After her mother became a member of Jehovah's Witnesses in 1965, La Toya joined along with her other siblings. “I saw Michael knocking on every door in Los Angeles every morning, spreading the word of the Lord.”
Under the tutelage of Joseph Jackson, Rebbie, La Toya and Janet form a musical group. However, the group never performed live, and soon disbanded due to creative differences. Consequently, the group did not release any albums. After the group disbanded, La Toya began work on her first solo album.
1980-1983: Solo career
In 1980, Jackson released her debut album, La Toya Jackson. However, she wanted to call the album "La Toya" so that she could be distinguished from her famous brothers. “I only asked that the album be called “La Toya”. But my father said: “That’s your last name.” You must use it." But I wanted to see what I could do as an individual." The first single, “If You Feel the Funk,” became a modest hit that managed to reach the Top 40 of the US R&B chart. Her second single, "Night Time Lover", was created with the participation of Michael. In turn, she participated in the creation of the songs “This Place Hotel” for the group “The Jackson 5”, and “P.Y.T. (Pretty Young Thing)" for Michael.
La Toya Jackson peaked at number 116 on the US Billboard 200, number 26 on the Billboard R&B album and number 178 on the UK Top 200.
In 1982, La Toya released her follow-up album, My Special Love, with two hit singles, “Stay the Night” and “I Don’t Want You to Go.”
1984-1986: Heart Don't Lie And Imagination
In 1983, La Toya Jackson began recording her third studio album, entitled "Heart Don't Lie", which was released on February 17, 1984 by Epic Records. The album reached position 149 on the Billboard 200 chart and was released from 4 singles. This album is her most popular and commercially successful album to date. The album was re-released by Funky Town Grooves in 2012, including 7 additional tracks.
On June 19, 1986, La Toya released her fourth studio album, Imagination, from which 3 singles were released. Reviews of the album were mixed, but it is considered not as successful as the previous one. At the same time, she became closely acquainted with her ex on at the moment husband Jack Gordon, who soon becomes her producer.
1987-1988: La Toya or You're Gonna Get Rocked!
In 1987, La Toya began work on her fifth studio album, La Toya, which is also known as You're Gonna Get Rocked! ex-husband Jack Gordon, who significantly influenced the character of La Toya. October 25, 1988 will take place world premiere La Toya Jackson's new album, which became one of the most successful in her discography. There are 5 singles released from the album, including such famous singles as "(Ain"t Nobody Loves You) Like I Do" and "You"re Gonna Get Rocked". These singles are also two of La Toya Jackson's five songs to date for which music videos have been shot. The album was re-released as an expanded two-CD set entitled You're Gonna Get Rocked! by Cherry Pop Records in December 2013.
1989-1990: Bad Girl, Playboy and a new image
After release previous album La Toya Jackson "La Toya", her image has changed significantly, becoming more revealing. Jack Gordon had a strong influence on La Toya, which contributed to the conflict with her family. She is offered to appear for Playboy magazine, and despite her conservative upbringing, in March 1989, an issue of Playboy magazine is published, on the cover of which is La Toya Jackson. La Toya later added, "To show my parents that they can't dictate to me anymore - that I am in control of my life."
At the same time, La Toya Jackson is working on her sixth album, which is called "Bad Girl". The album was released on January 23, 1990. The album becomes one of the most successful in La Toya's discography, and is also released under the titles "He"s My Brother", "Sexual Feeling", "Playboy (Be My)", "Why Don"t You Want My Love?" and "Be My Lover". 4 singles were released from the album. "Bad Girl" is an album that is still in print today, and it continues to be reissued under many different covers and names. The album is one of the most famous due to its wide availability. The track Playboy (Be My) was incorrectly titled Playboy (Be Me) on some re-releases of this album. It was re-recorded in 1991 for the album "No Relations" as "Be My Playboy". Also, La Toya Jackson performed the most famous songs at her 1989 concert at Bally's Reno from this and the previous album.
1991-1994: No Relations And Formidable
1991 saw the release of La Toya Jackson's seventh studio album, No Relations, an album heavily influenced by house and funk. The album includes the single "Sexbox", which became a hit in the Netherlands. The album was released shortly after La Toya's autobiography, La Toya: Growing Up in the Jackson Family, was published. The album was released only in Colombia, Germany and Holland, but was imported throughout Europe and the rest of the world. The single "Let's Rock the House" was also released, but without success.
In 1992, La Toya Jackson signed a contract with the Moulin Rouge in Paris to perform her own revue called Formidable. Jackson was scheduled to perform two shows at night, six nights a week. La Toya Jackson became the highest paid performer in cabaret history, earning $5 million. A French-language soundtrack for the show was also released, but in a small edition. Only 3,000 copies were made, and it became one of the most sought-after albums by her fans.
1994-2002: From Nashville To You, Stop In The Name Of Love and a break in creativity
In 1994, La Toya Jackson's eighth studio album, From Nashville To You, was released with a country sound. The album was produced by ex-husband Jack Gordon. In 1996, the album was re-released under the title "My Country Collection".
In 1995, the ninth studio album "Stop In The Name Of Love" was released. The album was recorded in Sweden. Contains covers of famous songs The group Supremes "Stop! In the Name of Love" and "Baby Love". Only one single was released from the album, “I Can’t Help Myself,” which is also a cover. Later, the singer took a long break from her work, only occasionally appearing on shows performing songs.
La Toya Jackson is another victim of plastic surgery overdoing. Sister famous singer, the idol of all times - Michael Jackson, in lately horrifies journalists with changes appearance. We regret to note that another woman has fallen victim in pursuit of perfect appearance. But first things first.
How does La Toya Jackson live?
La Toya Jackson was born on May 29, 1956 in Indiana, USA. IN large family she became the fifth child. Star Brother was born later. All members big family were gifted with excellent musical ear and a wonderful voice.
That is why, since the age of 16, La Toya Jackson has been successfully participating in a family musical group and the same talk show. After the collapse of this family business, each of its participants took up solo career, but unlike Michael, La Toya Yvonne Jackson did not reach Olympic heights in creativity. After working as an ordinary singer and realizing that she was swallowing dust from her brother’s success, she quit singing. After marrying her producer, La Toya Jackson moved away from her family. Her envy and resentment towards her successful brother was so black that at trial she testified against him in a pedophilia case. Now she travels around the world with stories about the deceased star, the legendary Michael Jackson.
How La Toya Yvonne Jackson has changed
La Toya Yvonne Jackson in her youth had a specific bright appearance with obvious African-American roots. A wide nose, large facial features, and naturally curly hair can now be seen only by looking at early photos LaToya Jackson. Because after a fierce battle with her own appearance, the latter fell under the sharp scalpel of plastic surgeons.
- Mentoplasty. One of the first procedures that La Toya Jackson decided on was changing the shape and size of her chin. The photos before and after the first change differ significantly. The woman thought her own chin was heavy and unattractive. After plastic surgeons worked their magic on the lower part of her face back in the late 80s, it became noticeably sharper, but only towards the tip, and the rest of it spread out, making her face very reminiscent of the face of a lady’s pet pug.
- Correction of cheekbones. Like many other Hollywood stars, La Toya Jackson went to the trouble of getting cheek implants. This caused the face to noticeably widen and the skin on the cheekbones to tighten. Looking at what La Toya Jackson looks like after surgery, you can see that her face is similar to the face of her husband, who returned in the morning, on whom his wife’s heavy frying pan worked. A flattened face is the result that La Toya Jackson achieved after plastic surgery.
- Skin whitening. Many people simply cannot be happy and appreciate what nature has given them. La Toya Yvonne Jackson in her youth was beautiful in the image of a luscious mulatto, but the pursuit of illusory beauty ruined her.
- Facial contouring. Former singer La Toya Jackson regularly injects special gels into her face, which definitely resembles an Indian ritual mask, to fill out small and large wrinkles. From such drugs, wrinkles disappear for a while, but the effect of a cracked face remains.
- Breast augmentation. Everyone's favorite mammoplasty did not ignore La Toya Yvonne Jackson. The woman did not go overboard with the enlargement.
La Toya Jackson, after surgery, is proud of her luscious size 4 breasts. Many of the star’s outfits openly demonstrate her feminine charms, and from the photo of La Toya Jackson it is clear that she takes care of correcting the shape of her breast implants, keeps them like the apple of her eye and sticks them out at every opportunity.
- Lip correction. And everything would have been fine, and everyone could have been understood and forgiven by loving fans and ubiquitous journalists, if not for one “but.” This very “but” was one of the last lip correction operations. La Toya Jackson, after plastic surgery, smiles and terrifies her interlocutors. Either there were many operations, or the star’s desires were so sophisticated to the point of disgrace - the root cause of the nightmare is unknown to us.
But the mouth former singer, as if 2-3 centimeters on each side are torn and bent, and in the middle of the lower lip there is a strange notch. In appearance, the lower lip resembles a homemade sausage tied with twine. “Joker smile” is the name given to the result of unsuccessful lip surgery. With smiles like La Toya Jackson’s, many other hunters of ideal appearance “dazzle” fans.
It’s sad to admit, but after all the changes, the former juicy dark-skinned beauty La Toya Jackson turned into a lifeless doll. And not into the beloved Barbie, but into a certain defective Nina doll, which was molded at a provincial rubber products factory.
Video: La Toya Jackson - Earth song. Muz-TV 2010
La Toya Jackson - popular singer, actress, dancer and presenter, sister.
The difficult life and intense creativity of the famous American singer La Toya Jenkson, born in 1956 in Indiana in the USA.
La Toya Jackson was born into a musical large family on May 29, 1956 in the US state of Indiana. From childhood, the children were raised in a creative atmosphere, and already at the age of 16, the girl and her brothers actively began to conquer the heights of show business. She moved beautifully and sang well, but did not immediately understand that her calling was the stage, since she was initially oriented towards a different profession, she was more attracted to law.
Many, if not all, of the family were led by their father, who firmly decided that his children would sing in a group and would definitely achieve success in show business.
Childhood and first steps
The father of the family was strict, and she repeatedly emphasized this in interviews. But my mother, on the contrary, was very modest, not striving for publicity. She was a believer and was impressed by the Jehovah's Witnesses movement. She brought interest in him to her daughter and Michael, perhaps the most famous of the brothers. The children with particular zeal knocked on neighbors' houses, talking about the need for faith and agitating people. But at the age of 16, show business became almost the main occupation, and La Toya concentrated on it.
The girl went to college, but was unable to combine her studies and concert activities, giving preference to the latter. Success accompanied her. The audience appreciated the plasticity, charm, and technical and organizational issues completely fell on the father, who performed the duties of an administrator, producer, PR manager and even a costume designer.
In the 70s of the last century, the girl declared herself not only as a talented dancer and singer, but also as an actress. It was then that the series “The Jacksons”, which became very popular, about the life of a family, started, and viewers followed the ups and downs in the creative family from television screens with undisguised delight and interest.
We can say that this was the beginning of success. It was decided to divide the children into two groups: a male group, consisting of brothers, and a female group, consisting of three sisters. But, unfortunately, it is possible due to circumstances or complex characters young singers(and unlike the brothers) they failed to create a truly cohesive creative union, and La Toya soon focused on her own career.
The eighties - the beginning of great fame
The 80s of the last century were a truly golden time for the talented singer. She released her first single, choosing to give it her first name without the surname "Jackson", although the surname was already quite famous at that time. However, her father, who, of course, had a very developed creative flair, did not allow her to do this, considering that indicating the name “Jackson” on the cover of the single would only be beneficial. He was not mistaken, because the surname has become a brand.
The album turned out to be successful, but did not cause great enthusiasm, breaking the charts. However, publications and critics rated it very warmly. This was followed by another record, the success of which can also be described as moderate. Looking ahead, it is worth noting that La Toya, unlike his famous brother, who fired hits like bullets, was never able to reach his level. Her songs are undoubtedly pleasant, melodic, they are well perceived in the frame of the singer’s gentle voice, plus, professional video clips were created in which La Toya showed her plasticity in all its glory. But it’s probably not possible to call her a singer with mega hits.
Spectacular change of image
A change in the image, the manner of presenting oneself, and even adding notes of sexuality, occurred in 1987, when the singer changed her manager, certainly endowed with professional flair. It was with his input that the emphasis was placed on the sex appeal of the image.
Shyness, romance and even chastity are a thing of the past. Moreover, the public’s demand for shy girls also began to fade. Therefore, La Toya Jackson has turned into a real lioness, panther and seductress all rolled into one. People were fascinated by her grace, beautiful curves of her body, excellent physical fitness, amazing plasticity, lightness.
Marriage
In 1989, she married her manager Jack Gordon. Yes, the same one that made her image sexier and made men believe that she was not just performing in front of them talented singer, but also a femme fatale. Later, La Toya will recall that Jack Gordon was very strict and even somewhat despotic, he tried to control everything. But the singer did not give such revelations right away, but only in 2005, when Jack Gordon died.
Much can be learned from her autobiographical book, which is written with stunning sincerity. In many ways, it is much easier for a singer to express herself, talk about her difficult fate in memoirs and autobiographies, rather than in numerous interviews, where she is in no hurry to lay out the details of her personal life.
This marriage was short-lived; the singer could not bear the constant control and rather difficult relationship. She returned to the family, and a complex, painful divorce process began. This could not but affect the psychological well-being of the woman, who was acutely worried about what was happening and thought about her life, destiny, and creative career.
At that time, the prospects in show business seemed very unclear to her; she was not sure that she would continue to be in demand as a singer and would be interesting to people.
Renaissance
When the depression from an unsuccessful marriage and difficult divorce proceedings subsided, by the way, not without the support of family and friends, the singer again plunged headlong into creativity. She appeared in numerous television shows, hosted programs, participated in musical and even non- musical projects. But there is great interest in such projects. Stars often take part in projects where they need to show not their creative abilities, but rather their physical skills. La Toya gladly took part in the castings, in sports competitions, reality show.
In 2009, the most famous of the Jackson clan, Michael, died. La Toya took this event very hard, especially since the family had to fend off annoying journalists and paparazzi. Moreover, the cause of Michael Jackson’s death was unclear, which made all family members even more nervous. It was she who, after weighing all the facts, initiated the reopening of the case about the strange death of her brother.
However, time heals, and any hardships are forgotten. Today La Toya is still at the peak of popularity, she is gladly invited to variety of shows, she gives interviews and delights fans with her creativity.
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At the age of sixteen, LaToya joined her brothers and began participating in shows where her job was to sing along and dance. The girl herself would prefer to become a lawyer, however, her father was adamant - show business had already been chosen as the Jackson family business. Father Jackson kept his children strict, sometimes developed musical talents forcibly and, judging by the results, this method of “raising stars” turned out to be effective. So, after studying a little in college, LaToya was forced to leave her studies - concerts took up a lot of time.
The fifth child in the illustrious Jackson family, La Toya Jackson was born in 1956 in Gary, Indiana. She grew up very shy, was known as a homebody, and when the mother of the family, Katherine, converted to Jehovah's Witnesses, she willingly followed her. LaToya's younger brother Michael followed, and soon the children were knocking on neighbors' doors every morning, actively encouraging them to join their church. At the age of sixteen, LaToya joined her brothers and began participating in shows where her job was to sing along and dance. The girl herself would prefer to become a lawyer, however, her father was adamant - show business had already been chosen as the Jackson family business. Father Jackson kept his children strict, sometimes developed musical talents forcibly and, judging by the results, this method of “raising stars” turned out to be effective. So, after studying a little in college, LaToya was forced to leave her studies - concerts took up a lot of time.
In the seventies, LaToya, along with her sisters Rabbit and Janet, appeared in all twelve episodes television project CBS channel "The Jacksons". She sang, danced, performed skits and was not at all
less talented than the other Jackson children. Later, along with her sisters, LaToya became a member of the family's women's team, however, the LaToya-Janet-Rabby trio quickly fell apart, undermined by irreconcilable differences, without leaving history with any meaningful evidence of its existence.
In the eighties, LaToya Jackson released her first solo album- "La Toya Jackson." She wanted to omit her last name from the title and leave only her first name on the album cover, taking it as a creative pseudonym - the girl really wanted to do something on her own, without relying on her family. However, the father again did not allow his zealous daughter to act arbitrarily, reminding her that she should be proud of her surname, and not hide it. However, the surname “Jackson” was already really working for itself, and LaToya, like all the children of the “star family,” only increased the overall fame. The album was expected to be a moderate success - it did not “blow up” the charts, however, and did not go completely unnoticed. The next studio work - the album "My Special Love" - repeated the fate of the first. It should be noted that especially significant musical solo projects LaToya Jackson will never produce like this
failed. However, individual compositions from time to time reached quite high positions in the charts - the songs “If You Feel the Funk”, “Night Time Lover”, “Bet”cha Gonna Need My Lovin”, “Heart Don”t Lie”, “Hot Potato” " and several others became quite popular.
It is noteworthy that in 1988, LaToya still managed to “disown” her great family– the title of the album from that year contains only the modest “La Toya”. Although, by that time, this was unlikely to confuse anyone, and therefore could be regarded as some kind of “star” whim.
In 1987, Jack Gordon was hired as LaToya's manager, and it was from that time that the singer's image began to change - she became more and more sexy. The amazing metamorphoses that occurred with the chaste and shy LaToya shocked many, especially her family. Sexuality, which has now become the main definition of stage image, attracted Jackson huge amount fans. So, it turned out that “undressed LaToya” turned out to be somewhat more attractive than “singing LaToya”. The singer’s breasts received a separate discussion - there were different opinions about whether breasts were a gift from Nature,
or a gift from the “golden hands” of a plastic surgeon. All this led to a scandal in the family, and the girl moved to New York. In 1989, LaToya posed nude for Playboy; in the same year, another album was released under the controversial title “Bad Girl”.
In September 1989, Gordon married LaToya, however, it was not a marriage in the real sense of the word - the singer herself stated that the marriage took place against her will. For the next decade, Jack Gordon, according to LaToya herself, was the complete master of her life, maintaining his power sometimes by cunning and sometimes by direct violence. Documents, invoices, contracts, as well as all professional activity LaToya was in the arms of her husband. However, LaToya decided to openly tell some details about her life with Gordon only after his death in 2005. She reflected all this, and much more, in her autobiographical book, La Toya: Growing Up in the Jackson Family. And then, having finally returned to the bosom of the family and making peace with her parents, LaToya launched the divorce process, which turned out to be protracted and quite painful. For a while, LaToya found herself completely out of control.
life rhythm, spent a lot of time alone, trying to decide where to continue my life and career. The last music album released by the singer was dated 1995, there was uncertainty ahead, and LaToya no longer believed in her talent.
However, time heals, and members of the Jackson family were able to forgive her for the scandalous attacks (on the family in general and on Michael in particular) in the press and did not leave her alone. Appearances began on television, in shows and all kinds of near-musical projects. So, in 2007, LaToya took part in the show “Armed & Famous”, and later, in 2009, in the most popular project “Celebrity Big Brother”. By the way, she turned out to be the second family member to take part in this show.
In the terrible days after the death of her brother Michael, it was LaToya Jackson who was the first to be admitted to the Reagan-UCLA Medical Center hospital; she was also the initiator of a re-investigation of the strange circumstances of his death, and was also the first to doubt her brother’s natural death.
Today LaToya is a socialite and loves giving interviews and appearing on TV. In honor of her brother Michael, a month after his death, the singer wrote and performed the song "Home"
53-year-old La Toya Jackson was closer to the King of Pop than anyone. It was she who signed her brother's death certificate. Today La Toya accused Michael Jackson's entourage of murdering the singer. Jackson was forced to sign up for 50 grueling concerts in London. Michael was put on drugs to manipulate his mind. The King of Pop was a "moneybag" who was "used at every turn."
Last week, Los Angeles police said they could not rule out the murder of Michael Jackson. Official autopsy results government agencies will be known only in two weeks. But La Toya had already received the autopsy results from private medical examiners. She does not want to comment on them until the investigation is completed. But she reported that four fresh injection marks were found on Michael’s neck.
“I believe that Michael was killed,” said La Toya, “I felt it from the very beginning!” And this was not done by just one person. It was a conspiracy! He was surrounded by bad people. Michael was a very quiet, calm, loving person. And people took advantage of this. People who weren't always on his side fought to be there for him.
A month ago I said: I think Michael will die before the concerts in London. The environment did not spare him. Michael was worth over $1 billion. When someone is worth a lot of money, people always appear around him large number greedy people. I told my family a month ago: "He never intended to do this concert in London." But he's worth more dead than alive. Michael believed that he would not live to old age and was afraid that he would die in his sixth decade.
Eventually Michael was isolated from the rest of the family. He had no real friends. He was the loneliest man in the world. I knew something terrible would happen.
Michael was not found in bed, but in a bedroom not far from Conrad Murray's personal physician. In this bedroom there were oxygen tanks and an IV. Murray disappeared at the hospital when Jackson's heart was started using electric shocks.
La Toya also talked about how the children said goodbye to their father. 11-year-old Paris gently, like a garland, entangled his hand with an inexpensive necklace made of colored stones.
The last time La Toya saw her brother alive was three weeks before his death at the celebration of his parents’ 60th wedding anniversary at Michael’s favorite Indian restaurant, Chakra, in Beverly Hills. When she arrived, Jackson was already there with the children.
“He stood at the door and said, ‘Oh, La Toya! You look fabulous!” He was thin, but he ate that night. Michael loved curry. He enjoyed every minute of eating it. In the end he hugged me and said: “We must do it again!” He then walked to the door, turned around and waved goodbye to me. It was last time when I saw my brother alive.
La Toya has had a rough two weeks. It all started with the news of her brother's death and ended with a bitter memorial service. Now she wants to know the truth.
– I'm trying to be strong. I was at home when I found out that Michael was in the hospital. I live three minutes away from him in Beverly Hills. Michael rented a mansion for £60,000 a month. My father called me from Las Vegas and said: “Run to the hospital immediately. Michael is in the hospital!
La Toya immediately called her mother, and her personal assistant told her that her brother was in medical center in Westwood, a 10-minute drive from his home.
– I jumped into the car, I kept asking my mother’s assistant: “How is he? How is he?”, but he never told me. Finally, I heard my mother in the background: “Who is it?” When my mom found out it was me, she screamed, “Why don’t you tell me?”, grabbed the phone and screamed as loud as she could, “He’s dead!”
I almost crashed. My legs didn't obey me. I couldn't press the gas pedal. I approached the hospital from the wrong entrance. And I asked the guards to help me, because I was so weak that I was ready to faint. They took me to the department where Michael was. His mother and his children were crying there. I screamed, “Is this true?” And mom said: “Yes, he’s gone.” I couldn't stop crying. I screamed and the children screamed. My mother was sitting and all three of them were sitting on her lap and crying together.
Paris demanded to be shown her father one last time. Doctors said that this would help the children realize that dad is dead. With Paris, her brothers, and Michael's brother Randy, we entered a small room where Michael lay, still warm to the touch. He had a towel over his face. I picked it up, the kids saw daddy and Paris said, “Oh, daddy! I love you!"
We hugged and kissed him, the children took his hand. He didn't look dead. His eyes were half open, as if he was sleeping. He wasn't cold.
The children screamed and cried. But after they found themselves in this room and saw Michael, they stopped and calmed down. We prayed for him. I asked, “What do you want to tell dad?” and they told him something personal.
Paris held his hand. We all sat near the bed. His chest was very red from attempts to resuscitate him. I took off the covers so I could see his feet. Everything looked great.
La Toya said reports that Michael was bald and looked terrible without makeup were “lies.”
“He didn’t have any makeup on, but he looked great.” He just looked like Michael.
After a 30-minute goodbye, La Toya signed the death certificate.
Jackson will never be buried at Neverland Ranch, a 2,400-acre estate in Central California.
– Michael hated this place. After his second trial for child sexual abuse, he told me, “I'll never come back here. I hate Neverland. This place helped destroy me!
La Toya says the behavior of Jackson's £100,000-a-month personal doctor, Conrad Murray, at the hospital deeply concerned her. Dr. Murray, who was not a board-certified cardiologist, did not even show up to the family, even though La Toya wanted to see Michael's personal doctor "to find out what the hell happened." It was Paris who told La Toya: “He is the best cardiologist, how could this happen to dad?”
La Toya says she went to the doctor, saying, “I want to talk to you. I want to know what happened to my brother." But he muttered something incomprehensible in response.
“He said something like, 'Michael died, I'm sorry.' This was wrong. It looked fantastic. The doctor later disappeared.
Which only increased La Toya Jackson's fears. Another doctor told her that Michael had marks on his body from fresh injections.
It was previously reported that Jackson was treated for insomnia by intravenous anesthesiology, including Demerol and Diprivan, a drug that is usually never used outside operating rooms.
Police also found two types of prescription-only medications in his home. The investigation intends to present in court the medical reports of the most famous doctors. La Taya says:
- It will all come out. You will be shocked.
The official medical examiner's report should appear very soon. Along with the results of the re-autopsy, which La Toya insisted on. She says:
“We want to sit down and compare these two results before anything is made public.” I suspect what the conclusion will be, but I can't say anything at this stage. Michael has had needle pricks on his neck and arms, most of them in recent weeks. I can't say more because I might hinder the investigation. But I can say that I have not given up my suspicions that Michael was killed.
After returning from the hospital, Jackson's mother Catherine and La Toya received an alarming call from the mansion of the King of Pop. The caller was the star's longtime assistant Michael Amin, a devout Muslim known as Brother Michael.
He said Michael Jackson's self-appointed property manager, Lebanese Dr. Tohm Tohm, had fired all the staff at his Beverly Hills home and the Las Vegas home the King of Pop also rented.
- I want to know how this is? – La Toya asks rhetorically. – Michael died, and all his employees were fired immediately. This haste increased my suspicions.
When she and her manager and close friend Geoffrey Phillips arrived at her brother's house, new security guards were already there.
“I smelled and felt my brother everywhere. I could smell his favorite cologne, Tom Ford's Black Orchid. I entered his bedroom. There was a shirt lying on the floor.
She says that Michael was taken to the hospital from Dr. Murray's bedroom, which is across big hall from his own.
– Michael walked from his room to Dr. Murray’s room. We don't know what happened there. He died alone with the doctor, in his room.
Shortly after lunch, the doctor ran downstairs and shouted to bodyguard Alberto Alvarez to call 911.
La Toya says:
“No one was allowed to go upstairs except Dr. Murray and the children.” Paris told me that even they weren't allowed to be in the room when Dr. Murray gave Michael his "oxygen."
Murray, La Toya said, initially treated Michael on a soft bed and only learned from 911 officials that the procedure had to be done on a hard surface.
– Why, if this man was a cardiologist, was my brother on the bed? Michael died in that room. I was told that the doctor kept telling everyone that he was alive, but Michael Amin saw him and it was clear that he was dead. Along the wall, next to the closet with clothes stood oxygen cylinder. There was an IV. The police were already in the house and seized all the drugs.
Diprivan is always given with oxygen in hospitals. La Toya admits her brother had problems with prescription drugs, which the family believes began after he injured his back in a 1984 accident.
But La Toya insists that his brother’s body was “clean.” In preparation for concerts in England, he drank juice, removed all toxins and cleansed the body.
But Michael never gave 50 concerts at once. He agreed to do 10, but then the patrons and his entourage kept increasing the number of concerts, since tickets for them were selling well.
– Even a healthy person cannot bear so many concerts. And Michael was fragile,” says the singer’s sister. “He always believed in the best in people.” But he was meek. Over the past few months he has been isolated. I believe the staff were given strict instructions: if any family members called, not to say anything. And if he comes, don’t let him in.
This environment did not care about Michael as a person. They were interested in Jacko, like a cash cow and a money bag.
– Michael didn’t keep a very close eye on his finances. A lot of people made a lot of money off of Michael. Last house, which he rented, is a classic example. The rent was supposed to be £15,000 a month, but he paid £60,000 because he was Michael Jackson. We, the family, wanted to intervene in this, tried to influence. But we were not allowed close to Michael. I knew it was going to end horribly. I believe the brother was disconnected from real world with the help of drugs. They got him hooked on drugs. He was clean, but then the drugs came back into him. I think it shocked his system so much that it killed him.
She says the family will file a civil lawsuit against anyone they deem responsible. Police also intend to file criminal charges:
“I’ll get to the end,” says La Toya Jackson. “I’m not going to stop until I find out who’s to blame.” Why didn't they allow his family to see him? And it's not about the money. I want justice for Michael. I will work without rest until I find out what and who killed my brother!
La Toya was shocked by his brother's work schedule:
“They made him work long and hard. He didn't even have a rest room. Every hour was scheduled. Either a discussion of costume details, or vocal lessons, or rehearsals. Even Paris noticed and told me: “They worked with dad too much. They made him work long and hard." You can't do that to a fragile person. Many people are responsible for this, directly or indirectly. They told him: “Work! Concerts have been booked and tickets have been sold.” And Michael didn't want to let his fans down. His children made him very happy, but he had no real friends. His problem was that he didn't trust people. And in the end he died alone, surrounded by these dark people.
Although Michael regularly kept more than a million dollars in cash at home, La Tuaya says none of it was ever found. There was not a single item from his extensive collection of jewelry:
“Someone came into the house and did a good job there,” La Toya says. “A lot of people visited the house before I got there.”
In the first hours after Michael's death, his sister Janet was so worried that she placed her bodyguards in her brother's house. The sisters intend to preserve the remaining property of the King of Pop for his children.
La Toya says the kids are doing well. They are with grandmother Catherine and nanny Grace Rwarembo. However, the nanny behaves “very suspiciously.”
“The family has mixed feelings about her,” says La Toya. – Mom thinks that the nanny wants to be with the children, but I asked her to be careful. It's not about whether the children love her or not. They love everyone. Mom is just gullible and feels sorry for her.