July 16. 2009

The Jackson family has been claiming ignorance to the massive drug problems of the late pop star, Michael Jackson, which led him to struggle with a dependency for almost three decades. Several family members stated they did not witness Michael abusing prescription meds.

Jackson did admit in a 1994 televised interview that he was getting treatment for his addiction to prescription meds, but his family is still stating they were oblivious to the problem until recently, when they wanted to stage an intervention.

It's easy for some to condemn Jackson for abusing prescription meds, but I don't care what anyone says, his life was messed up, he was clearly suffering emotionally and wanted to escape that and this was the method he chose.

Money and fame do not make a person happy. Under all of that, real life is still out there waiting for you. 

In other news, despite the claims of Michael Jackson's ex-wife, Debbie Rowe, to the contrary, his brother, Tito, insists Michael sired his two children with her and his third child with an unknown woman. 

Tito Jackson Talks About Michael's Alleged Drug Problems

Jul 15 2009 12:57 PM EDT - Older brother says family planned military-style intervention with Michael. For years, the Jackson family largely presented a unified, denial-filled front in response to allegations of Michael Jackson's alleged addiction to prescription medication.

But, following in the footsteps of sister LaToya, who was paid to speak to a British tabloid about her feelings that Michael was "murdered" by a shadowy group of conspirators, older brother Tito, 55, has broken his silence to a rival British tab, The Daily Mirror.

In a lengthy interview, Tito told the newspaper — which seems likely to have paid him for his time, as The Daily Mail did with LaToya — that the family was so concerned over Michael's alleged abuse of prescription pills that they planned a military-style intervention at Jackson's then-home, Neverland Valley Ranch. (Representatives for the Mail had not responded to MTV News' request for comment at press time.)

"I never saw him on drugs. Not once. He deliberately did it away from us. He didn't want his family to know anything about that part of him," Tito reportedly told the paper, adding that Jackson did everything in his power to hide his activities, even ordering his staff to bar his brothers and sisters from the ranch.

"We had to act," he explained, saying that as rumors grew of Michael's addiction his siblings rushed passed the security guards to confront Michael. "It was me, my sisters Janet, Rebbie and LaToya and my brothers, Jackie and Randy ... We bust right into the house and he was surprised to see us, to say the least. ... We went into one of his private rooms and had a discussion with him. Some of us were crying."

Tito claimed that the siblings kept asking Michael if it was true he was using drugs and the singer kept denying it, saying they were overreacting and asking a doctor who was on hand to assure them everything was OK...

http://www.mtv.com

Tito Jackson: 'Michael definitely fathered his children'

Jul 16, 2009 - Michael Jackson's brother Tito says the singer was definitely the biological father of his three children. Since the self-styled king of pop's death, reports have been circulating that Prince Michael (12), Paris (11) and Blanket (7) were not actually fathered by Jackson – something that Tito insists isn't true. "They are all his children. Blanket is Michael's, I can tell," he said. "Those eyes don't lie. Them eyes are Michael's over again."

Tito added that of the three children, Blanket is the most likely to follow his father into the entertainment industry, stating: "Blanket is the one I can see it happening to. He is so like Michael." However, the former Jackson 5 member admitted even he doesn't know who the youngster's biological mother is, saying "Nobody knows who his mother is, nobody. That's the million dollar question. When I find out I'll call you!" (Daily Mirror).

http://www.nme.com