Janet Jackson isn’t hiding her thoughts on who’s to blame for her brother’s death.
Dr. Conrad Murray is at fault for Michael Jackson’s premature passing, she says.
“He was the one that was administering,” she tells ABC’s Robin Roberts in an exclusive interview airing Wednesday night. “I think he is responsible.” (more…)

Michael Jackson’s father is seeking an allowance from his son’s estate to help cover expenses that exceed $15,000 a month, according to court documents filed Friday. The request seeking an unspecified amount for Joe Jackson was filed by lawyer Brian Oxman, who said there was no apparent reason for the administrators of the estate to not seek an allowance for the Jackson family patriarch.

Michael Jackson’s 2002 will, however, omitted any mention of his father. The two had an often-strained relationship, and Michael Jackson said at one point that he would get physically sick — as a child and as an adult — at the sight of his father. The singer’s private trust calls for money to be paid to his mother, Katherine, his three young children, and various charities. A judge has approved more than $26,000 in payments to Katherine Jackson each month, and a $60,000 monthly payment for the care of the children.

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This Is It is the new Michael Jackson single released this morning.

Michael Jackson’s three children seem to be adjusting well to being raised by their grandmother, a judge said. Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Mitchell Beckloff is “very pleased” with the contents of an investigator’s report detailing how the children are doing three months after their father’s death. “It looks like the children are really doing wonderfully with their grandmother guardian,” Beckloff said in brief comments on the report during a hearing Friday. (more…)

How much money does Katherine Jackson get monthly from Michael Jackson’s estate, how much child support does she receive, you want to know right? Court documents released Thursday in Los Angeles show that Katherine Jackson is receiving $86,804 per month from her son’s estate to support herself and her three grandchildren. Katherine Jackson is paid $26,804 per month and the 3 kids $60,000 per month.

The Video Music Awards will pay homage to Michael Jackson when his sister Janet opens the show at Radio City Music Hall in New York on Sept. 13, MTV announced Tuesday.

It’s not known whether Janet will perform – it’s being billed as a “special appearance” – but her mere presence on stage is expected to give the show an emotional punch.

R.I.P.