Author: Fred Colby

January 1 + 2 : The Jackson 5 perform at the Apollo Theater in New York City (Sam & Dave headlining).

February 21 : The Jackson 5 perform at the VFW Hall in East Chicago. They meet a 17 year old concert promoter named Frank Brummett. Joe agrees to do some concerts with him. Frank Brummett remembers : “During a break, I approached the young performers, inquiring if they had a manager. They guided me to a table where their father, Joe Jackson, age 40, was seated. Having never heard of them before, I poured out my troubles about the lack of a venue and bands, tears streaming down my face. As I finished my tale of woe, Joe shared his own struggles – working at US Steel, raising six boys and three girls, and keeping his boys interested in their music while still having a minute to enjoy their childhood”

February 28 : The Jackson 5 perform at St. John’s Baptist Panel Room in Whiting, Indiana. Frank Brummett remembers : “The Jacksons performed their first COBRA PRODUCTIONS show on Friday, February 28th. It felt like a triumphant return, although Joe could only manage a later show due to his day shift at the steel mill. To fill the void, Dick Biondi offered to DJ the beginning of the evening. Dick enjoyed playing the game and was willing to mention us now and then on his show. We gathered a modest crowd of about twenty to thirty people that night. When the time came to settle the accounts, I found myself without sufficient funds to pay the band. Joe, ever supportive, told me not to sweat it; he assured me that “things will get better.”

March 7 + 8 : The Jackson 5 perform at the High Chaparral Lounge in Chicago.

March 09 : The Jackson 5 perform at St. John’s Baptist Panel Room in Whiting, Indiana.

March 11 : The Jackson 5 contract with Motown Records is finally effective. A dispute between Steeltown and Motown delayed its effect.

March 28 : The Jackson 5 perform at St. John’s Baptist Panel Room in Whiting, Indiana.

April 6 : The Jackson 5 perform at St. John’s Baptist Panel Room in Whiting, Indiana.

April 18 : The Jackson 5 perform at St. John’s Baptist Panel Room in Whiting, Indiana.

April 27 : The Jackson 5 perform at St. John’s Baptist Panel Room in Whiting, Indiana. Frank Brummett remembers : “April 27th marked our last show in Whiting, a bittersweet farewell as the Monsignor of St. John the Baptist Catholic Church made the decision to kick COBRA PRODUCTIONS and the Jacksons out of town because of his “prejudiced” beliefs.”

April 28 + 29 + 30 + May 1 : The Jackson 5 perform at the Met Theater in Chicago (Delfonics headlining).

May 4 : The Jackson 5 perform at the Guys and Gals Club in Chicago.

May 9 + 18 + 30 + June 08 : The Jackson 5 perform at the Knights of Columbus Hall in East Chicago. Frank Brummett remembers : “We dubbed our June 8th show the “Farewell Show,” marking our final performance with the Jackson Five. Joe took Tito, Jack Richardson (their road manager), drummer Johnny Jackson & keyboard player Ronny Rancifer and drove to Los Angeles, Motown’s new headquarters,”

June 20 + 21 + 22 + 23 + 24 + 25 + 26 : The Jackson 5 perform at the Apollo Theater in New York City sharing a bill with Joe Simon and The Five Stairsteps.

July : Motown headquarters move from Detroit to California and so do the J5! Joe, Tito, Jack Richardson, drummer Johnny Jackson & keyboards players Ronny Rancifer drive to Los Angeles while Jackie, Jermaine, Marlon & Michael fly out a few days later. The group is accommodated at the Motel Tropicana on Santa Monica Boulevard.

Katherine remains in Gary with LaToya, Randy and Janet.

July 11 + 12 : The Jackson 5 perform at the Guys and Gals Club in Chicago (shows at 11:30 pm and 2:00 am).

August : Motown pulls Joe and the boys out of the Tropicana motel and move them to the Hollywood Motel across the street from Hollywood High and closer to Motown headquarters. They have a meeting with Berry Gordy at Diana Ross’s home in Hollywood Hills.

The group starts recording its first album at the West-Coast Motown studio, the Sound Factory in Vine Street, just north of Hollywood Boulevard. They are helped by Motown producers Freddie Perren, Deke Richards & Fonce Mizell known as “The Corporation”. Suzanne De Passe, a young Motown executive becomes the group’s PR.

August 09 : Diana Ross sends a Telegram to music, film, and media professionals : “Come join me in welcoming an extraordinary group, the Jackson Five, on Monday, August 11, from 6:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. at the Daisy, North Rodeo Drive, Beverly Hills. The Jackson Five, and their sensational eight-year-old singer, Michael Jackson, will be performing in concert.
— Diana Ross”

August 11 : Diana Ross invites 300 of her and Berry Gordy’s closest friends and business associates to meet the Jackson 5 at a private showcase at Daisy’s Disco 326 Rodeo Drive, Beverly Hills. The Jackson 5 perform Motown hits such as “Who’s Loving You” and Disney classics like “Zip-a-Dee-Doo-Dah”. Afterwards, a Motown press released is distributed to everyone in attendance. Michael and his brothers talk to local reporters and meet Bob Jones, a Motown PR who will prove significant in his solo career. 

August 16 : The Jackson 5 perform at The Forum Los Angeles, CA as opening act for Diana Ross and the Supremes.

August 22 : In their first nationally TV appearance, The Jackson 5 perform “It’s Your Thing” at the Miss Black America Pageant in Madison Square Garden in New York City. The television broadcast of “The Miss Black America Pageant” airs on Sunday, August 24, 1969.

August 30 : The Jackson 5 perform Gilroy Stadium in Gary as part of Gary’s festival.

September : Michael starts to attend 6th grade at the Gardner Street Elementary School, a public school in Hollywood. 

October 1 : Michael moves to Diana Ross’s Hollywood Hills home and the two of them spend a great deal of time together.

October 7: “I want You Back”, the Jackson 5’s debut single is released by Motown and soon reaches the number 1 spot on Billboard hot 100 charts.

October 2 : Final mixing of the Jackson 5 first single at Motown “I Want You Back.

October 18 : Diana Ross introduces the Jackson 5 on ABC’s Hollywwod Palace Special where they perform “Sing A Simple Song”, “Can You Remember”, “I Want You Back” and “There Was A Time” (with Diana Ross & Sammy Davis Jr)

Katherine, LaToya, Randy & Janet watch it live from their home in Gary.

November : Katherine, LaToya, Janet & Randy join Joe and the Jackson 5 in California and the whole family moves into a house rented by Motown on 1601 Queen Roads in Los Angeles.

The family celebrates their new life by driving up to San Francisco for the weekend.

December 12 :  Motown releases the Jackson 5 first album titled “Diana Ross presents the Jackson 5” (N°1)

December 14 : In New York City, The Jackson 5 appear on The Ed Sullivan Show where they perform Stand, “Who’s Loving You” and “I Want You Back”. Diana Ross is in the audience and she takes credit for discovering them.

Later, the group performs “I Want You Back” on the Joey Bishop Show.

January 30 : The Jackson 5 release their first single ever “Big Boy” which is premiered on a local radio station called WWCA.

Later the group records a second single for Steeltown “You Don’t Have To be 21 (To Fall In Love)/Jam Session which is not released.

February 14 : The Jackson 5 perform at the Super Dog Finals Amateur Night at the Apollo Theater in New York City, NY.

March : The Jackson 5 make their first ever commercial photoshoot for Steeltown Records. Steeltown Records sells thousands of copies of “Big Boy” nationally through a distribution deal with Atlantic Records, but it was neither a critical nor commercial success.

April : The J5 perform at a campaign rally for Richard Hatcher in Gary with Bobby Taylor and Diana Ross & The Supremes amoung others.

April 4 : Martin Luther King Is fatally shot by James Earl Ray at 6:01 p.m. In Moonwalk, Michael recalls that day: “I remember the day [Martin Luther King] died. Everyone was devastated. We didn’t rehearse that night. I went to church with Mom and the others. People were crying as if they had lost a family member. Even the men, who are usually less emotional, couldn’t control their feelings. I was too young to grasp the tragic nature of the situation, but when I think about it today, I feel like crying—for Dr. King, his family, and all of us.”

April 6 + 13 + 27 : The Jackson 5 perform at the Guys & Gals Club in Chicago, IL.

April 26 : The Jackson 5 perform at the Thomas Edison High School, Gary, IN.

May 4 + May 11 :  The Jackson 5 perform at the Guys & Gals Club in Chicago, IL.

May 24 + 25 + 26 + 27 + 28 + 29 + 30 : The Jackson 5 perform at the Apollo Theater in New York City (Etta James headlining). Michael meets Etta James backstage.

May 31 + June 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 5 + 6  : The Jackson 5 perform at the Capitol Theater in Chicago

July 12 + 13 + 14 + 15 + 16 + 17 + 18 + 19 + 20 + 21 : The Jackson 5 perform at the Regal Theater in Chicago, IL as part of the Battle of the Groups. During this series of shows, three people notice the group’s talent and they talk with Joe about Motown : Gladys Knight, Weldon Arthur McDougal III, a Motown executive and Bobby Taylor.

Mid July : The Jackson 5 are the opening act for Bobby Taylor & The Vancouvers at Chicago’s High Chaparral Club. After seeing the group perform, Bobby Taylor telephones Ralph Seltzer, head of Motown creative department to suggest that the group be allowed to audition for Motown. He also introduces Joe & the boys to Suzanne DePasse, a young creative assistant working at Motown. Suzanne tells Berry Gordy about the Jackson 5. At first reluctant, the founder of Motown agrees to have them audition for Motown. At the same time, the group is invited to perform on the David Frost Show in New York but Joe cancels their TV debut when Bobby Taylor asks them to come to a Detroit studio to make an auditon for Motown!

July 23 : Joseph and family friend Jack Richardson take the Jackson 5 from Chricago to Detroit in the family’s Volkswagen minibus. Upon arriving to Motown’s headquarters Hittsville Studio, they are greeted by Suzanne De Passe, creative assistant to Berry Gordy and Ralph Seltzer. The Jackson 5 perform “Ain’t Too Poud To Beg” and “I Wish It Would Rain” by The Temptations, James’ Brown’s “I Got the Feeling” ,”Tobacco Road” and “Who’s Loving You”. The group’s audition is taped and the videotape is sent to Berry Gordy who is in Los Angeles. 

July 26 : Ralph Setzer meets Joseph into his Motown office for a meeting and presents him with Motown standart nine-page contract. Joseph and the Jackson 5 sign the contract.

August 10 + 11 : The Jackson 5 perform at the Central Park Theater in Chicago, IL with Jerry Butler headlining; (shows at 2:00, 6:00 and 10:00 pm).

August 11 : The Jackson 5 perform at the Guys and Gals Club in Chicago (show at 11.30 pm).

August 12 + 13 + 14 + 15 + 16 + 17 + 18 + 19 + 21 + 22 + 23 + 24 + 25 + 26 + 27 : The Jackson 5 perform at the Regal Theater in Chicago.

September : The Jackson 5 start recording songs at Motown studios in Detroit under the direction of Bobby Taylor. They sleep on the floor of Taylor’s appartment!

September 27 : Motown Records book the Jackson 5 to perform at a benefit concert at Gilroy Stadium in Gary. The purpose of which is to defray the costs of Richard Hatcher’s mayoral campaign. The J5 open the show which features Gladys Knight and the Pips, Shorty Long and Bobby Taylor and the Vancouvers.

October 6 + 13 : The Jackson 5 perform at the Guys and Gals Club in Chicago.

November 1 : The Jackson 5 perform at the High Chaparral Lounge in Chicago (Marshall and the Chi-Lites headlining).

November 17 : The Jackson 5 perform at the American Legion Hall, Hammond.

November 30 : While the Jackson 5 perform at the Regal Theater in Chicago, their sister Rebbie gets married to Nathaniel Brown at the Kingdom Hall of Gary. One month later they move to Kentucky.

December 21 + 22 + 23 : The Jackson 5 perform at the High Chaparral Lounge in Chicago.

December 24/25 : Berry Gordy invites the Jackson 5 to perform at his house in Detroit. They meet Diana Ross, Smokey Robinson, Stevie Wonder, The Temptations and the Four Tops!

December 29 + 30 + 31 : The Jackson 5 perform at the Apollo Theater in New York City (Sam & Dave headlining).

August 29, 1958 : Katherine gives birth to Michael Joseph Jackson in Gary Indiana. Michael is welcomed by his father Joe and hos siblings Rebbie (aged 8), Jackie (aged 7), Tito (aged 6), Jermaine (age 4), LaToya (aged 2) and Marlon (aged 1).

1960 : From Jermaine Jackson’s book in 2011 : “GOD WAS ALWAYS RESIDENT IN OUR house, but Jehovah moved in before Mother fell pregnant with Randy, when Michael was two. She had been raised a Christian with devoted family links to the Baptist Church, but two things happened in 1960 : a local pastor she respected at Gary’s Lutheran church turned out to be having an affair and therefore broke his covenant with God; and a practising Jehovah’s Witness, a friend named Beverly Brown, knocked on our door at the exact time of Mother’s spiritual disillu-sionment. That was when Christmas and birthdays moved out of our home. Mother says that I ‘must’ remember having a Christmas tree and presents until I was six, but I honestly can’t. After her conversion the only ‘special occasion’ was the bligatory visit with Mother to the local Kingdom Hall. It was her resnonsibility to show us the love of God.

October 29, 1961 : Katherine gives birth to Steven Randall Jackson (Randy).

1962 : Joe finds Tito playing with his guitar after a string broke, and he is impressed enough to buy him his own guitar. Tito, Jermaine, and Jackie later formed their own group and are trained by Joseph.

1963 : Michael, aged 5, joins the group playing congas. Soon after, he takes over from Jermaine as lead vocalist for the group. Marlon joins the group on tambourine.

Katherine is baptized as a Jehovah’s Witness in the swimming pool at Roosvelt High in Gary. From then on, she asks that the rest of the family gets dressed in their best clothes every sunday to attend the service at Kingdom Hall.

August 29, 1965  : The brother’s first invitation to perform comes courtesy of a children’s s fashion show in Glen Park. Having until then performed as the Jackson Family and The Jackson Brothers, it is here that the name The Jackson 5 is born, in preference to the Jackson Brothers Five suggested by show organizer Evelyn LaHaie. They perform three numbers, one being a current hit by The Larks, ‘Doin’ The Jerk.’

After a suggestion from Joe’s sister-in-law, Bobbie Rose Jackson, The Jackson 5, comprising Michael, Marlon, Jermaine, Jackie and Tito, enter and win the Rossevelt High School talent show where they perform “My Girl” and “Barefootin'”.

Two months later, The Jackson 5 win the Annual talent Search at Gilroy Stadium. The Jackson 5 also receive their first ever press in the Gary Post Tribune.

Joseph books The Jackson 5 into Mr. Lucky’s, a nightclub in Gary. They earn $8 a night for five sets, six or sometimes even seven days a week. They prove popular with the customers who show appreciation by throwing money onto the stage, amounting to well above their nightly fee.

Late 1965 : Joseph sends Motown founder, Berry Gordy, a tape of The Jackson 5. Three months later, it is returned with no offer.

1966 : The Jackson Five’s first professional shows take place at Mister Lucky’s Laune in Gary. Johnny Porter Jackson (no relation to the family) joins the group as a drummer. Ronny Rancifer also joins the group as a keyboardist.

May 16, 1966 : Katherine gives birth to Janet Damita Jo Jackson in Gary.

August 18, 1966 :

August 20, 1966 : Joe Jackson takes his sons, along with the band’s drummer, Earl Gault, to see his father, Samuel Jackson in Winslow, Arizona. While in Winslow, they pergorm at the Elks IBPOE, formerly known as the Old Arcadia Hall, a venue located just steps from Standin’ on the Corner Park, as well as at the Prairie Moon Tavern. The band performs covers of hits by James Brown, Sam and Dave, and Motown artists

February 13 : Prince celebrates his 18th birthday with family and friends.

February 21 : Blanket celebrates his 13th birthday with family and friends and asks people to call him Bigi from now on.

March 8 : Katherine, LaToya, Rebbie & Paris attend Frances’s baby shower at Hayvenhurst.

March 10 : Birth of Rio Tito Jo Jackson, 4th child of TJ & Frances.

April 03 : Paris celebrates her 17th birthday with family and friends.

May 30 : The whole Jackson family attends Prince’s graduation Party at Hayvenhurst (except Janet, Randy & Marlon).

August 22 : Prince, Paris, Bigi and many of their cousins visit the old Jackson family house in Gary, Indiana.

November 25 : Prince, Paris & Bigi have pre-Thanksgiving dinner at Calabasas with Katherine, Austin and the gang.

December 20 : Paris posts a selfie of her with Grace Rwaramba on her Instagram.

December 24/25 : Prince, Paris, Bigi & Omer spend Christmas together in L.A.

February 13 : Prince celebrates his 17th birthday in L.A.

February 21 : Blanket celebrates his 12th birthday in Las Vegas and attends his uncles The Jacksons concert with Prince, Katherine & Joe.

February 22 : Birth of Kai-Ari Jackson, second child of Siggy & Toyia.

March 3 : Prince, Paris & Blanket visit a children hospital and are seen together for the first time since Paris suicide attempt last June.

April 3 : Paris celebrates her 16th birthday at the Diamond Ranch Academy in Utah.

April 17 : La Toya and her nephew Prince  attend a special screening of ‘Dancing In Jaffa’ at ICM Screening Room in Century City, California.

June 8 : Prince & Blanket attend Donte’s 22nd birthday party.

July : Paris leaves the Diamond Ranch Academy in Utah and she comes back to her family home in Calabasas. She is seen for the first time with her first boyfriend.

August : Birth of Summer Sanchez, third child of Brittny.

August 9 : “Life With LaToya” Season 2, Episode 12 titled “The Meltdown” is aired on OWN. Katherine, Joe, Prince, Blanket, Jermajesty appear in the season finale of Life With LaToya.

August 28 : Katherine, Rebbie, Austin, Yashi, Prince, Paris, Blanket & Omer attend The Michael Jackson Tribute Festival of the Arts at 2300 Jackson Street, the boyhood home of Michael Jackson in Gary, Indiana.

November 24 : Prince, Paris & Blanket have pre-Thanksgiving dinner at their Calabasas home with the family.

December 24/25 : Prince, Paris, Blanket & Omer celebrate Christmas together in L.A.

January 06 : Nathaniel Brown, Rebbie’s husband since 1968, dies from cancer. Paris supports Austin during 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.

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.

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).

August 20 : Randy Jackson last words 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”.

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.

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 THEhotel at Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas, Nevada.

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.”

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

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.

January 26 : Prince, Paris, Blanket, Katherine, Jackie, Siggy, Brandi, Tito, Taj, TJ, Royal, Quincy Jones, Debbie Allen, Chris Tucker, Smokey Robinson & Justin Bieber attend the Michael Jackson ‘Immortalized’ hand and footprint ceremony held at Grauman’s Chinese Theatre in Hollywood, California.

January 27 : Prince, Paris & Blanket attend the Los Angeles premiere of Michael Jackson ‘THE IMMORTAL’ World Tour at Staples Center.

February 13 : Prince celebrates his 15th birthday with family and friends.

February 21 : Blanket celebrates his 10th birthday with family and friends.

April 03 : Paris celebrates her 14th birthday with family & friends.

May 12 : Katherine, Prince, Paris & Blanket tape interviews for a planned MJ documentary.

July : Janet, Randy, Jermaine, Rebbie & Tito sign a letter demanding the resignation of the exucotors of the Michael Jackson Estate and accusing them of forging the Will.

LaToya, Marlon & Jackie refuse to sign it.

July 12 : Janet sends Dr Metzger to Katherine’s house in Calabasas in order to take her to a resting place in Arizona.

July 17 : The letter is leaked to the medias. A big controversy rises up when Paris Jackson attacks Randy on Twitter about Katherine.

July 18 : Randy Jackson on Twitter : “Yes, the letter is authentic. We ask that everyone respects that this is a serious matter that will be handled by the proper authorities.

July 21 : Katherine’s nephew Trent files a missing report with the L.A County Sheriff’s Department because Prince, Paris & Blanket haven’t been able to speak to her since she left L.A on July 15th.

Jermaine tweets that Katherine is not missing. She is safe and resting in Arizona.

July 22 : Prince, Paris & Blanket attend The Jacksons’ concert at the Greek Theatre in L.A.

July 23 : Back in L.A, Janet goes to the Jackson family home in Calabasas with Jermaine & Randy and they triy to take Prince, Paris & Blanket to Arizona but the kids refuse to go along. Trent calls the police and orders Janet & her brothers off the property.

July 24 : Janet goes to Arizona to visit her mother. Katherine orders the security team to be fired and replaced by Janet’s security and she also orders Trent off the property.

Katherines phones to Prince, Paris, Blanket & TJ and promise to go home.

Marlon, Tito & Jackie give an interview to The Insider saying that they are not allowed to speak to Katherine and Marlon breaks down and cries. LaToya remains silent on her social medias.

July 25 : An L.A Judge appoints TJ to become the temporary guardian of Prince, Paris & Blanket.

Katherine reads a statement to ABC News from the Miraval Spa in Tucson, Arizona surrounded by Janet, Jermaine, Rebbie & Stacee. She denies having been kidnapped and says she’s devasted to have lost guardianship of the kids.

At night she goes back home and is finally reunited with Prince, Paris & Blanket.

Randy Jackson on Twitter : “I was on the phone at 9pm in Los Angeles, with my sister Rebbie, when my mother FIRED Trent and Security. My mom told TJ that she was coming home tomorrow (which is today). He asked for temporary guardianship & she said -“NO its not necessary, I’ll be home tomorrow.” He asked again, and she said “NO TJ” I heard the conversation. His performance in court today breaks my heart. He knows his Aunts and Uncles would never hold their mother against her will. That’s ABSURD.He insisted upon knowing what time she was arriving today & now I know why. Trust me – the Executors are behind this. The “powers that be” use tabloid media to spin their lies and divide our family. Again.. WHY would it be necessary for TJ to take guardianship of the children away from my mother when they were already in his care?

July 26 : Prince Jackson on Twitter :

I would first like to start off this tweet by thanking the fans that have always stood by me and my family, my dad really appreciated your support and I still treasure it to this day. As I am sure everyone is well aware of the events that have been going on. I have not been backing up my sister and her tweets avidly because I was waiting for the time to reveal my side. As long as I can remember my dad had repeatedly warned me of certain people and their ways. Although I am happy my grandma was returned, after speaking with her I realized how misguided and how badly she was lied to. I’m really angry and hurt. The following image is of a group chat I had started to several family members. This group text message I had initially sent was replied to but they didn’t know that I could see the responses. For this whole time, we were denied contact to our grandmother. “If you continue with your lies I will continue with the truth”

-Michael Jackson Jr.
please RT this so it doesn’t leave twitter as well as the attached image

July 27 : Randy Jackson on Twitter :

1) When TJ asked my mother if he should ask for temporary guardianship, my Mother told TJ NO – twice.

2) The Estate denied Rebbie, Janet and Jermaine access to the house when they returned to home to Calabasas with a letter written by Howard Weitzman, attorney for the Estate, who is not a resident of the home.

3) The Estate is trying to isolate my Mother from her family JUST LIKE THEY DID TO MICHAEL, in order to propagate their lies, financial agendas and to protect a fraudulent will.

4) The same people that are trying to manipulate my mother are the same people that were involved with my brother when he died.

5) In order to obtain temporary guardianship, TJ lied to the court. Rebbie, Janet, Jermaine and I would never harm our mother and we are doing our best to protect her and the Estate knows that. I want to know why Perry Sanders would consider a negotiation based on lies.

6) It is clear that anyone who stands up against the Executors of the Estate – John Branca, John McClain and their attorney Howard Weitzman – is denied access to my mother.

7) It is my fear and belief, that they are trying to take my mother’s life.

August 3 : A STATEMENT OF BLAIR G. BROWN ON BEHALF OF JANET JACKSON, RANDY JACKSON & REBBIE JACKSON is posted on Janet’s Twitter & Facebook pages.

After Tito & Jermaine decided to take off their name from the letter, Janet, Randy & Rebbie are barred from the family home in Calabasas by the MJ Estate…

August 30 : Prince, La Toya, Blanket and Paris  attend the St. Paul Saints Vs. The Gary SouthShore RailCats baseball game at U.S. Steel Yard in Gary, Indiana.

October 11 : Paris, Prince, La Toya, Blanket Jackson and Monica Gabor attend the Mr. Pink Ginseng Drink launch party at Regent Beverly Wilshire Hotel in Beverly Hills, California.

November 24 : Prince, Paris & Blanket spend pre Thanksgiving dinner at their Calabasas home with Katherine and their cousins.

December 24/25 : Prince, Paris & Blanket spend Christmas at Disneyworld with Omer Bhatti and their cousins.

January 21 : On her social medias, LaToya congratulates Joe Biden & Kamala Harris on Inauguration Day. Janet does not comment on this historical day.

January 23 : LaToya on Larry Kings’s death : I am so grateful to have known such a warm soul! RIP Larry. You will be missed!

May 4 : Janet & LaToya post pictures of Katherine on their social medias on her 91th birthday.

May 29 : LaToya celebrates her 65th birthday at home in L.A.

June 23 : LaToya attends a charity dinner in Aalborg, Denmark raising funds for small children in hospice.

August 1 : Luther Jackson, Joe Jackson’s brother passes away. He was the last Jackson still alive from this generation after the passings of Lawrence Jackson, Verna Mae Jackson & Joe.

LaToya spends Family Day with Katherine, Rebbie, Tito & Brenda Richie and shares a short video with Katherine on her social medias.

August 5 : Tito releases his new music video Love One Another featuring appearances by most of the Jackson family (Katherine, Janet, LaToya, Jermaine, Jackie, Marlon, Johbonnie, Prince, 3T, Austin and many others).

October 2 : LaToya attends Nicole Richie’s 40th birthday party in L.A.

October 24 : LaToya shares a video of her vistitng Katherine.

November 14 : LaToya shares a video wishing happy holidays.

December 11 : LaToya on Instagram : “A Big Big Happy Birthday to you Jermaine!  Sending you much love!”

December 19 : LaToya shares a new picture on Instagram : “Blessings to you all on this Sunday”

January 06 : The German TV channel SAT1 is airing the documentary Michael Jackson – Auf der Suche nach der Wahrheit (Michael Jackson: In Search of the Truth), featuring numerous previously unseen interviews with La Toya Jackson, Taj & Brandi Jackson, Tom Mesereau, Bill Whitfield, Dieter Wiesner, Aphrodite Jones, and most notably the Schleiter family — a German family speaking publicly for the first time on television about their relationship with Michael Jackson. (In March 2019, following the broadcast of Leaving Neverland, the Schleiter family had published a lengthy message of support for the singer on their website, titled “Enough is Enough.”)

January 17 : LaToya attends the unveiling of Andy Madadian’s star on The Hollywood Walk Of Fame in Hollywood, California.

March 10 : Siggy & Toyia welcome their new child, a baby girl named Anai Icon Katherine Jackson.

May 29 : LaToya celebrates her 64th birthday at home in L.A.

July 27 : LaToya shares the passing of her dog Prince on her social medias.

January 16 : LaToya is a guest on Match Game on ABC.

January 30 : LaToya attends the press conference of the show ‘Forever The Best Show About The King of Pop’ at Centro Cultural Teatro 1 in Mexico City, Mexico.

February 13 : LaToya is a guest on The Masked Singer on Fox.

February 24 : During a TV interview, LaToya refuses to comment the “Leaving Neverland” controversy : “Let’s keep Michael at peace and where he is. He has given the world so much joy. Let’s not take that away from him”.

March 13 : LaToya attends the show ‘Forever, The Best Show About The King of Pop’ at Centro Cultural Teatro 1 in Mexico City, Mexico.

March 23 : The Jackson family gathers to celebrate Genevieve’s engagement party in L.A. Many members attend the party including Katherine, Rebbie, LaToya, Austin, Stacee, Yashi, TJ and Frances, Taj and Thayana, Taryll & Breanna, Alejandra, Randy Jr, Donte, Jaafar, Jermajesty, Autumn, Paris, Steveanna and more…

April 18 : Latoya attends the opening of Princess Grace Kelly exhibit in Monaco.

May 10 : LaToya  attends the 26th Annual Race to Erase MS Gala at The Beverly Hilton Hotel in Beverly Hills with Kathy Hilton & Branda Richie.

May 11 : Prince Jackson  goes through commencement ceremonies Saturday at Loyola Marymount University in Los Angeles. Many family members attend the graduation ceremony and after party including Katherine, Rebbie, Latoya, Paris, Bigi, Omer and Pia Bhatti, Austin, Brandi, Siggy & 3T.

June 28 : Latoya has dinner in L.A with her friends.

September 13 : LaToya is a guest on CBS News.

September 14 : LaToya and her nephew Jaafar Jackson attend the Face Forward International 10th Annual Gala “Highlands To The Hills” in Los Angeles.

October 8 : LaToya is spotted in L.A.

October 12 : LaToya is in Vegas to be a judge on Miss World America.

October 20 : LaToya attends Gladys Knight’s 75th birthday party in Hollywood.

October 25 : LaToya attends the premiere of “Forever” at the Centro Cultural Teatro in Mexico City.

November 18 : LaToya attends the “Forever – King Of Pop” press conference at Verti Music Hall in Berlin, Germany.

November 21 : LaToya visits the Jahrhunderthalle in the Höchst district before her tour of Germany. Under the title “Forever – King of Pop” she will appear in 15 German cities in January and February 2020.

December 4 : LaToya attends Shop To Erase MS presented by Stacey Bendet to benefit Race To Erase MS at Alice + Olivia Boutique in Beverly Hills, California.

December 30 : LaToya is spotted shopping in L.A.