34 minutes ago by TMZ Staff
Katherine Jackson has been bitterly complaining the Michael Jackson Estate is not giving her enough money, and now we know what she's done to supplement her income in a big way.
TMZ has obtained a contract Katherine signed with Vintage Pop Media (VPM), the company that owns tens of thousands of photos, videos and other MJ items. Under the deal -- which is not sanctioned by the MJ Estate -- Katherine agreed to participate in the production of "The Katherine Jackson Story," some sort of MJ documentary set to music. Katherine also agreed to pen the book that was just released, "Never Can Say Goodbye."
In return for her work, VPM -- owned by her controversial business partner Howard Mann -- agreed to pay Katherine 25% of the net profits with a minimum monthly guarantee of $10,000-a-month. But here's what's really interesting ... there's no end date for the $10-grand-a-month, so if you read the contract literally, VPM agrees to pay Katherine at least $10k-a-month for the rest of her life.
And get this. The contract also says Katherine has the legal right to "forever bind" Michael's kids, Prince, Paris and Blanket. According to sources connected familiar with the MJ Estate, Katherine does not have the power to contractually bind Michael's kids.
Katherine is already raking in $26,000-a-month from the MJ Estate, but she's complaining she wants more. Looks like she found it.
Howard Mann tells TMZ, "This is one of several agreements with Mrs. Jackson. This was a starting point in our relationship."
Katherine Jackson has been bitterly complaining the Michael Jackson Estate is not giving her enough money, and now we know what she's done to supplement her income in a big way.
TMZ has obtained a contract Katherine signed with Vintage Pop Media (VPM), the company that owns tens of thousands of photos, videos and other MJ items. Under the deal -- which is not sanctioned by the MJ Estate -- Katherine agreed to participate in the production of "The Katherine Jackson Story," some sort of MJ documentary set to music. Katherine also agreed to pen the book that was just released, "Never Can Say Goodbye."
In return for her work, VPM -- owned by her controversial business partner Howard Mann -- agreed to pay Katherine 25% of the net profits with a minimum monthly guarantee of $10,000-a-month. But here's what's really interesting ... there's no end date for the $10-grand-a-month, so if you read the contract literally, VPM agrees to pay Katherine at least $10k-a-month for the rest of her life.
And get this. The contract also says Katherine has the legal right to "forever bind" Michael's kids, Prince, Paris and Blanket. According to sources connected familiar with the MJ Estate, Katherine does not have the power to contractually bind Michael's kids.
Katherine is already raking in $26,000-a-month from the MJ Estate, but she's complaining she wants more. Looks like she found it.
Howard Mann tells TMZ, "This is one of several agreements with Mrs. Jackson. This was a starting point in our relationship."
michaeljackson o soo sweet so much love in one to much heat from the bottom of my heart its to much to keep from the world.way to much heat for this one angel that has to keep the love we share .
LOVE:
love is soo sweet its going to keep us from be in beat. love is love yes it is its the one thing that makes us keep the love we share .
my angel : my angel is soo sweet it keeps me safe from the devils heat . my angel is not like others. keep the love that we seak . my anel is the one i keep not in the heat.
michael: michael is a keeper that i keep away from the heat hes in my heart yes he is . michael loveing nice play ful.
t appears Katherine Jackson is going to do what Oksana Grigorieva couldn't ... appear on "The Oprah Winfrey Show."
Production trucks have arrived at the Jackson family compound in Encino along with two black SUVs. Members of the production crew told TMZ they are there for "an Oprah shoot."
A security guard told TMZ Oprah will not be showing up ... so this could be filming for an introductory segment of the show.
No word on what the interview might be about ... but we're guessing the words Michael and Jackson will be used often.
UPDATE 5:10 PM PT -- No one has left yet, but there has been a visitor ... the Domino's Pizza delivery guy!
UPDATE 6:23 PM PT -- The production trucks are getting a parking ticket. Put it on Oprah's tab.
UPDATE 6:39 PM PT -- The two SUVs have taken off and the production crew has begun to load equipment. Looks like it's a wrap.
Production trucks have arrived at the Jackson family compound in Encino along with two black SUVs. Members of the production crew told TMZ they are there for "an Oprah shoot."
A security guard told TMZ Oprah will not be showing up ... so this could be filming for an introductory segment of the show.
No word on what the interview might be about ... but we're guessing the words Michael and Jackson will be used often.
UPDATE 5:10 PM PT -- No one has left yet, but there has been a visitor ... the Domino's Pizza delivery guy!
UPDATE 6:23 PM PT -- The production trucks are getting a parking ticket. Put it on Oprah's tab.
UPDATE 6:39 PM PT -- The two SUVs have taken off and the production crew has begun to load equipment. Looks like it's a wrap.
In a online survey conducted by the social networking website MySpace, the 'Thriller' hitmaker surpassed popstar Justin Timberlake and reggae king Bob Marley, who came second and third respectively.
Among the females, contralto singer Alecia Beth Moore popularly known as Pink triumphed over pop icons Lady Gaga, Madonna and Britney Spears to grab the top spot.
Meanwhile, among the bands, rockers AC DC were declared the best, closely followed by Nirvana and the 'Red Hot Chilli Peppers'.
The door knocked again.. Who was it?
Caroline:"Come in"
This time it was Michael..
Michael:"Did i disturb?"
Caroline:"No Michael.. you never disturb.. Come in.."
Michael:"I saw a man running out of the office... Who was it?"
Caroline:"Oh.. it was my ex boy friend.. i told him that it was over. He knew I was right.."
Michael looked at Caroline for a moment.. they looked at eachother..
Michael said:"Can you come near me for a minute please?"
Caroline went near him.. not knowing what he was going to do..
Michael said:"Forgive me"
Then Michael kissed her. There was a moment of great passion between the two.. not even Michael knew that he did it. They were in deep exstasy.. in exstasy of love...
Caroline:"Come in"
This time it was Michael..
Michael:"Did i disturb?"
Caroline:"No Michael.. you never disturb.. Come in.."
Michael:"I saw a man running out of the office... Who was it?"
Caroline:"Oh.. it was my ex boy friend.. i told him that it was over. He knew I was right.."
Michael looked at Caroline for a moment.. they looked at eachother..
Michael said:"Can you come near me for a minute please?"
Caroline went near him.. not knowing what he was going to do..
Michael said:"Forgive me"
Then Michael kissed her. There was a moment of great passion between the two.. not even Michael knew that he did it. They were in deep exstasy.. in exstasy of love...
Caroline went at his mum's house to see if he was there.. She knocked.. His mum opened.
Caroline:"Hello Mr.s Balzan.. is your son here?"
Mr.Balzan:"Hello Caroline.. Bernard went at the bar next door.. he's probabbly there.."
Caroline said:"Thank u Mr's Balzan"
Caroline froze.. what was he doing at the bar.. why did he lie to her? Was there something to know?
She went at the bar.. then she had a deep shock.. Bernard was with another girl.. they held eachother's hands.. Caroline was just desperate.. she ran away crying.. not knowing what to do.. She ran away crying... Then she stood on a pave ment thinking.. "what had just happened to me?" she said.. She was still sobbing..
Caroline:"Hello Mr.s Balzan.. is your son here?"
Mr.Balzan:"Hello Caroline.. Bernard went at the bar next door.. he's probabbly there.."
Caroline said:"Thank u Mr's Balzan"
Caroline froze.. what was he doing at the bar.. why did he lie to her? Was there something to know?
She went at the bar.. then she had a deep shock.. Bernard was with another girl.. they held eachother's hands.. Caroline was just desperate.. she ran away crying.. not knowing what to do.. She ran away crying... Then she stood on a pave ment thinking.. "what had just happened to me?" she said.. She was still sobbing..
Michael Jackson could live again on the big screen -- TMZ has learned a former Jackson associate is trying to shop around a full-length movie featuring unseen rehearsal footage from MJ's 1981 concert series.
The man behind the deal is Ron Newt -- who claims he was so close with Michael, that the singer gave him special behind-the-scenes footage from Jackson's 1981 Triumph Tour.
Now, after seeing the success of "This Is It " -- Newt tells TMZ he's put together a 64-minute feature film from his footage ... which includes several candid moments involving MJ and his brothers. Michael can also be seen dancing, singing and directing the stage production.
Newt tells us he's already getting offers from several interested parties -- with proposals reaching into seven figures.
The man behind the deal is Ron Newt -- who claims he was so close with Michael, that the singer gave him special behind-the-scenes footage from Jackson's 1981 Triumph Tour.
Now, after seeing the success of "This Is It " -- Newt tells TMZ he's put together a 64-minute feature film from his footage ... which includes several candid moments involving MJ and his brothers. Michael can also be seen dancing, singing and directing the stage production.
Newt tells us he's already getting offers from several interested parties -- with proposals reaching into seven figures.
An MJ fan club is on a desperate mission to clean up the recent graffiti onslaught outside the King of Pop's tomb -- claiming a few bad apples could spoil everything for MJ's non-vandal followers.
The Official Michael Jackson Fans of Southern California have extended an olive branch to Forest Lawn Cemetery -- where MJ is buried -- offering to clean up the recent wave of hidden vandalism outside the singer's tomb ... before the cemetery decides to ban MJ fans altogether.
A rep for the group -- which organizes a monthly pilgrimage to MJ's burial place -- tells TMZ, they want to "fix this mess" so FLC doesn't associate MJ's upstanding fans with a bunch of sharpie-wielding hoodlums.
As TMZ first reported, Forest Lawn is currently on red alert over the illegal doodles -- hunting down the artists responsible ... and threatening to ban any potential copycats for life.
No word if Forest Lawn will take the fan group up on their offer.
The Official Michael Jackson Fans of Southern California have extended an olive branch to Forest Lawn Cemetery -- where MJ is buried -- offering to clean up the recent wave of hidden vandalism outside the singer's tomb ... before the cemetery decides to ban MJ fans altogether.
A rep for the group -- which organizes a monthly pilgrimage to MJ's burial place -- tells TMZ, they want to "fix this mess" so FLC doesn't associate MJ's upstanding fans with a bunch of sharpie-wielding hoodlums.
As TMZ first reported, Forest Lawn is currently on red alert over the illegal doodles -- hunting down the artists responsible ... and threatening to ban any potential copycats for life.
No word if Forest Lawn will take the fan group up on their offer.
TMZ has learned Michael Jackson's tomb has been defaced by a stealth band of vandals -- who have marked the walls of MJ's mausoleum with hidden messages ... and it's all in permanent ink.
Security at Forest Lawn in Glendale, CA is on the lookout for "fans" who have been writing messages in hard-to-spot places outside the main window of the building in which MJ is entombed.
The writing is mostly hidden underneath ledges -- or in spots covered by bushes -- and contains messages like, "Miss you" and "Keep the dream alive."
Reps at Forest Lawn are pretty ticked off -- telling TMZ, "Activity such as this, is a prime example why we are evaluating the level of access to the various entrances of the Great Mausoleum."
Forest Lawn also tells us that anyone caught vandalizing the cemetery will be banned for life.
Security at Forest Lawn in Glendale, CA is on the lookout for "fans" who have been writing messages in hard-to-spot places outside the main window of the building in which MJ is entombed.
The writing is mostly hidden underneath ledges -- or in spots covered by bushes -- and contains messages like, "Miss you" and "Keep the dream alive."
Reps at Forest Lawn are pretty ticked off -- telling TMZ, "Activity such as this, is a prime example why we are evaluating the level of access to the various entrances of the Great Mausoleum."
Forest Lawn also tells us that anyone caught vandalizing the cemetery will be banned for life.
A poem I dedicated to Michael .
I woke up one day, I found at you were gone
and now I'm sitting here listening to
this sad song.
When I look at the sky at night, I wonder
If I could see you one day in heaven, I can
Feel your presence seven days a week, you’re
In my dreams, they seem to be real until I wake up
And my heart is hurting
Wherever you are, I feel you close no matter
How far or how near
Why did you go? One day I will know,
You never said goodbye,
There must be a reason why, that’s why I cry
I woke up one day, I found at you were gone
and now I'm sitting here listening to
this sad song.
When I look at the sky at night, I wonder
If I could see you one day in heaven, I can
Feel your presence seven days a week, you’re
In my dreams, they seem to be real until I wake up
And my heart is hurting
Wherever you are, I feel you close no matter
How far or how near
Why did you go? One day I will know,
You never said goodbye,
There must be a reason why, that’s why I cry