Janet Jackson made a very emotional appearance at the end of the ‘09 BET Awards on Sunday night. The singer/actress spoke on behalf of the Jackson Family with this statement:
“My entire family wanted to be here tonight, but it was just too painful. So they elected me to speak with all of you.
To you, Michael is an icon, to us, Michael is family. And he will forever live in all of our hearts. On behalf of my family and myself, thank you for all of your love, thank you for all of your support. We miss him so much. Thank you so much.”
In related news, Janet was made executor of Michael Jackson’s estate and will soon begin the long process of handling his assets, debts and what money her brother left behind. A family friend tells the New York Post, “She’s in charge, she had the documents, she has control of his stuff.”
Our hearts are definitely with Janet and the Jackson family at this time - that took a lot of strength.View video below…
The patriarch of the Jackson Family, Joe Jackson, speaks publicly for the first time since his the death of his son, Michael Jackson. The interview was very awkward and many people are saying Joe just attended the awards for media face time. He even had his assistant read this statement, ON THE RED CARPET:
“Until such time, however, we have the personal and legal authority to act, and solely Katherine and I have authority for our son and his children. We wish to handle his memory and legacy with dignity. The attorney for the Jacksons is L. Londell McMillan and no one has the authority to speak on behalf of the Jackson family at this time.”
In these handout photos provided by AEG/Concerts West, Michael Jackson and choreographer/director Kenny Ortega rehearse for the ‘This Is It’ tour on May 6th in Burbank, California.
Ticket Promoters are now deciding what to do with these dates. Some are speculating that they will have celebrities do a memorial tour for those concert dates in MJ’s honor.
TIME will publish a special commemorative issue on Michael Jackson to hit newsstands on Monday, June 29.
For the special commemorative issue, TIME spoke with Stevie Wonder, Whitney Houston, Tina Turner, Nancy Reagan, Lenny Kravitz, Jesse Jackson, Tommy Mottola, Berry Gordy, Spike Lee, Sheryl Crow, Anjelica Huston, Clive Davis, Al Sharpton, Deepak Chopra, Kobe Bryant, Lance Bass, Oscar De La Hoya, Savion Glover, A.R. Rahman, Peter Gabriel, John Mayer and more.
Stories from the commemorative issue will appear on TIME’s official website on Sunday. Read their ongoing coverage of Jackson’s death at www.time.com/time/specials/michael-jackson
This special edition of the magazine will be published in addition to TIME’s regular weekly issue and will retail for $5.99.
According to reports, Sunday night’s 9th Annual BET Awards will be dedicated to Michael Jackson, who died on Thursday, June 25 at the age of 50.
BET Networks’ CEO, Debra L. Lee, said the awards show, which honors African Americans in various entertainment media, will pay tribute to the musician’s legacy. It is expected that many of the celebrities attending the show, including scheduled performers such as Beyonce and Ne-Yo, will also acknowledge Jackson and his influence on them.
The BET Awards, which is hosted by Jamie Foxx, will air live on BET Sunday at 8 p.m.
Not even 24 hours after the announcement of pop icon and legend, Michael Jackson’s death, a host of celebrities have offered their reactions. Of those reactions, comes a tribute song, produced by DJ Khalil, from The Game, Chris Brown, Diddy, Polow Da Don, Mario Winans, Usher and Boyz II Men, men who have all been inspired by Michael’s music.
Michael Jackson fan David Vilo pays his respects outside the Lyric Theatre which is showing “Thriller Live” a musical featuring the songs of Michael Jackson on Friday in London, England.
Fans from across the world gathered to show respect to the legendary star. Peep some pics below.
