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“Nutty Professor II – The Klumps” – Los Angeles Premiere
July 24, 2000 – Universal Amphitheatre
July 24, 2000 – Universal Amphitheatre
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The below article is a section taken from a Rolling Stone Magazine Article in 1984. The article was called ‘Trouble in Paradise’. The section you will read discusses the Victory Tour and Don King. Very Very Interesting…
Trouble In Paradise?
Michael Jackson is about to embark on what may be the biggest tour ever. But the struggle for power in the Jackson camp could lead to a major disaster.
BY MICHAEL GOLDBERG AND CHRISTOPHER CONNELLY
Mar 15, 1984 6:32 PM
Still, there is Joe Jackson. Though he has not sought a new management contract with his sons, he continues to be closely involved with their careers. In fact, it was Joe who encouraged the Jacksons to work with boxing promoter Don King. But why King? As Branca himself says, ”You’re taking the number-one artist in the world; you would normally want somebody who has some experience in the music business.” Why Don King?
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HEADLINE: Latoya Jackson’s Marriage Becomes a Danger Zone
MAGAZINE: www.people.com
DATE: May 03, 1993 Vol. 39 No. 17
TRIUMPH IN THE SPOTLIGHT IS A JACKSON family tradition. But it is more often scandal that thrusts LaToya, the brood’s odd sister out, into the public eye. Now the rebel who posed nude in Playboy, married her ex-con manager and exposed family secrets in a tell-all best-seller, has sadly turned victim.
Police, summoned on April 20 to the plush two-bedroom Manhattan apartment that the singer, 36, shares with husband Jack Gordon, 54, arrested Gordon for allegedly kicking LaToya and beating her with a heavy brass dining-room chair. Treated for bruises to her face, arms, legs and back, LaToya, according to friend and New York Post writer Florence Anthony, seemed badly shaken by the violence that flared during a midnight argument. “Unfortunately,” says Anthony, who visited LaToya after her hospital discharge next morning, “she was more concerned about Jack having to go to jail than anything else.”
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TO the world, Michael Jackson was an enigma. While his music dazzled and amazed, his behaviour often baffled and shocked. But to TV star and music producer David Gest, one of the people who knew the King Of Pop best, Jackson was a loyal friend who made him laugh and gave him memories to treasure.
David, 56, said: “There is nobody who knew Michael like I did. He was so gifted, it’s hard for me to picture him gone. There is a whole side to him people never saw.
“For instance, people always think of him as talking in that high, soft voice, but he didn’t really speak like that — it was a facade.
“Still to this day I am not sure why he did it. The Michael I knew talked like a real man, acted like a real man and shook a hand like a real man.”
David, who has made millions as a concert promoter and TV personality, was 16 when the Jacksons family moved into a mansion only a short drive from his own family home in Encino, California.
How they met…
David Guest Puppy Love
He first got to know Michael Jackson when he called at the house to take the Thriller star’s sister, La Toya, on a date.
David said: “It was just puppy love, nothing serious. La Toya had the flu so Michael — who was nearly 12 at the time — asked me to drive him to a memorabilia sale. I had no clue what memorabilia even was at that time.”
The outing proved to be the start of a life-long friendship — and a shared love of shopping, collecting and eating in fast food restaurants.
And despite the huge personal wealth Jackson enjoyed at the height of his career, David revealed that the superstar always loved a bargain.
He said: “He loved haggling over the price in stores. If something was $4,000 (£2,400), he would cheekily start them at $200 (£120). He was an arch negotiator. People thought he was absolutely nuts but he actually got away with it sometimes.”
David told how Jackson was always incredibly generous with his friends.
He said: “One time when we went to Disneyland he bought me more than 200,000 dollars-worth of rare memorabilia, spent about the same on himself and had three limousines come and collect it all.”
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Art Leoncio and J. Boogie of Freestyle XPressions performing a special tribute to Michael Jackson at a party the rooftop Moon (club) which Joe Jackson approved. The duo replicated “Thriller” and paid homage to the King of Pop in celebration of the movie’s release.
See More: myvegasscene.com
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Michael Jackson’s father, Joe Jackson, was on hand to watch the film. He was also there for the dedication of a star to the Jackson family. CEO, Johnny Brenden presented it to him. Don King, Todd Bridges and Rashida Ali were also there for the screening.
I think it says 'Joseph Jackson & Family'. Bless Him (chuckle)
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