The time was 9:30 at night; the Jackson 5 had been practicing since 7:00 in the morning. It was a usual Saturday routine. Each of the 5 was dressed in their bright shiny costumes, panting and exhausted from the amount of rehearsals put on them.
Jackie, the tallest, was behind the rest of the boys so not to upstage any of them, dancing like the professional he was. Tito took the left of the stage slightly with his prized guitare in his hands, struggling to keep in time of the rhythm slightly. Jermaine stood on the other side of the group with his basse, bass guitar, also playing proudly.
Stood suivant to Jackie was Marlon, who was slightly struggling to keep in time with his older brother whilst dancing the difficult dances that they practiced jour after day. However the real étoile, star of the group stood in front of the rest. The youngest of the group; Michael.
"No no no! It's all wrong! Start again, and I want it right!" Joe Jackson yelled from the other side of the room. Suddenly, the group burst into song in front of their father, with Michael chant the main vocals of 'I want toi back'. After chant part of the song, the beat changed and Michael sang the first few notes of 'ABC', and after chant part of that, went into 'I'll be there'.
After they finished, their father clapped slightly.
"Brilliant. toi are finally set for TV tomorrow night. I swear, if any of toi screw up, you'll answer to me, ok?" he growled. The group immediately nodded, Michael looking the most scared.
"Great. I'll leave toi boys to clear up and I'll see toi at 7:00AM sharp for a final run through before the show. Goodnight" a dit Joe, before leaving the studio.
As soon as the door shut, the boys all collapsed into a heap of exhaustion on the floor.
"Jeez man, when is he gonna act like a real father?" Tito asked, holding his guitare to his chest.
"Soon, I hope" Jermaine sighed.
"I don't think it'll happen. The other jour I called him 'dad', and he shouted at me, saying 'it's Joseph to you!" Michael told them, trying to imitate his dad as best as he could. The others looked shocked. Jackie put his arm around Michael.
"Hey, no worries bro. Once we finish the montrer tomorrow, he'll be fine with us! He's just convinced that it won't go to plan. He's paranoid like that" Jackie reassured him. Michael sighed and nodded; then remembered something.
"Hey, how's mom anyway?" Michael asked the group. Catherine Jackson was heavily pregnant with the ninth baby of the Jackson family, and as far as they knew, the Jackson 5 was getting a third sister.
"Mom's doing fine apparently. Rebbie called us before to ask about the show, and she a dit the baby should be due in about three weeks." Jackie answered.
"I can't wait, man. Our little sis is gonna be so sweet!" Marlon cooed, whilst the others exchanged glances, then burst into laughter.
"I'm sure she'll follow our talent. Now come on, we've got work tomorrow!" Jackie ordered, pulling the others to their feet. The five soon left the studio for home, and once they returned to their hotel rooms, all were soon asleep except for Michael, who lay awake for most of the night dreaming about his little sister, and how much he wanted to montrer her everything.
He'd always wanted a little sister.
The suivant day…
"Same old practice" Jermaine moaned, blowing a framboise afterwards, making Joseph glare.
"Don't 'same old practice' me! Do as you're told! toi guys are on in eight hours! Now, once again; go!" Joe ordered. The boys wearily shuffled into position groaning. The boys were just about to start when the phone rang. Jackie sighed and answered it, much to his father's annoyance.
"What? Rebs, is she ok? Listen, we'll be there" Jackie sounded worried.
"What's up bro?" Tito asked.
"It's mom. She's gone into labour; the baby is three weeks early!" Jackie told them, starting to pace the floor.
"Hey, we've got to go and see her, now!" Jermaine suggested. The others agreed and began to déplacer out of the door, only to be stopped par Joe.
"Nobody's going anywhere. toi guys need to practice!" Joe ordered.
Michael took a deep breath.
"No, dad. We've practiced enough, and we're tired. We know all the steps and moves; we need to be there for mother!" Michael tried to reason with Joe.
Joe suddenly gripped Michael and slammed him against the wall. Michael cried out whilst his brothers tried to release him from Joe's grip.
"Practice, ok?" Joe yelled.
"Yes! Yes! I'm sorry!" Michael pleaded. Joe let go of him and Michael curled up into a ball on the floor. Joe's cell phone began vibrating in his pocket.
"Won't be a minute" Joe promised them, whilst walking off to answer the call.
"You ok Mike?" Jackie asked, bending over him.
"Yeah I'm fine. But I'm not staying here. I'm going to the hospital; it's only down the road. Who's with me?" Michael asked. The others hesitated, but soon agreed that their mom needed them. The five crept out of the studio building, hoping that nobody was about seen as it was already early.
5 Hours Later
"She's beautiful. She's the most beautiful sister in the world" Jackie cooed over Janet. The Jackson Five, Rebbie and Latoya were now together in the hospital, surrounding their mother who was holding Janet; a tiny but beautiful baby.
"Ahem!" Rebbie and Latoya glared at their brother, hands on hips, but managed to laugh when he gave them a cheeky expression.
"Finally, I'm not the youngest anymore!" Randy yelled triumphantly, as the rest of his family laughed.
"She really is beautiful…our little Janet" Catherine said, s’embrasser her new daughter on the head. Janet was gently sleeping as she was rocked par her mother. The rest of her family gathered round her and watched her sleep. Suddenly the door of the hospital ward swung open violently as Joe stormed in, his face full of thunder.
"You boys have really done it this time! toi really have! How dare toi leave my rehearsal! toi have a montrer tonight!" Joe yelled furiously. Janet was awakened par the new noise and began to cry softly.
"Dad, please be quiet, you're scaring Janet!" Michael whispered.
"I told you, it's Joseph to you! And I don't care if I'll wake Janet! She can cry all she wants, because she's not stopping toi from performing, now come on!" their father ordered. The boys thought it best not to argue with him in fear of being yelled at further. The boys trudged out of the ward, saying their goodbyes to their mother, sisters and Randy.
All left except for Michael.
"Mother, I don't want to perform. I want to stay here with Janet!" Michael whined.
"I know, love. But just think, it'll make your father happy" Catherine said. Michael didn't seem satisfied.
"But he never shows it! He never encourages us ou tells us 'well done'. He doesn't even smile!" Michael moaned at his mum. Catherine thought for a minute as to what would make him happy.
"Here Michael, will holding your baby sister make a difference?" Catherine asked him. Michael smiled and took Janet in his arms, being very careful. Janet stopped crying immediately and smiled at Michael with a wide grin.
"She's so beautiful. I'll always protect you, Janet." Michael said, nearly in tears.
"She has your eyes. And I can tell she's blessed with your talents. She's going to be brilliant."
Michael smiled and handed Janet back to Catherine.
"Off toi go now, love. I'll be watching toi on TV" Catherine encouraged him.
"Ok mother" Michael grinned, before running out to rejoindre his brothers.
Sixteen Months Later
Michael was spending the jour at accueil in the small house in Gary. Joe, Rebbie, Latoya and the rest of the Jackson Five had gone out, and Michael was left alone with Janet whilst their mother was ironing in the other room.
Janet was seated in her high chair, giggling as she watched Michael sing and dance for her. He sang 'ABC' in the hope that it would teach her well, and he also read stories to her, picked her up and spun her round, dancing in time to the rhythm, and fed her dîner seen as Catherine had been busy.
As Michael shouted 'I think I l’amour ya!' from the song, Janet squealed in delight, and Michael ran to her and picked her up, also giggling.
"You really are something special, my Janet. You're gonna be a huge star, and you're gonna make me proud, I can see it coming" Michael hugged her. Suddenly Catherine shouted Michael's name from the other room.
"Michael!" Janet repeated. Michael gasped.
"Janet! toi talked!" Michael beamed, just as his mother ran in to hear Janet repeat Michael's name again.
"Oh that's wonderful! Clever girl Janet!" Catherine cooed, s’embrasser her cheek.
"What's going on?" Joe asked, as he walked in with the others.
"Janet's first word was Michael!" Catherine beamed. Everyone cheered except for Joe. Joe walked up to Michael who was still holding Janet, and stood over him.
"If Janet can say your name, then that means you've been spending too much time with her! Get to the dance studio now, and practice!" Joe yelled, taking Janet off Michael and handing her to Rebbie. The others gasped and Michael looked heartbroken.
"Please Dad, just let me- -"
"No! toi get there now! toi too boys! We have eight shows in two weeks! Get moving!" Joe growled, whilst the boys sighed and trudged out of the house. Michael planed a Kiss on Janet's cheek.
"Don't worry sis, we'll play again tomorrow" he smiled. Janet smiled back and grabbed his small, frizzy afro. Michael laughed and he moved her hand away, s’embrasser it and leaving the house
TMZ has learned the Holmby Hills mansion where Michael Jackson died is getting a serious boost in security -- so nobody messes with the super-expensive property while it's on the market.
Sources connected to the accueil tell us ... now that people know the accueil is "vacated and for sale, the property owners have increased security to keep it safe."
As we previously reported, the owners are requiring potential buyers to go through an "extensive pre-qualifying check" before they can even walk in the door ... just to keep out the riffraff.
The accueil is currently on the market for a cool $28 mil.
Sources connected to the accueil tell us ... now that people know the accueil is "vacated and for sale, the property owners have increased security to keep it safe."
As we previously reported, the owners are requiring potential buyers to go through an "extensive pre-qualifying check" before they can even walk in the door ... just to keep out the riffraff.
The accueil is currently on the market for a cool $28 mil.
An MJ fan club is on a desperate mission to clean up the récent graffiti onslaught outside the King of Pop's tomb -- claiming a few bad apples could spoil everything for MJ's non-vandal followers.
The Official Michael Jackson fans of Southern California have extended an olive branch to Forest Lawn Cemetery -- where MJ is buried -- offering to clean up the récent wave of hidden vandalism outside the singer's tomb ... before the cemetery decides to ban MJ fans altogether.
A rep for the group -- which organizes a monthly pilgrimage to MJ's burial place -- tells TMZ, they want to "fix this mess" so FLC doesn't associate MJ's upstanding fans with a bunch of sharpie-wielding hoodlums.
As TMZ first reported, Forest Lawn is currently on red alert over the illegal doodles -- hunting down the artists responsible ... and threatening to ban any potential copycats for life.
No word if Forest Lawn will take the fan group up on their offer.
The Official Michael Jackson fans of Southern California have extended an olive branch to Forest Lawn Cemetery -- where MJ is buried -- offering to clean up the récent wave of hidden vandalism outside the singer's tomb ... before the cemetery decides to ban MJ fans altogether.
A rep for the group -- which organizes a monthly pilgrimage to MJ's burial place -- tells TMZ, they want to "fix this mess" so FLC doesn't associate MJ's upstanding fans with a bunch of sharpie-wielding hoodlums.
As TMZ first reported, Forest Lawn is currently on red alert over the illegal doodles -- hunting down the artists responsible ... and threatening to ban any potential copycats for life.
No word if Forest Lawn will take the fan group up on their offer.
The film deals with the life of Jackson from his childhood until the death of large stars. The Katherine, in fact, intends to offer hundreds of hours of family vidéos to Howard Mann, who wrote the album with her. These include hardware since the family moved from Gary Indiana to Los Angeles as soon as the Jackson 5 signed with the label Motown.
a dit even, that the Howard has paid richly-digit amount to the former partner of Michael, Marc Schaffel, for 26 additional hours of video material with the king of pop. The Katherine Howard and planning a series of films for Michael. The documentary "This is it in the preparation of the king of pop for the comeback, earned profits of 400 million U.S. dollars to the family.
Michael Jackson's estate is lashing out at the people behind a new MJ documentary set to debut in Japon tomorrow -- claiming fans are being duped into believing the flick was authorized par Team MJ.
The estate has released a scathing statement claiming that flamant, flamant rose Features is promoting the movie in a way that is misleading MJ's fans into believing the film -- shot par former MJ confidante Marc Schaffel -- was properly authorized.
The estate also makes it clear it doesn't endorse the flick and none of the profits will benefit MJ's children. They also note that the movie is not allowed to contain any of Michael's music.
Schaffel doesn't appear to be bothered -- the above photo was taken moments il y a at the movie premiere in Tokyo ... where Schaffel took the stage and told fans Katherine Jackson sent along her best wishes.
Tuesday, we shot video of Schaffel and Debbie Rowe boarding a plane to Tokyo.
The estate has released a scathing statement claiming that flamant, flamant rose Features is promoting the movie in a way that is misleading MJ's fans into believing the film -- shot par former MJ confidante Marc Schaffel -- was properly authorized.
The estate also makes it clear it doesn't endorse the flick and none of the profits will benefit MJ's children. They also note that the movie is not allowed to contain any of Michael's music.
Schaffel doesn't appear to be bothered -- the above photo was taken moments il y a at the movie premiere in Tokyo ... where Schaffel took the stage and told fans Katherine Jackson sent along her best wishes.
Tuesday, we shot video of Schaffel and Debbie Rowe boarding a plane to Tokyo.
Michael Jackson had some unexpected company drop par this weekend -- a surprise visit from his close friend Stevie Wonder.
TMZ has confirmed that the singer and three of his children stopped par Michael's tomb at the Forest Lawn Cemetery in Glendale, CA this weekend to pay their respects.
According to Stevie's rep, Wonder and his kids had gone to the cemetery to visit Stevie's dearly departed mother -- but Stevie's children insisted they visit MJ too.
Wonder and MJ were famously close -- and at MJ's memorial last year, Stevie told the crowd he often let Michael know how much he loved him ... and was "at peace with that."
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TMZ has confirmed that the singer and three of his children stopped par Michael's tomb at the Forest Lawn Cemetery in Glendale, CA this weekend to pay their respects.
According to Stevie's rep, Wonder and his kids had gone to the cemetery to visit Stevie's dearly departed mother -- but Stevie's children insisted they visit MJ too.
Wonder and MJ were famously close -- and at MJ's memorial last year, Stevie told the crowd he often let Michael know how much he loved him ... and was "at peace with that."
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Originally posté May 13th 2010 5:30 PM PDT par TMZ Staff
Lisa Marie Presley's desperate plea for fans to bring plus fleurs to Michael Jackson's tomb must have fallen on deaf ears -- because as of today the entrance to the tomb was pretty bare.
Michael Jackson's ex-wife complained about too much "empty space" around the singer's tomb on her MySpace page yesterday -- and urged fans to fill the void with lots of sunflowers ... but obviously that didn't happen.
fans have since fired back, claiming they've been faithfully doing their part flowers-wise since MJ died last year.
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Lisa Marie Presley's desperate plea for fans to bring plus fleurs to Michael Jackson's tomb must have fallen on deaf ears -- because as of today the entrance to the tomb was pretty bare.
Michael Jackson's ex-wife complained about too much "empty space" around the singer's tomb on her MySpace page yesterday -- and urged fans to fill the void with lots of sunflowers ... but obviously that didn't happen.
fans have since fired back, claiming they've been faithfully doing their part flowers-wise since MJ died last year.
Read more: link
