tour, this production was also written and directed by Jamie King. “Sneak peek” videos were released on the internet revealing numbers of the production, including “2 Bad”, “Stranger in Moscow”, “Bad”, and “Smooth Criminal”. However, unlike Immortal, the show only uses prerecorded tracks, with no live orchestra. This show is also the most dance-driven Cirque du Soleil show.

July : Paris is transferred from the UCLA Medical Center to the Diamond Ranch Academy boarding school in Hurricane, Utah.

July 20 : Katherine testifies at the AEG Trial.

August 10 : Randy Jackson on Twitter : “There is no reason to play my deposition on video. I am ready and willing to testify. I dont understand why AEG would lie to the judge and say I didn’t want to testify in person”.

August 18-19 : Debbie Rowe testifies at the AEG trial.

August 20 : Randy Jackson on Twitter : “I dont like that Paris is still in this facility. It’s not right. She’s been there much too long. She is not psychotic . There is no reason for her to be in a psychiatric hospital this long away from her family. There’s something more to this there’s something going on I don’t like it I’m afraid for her”.

September 26 : Jacksons vs. AEG trial. Plaintiffs’ rebuttal closing arguments. THE JURORS START DELIBERATIONS

October 2 : A Los Angeles jury on Wednesday found that concert promoter AEG Live was not liable for the death of Michael Jackson, capping a marathon civil trial that laid bare the troubled singer’s health problems, struggles with drugs and fateful attempt at a comeback tour.

Jackson’s family filed the lawsuit, claiming that AEG’s was to blame for the King of Pop’s death because it was negligent in the hiring and supervising of the doctor, Conrad Murray. AEG argued that Jackson had a history of abusing drugs, including the anesthetic, and was responsible for his own death.

The outcome marked a decisive victory for AEG. The jury was left with five questions that it had to answer affirmatively in order to find AEG liable. The jury agreed with the first question, that AEG hired Murray. But it rejected the second question, which asked whether Murray was unfit or incompetent. That finding made the rest of the questionnaire moot.

The Jacksons wanted AEG to pay his children, Prince, Paris and Blanket, $85 million each and his mother, Katherine, at least $35 million.

Katherine Jackson stared ahead stoically as the verdict was read. She was quickly whisked into another courtroom, where she exited at the back of the downtown L.A. courthouse.

November 27 :  Prince & Blanket spend pre-Thanksgiving dinner at Calabasas with most of the cousins. Paris stays at the Diamond Ranch Academy in Utah.

December 24/25 : Prince, Blanket, Omer, Donte, Randy Jr, Jaafar, Jermajesty, TJ, Royal, Dee Dee & Jojo spend Christmas in Hawaii.

Paris stays at the Diamond Ranch Academy in Utah.

December 31 : Birth of baby twins Jaylen & River Jackson, sons of Jackie & his wife Emily Jackson.

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