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NEWS ABOUT: Katherine Jackson

Katherine Jackson stories: 25 news summaries

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 Joe Jackson Asks 
 Estate for Allowance 

Michael left dad out of the will, but supported him for years

Nov 7, 09 8:04 AM CST
(AP) - Michael Jackson's dad is asking for an allowance from his son's estate to help cover expenses that exceed $15,000 a month. The request came in court papers filed yesterday by his lawyer, despite the fact that Michael's 2002 will omitted any mention of his father. The two had a... More »

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 Jackson's Mom 
 Gets $86K a Month 

Estate awards allowance while singer's affairs are settled

Sep 17, 09 4:30 PM CDT
(Newser) - Michael Jackson’s estate pays his mother $86,804 every month, the LA Times reports. Estate administrators set up the allowance because the pop singer’s estate—worth an estimated $500 million—is so vast that settling it in court could take years. The allowance pays Katherine Jackson $26,804... More »

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music • pop music • will • Michael Jackson • estate • Katherine Jackson

 Jackson Laid to Rest 

Elizabeth Taylor, ex-wife Lisa Marie Presley among invitees

Sep 3, 09 10:55 PM CDT
(AP) - Paris Jackson wept as she stepped into the Forest Lawn mausoleum where her father, Michael, was to be entombed. Katherine Jackson, overcome by sorrow, turned back when she was faced with her son's final resting place. On a sultry evening, amid a sea of white flowers and with a bejeweled... More »

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entertainment • Al Sharpton • Los Angeles • homicide • Chris Tucker • funeral • Michael Jackson • Elizabeth Taylor • burial • motorcade • coroner • Macaulay Culkin • Katherine Jackson • Joe Jackson • Prince Michael Jackson • Paris Michael Jackson • celebrity death • Forest Lawn cemetery • Corey Feldman

 Jacko Kids Take Vegas 

Kids getting back to normal at hotel that used to be home

Aug 24, 09 9:26 AM CDT
(Newser) - Michael Jackson’s three children spent the weekend at their old home—the Palms Hotel in Las Vegas, where they lived with the King of Pop briefly last year, People reports. This time around, Prince, Paris, and Blanket were joined by grandma Katherine and three friends, and spent a... More »

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entertainment • Las Vegas • celebrity • Michael Jackson • Jermaine Jackson • Katherine Jackson • Prince Michael Jackson • Paris Michael Jackson • Blanket Jackson • celebrity death • Prince Michael Jackson II

Jackson's Mom Mulls Wrongful Death Suit

Likely target is Jacko doctor Conrad Murray: Katherine's attorney

Aug 18, 09 7:04 AM CDT
(Newser) - Michael Jackson’s mother is considering a wrongful-death lawsuit over the passing of her son, the AP reports. The likely target: Jackson’s doctor, Conrad Murray. “Dr. Murray’s name has been floated because he is under investigation,” said an attorney, who wouldn’t say whether Jackson’s... More »

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lawsuit • Michael Jackson • wrongful death • Conrad Murray • Katherine Jackson • celebrity death • AEG

Jacko Pal Claims Paris Is His Daughter

Michael 'found the sexual act something
he couldn't do'

Aug 9, 09 11:40 AM CDT
(Newser) - Fearing that Katherine Jackson will sever his bond with Michael Jackson’s children, a confidante of the fallen pop star says Paris is likely his biological daughter, News of the World reports. Mark Lester, who starred as a child in the Oscar-winning film Oliver!, says that until 2 weeks... More »

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Michael Jackson • paternity test • sperm donors • paternity • Katherine Jackson • Paris Michael Jackson

(Newser) - A judge signed off today on last week’s unofficial custody arrangement for Michael Jackson’s children, appointing Katherine Jackson as the permanent guardian of all three, the AP reports. Jackson’s mother, 79, was the first choice given in his will to raise the children, and is the only... More »

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entertainment • celebrity • custody • Michael Jackson • child custody • Debbie Rowe • Katherine Jackson • Prince Michael Jackson • Paris Michael Jackson • celebrity death • Prince Michael Jackson II

 As Doc Snoozed, 
 Aide Killed Jacko 
 With Demerol: 
 Source 

Doctor was asleep as fatal dose was given

Aug 3, 09 9:50 AM CDT
(Newser) - In the race to figure out what—and who—killed Michael Jackson, the Sun declares itself the winner. A source tells the British tabloid that at Jackson's request, an aide gave him Demerol “but it was too soon after receiving the anesthetic” Propofol earlier in the day from... More »

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entertainment • drugs • celebrity • painkiller • Michael Jackson • anesthetic • Demerol • Conrad Murray • Katherine Jackson • celebrity death • Propofol

 Michael's Mom Gets Custody 
 of Jackson Kids 

Rowe will have visitation, sources say

Jul 30, 09 8:44 AM CDT
(Newser) - The custody battle between Katherine Jackson and Debbie Rowe is over, sources tell CBS News. The Jackson matriarch has been awarded full custody of Michael Jackson’s three children, and Rowe will have visitation rights—but receive no money. “It’s an agreement for the best interests of the... More »

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entertainment • celebrity • custody • Michael Jackson • Debbie Rowe • Katherine Jackson • Joe Jackson • Prince Michael Jackson • Paris Michael Jackson • Blanket Jackson • celebrity death • Prince Michael Jackson II

Jacko Estate
Worth Millions After All

Recovered cash can
put food on family's table: executors

Jul 24, 09 7:50 PM CDT
(Newser) - Michael Jackson's estate is $5.5 million richer than previously thought and may remain solvent despite $400 million in debt, E! Online reports. Recovered from Jacko's former advisers, the cash and "tangible personal property"—along with new deals worth "tens of millions of dollars"—can pay... More »

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Michael Jackson • estate • Katherine Jackson • Prince Michael Jackson • Paris Michael Jackson

JACKSON ROUNDUP

 Joe: I Never Abused Michael 

Plus, the family argues over burial, will

Jul 21, 09 8:28 AM CDT
(Newser) - Joe Jackson spoke to Larry King last night—in an interview King made sure to affirm was not paid for—and reaffirmed his belief Michael’s death involved “foul play,” denied any plans to put his three grandchildren into show business, and called claims he abused Michael “... More »

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entertainment • celebrity • Michael Jackson • Katherine Jackson • Joe Jackson • Prince Michael Jackson • Paris Michael Jackson • celebrity death • Prince Michael Jackson II

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 Rowe Sues 
 Fake 'Friend' 

Plus, investigation turns criminal, doctor flees California

Jul 17, 09 9:16 AM CDT
(Newser) - Let the Michael Jackson lawsuits begin. Ex-wife Debbie Rowe filed a defamation suit against Rebecca White, Radar reports. White who claimed to be a friend of Rowe's, publicized an e-mail in which she said Rowe wrote, “Do I want the kids? Hell no.” Rowe denies being friends with... More »

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entertainment • celebrity • lawsuit • Michael Jackson • Debbie Rowe • Conrad Murray • Katherine Jackson • Joe Jackson • Prince Michael Jackson • Paris Michael Jackson • Blanket Jackson • celebrity death • Prince Michael Jackson II

(Newser) - Janet Jackson has become Michael Jackson kids' key caregiver in the weeks since their father's death and that's how the four of them want it to stay, sources tell OK!  "Janet has completely bonded with those children in the last two weeks,” said a family friend. “... More »

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Janet Jackson • Michael Jackson • child custody • Debbie Rowe • Katherine Jackson • Blanket • Prince Michael Jackson • Paris Michael Jackson

No Deal on Custody of Jackson Kids: Rowe Lawyer

Reports of $4M payout 'completely false'

Jul 14, 09 2:24 PM CDT
(Newser) - No deal on the custody of Michael Jackson’s children has been reached, Debbie Rowe’s attorney tells CNN. Eric George refuted a story in the New York Post that Rowe had agreed to a $4 million payout to drop her bid to look after Jackson's two elder kids, who... More »

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New York Post • Michael Jackson • attorney • custody battle • grandmother • Debbie Rowe • Katherine Jackson • Prince Michael Jackson • Paris Michael Jackson

 Rowe Drops 
 Bid for Jacko's 
 Kids ... for $4M 

Babymama gives up rights for the final time, says a source

Jul 14, 09 10:49 AM CDT
(Newser) - Debbie Rowe is giving up her custody fight against Michael Jackson’s mother—for the bargain price of $4 million, a family source tells the New York Post. “It’s one final payday,” the source says. “They felt it was like a ransom-type thing.” The biological... More »

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JACKSON ROUNDUP

 Joe Plans 'Jackson 3' Tour 

Plus, ubiquitous biographer publishes another shocking book, more

Jul 13, 09 8:32 AM CDT
(Newser) - Joe Jackson wants to turn his grandchildren into the “Jackson 3,” Michael’s biographer tells the Sun. “Joe wants the children to go on a world tour in 2010. He has also already offered recording contracts to two of Michael’s kids,” Ian Halperin tells the... More »

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entertainment • celebrity • Michael Jackson • Debbie Rowe • Katherine Jackson • Joe Jackson • Prince Michael Jackson • Paris Michael Jackson • celebrity death • La Toya Jackson • Prince Michael Jackson II

(Newser) - The grandma and baby mama of Michael Jackson's three kids have secured another custody hearing delay, hoping to reach an agreement on their own, E! Online reports. Grandma Katherine Jackson will retain custody of Prince Michael I, 12, Paris, 11, and Prince Michael II, 7, until the newly scheduled hearing... More »

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Michael Jackson • child custody • Debbie Rowe • Katherine Jackson • Prince Michael Jackson • Prince Michael Jackson II

Jackson's Mom Loses Court Battle Over Will

Judge sides with executors named
in 2002 will

Jul 6, 09 1:05 PM CDT
(Newser) - An LA judge shot down Katherine Jackson’s request to keep control of her son’s estate today, handing the keys instead to the executors named in Michael’s 2002 will, the LA Times reports. Katherine Jackson said she wasn’t challenging the will’s legitimacy, but argued that... More »

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 Rowe, Alleged Bio-Mom 
 Weigh Jackson Custody Bids 

Rowe's relationship with children has been sporadic since 1999

Jul 2, 09 7:32 AM CDT
(Newser) - The battle for Michael Jackson’s three children is heating up: Ex-wife Debbie Rowe is considering a custody bid, and another alleged ex-wife has come out of the woodwork. Rowe, who gave birth to the two oldest, has been in and out of their lives since 1999, and once... More »

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entertainment • celebrity • Michael Jackson • custody battle • Debbie Rowe • Katherine Jackson • Prince Michael Jackson • Paris Michael Jackson • celebrity death • Nona Paris Lola Jackson

 Jacko's Will: 
 His Mom 
 Gets Kids 

Family expected to file
it in court today; assets going into trust

Jul 1, 09 6:07 AM CDT
(Newser) - Michael Jackson's will calls for his mother to take custody of his three children, People reports. The family is currently reviewing the document—its very existence had been in doubt even a day ago—and is expected to file it in court today, adds TMZ. It includes no numbers, but... More »

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children • will • custody • singer • Michael Jackson • child custody • mother • Katherine Jackson • celebrity death

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