One year ago, Congress defunded public media. Now that we're 100% community funded, please become a sustaining member or increase your existing membership today.
This is an archival story that predates current editorial management.
This archival content was written, edited, and published prior to LAist's acquisition by its current owner, Southern California Public Radio ("SCPR"). Content, such as language choice and subject matter, in archival articles therefore may not align with SCPR's current editorial standards. To learn more about those standards and why we make this distinction, please click here.
Katherine Jackson Reported 'Missing' Amidst Jackson Inheritance Drama
s_bukley / Shutterstock.com
The Jackson family matriarch Katherine has been reported "missing" by a family member right in the midst of a messy, confusing inheritance drama.Jackson's nephew, Trent, filed a missing persons report with the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Office. But Jermaine Jackson said on Twitter his mother is doing just fine and "resting up" in Arizona under a doctor's orders.
But her granddaughter Paris wrote on twitter that she's worried since Katherine hasn't been home in the last week and hasn't spoken to her: "yes , my grandmother is missing . i haven't spoken with her in a week i want her home now ."
All of this comes amidst a dramatic inheritance dispute in the Jackson clan. Five of Michael Jackson's siblings, who were left out of his will, released a letter this week claiming that they believe it is "fake, flawed and fraudulent." Tito, Randy, Jermaine, Janet and Rebbie Jackson accused their late brother's lawyer of forging his signature on the will and demanded he resign immediately, according to the New York Daily News.
The siblings also claimed in the letter that their mother was being mistreated by the executors of Michael Jackson's estate and that she wasn't getting good advice from her manager and lawyer. Katherine's lawyer Sandra Ribera said she hasn't been able to get in touch with her client since about a week ago when she left to go to New Mexico with Rebbie Jackson to watch the Jacksons perform at a concert.
And Paris for one says she's concerned about the doctor who is taking care of her grandmother:
One year ago, Congress voted to defund public media, eliminating a critical $1.7 million from our budget every year going forward. But they couldn’t silence us, and we’re not going anywhere. LAist is now 100% community funded and that means we’re taking our future into our own hands and turning to you to keep local reporting strong.
You come to LAist because you want independent reporting and trustworthy local information. Our nonprofit newsroom doesn’t answer to shareholders looking to turn a profit. Instead, we answer to you and our communities. We are free to follow facts wherever they lead and to hold power to account without fear or favor. Our only loyalty is to our readers and listeners and our mission: to inform, engage, and strengthen Southern California’s communities.
If this story helped you, please become a monthly member today to help sustain this mission. It just takes 1 minute to donate below.
You come to LAist because you want independent reporting and trustworthy local information. Our nonprofit newsroom doesn’t answer to shareholders looking to turn a profit. Instead, we answer to you and our communities. We are free to follow facts wherever they lead and to hold power to account without fear or favor. Our only loyalty is to our readers and listeners and our mission: to inform, engage, and strengthen Southern California’s communities.
If this story helped you, please become a monthly member today to help sustain this mission. It just takes 1 minute to donate below.
Senior Vice President News, Editor in Chief
