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Early January : Michael offers radio hosts Big Boy and Fuzzy a preview of “Thriller 25th” in the Las Vegas recording studio The Palms in the presence of Blanket, Will I Am and Peter Lopez.

Michael rehearses with Lavelle Smith for the upcoming Grammy Awards. But soon after the performance is cancelled.

Michael works on a Pepsi commercial featuring the Thriller dance for the upcoming Superbowl half time ads.

January 2 : Extra & Access Hollywood air new interviews of Janet on the set of the Feedback video.

January 4 : Back in New York City Janet gives a series of interviews.

January 6 : Janet makes a photoshoot for an upcoming cover of VIBE magazine at Milk Studios in NYC.

January 7 : Michael takes Prince, Paris and  Blanket to Madame Tussaud’s was museum in Las Vegas.

January 8 : The video for Janet’s new single “Feedback” is premiered on BET’s show 106 & Park.

January 11 : Janet is gracing the cover of this weeks Billboard Magazine issue with a new interview.

Island Def Jam Records  launches the new version of Janet’s official website.

January 12 : Michael and the kids attend the Tournament of Kings at Excalibur in L.V.

January 14 : The Girl Is Mine 2008″ is released on CD single. For Thriller 25, will.i.am, remixed “The Girl Is Mine”. Entitled “The Girl Is Mine 2008”, the remix featured an original solo demo of the song by MJ.

Mid January : Michael Amir aka Brother Michael arrives in Las Vegas and steps up as Michael’s new personal assistant. Nation Of Islam takes over Michael’s security.

Michael and the kids leave the Palms and move to a rented house on Palomino Lane, Las Vegas.

January 14 : The “Feedback” video is premiered on MTV’s TRL.

January 15 : The mailinglist from Janet Jackson’s official website e-mails all of its subscribers  with the official cover of the Discipline album.

January 16 : L.A REID premieres 8 songs from the Discipline album during a listening party in London.

January 21 : Janet gives radio interviews over the phone.

In a recent interview of french magazine Mademoizelle Janet reveals that the production part of her upcoming tour is already complete.

Janet attends Jermaine Dupri’s Industry Night launch party at Prive Las Vegas inside of the Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada.

January 25 : Janet & JD attend Benny Medina’s birthday party in West Hollywood, California.

January 26 : Michael accepts an award celebrating the 25th anniversary of Thriller in a pre-recorded video message aired during the NRJ Awards ceremony on French TV network TF1.

Late January : Janet starts rehearsing for her upcoming promo tour.

February 1 : Janet’s official website premieres 2 new songs from Discipline : “Rock With You” & “Luv”.

Janet is currently in rehearsals for her new video, “Rock With You”. The song will be released officially to radios in the next few weeks and the video is scheduled to be finished shooting in America within 2 weeks.

February 03 : The Super Bowl Ad for “SoBe Life Water”, featuring animated lizards, Naomi Campbell, and the song “Thriller”, airs during the Super Bowl XLII. Michael had showed animators at “Studio at the Palms” how to make the lizard’s necks move for the “Thriller” dance.

February 04 :  Janet is gracing the cover of  TOUCH magazine in the UK.

Michael’s talks with acclaimed New York artist Kehinde Wiley is reported.

February 05 :“Rock With U” is released digitally as the 2nd single from “Discipline”.

February 06 : Janet  & JD attend a private Discipline album listening party thrown by LA Reid in New York City where Janet is interviewed by Blender magazine.

February 07 : Janet is gracing the cover of PARADE magazine with a new photoshoot/interview.

Janet, along with celebrety blogger Perez Hilton, makes a surprise appearance at the weekly gay dance party TigerHeat  which is held at the Arena nightclub in Los Angeles

February 08 : Thriller 25, the 25th-anniversary edition reissue of Thriller (1982) is released by Sony BMG’s reissue division, Legacy Recordings. Along with the original material, the reissue contains remixes, new material, a DVD (for some versions) and collaborations with contemporary artists. Thriller 25 debuts at number one on the Billboard Top Pop Catalog Albums and in nine other countries. Two singles, “The Girl Is Mine 2008” and “Wanna Be Startin’ Somethin’ 2008”, are released from the album to moderate success, and a number of the other remixes charted despite no physical release.

Janet & JD attend the So So Def/Island Records Annual Pre-Grammy Party held at Central Nightclub in Hollywood, California.

February 9 : Janet & JD attend the Clive Davis Annual Pre-Grammy Party held at the Beverly Hilton Hotel.

February 10 : Janet & JD attend Entertainment Weekly Island Def Jam Grammy After Party in honor to Antonio “L.A”  Reid in Los Angeles.

February 11 : “Luv” is released digitally as the 3rd single from “Discipline”.

February 13 : Michael hosts a party for Prince’s 11th birthday.

Janet graces the cover of The Big Issue & The Observer in the UK.

Janet visits the KIIS FM studios in L.A and gives a live interview on the Ryan Seacrest Morning Show.

Later she gives interviews to MTV News, CNN and Access Hollywwod.

February 14 : Janet & JD attend the NAACP Image Awards at the Shrine Auditorium in  Los Angeles  where Janet wins the award for Outstanding Supporting Actress for her role in “Why Did I Get Married?”. She also presents the special “Hall Of Fame” award to Stevie Wonder.

February 15 : Janet gives radio interviews to Power 106 Big Boy’s Neighbourhood and the Rick Dees Morning Show.

February 19 : Janet shoots the video for “Rock With U” directed by Saam Farahman in Los Angeles.

February 20 : Discipline leaks online.

Janet goes to the S Bar in Los Angeles with JD & Saam Farahman.

Birth of Bryce Connor Jackson, first child of Taryll & Breana Cabral.

February 21 : Michael hosts a big party for Blanket’s 6th birthday with Grace, Aileen, Brother Michael

February 22 :The album “DISCIPLINE” is released in France

Janet leaves her rehearsals for “Good Morning America” so that she can visit JD at his doctor’s office where he is getting eye surgery..

February 25 : The album DISCIPLINE is released in the UK

Janet is  named MTV’s artist of the week and she appears in a  group of 9 skits for MTV’s 52 Bands/52 Weeks series directed by Joel Schumacher and featuring Janet with the Kids.

In NYC, Janet tapes an interview on the Tyra Banks Show and makes an apperance on BET 1O6 & Park.

February 26 : The album DISCIPLINE is released in the US

DISCIPLINE DAY IN NYC :

-7AM: GOOD MORNING AMERICA – Janet performs “Feedback”, “That’s The Way Love Goes” & “Rock With U” at the Nokia Theatre (44th Street – West of 7th Avenue)

-3PM: MTV TRL – Janet performs “Feedback” live on 1515 Broadway

-6PM: BEST BUY – IN STORE SIGNING 529 5th Avenue

February 27 : The album DISCIPLINE is released in Japan with a bonus track.

February 28 :  DISCILPINE DAY IN L.A :

-VIRGIN HOLLYWOOD  : IN STORE SIGNING

-ELLEN DEGENERES SHOW : Janet tapes a performance of “Feedback” & “That’s The Way Love Goes” in Burbank.

Janet goes to Culver City at Smashbox Studios to make a photoshoot for next month’s issue of Blackbook Magazine.

Janet gives an interview on the Larry King Show on CNN.

February 29 : The Ellen Degeneres Show with Janet is aired.

March : Janet graces the covers of EBONY, VIBE & Blackbook magazines.

March 4 :The Tyra Banks Show with Janet is aired.

Janet is a guest on ABC’s Jimmy Kimmel Live. Following the filming, she has dinner at Katsuya, a new, popular celebrity hot-spot in Hollywood.

March 5 : “Discipline” debuts at the Number 1 spot on the Billboard 200 chart.

The video for “Rock With U” is premiered on BET’s Access Granted.

March 10 : Janet is taken to Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles with a shortness of breath due a bad flue.

March 11  :Janet cancels her upcoming planned performance on “Saturday Night Live” because of her flue.

March 18 :“Can’t Be Good” is released digitally as the 4th & final single from “Discimine”.

March 20 : Birth of Delore “Dee Dee” Dior Jackson, daughter of TJ & Frances.

March 26 : Michael, Prince, Paris and Blanket are having lunch at Planet Hollywood inside the Miracle Mile Shops in Las Vegas

March 29 : Janet and actor Josh Peck present the award for Favorite Movie actress to Jessica Alba at the Nickelodeon Kids’ Choice Awards in Los Angeles

April 3 : Michael hosts a party for Paris’ 10th birthday.

April 9 : Janet arrives in Tokyo, Japan

April 10 : Janet makes a surprise visit to a dance studio in Tokyo.

April 18 : Jackie Jackson gets married to Emily Besselink.

April 23 : Jermaine introduces Dr Tohme Tohme to Michael.

April 24 : Janet & JD go to the Foxtail club.

April 26 : Ellen DeGeneres presents Janet the Vanguard Award from GLAAD at the 19th Annual Media Awards at Hollywood’s Kodak Theatre.

Early may : Dr Tohme calls Tom Barrack to wire $23 million in order to save Neverland from foreclosure. In exchange Barrack and his company Colony Capital receive 50 percent ownership of Neverland.

May : Michael works with producer RedOne in a Las Vegas studio.

May 5 : Janet & JD attend the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s Costume Institute Gala in New York City which celebrates the opening of “Superheros: Fashion and Fantasy.

May 8 : Janet performs “Rhythm Nation” & “Luv” at the United America Concert at the Del Mar Beach in Camp Pendleton for 50,000 Marines, sailors and their families.

May 10 : Janet attends Ellen DeGeneres’s 50th birthday party  at the Warner Brothers lot in Los Angeles.

May 12 : La Toya is a guest on the Danish program “Go’ Aften DK”.

May 13 : Janet attends the Alexander McQueen Boutique launch party in L.A.

May 14 : LaToya is a guest on Danish TV Show “Jensen”.

May 15 : Janet tapes a performance of “Rhythm Nation” & “Luv” for the Ellen DeGeneres show.
Later on, she has dinner with Tyra Bank at the STK in L.A

May 16 : Michael takes Prince, Paris and  Blanket to see “The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian” at Brenden Theaters (Palms/Las Vegas).

Janet celebrates her 42nd birthday with JD & friends at the Katsuya restaurant in L.A.

May 17 : Janet & JD fly back to Atlanta to attends JD’s daughter birthday party.

May 19 : On today’s episode of The Ellen DeGeneres Show, Janet announces that she will be kicking off the Rock Witchu Tour on September 10 and she asks the fans to help pick the songs they’d like to see her perform on the tour by calling (323) 622-8139 with their suggestions.

A new official fan club has been created for Janet at www.janetfanclub.com.
The website states that members of the club will receive early access to tickets for the Rock Witchu Tour. The Tour Club, as it is called, apparently was created solely for this purpose.

Via satellite, Janet accepts the Always Next, Forever Now Award for being a friend to the LGBT community at  Logo NewNowNext Awards.
The show will air on Logo on Saturday, June 7 at 9:00 PM ET.

Jermaine and Alejandra divorce is finalized and Jermaine is ordered to pay $50,000 for Alejandra’s legal fees and $50,000 for child support in August 2007 this was in exchange for Alejandra’s waiving her right to spousal support. It is a settlement because Alejandra was married to Nicholas Ray when she married Jermaine, and her marriage to Nicholas was never nullified, nor did she get a divorce from him. Therefore, when she married Jermaine during her marriage to Nicholas, her marriage to Jermaine was null and void.

May 20 : Entertainment news show Extra has filmed a new interview with Janet that will air sometime next week

May 21 : Live Nation issues a press release to officially announce the Rock Withu Tour. The release lists a few of the tour dates with more to be announced soon

May 23 : Michael attends French stylist Christian Audigier’s 50th birthday party at Petersen Automotive museum in Hancock Park, Los Angeles, where he meets French singer Johnny Halliday among others.

May 26 : Janet attends Kanye West’s Glow in the Dark Tour in Winnipeg.

May 30 : Rock Witchu Tour pre-sale starts today through Janet’s Tour Club.

Jackie and LaToya Jackson celebrate LaToya’s birthday for the first time at Prive Las Vegas in Las Vegas,

May 31 : LaToya & Jackie attend the grand opening of Palms Place Hotel & Spa, Palms Las Vegas  in Las Vegas, Nevada.

June : Michael and producer Neff-U start working on songs at this 2710 Palomino Lane home studio in Las Vegas. They work on a new version “A Place With No Name”. Michael calls Ne-Yo, inviting him to collaborate on songs for his future album.

Michael is very upset when “Hold My Hands” leaks online.

June 2 : In NYC, Janet tapes an episode on MTV’s TRL and then an episode of BET’s 106 & Park. She also gives an interview to Entertainment Tonight.

At night, she presents the Humanitarian Award to Pauletta and Denzel Washington at the 2008 Apollo Theater Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony.

June 3 : Michael has dinner with Thomas Barrack Jr, chairman and CEO of Colony Capital LLC, at the Las Vegas Hilton’s Verona Sky Villa.

Janet makes a surprise appearance this morning on  The View which airs live on ABC and she surprises host Serri Shepherd with free tickets to her upcoming tour.

Janet’s episode of 106 & Park is aired on BET.

June 4 : Janet’s episode on TRL is aired on MTV.

June 5 : Janet’s interview in Entertainment Tonight is aired on CBS

In a teleconference with a select group of blogger, Janet reveals that IDJ has stopped the promotion for “Discipline” and there won’t be a new single.

She also says that her upcoming book, due in November, will be titled “Me”.

June 6 : Michael takes Prince, Paris and Blanket to see “Kung Fu Panda” at Brenden Theatres (Palms)

June 14 : The episode of Nickelodeon’s Dance on Sunset which Janet filmed last month is aired on Nickelodeon.

The Lisa “Left Eye” Lopes Foundation presents the 2008 Lisa Lopes Humanitarian Award to Janet during the 13th Annual Hot 107.9 FM Birthday Bash at Phillips Stadium in Atlanta, GA.

Janet accepts it via video, which is played during the award presentation:

June 16 : In a new message left through her phone service at SayNow.com, Janet reveals that she has completed the first week of tour rehearsals and that she will also be bringing the Rock Witchu Tour to Europe.

June 18 : Janet & JD attend the third annual 2008 Cartier Loveday celebration in Beverly Hills

June 20 : The casting call information to become “Janet Jackson’s prodigy” on her upcoming reality show with MTV is posted on ProdigyCasting.com
Janet Jackson and famed choreographer, Gil Duldulao, in association 25/7 productions and Wright Crear Management will be kicking off the search for talented performers with raw talent.

The competition reality series is open to Males and Females at least 16 years old , who appear to be between 16 and 22 and who exhibit superior talent in combined singing and dancing. Those who are eligible are encouraged to apply and attend the nearest open call, taking place in Chicago, New York, Atlanta and Los Angeles.
Janet & JD take a flight to London and then Milan.

June 21 : Janet and JD attend the Versace Menswear Spring/Summer 2009 show, which is part of Milan Fashion Week.

June 22 : Janet attends the L’Uomo Vogue 40th Anniversary Celebration in Milan where she meets Donatella Versace.

June 23 : Janet gives a phone interview to Ryan Seacrest’s 102.7 KIIS FM morning show.

June 30 : Janet & JD attend the Dior ’09 Spring Summer Haute Couture fashion show this afternoon in Paris, which is apart of Paris Fashion Week.
At the show, she tells the Associated Press that she has been busy preparing for the launch of her own line of lingerie later this year.

Late June : Michael hires Dr Thome Thome as his new manager and president of MJJ Productions.

As a result of a financial reorganiation of the Neverland Valley Ranch, all of Michael’s personal belongings have o be removed from the property.
Dr Tohme R Tohme contact Darren Julien of Julien’s Auction House.

July : Michael meets with painter Nate Giorgio to discuss a future project.

July 1 : Janet & JD attend the Christian Lacroix 09 Spring/Summer fashion show in Paris

July 2 : Janet & JD attend the Jean Paul Gaultier ’09 Fall/Winter Haute Couture fashion show in Paris

July 3 : Janet & JD fly back to Atlanta.

July 4 : Janet & JD celebrate the Independance Day in Atlanta.

July 7 : Michael is spotted in Las Vegas leaving a bookstore and being pushed in a wheelchair by an assistant, while Prince, Paris and Blanket walk with a security guard.

Janet resumes tour rehearsals in Los Angeles.

July 29 : Michael attends a performance of Mystère by Cirque du Soleil at the Treasure Island Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas with Prince, Paris & Blanket.

August 07 : Michael’s manager Dr Tohme sign an agreement with Julien’s Auction House on behalf of Michael in order to remove all his personal belongings from Neverland while simlutaneously arranging for an auction of certain selected items that were no longer desired by Michael.

August 10 : Janet attends the premiere of Star Wars: The Clone Wars at the Egyptian Theatre in Hollywood.

August 13 : JD posts a video of himself at Janet’s tour rehearsals on his You Tube page.

August 16 : Michael goes to 40-40 Club (Palazzo) in Las Vegas for the third time in a month.

August 20 : It is announced that Janet has teamed with Bruno Schiavi, the Australian lingerie designer, for her own lingerie line named Pleasure Principle which should be launched later this year.

August 22 : Sony Music releases “King of Pop” , a compilation album of songs by Michael Jackson, in commemoration of his 50th birthday in 2008. The track listing of the album differs significantly across countries because fans in each country where Sony BMG operated national offices were allowed to vote on which songs would appear on that country’s edition of the album. The initial pool of songs, which also differed across countries, was selected from Jackson’s back catalogue and also included a new “megamix” of five songs from the Thriller album that was created by Jason Nevins. “Billie Jean” is the only song to appear on all versions of the album.

Extra & Access Hollywood air new interviews of Janet discussing her lingerie line.

August 26 : Michael attends a performance by Cirque du Soleil at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas with Prince, Paris and Blanket.

August 27 : Michael goes to Planet Hollywood in Las Vegas.

August 28 : From his home in Las Vegas, Michael gives a telephone interview to Chris Connolly, which airs on ABC’s ‘Good Morning America’ the following day. Michael speak about his past, present and future as well as his dreams for his children.

August 29 : Michael celebrates his 50th birthday with Prince, Paris and  Blanket in their Las Vegas home.

Colony Capital reaches out to AEG Live to discuss a possible new tour for Michael.

August 31 : JD posts another video of himself backstage at Janet’s tour rehearsals. In the video, Janet reveals that LL Cool J will be her opening act on the tour.

September : After three years as their private teacher, Aileen Medalla bids farewell to Michael and the kids and leaves Las Vegas to go back home to the Philippines.

September 4 : Janet holds a conference call with a select group of reporters to promote the Rock Witchu Tour.

In the evening, Janet presents Tito, Jackie, Marlon and Randy with the lifetime achievement BMI Icon Award in Beverly Hills.
Following the acceptance of the icon award, the Jackson brothers posed on stage for photos with father Joseph, mother Katherine and sisters Janet, LaToya and Rebbie.

Michael and Jermaine do not attend the presentation.

September 5 : Janet & JD attend the 2008 MTV Video Music Awards-TAG Records Party in Hollywood, California.

September 7/8/9 : Janet is in Vancouver with JD & the Kids for the final dress rehearsals of the Rock Witchu Tour.

September 09 : The Motown Years (also known as The Motown Years 50), a 3-disc compilation box set by American singer Michael Jackson and the group The Jackson 5, is released by Motown Records and Universal Music Group to celebrate Jackson’s 50th birthday. The 50-track album features all of the hits through the Motown years from both the Jackson 5 (like “ABC”, “I Want You Back”, “Never Can Say Goodbye”) and Michael’s solo material (including “You’ve Got a Friend”, “Ben”, “Ain’t No Sunshine” and “One Day in Your Life”), all of them released during their tenure with Motown (1969–1975), with the exception of “Farewell My Summer Love” and “Girl You’re So Together”, which were released in 1984, long after Jackson and the group had left the company.

September 10 : Michael and the kids have dinner at Benihana at the Las Vegas Hilton.

Janet kicks off the Rock Witch Tour at the General Motors Place in Vancouver, Canada.

September 11 : ET airs an interview of Janet from backstage in Vancouver.

September 13 : Concert at the Oracle Arena in Oakland (Nelly opens the show and joins Janet on stage during “Call On Me”).

September 17 : Concert at the Staples Center, Los Angeles (with JD, Bow Wow, Chris Tucker, Brett Ratner, Jermaine & LaToya Jackson among others). LL Cool J is the opening act.

September 19 : Concert at the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas (with Katherine, Rebbie & Tyra Bank among others). LL Cool J is the opening act.

September 20 : Concert at the San Diego Sports Arena in San Diego.

September 22 : A rep for Janet releases a statement to People Magazine confirming that she has terminated her relationship with Island Def Jam. Producer Rodney Jerkins leaked the news that she had left IDJ in a video interview that was released on the internet earlier this morning.

September 23 : During a phone conversation with friend and spritual advisor June Gatlin, Michael confides his fears about his new manager Dr Tohme.

Janet attends JD’s 36th birthday party at Tenjune, a nightclub in New York City with L.A Reid & Ne-Yo among others.

September 25 : Concert at the Allstate Arena in Rosemont.

September 27 : Janet’s concert in Detroit is rescheduled to October 28.

September 28 : Concert at the Air Canada Centre in Toronto, Canada (with LL COOL J as opening act).

September 29 : Janet cancels her concert in Montreal after she “got suddenly ill” during her sound check and had to be rushed to the hospital just before show time.
Janet also postpones the forthcoming concerts in Boston and Philidelphia.

October 4 : Tonight’s concert of the Rock Witchu Tour in Greensboro, North Carolina, is postponed just hours before it was scheduled to begin.
Janet also postpones the forthcoming concerts in Atlanta & Ft Lauderdale.

October 9 : The Tyra Banks Show goes behind the scene at Janet’s concert in Las Vegas.

October 10 : Tomorrow’s concert in Uncasville is postponed due to Doctor’s orders.

October 11 : Fortcoming concert in Verona is postponed due to Doctor’s orders.

October 14 : Janet’s manager Kenneth Crear confirms that the reason Janet postponed a series of shows during the past two weeks is because she suffers from a rare form of migraine called vestibular migraine or migraine-associated vertigo for which she is currently receiving treatment but she is ready to resume the tour.

October 15 : Janet resumes the Rock Witchu Tour with a concert at the Verizon Center, in Washington, DC. JD attends the show from the VIP booth.

October 17 : Concert at the Izod Center in East Rutherford.

October 19 : Concert at the Philips Arena in Atlanta. JD, Mayor Shirley Franklin, Tyler Perry, Ciara, Ne-Yo, Tricky attend the show.

October 20 : Michael and the kids leave their Las Vegas home and check in at the Bel Air Hotel in Los Angeles.

Michael has a meeting at the Bel Air Hotel with Dr Tohme and Randy Phillips to discuss a new tour with AEG.

October 21 : Concert at the Toyota Center in Houston.

October 22 : Concert at the American Airlines Center in Dallas.

In a new  video posted on JD’s YouTube page  which was filmed last night from the backstage of the concert in Houston, Janet thanks everyone for their support and she and JD deny tabloid rumors that they have broken up.

October 24 : Michael is spotted visiting Elizabeth Taylor’s house in his pajamas.

Concert at the Sprint Center in Kansas City (with LL COOL J as opening act).

October 26 : Concert at the BOK Center in Tulsa.

October 28 : Concert at the The Palace of Auburn Hills in Auburn Hills.

October 29 : Michael takes Prince, Paris and Blanket to an Halloween party in L.A.

Michael visits Elizabeth Taylor at her home in Bel Air.

October 30 : Michael takes Prince, Paris & Blanket to Borders Library in Westwood.

Michael’s spokesperson, Dr. Tohme, in response to recent rumors regarding Michael’s participation in a Jackson 5 reunion, has issued the following statement from Michael Jackson:”My brothers and sisters have my full love and support, and we’ve certainly shared many great experiences, but at this time I have no plans to record or tour with them. I am now in the studio developing new and exciting projects that I look forward to sharing with my fans in concert soon.”

October 31 : Michael meets with Dr Tohme and Randy Phillips at the Bel Air Hotel to talk about the AEG deal.

Michael takes the kids to an Haloween party at Natalie Maine’s house (the singer from the Dixie Chicks) They were invited by Veronique Peck.

November : Michael sets up a recording studio in his Bel Air Hotel suite to work on tracks with his longtime musical engineer Michael Prince. Michael records vocals on “Days In Gloucestershire”, “Best Of Joy”, “I Was A Looser” ou “Hollywood Tonight”.

Rod Temperton has a meeting with MJ at his hotel suite during which MJ plays Rod several songs. Some of the songs already had lyrics, which MJ wanted to improve. Others were instrumentals without any lyrics at all. The songs MJ plays for Rod are Best of Joy, Hollywood Tonight, The Loser, The Way Your Love Me, Beautiful Girl, Dark Lady, DIE, and Can’t Stop Loving You.

November 01 : Last concert of the Rock Witchu Tour at the Madison Square Garden in NYC.

November 02 : Michael texts his nephew Taj, thanking him for taking a trip to Vegas.

November 04 : Janet’s representatives officially announce that they will not reschedule any of the remaining postponed dates of the Rock Witchu Tour. The announcement states that the concerts are not being rescheduled “due to conflicts in the singer’s schedule.”

November 10/11 : Michael leaves notes to the fans from the Bel Air Hotel in Los Angeles saying that he’s working hard on “music, film and performance”.

November 11 : Michael has given up title to his Neverland ranch, transferring the deed to a company he partly controls. The singer filed a grant deed on the ranch that makes the new owner an entity called the Sycamore Valley Ranch Co. LLC, a joint venture between Jackson and an affiliate of Colony Capital LLC,Colony Capital is a Los Angeles-based real estate investment company run by billionaire Tom Barrack. It owns several properties in Las Vegas, including the Las Vegas Hilton.

November 13 : LaToya attends The Gipsyland Gala Dinner at The Beverly Hills Hotel Crystal Ballroom in Los Angeles, California.

November 15 : Michael speaks with some of his fans including Jenny Winnings at the Hotel Bel Air.

November 17 : Day 1 of Sheik Abdulla bin Hamad Al Khalifa VS Michael Jackson trial in London. Michael’s lawyers ask for him to give evidence by video link from the U.S., citing an unspecified medical condition.

November 18 (Day 2) : Testimony of Sheik Abdulla bin Hamad Al Khalifa.

Media outlets in Japan are reporting that Janet will bring the Rock Witchu Tour to four cities in Japan for five performances in February 2009.

November 20 (Day 3) : Michael’s lawyer Robert Englehart tells the judge on that the doctors have cleared Michael to travel to the UK so that he can testify.

Janet & JD attend the grand opening of Palm Jumeirah and its flagship Atlantis, the Palm Resort at the Palm Jumeirah Island in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.

November 21 (Day 4) : Testimonies of Grace Rwaramba, Guy Holmes and Mark Stewart.

November 23 : Michael cancels his trip to London upon learning that his legal team has reached a settlement with Sheik Abdulla bin Hamad Al Khalifa’s lawyers.

November 27 : Michael celebrates Thanksgiving with Prince, Paris and Blanket at their new home. A $38 million Holmby Hils estate rented for $100,000 a month on Carolwood Drive. The pad has seven bedrooms, 13 baths, 12 fireplaces, a screening room, a guest house, a swimming pool and a garden.

Back in the US, Janet & JD celebrate Thanksgiving.

November 28 : Michel spends time with his fans Robert and Talitha in a suite of the Bel-Air Hotel.

December : Tom Barrack and Dr Tohme Tohme convince Michael to accept a concert deal and they contact Randy Phillips from AEG Live in oder to start negociations.

December 08 : JD tells UsMagazine.com in an exclusive interview that the latest rumors about Janet being pregnant are not true

December 14 : Michael is spotted wearing a Zorro mask while shopping in Los Angeles.

December 20 : Michael is spotted wearing a Zorro mask while visiting his Dr Arnlold Klein, his dermatomogist’s office in Beverly Hills.

December 22 : Michael Jackson’s official and sole spokesperson, Dr. Tohme Tohme, in response to recent rumors regarding Michael’s alleged medical condition, has issued the following statement:
“Concerning this author’s allegations, we would hope in the future that legitimate media will not continue to be exploited by such an obvious attempt to promote this unauthorized ‘biography.’
The writer’s wild allegations concerning Mr. Jackson’s health are a total fabrication.
Mr. Jackson is in fine health, and finalizing negotiations with a major entertainment company & television network for both a world tour and a series of specials and appearances.”
SOURCE: Scoop Marketing

December 24 : Michael celebrates Christmas eve with Prince, Paris and Blanket and their guests Dr Arnold Klein and Carrie Fisher in their new Bel Air home.

The golden gates of Neverland are removed and put into storage in an nondescript warehouse on the outskirts of Los Angeles as part of a public auction next April 2009. More than 2,000 items, ranging from personal effects and costumes to pieces from Michael’s private art collection as well as fittings and furnishings from his Neverland ranch, will be up for sale at a four-day public auction at the Beverly Hilton hotel in Los Angeles.

Janet celebrates Christmas holidays with JD & LaToya.

December 31 : Michael is spotted at Hennessey and Ingalls a Santa Monica bookstore.
He then visits Dr Klein in Beverly Hills.

Previous year : 2007

Following year : 2009

Michael has a meeting in Las Vegas with Peter Lopez, Raymone Bain and Randy Phillips to discuss about a possible tour.

January 5 : Michael has dinner with Kenny Ortega at the Wynn Restaurant in Las Vegas.

January 9 : Episode 8 of Janet’s My Space video journal is online.

January 10 : The TV Reality Show “Armed & Famous” premieres on CBS starring LaToya and other celebrities. The program documents celebrities basic training and service as a reserve police officer with the Muncie Police Department. The show is eventually removed from the CBS lineup, due to its inability to compete with American Idol.

A single called “Armed and Famous” was planned but the title was changed to “I Don’t PLay That” shortly before it was sent to radio stations, where it failed to take off, on January 29, 2007, due to CBS’ cancellation of the show.

January 15 : Janet is gracing the cover of the Spring 2007 issue of V Magazine with exclusive pictures by French artist Jean Paul Goude.

January 24 : Michael has dinner with casino mogul Steve Wynn in a private room at Alex restaurant at the Wynn in Las Vegas.

January 26 : Michael makes a brief conference call with the Associated Press to tell them of his plans to visit Japan and attend two events in March, one with business community and one for fans.

Michael attends Lance Burton’s 7 p.m. show at Monte Carlo with the kids.

January 27 : Michael has dinner with Kenny Ortega, UK producer Simon Fuller and US journalist Robin Leach at Wing Lei at the Wynn.

January 28 : Michael takes Prince, Paris and  Blanket to see the High School Musical at the Thomas and Mack Center in Las Vegas.

February 2 : To Fanclub Admins and Mods:

I’ve received quite a few inquiries from fans asking if they should post these pictures. I have responded by telling them that they should not, because Mr. Jackson feels that it is a violation of the children’s privacy. Our attorneys have contacted the photo agency which peddled these photos demanding that they pull them from each and every site that they have illegally sold them to. I would appreciate it if you would advise the fans of the same, as you have the list of all of the sites and their Presidents. Your cooperation will be greatly appreciated.

Best regards,
Raymone K. Bain

February 3 : Michael attends the Beatles Love musical at the Mirage.

Episode 9 of Janet’s My Space video journal is online.

Februry 10 : Janet attends two pre-Grammy parties with JD & Gil.

February 13 : Michael takes Prince, Paris and Blanket to a shopping spree at the FAO Schwarz of the Forum shops at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas. Later Michael hosts a big party for Prince 10th birthday.

February 14 : Janet & JD spend Valentine’s Day together in Atlanta.

Janet’s tour is cancelled by Live Nation but she decides to go forward with it.

February 17 : Janet, Rebbie, Jermaine, Marlon, Randy, Jackie & Leonard Rowe visit Michael at his Las Vegas home and ask him to reunite with The Jacksons and tour America but he says he is not ready yet.

Over the NBA’s All-Star weekend, Michael, Will I Am & Chris Tucker attend a performance of Prince at his club 3121 in Las Vegas.

February 18 : Michael and Will I Am work on music together.

February 21 : Michael takes Prince, Paris and  Blanket to the World Magic Seminar Show at the Orleans Showroom in Las Vegas. Later Michael hosts a big party for Blanket’s 5th birthday.

Janet & Gil attend Jennifer Hudson’s Pre-Oscars Party at the Beverly Wilshire Hotel in Beverly Hills.

February 22 : Janet invites a journalist from Vive Vixen Magazine to her Malibu home to give an interview.

In the evening she is honored at the Third Annual Ebony Pre-Oscar Celebration held at the Jim Henson Studios in Hollywood.
She walks the red carpet with brother Jackie. Also in attendance are Jermaine Jackson and Jimmy Jam.

February 27 : Statement from Raymone Bain : Washington, D.C..

“Several unsubstantiated rumors have been reported in the media regarding Mr. Michael Jackson, all of which are erroneous and untrue.

**Mr. Jackson is not planning a concert tour with members of his family.

**Mr. Jackson has been presented numerous proposals…proposals which he has not solicited, but were presented to him, several of which include performing in Las Vegas. Mr. Jackson is currently reviewing and evaluating each proposal. He does not believe that he is under any time constraint for making his decisions. Therefore, reports that he has “been unsuccessful in finding a Las Vegas casino for his show, resulting in his having to turn to his family” are false.

Mr. Jackson did not move to Las Vegas to shop a Vegas show. Mr. Jackson is in Las Vegas because he likes the city, and found it a convenient location to record with the artists, songwriters and producers who are working with him in the studio.

Mr. Jackson has no current plans to appear or perform on “American Idol.”

Mr. Jackson did not either solicit, ask to be given, or attempt to buy tickets to the recent NBA All-Star Game, as has been widely reported. Mr. Jackson was invited by several owners of NBA teams, as well as players, to attend the game as their guest. However, Mr. Jackson declined these kind invitations. Widely spread reports that Mr. Jackson sought tickets, and was denied his request, are completely false.

Mr. Jackson never leased property from Michael Flatly in Ireland. Therefore, reports stating that he was “evicted” from property owned by Flatly are erroneous and defamatory.

Mr. Jackson has not recently released or recorded a single with Pras.”

Michael gives a deposition for the Ayscough & Marar lawsuit.

At night he is supposed to be the surprise guest at Elizabeth Taylors 75th birthday party in Vegas but Randy crashes his residence gate forcing the entrance with his car. Michael os so upset that he cancels his appearance and calls Elizabeth to apologize.

Janet has signed on to star opposite Tyler Perry in his next film, “Why Did I Get Married,” based on the filmmaker’s stage play of the same name according to Varierty.com. Perry  is writing, directing and producing the film for Lions Gate The film is set to being shooting on March 5 in Whistler, British Columbia; Vancouver; and then Atlanta. Sharon Leal (“Dreamgirls”) and Jill Scott have also joined the cast.

March : Janet was recently spotted in Whistler, British Columbia, shooting a scene of the new movie “Why Did I Get Married?,” according to today’s edition of Vancouver’s 24 Hours The newspaper reports that she was also seen on set with cast and crew filming a snowmobile scene in nearby Pemberton.The remainder of the film is being shot in Atlanta.

Janet, Gil & the kids starts rehearsing for the tour in Atlanta.

March 4 : Michael arrives in Tokyo with the kids and he asks the fans to take part in an artdesign contest to be used on his upcoming website for the Michael Jackson Company. He is joined by Raymone Bain, Katherine Jackson and Mark Lester.

March 7 : Michael takes his kids to Disneyland Tokyo.

March 8 : Michael attends the ‘Premium VIP Party with Michael Jackson’ in Tokyo.

March 9 : Michael attends a fan appreciation event in Tokyo.

March 10: Michael visits about 3,000 US troops and their family members gathered at a fitness center at Camp Zama in the south of Tokyo.

Janet attends the 21st Annual Soul Train Music Awards  at the Pasadena Civic Auditorium in California with JD, who is presented with the 2007 Quincy Jones Award for Outstanding Career Achievements. She does not make any appearances on stage.

March 14 : Michael and his entourage leave Tokyo and fly to London.
They visit Mark Lester and his family in Cheltenham.

March 18 : Danny Mills, a London-based pianist recalls Michael Jackson : “The evening of March 18, 2007 will forever be etched in my memory… I was playing Sunday night at The Dorchester Hotel, London when at about 9:30 p.m. security arrived and removed the guests from the piano.
They asked to continue playing and to my amazement the “one and only” Michael Jackson came up and sat next to me at the piano, accompanied by two friends. He asked me my name and then said: “Hi, my name is Michael.” I replied “I know!” He introduced his friends as the son and daughter of the Sultan of Brunei. Michael said he would appreciate it if I played some of the songs he requested – including Elton John, the Carpenters, the Beatles and his favorite song “Smile.” To my amazement, Michael sang throughout. His voice was magnificent and he complimented me many times during our session, saying things like “You have a real gift” and “Thank you for sharing your musical talent with me.”

March 21 : MJ & the kids leave London and fly back to Los Angeles and then take a connecting flight to Las Vegas.

March 22 : Janet appears on the cover of the newest issue of Vibe Vixen magazine.

April 3 : Michael takes Paris, Prince and Blanket to the FAO Schwarz Toy Store at the Forum Shops in Caesars Palace in Las Vegas. Afterwards they head to the Wynn Hotel for lunch at “Wing Lei” Chinese Restaurant before going home, where a party is thrown for Paris 9th birthday.

Michael replaces Feldman with Bill Withfield as his new personal assistant.

April 5 : Janet gives an interview to Extra on the set of “Why Did I Get Married”.

April 14 : Director Tyler Perry posts a message on his official website, announcing that the movie “Why Did I Get Married?” has finished filming and will be tentativey released this October.

Janet & the kids continue to rehearse for the new tour in Atlanta.

April 27 : Extra airs an interview of Janet on the set of “Why Did I Get Married”

Early May : Janet & the kids go to the Bahamas to rehearse for the forthcoming mini concert at the Atlantis Resort. They are joined by Katherine, LaToya & Rebbie.

May 4 : Michael goes to see “Spider Man 3” at Brenden Theatres at Palms in Las Vegas.

May 9 : Jermaine Dupri is telling MTV.com that Janet is in negotiations with Island Def Jam to sign a new record contract with the label.

Access Hollywood airs a new interview of Janet from the Bahamas.

May 10 : Entertainment Tonight airs a new interview of Janet from the Bahamas

May 11 : Janet makes a surprise appearance on Good Morning America live fro the Bahamas.

Rebbie, LaToya and Katherine attend the grand opening of The Cove Atlantis on Paradise Island. Resort magnate Sol Kerzner welcomeJohn Travolta and Kelly Preston, Lindsay Lohan, Sean Puffy Combs, Liv Tyler, Rob Lowe, America Ferrera and thousands of other bold faced names to help Janet inaugurate his $1 billion venture.

Janet performs “Rhythm Nation”, “What Have You Done For Me Lately”, “Nasty”, “That’s The Way Love Goes” & “All for You” and the show closed-s with a never-before-seen fireworks display by Grucci that lit up the 171 acre reso night.

After the concert Janet celebrates her forthcoming birthday at the Aura Nightclub on Paradise Island with JD, La Toya and Usher

Janet decides to postpone her tour to 2008.

May 16 : Janet celebrates her 41st birthday with JD

May 18 : Janet & JD attend an exclusive flagrance launch at the Dorchester Hotel in London.

May 21 : Janet & JD go to the Nobu restaurant in London and then to the Kabaret Club in Soho.

May 22 : Michael arrives in London on a flight from Los Angeles with Grace and the kids.

May 23 : Janet is on the cover of US Weekly magazine.

May 25/26 : Michael attends Prince Azim of Brunei 25th birthday celebration at the Stapelford country club in Leicestershire.

June 1 : Michael, Grace and the kids leave London and fly back to Los Angeles.
Michael “Brother Michael” Amir Williams is hired as Michael’s new assistant.

June 6 : Michael takes Prince, Paris and Blanket to a private, two-hour tour of “Bodies … The Exhibition” and “Titanic: The Artifact Exhibition” at the Tropicana in Las Vegas.

June 7 : Michael takes Prince, Paris & Blanket to the Lied Discovery Children’s Museum in Las Vegas.

June 16 : Janet attends Prive Saturday night for promoter Justin Levine’s Empire Events party in Miami. She is down here with record exec LA Reid for the next three months recording her new album at Circle House Studios.

June 18 : Michael’s lawyers settle a lawsuit brought by Prescient Acquisition that was seeking $48 million. The confidential settlement is signed by the Judge just as jury selection is set to begin in U.S. District Court in Manhattan.

June 22 : Janet has dinner with LA Reid at Table 8 in South Beach in Miami.

June 25 : Janet attends  Ertha Kitt’s 80th birthday celebration at the Carnegie Hall  in New York City and then she goes the nightclub Butter.

Michael’s lawyers agree to a judgment directing him to pay $216,000, plus interest to The law firm of Ayscough and Marar that sued him for overdue fees

June 26 : Janet attends JD’s BET Awards After Party in Los Angeles.

Late June : Michael, Grace and the kids leave their Las Vegas house in Monte Cristo and fly to Middleburg, Virginia. They check in the Goodstone Inn, a 640-acre estate of open pastures, for a summer vacation.They are welcomed by Raymone Bain. Eddie ‘Angel” Cascio visits Michael and the kids.

June 27 : Raymone Bain issues a press release to denie several false rumors about Michael and Grace and she reveals that he is currently in the studio putting finishing touches on his music. She also states that has not “left” Las Vegas nor is he being “evicted” from his residence in Las Vegas. He decided not to exercise the option to purchase the house he’s been staying in since last December.

July 3 : Raymone confirms that Michael is scouting out some summer- house properties. he was in the Eastern Shore of Maryland last week for about 24 hours. Michael came east with his children about 10 days ago to attend some meetings with his advisers and attorneys who live in the East coast.

July 4 : Janet and JD celebrate the July 4th holiday with some friends at their house in Miami.

July 7 : TJ gets married to Frances Casey. Michael does not attend the ceremony.

July 13 : JD tells Billboard magazine that Janet has signed a new record contract with Island Def Jam. L.A Reid is the executive producer of the new album which is produced by : Pharell Williams, Syience, Jazze Pha, Scott Storch, Ne-Yo, Polow Da Don and Johnta Austin.

July 18 : Michael takes Prince, Paris and Blanket to the Smithsonian’s National Air and Space and American Indian museums in Washington DC.

July 21 : Janet  attends The 2007 August Issue Release Party For Playboy Magazine hosted by Scott Storch at Chakra Asian Cuisine & Lounge in Miaimi Beach, Florida.

July 25 : Michael goes to the law offices of Venable LLP in Washington to give a deposition in the $30 million lawsuit brought by his former manager, Dieter Wiesner. He is accompanied his attorney, William Mundell and Wiesner by his partner Ronald Konitzer and his attorney: Howard King.

Janet attends The Simpsons movie party at The Forge in Miami Beach.

July 30 : Janet goes to the Rose Bar at the Gramercy Park Hotel in New York City

August 5 : Janet has dinner at  South Beach restaurant Nobu in Miami.

August 18 : Raymone Bain rents a luxuty van to drive from Middleburg, Virginia to Franklin Lakes, New Jersey.

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”.

Grace, the kids’s teacher, Bill Withfielf, Javon Beard and Mike LaPerruque also stay at hotels close to the Cascios.

August 27 : Janet attends the opening night of the U.S. Open at Arthur Ashe Stadium in New York City with make up artist Fran Cooper.

August 29 : Michael celebrates his 49th birthday with Grace and the kids at the Cascio family home.

Janet attends the grand opening party for Jermaine Dupri’s new nightclub Studio 72 in Atlanta.

September 7 : Janet & Gil attend the match between Venus Williams of the U.S. and Justine Henin of Belgium at the U.S. Open in Flushing Meadows, New York.

September 8 : Janet & Gil attend the Catherine Malandrino Spring 2008 Fashion Show during the Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week at The Chelsea Art Museum in New York

September 9 : Janet attends a MTV Video Music Awards after-party hosted by JD Nelly, and Travis Barker at Tao, a restaurant in Las Vegas.

September 12 : Janet attends a private party in Malibu held by the Recording Academy to celebrate Jimmy Jam being named as the academy’s new Chair of the Board.

September 14 : Michael meets stylist Rushka Bergman at the Four Seasons Hotel in NYC.

Michael and the kids stay at The Carlyle hotel in Manhattan (payed by Italian Vogue).

September 15 : Michael makes a photoshoot at the Boylan Studios in NYC for an upcoming cover of Italian L’Uomo Vogue magazine with photographer Bruce Weber.

September 16 : Michael takes Prince, Paris and Blanket to see ‘The Lion King’ at the Minskoff Theatre in NYC.

September 17 : Michael and the kids go back to the Cascio family house in Franklin Lakes, New Jersey.

September 24 : Michael makes a photoshoot for the upcoming cover of Ebony magazine at the Brooklyn Museum with photographer Matthew Rolston. Raymone Bain attends the photoshoot.

September 25 : Michael (with Blanket by his side) gives an interview to Harriete Cole for his upcoming Ebony coverstory at the Four Seasons Hotel in NYC.

Los Angeles Judge Joseph S. Biderman dismisses the Dieter Wiesner case.
The parties agreed to take part in the settlement discussions weeks ago. After a friendly deposition of Michael Jackson, the parties agreed to dismiss not only parts of the claims, but the entire case.

Late September : Michael meets Kayne West at Lyor Cohen’s house (the president of Def Jam Recordings) in NYC. They talk about Kayne’s upcoming remix on Thriller 25.

October 3 : Michael’s issue of L’Uomo Vogue Magazine hit the newstands in Italy.

Janet is a guest on the Oprah Winfrey Show promoting WDIGM with Tyler Perry & Jill Scott.

October 4 : Janet gives a press conference in Beverly Hills.

At night she attends the Los Angeles premiere of “Why Did I Get Married?”  at the Cinerama Dome  in Hollywood with L.A Reid, Tito & Jermaine Jackson.

October 5 : New interviews of Janet promoting WDIGM on ET, Extra & The Insider.

October 9 : Janet  & JD attend the New York premiere of “Why Did I Get Married?” and later they go to the “We Own The Night” after-party at The Bowery Hotel.

New interview of Janet on BET Movie Special about WDIGM.

October 10 : Janet and JD attend the 5th Anniversary of In Touch Magazine at Tenjune in New York City with Kayne West among others.

October 11 : Janet & Tyler Perry give live interviews on Good Morning America & Good Day Sacramento.

Later they tape an appearance on 106 & Park with Jill Scott.

October 12 : US theatrical release of “Why Did I Get Married” which tops box office at No. 1 with $21.5 million over weekend.

Janet gives 2 radio interviews on the Gayle King Show & on the Tom Joyner Morning Show.

Janet is a guest on Live with Regis & Kelly.

Janet’s appearance on 106 & Park is aired on BET

October 15 : Janet  tapes an interview on the Ellen DeGeneres Show

Later she attends the book release party for Jermaine Dupri’s new autobiography “Young, Rich, and Dangerous: The Making of a Music Mogul” at Marquee in New York City.

At the High Court in London, Sheikh Abdullah bin Hamad al-Khalifa’ lawyers file a lawsuit against Michael Jackson allegedly reneging on a $7 million “pay-back” agreement designed to repay money he advanced to Jackson during his financial troubles. He said he and Jackson entered into a “combined rights agreement” under which the star was committed to a recording contract, an autobiography and a musical stage play.

October 17 : Janet’s appearance on the Ellen DeGeneres Show is aired.

Janet & JD attend Ne-Yo’s Birthday Party at Tribeca Rooftop in New York City.

October 22 : Janet attends the 11th Annual Hollywood Awards at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Beverly Hills, California. She presents the award for Hollywood Ensemble Acting of the Year to the cast of “Hairspray.”

Fortress Investment Group files a Notice of Default and Election To Sell iwi the State of California. MJ owes the full principal 23 millions dollars mortgage plus 212 963 dollars in interest. Reports of foreclosure proceedings against Neverland Ranch are published

October 24 : Janet and JD are guests at Frederick’s of Hollywood 2008 Spring Collection Fashion Show at the Hollywood Palladium. Later they attend JD’s book release party hosted by Brett Ratner at the Pacific Design Center in L.A.

Late October : Michael decides to replace Raymone Bain with Londell Mc Millan, a high profile attorney. The too of them meet in New Jersey.

October 31 : Access Hollywood airs a preview of Michael’s photoshoot for Ebony magazine.

Michael and the kids celebrate Halloween at the Cascio family home in New Jersey.

Janet calls several radios in the morning. At night she attends an Halloween party hosted by JD ar his privately owned club Studio 72 in Atlanta.

November : Janet makes a photoshoot for the cover and booklet of her new album at the Pier59 studios in NYC with Singaporean fashion photographers Chuando & Frey Ow.

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.

November 6 : Michael and the kids stay at Jesse Jackson friend’s house in Beverly Hills.

November 7 : For Immediate Release Contact: Raymone K. Bain

NEVERLAND VALLEY RANCH Washington, D.C. …. In 2006, Mr. Jackson’s former advisors refinanced Neverland Valley Ranch through Fortress Investment Group, LLC. The loan matured in October, 2007. Contrary to published reports, Mr. Jackson was never in default of the loan. Mr. Jackson is in the final stages of refinance and will not lose Neverland Valley Ranch. No further comments will be made regarding this subject as it has been our long term policy not to address Mr. Jackson’s personal financial affairs.

November 8 : Michael attends Reverend Jesse Jackson’s 66th Birthday Bash at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in the company of Berry Gordy, Don Cornelius and Larry King among others.

November 11 : Birth of Sophia Laniak, 2nd child of Valencia Jackson.

November 12 : Michael’s issue of Ebony magazine celebrating the 25th Anniversary of Thriller hits the newsstands in the US.

November 15 : Michael and Grace go shopping in L.A.

November 22 : Michael and the kids celebrate Thanksgiving in L.A.

Janet celebrates Thanksgiving with JD.

November 27 : Janet has signed with the William Morris Agency (WMA) for representation in all areas, the Hollywood Reporter is reporting

She will be represented by a team of agents led by Dave Wirtschafter and Charles King that will run across multiple divisions of the agency including film, touring, licensing and merchandising, television, theater, publishing and new technology.

Janet will still be represented by managers Johnny Wright and Kenneth Crear as well as attorney Don Passman.

Early December : Janet makes a new photoshoot and gives an interview for the January issue of Prestige Hong Kong magazine.

Janet & the Kids start rehearsing the dance routine for her new video “Feedback”.

December 1 : Michael goes shopping at Sharper Image in Beverly Hills.

December 5 : Janet has dinner with producer L.A. Reid in Manhattan.

December 9 : Michael and the kids leave Los Angeles on a bus and go back to Las Vegas. They check in the Green Valley Ranch resort in Henderson, just south of Las Vegas. The hotel room is payed by Londel McMillan. Soon after Michael stops communication with Raymone Bain.

December 12 :   “Feedback,”  leaks online and is premiered on radios.

December 13/14 : Janet & the kids shoot the video for “Feedback” directed by british director Saam Farahmand in NYC.

Janet’s new album will be titled “Discipline” and will be released in the United States on February 26, according to a press release issued by Island Def Jam.

December 15 : Michael takes Prince, Paris and Blanket to a shopping spree in Las Vegas.

December 17 : Michael appears on the cover of Jet magazine.

December 20 : Unable to afford the Green Valley Ranch Hotel, Peter Lopez arranges with George Maloof to put up Michael and the kids for free. They check in at the Palms. Later that night Michael has a studio session with Akon to work on the song “Hold My Hands” and the remix for “Wanna Be Startin’ Somethin’” among others.

December 23 : Michael spends 10 000$ on a shopping spree at FAO Schwarz his credit card is refused. Londell McMillan pays the bill by phone from New York.

December 24/25 : Michael celebrates Christmas with Prince, Paris and  Blanket at the Palms.

Janet & JD go snowboarding in Vail, Colorado.

December 27 : Both Michael and Raymone enter into a “Payment and Release Agreement” terminating her employment as Mchael’s manager and president of the MJ Company against the payment of $488,820.05.

December 29 : The song “Feedback” is released digitally as the 1st single from “Discipline”. It peaks at #19 on Hot 100 Billboard.

December 31 :Janet appears on the cover of Prestige Hong Kong magazine.

Back in Atlanta, Janet celebrates New Year’s Eve with JD at his club Studio 72 where her brothers Jermaine, Jackie, Tito & Marlon make a guest apperance.

Michael and the kids celebrate New Year’s eve at the Palms.

The loan on the Sony/ATV music catalog is refinanced which provides 25 millions dollars in cash to Michael.

Previous year : 2006

Following year : 2008

Brett Barnes visits Michael and the kids in Bahrein for three weeks. It’s the last time he ever sees Michael.

January 7 : Michael goes to see the movie Oliver Twist at the Dana Mall with Grace and the kids

January 13 : Michael is invited by the Al Gosaibi family to their wedding celebrations and he surprises everyone by showing up at the marriage ceremony.

Michael, Grace and the kids have now moved into a mansion in Sanad, about 10km south of Manama.

January 18 : In a recent investigation by federal authorities, it was concluded that the animals at Michael Jackson’s Neverland Valley Ranch are not being mistreated.

January 23 : Neverland’s veterinarian Dr Martin Dinnes reveals that lawsuit over unpaid bills has been settled.

January 25 : Michael is spotted behind a shopping mall in Manama, disguised as a Bahraini woman and accompanied by Blanket, Prince, Paris and Grace.

January 26 : Michael, Grace and the kids fly to Hamburg  to visit the Shleiter family but upon arriving to their house, fans and reporters arrive after hearing the news of his arrival on the radio…

January 30 : Unable to go out because of the fans and reporters in front of the house, Michael, Anton, Grace & the kids leave Hamburg and fly to Venice
They land in Marco Polo airport and travel to Florence where they check in Weistein Excelsior Hotel.

January 31 : Michael Jackson Releases The Following Statement Upon Learning Of The Passing Of Civil And Human Rights Icon, Mrs. Coretta Scott King : “I am deeply saddened to learn of the death of Mrs. Coretta Scott King. I send my love, and heartfelt sympathy, to Martin III, Yolanda, Dexter, Bernice, and the entire King family. Mrs. King is an irreplaceable jewel, who will be greatly missed.”

Souce: Raymone K. Bain

February 3 : They leave Florence and go in the Neapolitan Riviera resort of Sorrento where they stay in The Villa Savarese.

February 8 : They leave Sorrento and go to Roma.

JD reveals to the New York Times that Janet’s new album will be titled “20 Years Old.” and will be released next summer…

February 11 : They fly from Roma to London. They stay at Cliveden, an English country house and estate in the care of the National Trust in Buckinghamshire, on the border with Berkshire.

February 13 : Michael hosts a big party at Cliveden for Prince’s 9th birthday with the Lesters.

February 15 : The California Court of Appeal rules that Debbie Rowe’s parental rights were not terminated by an earlier court order and that she can pursue custody of Prince & Paris.

February 20 : Visionary: The Video Singles is a series of 20 DualDisc singles in limited edition by American singer and recording artist Michael Jackson. It is released in Europe between February 20, 2006, and June 26, 2006, and then released in North America as a box set on November 14, 2006 by Epic Records and Legacy Recordings.

February 21 : Michael hosts a big party for Blanket’s 4th birthday.

February 23 : Thomas Mesereau confirms that he is no longer Michael’s attorney but they remain close friends.

Michael, Grace and the kids move from Cliveden to the Buckland Manor Hotel near Broadway and they visit the Lester family at their home in Cheltenham, a spa town and borough on the edge of the Cotswolds in Gloucestershire.

Lucy Lester : “As usual at the end of their visit, Mark Lester politely said, “It’s your turn to come and see us in Cheltenham,” and he was shocked when Michael Jackson accepted the offer and immediately began packing his family into a security car to follow the Lesters onto the M5 motorway. They stepped out of a security car and rushed into the house. We closed the blinds, but people began gathering outside almost immediately. People knew who my father was, and when a car with tinted security windows parked on the street, they wanted to know if it was him.”

March 2 : Michael, Grace & the kids go back to Cliveden.

March 6 : Jermaine Jackson appears on CNN’s Larry King Live to refute claims from Stacy Brown that he was planning a damaging book on Michael just after his arrestation in 2003.

March 9 : Following complaints from Neverland employees who haven’t been paid since December 23, authorities decide to close the ranch and order Michael to pay $69,000 in fines for allowing his insurance to lapse + $100,000 in fines for not paying the employees and $306,000 for the 3 months wages of the 69 employees

March 11 : Michael, Grace and the kids return to Manama. Michael has dinner with Prince Abdullah at The Hunting Lodge.

March 12 : Michael watches the Bahrain Grand Prix from the VIP tower and he then attends the official Formula One after party at Manama where he meets DJ Whoo Kid.

March 13 : Michael has dinner with Prince Abdullah, DJ Whoo Kid & John Legend and they discuss musical collaborations with 50 Cent & Kayne West.

March 16 : Employees of Neverland are summoned to the ranch in staggered groups, given back pay for 12 weeks and are told the ranch had been shut down by Michael…

March 17 : Statement Regarding Neverland Ranch

Washington, D.C.. It is public knowledge that Mr. Jackson currently resides in the Middle Eastern country of Bahrain. He therefore decided to close his house and reduce his workforce. This is a common practice when a residence is vacant for an extended period of time. Reports indicating that Neverland has been closed or “shut down” for good
are inaccurate. There will be no further comments regarding this matter.

Source : Raymone Bain

March 23 : LaToya attends the Collection Bebe Fall 2006 show during the Mercedes Benz Fashion Week at Smashbox Studios in Culver City, California.

Early April : Michael attends a private party in Bahrain where he meets Arab singer Ragheb Alama.

Michael’s lawyers file a Petition for Review with the California State Supreme Court. They ask the State Court to review an earlier decision that helps clear the way for Debbie to argue for custody rights to Prince & Paris.

Chris Tucker visits Michael in Bahrain.

April 03 : Michael hosts a big party for Paris’ 8th birthday.

April 13 : It is announced that Michael has restructured his finances. “Following negotiations with several leading financial institutions, Mr. Jackson has concluded refinancing with affiliates of Fortress Investment Group, the lender that currently holds secured debts that were previously held by Bank of America,” the statement said.
Qays H. Zubi Attorneys & Legal Consultants was part of an advisory team that included Bahrain-based financial adviser Ahmed Al Khan, it said.
The music catalogue that Jackson co-owns, known as Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, includes 200 Beatles hits and is thought to be worth $1 billion. The deal ultimately would require Jackson to sell half of his 50 percent share in the catalogue to Sony, the Wall Street Journal and New York Times reported Thursday, citing anonymous sources familiar with the negotiations.

April 17 : District Judge Eldon Fallon dismisses the suit brought by Joseph Bartucci Jr., who claimed he was lured into Michael ‘s limousine during the 1984 world’s fair in New Orleans and held for nine days, during which he was both sexually and physically assaulted. The lawsuit filed in November 2004 sought unspecified damages.

April 18 : It is announced that Michael has hired English music mogul Guy Holmes as new manager who is also named CEO of Two Seas Records, the label founded by ruler Sheik Abdulla Hamad Al-Khalifa and Jermaine Jackson. Michael is currently writing a new album which is due for release late next year on 2 Seas Records.

April 19 : Michael meets with Bahraini King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa at the Safriya Palace in Safriya, Bahrain.

April 19/20/21 : Gil Duldulao and several guest choreographers hold auditions for the new Kids at the Alley Cats Studios (LA) Janet joins them for the final selection.

May 1 : Janet announces on her official website that she has just finished her new album and she offers a new song called “Weekend” which is a cover of Debbie Deb’s classic “Lookout Weekend”.

May 2 : Janet puts a new message and picture on her offical website. She announces that her first single from her upcoming album ’20 Years Old’ is called “Call on me” and will hit the radio stations on June 19^th and she asks fans to “get ready for her “20 Years Old” album & tour!

Janet & JD arrive in London and they have dinner at the Nobu Berkley Restaurant.

May 3 : Janet & JD visit the LG Chocolate Phone – Launch Party in London.

May 5 : Michael, through Raymone Bain, demands an apology from the editors of GQ Magazine and a pull of their issue that claims featured images of a Michael impersonator/impostor are authentic images.

May 8 : One of the songs on Janet’s new album will reportedly be titled “So Excited” and features rapper Khia, according to the rapper’s official website.
The site claims that the song will be Janet’s “new single” and will be “in stores August 2006.”

May 11 : Janet & JD  attend the screening of “Oprah Winfrey’s Legends Ball” at JP Morgan Library in New York City.

May 16 : Janet celebrates her 40th birthday at the new Los Angeles spot Shag with 300 friends and family members such as Jermaine, Randy, Austin, Jimmy Jam, Gil Duldulao, Stevie Wonder & Paris Hilton.
JD presents Janet with a 2006 white Porsche Caymon as her birthday gift.

May 20 : Michael meets with Prince Abdulla for the last time and informs his host that he is travelling to London and Tokyo. Shortly after producer Bill Bottrell and drummer Brian Macleod arrives in Bahrain to work on new songs for Michael’s project.

May 21 : Janet & JD attend Johnny Gill’s 40th birthday at BB King’s Blues Club in Universal City, California.

Michael grace and the kids fly from Bahrein to London.

May 22 : Michael is in London to give a second deposition for the Marc Schaffel’s lawsuit.

May 23 : Michael talks briefly to Showbiz Reporter Fiona Cummins at the London offices of Harrods where he is visiting his close pal Mohamed Al Fayed.

May 24 : The California Supreme Court declines Michael’s appeal against ex-wife Debbie Rowe regarding her parental rights.

Janet is on the cover of the next issue of Us Magazine, which also features an exclusive interview and a brand new photo shoot.

Entertainment Tonight airs  footage from behind the scene of the photo shoot for the cover of Janet’s new album, “20 Years Old”

May 26 : Michael arrives in Tokyo (Japan) with Grace and the kids. They are joined by Raymone Bain and Katherine Jackson.

Janet is on the cover of Jet magazine. She goes to New York to be photographed by the fabulous Ruven Afanador in high fashion style for her upcoming Essence cover.

May 27 : Michael (accompanied by Raymone) attends the MTV Japan Awards ceremony at Yoyugi Olympic Stadium in Tokyo where he is presented with the MTV Legend Award. He meets Rihanna backstage.

May 28 : Michael visits an orphanage in Tokyo with Grace, Prince, Paris and Raymone.

May 29 : Michael has business meetings in his hotel and then he goes out for a shopping spree

May 30 : Michael and Grace take the kids to the Tokyo Disneyland.

May 31 : Michael makes a surprise appearance on SMAP×SMAP, a television variety show in Tokyo, Japan at Wangan Studio, briefly interviewing with the cast about his stay in Japan.

LaToya attends Wolfgang Puck Opens Cut Steakhouse – Arrivals at The Regent Beverly Wilshire in Beverly Hills, CA.

June 1 : Michael and  Raymone Bain sign an agreement appointing her as his personal general manager and president of his new company, The Michael Jackson Company.

June 2 : Michael, Grace and the kids leave Tokyo and fly back to Bahrain.
Upon arriving they learn that their belongings have been put in storage at the Ritz Carlton Hotel!

Janet makes a photoshoot in Miami for an upcoming cover of VIBE magazine. Later she and JD Janet attend Game 6 of the NBA Eastern Conference Finals between the Detroit Pistons and Miami Heat.

LaToya poses with Dodge RAM SRT10 Truck during Chrysler SRT, Dodge SRT and MOPAR Vehicles at ‘House of Hype’ – Day Two at Private Residence in Beverly Hills.

June 3 : Michael, Grace & the kids leave Bahrain and take a private jet to Paris. They check in the Waldorf Astoria Trianon Palace in Versailles.

June 4 : Janet makes an appearance at Hot 97’s Summer Jam, at Giants Stadium in New York as a surprise guest of JD who is performing himself. Mariah Carey is also a special guest of JD. All three artists are seen greeting each other backstage.

June 5 : Janet attends the CFDA Fashion Awards at the New York Public Library.

June 8 :  Janet attends Cartier and Interview Magazine’s “Celebrate Love” event at the Cartier Mansion in NYC.

Aileen Medalla, Prince, Paris & Blanket ‘s private teacher join Michael, Grace a the kids at the Waldorf Astoria Trianon Palace in Versailles.

June 10 : Janet and JD attend music mogul Antonio “LA” Reid’s 50th birthday party at Nobu 57 in NYC.

June 12 : Michael gives a deposition in the Prescient case in Versailles, France.
Michael is also spotted in Paris botanique garden “Jardin Des Plantes” with Anton & the kids.

A press release is issued this morning by Virgin Records  announcing the release of Janet’s new album, “20 Years Old” on September 26, 2006

June 14 : Michael, Anton, Grace, Aileen and the kids go to Disneyland Paris where they check in the New York Hotel.

Janet makes a visit to the Us Weekly offices in NYC to celebrate, along with the magazine’s staff, the large success of the magazine’s recent issue that featured Janet on the cover.

June 17 : Janet’s new single “Call On Me” is played on New York radio station Z100, two days before it was to have its official radio premiere.

June 19 : “Call On Me’ is released as the first single from “20YO”. It peaks at #25 on Hot 100 Billboard.

June 23 : Michael, Grace, Anton and the kids leave Disneyland Paris and fly to Cork in Ireland.
They stay at Blackwater Castle.

June 24 : Janet makes a surprise guest appearance  at the Power 106 FM Powerhouse 2006 event at the Arrowhead Pond in Anaheim, California.

June 27 : Janet & JD attend the BET Awards in L.A where Janet presents the award for best female hip-hop artist along with former “Good Times” castmates Jimmie ‘J.J.’ Walker, Bernadette Stanis, and Ralph Carter. Janet also attends LG & Jermaine Dupri’s launch of the Hot New Fusic mobile phone at Day After in Hollywood, following the BET Awards.

Michael Jackson Announces Organizational Changes Go down

In what is the first of a sweeping restructuring of his personal and business affairs, Michael has severed ties with his long-time accounts and business managers, Bernstein, Fox, Whitman, Goldman and Sloan, with Bahrani attorneys Qays Zu’bi and Grahame Nelson, and Gut Records executive, Guy Holmes.

He has also established The Michael Jackson Company, Inc., with plans to phase out MJJ Productions. In other related matters, he has named Spokesperson Raymone K. Bain as General Manager, and has retained N.Y.-based L. Londell McMillan and The McMillan Firm, known for business restructurings and turnarounds, to oversee legal matters pertaining to his business affairs. Michael has previously announced plans to record an album which he predicts will be released in 2007. His recent Japan tour was the first in what will be a line of public appearances, and he is reviewing numerous offers to tour musically, which he plans to embark upon within the next several months. Michael, who is currently in Ireland on personal business, plans on relocating to Europe in the near future.He is continuing to build his management team and other appointments will be forthcoming.

June 28-July 2 : Janet shoots the video for “Call On Me” in L.A directed by Hype Williams and featuring Nelly.

June 28 (Day 1 of Shaffel VS Jackson civil trial) : A jury is selected in Santa Monica and Suprior Court Judge Jacqueline Connor allows Michael ‘s lawyer, Thomas Mundell & Schaffel’s lawyer Howard King to give mini opening statements.

LaToya attends La Toya Jackson Presents Star Ice by Coors Las Vegas and Star Beverages – at OPM Nightclub in Las Vegas.

June 29 (Day 2) : Howard King opens his case by showing the Jury part of Michael’s videotaped deposition then he calls his first witness Allan Whitman.

June 30 (Day 3) : The defenses calls Evelyn Tavasci, Michael’s personal assistant since 1991.

July 3 : Debbie sues Michael at Los Angeles Superior Court for failing to pay her what he promised after their divorce. She seeks an immediate payment of $ 195,000 + $50,000 in living expenses.

July 4 : Janet & JD spend Independance Day at their Atlanta home.

July 4 : Michael, Grace, Aileen & the kids check in the Lugalla Estate in County Wicklow, Ireland. Set on 5,000 acres, Luggala estate (which has been in the Guinness family since the 1930s) overlooks the scenic Lough Tay and steep Djouce Mountains. Built in 1787, Luggala Lodge is a Gothic-style white castle with decorative battlements, arched windows, and quatrefoil designs. The 7,438-square-foot historic hideaway features seven bedrooms, four bathrooms, and three living rooms

July 5 (Day 4) : Testimonies of Marc Schaffel and Al Malnik.

July 6 (Day 5) : Marc Schaffel is cross examined bu Thomas Mundell and the Jurors get to see more of Michael’s videotaped deposition.

July 7 (Day 6) : End of Schaffel’s cross examination. Howard King shows the Jury more of Michael’s depositions + audio clips of Michael’s voicemails left on Schaffel’s answering machine. He then rests his case and the defense calls her next witness Raul Perez.

July 10 (Day 7) : The defense calls Michael’s former lawyer Zia Modabber.

July 11 (Day 8) : Zia Modabber is cross examined bu Schaffel’s lawyer. The defense then calls forensinc accountant Jan Goren.

July 11 : Janet & JD gIve a surprise live interview on Los Angeles radio station Power 106 FM.

Extra airs a new interview with Janet  filmed on the set of the “Call On Me” video

July 12 (Day 9) : Jan Goren is cross examided. The defense rests its case and Howard King gives his closing arguments.

Janet & JD attend the Espy Awards at the Kodak Theater in Los Angeles where Janet presents the Best Championship Performance award to Vince Young.

July 13 (Day 10) : Thomas Mundell gives his closing arguments and the case goes to Jury deliberations.

Janet is interviewed  on Los Angeles radio KDAY 93.5

July 14 (verdict day) : In a split decision, Santa Monica civil court jury awards $900,000 to Schaffel in his complaint and $200,000 to Michael in his cross-complaint F. Marc Schaffel originally sued for $3.8 million, but his claims were later reduced to $1.6 million, and his attorney ultimately asked the jury for $1.4 million in unpaid loans and expenses before deliberations began Thursday. Michael’s attorney had said Schaffel owed the pop star $660,000.

Statement About Schaffel Lawsuit

Michael Jackson Scores Big In Round 1 of the Schaffel Lawsuit and Awaits Round 2 for Accounting

Santa Monica, CA…. A jury of 6 women and 6 men turned back F. Marc Schaffel’s claims against Michael Jackson today, that Mr. Jackson owed him countless millions of dollars. In the action, Mr. Schaffel first sought $6 million…$4 million… $3.2million, $2 million, and finally $1.5million. In round 1, the jury awarded Mr. Schaffel $900,000. However, the jury also awarded Mr. Jackson $200,000, plus interest, for Mr. Schaffel’s fraud, conversion and breach of fiduciary duty. Says Tom Mundell, Lead Defense Counsel, “This was a great result for Michael. The judge divided the trial into two phases. In this first phase, the jury heard all of Schaffel’s claims and one of Michael’s claims. In about two weeks, the judge will hear testimony on the rest of Michael’s claims against Schaffel. The value of Michael’s remaining claims exceeds the small net amount in Schaffel’s favor from Phase 1 of the trial, and we are confident that when Phase 2 is concluded, the overall judgment will be in Michael’s favor.”

Says L. Londell McMillan, General Counsel to Mr. Jackson, “It’s a new day for Michael Jackson. We were unwilling to pay one penny more than the amount Schaffel was owed, and the verdict proved successful. This lawsuit represents the beginning of a new approach and direction in the business of Michael Jackson.”

Contact: Raymone K. Bain

July 17 : Janet gives an interview via telephone this morning with Houston’s The Box 97.9 FM

Later she visits Ryan Seacrest’s KIIS FM radio show to give an interview.

July 18 : In an exciting promotion for her upcoming album 20 Years Old, R&B-pop superstar Janet Jackson is asking her fans to submit designs for the album’s cover through a contest held in conjunction with Yahoo! Music. Four winners will see their designs grace the cover of Janet’s new album when the CD hits stores on September 26th.

July 20 :  Janet & JD go to Washington D.C for a round of press junkets and meet-and-greet sessions to promote her new album, “20 Years Old’ and the first single ‘Call On Me’.

July 21 : Janet & JD go to Atlanta to give a press conference & radio interviews.

July 23 : Janet & JD arrive in London.

July 24 : Janet & JD visit London’s radio station Capitol FM and then they attend a listening party of 4 new songs from 20YO plus the world premiere of the “Call On Me” video.

July 25 : Janet gives interviews in London before leaving for Berlin.

July 26 : Janet gives interviews in Berlin and attend a meet & greet party before leaving for Paris.

July 27 : Janet gives interviews in Paris.

July 28 : Janet gives interviews to ELLE magazine & Access Hollywood and attends a meet & greet party at the Park Hyatt Hotel in Paris where 6 songs from 20YO are premiered for the fans!

July 29 : In Paris, Janet makes a photoshoot with Jean-Paul Goude for the cover of V Magazine and then she flies back to NYC.

July 31 : Janet presents the video of “Call On Me” on BET’s 106h & Park in NYC.

August 2 : Janet goes to Chicago to give radio interviews and a press conference.

August 7 : Janet appears topless on the cover of VIBE’s  september issue with exclusive pictures and a new interview.

Statement : Conspiracy To Force Michael Jackson Into Bankrupty Revealed Go down

In what could be one of the biggest conspiracies in entertainment history, documents have been sent to Michael Jackson, and his representatives, which reveal a deliberate plan by some former attorneys as well as associates and advisors, to force Mr. Jackson into involuntary bankruptcy.The documents reveal that former attorneys actively solicited other attorneys, vendors and creditors to “join in a petition to place the client in involuntary bankruptcy.”Mr. Jackson who, on June 27, 2006, announced sweeping organizational changes, has instructed his legal team to investigate and file claims against those responsible for conspiracy, bad faith, and self dealing. These efforts may also result in civil and/or criminal charges, where appropriate.In addition, there is a strong possibility that these documents will be forwarded to the U.S. Attorney General for review and possible involvement.“Mr. Jackson is neither shocked or surprised by these revelations,” says Raymone K. Bain, Michael Jackson’s General Manager. “Based on the timing of events that have impacted his personal and professional life in recent years, he has long been suspicious that some of those whom he entrusted to act on his behalf, and to advise him with respect to his personal and business affairs, may not have always acted in his best interests.”

Source: Raymone K Bain

August 11 : Janet is on the cover of  Life & Style magazine + OK magazine with exclusive pictures and a new interview.

August 13 : Janet is on the cover of Pride magazine with a new interview and she is also featured in the September issue of Essence with exlusives pictures and a new interview.

Janet attends a benefit stage performance of the rock opera “Jesus Christ Superstar” at the Ricardi Montalban Theater in Los Angeles.

August 14 : Janet starts rehearsing the choreography for the video “So Exited” with the new “Kids” & Gil Duldulao in Los Angeles.

August 17 : Janet receives an Industry Award at Radio One’s 25th Anniversary Awards Gala in Washington DC that she attends with JD.

August 18 : Birth of Noah Laniak, first child of Valencia and first grandchild of Marlon and Carol.

Power 106 FM airs Big Boy’s Backstage Breakfast with Janet.

August 19 : JD plays the world premiere of “So Exited” on his radio show SoSoDef radio.

August 23 & 24 : Janet & the Kids shoot the video for “So Exited” directed by Joseph Khan in L.A.

August 25 : MTV Europe premieres the making of the “Call On Me” video on MTV Base.

August 26 : Janet, Gil, and several of the dancers make a surprise appearance in the audience of the House of Latex Ball  in New York at the Rosalind Ballroom.

August 28 : Janet & JD are guests at the June Ambrose release party for her new Book “Effortless Style , held at Tenjune in NY.  “. After, they attend an album listening party for R&B artist Johnta Austin, which is hosted by JD at Show in Times Square and finally they move on to Club Butter for another Pre-VMA party hosted by P Diddy.

August 29 : Prince, Paris, Blanket, Grace & Aileen throw a surprise birthday party for Michael at the luxurious Luggala Castle, in County Wicklow where they have been staying for the past few weeks.

“So Excited” is released as the second single from “20YO”. It peaks at #93 on Hot 100 Billboard.

Janet goes back to Los Angeles to rehearse with the Kids for her upcoming promo tour.

September 1 : Janet is on the cover of the October issues of the FHM & EBONY magazines with new pictures and  interviews.

September 5 : Janet is on the cover of Billboard magazine.

“Call On Me” is released as the 1st single from “20YO”.

September 6 : Entertainment Tonight goes behind the scenes of Janet’s new photo shoot for W Magazine.

Janet gives an interview to DJ Envy on Sirius radio.

September 7 : Janet performs “Nasty” & “So Exited” with the Kids during the taping of the Oprah Winfrey Show in Chicago and she gives an interview (joined by JD)

Then she gives an interview to Chicago radio WCGI 107.5 and finally she attends a B96 listening party for 20YO.

September 8 : Janet & the kids arrive in Lille (France)

September 9 : Janet & the Kids perform “Nasty” & “So Exited” during NRJ’s Back To School free concert in Lille and then they go back to New York.

She is on the cover of Giant magazine (with new pictures and an interview).

September 11 : Janet gives a radio interview on New York’s Hot 97 with Funkmaster Flex.

September 12 : Janet attends Bill Blass Fashion Show in New York and then she gives a live interview on radio Z 100. Extra airs a new interview with Janet.

September 13 : The video for “So Excited” is world premiered on BET’s Access Granted.

Entertainment Tonight airs a new interview of Janet.

September 14 : The first episode of Janet’s My Space Video Journal is posted on her My Space website.

September 15 : Access Hollywood airs a new interview of Janet in Paris last July.

Janet scores #1 on ‘Billboard’s’ Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Chart with ‘Call on Me’

September 16 : A pre recorded video message of Janet congratulating JD on the honor of being inducted into the Georgia Music Hall Of Fame is played at the induction ceremony in Atlanta.

September 19 : “2OYO” is leaked on Internet and put on BET.COM as a free online stream.

Janet visits New Yorks Radio station Hot 97.

September 20 : Janet is on the cover of Black Hair & Vanity Fair (Italian) magazines with exclusives pictures & interviews.

Virgin announces the 4 winners of “20 Y.O.” album covers contest.

September 21 : Janet attends JD’s 34th birthday party in Los Angeles  which is sponsored by Hennessy Paradis.

September 22 : “2OYO” is released in Europe & Japan (with 2 bonus tracks)

Janet makes an appearance via satellite from New York on French reality show Star Academy

September 25 : “2OYO” is released in the UK.

Janet graces the cover of King magazine.

The Oprah Show special Janet is aired on ABC.

Janet tapes an interview on BET’s 106 & Park and then she gives an interview to Angie Martinez Show on Hot 97.

Episode 2 of Janet’s MySpace video journal is now online.

September 26 : “20YO” is released in the US.

Janet makes an instore appearance (accompanied by JD & Gil) at the Virgin megastore of Time Square to sign copies of 20YO.

Her interview on 106 & Park is aired on BET.

Later she attends the official “20YO” release party with JD & Gil at Room Service in NYC.

September 29 : Live from the Rockefeller Plaza in New York City, Janet is the special guest of NBC’s Today Show where she performs 3 songs live with the Kids : “Nasty”, “Call On Me” (featuring Nelly) & “So Excited”.

Michael and Debbie have reached a confidential settlement over their 3 years long dispute regarding Debbie’s visitation rights on Prince & Paris & money compensation.

Michael who is still in Ireland with Grace and the kids has recently met with hip hop producer Ron Feemster & his uncle/manager Charles Stanton to discuss possible collaboaration on his his album. He also asked Teddy Rilley and Will I AM from the Black Eyed Peas to work on new songs for him.

September 30 : Janet & JD attend a Mariah Carey concert in Las Vegas and then they go to another 20YO release party at the Tao nightclub with Joe Jackson among the many guests.

Early October : Michael, the kids, Grace & Aileen move from the valleys of Luggala to the Grouse Moutain Lodge in the Rosemount viillage in Westmeath County

October 2 : Janet arrives in Paris with Gil & her make up artist Fran Cooper. During her stay in Paris, Janet is introduced to a quarry businessman named Wissam Al Mana who stays at the same hotel (Park Hyatt).

October 3 : Janet & Gil attend the Vivienne Westwood show as a part of the Paris Fashion Week for Spring/Summer 2007 at Carousselle du Louvre.

October 4 : Janet & Gil attend the Valentino Fashion Show in Paris and later they attend the PPR Gala Dinner at Museum Des Arts Decoratifs.

October 5 : Janet is on the cover of Upscale magazine.

She & Gill attend the Yves Saint Laurent Fashion Show in Paris.

October 7 : Janet, Gil & Fran attends John Galliano Ready to Wear Spring-Summer 2007 Fashion Show in Paris. Later they attend the Hermes fashion house show by French designer Jean-Paul Gaultier and Gaultiers 30th anniversary of fashion shows’ party.

Janet hosts BET’s top 25 countdown where she presents her top 25 favorite music videos.

Janet graces the cover of Atlanta’s Luxury Living Magazine Jezebel – October issue

October 8 : Janet attends The Louis Vuitton Lanvin Spring – Summer 2007 Fashion Show.

October 9 : Janet takes a flight from Paris to Miami.

October 11 : Michael, through Raymone Bain, demands that the New York Daily News apologizes and retracts a false story that reported that a woman in Saint-Tropez was him in disguise.

October 14 : Janet presents JD with the Music of the Heart Award  at the 9th annual benefit for the Lili Claire Foundation held at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Beverly Hills, California.

October 15 : Janet & JD attend the Movieline Hollywood Style Awards at the Pacific Design Center in West Hollywood where Janet is presented with the “Ultimate Trendsetter Icon” award.

Michael agrees to let US journalist Billy Bush from Access Hollywood visit him at the Grouse Lodge residential recording studios in County Westmeath where he is working on new music with producer Will I AM. Soon after, Michael and the kids move to Coolatore, a large Victorian-style mansion very close to the Grouse Lodge (a 10 minutes walk).

October 16 : In New York City, Katherine gives a déposition in the Prescient case against MJ.

October 21 : Janet arrives in Tokyo for a short promotional stay in Japan.

October 22 : Janet goes to the FuJi tv station to shoot some tv shows (including 2 performances of “So Excited” with the Kids). She also attends Mickey Fickey Mix Japan Tour Special Party at club as a surprise guest at night.

October 23 : Janet holds a press conference at the Park Hyatt Hotel in Tokyo to promote her “20 Y.O.” album. Right after she makes a Live Talk at Yahoo Japan.

October 24 : E! Entertainment Special airs “Janet Jackson: Exposed” at 9 PM ET. The documentary follows Janet as she promotes her “20 Y.O.”

October 25 : JD officially confirms that he has quit as a top executive of Virgin Records over the lack of promotion of “2OYO”.

October 26 : Episode 3 of Janet’s MySpace video journal is now online.

October 30 : Grace & Aileen plan a surprise for the children by secretly decorating one of the room of the Coolatore for Halloween.

Statement about Diamond Award : To: All Fan Club Presidents and Contacts : “I am pleased to announce that Mr. Jackson will be receiving the Diamond Award from the World Music Awards on Wednesday, November 15, 2006, 7:30PM, Earl’s Court 1, Kensington, London, England. As this is the 25th Anniversary of “Thriller” and, Mr. Jackson’s worldwide sales have to date exceeded over 750,000,000 million units, Mr. Jackson is being recognized for his phenomenal, record-breaking achievements. He is certainly the undisputed “King of Pop.” Mr. Jackson would like to see as many of his fans as can attend the event. Because of this, we have made special arrangements with the organizers to make special provisions from Mr. Jackson’s fans. The first 200 fans will be admitted free on a first come, first serve basis. After 200 tickets have been disbursed, all other tickets will be sold at a special discounted rate and fans will be given a special code to use when purchasing tickets. I will be forwarding to you the information as to how to obtain tickets within the next several days. While I do not have the email addresses for all fan clubs, I am relying on each of you to pass this information on. Thank you for your continued love, support and prayers for Michael Jackson. He loves and appreciates all of you.

Best regards.

Raymone K. Bain, General Manager

October 31 : “So Excited” is released as the 2nd single from “20YO”.

November 1 : Janet tapes a performance of “Nasty” & “So Excited” for the Ellen DeGeneres Show in Burbank.

Later she & JD attend the Songs of Hope IV charity gala at Esquire House 360° in Beverly Hills.

November 2/3 : NBC airs Michael’s interview on Access Hollywood.

November 3 : Janet tapes an interview on the Tyra Banks Show at CBS Television City in L.A.

November 6 : Janet is on the cover of Hollywood Life magazine.

November 9 : Janet visits Genetic Denim’s One Year Anniversary party in L.A.

Michael states on the passing of “60 Minutes” journalist and interviewer Ed Bradley.

November 10 : Episode 4 of Janet’ MySpace video journal is now online.

The Ellen DeGeneres show featuring Janet is aired on US TV.

November 12 : Michael arrives in London with Grace and the kids and they check in the Hempel hotel.

November 13 : Michael is joined by Raymone and they have dinner at the Nobu restaurant with billionaire retail tycoon Sir Philip Green and then they go to the Oxford Street branch of Topshop which Sir Philip opened up especially for Michael at midnight.

November 14 : Michael goes to the Guinness Book Of Records office in London to collect his certificates of records sales.

November 15 : Michael attends the World Music Awards ceremony at Earl Court where Beyonce presents him with the Diamond Award for the Thriller sales and he performs a few lines of “We Are The World’ for the final.

During the ceremony, Prince, Paris & Blanket spend a movie night with Miss Aileen.

November 16 : Michael goes to Royal Albert Hall with Grace, Raymone, and kids to see Mary Poppins

November 18 : Michael and his entourage leave London and they go back to Ireland.

November 20 : Episode 5 of Janet’s MySpace video journal is now online.

The Tyra Banks show featuring Janet is aired on CBS.

Late November : Janet & the Kids rehearse for the Billboard Awards.

December 2 : Janet  & the Kids tape a performance of “Nasty” & “Let’s Wait Awhile” at the MGM Grand Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas that will be put on stream on the American Express Website.

Then they rehearse for the Billboard Awards opening performance..

December 4 : Janet attends the Billboard Awards with JD and live on Fox TV from the MGM Grand Hotel & Casino in  Las Vegas, she & the Kids open the ceremony with a medley performance of “The Pleasure Principle” & “So Excited”.

December 8 : Episode 6 of Janet’s MySpace video journal is now online.

December 11 : “With You” is released to US radios as the 3rd and final single from 20YO.

December 15 : Janet & JD attend Cirque Du Soleil’s “Corteo” at Atlantc Station in Atlanta.

December 18 : Janet graces the cover of the January 2007 issue of Harpers Bazaar.

December 20 :  Episode 7 of Janet’s MySpace video journal is now online.

December 21 : Michael’s attorneys file a lawsuit in the Los Angeles Superior Court against the company Bernstein, Fox, Whitman, Goldman and Sloan, claiming negligence and breach of fiduciary duty.

December 22 : Michael, his personal assistant John Feldman, Grace and the kids arrive in Las Vegas on a private plane from Dublin (Ireland) and they are taken by their new bodyguard Bill Whitfield to a rented house in 2785 South Monte Cristo Way. Miss Aileen goes back to Bahrain to visit her family during the holidays.

December 24 : Eddie “Angel” Cascio arrives in Vegas to spend the Chrstmas 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.

December 25 :  On Christmas morning Michael offers a dog to Prince. He names it Kenya. A few days later Katherine visits them.

December 27 : Statement Of Michael Jackson Regarding The Death Of Mr. James Brown : “I am extremely shocked and saddened by the death of my mentor and friend, James Brown. Words cannot adequately express the love and respect that I will always have for Mr. Brown. There has not been, and will never be another like him. He is irreplaceable. I send my love and heartfelt condolences to his family.”

December 29 : ITV airs “The One and Only Michael Jackson”, a documentary that was previously cancelled in November 2003 due to the allegations. It features Gladys Knight and La Toya Jackson, narrated by Seb Fontaine.

December 30 : Michael, along with Al Sharpton, Jesse Jackson and Raymone attends James Brown’s funerals held at the James Brown arena in Augusta (Georgia) and makes a speech.

December 31 : Michael attends the David Copperfield magic show at the MGM Grand in Vegas with Prince, Paris, Blanket & Omer.

Previous year : 2005

Following year : 2007

January 04 : Michael writes a statement on MJJSource, expressing his sympathy to the victims of the Indian Ocean earthquake, urging friends and fans to contribute towards relief efforts.

January 15 : Janet makes a photoshoot in New York for FHM Magazine with stylist Wayne Scott Lucas.

January 18 : Michael and his children spend the day with Geraldo Rivera from “Fox News”, and agree to an interview before Judge Melville sets up a hearing for the following day to decide the rights to do the interview.

January 19 : After the leaks of the Grand Jury transcripts to the media, Judge Melville gives Michael permission to react. He gives an interview to Geraldo Rivera. During the interview MJ reveals that he is working with his brother Randy on a song to benefit the victims of the Tsunami disaster. MJ is filmed in a recording studio with Randy, Bras Buxer and Michael Prince (the song played is “Beautiful Girl”).

January 21 : ABC airs a 20/20 interview of LaToya & Katherine taped at Hayvenhurst where they defend Michael.

January 30 : Michael releases a video statement approved by Judge Melville, calling leaks from the grand jury “disgusting and false.”, asserting that he “will be acquitted and vindicated when the truth is told.”

January 31 (Day 1 of Jury selection) : Michael arrives at court without his family and friends due to a lack of space in the courtroom.

February 1 (day 2) : Michael goes to court where Jury selection continues.

February 2 : Michael’s lawyers attend a court hearing for Debbie’s visitation rights.

February 4 : Janet & JD attend the Olympus Fashion Week Fall 2005-Joseph Abboud- After Party in New York.

February 5 : Fox News airs Michael’s interview with Geraldo Rivera. The TV specials features an exclusive tour of Neverland Valley Ranch by Geraldo and a interview of Raymone Bain. Fox News also airs an interview of Katherine at Hayvenhurst.

February 8 : Janet & JD attend the Bill Blass Fall 2005 Runway at the Fashion Week in NYC.

February 12 : Janet attends the Presidential Innauguration Party for JD with Jackie & Siggy Jackson among others  and then they attend the Clive Davis Pre-Grammy Party  at the Beverly Hills Hotel in Los Angeles .  Jimmy Jam reveals that they have begun production on Janet’s new album.

February 13 : Michael celebrates Prince’s 8th birthday at Neverland.

Janet & JD attend the Grammy Awards & then the EMI Post Party.

February 14 (day 3) : Michael goes to court where Jury selection resumes after a break due to Mesereau’s sister death.

February 15 : Jury selection is once again delayed after Michael gets sick on his way to the courthouse. He is taken to the Marion hospital where he spends the night.

February 16 : Katherine, Joe & Jermaine visit Michael at the hospital before he goes back to Neverland to rest.

February 21 : Michael hosts a party for Blanket’s 3rd birthday.

February 22 (day 4) : Michael goes to court where Jury selection continues.

February 23 (day 5) : Michael goes to court where the 8 members of the Jury are selected.

February 24 (day 6) : Michael goes to court where the 8 alternate members of the Jury are selected.

February 25 : Michael goes to court to attend the last preliminary hearing before the trial starts.

February 27 : Janet & JD attend 2005 Vanity Fair Oscar Party  at Mortons in West Hollywood.

February 28 (Day 1 of the trial) : Michael goes to court with Katherine & Jermaine. District attorney Thomas Sneddon Jr gives his opening statement followed by Thomas Mesereau’s.

March 1 (Day 2) : Michael goes to court with Katherine & Jackie. Mesereau completes his opening statement. The prosecution opens his case by showing the Martin Bashir documentary to the Jury before calling Bashir as the first witness. His testimony is followed by the one of Ann Gabriel.

March 2 (Day 3) : Michael goes to court with Katherine & Jackie. Ann Gabriel is cross examined by the defense.

March 3 (Day 4) : Michael goes the court with Jackie & Katherine. The prosecution shows a video of the Neverland search to the Jury. Albert Lafferty testifies followed by Davellin Arvizo.

March 4 (Day 5) : Michael goes to court with Katherine, LaToya & Jermaine. The prosecution shows the rebuttal interview of the Arvizo family made by Michael’s team. Davellin Arvizo is cross examined by Mesereau.

March 7 (Day 6) : Michael goes to court with Katherine, Joe & Jermaine. Mesereau finishes Davellin Arvizo’s cross examination. The prosecution presents the audio interview of the Arvizo family to the Jury before calling their next witness : Star Arvizo.

March 8 (Day 7) : Michael goes to court with Katherine, Joe & Jermaine. Mesereau cross examines Star.

March 9 (Day 8) : Michael goes to court with Katherine, Joe, Jermaine & Tito. Mesereau completes the cross examination. The next witness is Gavin Arvizo.

March 10 (Day 9) : Michael arrives one hour late and dressed with pajamas with Katherine, Joe, Jermaine & Tito because a terrible back-ache took him to the emergency room of the hospital. Gavin’s testimony resumes.

March 11 : Michael does not attend today’s hearing which is dedicated to motions.

March 14 (Day 10) : Michael goes to court with Katherine, Joe, Jackie & Tito. Mesereau cross-examines Gavin.

March 15 (Day 11) : Michael goes to court with Katherine, Joe, Jackie & Tito. Mesereau completes Gavin’s cross examinations. The following prosecution witnesses are Terry Flaa, Steve Robel & Jeff Klapakis.

March 16 (Day 12) : Michael goes to court with Katherine & Joe. The prosection shows to the Jury the erotic material found during the Neverland search. Steve Robel Cross, Re-direct, Re-cross. Paul Zelis Direct, Cross.

March 17 (Day 13) : Michael goes to court with Katherine & Joe. Fritz Coleman – Direct, Cross & Redirect. Kiki Fournier – Direct & Redirect. Ruby Wolff – Direct & Redirect. Shawn O’Grady – Direct & Redirect. Jeffery Ellis – Direct & Redirect. Conn Abel – Direct & Redirect.

March 18 : Special motions hearing without Michael & the Jury.

March 21 (Day 14) : Michael is once again taken to the hospital because of back pain. He then goes to court with Katherine, Joe & Jackie where a doctor explains the health state of Michael to the judge who agrees to let him go home. Conn Abel Direct & Cross; Anthony Joseph Urquizo Direct, Cross, Redirect & Recross; Lauren Wallace Direct, Cross & Redirect; Louise Palanker Direct.

March 22 (Day 15) : Michael goes to court with Katherine & Joe. Louise Palanker Direct, Cross, Redirect, Re-cross & Further Redirect.

March 23 (Day 16) : Michael goes to court with Katherine & Joe. Robert Charles Cooley Direct, Cross, Re-direct, Re-cross; Freddy Padilla Direct, Cross; Craig Bonner Direct, Cross, Re-direct, Re-cross Further Direct, Further Cross; Dr. Antonio Cantu Direct & Cross.

March 24 (Day 17) : Michael goes to court with Katherine, Joe, Jackie & Marlon. Dr. Antonio Cantu Direct, Cross, Re-direct, Re-cross, Further Direct, Further Cross; Lisa Susan Roote Henman Direct, Cross, Re-direct, Re-cross, Further Direct, Further Cross; Charlene Marie Direct & Cross; Heriberto Martinez JR. Direct & Cross; Timo

March 25 (Day 18) : Michael goes to court with Katherine & Joe. Testimonies about Michael & Gavin’s DNA found on the same porno magazine. Timothy Sutcliffe Direct, Cross, Re-direct, Re-cross, Further Direct, Further Cross; Alicia Romero Direct, Cross, Re-direct, Re-cross; Nancy Diana Torres Direct, Cross; Michelle Shelley Direct, Cross, Re-direct; James Wittenbrock Direct, Cross, Re-di.

March 27 :  Michael gives a one hour long interview to Rev. Jesse Jackson which is broadcast live on the Internet on the radio show “Keep Hope Alive With Rev. Jesse Jackson”. He claims that he is the victim of a conspiracy and says he is completely innocent of child molestation.

March 28 (Day 19) : Michael goes to court with Katherine & Joe. 1108 motion ruling; George Lopez Direct, Cross, Re-direct; Ann Serrano Lopez Direct, Cross, Re-direct; Robert Spinner Direct (re-called) (re-opened).

March 29 (Day 20) : Michael goes to court with Katherine & Joe. Robert Spinner Direct (contd), Cross, Re-direct, Re-cross; Jamie Masada Direct, Cross, Re-direct, Re-cross; Cynthia Ann Bell Direct, Cross.

March 30 (Day 21) : Michael goes to court with Katherine & Joe. Cynthia Ann Bell Re-direct, Re-cross, Re-direct continued; Stan J Katz Direct, Cross, Re-direct, Re-cross, Further Re-direct; William Dickerman Direct, Cross, Re-direct; Jeff Klapakis (Recalled) Direct, Cross.

April 1 (Day 22) : Michael goes to court with Katherine & Joe. Jeff Klapakis (Contd) Direct, Cross, Re-direct; Jack Green Direct, Cross, Re-direct, Re-cross, Further Re-direct; Larry Feldman, Direct, Cross, Re-direct, Re-cross, Further Re-direct, Further Re-cross; Jesus Salas Direct.

April 3 : Michael celebrates Paris’s 7th birthday at Neverland

April 4 (Day 23) : Michael goes to court with Katherine & Joe. Jesus Salas (Contd) Direct, Cross, Re-direct, Re-cross; Jason Francia Direct, Cross. The next witness is Jason Francia. Back at Neverland, Jason Francia is cross examined. Then his lawyer Chriss Kallman & his mother Blanca Francia testify.

Michael is welcomed by many fans who led by Karen Faye have decorated the ranch gates with rose petals. To thank them, he invites them to his home where they meet Prince, Paris & Blanket + get each a signed box set of Michael’s Ultimate Collection!

April 5 (Day 24) : Michael goes to court with Katherine & Joe. Jason Francia is cross examined. Then his lawyer Chriss Kallman & his mother Blanca Francia testify.

April 6 : Michael attends the funerals of his old criminal layer Johnnie Cochran.

April 7 (Day 25) : Michael goes to court with Katherine & Tito. Ralph Chacon Direct, Cross, Re-dircet, Re-cross; Adrian Marie McManus Direct, Cross.

April 8 (Day 26) : Michael goes to court with Katherine & Tito. Adrian Marie McManus (Contd) Cross, Re-direct, Re-cross, Further Re-direct; Phillip LeMarque Direct Cross, Re-direct, Re-cross, Further Re-direct, Further Re-cross.

April 11 (Day 27) : Michael goes to court with Katherine, Tito & Jackie. Bob Jones Direct, Cross, Re-direct, Re-cross, Further Re-direct; Stacy Brown Direct, Cross, Re-direct, Re-cross; June Chandler, Direct, Cross, Re-direct, Re-cross; Dwayne Swingler Direct, Cross, Re-direct.

April 12 (Day 28) : Michael goes to court with Katherine & Jackie. Testimony of Jay Jackson (Gavin’s stepfather). Jay Jackson is cross examined. He is followed by his wife Janet Arvizo Jackson who pleads the 5th amendment to avoid questions about her welfare fraud.

April 13 (Day 29) : Michael goes to court with Katherine. Jay D Jackson Cross, Re-direct, Re-cross, Further Re-direct, Further Re-cross; Janet Jackson Direct.

April 14 (Day 30) : Michael goes to court with Katherine. Janet Jackson Direct (Contd).

April 15 (Day 31) : Michael goes to court with Katherine. The prosecution shows the Jury surveillance videos of the Arvizo family by Brad Miller. Janet Jackson Direct (Contd), Cross

April 18 (Day 32) : Michael goes to court with Katherine. Janet Jackson Cross (Contd), Re-direct.

April 19 (Day 33) : Michael goes to court with Katherine. Janet Jackson Re-direct, Re-cross, Further Re-direct; Victor M Alvarez Direct, Cross, Re-direct; Mario A Ventura, Direct; William F Caldwell Direct, Cross, Re-direct; Rod Forney Direct, Cross; Michael Davey Direct, Cross; Janet Williams Direct, Cross.

April 20 (Day 34) : Michael goes to court with Katherine. Brian Barron Direct, Cross.

April 21 (Day 35) : Michael goes to court with Katherine. Brian Barron Cross (Contd), Re-direct, Re-cross, Further Re-direct, Further Re-cross; Stephen Cleaves Direct, Cross; Timothy Sutcliffe (Re-called) Direct, Cross, Re-direct; Timothy Rooney Direct, Cross; Steven Moeller Direct, Cross; Jeff Klapakis (Re).

Janet presents an award to Coretta Scott King during the Atlanta Hero Awards at the Westin Peachtree Plaza Hotel in Atlanta.

April 25 (Day 36) : Michael goes to court with Katherine & Joe. : Kassim Abdool Direct, Cross, Re-direct, Re-cross; Jeff Klapakis (Recalled) Direct, Cross; Craig Bonner (Recalled) Direct, Cross, Re-direct, Re-cross, Further Re-direct; Victor Alvarez Direct.

Brian Oxman is fired by Mesereau.

April 26 (Day 37) : Michael goes to court with Katherine & Joe. Cynthia Montgomery Direct, Cross, Re-direct, Re-cross, Further Re-direct; Jeff Klapakis Direct, Cross, Re-direct, Re-cross; Hamid Moleshi Direct.

April 27 (Day 38) : Michael goes to court with Katherine, Joe & Jackie. Hamid Moleshi Cross (contd), Re-direct, Re-cross, Terry Paulsen Direct, Cross, Re-direct; Gabriel Dominguez Direct, Cross; Anne Morie Sims Direct, Cross, Re-direct; Joseph Shebroe Direct, Cross; Jeanne Mulcahy Direct; Deborah Rowe Jackson Direct.

April 28 (Day 39) : Michael goes to court with Katherine, Joe & Jackie. Deborah Rowe Jackson Direct (Contd), Cross, Re-direct; Iris Joan Finsilver Direct; Andrew R Dietz Direct; Jeffrey Schwartz Direct, Cross; Crystalee Danko Direct; Jennifer Simmons Direct; Joe J Corral Jr Direct.

April 29 (Day 40) : Michael goes to court with Katherine, Joe & Jackie. The prosecution shows the Jury a book on children found at Neverland…in 1993! Rosibel Ferrufino Smith Direct; Craig Bonner Direct, Cross; Harry Koons Direct, Cross, Re-direct, Re-cross; Rosibel Smith Direct, Cross; Ian Drew Direct, Cross.

May 2 (Day 41) : Michael goes to court with Katherine & Joe. Beverly Wagner Direct, Cross, Re-direct; Craig Bonner (Re-called) Direct, Cross, Re-direct, Re-cross; Paul Zelis (Re-called) Direct, Cross.

May 3 (Day 42) : Michael goes to court with Katherine & Joe. David Saunders Direct, Cross; Jeff Klapakis (Re-called) Direct, Cross; Craig Bonner (Re-called) Direct, Cross; Paul Zelis (Re-called) Cross (Contd); Steve Robel Direct, Cross; John Duross O’Bryan, Direct, Cross, Re-direct, Further Re-direct, Further Re-cross

May 4 (Day 43) : Michael goes to court with Katherine & Joe. Rudy Provencio Direct (Contd), Cross, Re-direct, Re-cross, Further Re-direct.

May 5 (Day 44) : Michael goes to court with Katherine, Joe & Jermaine. The defense opens his case with the testimonies of Wade Robson & Brett Barnes (who stay at Neverland with their families)

May 6 (Day 45) : Michael goes to court with Katherine & Joe. Joy Robson Direct, Cross, Re-direct, Re-cross, Further Re-direct; Chantal Robson Direct, Cross, Re-direct, Re-cross, Further Re-direct, Further Re-cross; Marie Lisbeth Barnes Direct, Cross, Re-direct, Re-cross; Karlee Barnes Direct, Cross, Re-direct,

May 9 (Day 46) : Michael goes to court with Katherine, Joe & Jermaine. Francin Contreras Direct, Cross, Re-direct; Gayle Goforth Direct, Cross, Re-direct, Re-cross; Violet Silva Direct, Cross, Re-direct, Re-cross, Further Re-direct; Ramon Velasco Direct, Cross; Joseph Marcus Direct.

May 10 (Day 47) : Michael goes o court with Katherine & Joe. Joseph Marcus Direct (contd), Cross, Re-direct, Re-cross.

May 11 (Day 48) : Michael goes to court with Katherine & Joe. Joseph Marcus Re-cross (contd), Further Re-direct; Macaulay Culkin Direct, Cross, Re-direct, Re-cross; James F Van Norman Direct, Cross, Re-direct. The defense then shows the Jury the outtakes of the Bashir interviews.

May 12 (Day 49) : Michael goes to court with Katherine & Joe. Carlos Velasco Direct, Cross, Re-direct; David G. Legrand Direct, Cross.

May 13 (Day 50) : Michael goes to court with Katherine & Joe David G. Legrand Cross (Contd), Re-direct, Re-cross, Further Re-direct, Further Re-cross; Mark Geragos Direct, Cross.

May 14 : Janet & JD attend the Oprah Winfrey Legends Ball in Santa Barbara .

May 16 (Day 51) : Michael goes to court with Katherine & Randy. Jean Lorraine Seamont Direct, Cross; Tiffany Haynes Direct, Cross; Carole McCoy Direct; Kathryn Bernerd Direct; Maria Gomez Direct, Cross; Shane Meridith Direct, Cross; Brian Salce Direct, Cross; Russell Robert Birchim Direct, Cross, Re-direct, Re-cr

Janet and JD attend the 22nd Annual ASCAP Pop Music Awards at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Beverly Hills . Later, JD hosts a party for Janet’s 39^th birthday.

May 17 (Day 52) : Michael goes to court with Katherine & Randy. Angel Vivanco Direct (Contd), Cross, Re-direct, Re-cross; Irene Lavern Peters Direct, Cross, Re-direct, Re-cross, Further Re-direct; Karen Walker Direct, Cross, Re-direct, Re-cross; Simone Pech Jackson Direct.

May 18 (Day 53) : Michael goes to court with Katherine & Randy. Simone Pech Jackson Direct (Contd), Cross, Re-direct, Re-cross; Rijo Jackson Direct, Cross, Re-direct; Michelle Henriette Jackson Direct, Cross; Christian Robinson Direct, Cross, Re-direct, Re-cross; Vernee Watson Johnson Direct.

May 19 (Day 54) : Michael goes to court with Katherine. The judge refuses to allow the testimonies of Larry King & Michael Viner because they are “hearsay”. Direct, Cross, Re-direct; Azja Pryor Direct, Cross, Re-direct; Laurence Nimmer Direct, Cross. The defense then proceed by showing to the Jury a video presentation of Neverland.

May 20 (Day 55) : Michael goes to court with Katherine & Randy. Laurence Nimmer Direct, Cross (contd), Re-direct, Re-cross; Mark Geragos (Re-called) Cross (Contd).

May 23 (Day 56) : Michael goes to court with Katherine. Maria Gomez (Re-called) Direct, Cross, Re-direct; Mike Radakovich Direct, Cross, Re-direct; Mercy Dee Manrriquez Direct, Cross, Re-direct, Re-cross; Marian Arvizo Direct, Cross; Connie Keenan Direct, Cross, Re-direct, Re-cross.

May 24 (Day 57) : Michael goes to court with Katherine. Jay Leno Direct, Cross, Re-direct, Re-cross, Further Re-direct; Sulli McCullugh Direct, Cross, Re-direct; Monica De La Santos Wakefield Direct, Cross, Re-direct, Re-cross; Elizabeth Mary Holzer Direct, Cross, Re-direct; Anthony Ranieri Direct; Karen

May 25 (Day 58) : Michael goes to court with Katherine & Joe. Chris Tucker Direct, Cross, Re-direct; Timothy Patrick Rooney Direct, Cross, Re-direct; Shane Meridith Direct, Cross, Re-direct; Jesus Salas Direct, Cross, Re-direct; Victor Alvarez Direct, Cross, Re-direct, Re-cross.

May 26 (Day 59) : Michael goes to court with Katherine & Joe. : Gina Villegas Direct, Cross, Re-direct, Re-cross; Donna Aggers Direct, Cross, Re-direct, Re-cross, Further Re-direct; George Erwin Direct, Cross, Re-direct; Theresa Marquez Direct, Cross; William Dickerman Direct, Cross, Re-direct, Re-cross; Christin.

May 27 (Day 60) : Michael goes to court with Katherine, Joe & Randy. Craig Bonner (Re-called) Direct, Cross, Re-direct; Steve Robel (Re-called) Direct, Cross, Re-direct, Re-cross. The prosecution rests their rebuttal by showing the Jury a video of Gavin police deposition in July 2003. The defense declines to make a rebuttal so Judge Melville declares the testimonies over.  Judge Melville’s Jury Instructions. In a final attempt to allow the jurors to convict on any possible charge, in this final evolution of counts Melville allowed the jurors to also convict MJ on “lesser included offenses” – which were also rejected by the jury.

Late May : Janet shoots a cameo appearance for JD’s video “Gotta Getcha” choreographed by Gil Duldulao.

May 31 : Special hearing where the Judge & the lawyers determine the rules of Jury deliberations. Neither Michael, nor the Jury attend court.

June 1  : Michael goes to court with Katherine, Joe & Randy where Judge Melville gives the Jury the rules of Jury Deliberations. No witnesses called

June 2 (Day 61) : 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 Tyson speaks for the first time to defend MIchael in an interview to Prime Time Live on ABC.

June 3 (Day 62) : Michael goes to court with Katherine, Joe, Janet and LaToya. Tom Mesereau completes his closing arguments.

June 3-13 : While Jury deliberations take place, the whole Jackson family waits for the verdict at Neverland.

June 13 (June 63/Verdict day) : The Jury reaches a verdict. Michael and the Jackson family goes to court where he is acquitted on all counts! They go back to Neverland. The trial is over. Family and friends gather at Neverland to celebrate but Michael is too tired and he goes to sleep early.

June 14 : Michael’s acquittal is seen everywhere in the media. Mesereau gives an interview to Larry King. Michael, Grace and the kids leave Neverland and go to San Diego to stay at Deepak Choprah’s place.

June 17 : Michael’s passeport is returned to him as well as his $3 million bail

June 18 : Janet & JD attend the annual gala of  The Human Rights Campaign, a national gay rights organization at the Beverly Hilton where Janet  is honored  with a Humanitarian Award for her generosity in civil rights and charitable causes, as well as her support for gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender equality.

June 19 : Michael, Grace & the kids secretly leave the US and fly to Paris where they check in the Crillon Hotel. Michael asks his nephew Taj and close friend Anton Schleiter (from Germany) to stay at Neverland while he is abroard to pack his personal belongings. He says he will never live at Neverland again…

June 26 : Michael writes a message to his family and friends on MJJSource, thanking them for their love and support that helped him through the ordeal.

June 27 : Janet & JD attend the 18th Annual ASCAP Rhythm & Soul Music Awards  at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Los Angeles where JD is awarded with the Songwriter of the Year award and Janet presents an award to Lewis & Jam.

June 29 : Michael, Grace & the kids leave Paris and go to Manama , the capital of Barhain as guests to Prince Abdullah (a friend of Jermaine)

Early July : Grace takes Prince & Paris to Los Angeles where they get to see Debbie for the first time in years at the Beverly Hills Hotel.

July 11 : Michael Jackson is being sued for $48m in fees by a financial firm that claims the singer owes the money for assistance in refinancing bank debts and claiming a larger stake in a library of The Beatles songs. The company, Prescient Acquisition Group (also known as Prescient Capital Corp), filed a lawsuit against Jackson in the US District Court in Manhattan on Monday evening. According to the lawsuit, the company was employed by Jackson’s MJ Publishing Trust in November 2004 to help him secure financing of $537.5m through another company. The money from the refinancing allowed the singer to pay off bank debts and buy the other half of The Beatles library of songs, which he did not already own. The company has claimed that Jackson and MJ Publishing Trust have not honoured a deal which was agreed, promising Prescient fees worth 9 per cent of the completed financing.

July 16 : Janet & JD attend a Destiny Child’s concert in Atlanta.

July 19 : The Essential Michael Jackson is a greatest hits compilation album by American singer Michael Jackson is released by Sony Music’s catalog division Legacy Recordings as part of The Essential series. The two-disc compilation features thirty-eight hit songs by Michael Jackson, from his days at Motown Records with The Jackson 5 in the late 1960s and early 1970s to his 2001 hit “You Rock My World”.

July 20 : In New Orleans , judge Fallon is furious that neither Michael nor any of his layers attended a court proceeding in the Joseph Bartucci case.

Judge Melville orders Sneddon to give back any material belonging to Michael & raided at Neverland except the 1993 body pictures…

July 25 : Sony releases a new double CD Greatest Hits titled “The Essential” as well as the live DVD of The Dangerous Tour in Bucharest .

Birth of London Blue Salas, first son of Stacee Brown & Rex Salas.

First grandson of Rebbie & Nathaniel.

August 3 : Two jury members are about to publish a book to say they think Michael is guilty which causes a great controversy…

August 18 : Court Hearing in the Joseph Bartucci case in New Orleans . Judge Eldon Fallon fines Michael $ 10 000 for failing to be represented at a previous hearing.

Michael’s new attorney is Charles Gay & Bartucci’s new attorney is William Pigg.

August 20 : Michael has lunch at the Burj Al Arab Hotel in Dubai with a Bahraini delegation.

August 23 : Janet Arvizo is charged with a five counts complaint of welfare fraud by the Los Angeles District Attorney.

August 29 : Michael turns 47. He just spent one week in Dubai with Prince Abdullah & top Arab motor sport personality Mohamed Ben Sulayem.

September 6 : The following information was released by Michael’s spokesperson, Raymone K. Bain via his official web site, MJJ Source : “Within 24 hours, Mr. Jackson will be reaching out to other recording superstars asking that they join him in this project to aid victims of Hurricane Katrina. Washington, D.C. ……. In response to the widespread devastation wrought by Hurricane Katrina, Recording Superstar Michael Jackson has been moved to pen a song, with the working title, “From the Bottom of My Heart.” Hoping to rekindle the success of “We Are the World,” which he wrote and produced, and which raised millions of dollars for aid to Africa, Mr. Jackson will be enlisting, within the next 24 hours, the involvement of other recording superstars to join him in this project. It is his intention to record this record within the next two weeks. “It pains me to watch the human suffering taking place in the Gulf Region of my country,” says Mr. Jackson. “My heart and prayers go out to every individual who has had to endure the pain and suffering caused by this tragedy. I will be reaching out to others within the music industry, to join me in helping to bring relief and hope to these resilient people who have lost everything.”

The song will be recorded on 2 Seas Records, a label owned by Prince Abdulla Hamad Alkhalifa of Bahrain. All proceeds from the sale will be donated to the victims of Hurricane Katrina.

September 13 : Music’s biggest names to join Michael on Katrina song/ Washington, D.C.. “Michael Jackson is pleased to announce that Jay-Z, Mariah Carey, Missy Elliott, R. Kelly, Wyclef Jean, Lenny Kravitz, Lauren Hill, Mary J. Blidge, Yolanda Adams, Kenneth “Babyface” Edmonds, James Brown, Snoop Dogg , the O’Jays, and Ciara, are among the artists joining in his hurricane relief song, where all proceeds will be donated to victims of Hurricane Katrina. As previously announced, the working title of the song is, “From the Bottom of My Heart,” which will be released on 2 Seas Records, owned by Prince Abdullah Hamad Alkhalifa of Bahrain. This project is in response to the widespread devastation wrought by Hurricane Katrina, and because of the human suffering taking place in the Gulf Region of his country. Mr. Jackson is continuing to reach out to artists who would like to work with him in this project, which he humbly hopes will make a tremendous difference to all individuals who have been affected by this tragedy.

All inquiries regarding Mr. Jackson’s Katrina relief effort, and artist participation should be addressed to Mr. Jackson’s publicist and Executive coordinator, Raymone K. Bain.

September 16 : Michael phones to Linda Deutsch from the Associated Press through Raymone Bain.

September 23 : Michael is at the Dorchester Hotel in London to give a deposition for Marc Schaffel’s suit. He’s accompanied by his lawyers Thomas Mesereau & Michael Sydow while Schaffel is accompanied by his lawyer Howard King & Dieter Wiesner.

During this three week stay in London, Michael makes several visits to Metropolis Studios in Chiswick to record his part in the Hurricane Katrina single now renamed “I Have This Dream”.

Janet attends JD’s birthday party at TAO’s Nightclub in Las Vegas with Usher & Paris Hilton among others.

September 24 : Janet & JD attend the TAO’s Nightclub Grand Opening in Las Vegas with Nelly among others.

October 1 : Janet hosts a pre-party for the Andre Agassi Charitable Foundation’s 10th Annual “Grand Slam for Children” Fundraiser  at the Las Vegas nightclub Pure.

October 6 : Michael is at the Dorchester Hotel in London with Grace, Prince, Paris , Blanket, Raymone , Thomas Mesereau & Prince Abdullah.

October 7 : Michael is mobbed by his fans when he goes out of his hotel to go to the legendary recording studio of Abbey Road

October 8 : Michael & Grace take the kids to see the stage show of Billy Elliot. They are accompanied by Mark Lester & his family.

October 9 : Michael goes to Madame Tussaud wax museum with the kids, Raymone, Grace & Prince Abdullah.

October 12 : Michael takes Prince, Paris & Blanket to Harrods where they are greeted by owner Mohamed Al Fayed.

October 16 : Michael & Grace take Prince, Paris & Blanket to see the movie Wallace & Grommit.

October 18 : Michael & his entourage leave London .

October 20 : Michael has once again been summoned to appear in court – but this time as a juror. Thomas Mesereau informs that Michael won’t be be able to attend because he’s seeking permanent resident in Bahrain.

October 26 : In a statement released today, Janet denies a former brother-in-law’s claim that she has a “secret” 18-year-old daughter.

October 27 : Michael’s lawyer Brent Ayscough confirms that Michael has filed a counter suit against Marc Schaffel , accusing him of concealing and misappropriating funds and he has also settled a lawsuit filed by an antiques dealer who alleged he had not fully paid for $380,000 worth of goods.

While in Barhain, Michael coordinates the recording of I Have This Dream in Los Angeles with artists such as R Kelly. The O’Jays, Snoop Dogg, Ciara, Shirley Caesar, James Ingram et Babyface.

November 5 : Michael & the kids are back in Dubai where they stay at the One and Only Royal Mirage.

November 8 : Michael calls president of fanclub “Michael Jackson News International” (MJNI) Gloria Haydock to express his thanks for the fans during their campaigns of support, both in-person and online. He also mentions that he will be recording a song entitled “You Are So Beautiful” in dedication to his fans.

November 12 : Michael has to be escorted by the police after mistakenly entering a ladies room in the Egyptian Court of Ibn Battuta Mall (Dubai)

November 14 : Michael attends the Dubai Desert Rally racing tournament at Le Meridien Mina Seyahi hotel in Dubai with close friend and renowned UAE rally driver Mohammad Ben Sulayem and Saeed Hareb, managing director of the Dubai International Marine Club.

November 15 : Michael & the kids arrive in Muscat (Oman) where they stay at the Grand Hyatt Hotel.

Michael’s longtime head of security and father figure Bill Bray dies at the end of 80. Michael has a nervous breakdown when he hears the tragic news.

November 18 : Michael Jackson releases the following statement regarding the passing, this week, of his longtime friend, Mr. Bill Bray : “I am deeply saddened by the passing of my dear and longtime friend, Mr. Bill Bray. As I traveled throughout the world, Mr. Bray was there by my side. Bill Bray will forever have a special place in my heart. I send my love and heartfelt sympathy to the Bray family.”

November 19 : Michael & the kids stay at the Al Bustan Palace Hotel in Muscat

November 21 : Michael’s former business partner & adviser Dieter Wiesner files a civil complaint against Michael & his society Triumph in Los Angeles demanding $64 million for fraud & breach of contract of MJ Net Entertainment.

November 22 : A new controversy arises when US TV show Good Morning America plays excerpts from phone recorded message left by Michael to Marc Shaffel in 2003 which contain supposedly an anti-semetic words…

November 23 : Statement by Raymone K. Bain. Attention fans of Michael Jackson : “Michael Jackson does not have a racist bone in his body. never would he say anything, or do anything, that would be offensive to any ethnic group, or hurtful to any ethnic group. It is not in his character, or his being. He has spent his entire life reaching out to people throughout the world by spreading love through his music, and his philanthropic efforts. It is unfortunate that these tapes are being disseminated throughout the airways without any “due diligence” with regards to the authenticity. However, Mr. Mesereau is representing Mr. Jackson in this matter and the truth will be revealed. Because this is an on-going legal matter, we are not issuing any statements at this time.”

Janet & JD attend Tito Jackson’s concert at B.B. King’s. 1000 Universal Center Dr. Universal City, CA  with Katherine, Latoya, Rebbie, 3T and many other members of the Jackson family.

November 24 : Michael, Grace & the kids have Thanksgiving dinner in Muscat with the family of the US Ambassador to Oman, Richard Baltimore

December : After a job interview with Grace, Aileen Medalla, a Filipino teacher leaving in Manama, Bahrein, is hired as a private teacher for Prince, Paris & Blanket.

December 1 : In response to tabloid reports claiming Tom Sneddon is investigating Michael reported use of illegal drugs, Michael’ s lawyer Brent Ayscough says that Michael uses an amount of prescription drugs, but does not take anything illegal or obtain anything in an illegal manner.

December 5 : Michael goes to an emergency dentist in Muscat, during his stay in Oman. He is treated by Dr. Samia Taufiq Asfour.

December 09 : Statement by Raymone K. Bain: Green Light Turns Red : “Michael Jackson has been working with several artists recording his Katrina Relief song, and with me all week, including today. He is doing fine. I have never seen him happier or healthier. Whomever these individuals are who are intent on disseminating false information throughout the media regarding Mr. Jackson, should begin hiring good attorneys. Likewise, the few irresponsible journalists who continuously rely on these ‘sources’, and report this false information. Mr. Jackson’s tolerance level has come to an end. The Green light that people have thought they have had to willfully impugn Michael Jackson’s character and integrity has now become Red.”

December 11 : Janet attends Jermaine’s 51st birthday lunch in Los Angeles.

December 12 : Michael Jackson releases the following statement regarding the death of his friend, Mr. Richard Pryor: “Richard Pryor was the true ‘King of Comedy’…there will never be another like him. He was a trailblazer, whose extraordinary talent and genius provided the blueprint for others to follow. I send my love and heartfelt sympathy to the entire Pryor family.” Source: Raymone K Bain.

December 19 : Court hearing in the Debbie Rowe’ s children visitation rights case in Los Angeles.
On the eve of the deadline date for the reimboursement of Michael’s 270 millions loan to Bank Of America, Fortress Investments accepts to give one more delay to Michael…

December 22 : Michael spends $40 000 in Christmas shopping at Ashraf’s Department Store.

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.

Previous year : 2004

Following year : 2006

January 2 : CBS airs a TV Special for Number Ones featuring many young artists speaking about Michael’s influence including Quincy Jones, Dick Clerk, Isaac Hayes, Beyonce Knowles, Wyclef Jean, Shaggy and Missy Elliot.

January 5 : LaToya is a guest on Cristina TV Show.

January 12 : While Jermaine gives a press conference outside Hayvenhurst to organize fans’ support, Mark Geragos hosts a big meeting of Michael’s team at the Beverly Hills Hotel attended by Charles Koppleman, Leonard Muhammad, Al Malnik, John Branca, Alan Whitman, Zia Modabber & Kevin Mac Lin.

Marc Schaffel & Dieter Wiesner have lunch with Debbie Rowe at the Ivvy restaurant to talk about her children.

January 15 : Geragos announces that Michael & him have hired top criminal layer Benjamin Brafman.

Gloria Allred asks the Department of Child & Family Services of Los Angeles to remove Michael’s children from his care.

January 16 : Michael arrives 20 minutes late at the Santa Maria Courthouse where he is formally arraigned. Accompanied by Katherine, Joe, Janet, Jermaine, Tito, Randy, Grace, Karen, Frank Dileo & Leonnard Muhammad. He pleads not guilty to all the charges and judge Rodney Melville imposes a gag order preventing both sides from making public comments about the current case.

After going out of the courthouse, Michael gets on the top of his SUV and invites all the fans for an after arraignment party at Neverland!

January 24 : Social workers from the Department of Child & Family Services of Los Angeles go to Michael’s rented mansion in Beverly Hills to talk with Prince, Paris, Blanket & Grace.

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!

January 29 : Janet attends a Super Bowl XXXVIII halftime show press conference in Houston, Texas, along with Nelly, Kid Rock, and P. Diddy.

January 30 :Janet and JD attend Maxim Magazine’s “Circus Maximus” party at an undisclosed ranch in Stafford (Texas)

January 31 : The police searches the houses of Marc Schaffel & his assistant Christian Robinson.

February : Interview Magazines publishes an interview of Michael done by this friend Brett Ratner.

February 01 : Janet performs “All For You” & “Rhythm Nation” during the Superbowl Halftime Show and then Justin Timberlake appears on the stage to perform “Rock Your Body” with Janet. Following the line, “better have you naked by the end of this song,” Justin ripps off the fabric that was covering Janet’s right breast.

Virtually seconds after performing at the Super Bowl halftime show, Virgin Records releases a press release officially announcing that Janet’s new album, “Damita Jo,” will be released in the on March 30th.

Michael, who stays with Grace & the children at his friend Ron Burkle’s house in La Jolla, watches his sister Janet’s performance  on TV.

February 2 : “Just A Little While” is sent to radios & released digitally as the 1t single from “Damita Jo”. It peaks at #45 on Hot 100 Billboard.

Janet’s breast exposure soon nicknamed the “Nipplegate” causes a huge controversy in the US . CBS, NFL & MTV are furious against Janet & Justin.

Janet goes home to Los Angeles and releases a written statement to apologize.

February 3 : Janet makes a photoshoot with Beyonce & Mary J Blige for an upcoming cover of Essence Magazine. She also releases a short video statement concerning the Nipplegate.

NARAS, the group that distributes the Grammy awards informs Janet that they no longer need her to present an award to Luther Vandross during the ceremony.

February 6 : Upset over what he considers the unfair treatment of Janet by NARAS,  JD announces at a press confererence that he is resigning as president of the group’s Atlanta chapter.

February 7 : Michael hires Raymone Bain as new official Spokesperson.

February 10 : While she is finishing work on her new album with Lewis & Jam in their Los Angeles Studio, Janet gives her first interview after the Nipplegate to Ebony Magazine.

February 12 : Michael writes a letter to Firpo Carr, a spokesperson chosen by his family, asking him to refrain from discussing him in the media.

February 13 : Janet & JD attend a private gala at the Beverly Hills Hotel where Lewis & Jam present Janet an award from Behind the Bench, an association of wives of NBA players, for her humanitarian and charitable contributions.

Michael hosts a party for Prince’s 7th birthday with Grace & the children at his friend Ron Burkle’s house in La Jolla.

Geragos & Brafman go to Santa Maria Courthouse where they obtain a delay of the prelimiary hearing to have more time to study the prosecution case.

February 14 : Janet  & JD attend the Maxim Magazine Valentines Day Love Party at PaPaz Nightclub in Los Angeles.

February 15 : Janet and JD attend the NBA All-Star basketball game at the Staples Center in Los Angeles.

February 16 : Michael, Grace, the kids, Omer Bhatti & Dr Sebi (Alfredo Bowman) arrive in Old Snowman in Colorado where Michael has rented the Meanwhile ranch (close to Aspen)

February 20 : Janet shoots the video for “Just A Little While” directed by Dave Meyers in Los Angeles.

The single “I Want You” is released to radios.

Raymone Bain denies reports claiming that Michael came to Aspen for a detox programme.

Retired family judge Stephen Lachs accepts to mediate Michael & Debbie litigation over her visitation rights on Prince & Paris.

February 21 :Michael hosts a party for Blanket’s 2nd birthday with Grace, Prince, Paris, Omer Bhatti & Dr Sebi in Old Snowman in Colorado where Michael has rented the Meanwhile ranch (close to Aspen).

February 23 : A spokeswoman for Janet confirms that she has been dis-invited from playing an ABC biopic about Lena Horne by Horne herself and her daughter Gail Lumet Buckley, who were incensed by the Nipplegate.

March : Michael’s new official website MJJ SOURCE is launched. MJ releases a statement explaining its purpose. Randy Jackson, Karen Faye, and various fan clubs manage the site.

Sneddon sets a Grand Jury proceeding to avoid the preliminary hearing.

Michael, Grace & the kids go to Hawaii.

March 1 : Janet is on the cover of Ebony Magazine.

She rehearses the choreography of “Just a Little While” with Gil & the new Kids.

March 4/5 : Janet shoots the video for “I Want You” directed by Dave Meyers in Los Angeles (with a cameo appearance of JD).

March 6 : Janet and JD attend a Human Rights Campaign awards ceremony at the Centry Plaza Hotel in Los Angeles.

March 8 : Janet arrives in Paris with Gil & the Kids.

March 9 : Janet attends the world premiere Listening Party of “Damita Jo” at the Perching hall  Hotel in Paris. She also makes a photocall with fans and journalists.

Michael Jackson “The One” is released on DVD.

March 10 : Janet & the Kids tape performances of “Just A Little While” on French TV Shows Vivement Dimanche, Le Grand Classement & Hit Machine before leaving for London.

March 11 : In London, Janet tapes an interview for MTV TRL and then she tapes a performance of  JALW on Top Of The Pops (which air on March 12) . In the evening, she attends a listening party of “Damita Jo.”

March 14 : Janet & the kids fly back to Los Angeles.

March 15 : Janet is on the cover of V magazine with exclusives new pictures.

March 16 : The “I Want You” video is premiered on BET.

March 19 : The Department of Child & Family Services of Los Angeles refuses to remove Michael’s children from his care.

March 20 : Janet & JD attend the Soul Train Awards  where she is presented with the Quincy Jones Award for outstanding career achievement.

Following the ceremony, Janet & JD  attend a CD release party titled “A Night With Janet Damita Jo Jackson” at Morton’s in West Hollywood with Jermaine, Jackie & rebbie Jackson, Jimmy Jam, Usher Deborah Gibson, Macy Gray, Andy Dick, Vivica A. Fox, and Antonio Sabato Jr among others.

March 23 : Janet wears a t-shirt with the words “fuck off” adorned on it while dining at the Ivy restaurant in Beverly Hills with JD.

March 24 : Janet tapes interviews for Extra, Access Hollywood & Entertainment Tonight.

March 25 : Secret Jury selection is completed in Santa Barbara.

Michael files a lawsuit in US District Court in Los Angeles to regain possessions that were sold to a European buyer by Henry Vaccaro.

March 25-27 : Janet & the Kids rehearse the choreography of All Nite.

March 29 : Prosecutor Ron Zonen gives his opening statement during the first day of a Grand Jury proceeding where neither Michael nor his lawyers have the rights to appear. Members of the media are also prohibitted from attending.

In NYC, Janet tapes interviews for 1O6 & Park on BET and Late Night With David Letterman.

In the evening, Janet & JD attend a “Damita Jo” release party at the Spice Market restaurant with Courtney Love, Patti LaBelle, MC Lyte, boxer Lennox Lewis, Ja Rule, fashion designer Betsey Johnson, Brian McKnight, recent presidential candidate Al Sharpton, Nick Cannon, Island Def Jam President L.A. Reid and Ice-T among others.

March 30 : The album “Damita Jo” is released worldwide.

Gavin & Star Arvizo testify before the Grand Jury.

Michael visits the office of the Republican Congressman, Chaka Fatah, in Washington, which Fatah stated to the press “Michael Jackson has been the main inspiration and motivation for my involvement in the issue of safe blood for Africa”.

March 31 : Early in the morning and live from the Battery Park in Manhattan, Janet performs “All Nite” & “I Want You” on Good Morning America and she gives a short interview to Diane Sawyer.

Later she makes a photoshoot for Blender magazine.

In the afternoon , Janet signs copies of “Damita Jo” at the HMV in Harlem with JD & Gil by her side.

After that they fly back to Los Angeles.

Janet Arvizo testifies before the Grand Jury.

Michael returns for the second day to Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., this time as a guest of Congresswoman Sheila Jackson-Led, to speak with several members of Congress about his commitments to fighting the AIDS epidemic in Africa.

April 1 : Janet & the Kids rehearse for the Ryan Seacrest Show.

Michael is presented with a special award from the African Ambassadors’ wives at the Ethiopian Embassy in Washington D.C. in honour of his worldwide humanitarian efforts, and particularly for his work in fighting AIDS in Africa (Grace attends the presentation).

April 2 : Live from Hollywood, Janet performs “All Nite” & “I Want You” on the Ryan Seacrest Show and she cries when Ryan reunites her with her childhood best friend Kendal Seidel.

Geragos & Brafman go to Santa Maria courthouse where they obtain the Arvizo family court documents in the JC Penney case.

Judge Lachs refuses visitation rights to Debbie but he accepts to nullify her 2001 decision to give up her parental tights which sets a new battle between Michael & Debbie’s attorneys.

April 03 : Michael hosts a big party for Paris’s 6th birthday.

Janet, JD & the Kids fly back to New York to rehearse for Saturday Night Live.

April 5 : “I Want You” is released as the second single from “Damita Jo”. It peaks #57 on Hot 100 Billboard.

April 6 : Janet gives an interview to New York radio station Z 100.

April 8 : Janet poses for publicity photos  along with “SNL” cast member Jimmy Fallon and “American Idol” judge Simon Cowell, who will appear as a special guest on the show.

Michael, Grace & the kids go to Orlando to visit theme parks.

April 10 : Live from New York , Janet is the star of Saturday Night Live on NBC. Aside from the many sketches, she performs “All Nite” & “Strawberry Bounce”.

After the show, Janet attends an after party with JD.

April 11 : Medias report the allegations of Daniel Kapon, a young man who claims to have been abused by Michael when he was a kid. It turns out that the Santa Barbara Police Department did not find him credible and closed this case after investigating it.

April 16/17 : Back in L.A, Janet & the Kids shoot the video for “All Nite” directed by Francis Lawrence.

April 21 : Michael who is is a rented mansion in Orlando learns that he has been indicted by the Grand Jury in Santa Barabara. He asks Randy to intervene quickly.

Janet tapes an interview on the Ellen DeGeneres Show and with the help of Gil teaches Ellen the choreography for “All Nite”

April 24 : Randy hosts a meeting at Michael’s house in Orlando with his civil lawyer Brian Oxman and top criminal lawyer Thomas Mesereau Jr.

Michael releases a statement on MJJSource after helicopters, reporters, and paparazzi surrounded his compound, asking media outlets for privacy, for him and his children.

April 25 : Michael announces that he has changed his legal team. Mesereau officially takes over Geragos & Brafman. He also decides to get rid of the Nation Of Islam and to go back to Neverland.

April 29 : In Burbank, Janet peforms “All Nite” on Tonight With Jay Leno and she kisses him on the mouth.

April 30 : Michael arrives on time at the Santa Maria Courthouse with Katherine, Joe, Grace, Randy, Jackie, Mesereau, Oxman & Raymone Bain.

He pleads not guilty to 10 counts retained by the Grand Jury. The new charges indicate a new timeline of allegations + a charge of false emprisonment + abduction of a child with the help of 5 undicted co-conspirators (Schaffel, Wienser, Konitzer, Tyson & Amen) Outside of the court house, Mesereau & Michael give a little speech before returning to Neverland.

May 1 : LaToya attends the 130th Running of the Kentucky Derby in Louisville, Kentucky.

May 4 : While giving an interview on CHUM FM in Toronto Janet announces that her upcoming concert tour will begin on September 17 inVancouver.
Later she gives another radio interview to Flow FM and finally she performs “All Nite” & “I Want You” on Much Music TV show and Just A Little While on Much Demand.

May 5 : Janet performs “All Nite” & “I Want You” on AM and then she flies to NYC to tape an interview on Late Night With Conan O Brian.

May 13 : The “All Nite” video is premiered.

May 14 : Janet tapes a performance of “All For You”, “Just A Little While”, “All Nite” & “I Want You” at MSNBC Studios in New York City.

May 15 : Janet performs “All Nite” & “All For You” at the Wango Tango Festival at the Rose Bowl in in Pasadena.

May 16 : JD hosts up a surprise birthday party for Janet with 50 friends and family members in L.A.

May 18 : Janet & JD arrive in Tokyo, Japan.

May 23 : Janet performs JALW at Hey Hey Hey Show.

Later she performs “All Nite” at the MTV Japon Awards and is presented with th Inspiration Award.

May 24 : Press day for New Zealand & Asia.

May 25 :  Janet tapes the Australian TV show Rowe Live.

May 26 :  Janet & the Kids leave Tokyo for London.

May 27 : Janet is a guest on the Jonathan Ross Show on BBC.

May 28 : Press & radio interviews for Janet in London.

Mesereau goes to the Santa Maria courthouse with Brian Oxman & Joe Jackson for an hearing where Judge Melville sets September 13 as date for the trial to begin.

Michael watches “The Day After Tomorrow” with his kids and his friend, painter David Nordahl.

May 29 : Janet performs “All Nite” at the Festivalbar in Milano

“All Nite” is released as the 3rd & final single from “Damita Jo”.

June : Janet is on the cover of Blender magazine with exclusive photos and a new interview.

June 1 : Janet arrives in Cologne and she tapes a performance of “All Nite” on TV Total.

June 2 : Janet performs “All Nite” at the MChart and is a guest on Anke Late Night.

June 3 : Janet goes to Paris to tape 2 performances of “All Nite” on 20H10 Pétantes & Hit Machine.

June 4 : In London, Janet tapes a performance of “All Nite” on Top Of The Pops.

June 8 :  Janet gives a radio interview in London.

June 9 : Janet performs “All Nite” on a TV show in Copenhagen.

June 10 : Janet performs “All Nite” at TVE Studios in Madrid, Spain.

Randy fires Bob Jones, vice president of MJJ Productions since 1987, after discovering that he is writting a tell all book on Michael. He also stops paying Marc Schaffel.

Michael speaks about the death of Ray Charles in a statement on MJJSource.

June 11 : Janet & the Kids fly back home

June 15 : Judge Melville refuses to lower Michael’s bail.

Diane Dimond reveals the details of the Chandler secret financial settlement of 1994…

June 16 : LaToya attends the 2004 Crest Whitestrips Style Awards held at the Beverly Hills Hotel in Beverly Hills.

June 17 : Michael responds to the leaking of the 1993 settlements, and gives the reason on why he very reluctantly chose to settle instead of fight the allegations in court.

June 18 : Janet performs “All Nite” at a charity festival in Los Angeles.

June 25 : Mesereau goes to a hearing in Santa Maria .

Katherine hosts the graduation party of Austin Brown at Hayvenhurt with Janet, Rebbie, LaToya, Jackie & Tito among others.

Michael, who is in Miami calls Austin to congratulate him.

June 26 : Janet & the Kids interrupt the BET Awards rehearsals and fly to NYC.

June 27 : Janet gives a surprise performance at the annual Dance on the Pier, one of the several parties held during NYC’s Gay & Lesbian Pride Week.
She performs “All Nite” & “Together Again”.

June 29 : Back in L.A, Janet & JD attend the BET Awards where Janet performs a medley of “All Nite/R&B Junkie” (with Elephant Man)
After the show, they attend an after party host by Usher.

July 1 : Michael learns about his friend Marlon Brando’s death.

July 4 : Michael celebrates Independance day in Miami with many members of the Jackson family.

July 8 : Janet & JD attend an Usher concert at Wembley (London)

July 9 : During a hearing in Santa Maria , Judge Melville scolds Michael for violating the gag order in a written statement.

Janet & JD go to the Chinawhite nightclub in London.

July 13 : Back in California, Janet & JD attend a private charity gala at Quincy Jones’ home.

July 16 : Janet is on the cover of gay magazine NEXT.

July 20 : The story of a woman claiming to bear Michael ‘s quadruplets dominates gossip medias…

July 27 : Michael is seen shopping at Memorial City Hall in Houston with a friend of Randy called Monique.

Mesereau goes to Santa Maria where he obtains the trial to be pushed back to January 31st 2005…

August 2 : Michael’s lawyers depose a motion against Sneddon for violating the gag order.

August 6 : VH1 hairs Man In The Mirror, a TV film about Michael’s life and scandals.

August 7 : LaToya Jackson gives an interview to VH1 All Access.

August 8 : Janet attends the Teen Choice Awards in L.A where she presents the Teen Choice Courage to Bethany Hamilton, the 13-year-old surg boarder who lost her arm in a 2003 shar attack.

August 9 : Janet gives an interview to Access Hollywood on the set of NBC comedy sitcom “Will & Grace”.

August 10 : Michael makes a statement on his website MJJSource regarding the biopic that painted him and his family as caricatures, “Man In the Mirror – The Michael Jackson Story”.

August 13 : Michael records a demo for the song “Rocker” at Neverland with Brad Buxer and Michael Prince.

August 15 : Michael attends church service with Randy, Mesereau, Oxman & Steve Harvey in South Central, Los Angeles. Later, Michael & Randy visit the Cecil L. Williams Education Center.

August 16 (Day 1 of pre-trial) : Even though his presence is not complulsory, Michael goes to the Santa Maria courthouse. Accompanied by Katherine, Joe, Janet, LaToya, Jermaine, Jackie, Randy, Grace, Karen, Mesereau & Oxman to watch district attorney Tom Sneddon testify about the search of Brad Miller.

After the court Michael & the family go to Neverland to spend time with Prince, Paris & Blanket.

August 17 (Day 2) : Testimony of Stanley Katz (Gavin’s psychologist)

August 19 (Day 3) : Testimonies of Jay Jackson & William Dickerman. The defense plays a video tape of the Neverland search.

August 20 (Day 4) : Testimonies of Joseph Marcus & Violet Silva about the Neverland search.

August 23 (Day 5) : Because she has just given birth to a baby boy, Janet Arvizo Jackson can’t go testify so the pre-trial is delayed…

August 26 : Janet & JD visit Disneyworld in Florida.

August 30 : For his 46th birthday, Michael takes all the Jackson family (including Janet, JD, LaToya & Jeffre) to the Noe Restaurant at the Omni Hotel of Los Angeles.

September : Michael invites Bob Jenkins to Neverland to work on a new mix of the “Ghosts” shortfilm soundtrack.

September 3 : TV show Dateline reveals that Michael made a second financial settlement with Blanca Francia in 1995 to avoid a new scandal involving her son Jason.

Michael gives reasons for his reluctant settlement in 1993, and gives the necessary context of the trial in a statement for CNN.

September 6 : The DVD  “From Janet to Damita Jo” is released by Virgin.
The promotion for the album “Damita Jo” is stopped when the single for “R&B Junkie” is canceled.

September 9 : Janet & JD attend Tommy Hilfiger’s Fashion Show in NYC.

September 11 : Janet & JD attend Baby Phat’s Fashion Show in NYC.

September 13 : New controversy around the book of Raymond Chandler, Jordy’s uncle who never met Michael Jackson but pretends to know the truth about his relationships with children…

Debbie gives an interview to Entertainment Tonight. Considering that she has violated her confidentiality agreement, Randy decides to cancel her annual 1$ million payment.

September 14 : Janet & JD visit New York radio station Hot 97

September 15 : Police search the house of Evvy Tavasci, Michael ‘s assistant since 1991!

LaToya attends the 2004 World Music Awards at the Thomas and Mack Center in Las Vegas, Nevada.

September 16 (Day 6) : The pre- trial resumes in Santa Maria .

September 17 (7th day): Even though his presence is not complulsory, Michael goes to the Santa Maria . Accompanied by Katherine, Joe, Janet, LaToya, Jermaine, Jackie, Randy, Grace, Karen, Mesereau & Oxman to watch Janet Arvizo Jackson testify.

Mesereau gives a speech to state that Michael regrets the settlements he has done on the past.

The Jackson family returns to Neverland where Michael has invited the fans and later they all have dinner at the Epihany Restaurant in Santa Barabara.

September 22 : Will & Grace’s episode featuring Janet is aired on NBC.

September 23 : Janet throws a birthday party for JD in a Miami club with Usher, P Diddy, Jay Z & Beyonce among many others.

September 29 : Janet attends a party honouring Dallas Austin in London.

September 30 : Janet attends the MOBO Awards in London where she presents Anita Baker with the Lifetime Achievement Awards.

Janet is also presented with the Icon Hall Of Fame Award

Janet is on the cover of gay magazine GENRE.

October 4 : Michael’s lawyers present a motion to withdraw Tom Sneddon from the case because of his too personal involvment.

October 12 : Michael calls the Steve Harvey Morning Radio Show to ask TV networks not to air Eminem new video which makes fun of him. BET accepts but not MTV which creates a new controversy.

October 13 : At Hayvehurst, Jermaine, Alejandra, Genevieve, Randy Jr, Donte, Jaafar & Jermajesty are interviewed for the CBS Early show. They all defend MJ.

October 14 : Michael and his spokesperson Raymone Bain call EUR’s Lee Bailey to talk about Eminem’s new video ‘Just Lose It’ and the upcoming “Ultimate Collection” release.

Michael’s layers go to the Santa Maria Courthouse where Judge Melville refuses to withdraw the case and to suppress any elements taken during the search of Neverland and Brad Millers’ offIce.

LaToya is a guest on the Frank Skinner Show in the UK where she defends Michael.

October 15 : Steve Cochran leaves Michael’s legal team.

October 19 : Janet & JD attend the premiere of the movie “Ray” in Hollywood.

October 25 : Janet & JD attend the Radio Music Awards in Las Vegas where Nelly presents Janet with the Radio Legend Award.
After the show, they go to an after party with Usher in a Casino.

November : Alejandra files for divorce and Jermaines gets married for the third time to his new girlfriend Halima Rashid.

Alejandra and her children remain at Hayvenhurst with Katherine.

Janet signs a new management deal with Kenneth Crear and Johnny Wright.

November 4 : Janet & JD attend the premiere of Jay Z documentary “Fade To Black” in NYC and then they go to P Diddy’s Royal Birthday Ball held at Cipriani.

Michael’s lawyers go to the Santa Maria Courthouse where Judge Melville refuses to withdraw Tom Sneddon from the case.

A man called Joseph Bartucci files a civil complaint in New Orleans claiming that Michael abused him in May 1984 when he was 18 and he supposedly suppressed that from his memory until 2003…

November 10 : Janet goes to the Dennis Basso Stone private party in NYC.

November 11 : Janet is honored at the 25th annual benefit gala of 100 Black Men Inc in NYC.

November 14 : Janet & JD attend the American Music Awards in L.A where Janet introduces a performance by Usher & Alicia Keys.

November 16 : The Ultimate Collection, a box set by American singer and recording artist Michael Jackson is released by Epic Records. It consists of four audio CDs and one DVD. The album sold 57,000 copies in 2004 alone and on May 16, 2013, it was certified Platinum as a multi-disk package by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) for physical shipments of 200,000 copies in the United States. The DVD marks the first physical release of Live in Bucharest: The Dangerous Tour, initially an HBO concert special in 1992, which was later released as an individual title on July 25, 2005. The set also features a 60-page booklet that contains photos and text by the American music critic Nelson George summarizing the artist’s career.

Marc Schaffel files a civil complaint in Los Angeles seeking 3 $ millions for money loans. He reveals that he has written a tell all book about Michael with Stuart Backerman.

Michael makes a phone call Geraldo Riveira on MTV Rally in New York to thank his fans and speak against the Eminem video.

November 20 : Brian Michael Stoller’s comedy “Miss Cast Away” featuring Michael is released on DVD

November 29 : Michael’s lawyers go to the Santa Maria courthouse where Judge Melville refuses them the right to have a psychiatrist analyse the Arvizo family.

December : Janet starts working on a new album with JD as executive produce

December 3 : More than one year after searching Neverland, the Santa Barabara Police investigators come back to the ranch to make pictures and measures…

December 4 : Michael accepts to provide a sample of his saliva to the police for DNA testing.

December 17 : Michael (accompanied by Karen & Raymone) welcomes 200 unprivilged children to spend the day at Neverland. 50 journalists are also invited including Geraldo Rivero whom Michael thanks for his support.

December 20 : During a hearing at the Santa Maria Courthouse, Judge Melville refuses defense request to delay the trial for 6 weeks.

Michael records a video message to thank his fans on his MJJ SOURCE website.

December 21 : Hamid Moslehi (Michael’s videographer from 96 to 2003) files a civil complaint agains’t Michael for non payment of his work on Take 2 and Private Home Movies.

December 24/25 : Michael spends Christmas at Neverland with Prince, Paris, Blanket & Grace.

Previous year : 2003

Following year : 2005

Claude Chirac, daughter of Jacques and Bernadette Chirac, is on vacation in Los Angeles, staying with Véronique Peck. She is then invited to spend the day with her son Martin at Neverland where she meets MJ.

January : LaToya launches her official website and announces that she is working on new music and a new book.

January 9 : Chris Tucker presents the Artist of The Century Award to Michael at the American Music Awards held at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles.

Michael’s speech : “First I would like to say; Chris Tucker, you are the funniest man in the world. Larry Cline, Dick Clark. [to Chris Tucker, handing him the award] Can you hold this for me? [while reaching in his pocket for a piece of paper] I’d like to thank people that are very important in my life. My mother and father, John McClain, Nicoletta Sotille, Rodney Jerkins, I think you’re a musical genius, and Teddy Riley. I love you Quincy Jones, you’re amazing. Trudy Green, Howard Kaufman, Suzzane De Passe, Tony Jones, Diana Ross, Marlon Brando, Gladys Knight, and my other father, Marlon Brando, I love you.”

Chris introduces film director Brett Ratner to Michael.

Janet gives a press conference in Tokyo, Japan and then she accepts an American Music Awards via satellite.

January 12+13 : Janet gives two concerts at the Osaka Dome in Osaka, Japan.

January 16 : Janet appears at an album signing at an HMV store in Tokyo . While at the signing, Janet is interviewed by the radio station J-Wave 81.3 FM and is presented with an award for having the best selling album of 2001 at HMV stores

January 17+18 : Janet gives two concerts at the Tokyo Dome in Tokyo, Japan.

January 25 : Janet gives a concert at the Freedom Hall in Louisville.

January 26 : Janet gives a concert at the Assembly Hall in Champaign.

January 29 : Janet gives a concert at the Copps Coliseum in Hamilton, Canada.

January 30 : Janet gives a concert at the Van Andel Arena in Grand Rapids.

February : Michael is on the cover of the March issue of VIBE magazine with an exclusive interview & photoshoot that took place in December 2001 at Neverland. In the interview he talks about 9/11 : “I was in New York [after performing at Madison Square Garden on September 7 and 10 , and I got a call from friends in Saudi Arabia that America was being attacked. I turned on the news and saw the Twin Towers coming down, and I said, Oh my God. I screamed down the hotel hallway to all our people, Everybody get out, let’s leave now! Marlon Brando was on one end, our security was on the other end. We were all up there, but Elizabeth Taylor was at another hotel. We all got out of there as quickly as we could. We jumped in the car, but there were these girls who had been at the show the night before, and they were banging on the windows, running down the street screaming. Fans are so loyal. We hid in New Jersey. It was unbelievable-I was scared to death.”

February 1 : Janet gives a concert at the Bryce Jordan Center in University Park.

February 2 : Janet gives a concert at the Etess Arena in Atlantic City.

February 5 : Janet gives a concert at the Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville.

February 6 : Janet gives a concert at the Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum in Uniondale.

February 8 : Janet gives a concert at the First Union Arena in Wilkes-Barre.

February 9 : Michael & Elizabeth Taylor attend the fund-raiser Art For Aids : A Tribute To Rock Hudson at the Laguna Art Museum in Laguna Beach. Later in the evening, they attend a private dinner at Dana Point with Michael’s dermatologist Dr Arnold Klein.

Janet gives a concert at the Hampton Coliseum in Hampton.

February 10 : Janet goes to New York City to promote her upcoming HBO Special in Hawaii.

February 11 : Janet tapes appearances on the Rosie O’Donnell Show and Late Show With David Letterman.

February 12 : Janet tapes appearances on Good Morning America & The View.

February 13 : Janet arrives in Hawaii.

Michael hosts a party for Prince’s 5th birthday at Neverland with Grace & the Cascio family.

February 14 : Janet films the opening sequence for the HBO Special.

February 15 : Janet rehearses for her HBO Special.

February 16 : 72nd and last concert of the All For You Tour at the Aloha Stadium in Honolulu. Missy Elliot does a surprise performance during the song “Son Of A Gun”. Katherine, Rebbie, LaToya & Jermaine Dupri attend the concert.

February 17 : Janet “Live in Hawaii” is broadcasted on HBO.

February 19 : Michael gives an interview to Steve Harvey on his radio show The Steve Harvey Morning Show on Los Angeles’ The Beat 100.3. He discusses his album Invincible, the tabloids, and Neverland.

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!

February 24 : Michael, Elizabeth Taylor & Brett Ratner attend a private party at Mark Damon’s house to announce that Neverland Entertainment and Raju Sharad Patel have signed with Damon’s independant film company MDP Worldwide Entertainment to create a new division called Neverland Pictures. Michael invests $15-20 million in MDP Worldwide Entertainment Inc., a little-known Montreal film producer and distributor, and its new division to be called Neverland Pictures. Films planned include “Tom Thumb” and “Wolfed!”, based on the novel “The Wolf-Leader” by Alexander Dumas.

February 27 : Janet, along with singer Gloria Estefan and actor Matthew McConaughey, presents the Album of the Year award to the “O Brother, Where Art Thou?” soundtrack during the Grammy Awards Ceremony held at the Staples Center in Los Angeles.

March : Michael decides to finance & produce the “Unbreakable” short film by himself. He asks Brett Ratner to direct it and wants Chris Tucker & Mel Gibson to play in it.

March 05 : Michael’s background vocals for Brandy’s “It’s Not Worth It” is released with her “Full Moon” album. Later, producer Rodney Jerkins releases instrumental track “Ride with Me” containing these background vocals more prominently in his “Versatility” album.

March 08 : Jimmy Jam presents Janet with the Entertainer Of  The Year Award at the NABOB Awards in Washington DC.

March 16 : Michael is best man at the wedding of David Gest & Liza Minnelli celebrated in New York City with a galaxy of stars such as Elizabeth Taylor, Diana Ross, Frank Cascio, Joan Collins and Michael’s brothers Randy & Tito. His French fan Joanna Thomae gets inside and spends time with MJ.

March 17 : Michael goes shopping with Prince & Paris in NYC at Toys R Us and Disney Store.

March 18 : Michael and his kids leave NYC. Before leaving, Michael asks to speak to Joanna. He introduces her to his new son, Blanket. Angry with Sony Music who refused to release “What More Can I Give” & finance the “Unbreakable” short film, Michael explains the situation to Joanna and encourage the fans to push the promotion of “Invincible”. Two weeks later, Joanna and other fans lauch a new website : “Make Invincible visible”.

Late March : Back to Neverland, Frank decides to take a break from working for MJ and he comes back to NYC.

March 24 : Janet attends the Vanity Fair Oscar Party at Morton’s in West Hollywood, California where she gets to see Diana Ross.

April : Sony announces that they won’t release the “Unbreakable” single. The short film production is canceled. The promotion of the Invincible album is over with only two singles…

Michael’s former business manager Myung-Ho Lee files a $13 million lawsuit claiming that on September 14, Michael met him in Los Angeles and signed an agreement to pay him those fees but he never got them. Michael’s lawyer Zia Moddaber answsers that his client never signed anything and was not even in Los Angeles on that date…

Michael and Brian Michael Stollers work on a movie project called “They Cage The Animals At Night” based on a novel.

April 03 : Michael hosts a party for Paris 4th birthday at Neverland with Prince, Blanket, Brett Barnes and Grace.

April 12 : Michael talks to the the actionnaires of MDP Worldwide through a recorded video message asking them to rename the company Neverland Pictures. The first movies project is called “Wolfed”.

April 14 : Janet opens the MTV Icon ceremony with a speech in tribute of Aerosmith held at Sony Pictures Studios in Culver City, California.

April 20 : At the Pasadena Civic Auditorium, Michael tapes a performance of “Dangerous” for Dick Clark’s 50th Anniversary of American Bandstand. This is Michael’s last performance on TV. He gives a short interview before the taping with Entertainment Tonight answering questions about his children.

Janet is presented with the “Wannabe Award” at the Nickoldeon Kids Choice Awards held at Barker Hangar in Santa Monica, California,

April 21 : Michael, Grace and the kids go to NYC.

April 22 : The three biggest Michael Jackson’s fan-clubs in the world gather their effort to denounce the lack of promotion of Invincible from Sony Music and they organize many demonstrations of fans to re-launch the album.

April 23 : Michael and his dancers rehearse for the upcoming ‘A Night at the Apollo’ performance.

April 24 : Michael performs “Dangerous”, “Black Or White” & “Heal The World” (joined by Diana Ross!) during a fund-raiser for the Democratic National Committee’s Every Vote Counts ‘campaign held at the mythic Apollo Theatre in Harlem.

This is Michael’s last live performance and the last time MJ performs the songs “Dangerous”, “Black Or White” & “Heal The World in front of an audience.

Brett Barnes, Prince, Paris, Blanket, Grace, the Cascio family Chris Tucker & Rodney Jerkins attend the event. Before the concert, Michael introduces Prince, Paris & Blanket to President Clinton and they pose for pictures with Diana Ross and her son Evan Ross.

April 25 : Michael goes to Clinton’s office in Harlem with Karen Faye, Grace, the kids and Chris Tucker. They pose for pictures together.

April 27 : Janet attends an N’SYNC concert in Fl Lauderdale (Florida).

May :  Katherine, Jackie, LaToya, Tito, Janet, Rebbie & Randy stage an intervention at Neverland to help Michael on his prescription-drug dependency. Michael & LaToya are reunited 14 years after their last meeting during the 1988 Bad Tour. Michael introduces them to Blanket.

May 2 : Janet joins her friend Jermaine Dupri (JD)  in Atlanta at the New Birth Missionary Baptist Church in Lithonia, GA to pay respects to Lisa “Left Eye” Lopes who just died in a car accident.

Soon after, Janet & JD start dating.

May 19 : JD throws a birthday bash for Janet’ s 36th birthday. The party is held in the private room at the popular South Beach dance club Kiss Steakhouse with several celebrity friends including Jay-Z, Ashanti & Missy Elliot.

May 23 : Rebbie and daughter Yashi attend VH1 Divas Spécial in Las Vegas.

May 31 : Janet is presented  with the first ever Essence Awards Reader’s Choice Entertainer of the Year Award at the Universal Amphitheater in Los Angeles .  Later in the evening she also presents producing team Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis with the Excellence in Music Award.

June 01 : Michael gives an interview to Gold Magazine. In the interview he talks about a new movie project named “Wolfed” : “As of now, our schedule says that ‘Wolfed’ will be the first film. That’s going to be fun. I want it to be really scary. Rick Baker wants to do all the visual effects. He has seven Academy awards. Rick is very excited about it too — he did ‘American Werewolf in London’. He won an Oscar, and he said, “Michael, that was nothing.” That’s nothing compared to what he can do today. And he did ‘Thriller’ and he said of that, “It’s nothing.” He can go way beyond that. He did all the Eddie Murphy films, ‘Clumps and Nutty Professor’ and all that ‘Men In Black’ stuff, too. He does all that.”

June 6 : Michael joins the NAC (National Action Network), a recently formed coalition which has been set up to investigate artist exploitation by major record labels supported by lawyer Jonnnie Cochran and civil rights campaigner Reverend Al Sharpton. He also denies owing $200 millions to Sony Music

June 10 : Michael arrives in London and checks in the Marriott Renaissance Hotel.

June 11 : Michael has dinner with Uri Geller and his family. Geller introduces him to British journalist Martin Bashir who wants to do a TV documentary on Michael.

June 12 : Michael goes shopping at Hamley’s.

June 13 : Michael goes shopping at HMV store.

Michael is inducted into the National Academy of Popular Music/Songwriters Hall Of Fame. Liza Minnelli & David Gest accept the award on his behalf.

June 14 : Michael visits the Houses of Parliament accompanied by Uri Geller and magician David Blaine.

Later, Michael leaves Paddington Station, on a train ride to Exeter with Geller, Blaine, Mark Lester & 200 fans. They go to St James’ Park where 10 000 had gathered for this fund-raising event, organized to raise money for the footclub club and two charities aimed at combating Aids and malaria.

June 15 : Michael attends a fan demonstration at the Sony Music offices in London . He arrives riding on the top deck of a London open topped bus which has been organized for him by a group of fans. Later, Michael attends a fan-club event with Uri Geller at the Equinox nightclub where he speaks for the first time of his problems with Sony and his CEO Tommy Mottolla.

June 17 : Michael has business meetings with Mohamed Al Fayed and Adrian Grant.

Michael’s approval of singer Monica’s request to sample “P.Y.T. (Pretty Young Thing)” is released in Monica’s “All Eyez on Me” single; he had hand-delivered the master to the studio she was working in.

June 18 : Michael flies back to L.A and goes to Neverland.

June 20 : Janet is presented with the Recording Academy’s Governors Award at the annual National Academy of Recording Arts & Sciences Luncheon at Beverly Hills Hotel in Beverly Hills. Katherine, Jackie, Tito, Jermaine, Marlon, Randy, Rebbie, Yashi and Jimmy Jam attend the event.

Michael’s french fans Joanna and Sandra visit Neverland where they see Michael with his children.

June 23/24 : Janet shoots the video for “Feel It Boy” (a duet she recently recorded with Beenie Man), at a beach in southern California.

June 24 : Janet’s HBO concert in Hawai is released on DVD.

June 25 : Janet presents the Video Of The Year Award to Puff Daddy at the BET Awards at The Kodak Theater in Hollywood, California.

Rebbie and Austin Brown attend the ceremony.

“Feel It Boy” is released as a single.

June 28 : Janet inducts Kathleen Battle into the Hollywood Bowl Hall Of Fame.

July 5 : Janet & JD attend Missy Elliot birthday party in Miami with Justin Timberlake among others.

July 6 : Michael attends a fan demonstration at the Sony Music offices in Manhattan, New York. As he did in London, Michael arrives on the top of a double-decker bus. Later, Michael goes to a civil rights meeting to speak out against the music industry’s treatment of the artists and he calls Tommy Mottala a “racist, mean and devilish man” which causes a huge controversy. In the evening, Michael attends a fan-club party with Grace & Karen at the Grand Ballroom of Webster Hall where he is presented with the ‘The Michael Jackson 30th Anniversary Fan Award’.

July 9 : Michael goes to Al Sharpton’s National Action Network headquaters in Harlem where he speaks again of a conspiracy in the record industry against black artists.

July 13 : Michael gives a live telephone interview with The Journal News.

Mid July : Michael moves into the Four Seasons Hotel in Las Vegas with Prince, Paris & Blanket, their nannies Grace & Patricia & bodyguards.

July 18 : Janet presents JD with an award at the Atlanta Heroes Awards Presented by The Atlanta Chapter of the Recording Academy at The Westin Peachtree Plaza in Atlanta, GA,

July 24 : World premiere of the “Feel It Boy” on BET.

July 30/31 : Michael invites British journalist Martin Bashir to Neverland to shoot a documentary on his life.

August : Michael releases a videotaped message addressing the victims of the severe flood in Germany. Following extremely heavy rain falls, the flood at the river Elbe in Germany caused damages which were estimated to run into billions. Hundreds of thousands of people had to be evacuated, thousands of houses were destroyed or are uninhabitable, several people were killed. The flood also caused severe damages in Austria and the Czech Republic and has been considered to be the worst in the last 100 years in this region. : “To the people of Germany: I send my deepest concern, my deepest and most heartfelt condolences. You are not alone, I am here in spirit with you. And you are in my prayers. Remember – God is with you. And have faith in the fact that this too shall pass. All my love and caring. I love you forever. Thank you.”

August 6 : Michael attends one of the “Voice of Magic” performances of magician Darren Romeo, protégé of Siegfried and Roy, in Las Vegas, Nevada at the Mirage Hotel; after the performance, Siegfried invites Michael backstage to bottle-feed one of their Siberian White tiger cubs. Michael introduces them to Blanket. Soon after they tell the press that Michael has a new son thus revealing to the world the existence of Prince Michael Jackson II.

Mid-August : Michael films a message for the victims of the recent floods in Germany.

August 26 : Michael invites Chris Tucker to Las Vegas so that they can work on film projects together. He also invites the Wolf, a German family who lost everything during the recent floods to Neverland.

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.

Michael opens the gates of Neverland to all the fans that came for his birthday.

September : Michael invites journalist Martin Bashir to Las Vegas . They do interviews and go on a shopping spree with Prince, Paris & Grace.

September 19 : Janet has completed vocals for the song “(And She Said) Take Me Now” which will appear on Justin Timberlake first solo album “Justified” to be released on november 5.

September 26 : Michael is at Neverland with Martin Bashir to shoot an interview with young Gavin Arvizo who says Michael saved him from cancer. At one point, he holds Michael’s hands and reveals that he has slept over in his bed (Michael adds that he slept on the floor).

Late september : Janet takes JD to the Carribean Island of Mustique for a two week vacation celebrating his 30th birthday.  They officially become an item.

September 29 : It is announced that Janet has been chosen to record a new song for the “Chicago” movie soundtrack.

October 9 : Janet introduces President Bill Clinton at the Democraric National Commitee “Every Vote Counts” fundraiser in Washington.

October 12 : Michael invites more than 200 members of the US Air Force and their families to spend the day at Neverland.

October 23 : Janet is back in the studio in Minneapolis with Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis to work on the “Chicago” soundtrack and on the new album.

November 2 : Michael accepts the World Arts Awards through a recorded video message during the World Awards For Men in Vienna. Michael couldn’t accept the award personally but sent a video message which was announced by Mikhail Gorbachev : “Dear guest of honor. Dear Mr. Gorbachev. It is a great honor for me to be selected by Mr. Gorbachev and the jury to receive the ‘World Arts Award 2002’. This year the motto of the World Awards is ‘Peace’ and Tolerance’. These values are especially dear to me. In my own heart and mind I stand united with you for peace, love and tolerance in the world. I have to thank Mr. Günther Stampf, Mr. Georg Kindel and I thank President Mikhail Gorbachev. I love you very much. Thank you so much. Thank you.”

Early november : Frank Cascio visits Michael at Neverland.

November 6 :  Janet, Jimmy & Terry continue the recording sessions at Record Plant Studios in Los Angeles.

November 13/14/15 : Michael goes to the Santa Maria Courthouse to testify in the Marcel Avram trial. His appearance causes media frenzy.

November 18 : Janet & JD attend Puff Daddy’s birthday party at The Supper Club at The Supper Club in New York City.

November 19 : Michael arrives in Berlin, with his three children and Grace. Later that day, he shocks the world by dangling Blanket over the balcony of his hotel suite because he wanted to show him to the fans. In the evening he goes to the restaurant with journalist Martin Bashir & business partner Dieter Wiesner.

November 20 : Janet makes a photoshoot for Harper Bazaar magazine in NYC.

Michael is on the cover of all the tabloids around the world because of the “Balconygate” and although he issues a statement of apologises, he is severly critisized. Michael makes things worse by taking Prince & Paris to the zoo (with Grace, Wiesner & Bashir) but he puts scarfs on their faces to protect their identity which is also severly critisized. In the evening he attends the charity gala “A Tribute to Bambi” with Wiesner & Bashir where he donates one of his jacket for auction.

November 21 : Michael gives an interviews yo “Bunte” magazine at his Adlon Hotel room about his stay in Berlin. After, he meets the Wolf family, who he invited to visit after they suffered a home loss during the German floods in August. Michael attends the Bambi Awards with Wiesner & Bashir where Boris Becker presents him the Pop Artist Of The Millenium award. During the ceremony, the video for “What More Can I Give” is premiered.

November 23 : Michael and his entourage fly back home.

November 25 : Janet introduces her new boyfriend Jermaine Dupri to the Jackson family during Thanksgiving dinner at Hayvenhurst.

November 26 : It is announced that the song Janet recorded for “Chicago” won’t be on the soundtrack after all.

November 28 : Bunte magazine publishes a short interview of Michael.

December : Michael invites Dieter Wiesner & Ronald Konotzer at Neverland to work on a 10 year plan named “MJ Universe”.

Bryan Michael Stoller is given permission to shoot Michael Jackson’s scenes at Neverland Ranch for “Miss Cast Away and the Island Girls” (also known as Miss Cast Away and as Silly Movie 2 as titled for re-release in 2008). This parody anarchic comedy film iswritten and directed by Bryan Michael Stoller and produced on a $2 million budget. During filming, Michael has a telephone conversation with Elizabeth Taylor, telling her that he did backing vocals for the Doobie Brothers.

Michael and Bryan Michael Stoller also work on a movie adaptation of “They Cage the Animals at Night” an autobiography written by Jennings Michael Burch. It tells the story of his childhood, detailing his experience with foster care, with an epilogue of what happened to the family’s members. In the book, he talks about traveling to various foster homes after being abandoned by his mother, his experiences in each of them, and how he relied upon a stuffed animal he named “Doggie”. Michael invites Jennings Michael Burch to Neverland. Bryan Michael Stoller films them together as Michael interviews the author.

December 1 : Michael takes Prince, Paris & Blanket to Disney World in Orlando with the Cascio family.

December 3/4 : Michael goes back to the Santa Maria Courthouse to resume his testimony in the Marcel Avram trial. He arrives on crutches after being severly bitten by a spider at Neverland.

December 5 : Janet & JD attend the premiere of the movie “Drumline” in Atlanta.

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 20 : Gold magazine publishes an interview of Michael.

Michael goes to Miami to visit houses.

Michael records “All in Your Name” with singer Barry Gibb in Miami, Florida, at Middle Ear Studio.

December 23 : Bryan Michael Stoller films Michael at Neverland taping a Christmas message to Panasonic to thank them for their new digital camera.

Michael makes a Christmas televised message via The German channel ZDF to his fans and the world asking us to not only love but to care for those in need and continue to help him in his efforts to HEAL THE WORLD for children.

December 24/25 : Michael celebrates Christmas at Neverland with Prince, Paris, Blanket, the Cascio family, the Bhatti Family, the Schleiter Family & the Farshchian family.

Previous year : 2001

Following year : 2003

Early January : Michael, Grace & the kids go back to the Four Seasons Hotel in NYC.

January 8 : Janet is presented with the Merit Award at the American Music Awards at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angele.

Later she shows up at the Arista Records After Party at St. Regis Hotel in Century City with Jimmy Jam.

January 19 : Michael donates a coat to the Movie Action for Children auction. All proceeds go to UNICEF’s efforts to prevent mother-to-child HIV transmission in Africa. Michael promises to donate a personal phone call on the highest bidder’s birthday.

Late January : Janet is on the cover of Jer magazine.

Early February : Janet completes the recording of her new album in L.A.
She attends Lisa Marie Presley birthday party.

February 10-20 : Janet rehearses and shoot the video for her new single “All For You” directed by Dave Meyers and featuring a new group of dancers (The Kids) including Shawnette Heard, Gil Duldulao & Kelly Konno.

February 13 : Michael hosts a party for Prince’s 4th birthday in NYC.

February 14 : Hundreds of fans gather inside Carnegie Hall in New York to welcome Michael to a pre-launch event panel for his new charity ‘Heal The Kids’. The charities main initiative is to help restore a child’s birthright to nurturing care. Michael Jackson’s Heal The World Foundation and The Seminar Center presented a special Valentines Day Extravaganza featuring an all-star pPanel of celebrities and experts. The event takes place at the Carnegie Hall in New York City with Shmuley Boteach & Frank Cascio.

From adversity as children to superstardom as professionals, The King of Pop, Michael Jackson and London Times “Millennium Preacher of the Year” and international best-seller author, Rabbi Shmuley Boteach, have had to learn to balance careers and parenthood. This was the first public event by the Heal the Kids initiative, a project of the Heal the World Foundation that aims to help busy adults reprioritize children. The children we raise with love today will lead our world tomorrow! Jackson and Boteach organized the Valentine’s Day Seminar to promote family love. A panel of children’s experts and celebrity held a lively, insightful and entertaining discourse about romantic love, family devotion and professional dedication. Michael Jackson appeared live to welcome and introduce his guests and was in attendance all evening. Prior to the event Michaelt sent ‘A Invitation to The World’s Greatest Fans!’

February 28 : The “All For You” single is released to radios around the world.

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 5 : 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

Janet is on the cover of TV Guide magazine with an interview and new photos.

The video for” All For You” is premiered on MTV;

March 6 : 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 gives a highly personal speech to promote his “Heal The Kids” program, in which he expresses his appreciation for children, explains his forgiveness to his father, and urges families to reconnect with their children. Michael’s donation of a birthday call and a coat to the “Movie Action for Children” auction at Sotheby’s supports UNICEF’s efforts to prevent mother-to-child HIV transmission in Africa.

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 7 : 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 9-11 : Michael & Frank spend the week end in the Italian Alps before returning to New York.

They meet Dr Jurgen Todenhoefer and his family

March 10 : Janet is the first artist to be honored with the MTV Icon Award during a TV Special on MTV. Janet attends the show taping in L.A along with Terry Lewis, Jimmy Jam, Katherine & Joe, Missy Elliot, Britney Spears and many others at Sony Studios in Culver City, California. Several artist pay tribute to Janet with speeches by Stevie Wonder, Aaliya and performaces by Macy Gray, The Destiny’s Child, Usher, Pink, Mya & Nsync.

At the end, Jermaine, Jackie, Marlin & Tito go on stage to congratulate Janet. Michael appears in a pre-recorded video tape : “Janet, I’m so thrilled that you are being honored tonight as an Icon. No one deserves this more than you. You have achieved so much and will only keep climbing higher and higher. Your talent knows no boundaries. I love you and I am honored and proud to be your brother.”

Janet & The Kids perform All For You for the first time. The Special airs on March 13, 2001 on MTV.

March 12 : Janet is a guest on Late Show With David Letterman at the Ed Sullivan Theatre in New York City.

March 13 : Janet is a guest on the Rosie O’Donnell Show in NYC

MTV Icon honoring Janet Jackson is aired on MTV.

“All For You” is released as the 1st single from “All For You”. It peaks at #1 on Hot 100 Billboard.

March 14 : Janet & the Kids arrive in Berlin, Germany.

March 15 : Janet performs “All For You” at the Echo Awards at the ICC in Berlin.

The German tv show “Wetten, dass..?” (ZDF) celebrate it’s 20th anniversary in 2001. Several celebrities, including Michael Jackson, sent messages to congratulate “Wetten, dass..?” and show host Thomas Gottschalk. Below follows a transcript of Michael’s audio message: “Hi, this is Michael Jackson. I would like to say hello to all my fans in Germany and ZDF. Congratulations for the 20th anniversary of ‘Wetten, dass…?’. Thomas, there will be at least 20 more successful years. Ich liebe Euch.” [“I love you” in German]”.

March 17 : Janet performs “All For You” on Wetten Dass at the Messehalle in Dornbirn, Austria.

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 “Tyson” Cascio and Shmuley Boteach as his guests. MJ : “Berry Gordy, Berry Gordy, Berry Gordy, Berry Gordy. I just have to say thank you. He was so important in our lives, and he is really my real inspiration, and I owe him so much. Quincy Jones, thank you. We talk about a ‘Thriller,’ it’s Quincy. You’re incredible. I love you, Quincy. He is the man. The glamorous and talented and beautiful Diana Ross, who is my second mother–I thank you. […] To me, the gift of music has been a great blessing, from the time I was a child.” And referring to a broken foot he suffered in a fall at his Neverland home lately he apologized: “As you can see, there’s not going to be any moonwalking tonight because I broke my foot dancing — I fell down the stairs in California.”

Janet performs “All For You” on Late Night With Luuk in Stockholm.

March 20 : In London, Janet tapes a performance of All For You on Top Of The Pops which airs on March 30 and another on CD:UK which airs on March 22.

March 21 : Michael meets with Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon at a private reception at the home of Israeli businessman Benny Shabtai on Manhattan’s Upper Wes Side in New York. Uri Geller and Rabbi Shmuley Boteach were also present.

Janet & the Kids arrive in Paris.

March 23 : Janet & the Kids go to Paris famous night club “Les Bains”.

March 24-27 : Janet gives many interview in her Parisian hotel.

March 25 : Michael goes to Newark, New Jersey, with Frank & Schmuley to distribute books to children under Heal The Kids.

March 28 : Janet performs “All For You” on French TV show “Graines De Star” before leaving for London.

March 29 : Janet tapes a performance of “All For You” on Top Of The Pops (aired on April 20).

March 30 : Janet gives an interview to BBC Radio 1.

March 31 : Janet performs “All For You” on CD:UK and she gives an interview to TV4

April : Michael, Grace & the kids spend 2 weeks at Teddy Riley’s home in Virginia where he & Michael work on Invincible. Then they go back to NYC and check in the Plaza Athénée Upper East Side.

Michael wraps up conversations with Rabbi Shmuley Boteach about his life, which he started recording in August 2000. These intimate conversations became available in Boteach’s 2009 book. The conversations, free of Boteach’s biased commentary found in the book, are available in the text document. Some time later, Michael & Shmuley have a fallout and Heal The Kids Foundation is dismanttled…

April 1 : Janet & the Kids go back to Paris.

April 2 : Janet performs “All For You” on French TV show Tapis Rouge.

Avril 3 : Michael hosts a party for Paris 3rd birthday at Teddy Riley’s home in Virginia where he & Michael work on Invincible. Frank Cascio joins them.

Janet gives an interview to NRJ Radio.

April 4 : Janet performs “All For You” on French TV show Hit Machine.

She gives interview to French shows Fan De, Plus Vite Que La Musique, Exclusif & Celebrities.

She is a guest on “Nulles Part Ailleurs” live on Canal + but does not perform.

April 5 : Janet gives an interview on Fun Radio and then she leaves Paris.

April 7 : Janet performs “All For You” at the TMF Awards at the Ahoy in Rotterdam, Netherlands.

April 8 : Janet performs “All For You” at Quelli Il Calcio in Milan, Italy and then she flies back to New York City.

April 10 : Janet introduces Aretha Franklin during the VH1 Divas Live: The One and Only Aretha Franklin’ held at Radio City Music Hall in New York City.

April 12 : Janet is a guest on MTV’s TRL and BET’s 106 & Park in NYC.

April 16 : Janet makes a photoshoot with rapper/producer Jermaine Dupri (JD) who just completed a remix for Janet’s new single Someone To Call My Lover.

Janet & JD quickly become friends.

The album “All For You” is released in the US.

April 19 : In Toronto, Janet is a guest on Much Music TV show.

April 23 : The album “All For You” is released in Europe.

April 26 : Janet is a guest on NBC’s  “The Tonight Show With Jay Leno” live from Burbank, California and Prime Time Live with Diane Sawyer.

April 30 : Janet is on the cover of Jet magazine, VIBE magazine and Billboard magazine.

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.

Michael meets Dr Alex Farshchian who becomes his personal physician.

Michael meets comedian Chris Tucker through Gavin Arvizo. Michael & Chris become friends and record a new version of “Don’t Stop Til You Get Enough” for the soundtrack of Rush Hour 2.

Ealy May :  Janet shoots the video for “Someone To Call My Lover” directed by Francis Lawrence.
JD also shoots his part for the video remix.

May 16 : Janet celebrates her 35th birthday in Anguilla where she is rehearsing for the new tour with the Kids.
JD offers Janet a 2 way pager as a birthday gift.

June : Michael hires Marc Schaffel and they create a new company Neverland Valley Entertainment with a common bank account.

Janet & the Kids continues to rehearse the new show in Vancouver.

June 12 : At the Hit Factory Criteria studio in Miami, Michael & Bruce present the new album called Invincible to Sony excecutives. The album is not 100 % completed. He wants the song “Unbreakable” to be the first single but Sony insists for the song “You Rock My World” and Michael accepts. He starts to work on the short film with director Hype Williams.

June 13 : The video for Someone To Call My Lover is premiered on MTV.

June 26 : “Someone To Call My Lover” is released as the 2nd the single from “All For You”. It peaks at #3 on Hot 100 Billboard.

June 28 : Michael gets on stage at the end of the Summer Jam Concert festival in Long Island to hug rapper Jay-Z with whom he has just done background vocals For his song Girls, Girls, Girls.

July : Dissatisfied with the video concept of Hype Williams, Michael hires Paul Hunter to direct You Rock My World.

He starts rehearsing for 2 concerts produced by David Gest and scheduled for september 7 & 10 in New York to Celebrates his 30th Anniversary as a solo artist.

July 2 :  Live from Vancouver, Janet is a guest on CNN’s Larry King Live.

July 7 : Janet kicks off the All For You Tour at the Rose Garden Arena in Portland.

July 8 : Janet gives a concert at the KeyArena in Seattle.

July 9 : Janet gives a concert at the General Motors Place in Vancouver, Canada.

July 10 : Janet gives a concert at the Skyreach Centre in Edmonton, Canada.

July 11 : Janet gives a concert at the Pengrowth Saddledome in Calgary, Canada (Edgefest 2001).

July 14 : Janet gives a concert at the Kemper Arena in Kansas City.

July 15 : Janet gives a concert at the Savvis Center in St. Louis.

July 17 : Janet gives a concert at the Target Center in Minneapolis.

July 21 : Janet gives a concert at the Nationwide Arena in Columbus.

July 22 : Janet gives a concert at the Rupp Arena in Lexington.

July 24 : Janet gives a concert at The MARK of the Quad Cities in Moline.

July 26+27+28 : Janet gives 3 concerts at the United Center in Chicago.

July 30 + 31 : Janet gives 2 concerts at The Palace of Auburn Hills in Auburn Hills.

August : Michael starts working on the “Unbreakable” short film with director Dave Meyers. He has a visual concept and asks Lucasfilms Studio to take care of the special effects.

Janet is on the cover of Essence magazine with an article she wrote about herself.

August 2 : Janet gives a concert at the Air Canada Centre in Toronto, Canada.

August 3 : Janet gives a concert at the Centre Molson in Montreal, Canada.

BBC UK airs Janet’s performance of “Someone To Call My Lover”.

August 9 : In a Los Angeles dance studio, Michael starts rehearsing a medley with his 5 brothers for the upcoming New York concerts.

August 10 : Janet gives a concert at the HSBC Arena in Buffalo.

August 11 : Janet gives a concert at the Hartford Civic Center in Hartford.

August 13-21 : Michael shoots the “You Rock My World “short film in Los Angeles directed by Paul Hunter and featuring Chris Tucker and a special appearance by Marlon Brando!

August 16+17+18 : Janet gives 3 concerts at the MCI Center in Washington, DC.

August 18 : New York’s KTU radio premieres MJ’s ‘You Rock My World’.

August 20+22+23 : Janet gives 3 concerts at the Madison Square Garden in New York City.

August 22 : Janet is a surprise guest on MTV’s TRL in NYC.

After several leaks, the song “You Rock My World” is finally released as the 1st single from “Invincible”. It peaks at #10 on Hot 100 Billboard.

August 24 : You Rock My World“, the first single from the forthcoming Michael Jackson’s album “Invincible” is premiered online, on internet at http://michaeljackson.com.

August 25+26 : Janet gives 2 concerts at the Fleet Center in Boston.

August 28 : Janet gives a concert at the First Union Center in Philadelphia.

August 29 : Michael celebrates his 43rd birthday at the Cascio family home in Franklin Lakes, New Jersey.

August 30 : Early in the morning, Michael opens the stock exchange at NASDAQ on Times Square in New York City.

He is also presented with a birthday cake and a Shirley Temple poster.

September 3 : Janet gives a concert at the Gund Arena in Cleveland.

September 6 : Michael goes to the Madison Square Garden to rehearse his duets with Britney Spears, Whitney Houston & N’Sync. In the evening, he makes a surprise appearance at the MTV Video Music Awards at the Metropolitan Opera House, Lincoln Center in NYC to dance with N’Sync at the end of their performance.

Janet also attends the MTV Video Music Awards with Gil. Along with Missy Elliot, she pays tribute to Aaliyah. While in NYC Janet visits the Jackson family who is in town for Michael’ concerts at the Madison Square Garden.

September 7 : It’s Michael’s day in New York City ! All the biggest stars of music, films & sport gather to attend his concert at the Madison Square Garden . Michael arrives one hour late with Elizabeth Taylor and during the first part of the show he watches tributes perfomances of his songs by today’s biggest artist in a VIP section with all his family & friends (Joe, Katherine, Rebbie, Macauley Culkin, the Cascios, Gregory Peck, Mark Lester & many more) while other friends such as Liza Minelli or Marlon Brando pay him respect on stage. Prince & Paris are in audience with Omer Bhatti.

During the second part of the show, Michael performs a live medley with the Jacksons (joined by N’Sync on Dancing Machine), + The Way You Make Me Feel in duet with Britney Spears, Billie Jean, Black Or White with Slash, You Rock My World & We Are The World with Quincy Jones, Yoko Ono and many stars.

After the concert, Michael attends briefly an after party held at the Tavern On The Green where he poses for pictures with many stars including Beyonce from the Destiny’s Child and Yoko Ono.

Janet gives a concert at the Gaylord Entertainment Center in Nashville.

September 8 : Janet gives a concert at the Philips Arena in Atlanta.

September 9 : Janet gives a concert at the Greensboro Coliseum in Greensboro.

September 10 : Michael performs a second concert at the Madison Square Garden . At the end of You Rock My World, Usher & Chris Tucker gets on the stage to dance with him!

This concert is the last time Michael ever performs with his brothers. It’s also the last time Michael performs the songs “Can You Feel It”, “ABC”, “I Want You Back”, “The Love You Save”, “I’ll Be There”, “Dancing Machine”, “Shake Your Body”,”The Way You Make Me Feel”, “Billie Jean”, “Beat It” and “You Rock My World” in front of an audience.

Backstage, Michael has an argument with Corey Feldman over his plans to write a book on their friendship. After the concert, Katherine, Rebbie & the Cascio family spend time with Michael in his hotel suite.

September 11 : After hearing of the terrorist attacks in New York , Michael leaves New York with Grace, Prince & Paris and the Cascio. They go at the Cascio family house in New Jersey.

The Jackson family rides back to California in a bus.

Janet postpones several concerts because of 9/11.

LaToya is in Las Vegas. She writes the song “Free The World”.

September 16 : Michael annouces that he is going to record the song “What More Can I Give” with many artists for the victims of the terrorist attacks in New York . The song is produced by Marc Schaffel for Neverland Valley Entertainment.

Janet gives a concert at the New Orleans Arena in New Orleans.

September 17 : Michael speaks with Rolling Stone on his upcoming recording of “What More Can I Give” for 9/11 victims.

September 18 : Janet gives a concert at the Compaq Center in Houston.

September 19 : Janet gives a concert at the Alamodome in San Antonio.

September 21 : The video for “You Rock My World” is premiered in Europe .

Michael records the song “You Are My Life” with John Mac Lain in Los Angeles and he likes it so much that he decides to add it at the last minute to the tracklist of “Invincible”!

Janet gives a concert at the Alltel Arena in North Little Rock.

September 22 : Janet gives a concert at the American Airlines Center in Dallas.

September 24/25/26 : Janet & Missy Elliot shoot the video for “Son Of A Gun” directed by Francis Lawrence in Los Angeles.

September 26 : Janet gives a concert at the San Diego Sports Arena in San Diego.

September 27 : Janet gives a concert at the America West Arena in Phoenix.

September 29 : Janet gives a concert at the Arrowhead Pond of Anaheim in Anaheim.

September 30 : Janet gives a concert at the ARCO Arena in Sacramento.

October : Janet announces the cancellation of her European tour due to 9/11.

October 01 : Michael meets Dr. William B. Van Valin II (whom he called Barney) in his medical office in Solvang. He invites Barney ans his son Mason to Neverland this night. They have dinner together with Prince & Paris then go to the arcade room, the movie theater ans the amusement park. For four years, until the end of the 2005 trial, this doctor and friend regularly shares the singer’s daily life, which he recounts in a book published in 2012, Private Conversation In Neverland with Michael Jackson.

October 2+3 : Janet gives 2 concerts at the Staples Center in Los Angeles. Most of the Jackson family attend the show.

October 5+6 : Janet gives 2 concerts at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas. Katherine, Joe & LaToya attend the concerts.

October 8 : Janet gives a concert at the Compaq Center in San Jose.

October 9 : The single of “You Rock My World” is released in Europe and becomes a huge hit.

Janet gives a concert at The Arena in Oakland in Oakland.

October 10 : Janet gives a concert at the Compaq Center in San Jose.

October 12 : Janet gives a concert at the Delta Center in Salt Lake City.

October 13 : Janet gives a concert at the Pepsi Center in Denver.

October 15 :While Quincy Jones is promoting his autobiography On the Oprah Show, Michael calls him on the phone to congratulate him.

Michael completes the recording of “What More Can I Give”. Many artists have recorded their parts including Justin Timberlake, Usher, Beyonce, Mariah Carey, Celine Dion, Ricky Martin, Aaron & Nick Carter, Luther Vandross, Boys 2 Men, Gloria Estefan ect…

October 16 : Sony releases special editions of Michael’s classic albums “Off The Wall”, “Thriller”, “Bad” & “Dangerous” with exclusive new materials (interview, demo & previously unreleased songs).

Michael films a scene for the movie Men In Black 2 directed by Barry Sonnefield where he plays Agent M.

Janet gives a concert at the Bradley Center in Milwaukee.

October 17 : Debbie Rowe goes to the family court in Los Angeles to give up her parental rights on Prince & Paris because she says she has not seen them for a year and do not want to disturb them by making intrusions in their life once in a while.

October 18 : Janet gives a concert at the Conseco Fieldhouse in Indianapolis.

October 20 : Janet gives a concert at the Mellon Arena in Pittsburgh.

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.

This concert is the last time Michael performs the song “Man In The Mirror” in front of an audience.

Janet gives a concert at the Charlotte Coliseum in Charlotte.

October 22 : Michael records a Spanish version of “What More Can I Give” titles “Todo Para Ti”.

October 23 : Janet gives a concert at the First Union Center in Philadelphia.

October 26 : Michael participates in an Online Audio Chat with his fans hosted by Yahoo & Get Music, sponsored by Rolling Stone. With music critic/writer Anthony DeCurtis, he answers questions from fans via telephone about the new album, the recording process and his music.

Janet gives a concert at the Ice Palace in Tampa.

October 28+29 : Janet gives the last two concerts of the american leg at the National Car Rental Center in Sunrise.

October 30 : Worldwide release of the album Invincible.

Michael is on the cover of TV Guide with an exclusive interview and pictures. In the interview, MJ talks about 9/11 : “I got a call from overseas that said America’s being attacked. I said, “What are you talking about?” They said, “Turn on the news.” And I couldn’t believe what I saw. And I screamed down the hallway, “Everybody, quick, get up, we’ve got to go.” And everybody got dressed, and we got in the car and drove farther out [from the city]. I was sick over the notoriety of the attacks. I don’t know if [television news] played it too many times, but we went from fear to hate to anger to vengeance. And I think the media had a lot to do with that.”

October 31 : On Hallowen night, Michael Prince & Paris go to Dr. William B. Van Valin II (Barney)’s home : “We went trick-or-treating all over Ballard [Ballard, where Dr. Van Valin lived, is a small town between Los Olivos and Solvang, just a few minutes from the Neverland Ranch], without stopping. The people who recognized Michael left him alone. But they pointed out to me the next day that they had seen me walking around town.”

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.

He also gives several interviews to the TV shows TRL (MTV), Entertainment Tonight (CBS) et 106 & Park (BET).

November : Janet is on the cover of Ebony magazine.

November 12 : Entertainment Tonight airs the first footage of the “What More Can I Give” video. The song is ready but Sony doesn’t want to release it. They also refuse to put commercials for Michael’s new album during the airing of his concert on CBS.

Michael is furious against Sony CEO, Tommy Mottola.

November 13 : CBS broadcasts an edited version of Michael’s concerts at the Madison Square Garden and gets great ratings.

December 3 : The single  “Cry” is released in Europe while Butterflies is played on US radios (with a remix featuring rap artist Eve). Michael does not appear in the video.

December 4 : Live from the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Puff Daddy & Missy Elliot present Janet with a special Award of Achievement during the Billboard Awards ceremony.

December 11 : “Son Of A Gun” is released as the 3rd & final single from from “All For You”. It peaks at #28 on Hot 100 Billboard.

December 14 : Michael gives an interview to USA Today. Asked about “What More Can I Give”, MJ answers : “It’s not finished. We’re adding artists, and I’m getting myself satisfied with the instrumentation.”

December 17 : Michael makes a photoshoot with Prince & Paris at Neverland for an upcoming VIBE magazine coverstory with photographer Jonathan Exley. The same day he gives a long interview to Regina Jones.

December 19 : Michael attends the KIIS-FM Jingle Ball Concert in Los Angeles where Rick Dees & Magic Johnson present him the Legend Award.

December 24/25 : Michael celebrates Christmas at Neverland with the Cascios, the Bhattis, Prince & Paris.

Previous year : 2000

Following year : 2002

Mid January : Michael leaves his townhouse in Manhattan and after a few days of vacation at Neverland, he resumes the recording sessions in Los Angeles with Bruce Swedien.

January 20 : Michael’s co-production credit for the planned “The Nightmares of Edgar Allan Poe” film is reported; Michael read the script in August, and plans to prepare for his leading role.

February :  Janet completes the filming of “Nutty Professor 2” (NP2) and she goes to Flyte Time Studios to record “Doesn’t Really Matter” for the NP2 soundtrack.

Michael visits “Stan Lee Media” headquarters in Beverly Hills, California, and is given a tour by Stan Lee, who talks with him about teaming up to buy Marvel.

February 13 : Michael hosts a party for Prince’s 3rd birthday at Neverland with family and friends including Macauley Culkin.

February 27 : A whole episode of E True Hollywood Story is dedicated to LaToya and features an interview of Katherine at Hayvenhurst where she speaks for the first time about LaToya’s reconciliation with the family.

March : Michael stops the recording sessions and leaves for Europe with Grace, Prince & Paris. They spend time with the Chaplin family in Switzerland.

March 13 : Michael cancells a visit to Poland after talks about a theme park project he was involved in broke down. MJ wanted to build a theme park in the city since his first visit there in 1996, but difficulties in finding an appropriate site held up progress.

March 31 : Michael takes Prince & Paris to the Tierpark Hagenbeck Zoo in Hamburg, Germany. The visit takes place after the zoo had closed to the public, ensuring a private experience for the family. While in town they stay at the Schleiter family house with Anton & Frantcheska.

April 03 : Michael hosts a party for Paris 2nd birthday in Hamburg at the Schleiter family house.

May 7 : : Michael arrives in Zurich for a few days and stays at the The Dolder Grand hotel with his children Prince and Paris, at this five-star hotel located on the heights, on the shores of Lake Zurich.  Michael takes Prince & Paris to the famous Knie Circus in Zurich.

May 8 : Michael arrives in Monaco with Prince, Paris, Grace, Bob Jones, Karen Faye, Michael Bush & german business man Dieter Wiesner.

May 10 : Prince Albert of Monaco presents Michael with the Artist Of The Millenium Award at the very end of the World Music Awards ceremony in Monaco.

May 12 : Michael, Grace & the kids leave Monaco and go to London where they visit Mark Lester and his family.

May 16 : Janet celebrates her 34th birthday with friends in NYC.

May 21 : “Doesn’t Really Matter” is released as the 1st single from the Nutty Professor II Soundtrack. It peaks at #1 on Hot 100 Billboard.

May 22 : Janet & Eddie Murphy are guests on the Oprah Winfrey Show (in Chicago) to promote NP2.

May 26 : Michael escorts Dame Elizabeth Taylor to a tribute concert honoring her at the Royal Albert Hall in London. At the end of the concert, As Elizabeth takes a standing ovation, Michael walks onto the stage with a huge bouquet of white flowers. Joan Collins and other stars join Elizabeth and Michael on stage.

May 30 : Michael becomes a key investor and partner of HollywoodTicket.com Inc

May 31 : Rene Elizondo reveals during a press conference that he & Janet secretly got married on March 31, 1991 and that they are filing for divorce.

June : Michael & the kids go to Geneva, in Switzerland. They stay at the presidential suite on the third floor (central balcony) of the Hotel d’Angleterre, a five-star hotel located on the shores of Lake Geneva. Michael takes Prince & Paris to visit the Chaplin family at the manor of Ban, or the manor of the Champ de Ban estate, located in Corsier-sur-Vevey, a Swiss commune near Lake Geneva. The property is famous for being the residence of Charlie Chaplin for 25 years, from 1952 until his death in 1977.

Marcel Avram sue Michael for breach of contract of the Millenium Concerts and asks for $21 million.

June 3 : Janet presents an award to Keanu Reeves at the MTV Movie Awards at Sony Pictures Studios in Culver City.

June 4/8 : Janet shoots the video for “Doesn’t Really Matter” in L.A.
The video is directed by Joseph Khan and choreographed by Swawnette.

June 15 : Janet gives an interview to Ed Gordon on BET.

Janet starts working on a new album with Terry Lewis & Jimmy Jam.

June 19 : Janet & Rene are on the cover of Jet Magazine.

June 28 : The video for “Doesn’t Really Matter” is premiered on MTV’s Making The Video.

July : Michael takes Prince & Paris to Disneyland Paris where they are joined by Omer Bhatti.

July 7 : Janet goes to NYC to promote NP2.
She gives an interview to Z100 radio and attends a Britney Spears concert.

July 10 : Janet is a guest on MTV’s TRL in Times Square.
The single of Doesn’t Really Matter reaches number 1 on Hot 100 Billboard!

July 11 : Janet gives an interview to Hot 97 in NYC.

July 12 : Janet gives a press conference for NP2.

July 21 : Janet is photographed for USA Weekend in Los Angeles.

July 24 : Janet and father Joe Jackson attend the “Nutty Professor II: The Klumps” Premiere at Universal Amphitheatre in Universal City.

July 25 : Janet attends an NSYNC concert at the Madison Square Garden in NYC.

July 28 : Janet is a guest on the Today Show with Matt Lauer.

NP2 is released in theatres across the US and tops the Box Office!

Michael is spotted leaving the restaurant Planet Hollywood in Orlando, Florida.

July 29 : Michael takes the kids to the Siegfried & Roy magical show at the Mirage Hotel in Las Vegas.

July 31 : Janet is on the cover of Jet magazine with the characters of NP2.

August 1 : Janet tapes a performance of “Doesn’t Really Matter” in a Los Angeles studio for British Show Top Of The Pops.

Janet is photographed for Honey Magazine.

Janet gives an interview to UK TV show GMTV.

August 24 : Janet is in Paris to promote NP2.

August 25 : In Paris, Janet gives a press conference with NP2’s director Peter Segal and she also gives an interview to NRJ radio.

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.

Early September : Michael resumes recording sessions on his new album in L.A and asks Teddy Riley to work with him.

September 7 : Janet opens the MTV Video Music Awards ceremony with a performance of “Doesn’t Really Matter” at Radio City Music Hall in New York City.

September 30 : Michael sells his merchandising rights to Dieter Wiesner who creates MJ NET Entertainment.

October : Jermaine Jackson lends his voice and participation to official fundraising project of the Sydney 2000 Paralympic Games 3Wave To The World3 project. The music video of the song “The Spirit of Life” features various artists including Jermaine and his family members, including Rebbie and Michael, and Is shown during commercials to promote the message of the Paralympic athletes to the world.

October 07 : Alejandra gives birth to Jermajesty and takes him home to Hayvenhurst to live with Genevieve, Randy Jr, Donte, Jaafar, Jermaine, Katherine & Joe.

October 28 : Michael & Elizabeth Taylor attend the Carousel Of Hope charity gala at the Hilton Hotel of Beverly Hills.

October 29 : Michael shops at “Recycled Records” record shop in San Francisco, California after-hours.

November : Michael, Frank, Grace & the kids go back to NYC and check in the Four Seasons Hotel.

Michael resumes recording sessions for his new album in NYC.

Janet is on the cover of Ebony magazine.

Mid-Late November : Michael does a photoshoot for his Invincible album cover early, at 5AM, in order to attend a peace conference between Shmuley Boteach’s eldest daughter and her school bully’s parents.

November 20 : Michael attends Schmuley Boteach birthday party at his home in the New Jersey .

November 21 : Michael presents six songs from his new album to Sony Music excecutives in New York .

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, Michael is introduced to James Meiskin who will soon assist Michael with affairs pertaining to Real Estate and attempting to help Michael with getting his financial affairs back in order.

November 25 : Michael & the kids spend Thanksgiving dinner at Shmuley Boteach home in New Jersey .

November 30 : Michael attends the G & P Foundation’s ‘Angel Ball’ benefit gala for cancer research at the Marriott Marquis Hotel in New York City with Schmuley Boteach and Denise Rich. Two members of boy band N-Sync, Lance Bass and JC Chasez, introduce him onto stage. MJ is presented with an award for his work fighting cancer from the G&P Foundation. During the event, Michael poses for pictures with President Clinton, Elie Wiesel and Professor Stanley Greenspan.

December : As MJJ Productions offices on Sunset boulevard are closed, MJ Team included Bob Jones and Evvy Tavasci now work from their home.

December 2 : Michael attends Tommy Mottola’s wedding at the Saint Patrick’s Cathedral in New York.

December 10 : Janet attends the premiere of “The Emperor’s New Groove” movie in Los Angeles.

December 19 : Michael makes an appearance on the stage of the Madison Square Garden in New York at the end of the charity concert Miracle On the 34th Street and hugs Whitney Houston & Destiny’s Child.

December 24/25 : Michael, Grace & the kids celebrate Christmas at the Cascio family home in Franlin Lake in New Jersey.

December 29 : Rene Elizondo sues Janet for 10 millions dollars claiming that she manipulated him into signing a pre-nuptial agreement back in 1990. He also threatens her to write a tell all book about her…

Previous year : 1999

Following year : 2001

In order to avoid a new controversy, Michael decides to settle secretly a new lawsuit by Blanca Francia who claimed Michael touched her son Jason back in 1990. She accepts to withdraw her complaint against 2 millions dollars

“Stop In the Name of Love” is released as the ninth studio album by LaToya. The album, which was recorded and mixed in Sweden is a collection of dance-style well-known Motown covers, The entire album was recorded in one hour.

January 5 : LaToya and Jack Gordon give a press conference to announce “Jackson Family Secrets phone line” at Fashion Cafe in New York City.

January 11 : MJ releases a statement saying : “I will no longer stand by and watch reckless members of the media try to destroy my reputation.”….The statement is a response to unsubstantiated rumors of a video depicting Jackson fooling around with a young boy (his cousin) at Neverland.

January 16 : Janet is honored by the Congress of Racial Equality (CORE) with the Martin Luther King, Jr. Award, during its CORE  ‘Living The Dream’ Ambassadorial Reception Awards Dinner at the Sheraton Hotel in New York City.

Janet is on the cover of Ebony Magazine

January 20 : Michael Jackson and Lisa Marie welcome King Nana Amon Ndufu IV, ruler of Sanwi, on the Ivory Coast, at Los Angeles airport on a 4 day visit.

January 31 : Whoops Now”/”What’ll Do” are released as “Janet” ‘ eighth and ninth single, respectively. The songs reached number one in New Zealand and peaked within the top 20 in several countries. This double single is not released in the US.

The video for “Whoops Now” Is directed by Yuri Elizondo, the younger brother of René Elizondo, Jr., and depicts Janet and “The Kids” having fun in Jackson’s favorite vacation spot, Anguilla.

The video for “What’ll I Do” is a concert performance taken from the Janet. Tour.

February 6 : Michael & Lisa Marie visit lawyer Johnnie Cochran at his new office in L.A.

February 6 + 7 : Janet kicks off the Australian/Asia leg of the Janet Tour with two concerts at the Entertainment Centre in Brisbane, Australia.

February 9 : Michael thanks German fans via video message at the Bravo Super Show 1995. He received the ‘Golden Otto Award’ of the teen music print magazine. Hosted by Kristiane Backer, the event took place in the Westfalenhalle in Dortmund & aired on RTL2 on 2/26/95.

February 10 + 11 + 12 + 15 : Janet gives 4 concerts at the Entertainment Centre in Sydney, Australia.

February 15 : A warrant is issued for Jermaine’s arrest after he was held in contempt by the court regarding his child support payments for Jeremy and Jourdynn. Jermaine hires Brian Oxman to defend him who declares Jermaine had no idea he was behind in child support..

February 17 + 18 + 20 : Janet gives 3 concerts at the Melbourne Park in Melbourne, Australia.

February 21 : Janet gives a concert at the Entertainment Centre in Adelaide, Australia.

February 23 : Janet gives the last concert of the Australian leg at the Burswood Dome in Perth.

Michael previews several new songs from his new album at the 37th annual NARM convention where he is presented with the Harry Chapin Memorial Humanitarian Award. Lisa Marie awaits backstage.

February 27 + 28 : Janet gives two concerts at the Singapore Indoor Stadium in Singapore

March 2 : Michael attends little Craig Fleming’s funeral.

March 3 : Janet gives a concert at the Folk Arts Theater in Pasay, Philippines.

March 5 + 6 : Janet gives two concerts at the Indoor Stadium Huamark in Bangkok Thailand.

March 8 : Janet kicks off the European leg of the tour at the Oslo Spektrum in Oslo, Norway.

March 9 : Janet gives a concert at the Valbyhallen in Copenhagen, Denmark.

March 11 : Janet gives a concert at the Globe Arena in Stockholm, Sweden.

March 13 : Janet Remixed is released in Europe.

March 14 : Janet gives a concert at the Velodrome Berlin, Germany.

March 16 : Janet gives a concert at the Sports Palace in Hambourg, Germany.

Janet performs “Whoops Now” on Wetten Dass in Germany (aired on March 18).

BBC UK airs Janet’s performance of “Whoops Now” on Top Of The Pops.

March 18 : Alejandra and Jermaine get married in a secret ceremony at the Hotel Bel Air causing Randy to leave Hayvenhurst!

Some time after, Joe brings a baby boy from Las Vegas to Hayvenhurst. Donte Williams, born on June 13, 1992 is adopted by Joe & Katherine but raised by Jermaine & Alejandra.

March 21 + 22 : Janet gives two concerts at the Ahoy in Rotterdam, Netherlands.

March 23 : Michael announces to his team that the mastering needs to be finished by the end of the weekend, and they camp at Record One to do the final touches.

March 24 : Janet performs “Whoops Now” at Théâtre de l’Empire in Paris, France for French TV Show on TF1. While in Paris Janet is a guest on French TV show “Nulles Part Ailleurs”. She also tapes an interview for French TV channel M6. During this interview, she reveals that her duet with Michael is titled Scream and will be released in May.

March 25 : Janet gives a concert at the Palais des Sports in Toulouse, France.

Michael records the full ad-libs for the end of “Earth Song”, recording into the early hours of the next day. He completes “Earth Song” from the original recording in 1990.

March 26 : Janet gives a concert at the Palau Sant Jordi in Barcelona, Spain.

March 27 : The mastering of the HIStory album is completed in time for the Monday morning deadline.

March 28 : Michael hosts a party at Neverland to celebrate the end of the recoding of his new album titled History.

March 29 : Janet gives a concert at the Dome in Marseille, France.

March 31 : Janet gives a concert at the Hallenstadion in Zürich, Switzerland.

April :  LaToya starts her Live Exotic Club Tour in Pensylvania and is booed by the male crowd when she refused to strip and remove her clothes…

April 1 : Janet gives a concert at the Olympiahalle in Munich Germany.

April 4 : Janet gives a concert at the Sheffield Arena in Sheffield, England.

April 7 : Janet gives a concert at the NEC Arena in Birmingham, England.

April 8 : Janet gives a concert at the Wembley Arena in London, England.

April 10 : Janet gives a concert at the Palais Omnisport de Bercy in Paris, France.

Michael and Lisa Marie visit Tower Records in Sherman Oaks, California.

April 11 : Janet gives a concert at the Schleyerhalle in Stuttgart, Germany.

April 13 : Janet gives a concert at the Festhalle in Frankfurt, Germany.

April 15 : Janet gives a concert at the Westfalenhalle in Dortmund, Germany.

April 16 : Janet gives a concert at the Flander’s Expo in Ghent, Belgium

April 18 : Michael and Lisa Marie host the World Congress of Children seminar, where they paid for 46 young ambassadors across 18 countries to fly to Neverland to attend the three day seminar to discuss drug abuse, homelessness, increasing violence, AIDS, and child abuse. The children presented issues with their perspective countries and worked with the Heal the World foundation on solutions, to be presented to the “World Summit of Children” as part of the United Nations golden jubilee in June. There, the children presented their findings to the Secretary of the United Nations Boutros Boutros-Ghali, Reverend Jessie Jackson, Archbishop Desmond Tutu and several United Nations Ambassadors.

April 20 : Michael attends a meeting in L.A with the top executives from Epic/Sony to prepare the marketing plan of “History”.

April 19 + 20 + 22  : Janet gives the last 3 concerts of the Janet World Tour at the Wembley Arena in London.

May : Michael is on the cover of VIBE magazine with exclusive pictures taken at Neverland with Quincy Jones & his daughter Kidada.

May 9 : French journalists from Black & White magazine attend the world premiere listening party of the History album at the Sony Music headquarters in New York City.

May 11 : Michael makes a surprise visit to the very first E3 (Electronic Entertainment Expo) in Los Angeles, where he was photographed playing Tekken on the newly launched Sony PlayStation—months before its U.S. release.

May 12 : Janet & Rene attend the Eighth Annual Essence Awards at Paramount Theatre, Madison Square Garden in New York City where Janet is presented with an award.

May 15-20 : Michael & Janet shoot the “Scream” short film, directed by Mark Romanek.

On set, Michael gives an interview to “Popcorn” magazine, discussing his “Artist of the Decade Award”, Lisa Marie, and his planned Germany visit.

May 19 : “Scream”, The first single from the album History is officially launched on radios worldwide.

May 22 : MTV and VIH premiere the HIStory teaser. Later the teaser is rolled out to cinemas across the U.S.

May 25 : Michael, Lisa Marie & her daughter Riley go to the Six Flags Amusement Park in Los Angeles.

USA Today aired MJ photos trying the new game console,the PlayStation. Geoff Keighley  (Canadian journalist) recalled the event : MJ showed up at the first PlayStation E3 party in 1995 as a surprise guest of Mickey Schulhof, the then-CEO of Sony.

May 27 : Michael attends the “Son of Famous Monsters of Filmland Horror, Sci-Fi and Fantasy World Convention” dressed as Nosferatu with his bodyguard. They are in disguise as Tom and Harry.

May 29 : “Scream”/”Childhood” is released worldwide. “Scream” would become the first single in the 37-year history of Billboard to debut in the top five on the US Billboard Hot 100, peaking at number five. Elsewhere, it topped the charts in Italy, New Zealand, and Spain while reaching the top five in Australia, Belgium, France, the Netherlands, Norway, Switzerland, and the United Kingdom.

May 30-June 02 : Michael shoots the “Childhood” short film directed by Nicholas Brandt in Los Angeles.

June : Janet goes to Minneapolis with Rene to record two new songs for a greatest hits album.

June 13 : The “Scream” short film is premiered on MTV & BET.

June 14 : Michael & Lisa Marie give an interview to ABC’s Primetime Live with Diane Sawyer. The “History” teaser and “Scream” short film are aired during the TV Special. Elizabeth Taylor’s taped interview is also feautured.

A new controversy arises about some lyrics to the song They Don’t Care About Us that would be anti-Semitic which Michael categorically denies.

June 16 : Huge statues of Michael are held in some European cities.

Both Life & Hello carry the same pictures of Michael & Lisa kissing (taken by Harry Benson)

Michael is on the cover of Entertainment Weekly.

Michael signs a consent letter to Jermaine Jackson, indicating the terms in which Michael will participate in a planned album “Humanity” for The Jacksons in 1995-1996.

June 19 : History’s official website is launched with an audio message by MJ.

June 20 : “HIStory: Past, Present and Future – Book I” is released.

June 22 : Michael attends the VH1 Awards at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles. He makes a surprise performance og “We Are The World” with Boys 2 Men and he is also presented with the “VH1 International Honors Award” from Morgan Freeman for his charity efforts.

July 4 : Michael launches a new website called “The Museum of HIStory” a virtual museum with audio commentary on various songs, as well as other behind the scenes information.

July 10 : Michael & Lisa Marie attend the opening of the Magic Johnson Sony Theatre in Los Angeles.

July 12 : Michael & Lisa Marie shoot the video for “You Are Not Alone” and they also appear on the cover of Jet magazine.

July 25 : In NYC, MJ attends a press conference at the Bryant Park Grill together with Mayor Rudolf Giuliani to announce the 1995 MTV Video Music Awards nominations + a special HBO concert planned at the Beacon Theatre on December 10. The same day, Michael tapes an interview with MTV’s Bill Bellamy for “Michael Jackson Changes HIStory” special (airs July 28), discussing his work with Janet in his nominated “Scream” music video / short film.

July 28 : ABC airs a special feature called “Michael Jackson Changes History” during which Michael gives an interview to Bill Bellamy and premieres the video for “You Are Not Alone”.

July 31 : Michael lands at Charles de Gaulle Airport in Paris, with the Cascio kids. 

August 1995 : The MJJ Productions offices are moved from 10960 Wilshire boulevard in Westwood to Sunset Boulevard. The team is Bob Jones, Evvy Tabasci, Gary Hearne, Grace Rwaramba and Miko Brando.

August 01 : Michael and the Cascios check in the Disneyland hotel.

August 02 : Michael poses for pictures in his Disneyland hotel suite with Sidney Poitier, Mickey & Minnie.

August 3 : Michael and Lisa Marie are on the cover of the French weekly mag VSD with exclusive pictures from the “You Are Not Alone” short film.

August 11 : Michael arrives in Nice, France in a private place from United Saudi Commercial Bank. He is taken to Cannes where he checks in the Carlton Hotel as a guest of Prince Al Waleed Bin Talal. During this two days visit, Michael visits Kingdom 5KR, the yacht of Prince Al Waleed at least two times.

August 12 : Michael attends a private party at Kingdom 5KR, the yacht of Prince Al Waleed. He is photographed with a mike in his hands. To this day, it is unkownn if Michael sang at this party.

August 13 : Michael flies back to the US.

Mid-August : Michael shoots the video for Earth Song directed by Nicholas Brandt. The video Is filmed in four geographic regions (Americas, Europe and Africa). The first location was the Amazon Rainforest, where a large part was destroyed a week after the video’s completion. Natives of the region appeared in the video and were not actors. The second scene was a war zone in Karlovac, Croatia, with famous Serbian actor Slobodan Dimitrijević and the residents of the area. The third location was Tanzania, which incorporated scenes of illegal poaching and hunting into the video. No animals were harmed in the making of the “Earth Song”, as the footage came from documentary archives. The final location was in Warwick, New York, where a safe forest fire was simulated in a corn field.

August 15 :“You Are Not Alone” is released as the 2nd single from “History”. Commercially, “You Are Not Alone” remains one of Michael”s best selling singles and it is also his 13th number one song. It holds the Guinness World Record for the first song ever to debut at number one on the Billboard Hot 100 chart.

August 17 : Michael chats with his fans via The Sony Music Internet at the Museum of Television and Radio in Manhattan. He spends 70 minutes answering over 100 questions about his career, music, and life. More than 25,000 fans worldwide tune in to watch the event

August 25 : In Los Angeles, Michael rehearses a medley performance with Lavelle Smith for the upcoming MTV Video Music Awards.

August 27 : Janet shoots the music video for “Runaway”, directed by Marcus Nispel and choreographed by Tina Landon.

August 29 : “Runaway” is released as the 1st single from “Design Of A Decade 1986-1996” along with the video. It peaks at #3 on Hot 100 Billboard.

September 7 : Michael & Janet attend the MTV Video Music Awards at the Radio City Music Hall in New York City with Lisa Marie & Rene . MJ opens the ceremony with a 20 minutes long medley (including “Dangerous” & “You Are Not Alone”) and accepts an award with Janet for Scream.

Lisa Marie tells Rolling Stone in 2003; She says that after about a month without any contact, his people started calling, saying that it was important that she show up at the MTV Video Music Awards. She agreed to show up if she didn’t have to go down the red carpet; they consented, and then led her down it anyway. “I was pissed. I just felt like I was being used at that point.” She was then told that he was going to sing to her and that he had a surprise for her. “I remember my whole look was: ‘Don’t you come anywhere fucking near me — we haven’t spoken in a month.’ And he got it. He didn’t come over. I talked to him later and he said, ‘I saw the look on your face, and I knew that if I walked up to you, I didn’t know what you were going to do me.’ ”

September 22 : Michael attends “BET’s 15th Anniversary Gala” in Washington D.C., performing “You Are Not Alone”. Robert L. Johnson, BET’s president, presents him a special plaque.

September 24 : Michael & Lisa Marie are spotted walking together at the Memphis Zoo. This is their last public appearance together as a married couple.

October 10 : “Design Of A Decade 1986-1996” is released by A&M Records as well as a VHS featuring all the videos from the “Control” & “Rhythm Nation” eras.

Janet goes to Australia to promote “Design Of A Decade”. She tapes an intervew on Rockp Pop Studio TV show.

October 23 : Michael calls “Los Angeles Times” writer Robert Hilburn to express disappointment over yesterday’s story, “King of Pop is Now a Commoner”.

October 31 : Michael tapes a performance of Dangerous & You Are Not Alone at the Soul Train 25th Anniversary Special taped at the Pasadena Civic Auditorium in Pasadena. The show airs on November 22.

November : Janet is on the cover of Jet & US magazines. 

November 2 : Michael is presented with the Africa Diamond Award from the President of Ghana, Jerry Rawlings, during a dinner at the Hilton Hotel in Beverly Hills, California. In return, Michael presents a gold sword to Jerry Rawlings on behalf of Saudi Arabia’s Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal. The sword represented the act of cutting through divisions that divide people. 

November 3 : Michael arrives at Cologne’s Airport in Germany.

November 4 : Michael goes to Rhein-Ruhr-Halle, the ZDF studio in Duisburg where he performs “Dangerous” and “Earth Song” on Wetten, dass..? TV show. Backstage, he meets Laurent Hopman and Anton Schleiter, of son of Hamburg-based Sony music exec Wolfgang Schleiter. Michael soon becomes friend with the Schleiter family. They will remain close until his death in 2009. 

Michael is presented with a Golden Otto Awards from “Bravo” magazine.

November 5 : Michael invites 150 fans to Phantasialand in Cologne. 

November 7 : Michael is spotted at Heathrow Airport in London, UK.

Michael announces the merge of his “ATV Music” song catalog with “Sony Music Publishing”. The new joint publishing venture is estimated at $600 millions!

“Brotherhood”, the debut studio album by 3T is released through MJJ Music and 550 Music. Produced by MJ , who also serves as the ecutive producer with Kenneth Komisar, the album features two songs featuring MJ : “Why” and “I Need You) + “Words Without Meaning”, a song co-produced by MJ.

Mid November : Michael starts reheasing for his upcoming HBO Special at Sony Studios in New York City with executive producer Jeff Margolis and several chroreographers (Jamie King, Barry Lather, Kenny Ortega, Travys Payne, Lavelle Smith Jr, Debbie Allen). Brab Buxer is the musical director and Michael Bush creates the costumes.

November 15 : LaToya is a guest on Geraldo with a blonde wig. Once again she accuses Michael.

November 22 : Michael’s performance of “Dangerous” on Soul Train’s 25th Anniversary special airs on TV.

November 27 : The single & video of Earth Song are released in Europe. In the United Kingdom, “Earth Song” debuts at number one on the UK Singles Chart, where it remains for six weeks throughout December 1995 — beating the U2/Brian Eno project Passengers to win the Christmas number one spot — and into early 1996.

December : During an interview with Inside Edition, LaToya is asked : “Is your borther a pedophile? and she replies : “In my eyes, definately yes!”

December 3 : Michael’s acceptance of the “Best Male Solo Artist Award” via video at the “Smash Hits Poll Winners’ Party” in London airs.

First day of dress rehearlsals at the Beacon Theatre : “We were at the Beacon for a total of about seven days. By the time we got the set in, and lit, and got all the technical equipment in. I think we rehearsed on the stage for four days, and Michael wasn’t there the first day as it was mostly a dance rehearsal for the dancers to find their spacing on the stage. And then Michael came in and rehearsed the second, third and fourth day. The first day that Michael was there he did a half-day, and the second and third days were full days for him.”

December 4 : Second day of dress rehearlsals at the Beacon Theatre. Michael is rehearsing his “Childhood” performance at the Beacon Theatre with French artist Mime Marceau and they welcome the press.

December 5 : Third day of dress rehearlsals at the Beacon Theatre.

December 6 : Fouth day of dress rehearlsals at the Beacon Theatre. Just before 5 P.M, during the second of several planned full-day dress rehearsals at the Beacon Theatre, and just two days after he and Marcel Marceau had fronted the media to promote the HBO special, Michael collapses on stage. Witnesses recall that it was during camera blocking for “Black or White” that Jackson’s collapse took place. Michael is rushed to Beth Israel Medical Center North at 170 East End Avenue on the Upper East Side of New York. Meanwhile, a meeting is called in the lobby at the Beacon Theatre.

Michael was scheduled to attend the 1995 Billboard Music Awards at the New York Coliseum that evening, where he was to receive the Special Hot 100 Award for his outstanding chart achievements. Janet cancels her appearance at the Billboard Awards after hearing that Michael had a stroke. She visits him at the hospital.

December 7 : The One Night Only cast and crew continues to run numbers and camera block at the Beacon Theatre. Michael’s personal physician Dr. Allan Metzger flies to New York from Los Angeles. Lisa Marie visits Michael at the hospital but they have an argument and Michael asks her to go back to Los Angeles. Michael decides to postpone the concert.

LaToya, phones the New York Daily News with the assertion that she knows “all of Michael’s little moves and his little schemes that he pulls when he thinks he needs attention,” adding that his collapse was “a publicity move.”

December 8 : Just hours before the first show is scheduled to take the stage with a live audience, the cast and crew at the Beacon Theatre is again asked to assemble themselves for a meeting, with Margolis delivering the news that no one wants to hear : The show will not go on.

December 9 : Earth Song debuts at #1 in UK It will become Michael’s best-selling single and  the UK’s 1995 Christmas number-one single.

December 12 : Michael leaves the Beth Israel Hospital in New York City.

Mid December : Janet shoots a video for “Twenty Foreplay” where she plays actress Dorothy Danthridge. On the set of the video she gives interviews to BET’s Conversation With Ed Gordon and her French fan-club Black Cat.

December 16 : Michael’s message of admiration to Quincy Jones is published in “Billboard” magazine for Jones’ cover issue.

December 18 : Michael arrives at Disneyland Paris with the Cascio kids and his cousin Anthony. They check in the Sleeping Beauty suite at the Disneyland hotel.

December 21 : Michael and his entourage fly back from Paris to Los Angeles.

December 24/25 : Michael celebrates Christmas at Neverland with the Cascios.

December 25 : Michael’s message on “Top of the Pops” airs, wishing everyone a happy Christmas and a peaceful New Year.

Previous year : 1994

Following year : 1996 
 
 
 
 

Date unkwnow : In NYC, Teddy Riley introduces Rodney Jerkins to MJ. Rodney remembers in 2025 : “So we going over to the Hit Factory and it’s just us and who’s in the room? Michael Jackson. And he introduced me to Michael Jackson. I was just like I was like you have no idea. Michael I think was working on maybe it was the history album and he was telling Teddy, you know I just want your best stuff and now he was doing his Michael talk. I know the Michael talk now after working with him, but he was doing his Michael talk and Teddy was like I want you to meet this kid and he introduced me and Michael first time through Teddy and I looked at Michael and I said I’m going to work with you someday and Michael laughed he giggled”

January : During a TV interview in which she once again accuses Michael, LaToya leaves the studio upset and angry after the journalist claimed she is being told what to say in her earphone by Jack Gordon…

January 3 : Janet gives a concert at the Richfield Coliseum in Richfield.

January 5 + 6 : Janet gives two concerts at the Omni in Atlanta.

January 5 : Michael gives a moving speech to claim his innocence at the NAACP Image Awards Ceremony at Pasadena Civic Auditorium. He also presents the award for Best Choreographer to Debbie Allen.

January 6 : Michael writes a letter to “Bravo” magazine, thanking them for their love and support during his fight for his innocence.

January 9 : Janet gives a concert at the Charlotte Coliseum in Charlotte, NC.

January 12 : Janet gives a concert at theBJCC Coliseum in Birmingham, AL.

Michael wins the trial for “The Girl Is Mine”, “Thriller” & “We Are The World”.

January 14 : Janet gives a concert at the Richmond Coliseum in Richmond, VA.

January 16 : Janet gives a concert at the Thompson-Boling Arena in Knoxville, TN.

Michael invites a group of disadvantaged children to spend the day at Neverland on Martin Luther King’s birthday.

January 17 : Recording sessions for Michael’s new album is scheduled to begin at Record One studio in Sherman Oaks but are canceled after the Northridge earthquake strikes that morning at 4:30 am causing devastation to the downtown Los Angeles area.

January 18 : Janet gives a concert at the Orlando Arena in Orlando, FL.

“Because Of Love” is released as the 4th single from “Janet” along with a live video! It peaks at #10 on Hot 100 Billboard.

January 20 : Janet gives a concert at the Miami Arena in Miami, FL.

January 21 : Janet gives a concert at the FL-Thunderdome in St. Petersberg.

January 22 : Janet & Rene attend the 51st Annual Golden Globe Awards at Beverly Hilton Hotel in Beverly Hills where “Again” is nominated for Best Song For A film.

January 24 : Janet gives a concert at the NY-Pepsi Center in Albany.

Los Angeles prosecutors announce that they do not have enough evidence to charge Evan Chandler with extorsion…

January 25 : Michael & Chandler’s lawyers reach an agreement to settle the civil case. The Chandlers agree to withdraw their complaint against a confidential financial compensation and the trial is cancelled.

Michael tapes a video with Corey Feldman in Palm Springs, California.

Late January : After the Hayvenhurst estate was damaged by the Northridge earthquake. Katherine, Joseph, Alejandra, Randy, Genevieve, Randy Jr, Jermaine and Lea Bongo move to a a mansion in Beverly Park during renovations. Michael pays for the renovations and the rented mansion (40 000 dollars a month).

January 30 : Janet gives a concert at the MA-Centrum in Worcester.

January 31 : Janet gives a concert at the PA-Spectrum in Philadelphia.

February 01 : Michael phones Lisa Marie Presley at her estate in Hidden Hills, California while he stays at his hide out in Westwood and invites her to Las Vegas

February 02 : Michael attends a concert of The Temptations at the Sheraton Desert Inn of Las Vegas with his date Lisa Marie Presley. They stay at the Mirage Hotel in Vegas but not in the same room.

February 2 : LaToya is a guest on “La Toya Jackson strikes back”, a special episode of Geraldo.

February 4 : Janet gives a concert at the OH-Nutter Center in Dayton.

February  5 : Michael starts recording his new album at the Hit Factory Studio in New York City. He takes residence at the Helmsley Palace. Brad Buxer, Bill Bottrell, Matt Forger, Brad Sunberg, Rene Moore and Bruce Swedien join him to work on new songs. Frank & Eddie visit him often as well as the 3T, Austin Brown (Rebbie’s son) & Deepack Choprah.

February 6 : Janet gives a concert at the Civic Center in Peoria, IL.

February 7 : Janet gives a concert at the Bradley Center in Milwaukee, WI.

February 9 : Santa Barbara ‘s District Attorney, Thomas Sneddon Jr & Los Angeles ‘ District Attorney Gill Garcetty both set up a Grand Jury to determine if there is enough evidence to indict Michael and put him through a criminal trial. Miko Brando is among the first to testify.

February 12 : Janet gives a concert at the WA-Tacoma Dome in Tacoma.

Jermaine, Katherine and Joe Jackson give a press conference in Las Vegas, NV. In a special tribute show, ‘Jackson Family Honors’ the Jackson family will reunite for the first time in twenty years.

February 14 : Michael goes to a Denver courtroom to testify that he did not steal the song “Dangerous” from Crystal Cartier as she proclaims.

February 15 : Michael wins this new trial!

February 16 : Janet gives a concert at the San Jose Arena in San Jose, CA.

February 17 : Janet gives a concert at the CA-ARCO Arena in Sacramento.

February 18 : LaToya tapes an interview with Geraldo regarding the Jackson Family Honors. LaToya says that Johnnie Cochran threatened her career and says that Michael settled to silence Jordy. Jackson family friend Florence Anthony defends Michael on the same show.

Janet gives a concert at the Oakland Coliseum in Oakland, CA.

February 19 : The whole Jackson family (except LaToya) is reunited at the MGM Grand Hotel in Las Vegas to rehearse & tape The Jackson Family Honors TV Special : “When he says that he is innocent. I know that he isn’t. I believe something has been going on”.which is broadcasted a few days later around the world. Janet performs “Alright”. Michael does not perform but he presents two lifetime achievement awards to Berry Gordy & Elizabeth Taylor . His date for the night is Lisa Marie Presley. At the end Michael sings the song “If You’d Only Believe” with the whole family (except LaToya & Janet). The Jacksons performs “2300 Jackson Street” with Rebbie & the grandchildren including 3T.

February 21 : Michael invites Lisa Marie and her children to Neverland.

LaToya is a guest on “La Toya Jackson strikes back”, a special episode of Geraldo. She once again accuses Michael : “When he says that he is innocent. I know that he isn’t. I believe something has been going on”.

February 24 : Janet gives the last concert of the first US leg of the tour at the San Diego Sports Arena in San Diego, CA.

February 27 : LaToya gives another TV interview from Las Vegas to E to explains why she refused to appear on The Jackson Family Honors TV Special.

March : LaToya films an erotic video for Playboy.

It is reported in various newspapers that LaToya is preparing an album of country music. Tommy Martin is recruited as producer of the album by Jack Gordon. Recording sessions for the album takes place from March 20–27, 1994 at Creative Recording Studios in Nashville. The album is recorded with a live band and a team of three backing vocalists.

March 8 : Janet & Rene attend the 66th Academy Awards Nominees Luncheon at Beverly Hilton Hotel in Beverly Hills.

March 21 : Janet & Rene attend the 66th Annual Academy Awards at Dorothy Chandler Pavillion in Los Angeles, where  “Again” is nominated for Best Song For A Film. Janet performs the song live but she does not win.

March 22 : Janet & Rene fly from LA to Tokyo, Japan.

March 24 : Janet gives a concert at the Huis Ten Bosch in Nagasaki, Japan.

March 27 : Janet gives a concert at the Osaka-jo Castle Hall in Osaka, Japan.

March 29 + 30 : Janet gives a concert at the Tokyo Dome in Tokyo, Japan.

April 6 : LaToya is one of the very first celebrities to have a Celebrity Centerfold video for Playboy.  She also releases a step aerobics exercise video, Step-Up Workout and a country album titled “From Nashville To You“.

April 7 : Janet attends the Party for Janet Jackson’s Sold-Out Concert Tour and Plaque Presentation for 10 Million Copies of “Janet” Album at Sony Pictures Studios in Culver City where she is presented with a Grammy Award she won recently. 

April 7 + 8 + 9 : Janet gives two concerts at the Forum in Inglewood. Many members of the Jackson family attend the concerts.

April 12 : Michael goes to Planet Hollywood in NYC.

Michael has moved to a penthouse at the Trump Tower.

LaToya is a guest on Geraldo.

April 14 : Janet gives a concert at the San Jose Arena in San Jose, CA.

April 16 : Janet gives a concert at the MGM Grand Hotel in Las Vegas, NV.

Michael goes to see the movie “Stomp” at the Orpheum in NYC

April 18/19 : Michael is spotted in Orlando, close to Disneyworld.

April 20 : Janet gives a concert at the America West Arena in Phoenix, AZ.

April 22 : Janet gives a concert at the NM-Tingley Colisuem in Albuquerque.

April 23 : Janet gives a concert at the NM-Pan American Center in Las Cruces.

April 24 : Janet gives a concert at the CO-McNichols Arena in Denver.

Michael makes a photoshoot with photographer Timothy White on the 10th floor of Big Sky Productions in NYC for the cover of History album.

April 26 + 27 : Janet gives two concerts at the UT-Delta Center in Salt Lake City.

April 28 : Michael is presented with the “Caring For Kids” celebrity award at the 2nd “Children’s Choice Award” ceremony at City Center in New York City. This Award is a special category, that acknowledges a celebrity, who has devoted time to work with young people, to enhance their lives.

April 29 : Lisa Marie announces separation from husband Danny Keough. Soon after, Michael proposes to her and she accepts.

May : Michael starts working on a remake of a musical named “The Seven Faces Of Doctor Lao” with special effect specialist Stan Winston.

May 14 :  Janet performs “Throb” & “Anytime Anyplace” during the season finale of Saturday Night Live in New York City.

May 20 : Michael, wearing a disguise, and Lisa Marie Presley are spotted visiting Disney World in Orlando, Florida.

May 23 : “Anytime Anyplace” is released as the 5th single from “Janet” along with a video. It peaks at #2 on Hot 100 Billboard.

May 25 : Michael & Lisa Marie Presley arrive at Casa de Campo de Campo in Domenican Republic .

May 26 : Michael & Lisa Marie secretly get married in a 12 minutes ceremony only attended by Eva Darling & Thomas Keough!

June 04 : Janet accepts two MTV Movie Awards for her part in “Poetic Justice” live from the Sony Pictures Studios in Culver City, California.

June 05 : Michael takes Lisa Marie & her children Benjamin & Riley to Disneyworld in Florida. Michael also pays a visit to Shaquille O’Neal to talk about a musical collaboration.

June 10 : Janet kicks off her summer US tour at the Merriwether Post Pavillion in Columbia, MD.

June 11 : Janet gives a concert at the MD-Merriwether Post Pavilion in Columbia.

June 13 : Janet gives a concert at the ONT-Kingswood Music Theatre in Kingswood.

June 18 : Janet gives a concert at the MA-Great Woods Center for the Performing Arts in Mansfield.

“Throb” is released as the 6th single from “Janet” without a video.

Janet shoots the video for “You Want This” with The Kids.

June 20 : “We previously reported that Michael Jackson visited Palm Beach to look at potential East Coast retreats, including the since-sold blue-roofed Martino estate on North Ocean. Michael supposedly was the guest of Donald Trump at Mar-a-Lago, but since then a couple of sources claim he actually stayed several weeks at a home near those of Mollie Wilmot and the Kennedys. A Palm Beach resident claims to have seen Michael walking the beach at 7 am”.

Big Boy, the first ever Jackson 5 single is re-released by Ben Brown, the owner of Steeltown Records along with previously unreleased material from the 1968 recording sessions at his studio.

June 21 : Janet gives a concert at the NY-Performing Arts Center in Saratoga Springs.

June 23 : Janet gives a concert at the PA- Star Lake Amphitheatre in Pittsburgh.

Michael visits Cab Calloway in a New York Hospital.

June 27 + 28 : Janet gives two concerts at the NY-Jones Beach Amphitheater in Wantaugh, NY.

July : Michael directs a recording of “Christmas Star” from the “Home Alone 2: Lost in New York” soundtrack with a children’s choir, decorating the studio with fake snow, a Christmas Tree, a sleigh, Christmas lights and endless decorations.

The album “From Nashville to You” is released by Mar-Gor Records, a label founded by Tommy Martin and Jack Gordon.

July 3 : Janet gives a concert at the PA-Hershey Park Stadium in Hershey Park.

July 5 : Janet gives a concert at the WI-Marcus Amphitheatre in Milwaukee.

July 6 : Janet gives a concert at the Mark of the Quad Cities in Moline, IL.

July 8 : Janet gives a concert at the KS-Sandstone Amphitheater in Bonner Springs.

July 9 : Janet gives a concert at the MO-Riverport Amphitheater in St. Louis,

July 11 : Medias learn about Michael & LIsa Marie ‘s secret wedding.

July 12 + 13 : Janet gives two concerts at the Poplar Creek Music Theatre in Hoffman Estates, IL.

July 19 : Janet gives a concert at the Richfield Coliseum in Cleveland, OH.

July 21 : Janet gives a concert at the Riverbend Amphitheater in Cincinnati, OH.

July 24 : Janet gives a concert at the OH-Polaris Amphitheater in Columbus.

July 25 : The Jackson camp, confronted with the news splashed across the front page of Santo Domingo’s leading daily newspaper. Listin Diario on July 11, says the tale is fiction. “There was no marriage,” says spokesperson Lee Solters. Presley’s people say the reports sound false, but they also admit they couldn’t immediately locate the alleged bride—who announced her separation from her musician husband, Danny Keough, just three months ago. Jerry Schilling, her former manager and lifelong friend, says that until he hears it straight from Lisa Marie, he won’t believe a word. “Too tabloidish,” he says.

LaToya visits the Video Software Dealers Association Convention in Las Vegas, Nevada.

July 26 + 27 : Janet gives two concerts at the Radio City Music Hall in New York City.

Michael attends the concerts disguised in Cheik Arab.

July 29 : Janet gives a concert at the NC-Walnut Creek Amphitheater in Raleigh.

July 31 : Janet gives a concert at the FL-Coral Sky Pavilion in West Palm Beach,.

August 1 : Janet gives a concert at the New Orleans Superdome in New Orleans.

Janet is on the cover of Jet magazine.

Michael and Lisa Marie announce that they got married weeks earlier in the Dominican Republic. Lisa Marie, 26, Elvis Presley’s only child, issued a statement confirming the whispers that had been swirling for 11 weeks: She had indeed wed the 35-year-old pop genius : “My marriage to Michael took place in a private ceremony outside the United States weeks ago,” Presley-Jackson’s statement continued. “I am very much in love with Michael, I dedicate my life to being his wife. I understand and support him. We both look forward to raising a family. My married name is Mrs. Lisa Marie Presley-Jackson,” said the announcement, issued three weeks after a Dominican Republic judge produced a marriage license for all to see, dated May 26 and bearing the couple’s signatures.

August 2 : Janet gives a concert at the TX-Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion in Houston.

August 3 : Janet gives a concert at the TX-Starplex Amphitheater in Dallas.

August 5 : Janet gives a concert at the Fiddler’s Green Amphitheatre in Greenwood Village.

Michael & Lisa Marie arrive in Budapest (Hongria) and make their first public appearance together as a married couple causing a media frenzy.

August 6 : Michael and Lisa Marie visit two children’s facilities in Budapest, Hungary: the Heim Pal Hospital For Children and the Bethesda Hospital.

August 7 : Michael shoots a teaser for his forthcoming album with an army of Russian soldiers. He arrives on the scene around noon, accompanied by his wife Lisa Marie Presley and shaded by a huge raspberry color umbrella being carried by his assistant Jimmy Safechuck.

August 08 : Second day of filming of the HIStory teaser in Budapest, Hungary. At the end of the day, MJ and LMP visit the sick children at Bethesda Children’s Hospital in Budapest. They meet little Bela Farkas, an orphaned boy who needs a transplant. Moved by his story, Michael decides to finance the operation he needs to be saved.

August 9 : Janet gives a concert at the Irvine Meadows Amphitheater in Irvine, CA.

Michael & Lisa Marie fly back to New York where Michael resumes the recording of his new album.

Michael introduces Lisa Marie to the Cascios.

August 10 : Michael takes a break from recording his HIStory album to meet with four terminally ill children at Hit Factory Studios in New York City.

Janet gives a concert at the Glen Helen Blockbuster Pavilion in Devore, CA.

LaToya is a guest on Howard Stern in NYC.

August 11 : LaToya does an In Store Signing of her First Ever Erotic Video at RKO in New York City.

La Toya is a guest on Geraldo promoting From Nashville to You. She sings “Crazy” and gets praised for singing live with amazing vocals.

August 12 : Janet gives a concert at the Shoreline Amphitheater in Mountain View, CA.

LaToya is a guest on Late Night With Conan O’Brien in NYC.

August 14 : Janet gives the last concert of the US leg and last concert of the year at the Gorge Amphitheater in George, WA.

August 20 : Michael & Lisa Marie are on the cover of many magazine around the world (Jet, Hello, Paris Match ect…) with the exclusive pictures taken by photograph Dick Zimmerman in NYC.

August 23 : Michael’s signing of “Brownstone”, a female contemporary R&B trio group, on his “MJJ Music” label, results in the release of their debut single, “Pass the Lovin'”.

August 27 : Michael hosts the wedding of Miko Brando & Karen Hamilton which takes place at Neverland (he is Miko’s best man). But he has to leave when he learns the tragic death of Dee Dee Jackson ( Tito’s ex wife and mother of the 3T) who was found dead in her swimming pool by her boyfriend Donald Bohana.

The Jackson family gathers at Hayvenhurst to support Tito and his kids the 3T after hearing the tragic death of Dee Dee who was found dead in her boyfriend’s swimming pool.

Late August/Early September : Janet invites her nephews to spend a few days at her Malibu beach home to rest and prepare for the funerals. The whole family (except LaToya) attends Dee Dee’s funerals. Michael pays for the funerals and later he invites 3T to New York and produces their first album “Brotherhood”

September 2 : Michael and Lisa Marie land in Concorde at Roissy Charles de Gaulle airport in Paris. Then, they fly to Nice aboard a private Boeing belonging to the Saudi Prince Al Whaleed. In the middle of the night, at 2 a.m.,they arrive at the Majestic Hotel in Cannes.

September 3 : Michael and Lisa Marie get up at 12 p.m.. They have breakfast and go to Port Canto (near Nice) to meet Prince Al Whaleed who has invited them to lunch aboard his yacht, the Kingdom. The meeting is at 2 p.m. He & Michael want to launch a production company together. Later that afternoon, Michael and Lisa Marie go shopping in Cannes.

September 4 : Michael and Lisa visit Disneyland Paris

September 5 : Michael & Lisa walk the shopping strip, rue du Faubourg Saint Honoré in Paris, popping in to the Gianni Versace store and Elysee Palace. They also visited Louis XIV’s palace and the Palace of Versailles.

September 6 : Michael & Lisa take a flight from Paris to NYC.

September 8 : Michael & Lisa Marie open the MTV Video Music Awards Ceremony with a big kiss live from Radio City Music Hall in New York City,

Janet attends the ceremony where she accepts an award for “If”.

September 11 : Michael and Lisa Marie Presley appear on the cover of Sunday magazine with a full Jackson Wedding Album Inside.

September 12 : Michael’s interview with Randy Taborelli, discussing his relationship with Lisa Marie, is published in “Daily Mirror”.

September 24 : Tom Sneddon & Gill Garcetti announce that there is not enough evidence to charge Michael with child molestation…

September 29 : Michael records Stranger In Moscow with a little Russian boy at the Hit Factory in NYC.

October : Michael writes and records his vocals for “Scream”, using one of the musical tracks created by Jam and Lewis for a Janet/Michael duet.

Michael & Lisa Marie are on the cover of Ebony with an exclusive interview of Michael by Robert Johnson.

Janet is on the cover of VIBE Magazine

Prince & Lenny Kravitz visit Michael at his recording studio in New York and they spend the afternoon together talking and listening to music.

October 8 : Michael & Lisa attend an Elvis Presley tribute gala in Memphis with Janet & Rene and Lisa’s mother Priscillia Presley.

October 10 : Michael and Lisa Marie visit almost every room in the St. Jude’s Hospital in downtown Memphis, Tennessee. The pair hands out toys, signed autographs & chat with the sick children.

October 11 : “You Want This” is released as the 7th single from “Janet” along with a video in black & white. It peaks at #8 on Hot 100 Billboard.

November 1 : Janet attends her makeup artist Kevyn Aucoin’s benefit toasting his new book “THE ART OF MAKEUP”.

Early November : Janet, Terry Lewis & Jimmy Jam go the Hit Factory in New York to work on “Scream” with Michael.

November 5 : The Black & White magazine team (Laurent Hopman, Julien Derain and Christophe Boulmé) visit Michael at the Hit Factory Studio in New York and get to listen to three songs from the new album (“Earth Song”, “Stranger In Moscow” and “Smile”). They present an artwork to MJ. MJ show them the “History” teaser and album cover. They also get to interview Bruce Swedien who tell them that MJ & Janet are currently recording a duet together and Prince recently visited MJ in the studio.

December : Michael goes to Chicago to record the song “You Are Not Alone” with R Kelly. While in Chicago, Michael makes a photoshoot for the album’s booklet with his nephews Jeremy & Jourdynn & his cousins Elijah & Levon. From Chicago, Michael goes to Minneapolis via a private Amtrak coach. Michael records extra vocals for “Scream” in Minneapolis, but it’s mostly his original vocal in October that’s the one ultimately used in the track.

Michael does a photoshoot with photographer Steve Whitsitt for the cover of planned “Smile” single. He imitates Charlie Chaplin for the photoshoot.

December 10 : Adrian Grant visits Michael in Chicago where he is recording songs with producer R Kelly.

December 17 : Michael sends a video message for the 5th annual “Michael Jackson Day”, a fan event in London, England by “Off the Wall” magazine writer Adrian Grant; Michael’s film crew is there to tape the event.

December 24/25 : Michael makes a break in the recording sessions to celebrate Christmas at Neverland with Lisa Marie, her children and the Cascio family.

Janet sends a truckload of presents for her nieces and nephews at the Beverly Park Estate.

Previous year : 1993

Following year : 1995