Michael’s Legacy : 2018

Paris makes her feature film debut in Gringo.

January 14 : Documentary “The Last Photo Shoots” lawsuit moves to trial

Febuary 13 : Prince celebrates his 21st birthday.

Febuary 14 : Johvonnie releases her memoirs “Bastard Child”.

Febuary 21 : Bigi celebrates his 16th birthday.

March 13 : Prince Michael Jackson Shares First Pic with Mystery Girlfriend to Celebrate One-Year Anniversary : “Prince Michael Jackson showed off his girlfriend for the first time on his Instagram page in a post celebrating their one-year anniversary. The selfie shows the lucky lady peeking out from her sunglasses with Michael Jackson‘s elder son, 21, smiling behind her as they pose with a scenic overlook in the background. “I had such an amazing time in San Fran celebrating our year together,” Prince captioned the shot, posted Tuesday.”

March 29 : Prince, Paris, Bigi, Omer, TJ, France & their kids attend Cirque du Soleil Michael Jackson’s One Show in Las Vegas.

April 3 : Paris celebrates her 20th birthday.

April 7 : Many celebrities and family members attend Paris’s 20th birthday bash in L.A including Prince, Omer, Paris & Kathy Hilton, Evan Ross & Chris Brown.

April 15 : Alejandra, Genevieve, Randy Jr, Jaafar & Jermajesty visit Katherine at Rebbie’s house.

April 17 : Several medias report that Katherine recently suffered a stroke and was hospitalized but Johvonnie says on Facebook that Rebbie denies those reports and that Katherine is “absolutely fine”.

May 20 : Live from the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, Janet walks the red carpet of the Billboard Music Awards with her team (Joey, Preston, Janet & Robert). She performs a medley of Nasty/If/Throb with 40 dancers and then Bruno Mars presents her with the Icon Award. Katherine, Rebbie, Austin & Yashi are her guests and sit front row. Prince & Randy Jackson are backstage (but not together). Paris reveals on Instagram that she was not informed by her management or family about this award but she congratulates Janet on her Insta Story.

May 21 : La Toya attends ‘Forever’ photocall at Eurostar Madrid Tower Hotel in Madrid, Spain

May 25 : While on a promo tour in Paris with 3T, TJ finds out Paris is in town. He calls her and they have lunch together.

May 31 : Michael Jackson Estate Sues Disney Over Unauthorized ABC Special

June : Paris and musician/singer Gabriel Glenn form a musical duo called The Soundflowers and perform their first gig at Canyon Sessions on June 23, 2018, with original songs “Daisy” and “In the Blue”. Paris sings and plays the ukulele while Glenn also sings and plays acoustic guitar. The Soundflowers released their first self-titled EP on June 24, 2020.

June 18 : Michael Jackson Musical on Broadway for 2020

June 19 : Katherine, Rebbie, Yashi & JohVonnie visit Joe in Las Vegas.

June 22 : Joe Jackson — the music manager and father of 11, has been hospitalized with terminal cancer, TMZ reports.

The 89-year-old Jackson family patriarch has been battling the illness “for some time,” the outlet says, but is “at the end stages” and “the cancer cannot be treated.” Family, including wife Katherine, has been at his bedside, sources tell TMZ. Jackson’s children and grandchildren have also made visits. On Wednesday, son Jermaine told the Daily Mail, “He’s very, very frail, he doesn’t have long. The family needs to be by his bedside – that’s our only intention in his final days.”

June 23 : Austin, Yashi & Paris perform during the Canyon Sessions.

June 24 : Many members of the Jackson family go to Las Vegas (including Paris) to spend time with Joe at the hospital.

Paris updates her bio on Twitter and Instagram to announce she in a band called “The Soundflowers.”

June 27 : Joe Jackson passes away in a Las Vegas hospice surrounded by family. The Jackson family gathers to mourn him and prepare for the funerals.

July 01 : Toyia Jackson and Thayana Sco Jackson host their Baby Shower since they are both expecting at the same time.

July 2 : Many members of the Jackson family attended a private service for Joe Jackson held at Forest Lawn in Glendale, CA. Among others : Katherine, Rebbie, Austin, Janet (with her son Eissa), LaToya,  Jackie (with children and grandchildren), Marlon, Tito (with children and grandchildren), Randy, Jermaine Jr (with wife Asa), Joh’Vonnie (with daughter Yasmine), Paris & Bigi, Stevie Wonder & Johnny Gill. Prior to the service some family members gathered at Hayvenhurst, the family home since 1971. After the service they had lunch at the Langham Huntington Hotel in Pasadena.

July 29 : Katherine, Tito, TJ, Taryll, Taj, Prince & Omer attend the Dee Dee Jackson Foundation Celebrity Softball Game in Honor of Joe Jackson in Encino, California.

August 2 : Brittny Jackson Sanchez gives birth to Scout Britnny Sanchez, her 4th child.

August 11 : Austin, Yashi & Paris perform during the Canyon Sessions. Katherine, Rebbie, Taj & Omer attend the show.

August 25 : Toyia Jackson gives birth to a baby girl named Skyy Okhi Enid Jackson, it’s her third child with Siggy Jackson.

August 26 : Prince Jackson attends the 2018 iHeartRADIO MuchMusic Video Awards at MuchMusic HQ on August 26, 2018 in Toronto, Canada where he presents a performance.

August 28 : SONY MUSIC AND MICHAEL JACKSON ESTATE CLEARED OF LIABILITY IN “FAKE” VOCALS LAWSUIT

Sony Music and the Michael Jackson Estate have won a case to remove themselves from liability in a lawsuit claiming that three tracks on Michael Jackson’s 2010 posthumous album, Michael, were recorded by an impersonator. The accusation was brought about by a fan, Vera Serova, who named Sony Music, the Michael Jackson Estate, MJJ Productions and the album’s production company, Angelikson Productions LLC, in a class action lawsuit.

August 29 : LOS ANGELES (AP) — Michael Jackson’s estate and IMAX are partnering to digitally remaster “Michael Jackson’s Thriller 3D” into IMAX 3D. It will be released in IMAX theaters across the U.S. for one week, beginning Sept. 21. The remastered release precedes the launch of Amblin Entertainment’s fantasy film, “The House with a Clock in Its Walls,” starring Jack Black and Cate Blanchett.

Michael Jackson Estate & Family joined forces at the Diamond Celebration in Las Vegas

Prince & Paris accept the 2018 Elizabeth Taylor AIDS Foundation Legacy Award for Humanitarian Service during The Michael Jackson Diamond Celebration, held at Mandalay Bay resort in Las Vegas,  Among the many other celebs who came out to pay tribute to the late, great megastar were his brothers, Tito and Jackie Jackson, nephew Austin Brown along with Evan Ross and Ashlee Simpson, Vanessa Hudgens, Usher, Gabrielle Union, and Mark Ronson.

3T give a concert in Naples, Italy as part of a celebration named “A Day For Michael Jackson”.

September 5 : Paris attends the Tom Ford fashion show at Park Avenue Armory in New York City.

September 6 : Paris attends Daily Front Row’s Fashion Media Awards in New York City.

September 9 : Prince Michael Jackson is honored with the Motif Lifetime Medal of Honor, the nation’s highest honor in youth advocacy at the Disney Concert Hall in Los Angeles. The 21-year-old called the award — which he received for his charity, Heal Los Angeles — “an incredible honor” in his acceptance speech, before using much of his remaining time to pay tribute to his late father, Michael Jackson.

“This is a really special moment for me. My dad did some cool things, but his biggest passion was helping others,” Prince said. “I learned how important that was from him. We called the foundation Heal L.A., because the goal was to further the cause of dad’s Heal the World organization and start locally by helping out at home.”

October 6 : Paris and Gabriel Glenn attend RISE Lantern Festival in Jean, Nevada.

October 14 : Katherine, Rebbie, LaToya, Jackie, Brandi, Siggy and many other family members attend Thayana’s baby shower.

October 24 : Paris attends the Moschino x H&M – Front Row at Pier 36 in NYC.

October 26 + 27 : Prince & 3T host the 3rd annual Costume for a Cause Halloween event at Hayvenhurst hosted by Dee Dee Jackson Foundation and Heal Los Angeles.

November 3 : Paris attends the 2018 LACMA Art + Film Gala at LACMA in Los Angeles.

November 13 : Paris attends the Keith Haring x Alice + Olivia Launch Party at Highline Stages in New York City.

November 18 : Jackson Family Day at Rebbie’s house for pre Thanksgiving with Katherine, LaToya, Rebbie, Siggy, Toyia and their kids, Joudynn, Marike and their baby daughter, Jay, Asa & Soltan etc

November 21 : Thayana gives birth to a baby daughter named Taylor Aurora Sco Jackson.

November 22 : Prince & Bigi have thanksgiving at the Calabasas home with TJ and his family.

December 2 : Paris attends the the Versace fall 2019 fashion show at the American Stock Exchange Building in lower Manhattan in New York City.

December 24/25 : Prince, Bigi & Omer spend Christmas in Tokyio, Japan with TJ and his wife and kids.

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