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Tragically, Jermaine Jackson can relate to Bobbi Kristina Brown. Both have lost loved ones under the intense glare of the public spotlight. So, with Whitney Houston’s 18-year old daughter reportedly nearing a breakdown and with her family hoping she enters rehab , what advice would Jermaine offer the teenager? “She’s got to stay strong and be with her family,” the former Jackson 5 member told Us Weekly last night. “There are so many bad influences… [you have to] go back to the basics. Surround yourself with love from your family. That’s the most important thing.” Jackson was close to the late artist. He worked with Houston on her first album, spoke to her mother yesterday and said he considered Whitney a “good friend.” [Photo: WENN.com]
‘There is nothing you can do here today that will bring Michael back,’ Joe and Katherine Jackson say in a statement read at Conrad Murray hearing. By Andrea Duncan-Mao, with reporting by Gil Kaufman Katherine Jackson arrives at the Los Angeles Superior Court for the sentencing of Dr. Conrad Murray on Tuesday Photo: Toby Canham/ Getty Images At Tuesday’s (November 29) sentencing hearing for Dr. Conrad Murray — where Michael Jackson’s former personal physician received four years in jail for involuntary manslaughter — a statement from Jackson’s parents was read in court. “We still look at each other in disbelief: Is it really possible he is gone? It is simply against the natural order of things,” Joe and Katherine Jackson said in the statement, read by Jackson family attorney Brian Panish. “We are not here to seek revenge. There is nothing you can do here today that will bring Michael back.” Do you think Conrad Murray deserved the maximum sentence? Let us know on Facebook. Along with Katherine, Michael’s siblings LaToya, Jermaine, Randy and Rebbie were also reportedly in attendance at the hearing. In regards to the sentence, the family said in the statement: “We respectfully request you impose a sentence that reminds physicians they cannot sell their services to the highest bidder.” The judge agreed, lamenting that due to a new California law to address overcrowding in prisons, he was unable to sentence Murray to state prison. Stating that Murray practiced “horrible medicine” and had “absolutely no remorse,” Judge Michael Pastor declined the defense’s motion for probation and handed down the stiffest sentence possible — four years — which Murray will most likely serve in a Los Angeles county jail or on home confinement. Upon leaving the courthouse, Michael’s brother Jermaine, when asked if the four-year sentence was enough, shook his head and said, “No.” Katherine told local TV station KTLA, “Four years is not enough for someone’s life. It won’t bring him back. But at least he got the maximum, and I thought the judge was very, very fair.” Related Videos Michael Jackson Doctor Conrad Murray Sentenced Related Artists Michael Jackson
Mariah Carey and John Legend have joined forces on the remix of her holiday song “When Christmas Comes.” The original version appeared on her 2010 album “Merry Christmas II You.” Mariah recently Tweeted a video of herself driving through the snow with the newly-revised track playing in the background. She wrote: “Coming soon, a legendary musical collabo. #WhenChristmasComes Sorry for the camera work, the snow made it pip! So.. that was a snippet of the RnB Christmas collabo – me & the legendary John, soon to be topping your Christmas list! P.S. It’s a SGSHW!” Are you feeling it? Mariah Carey & Nick Cannon Reveal Twins On 20/20 [PHOTOS] Mariah Returns To The Studio With Jermaine Dupri [PHOTOS]
As a tribute to hip-hop’s great M-Bone of Cali Swag, HOLLYWOOD.TV expresses its sadness at the senseless killing of this artist. Said Jermaine Dupri, “”That’s my most significant memory about him…he was one of the main dudes who brought the dance back to them. The dance originated in Dallas and was brought to Cali. The members of the group are not from where the dance is from. He was the one who was really killing the Dougie.” Jermaine stresses that while M-Bone didn’t record vocals on albums, the dancer was always held as an integral part of the Cali Swag movement. Give our love to Tupac, M-Bone.
Nasir “Nas” Jones won an Emmy Award for his work on a Liberyian documentary “Survival 1.” Nas produced, directed and scored the music for the film. “Survival 1″ follows the journey of amputee victims of the Liberian civil war who form a soccer team and eventually be came champions. He says “After all these years of making music, I am honored to have this be the first award I ever won of this magnitude,” he said of the win. “An Emmy before a Grammy. Crazy [bleep]!” Click here , for the full story. Nas Collaborating With Odd Future’s Frank Ocean Why Is Nas Hiding Behind An Ironing Board In The Dark? [VIDEO]
It looks like “Money Ain’t A Thing” rapper/producer Jermaine Dupri is facing some financial difficulties! Dupri’s mega mansion is facing foreclosure! Reports state: “Channel 2 Action News has learned that Jermaine Dupri’s mansion on Mount Paran Road in northwest Atlanta was in foreclosure and set to be auctioned on the courthouse steps last week, but the sale was canceled at the last minute. The law firm handling the foreclosure would not say why the sale was stopped. Suntrust Bank had started foreclosure on an original loan amount of more than $2.5 million. According to records Channel 2 obtained from the Georgia Department of Revenue, Jermaine Dupri Mauldin owes the state $493,768.75 in back taxes for 2007. Channel 2′s Tom Regan spoke with Fayette County Tax Commissioner George Wingo. Wingo sent Regan documents showing Dupri owes $14,024.67 in unpaid property taxes, fees and penalties in connection with another home Dupri owns.” Lil’ Wayne In Tax Trouble Again, IRS Files $5.6 Million Tax Lien Inside Rihanna’s $7 Million Mansion [PHOTOS]
In an excerpt from his autobiography “My Infamous Life” rapper Prodigy recalls confronting Jay-Z during a trip to Justin’s restaurant in 2001. The Mobb Deep member says he was dancing with raptress Queen Pen, who he had done a song together in the past, when the DJ announced that Jay-Z and Jermaine Dupri were in the restaurant. Prodigy and Jay were in the midst of a little “feud” a so P said that he wasn’t “going to let Jay-Z leave without dealing with us first.” RELATED: Prodigy Used To Think Biggie Was Corny Prodigy writes that one of his cohorts Kiko had a gun on him and wanted to shoot Jay-Z, but Prodigy insisted that they were only going to beat Mr. Carter up. Jay-Z and Jermaine Dupri had their body guards in tow but Prodigy and his friends lined up at the door waiting for him. Jay-Z has spoken about this meeting before in interviews but listen to the audio of Prodigy giving his side of the story CLICK HERE for the exclusive at Allhiphop.com . RELATED: REWIND: Better Run Dun! Prodigy Critiques MC Hammer’s Jay-Z Diss [HUMOR]
It’s all about family today — war between Michael Jackson ‘s mom and Jermaine/Randy’s baby mama. B.I.G. ‘s murder investigation ‘reinvigorated’ … and the late rapper’s mother couldn’t be happier. And John Edwards says he didn’t propose to his mistress… Read more
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