2000
August 27 : Michael invites Rabby Schmuley Boteach & his family to spend one week at Neverland so they can work on their projects for the children (a book and a new foundation). The same day, he invites 10 year old cancer victim Gavin Arvizo & his family (his parents Janet & David, his brother Star & his sister Davellin). Gavin & Star ask him to sleep over in his room, Michael offer them his bed and sleeps on the floor with Frank Cascio.
August 29 : The Arvizo and Boteach kids arrange a small party for Michael 42nd birthday at Neverland with the Cascios, Prince & Paris.
November : Michael, Frank, Grace & the kids go back to NYC and check in the Four Seasons Hotel.
November 21 : In the evening MJ attends the launching of his new foundation “Heal The Kids” with Shmuley Boteach & Frank Cascio at the Fifth Avenue home of public relations guru Howard Rubenstein. During this evening.
December 24/25 : Michael, Grace & the kids celebrate Christmas at the Cascio family home in Franlin Lake in New Jersey.
2001
March 4 : Michael arrives on commercial plane at London’s Heathrow Airport with a damaged leg in a plaster cast, following a fall at his ranch. He is accompanied by Frank Cascio (Tyson). Early Sunday afternoon, He checked in at the Lanesborough Hotel in London. He later goes shopping with friend actor Macaulay Culkin, going to the HMV records store and buying a selection of CD’s. His bodyguard during this UK visit iq Matt Fiddes.
March 05 : Michael has lunch with friends Uri Geller and Shmuley Boteach in a restaurant in the center of London. Later, he accompanies them to the Royal Institute of British Architects to attend a brief ceremony for the launch of a new book co-written by Boteach and Geller, “Confessions of a Rabbi and Psychic”. Matt Fiddes and Uri Geller and Macauley Culkin visit Michael as he needed a doctor due to foot pain. Frank organises medical assistance and stays in a separate room to MJ.
March 06 : Michael goes to the Oxford University to give a moving speech about childhood. Frank, Uri, Schmuley & german business partner Dieter Wiesner attend the event. Michael, Rabbi, Frank, Uri and heal the kids staff. Attend a business meeting in london. And a rehearsal to be Uri Gellers best man at the wedding the following day.
At 11:30 pm Michael, Matt Fiddes ,Uri Geller, Michaels make up artist Janet, Schmuley Boteach and movie star Richard E Grant all go to a secret secret dinner at Blenheim palace in Oxford the former home of Winston Churchill. The dinner is organised by the grandchildren of the Charlie Chaplin family. Fiddes, Frank and Michael go back to the lanesbrough hotel to sleep ready for Uri Gellers wedding where Michael was best man the next day. Again all rooms were separated.
March 07 : Michael is still asleep at the Lanesbrough hotel when the wedding is meant to start at sonning on Thames in reading at uri homes Fiddes and Frank are staying in the suite and wake Michael up as he had the wedding rings and arrived 2.5 hours later. Uri and the Rabbi instruct Matt and Frank to wake Michael up. Michael is Uri Geller’s best man at his wedding celebrated in the Berkshire by Schmuley Boteach. In the evening Michael (with Frank) attends the 10th annual Michael Jackson Day held by Adrian Grant at the Hammersmith Apollo Theatre.
March 09-11 : Michael & Frank spend the week end in the Italian Alps before returning to New York. They meet Dr Jurgen Todenhoefer and his family.
March 19 : N’Sync induct Michael in the Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame as a solo artist during a special presentation at the Waldorf Astoria Hotel in New York City. Michael invites Frank Cascio and Shmuley Boteach as his guests.
March 25 : Michael goes to Newark, New Jersey, with Frank & Schmuley to distribute books to children under Heal The Kids.
May : Michael, Frank, Grace & the kids check in the Sheraton Bel Harbour in Miami Beach where Michael completes the recording & mixing of Invincible with Bruce Swedien, Rodney Jerkins & Teddy Riley.
August 29 : Michael celebrates his 43rd birthday at the Cascio family home in Franklin Lakes, New Jersey.
September 7 + 10 : The Cascio family members attend Michael’s concert at the Madison Square Garden in NYC. Frank & Eddie Cascio are assistants of MJ on those shows.
September 11 : After hearing of the terrorist attacks in New York , Michael leaves New York with Grace, Prince & Paris and the Cascios. They go at the Cascio family house in New Jersey. The Jackson family rides back to California in a bus.
October 21 : Michael is in Washington DC where he participates at a TV concert for the victims of September 11. He performs “Man In The Mirror” and at the end, he sings “What More Can I Give” with all the artists of the night (including Usher & Mariah Carey) Prince, Paris, Macauley Culkin, the Cascios, Kenny Ortega & Marc Schaffel attend the concert backstage.
October 22 : Michael, Grace, Prince & Paris go to the Cascio family home in New Jersey where they stay until mid-december.
November 7 : For the first time in his career, Michael makes an appearance at the Virgin megastore of Times Square in New York to promote and sign copies of Invincible. He is accompanied by Frank & Eddie Cascio + his make up artist Karen Faye.
December 24/25 : Michael celebrates Christmas at Neverland with the Cascios, the Bhattis, Prince & Paris.
2002
February 21 : Birth of Michael’s new son Prince Michael II at the Grossmont Hospital in San Diego, California. Soon after Michael accompanied by Connie Cascio pick up the baby from the surrogate’s representative at an hotel and take in to Neverland on a private luxury bus. They soon nickname him Blanket!
Late March : Back to Neverland, Frank decides to take a break from working for MJ and he comes back to NYC.
August 29 : Michael goes to New York City to appear at the MTV Video Awards Ceremony, held at Radio City Music Hall, where Britney Spears presents him a birthday cake for his 44th birthday but Michael misundetstands and gives a thanking speech for the Artist of the Millenium award. The Cascio family attends the event as guests of MJ.
December 1 : Michael takes Prince, Paris & Blanket to Disney World in Orlando with the Cascio family.
December 9 : Live from Neverland, Chris Tucker presents Michael a special award to celebrate the 20th Anniversary of Thriller during the Billboard Awards. Frank Cascio and 4 fans are present (including Joanna Thomae).
December 24/25 : Michael celebrates Christmas at Neverland with Prince, Paris, Blanket, the Cascio family, the Bhatti Family, the Schleiter Family & the Farshchian family.
2003
February 01 : The Cascios join Michael in Miami (Frank, Aldo & Marie Nicole). Mark Lester is also there. Wiesner & Konitzer try to block the airing of Martin Bashir’s documentary after obtaining the final transcript.
February 7 : Michael decides to cancel the press conference and return to Neverland to give an interview. He leaves Miami in a private Jet with Prince, Paris, Blanket, their nannies Grace & Patricia, his physician Dr Alex Farschian, Marie Nicole & Aldo Cascio, the bodygards Mike LaPerruque, Chris Carter & Danny Crawford as well as Gavin, Star, Davellin & Janet Arvizo.
February 9 : Gavin, Star, Davellin, Marie Nicole, Ann & Silvana Ruiz go shopping close to Neverland.
February 13 : Michel hosts a Spiderman theme party for Prince’s 6th birthday at Neverland with many kids (his cousins Rijo and Simone, the Cascios, the Lesters and the Brandos).
Franck Cascio arrives at the ranch and he calls Janet Arvizo on the phone (recording the conversation) to ask her to come back to Neverland in order to avoid the media frenzy.
February 19 : Hamid Moslehi goes to Neverland to pick up Gavin, Star & Davellin and take them to his house while Vinnie Amen (a friend of Franck) pick up Janet Arvizo & Jay Jackson.
February 25 : Franck & Vinnie take Janet Arvizo to the Laugh Factory where she has a second meeting with Dickerman. After that, they take the family to the Calabasas Inn where they stay for 5 days in order to obtain the Visas and look for a new appartment paid by Michael for the family.
March 2 : Franck & Vinnie take the family back to Neverland where they meet Michael & his children who are back from Miami.
March 9 : On his way back to Neverland, Michael invites several fans that he knows well (Joanna Thomae, Jen Winings, Souhil Giroud & Ahmad Elatab) to spend the day with him at the ranch and on a shopping spree at the local Toys ‘R Us with Franck Cascio and the Arvizo kids. They all witness the complicity between Michael & Gavin. Later Michael’s fans spend the night at Neverland’s theatre.
March 11 : Vinnie takes Janet Arvizo to the Los Angeles family court where she obtains an increase of her ex husband child support.
March 12 : Janet Arvizo calls Franck & Vinnie to ask them to take her children to their grandparent’s in El Monte because they are supposedly sick. The Arvizo family officially moves into Jay Jackson’s appartment and cuts every contact with Michael & his team..
May 17 : Wearing Seventies clothes and an afro wig, Michael attends a party at Miami’s Forge night-club for owner Al Malnik’s 70th birthday with Aldo Cascio, Chris Tucker, Brett Ratner & Wiesner among others.
August 29 : Michael celebrates his 45th birthday at Neverland with family & friends (The Cascios, The Bhattis & The Brandos).
August 30 : Michael attends a fan-club party for his birthday with the Cascio family, Omer Bhatti, Prudence Brando, Karen Faye & Dieter Wiesner among others. The show is hosted by Steve Harvey and at the end Michael gives a long speech to thank his fans and announce his future plans…
September 13 : Michael opens the gates of Neverland for a special charity day with many celebrities such as Mike Tyson, Rodney Jerkins, Chris Tucker, Nick & Aaron Carter. Michael shows up at the end minutes with Frank Cascio to thank everyone for coming. The party is hosted and broadcast live by KIIS FM. Michael briefly addresses the guests in attendance. Prior to his speech, the “Harvest International Children’s Choir”, along with a host of fans and special guests in attendance, all joined in singing ‘Happy Birthday’ to Michael.
November 17 : Michael is shooting the video for “One More Chance” in Las Vegas with Aldo & Marie Nicole Cascio. He is staying at Villa One at the Mirage Hotel with Grace, Prince, Paris, Blanket & Dieter Wiesner.
November 19 : After destroying his hotel suite Michael is asked to leave the Mirage Hotel with Grace & the Kids. They move to the Green Valley Ranch on the southern outskirts of Las Vegas in Henderson, Nevada. Aldo & Marie Nicole Cascio fly back home to New Jersey.
December 24 : Michael celebrates Christmas with Prince, Paris, Blanket, Eddie, Aldo & Dominic Jr at the Coldwater Canyon House.
2004
January 24 : Michael goes back to Neverland where he gets the visit of Dominic, Eddie & Frank. Because of the trial Michael & Frank are prohibited from having contact so that is the last time that they speak until the verdict day 18 month later!
2005
June 2 : Michael goes to court with Katherine, Joe, Randy, Jermaine & Tito. Ron Zonen gives his closing statement followed by Tom Mesereau who doesn’t have time to finish. Frank Cascio speaks for the first time to defend MIchael in an interview to Prime Time Live on ABC.
December 23 : Michael spends $35 000 in Christmas shopping at the Panasonic Store. He has invited the Cascio and Lester families to spend the holidays with him in Bahrain and they all came except Frank Cascio who is still upset at Michael.
December 24/25 : Michael takes his kids, the Cascios & Lesters to see King Kong at the Seef Mall Movie Theatre. Later, they go the to the International Italian Circus and they spend Christmas’s eve all together.
December 30 : Michael & his guests return to the to the Seef Mall to see the new Harry Potter movie.
December 31 : Michael & his guests spend New Year’s eve at the Ritz-Carlton Bahrain where they have rented 3 luxury villas.
2006
December 24 : Eddie “Angel” Cascio arrives in Vegas to spend Christmas and New Year’s eve with Michael and the kids and work on new music with MJ. Michael goes to the FAO Schwarz at the Forum Shop inside Caesars Palace with Eddie for a last minute shopping spree. At night he celebrates Christmas with Prince, Paris, Blanket.
2007
August 19 : Michael, and the kids are the surprise guests of Connie Cascio’s 50th birthday at the Cascio family home in Franklin Lakes, New Jersey.
Michael sees Frank for the first time since January 2004 and the they reconcile.
While there, Michael starts working on music in Eddie’s home studio with Eddie & James Porte. He also records new vocals for a “Wanna Be Startin’ Somethin’” remix that will be featured on “Thriller 25”.
August 29 : Michael celebrates his 49th birthday with Grace and the kids at the Cascio family home.
October 31 : Michael and the kids celebrate Halloween at the Cascio family home in New Jersey.
November 5 : After three months Michael and the kids leave the Cascio family home in New Jersey and fly from NYC to Los Angeles with Grace, the school teacher and the three bodyguards.
2009
June 21 : Michael spends father’s day with Prince, Paris and Blanket and he also calls the Cascio family and the Lester family. This is the last time Michael ever speaks to them.
July : Following Michael’s death, the Cascio family visit Prince, Paris & Blanket at Hayvenhurst.
July 07 : Frank Cascio gives an interview on Good Morning America. The whole Cascio family attends Michael’s public memorial at the Staples Center in downtown L.A. They also wrote a message of love in the souvenir program.
Following the memorial at Staples, the family has a lunch reception at the Beverly Wilshire Hotel ballroom with a couple hundred of their nearest and dearest including the Cascios.
December 24-25 : Prince, Paris, Blanket spend Christmas at the Cascio family’s house in New Jersey with Grace, TJ and Omer Bhatti.
