キャサリン・ジャクソン「孫のことは知らなかった」

キャサリン・ジャクソンさんは、昨日提出された書類の中で、法廷に10日間欠席した理由を説明した。キャサリン妃によると、アリゾナ州のホテルに滞在していた10日間、他人との接触は妨げられていたという。彼女はまた、孫たちが彼女の行方不明を警察に通報していたことは知らなかったと述べた。

キャサリン妃によると、当初は息子たちのコンサートに出席するためニューメキシコ州まで陸路で行く予定だったが、その前日、医師が自宅を訪れ、キャサリン妃の専属医師から派遣されたと嘘をついたという。医師はキャサリンに、車での旅行は忘れて飛行機で旅行したほうが良いと言いました。キャサリンは医師が自分の専門の医師によって送られたものだと信じていたので、その医師に従った。彼女は荷物をまとめたが、飛行機を降りるとアリゾナ州ツーソンに着き、フェニックスの温水ホテルに連れて行かれ、そこで医師から休養を処方されたと言われた。

キャサリンさんの弁護士によると、血圧が高かったため、子供たちが彼女を温泉ホテルに連れて行ったという。

キャサリン妃はホテルでiPadと携帯電話を取り上げられたと語った。彼女の部屋には電話がありましたが、それを使って外の世界に電話をかけることはできませんでした。彼女の部屋のテレビにも映像が映りませんでした。

「携帯電話を奪われました。一緒にいた人の一人が、iPad を使って他の人に電話できるかと尋ねました。はい、と答えると、iPad も私から奪われました。部屋には電話がありましたが、そこから番号をダイヤルすることはできませんでした。部屋のテレビには映像が映りませんでした。」

キャサリンさんは、自分の部屋にあるテレビの修理を何度も頼んだが、何も解決しなかったと語った。

キャサリンさんの子供たちは、キャサリンさんに嘘をつき、電話を使えないのは彼女だけではなく、他の部屋も同じ状況だったと話した。しかし実際には、ホテルの全客室に通信設備が備わっていました。

数日後、彼女は偶然テレビを聞いて、自分が行方不明になっているというニュースがメディアで広まっていることに気づきました。

“One day I woke up to the sound of the television. Even though there was no picture, I heard the announcer talking about my being missing.”

She says she was unaware that Prince, Paris, Blanket, and TJ couldn’t reach her. She also didn’t know that her lawyer had come to Tucson to speak with her, but her children didn’t allow her to meet with him.

“When I was away from home, I had no doubt that if anything happened, the people around me—whom I trusted—would report back to me. I had no reason to think they might prevent me from contacting Prince, Paris, and Blanket.”

Catherine said that when she asked about the condition of Michael’s children, she was told that everything was fine. She emphasized that if she had known that Michael’s children were looking for her, she would have returned home as soon as possible.

“I could never have left my grandkids alone for such a long time without knowing about them.”

“I trusted the people who were with me in Arizona, and I thought they were being honest with me.” She did not name any specific person.

Catherine says that one night before she left the hotel, she was “allowed” to speak with her grandkids.

Many of her statements contradict the statement that was read on television one day before her return home. On that day, her children—Rebbie, Jermaine, and Janet—were present beside her, and Catherine read the statement from a piece of paper.

Following these remarks, Catherine filed a request with the court to have her guardianship rights over Michael’s children reinstated. After reviewing the case, Judge Beckloff appointed Catherine again as the permanent guardian of Prince, Paris, and Blanket, and also named TJ Jackson as the assistant guardian on a temporary basis.

Catherine wrote: “I knew that TJ would be taking care of Prince, Paris, and Blanket in my absence, but what I didn’t know was that situations could arise that would require TJ to legally take charge and act on his own. That’s why I welcome the fact that he is now serving as guardian alongside me for Prince, Paris, and Blanket, or that in my absence he acts as their sole legal guardian.”

On August 22, they will return to court so the judge can change TJ’s guardianship order from temporary to permanent.

Based on interviews the court conducted with Michael’s children, Beckloff said:

“It’s clear that the children love Mrs. Jackson very much and that she takes good care of them. They are also fond of TJ and have a very close relationship with him. In my opinion, the children are very well-raised. It’s clear that Catherine Jackson is doing her job well.”

Catherine’s lawyer, Perry Sanders, told the court: “TJ has a great deal of respect for his grandmother, and Mrs. Jackson also respects him. They work well together.”

The day before, Diana Ross—whose name was listed in Michael’s will as the second guardian of his children—had met with the kids. Diana was satisfied with the meeting and announced that she has no objection to TJ’s guardianship.

Catherine also wrote in her declaration that she, along with Prince, Paris, Blanket, and TJ, would be traveling to the city of Gary, and therefore the judge needs to cancel the order prohibiting the children from leaving California that had been issued earlier. That order was issued after efforts by several members of the Jackson family to transfer the children to Arizona, and to protect them, by the judge.

Source: eMJey.com / Chicago Tribune