January 07 : The announcement that you have been waiting for is coming today but you are the first to know! We’re happy to share with you that on February 26, the Estate of Michael Jackson and Sony Legacy Recordings will release a special CD/DVD and CD/Blu-ray edition of Off The Wall. The package will include Michael’s revolutionary album in its original form and the new documentary Michael Jackson’s Journey from Motown to Off the Wall, directed by Spike Lee. Furthermore, the documentary will make its world premiere at Sundance Film Festival on January 24, 2016, and its world television premiere on SHOWTIME on Friday, February 5th at 9 P.M. ET/PT on-air, on demand and over the internet. Following its premiere on SHOWTIME, it will be broadcast in other territories around the world and those air-dates will be announced by the local broadcaster in each market.
January 24 : Michael Jackson’s Journey from Motown to Off the Wall, a documentary film directed by Spike Lee, chronicling the rise of pop star Michael Jackson through the creation of his landmark solo album, Off the Wall is premiered at the 2016 Sundance Film Festival. It’s shown on the American television network Showtime on February 5. The film is released along with a reissue of the original Off the Wall album on February 26, 2014.
February 13 : Prince celebrates his 19th birthday with family and friends.
February 16 : Many family members attend Jourdynn’s wedding to Marike Le Roux in Malibu.
February 21 : Bigi celebrates his 14th birthday with family and friends.
February 26 : Sony Music and the Michael Jackson Estate release “Off The Wall” without any bonus tracks but packaged with a new documentary directed by Spike Lee titled “Michael Jackson’s Journey from Motown to Off the Wall”.
March 15 : Sony To Buy Michael Jackson’s Half Of Sony/ATV For $750 Million
Michael Jackson earned more than any entertainer dead or alive in the first five years after his untimely passing. When the total soared past $1 billion last year, it seemed an incomparable milestone–at least until today, when Jackson’s estate announced the sale of the King of Pop’s half of the Sony /ATV catalogue to Sony for $750 million. “When Sony first partnered with Michael Jackson 21 years ago to create Sony/ATV Music Publishing, we knew that this company had the ability to reach great heights,” said Michael Lynton, CEO of Sony Entertainment, in a statement. “This acquisition will enable Sony to more quickly adapt to changes in the music publishing business.”
March 29 : Paris posts a selfie of Grace Rwaramba & her on her social medias.
April 03 : Paris celebrates her 18th birthday with her new boyfriend Michael.
May 6 : « The estate of Michael Jackson could not be clearer — the deed that was recorded giving Katherine Jackson ownership of the family’s Encino estate is bogus to the core.
Attorney Howard Weitzman is scoffing at the deed TMZ first told you about … filed by Katherine which gives her 25% ownership in the home, and each of MJ’s 3 kids 25% as well. Weitzman says it’s laughable that the person on the deed changing the title is Michael Jackson … who is utterly incapable of giving anything to anyone anymore. Weitzman says, “Michael’s estate owns the property for the benefit of his children and Mrs. Jackson has no ownership interest.” As we reported, although Katherine signed a document attached to the deed, she may not be the mastermind, but Weitzman vows to hunt down the culprit.
June 23 : From TMZ : Jermaine Jackson’s wife is filing to divorce him and predictably … she says the trouble started the day she got busted for attacking him. Halima Rashid filed the divorce petition on Tuesday, citing irreconcilable differences, and listing November 28, 2015 as the date of separation. If that date sounds familiar it’s because TMZ broke the story … Halima was arrested for felony corporal injury that day. During a fight on Thanksgiving weekend, Jermaine allegedly spit on her and she allegedly bit him on the leg. Halima is seeking spousal support. They got married in 2004, but don’t have any kids together … so no child support issues. She was wife #3 for Jermaine. Her domestic violence case was tossed because prosecutors couldn’t determine who was the aggressor in the fig.
June 25 : As we take time today to reflect with sadness on the loss of Michael Jackson seven years ago, we can’t help but also acknowledge the enduring impact of his legacy and spirit that continues to inspire people in all corners of the world. In the past year alone, Thriller became the first album in history to be certified triple Diamond by the Recording Industry Association of America for sales in excess of 30 million in the US alone. Michael’s timeless masterpiece Off the Wall was celebrated through a new documentary which received widespread accolades while sparking a renewed appreciation for his genius from both critics and the public worldwide.
But Michael Jackson was far more than a multitalented entertainer. In an uncertain world too often plagued by violence and intolerance, Michael’s messages of universal love, compassion, hope and unity are even more relevant today. In his name — for his children, and for everyone inspired by his compassion to “make a better place” for the present and the future — we ask you to keep Michael in your heart.
– The Estate of Michael Jackson
August 13 : Prince, Bigi, TJ, Royal & their cousins visit Joe at his Vegas home.
August 14 : Anthony “James” Jackson II, has filed bombshell new court documents insisting that the singer’s will is invalid and executors have iced him out.
Anthony’s dad, Tony Jackson, was Michael’s first cousin. “When I was seven years old my father Tony passed away,” Anthony writes in the court documents f “Soon after this, the Decedent Michael Jackson stepped in and offered to raise me as his son, as a co parent with my mother Debra Jackson.” Even after Michael’s own children — Prince, Paris, and Blanket — were born, Anthony says he “continued to raise me as his son.” According to Anthony, those intentions were “that I receive a living expense allowance, that all of my education would be paid for, that I would be able to purchase a home … and a vehicle, that I would receive enough funds to start my own business.” Anthony alleges that Michael “also said I was the only one he would allow to use the SONY/ATV music publishing catalogs for any of my projects, for free.” “I should have been receiving Decedent’s Michael Jackson’s intended inheritance for me. I request that I immediately receive [it],” he writes in the court documents, “and for them to be retroactive” from the singer’s death date, June 25, 2009. In the 128-page filing, Anthony lays out a complicated argument for why he has been denied what he says is rightfully his. Simply put, he claims that the will is invalid, and there is a major “conspiracy” in place. “I question if this will is authentic, especially since the Decedent Michael Jackson told me and my mother Debra Jackson in 2003, the will he was forced to sign in 2002, in my presence, no longer existed,” he alleges. “…I believe the will and the trust documents were never notarized and they have never been authenticated.” In addition, Anthony insists, “The executors violated my rights and proper legal procedure because I never received the notice of probate … I believe not noticing me was a tactic by the executors to gain control of the estate, because I believe they knew I would question the authenticity of the will and object to their being the executors…” “I believe the executors knowingly violated the trust laws,” the court documents claim, further alleging that they “… exploited the estate assets for personal profit, trustee compensation.” It’s not the first time that Anthony has faced off against the Jackson family in court. In December 2013, he petitioned for guardianship of Paris, Prince, and Blanket, but was denied.
August 27 : On Saturday, Aug. 27, the Estate of Michael Jackson teamed up with Michael Jackson ONE by Cirque du Soleil to launch a three-day birthday celebration for the King of Pop, who would have been 58 years old, Aug. 29. To kick off the festivities, members of the Estate unveiled an iconic piece of Michael Jackson memorabilia, thrilling guests as they revealed the legendary white-and-blue pinstriped suit and matching white fedora famously worn by Jackson in the short film for “Smooth Criminal.”
September 02 : Gary Hearne, Michael’spersonal driver from 1991 to 2006, gives a videotaped depostions in the case Wade Robson VS MJJ Productions.
September 08 : According to TMZ : Paris Jackson’s alone and in charge … living in the back guesthouse at Michael’s old Encino mansion.
Sources close to the family tell TMZ … Paris had been itching to cut the cord from living with her grandmother in Calabasas … where Blanket and several of her cousins also live. We’re told the family had security concerns about her living just anywhere, so it was suggested she use MJ’s old compound. Michael’s estate controls all of his properties, meaning … technically, Paris needed permission to live there. We’re told she went to them, and pointed out she basically owns the crib as part of her trust — and the estate didn’t fight her. As for why she’s in the guesthouse — the main house is being remodeled. We’re also told Paris is living there completely on her own. She and bf Michael Snoddy recently posted pics from the backyard — he comes and goes, but does NOT live there.
October 01 : Sony Finalizes Acquisition of Michael Jackson Estate’s Stake in Sony/ATV Publishing
The completion of the previously announced deal “marks the start of an exciting new chapter in our proud history,” says Sony/ATV CEO Martin Bandier. The Sony Corp. has completed its acquisition of the Michael Jackson’s estate share of Sony/ATV Music Publishing, giving it sole ownership of the music publishing powerhouse. The deal was first announced in March, but it took a while to close because the transaction had to be scrutinized by the EU Commission and because the Jackson estate needed to do some house cleaning in preparation for cashing out, sources say. While the press release announcing the closing said that Sony paid $750 million for the Jackson’s estate 50% share in the company, Billboard estimates that the company’s valuation was anywhere from $2.2 billion to $2.4 billion when debt and an earlier agreed upon discount– for some other consideration previously given by Sony to the Jackson estate–are taken into account. “The payment also reflects certain contractual and accounting adjustments related to the Sony/ATV joint venture and other commercial opportunities involving Sony and the Estate,” the announcement said.
October 17 : Michael Jackson fans are to be thrilled all over again with a ‘spectacular’ new top secret Thriller project, original director John Landis has revealed during a visit to Sheffield. The Hollywood legend says he has just finished work on it but details won’t be out until next year. The 66-year-old revealed: “I can tell you something about Thriller that you are going to find out about in 2017. I just finished that and it’s pretty spectacular. It’s a surprise. It involves’s Michael Jackson’s Thriller.”I’d tell you more but the Michael Jackson estate would kill me.”
October 25 : Los Angeles Woman Suing Michael Jackson’s Estate, Says She Has Proof He Molested Her.
October 29 : Katherine, LaToya, Prince, Paris, Bigi, 3T, Austin, Alejandra & her kids attend the annual “Thriller Night” Costume Party parties at Hayvenhurst for Heal LA & the Dee Dee Foundation.
November 03 : The Los Angeles Times publishes an exclusive interview + photoshoot of Prince Jackson at Hayvenhurst. “Prince Michael Jackson can’t sing or dance. How he’s still following in his father’s footsteps. Providing a rare tour of his father’s Encino compound Hayvenhurst, he is, at 19, a young man prepared to set his own course, one that honors his father but does not imitate him. “Everyone thinks I’m going to do music and dance,” he says, laughing wryly because, as he is the first to admit, he cannot do either. Jackson is interested in producing entertainment but from behind the scenes. Earlier this year he produced his first music video, for Omer “O-Bee” Bhatti’s “Automatic,” and used it to launch King’s Son Productions, the name a wink toward his father’s 1980s coronation as the King of Pop. Another video, for the Sco Triplets, soon followed. He’s standing inside the Encino compound that’s been in the family for nearly a quarter century. The two-acre estate named for the street it’s on has served as inspiration for Jackson. Though the main house is under renovation, his younger sister Paris, now 18, lives in the guesthouse and Jackson visits often. Hayvenhurst is a “sacred place” for Jackson, he says, and not just for the rich family history. This is where he and his siblings came to live to be raised by their grandmother after their father’s death. “It was beneficial. There was 16 people here,” Jackson said, rapidly listing cousins and relatives who occupied the estate after Michael’s death. “It took you away from the grief. We’d wake up in the middle of the night, make quesadillas and talk.”
November 22 : Paris & her boyfriend attend Austin’s 31th birthday in Malibu.
John Branca to Billboard : “We have some incredibly exciting projects coming up in 2017, although we probably will not continue to release unreleased music. In the case of XSCAPE, the most recent release, L.A. Reid said he was only going to work on songs where Michael did complete vocals, because that showed he actually cared about the songs. And of course, that album produced the worldwide #1 hit track, “Love Never Felt So Good,” a duet with Michael and our client Justin Timberlake”.
November 23 : Prince, Paris & Bigi have pre-Thanksgiving dinner at Calabasas with Katherine, LaToya, Rebbie, Tito, Austin, 3T etc…
December 11 : Katherine, Rebbie, Yashi, Stacee, Paris, Autumn & Latoya attend Asa Soltan Rahman’s baby shower with Brenda Richie et Hazel Gordy. Jermaine Jr is also present.
December 18 : Prince, Bigi, Omer, Shaista (and her kids), Donte, Randy Jr, Jaafar, Jermajesty, TJ, Frances, Lexci, Royal, Dee Dee, Jojo & Rio fly to Hawaii.
December 19 : Paris & Genevieve join the gang in Hawaii with their boyfriends.
December 24/25 : Prince, Paris, Bigi, Omer, TJ and the gang spend Christmas together at the Aulani Disney Resort & Spa in Kapolei on the Hawaiian island of Oahu.
December 31 : Prince spends New Year’s eve with Omer in L.A while Paris goes to New Jersey with her boyfriend to visit the Cascios.
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