The Jacksons’ claim made Catherine laugh, Prince was hacked
Yesterday was a busy day for the Jacksons and Michael’s fans.
Eighty-two-year-old Catherine Jackson finally returned to her Calabasas home after eleven days of absence. She traveled the 830-kilometer distance from Arizona to Los Angeles overnight by car. Remember that Dr. Metzger had warned Catherine against traveling by land and advised her to travel by plane. But Catherine took the long return route by car—and the question is whether the doctor’s order was canceled, or whether Janet, Rebbie, Germain, and Randy simply didn’t think it was necessary to get her a plane ticket.
After Catherine returned, Paris tweeted: "Grandma is here. Thank God." Feeling relieved, she said she needs a winter sleep because she hasn’t slept for 23 hours. There’s no doubt these days have been very hard on Prince, Paris, and especially Blanket.
This action by the foundation and Catherine’s lawyers to set up temporary guardianship for Michael’s children, along with the judge’s agreement to choose 34-year-old T.J. Jackson, caused Janet, Rebbie, Germain, and Randy to bring their mother Catherine back home.
Roger Friedman wrote a few hours ago:
"Piers Sanders, Catherine’s lawyer, says she spoke with Catherine about the recent events, and their conversation was long and constructive. She said that on Friday morning, a statement about the results of their discussion will be released. She also said that the story of a brain attack and the media frenzy around it made Catherine laugh. In their joint letter, Rebbie, Janet, Germain, and Randy had said that the foundation’s improper performance caused her to suffer a brain attack. In reality, it was this brain attack news that fueled the fire. When Prince and Paris read the letter, they were furious because they knew it wasn’t true. Probably at that time, Michael’s children understood what their father meant when he warned them away from certain people inside the family."
Catherine’s television statement
Before returning, Catherine announced in a television statement—read from a sheet of paper in the presence of her children—that she would return home. She also said she was very upset about losing her right to guardianship of her grandchildren. Instead of answering questions, this television interview raised even more doubts. The interviewer wasn’t allowed to ask any questions, and while she was reading the text, sometimes her daughters showed her the parts they wanted her to read.
Here is what Catherine says:
"I’m here today to tell everyone that I’m doing well and that I’m with my children. My children would never do something like this to me—keeping me here against my wishes. It’s a stupid idea. The reason I didn’t call is because I put my phone aside—I didn’t want to use it. My assistant, Janice Smith, called the house on my behalf to make sure everything was okay. She spoke to my grandchild and told me there’s nothing to worry about. I’m thinking about the kids and I’m worried about them, but I know they’re doing well... The court’s recent decision was made based on a handful of lies. (She looks at her papers.) But I think I know who is behind this. The fact that in my absence, my children—my grandchildren—were taken away from me has devastated me. Last night I spoke with T.J. and with Prince and Paris, and I told them that I’m coming back home today and that they’re waiting for me. I told T.J. that he didn’t need to take action for temporary guardianship. I don’t know who assigned him to do it, but he wanted me to return home before it happened."
The negative point of this statement is that Janice Smith never informed Catherine about what was really happening in her home, and she hadn’t told her that people around her were preventing Michael’s children from contacting her.
T.J. also described his phone conversation with Catherine in Arizona as "weird" and said: "I’ve never heard her voice like that. There were constant pauses in between. Some of her words couldn’t be heard, and she used words that made me wonder if she was speaking in code."
Court’s ruling for temporary guardianship
One day before this statement, on Wednesday, Judge Mitchell Beckloff appointed T.J. as the temporary guardian of Michael Jackson’s children. He previously didn’t want to do it, but he issued his ruling under insistence from Catherine’s lawyers and the lawyer for Michael’s children, who were worried about their safety. He also ordered that without a court order, no one is allowed to move the children out of California. On Monday, Janet, Randy, and Germain tried to take the children out of the house and bring them to the state of Arizona. They told the children that they could talk to their grandmother, but only if they went to Arizona with them.
In Beckloff’s court, the judge placed the blame on those who prevented Catherine Jackson from carrying out her duties as guardian and legal custodian of the children, and said Catherine committed no wrongdoing as the children’s guardian.
In T.J. Jackson’s guardianship request form, he wrote: "Preventing them from allowing grandma to return home is strange and worrying for us."
His lawyer, Charles Schulz, also told the judge that because of concerns about the children’s safety, they didn’t attend school on Wednesday. He said his client doesn’t want permanent guardianship rights for the children and doesn’t want to replace Catherine. However, the judge informed him that he has 48 hours to complete the request forms, although after Catherine’s return, it may no longer be necessary to review the forms and the situation may return to how it was before.
Margaret Ladaiz, the legal counsel for Michael’s children, had asked about Prince and Paris’s views on temporary guardianship before the hearing. According to her, they welcomed the idea of having a temporary guardian until Catherine returns.
Catherine’s lawyer, Perry Sanders, told the court that on Tuesday she went to Arizona to meet with Catherine and met with Janet and Randy in Tucson, but she wasn’t allowed to meet her client. She also continued to express hope that the recent events were only a misunderstanding, but she described it as a "chaos" anyway.
On Thursday, on her way back home, for the first time in eleven days, Catherine called her lawyer, Perry Sanders. Sanders said: "Her voice sounded the same as before, and she was doing well." Now that Catherine has returned, Sanders plans to ask the court to restore permanent guardianship rights for Michael’s children.
Reunion with the grandchildren
Three hours after Catherine returned, Prince Jackson posted an explosive statement on Twitter (with a link to the statement on TwitLonger) and announced that his aunt Janet had prevented them from accessing Catherine. The statement was widely reflected in the media within just one hour, but after six hours from its release, it was deleted from Twitter, and a tweet from Prince was posted saying that the previous tweets weren’t written by him. Within minutes, that tweet was also deleted from Twitter, and rumors spread that Prince had been hacked. Three hours later, Paris said her brother’s Twitter account had been hacked and that she would soon repost the previous tweets. Then she repeated what her brother said: "If you continue with your lies, I will continue telling the truth." She added: "Prince wanted me to tell you this. These are our own words." After some time, Prince reposted the statement text and the image related to the family group chat, and asked people to retweet it so it would circulate on Twitter and be read.
Yesterday, Roger Friedman wrote about it:
"Prince’s amazing tweets were deleted from Twitter, but by now everyone has read them. A source told me that Janet, Randy, and Germain had a group phone conversation with their mother this morning that lasted three hours. They were about to explode with anger. In any case, it’s now clear that Janet prevented the kids from contacting Catherine.
Can you imagine three children in a house that big, with so many people fighting? They were awake until near morning, and when they finally fell asleep, Prince’s message was deleted from Twitter. Now it’s back. Paris and Prince probably spoke personally with Judge Beckloff and explained what happened. They’re smart and articulate. Michael Jackson raised them well. He’s definitely proud that his children can stand on their own.
Right now, Catherine Jackson and Michael’s children are at the Calabasas house with their new guardian, T.J., and his brother, Taryll. Marlon also spoke with Catherine this evening. I’ve also been told that LaToya’s silence in this matter is the result of a severe fight. Germain had been verbally attacking LaToya in front of Prince to the point that LaToya started crying. She’s afraid of Germain now. More importantly, Prince and Paris now know what their father talked to them about."
But according to RadarOnline, Michael’s children asked Catherine not to leave them alone without contact under any circumstances. They plan to ask the court to appoint Catherine again as their permanent guardian. According to sources close to the family, during these eleven days, ten-year-old Blanket—the youngest child who lost his father at age seven—has been hit the hardest. Blanket didn’t leave Catherine’s side all night.
According to this source, Catherine’s meeting with her grandchildren at the Calabasas house last night was very emotional. Catherine was completely unaware of everything that had happened recently. She had no idea that Michael’s children had been stuck in a dead end when trying to contact her. What Catherine had heard about the events of the past week was completely different from what she heard from her grandchildren last night. Their conversation lasted for a few hours, and after that Prince posted a statement on Twitter saying his grandmother had been completely misled.
Catherine is expected to regain permanent guardianship rights for Michael’s children in the coming weeks, but this time Judge Mitchell Beckloff will certainly make arrangements to ensure that the events of last week won’t happen again.
Where was Catherine?
According to Friedman, Catherine Jackson stayed for more than a week at a hot springs hotel in Phoenix, Arizona. According to the hotel’s caretakers, all rooms have full access to phones and the internet, but Catherine’s lawyer told the judge that her client’s room didn’t have the necessary access. Catherine’s phone and laptop were taken from her, and the phone was removed from her room.
Friedman continues:
"But will Catherine Jackson find out the truth of what happened? That she left the house to attend a concert, but ended up at a hot springs hotel—and her connection to the outside world was cut off? That’s why she lost guardianship of Michael’s children, who were terrified by this situation? That her children want the trustees of the Michael Foundation removed so they can pocket her money? Maybe not. Maybe Catherine will never understand it, because she wants to deny reality. Joseph beat and tortured his children for years, but Catherine still refuses to accept that truth. Michael spoke about it openly, and Germain wrote about it in his recent book: ‘Over the years, Randy and Janet also tasted the belt—of course, mostly because of disobedience to instructions. There’s no doubt Michael was afraid of his father.’ But Germain also denies reality, because shortly after he writes: ‘If he (Joseph) had mistreated us, we would have cut him off today.’ But Joseph personally admitted to mistreating his children. I published the text of my interview with him on September 10, 2001. He told me, ‘You have to be strict with the kids. There’s nothing wrong with physically punishing them—you just have to know how to punish them.’ Before the question even left my mouth, he answered: ‘The best punishment is to hit them on the back.’ If Catherine didn’t know about this behavior for twenty years, is it possible she will learn about the events of the past ten days?
Her absence caused her to lose guardianship of her grandchildren. Judge Beckloff isn’t stupid—he knows what’s going on well, and he probably won’t return Catherine’s guardianship rights to her anytime soon.
Maybe from now on, Marlon, Tito, and Jackie will think more about their mother. Marlon and Tito have never chased Michael’s money, and Jackie works for the foundation. Tito, the father of T.J., is currently working as a jazz musician the whole time."
Friedman also wrote about the rumor that Catherine fired Trent Jackson, which Randy had spread:
"Trent Jackson and the team of guards at the Calabasas house were hired by the foundation to protect Michael’s children, and Catherine couldn’t have fired him. Janet, Rebbie, Germain, and especially Randy can’t stand Trent Jackson and want to get rid of him. Meanwhile, there’s someone else who can’t stand the people at the Calabasas house. I’ve been told that almost all residents of Calabasas hate Janice Smith. Catherine mentioned her name in her statement. It was Janice Smith who told everyone that Catherine was going to New Mexico for her sons’ concerts, while she was constantly thinking about Catherine’s trip to Arizona and staying at a hot springs hotel the whole time—and she told no one."
Friedman also called Catherine’s statement—read from a sheet of paper—fabricated, and said the entire plan was arranged by Germain, Janet, Rebbie, and Germain. He also criticized ABC for using itself as a tool for Catherine’s children just to boost ratings, even though it wasn’t allowed to ask questions.
Source: eMJey.com / Showbiz411 & CNN & ABC
Catherine’s television statement
Before returning, Catherine announced in a television statement—read from a sheet of paper in the presence of her children—that she would return home. She also said she was very upset about losing her right to guardianship of her grandchildren. Instead of answering questions, this television interview raised even more doubts. The interviewer wasn’t allowed to ask any questions, and while she was reading the text, sometimes her daughters showed her the parts they wanted her to read.
Here is what Catherine says:
"I’m here today to tell everyone that I’m doing well and that I’m with my children. My children would never do something like this to me—keeping me here against my wishes. It’s a stupid idea. The reason I didn’t call is because I put my phone aside—I didn’t want to use it. My assistant, Janice Smith, called the house on my behalf to make sure everything was okay. She spoke to my grandchild and told me there’s nothing to worry about. I’m thinking about the kids and I’m worried about them, but I know they’re doing well... The court’s recent decision was made based on a handful of lies. (She looks at her papers.) But I think I know who is behind this. The fact that in my absence, my children—my grandchildren—were taken away from me has devastated me. Last night I spoke with T.J. and with Prince and Paris, and I told them that I’m coming back home today and that they’re waiting for me. I told T.J. that he didn’t need to take action for temporary guardianship. I don’t know who assigned him to do it, but he wanted me to return home before it happened."
The negative point of this statement is that Janice Smith never informed Catherine about what was really happening in her home, and she hadn’t told her that people around her were preventing Michael’s children from contacting her.
T.J. also described his phone conversation with Catherine in Arizona as "weird" and said: "I’ve never heard her voice like that. There were constant pauses in between. Some of her words couldn’t be heard, and she used words that made me wonder if she was speaking in code."
Court’s ruling for temporary guardianship
One day before this statement, on Wednesday, Judge Mitchell Beckloff appointed T.J. as the temporary guardian of Michael Jackson’s children. He previously didn’t want to do it, but he issued his ruling under insistence from Catherine’s lawyers and the lawyer for Michael’s children, who were worried about their safety. He also ordered that without a court order, no one is allowed to move the children out of California. On Monday, Janet, Randy, and Germain tried to take the children out of the house and bring them to the state of Arizona. They told the children that they could talk to their grandmother, but only if they went to Arizona with them.
In Beckloff’s court, the judge placed the blame on those who prevented Catherine Jackson from carrying out her duties as guardian and legal custodian of the children, and said Catherine committed no wrongdoing as the children’s guardian.
In T.J. Jackson’s guardianship request form, he wrote: "Preventing them from allowing grandma to return home is strange and worrying for us."
His lawyer, Charles Schulz, also told the judge that because of concerns about the children’s safety, they didn’t attend school on Wednesday. He said his client doesn’t want permanent guardianship rights for the children and doesn’t want to replace Catherine. However, the judge informed him that he has 48 hours to complete the request forms, although after Catherine’s return, it may no longer be necessary to review the forms and the situation may return to how it was before.
Margaret Ladaiz, the legal counsel for Michael’s children, had asked about Prince and Paris’s views on temporary guardianship before the hearing. According to her, they welcomed the idea of having a temporary guardian until Catherine returns.
Catherine’s lawyer, Perry Sanders, told the court that on Tuesday she went to Arizona to meet with Catherine and met with Janet and Randy in Tucson, but she wasn’t allowed to meet her client. She also continued to express hope that the recent events were only a misunderstanding, but she described it as a "chaos" anyway.
On Thursday, on her way back home, for the first time in eleven days, Catherine called her lawyer, Perry Sanders. Sanders said: "Her voice sounded the same as before, and she was doing well." Now that Catherine has returned, Sanders plans to ask the court to restore permanent guardianship rights for Michael’s children.
Reunion with the grandchildren
Three hours after Catherine returned, Prince Jackson posted an explosive statement on Twitter (with a link to the statement on TwitLonger) and announced that his aunt Janet had prevented them from accessing Catherine. The statement was widely reflected in the media within just one hour, but after six hours from its release, it was deleted from Twitter, and a tweet from Prince was posted saying that the previous tweets weren’t written by him. Within minutes, that tweet was also deleted from Twitter, and rumors spread that Prince had been hacked. Three hours later, Paris said her brother’s Twitter account had been hacked and that she would soon repost the previous tweets. Then she repeated what her brother said: "If you continue with your lies, I will continue telling the truth." She added: "Prince wanted me to tell you this. These are our own words." After some time, Prince reposted the statement text and the image related to the family group chat, and asked people to retweet it so it would circulate on Twitter and be read.
Yesterday, Roger Friedman wrote about it:
"Prince’s amazing tweets were deleted from Twitter, but by now everyone has read them. A source told me that Janet, Randy, and Germain had a group phone conversation with their mother this morning that lasted three hours. They were about to explode with anger. In any case, it’s now clear that Janet prevented the kids from contacting Catherine.
Can you imagine three children in a house that big, with so many people fighting? They were awake until near morning, and when they finally fell asleep, Prince’s message was deleted from Twitter. Now it’s back. Paris and Prince probably spoke personally with Judge Beckloff and explained what happened. They’re smart and articulate. Michael Jackson raised them well. He’s definitely proud that his children can stand on their own.
Right now, Catherine Jackson and Michael’s children are at the Calabasas house with their new guardian, T.J., and his brother, Taryll. Marlon also spoke with Catherine this evening. I’ve also been told that LaToya’s silence in this matter is the result of a severe fight. Germain had been verbally attacking LaToya in front of Prince to the point that LaToya started crying. She’s afraid of Germain now. More importantly, Prince and Paris now know what their father talked to them about."
But according to RadarOnline, Michael’s children asked Catherine not to leave them alone without contact under any circumstances. They plan to ask the court to appoint Catherine again as their permanent guardian. According to sources close to the family, during these eleven days, ten-year-old Blanket—the youngest child who lost his father at age seven—has been hit the hardest. Blanket didn’t leave Catherine’s side all night.
According to this source, Catherine’s meeting with her grandchildren at the Calabasas house last night was very emotional. Catherine was completely unaware of everything that had happened recently. She had no idea that Michael’s children had been stuck in a dead end when trying to contact her. What Catherine had heard about the events of the past week was completely different from what she heard from her grandchildren last night. Their conversation lasted for a few hours, and after that Prince posted a statement on Twitter saying his grandmother had been completely misled.
Catherine is expected to regain permanent guardianship rights for Michael’s children in the coming weeks, but this time Judge Mitchell Beckloff will certainly make arrangements to ensure that the events of last week won’t happen again.
Where was Catherine?
According to Friedman, Catherine Jackson stayed for more than a week at a hot springs hotel in Phoenix, Arizona. According to the hotel’s caretakers, all rooms have full access to phones and the internet, but Catherine’s lawyer told the judge that her client’s room didn’t have the necessary access. Catherine’s phone and laptop were taken from her, and the phone was removed from her room.
Friedman continues:
"But will Catherine Jackson find out the truth of what happened? That she left the house to attend a concert, but ended up at a hot springs hotel—and her connection to the outside world was cut off? That’s why she lost guardianship of Michael’s children, who were terrified by this situation? That her children want the trustees of the Michael Foundation removed so they can pocket her money? Maybe not. Maybe Catherine will never understand it, because she wants to deny reality. Joseph beat and tortured his children for years, but Catherine still refuses to accept that truth. Michael spoke about it openly, and Germain wrote about it in his recent book: ‘Over the years, Randy and Janet also tasted the belt—of course, mostly because of disobedience to instructions. There’s no doubt Michael was afraid of his father.’ But Germain also denies reality, because shortly after he writes: ‘If he (Joseph) had mistreated us, we would have cut him off today.’ But Joseph personally admitted to mistreating his children. I published the text of my interview with him on September 10, 2001. He told me, ‘You have to be strict with the kids. There’s nothing wrong with physically punishing them—you just have to know how to punish them.’ Before the question even left my mouth, he answered: ‘The best punishment is to hit them on the back.’ If Catherine didn’t know about this behavior for twenty years, is it possible she will learn about the events of the past ten days?
Her absence caused her to lose guardianship of her grandchildren. Judge Beckloff isn’t stupid—he knows what’s going on well, and he probably won’t return Catherine’s guardianship rights to her anytime soon.
Maybe from now on, Marlon, Tito, and Jackie will think more about their mother. Marlon and Tito have never chased Michael’s money, and Jackie works for the foundation. Tito, the father of T.J., is currently working as a jazz musician the whole time."
Friedman also wrote about the rumor that Catherine fired Trent Jackson, which Randy had spread:
"Trent Jackson and the team of guards at the Calabasas house were hired by the foundation to protect Michael’s children, and Catherine couldn’t have fired him. Janet, Rebbie, Germain, and especially Randy can’t stand Trent Jackson and want to get rid of him. Meanwhile, there’s someone else who can’t stand the people at the Calabasas house. I’ve been told that almost all residents of Calabasas hate Janice Smith. Catherine mentioned her name in her statement. It was Janice Smith who told everyone that Catherine was going to New Mexico for her sons’ concerts, while she was constantly thinking about Catherine’s trip to Arizona and staying at a hot springs hotel the whole time—and she told no one."
Friedman also called Catherine’s statement—read from a sheet of paper—fabricated, and said the entire plan was arranged by Germain, Janet, Rebbie, and Germain. He also criticized ABC for using itself as a tool for Catherine’s children just to boost ratings, even though it wasn’t allowed to ask questions.
Source: eMJey.com / Showbiz411 & CNN & ABC