More News About Katherine Jackson and Jermaine’s Statement

According to TMZ, Katherine Jackson contacted the police and assured them of her health and safety. Yesterday, after a week of unsuccessful attempts to reach her grandmother, Katherine, Paris Jackson announced her disappearance on Twitter, and then a new storm broke out in the Jackson family. While Jermaine claimed that his mother is healthy and on vacation, Paris asked people to contact the police as soon as they see Katherine. Katherine’s lawyer told CBS that Paris’s aunts, Janet and Rebbie Jackson, have not allowed Paris to speak with her grandmother—her only legal guardian—for a week. Paris, overwhelmed by anger and frustration, turned to Twitter, and a relative of Katherine named Trent—who is also her advisor—reported her disappearance to the police. Within just a few hours, the internet was flooded with news about Katherine Jackson, and televisions repeatedly showed her image as a missing person. Meanwhile, police were searching for her and, through the media, eventually asked her to contact the proper authorities as soon as possible. After that, Katherine contacted the police herself and informed them that she is in Arizona with her daughter Rebbie and that no danger threatens her. Police have asked Trent Jackson to explain his reasons for reporting Katherine as missing. He said that Michael Jackson’s children have been unable to speak with their only legal guardian for a week. On her own Twitter account, Paris wrote: "I haven’t spoken to my grandmother in a week. I want her to come home right now." Sandra Ribera, Katherine Jackson’s lawyer, said that on July 14—one day before Katherine left her home—Allan Metzger, Michael Jackson’s former doctor, examined her at home and, according to Jermaine’s claim, prescribed a recreational trip for her. She also advised Katherine to avoid traveling by land and to travel by plane. Previously, it had been planned that Katherine, along with her advisor Trent Jackson, would go by caravan (a large towing wagon) to Albuquerque, New Mexico, to watch her sons’ concert. But after hearing Metzger’s advice, she changed her mind, and it was decided that she would travel to Albuquerque by plane with Rebbie. Katherine never reached her destination, which worried Michael’s children and Katherine’s lawyers. They were unaware of her final destination until it was said that Katherine is in Arizona with Rebbie. The situation became even more complicated when Sandra Ribera announced: "Dr. Allan Metzger went to Mrs. Jackson’s home in Calabasas and lied, claiming he was sent by Katherine’s special doctor. However, Katherine’s special doctor was unaware of this whole matter. We have learned that Mrs. Jackson’s doctor doesn’t even know Dr. Metzger. Allan Metzger is not Katherine Jackson’s doctor, and even her special doctor was unaware of Mrs. Jackson’s travel and absence until this media frenzy." Yesterday, another of Katherine’s lawyers, Perry Sanders, told news agencies: "I hope this is only a misunderstanding. Even if (as Jermaine says) Mrs. Jackson left her home on the orders of a doctor, her failure to contact her grandchildren has caused deep concern for us." Metzger was Michael’s doctor before his death and examined him once a month. The lawyers of Dr. Conrad Murray—who is currently in prison for involuntary manslaughter of Michael using propofol—called Metzger to court to prove that Michael was addicted to the sedative and was seeking access to propofol. In the trial, Metzger—despite accepting this point—said that as a doctor he had refused Michael’s request for this dangerous drug, which Murray did not do; and the prosecution used this testimony against Conrad Murray. Paris Jackson wrote on Twitter yesterday: "The same doctor who testified in favor of Dr. Murray and called my father an addict (a lie) is now taking care of my grandmother. I just wanted you to know." She is referring to Allan Metzger. Late yesterday, Jermaine Jackson announced on Twitter that he would release a statement to end this “widespread madness.” He then provided the following text: "I want to put an end to this nonsense. As I said before, my mother is healthy and, based on her doctor’s recommendation, she is in Arizona with her daughter and our sister Rebbie. I don’t understand how some people have declared her ‘missing.’ Those adults who raised this questionable claim know their reasons better than we do, but it seems that this wasn’t a coincidence, because after it was raised, it was said that we—sisters and brothers—took our mother to Arizona after she was examined by a doctor and advised to go. The announcement of ‘missing’ has upset Michael’s children, and I understand that they react to everything they hear out of misunderstanding and miscommunication. No one has prevented my mother from speaking. She went to Arizona only on the doctor’s advice to rest and avoid stress, and she should be away from the phone and computer. In our family, everyone knew about this. But I want to make it clear once again that my mother is in full health. Thank you for caring." Based on Jermaine’s claims, it seems that Michael’s children, Katherine’s lawyers, and her advisor were the only people who didn’t know about this—or that Jermaine doesn’t consider Michael’s children part of the family. Lowell Henry, Katherine’s program manager, challenged Jermaine’s response: "So a doctor told Mrs. Jackson to leave the house for a week and not speak with her grandchildren?" Sandra Ribera said that despite Jermaine Jackson’s claim, Paris was prevented by her aunts from speaking with her legal guardian. Paris even revealed the phone number of her personal security on Twitter and asked people to contact that number if they have any information about her grandmother, or to inform the authorities. Ribera emphasized: "These kids have been trying for a week to get information about Mrs. Jackson, and every time they were told they can’t speak with her. I’m worried that her safety is at risk. Mrs. Jackson had never left Michael’s children for more than 24 hours without even speaking to them. She would never do that. We don’t know what happened to her or what condition she is in. None of us has been able to speak with her." CNN and other news agencies said that all their efforts to contact Jermaine, Janet, and the other family members who are likely to know about Katherine, as well as Dr. Allan Metzger, were unsuccessful. Katherine Jackson had previously left her home without informing her children in the early 1980s and went to Alabama. All of Katherine’s children, including Michael, were worried about her. Later, it was said that Katherine needed space to settle some personal matters. But today’s situation is completely different because her duty is to take care of Michael’s three children, while in the 1980s she didn’t have any children at home. Source: eMJey.com / AP & CNN & LA Times