Katherine and “Money Hungry” Joe Jackson couldn’t be more satisfied with Dr. Conrad Murray’s conviction for the death of their superstar son.

Michael Jackson‘s parents released a statement saying they feel like justice has finally been served yesterday after the verdict was announced.

“We have been waiting for this moment for a very long time and we couldn’t hold back tears of joy in the courtroom.  Even though nothing can bring back our son, justice has finally been served! We can’t wait to go home and share this day with Michael’s children.”

It’s good to know the Jackson family can finally get closure from all of this…

This really stinks….

Dead beat father Joe Jackson is coming out with his own line of body scents in tribute to his son the late Michael Jackson. (And we can already tell it’s going to suck monkey balls)

The 82 year-old debuted his new scents for women and men this week in Cannes, France.

The cologne is called “Tribute” and the perfume is called “Legend”.

Only Joe Jackson would still be trying to capitalize off somebody’s death two years later. SMH!

Michael Jackson‘s family sat down with Oprah Winfrey for an in-depth interview that aired on the “Oprah” show yesterday (Mon. Nov 8).

In the pre-taped interview, Jackson’s mother Katherine gave an update on her grandchildren, talked about her son’s addiction to plastic surgery, his death and much much more. The special also showed segments featuring the King of Pop‘s father Joeseph as well as his 3 children  Paris, Prince & Prince II (aka Blanket).

Check out the revealing interview in its entirety below!!

Oprah may be all smiles with the rest of the Jackson family…..but when it comes to Randy Jackson, we can’t say the same!!

In a series of tweets, Randy lashed out over Oprah’s interview (which was taped in the Jackson family home) with his parents …and claims she is the last person Michael would have wanted around his kids. Continue reading to see what he said…

“i know every 1 wants to know my position on the Oprah interview… 1rst let me say that i love my mother and father. i am humbly grateful to have them as my parents… but i don’t always agree with the choices they make. this is 1 of those times… i found out Oprah was at our family home, my stomach ached and it still hasn’t gone away.”

“i had no prior knowledge this was going to happen. it was deliberately kept from me because they knew i would have tried to stop it… I know how Oprah feels about my brother and family. i also know that he would not have wanted this… in fact, she is the last person on earth he would want around his children. i can never forget when she had the show on pedophilia during the jury deliberation process in my brother’s santa maria case… that was no coincidence… i know there are a lot of you out there upset and angry over this. i don’t blame you… can you imagine how i feel.”

Wow…we didn’t know it was like that Randy!

Mommy and Daddy need money. Point blank. And MJ is a hot topic and will continue to be one for many years to come, and it just so happens that Oprah is one of (if not, the) biggest media personalities in the world. Get over it homie!!

Looks like the drama surrounding Michael Jackson‘s death continues to get shadier and shadier by the day. We have received word that CNN has obtained records of a claim filed by the California Medical Board claiming that AEG (the promoters behind MJ’s “This Is It” Tour) forced Dr. Conrad Murray to heavily sedate the King of Pop after the performer began to lose focus in concert rehearsals and stopped sleeping. Continue reading to get the scoop…

According to the 169-page complaint, filed by attorney Brian Oxman on behalf of Joe Jackson, Michael had only sporadically attended rehearsals for the show, leading to a showdown with Michael Jackson on June 18 in which an AEG exec allegedly threatened to “pull the plug” on Jackson’s rented home and fire Dr. Murray.

The complaint alleges Murray — who was allegedly promised $150,000 a month by AEG –  immediately began fueling Jackson with heavy sedatives, including Valium, Ativan, Versed and Propofol so the singer could sleep. As we first reported, Murray gave Jackson Propofol virtually every night for six weeks — until Michael died.

The complaint alleges AEG knew the dangers of Murray’s treatment but ordered full steam ahead.  And, according to the complaint, AEG turned a blind eye to Murray’s request for life saving equipment. The complaint claims AEG was effectively practicing medicine without a license, by forcing Murray to take radical medical steps to protect the show. The complaint claims, “Had AEG not violated California law and fulfilled its promise to provide Cardio-Pulmonary Resuscitation equipment and a nurse, Michael Jackson would not have died on June 25th.”

TMZ

This is a mess. If AEG did indeed do this, it could potentially put the well-known company into the dirt, which is what they rightfully deserve. You don’t kill the King of Pop and get away with it!

Joe Jackson ruffled a lot of feathers earlier this week when he blamed his wife Katherine for their son Michael‘s death. But now the Jackson family patriarch is back tracking on the hateful comments he made towards Katherine. Check out what he told our buddies over at Pop Eater below:

“Katherine did not kill my son,” he told PopEater on Monday. “She isn’t at fault.”

This change of rhetoric follows a News of the World article where the patriarch said his wife refused to help Michael when he was at his frailest, “because she was afraid she was invading his privacy.” He added that, after the King of Pop’s tragic death, he admonished Katherine. “I said this would have never happened if you had went and been with him.”

The comments have spurred a flurry of responses from Katherine’s supporters. “The world knows that Mrs. Jackson has always been a loving mother and grandmother, and that she and Michael had a very special relationship,” her lawyer, Adam Streisand, told TMZ, adding, “The world also knows who Joe Jackson is and he seems bent on never letting us forget.” Howard Weitzman, a lawyer for the Jackson estate, called Joe Jackson’s comments “preposterous.”

Joe and Katherine Jackson married in 1949 and both currently reside, along with Michael’s three children, at the family home in Encino.

POP EATER

“MY” son? Really Joe?

Leave it to Joe Jackson to stir up some drama just one week ahead of the anniversary his late son Michael Jackson‘s death. In a new interview with UK tabloid News of the World, Joe recalls blaming his wife Katherine for Michael’s untimely death because she didn’t save him from his addiction to prescription drugs:

“Katherine was weeping uncontrollably and highly upset. But I didn’t give her a hug because I was MAD at her crying,” snaps Joe, 80, who says he had spent months urging her to get the singer into rehab for his prescription drugs addiction. “I said, ‘If you had listened to me Michael would be living now!’ I kept thinking about the times I had stood in front of her saying something was wrong. I couldn’t bottle up my feelings. Katherine didn’t say a word – I had to get away from her. If she’d done what I asked, Michael would be here today. I am incensed with her. She could have made a difference.”

Joe says: “I only saw him a couple of times in his last few months – and he looked weak, thin and like he needed to get some sleep. He really never had that glow in his eyes, which he had on stage. I didn’t know that he was addicted to drugs, but something was wrong.”

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“It was a fan who told me Michael was being carried out of the house on a stretcher. Then it came on the news saying that he had a heart attack,” says Joe. “I knew I needed to get to LA. But on the way I found out by phone from La Toya he had passed in the car. I felt numb and unreal.”

Devastated Joe headed to the Jackson family compound in Encino as other members said their final goodbyes to the King Of Pop in the emergency room of the UCLA hospital in Westwood. “I didn’t want to see Michael laid out on the slab like that – that was not how I would want to remember him,” he says.

“I didn’t shed any tears, but maybe I should have. I just felt furious that my son was gone.” And he focused that fury on Katherine. “In Michael’s final months alive I said to her many times that I couldn’t get through to him – and that she needed to help her son,” storms Joe. “I had begged her to go over and stay with him, but she insisted he needed his privacy and gave him the slack she thought he needed. A child will listen to his mother more than his father – and Michael was a mummy’s boy. He listened to her.”

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We’re gonna need Joe Jackson to keep his mouth shut from now on and just refrain from any interviews. Rarely does he have anything good to say and most of the time it seems like it’s just for publicity. And he always sounds so stupid!! How are you gonna blame a mother for her child’s death? How heartless can you be Joe?

Dr. Conrad Murray‘s court hearing was rescheduled moments before it was set to take place in downtown L.A yesterday. The hearing was originally scheduled to be held Monday (Apr 5) but the judge postponed the hearing due to his affiliation with Attorney General Jerry Brown, who wants Murray to have his medical license revoked.

Judge Michael Pastor, in the interest of full disclosure, told lawyers for both sides he was appointed to the bench by Attorney General Jerry Brown back in 1983 when Brown was governor of California. Brown is the one who is gunning for Murray’s license. And, in the “small world” category, Judge Pastor revealed he wrote a letter of recommendation for prosecutor David Walgren, who is looking to become a judge.

TMZ

Dr. Murray is under fire for allegedly killing Michael Jackson on June 25th 2009 when he administered lethal amounts of Propofol (an operating room anesthetic) to the King of Pop. He is being brought to trial on charges including involuntary manslaughter, and he is pleading not guilty. Prominent members of the Jackson family, who believe that he is indeed responsible for MJ’s death, showed up to the court-house together to attend the hearing, which was postponed to June 15th.

Check out pics of Dr. Murray, Janet Jackson, Randy Jackson, Joe Jackson, Jermaine Jackson and Katherine Jackson, along with a few Michael Jackson fans/supporters, outside the Los Angeles Superior Courthouse below…

Dr. Conrad Murray, the man accused of murdering Michael Jackson, was arraigned in court Monday (Feb 8) after being charged with involuntary manslaughter in connection with the King of Pop’s death last summer.

The criminal complaint says that Dr. Murray “did unlawfully, and without malice, kill Michael Joseph Jackson … in the commission of an unlawful act, not a felony; and in the commission of a lawful act which might have produced death, in an unlawful manner, and without due caution and circumspection.”

His bail was set at $75,000, which is three times greater than what people thought it would be. Though he wasn’t handcuffed, police took Michael Jackson’s former doctor into custody for booking. In addition, Murray must surrender his passport, which means he will not be allowed to leave the country. And if convicted, he faces a maximum prison sentence of 4 years.

The Jackson Family – Joe, Katherine, LaToya, Jermaine, Tito and Randy – were there, and as they made their way to their vehicles following the hearing, they candidly spoke to reporters.

After the proceedings, Mr. Jackson’s father, Joseph, who attended along with other members of the Jackson family, was asked his reaction to the charge. “We need justice,” he said..

NY TIMES

“He’s a monster,” said the pop singer’s mother, Katherine Jackson, after a hearing for Dr. Conrad Murray. “This charge is a slap on the wrist,” said Brian Oxman, longtime lawyer for Jackson’s father Joseph. “There’s great disappointment here. [Conrad Murray] should’ve been charged with a higher degree of responsibility. What he did was reckless. It was a disregard for human life.”

“Michael was murdered and although he died at the hands of Dr. Conrad Murray, I believe Dr. Murray was a part of a much larger plan,” said Jackson’s sister, LaToya. “There are other individuals involved and I will not rest and I will continue to fight until all of the proper individuals are brought forth and justice is served.”

PEOPLE

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But he said some more stuff too… hear him out!

Joe Jackson and LaToya must sit around on the phone with reporters all day. And you know whenever Joe opens his mouth, bullsh*t is expected to come out. We know we can expect 3 things in life. Taxes, death and Joe Jackson saying (or doing) something off the wall (no pun intended).

But he said something in a recent interview that almost pissed us off … until we kept reading.

Michael Jackson’s dad tells Extra in an interview airing tonight that his son is making a bigger impact now than when he was alive. “He’s worth more dead than when he was alive,” Joe, 80, says. “I’d rather have him alive.”

Michael Jackson‘s estate has reportedly raked in over $200 million this year alone, which forecasts the tons of cash that will come in over the next several years. And the “This Is It” world premiere brought in over $20 million Wednesday (Oct 28).

Joe also mentioned how he gets “very emotional” when he hears his son’s music.

“When I’m off to myself and I start thinking about things that we went through,” he says. “No one will ever see me, though.”

So we really can’t knock ol’ Joe. Everyone grieves in their own way. Some of us just grieve a little… weirder (?) than the rest of us :)

Hot on the heels of the big Michael Jackson “This Is It” movie premiere, Joe Jackson announced that he has plans to build a performing arts center and Jackson family museum in Gary, Indiana.

Above, the Jackson family patriarch is pictured with Johnny Brenden (President/CEO of the Brenden Theatre Corp.), Gary Mayor Rudy Clay and developer Odie Anderson at a press conference inside the Brenden Theatres at the Palms Casino Resort in Las Vegas Wednesday (Oct 28).

Joe Jackson was presented with a $10,000 check to begin work on the project. All of this the same day Michael Jackson’s movie premieres … how convenient!

Rapper Kanye West offered Joe Jackson a sip from his bottle of Henny before last night’s VMAs. The bottle apparently made its way around the audience because Pete Wentz was also spotted drinking straight from the community bottle. Looks like Kanye and Amber were trying to get everybody a little loose!

Kid Cudi and Wale performed as a part of the official house band during commercial breaks/intermissions.

Lady Gaga accepted her award for “Best New Artist” from a shocked Eminem. We would love to know what he was thinking when he saw her in that outfit!

Continue reading for more…

Lots more from the show to come shortly!

The famous Jackson clan patriarch, Joe Jackson, didn’t arrive at the 2009 MTV Video Music Awards with his estranged wife Katherine. He instead chose to show up at the red carpet of the show with some long-haired unidentified woman with some tig ol’ bitties with turned a lot of heads and caused a lot of whispers. Still no word on who the woman is and why she was at the show with Joe. All we know is that she was his “guest.”

Here are some photos from the red carpet of the 2009 MTV Video Music Awards, held Sunday night (Sep 13) at Radio City Music Hall in New York City. Big names like Beyonce, Alicia Keys, Ne-Yo, Lady Gaga, Jennifer Lopez, Kanye West and more all showed up and posed for pictures. Continue reading for the rest of them!

Nearly three months after his surprising death, Michael Jackson was finally laid to rest Thursday evening (Sep 3) in an intimate ceremony only attended by close family and friends at Forest Lawn Memorial Park, located in the Glendale district of Los Angeles. According to reports, guests were told the ceremony would start promptly at 7 P.M. (sunset) but the Jackson family left them waiting for about an hour until they showed up a little after 8 P.M. (PT).

Jackson’s brothers, Randy, Marlon, Tito, Jackie and Jermaine, wheeled his gold casket to the front of the service once they arrived, and his three children, Prince Michael, Paris and Prince Michael Jr., placed a gold crown on top of the flowers adorning it. They also wrote letters to their father that were placed inside of his casket, alongside one of his signature white gloves.

Celebrities among the attending guests were, of course, the Jackson family, Chris Tucker, Elizabeth Taylor, Quincy Jones, Berry Gordy, Macaulay Culkin, Rev. Al Sharpton, MJ’s ex wife Lisa Marie Presley and Gladys Knight, who sang a gospel song after a prayer by Pastor Lucius Smith. Clifton Davis also performed “Never Can Say Goodbye,” the popular song he wrote for the Jackson 5. After the ceremony was over, MJ’s brothers carried his casket to the Grand Mausoleum, where Michael Jackson entered his final resting place.

After the service, the family ate dinner at an Italian restaurant in Pasadena, CA.

Here is a very touching photo of Michael Jackson’s brothers (L to R: Randy, Marlon, Tito, Jermaine and Jackie) as they wheel their brother’s gold casket to the front of the Staples Center for the public memorial, which was televised and streamed live on the internet to a record setting estimated audience of over 1 billion people. Continue reading for lots of photos of the Jackson family, including sisters Janet, Rebbie and LaToya, and parents Katherine and Joe, at MJ’s memorial.

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Since the CNN interview with Jackson family patriarch Joe Jackson on the red carpet of the BET Awards surfaced, several media outlets have attacked him and his behavior, saying that he is showing no respect for his son by promoting his plugging his new record label. Since then, Al Sharpton and Joe held a press conference regarding the situation in an attempt to rectify the situation and clear up a few things. Continue reading to check it out.

What do you think?

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Joe Jackson, the patriarch of the Jackson family, gave his first public interview since Michael Jackson‘s shocking death to CNN on the red carpet of Sunday’s (Jun 28) 2009 BET Awards. Between him having other people speak for him, referring to his family losing “the biggest superstar in the world” and plugging his new record label at the end, we just think ol’ Joe Jackson was there to show face, instead of honoring his SON. It’s kind of weird how he referred to Mike as “the biggest superstar in the world” instead of his son. He just seems so indifferent to it all. Everything is just business with this guy and the entire interview gives off an awkward vibe.

CNN: I know the last couple of days has been tough for you guys…

Joe: And?… Yeah, it has. It’s been really tough. Remember we just lost the biggest superstar in the world, so it’s been tough…

Continue reading to check out the full interview and for pics of Joe on the red carpet, in the press room and in the audience of the 2009 BET Awards.

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