Another Jackson Family Star In The Making?

Late pop icon son has signed deal with “Entertainment Tonight”

Prince Michael Jackson, the teenage son of late pop icon Michael Jackson, may not be following in his father’s footsteps. But this is certainly a start: the 16-year-old has signed up for a correspondent gig on TV’s “Entertainment Tonight.” Prince Jackson debuted with an on-air interview of James Franco, Zach Braff and director Sam Raimi, as they they promote the upcoming film “Oz the Great and Powerful.” The young Jackson says he wants “to become well-rounded as a producer, director, screenwriter and actor.” Prince is the oldest of his father’s three children. But he isn’t the only one among them in the entertainment business. In 2011, sister Paris, 14, signed up to star in a movie called “Lundon’s Bridge and the Three Keys.” The film is still in development. Do you think Prince and Paris will have long careers like their aunts and uncles? (Reuters)

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Joe Jackson Suffers Mild Stroke in Las Vegas

Katherine Jackson said to be on her way to be with him

A spokesperson for Michael Jackson’s father Joe Jackson, says the musical family head has suffered a mild stroke. Jackson went to a Las Vegas hospital last Wednesday night after he had trouble standing up and walking, the spokesperson said. The 83-year-old was having pains in his head by was feeling fine on Thursdays and was expected to be released from the hospital on Friday. Wife Katherine Jackson, who lives in Los Angeles, where she cares for their late pop star son’s children, was reportedly on her way to Las Vegas to be with her husband. Joe Jackson has had two small strokes before this, the spokesperson said. (Associated Press)

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Janet Jackson Questions Validity of Michael's Will

Jackson siblings express concern about executors of Michael Jackson's estate

In a continuation of the Jackson family drama, lawyers for Janet Jackson and her siblings Rebbie and Randy released a statement expressing concern about the executors of Michael Jackson's estate. The Jackson siblings claim that these executors have not been acting in the best interest of their mother, Katherine Jackson, and Michael's three children, and suggest that someone may have forged Michael's signature on his will.

The statement reads: "The executors have never explained how Michael could have signed his will in California on a date that irrefutable evidence establishes he was in New York."

Janet, Rebbie and Randy Jackson want an investigation to determine whether the will is valid, and stress that they do not stand to gain financially if it is found to be invalid, as all money will go to Michael's children. They also say that the executors have been responsible for recent headlines alleging that Katherine Jackson had been kidnapped and that Janet Jackson verbally and physically abused Michaels's daughter, Paris--false information that was leaked to the media, they say, to draw attention from the real issue at hand, which is Michael's allegedly fake will.

Read the entire statement on Janet Jackson's Website.

Michael Jackson's Family: Feud Explodes After Matriarch Drama

Scuffle breaks out at family compound between children and grandchildren

Leave it to TMZ to get the biggest scoop on one of the global entertainment industry’s most well-known families.

It turns out that the missing person's report, filed by members of Michael Jackson’s family, was small part of a family feud, now boiling to the surface.

Janet Jackson appeared displeased with her late brother’s daughter, Paris, as video shows the two in a cold exchange over her niece’s tweets about the drama.

While some reports have called what’s seen in the surveillance video a “fight,” those in charge of managing the Jackson family estate say much more is going on.

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From an Associated Press report:

"We are concerned that we do what we can to protect them from undue influences, bullying, greed, and other unfortunate circumstances," (estate) executors John Branca and John McClain wrote in a letter posted on fan sites hours after deputies responded to a family disturbance at the hilltop home where Katherine Jackson and her three grandchildren live.

The AP reports Michael’s brother, Randy Jackson, has accused the executors of criminal misconduct and of drafting a fake will for the deceased pop icon.

The folks at TMZ say it’s all an attempt by the family to get at the money left to Katherine Jackson and Michael’s three kids. His siblings are all left out of the will.

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