Michael Jackson Research Paper

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Guess Who Is Collecting Money From Michael Jackson's Estate

The Jackson 5 was a phenomenon, plain and simple. When the group started, each of the Jackson brothers started on somewhat of an even playing field. Then, Michael was identified as a “star.” While each of the family members found moments of success, Michael's fame went through the roof. After his “Thriller” album, there was just no defining the limits of his success with words. Sadly, during his life, it was said that his family used him like an “ATM” machine, and they were not nice about it. It got so bad that he had to hide from them.

The Daily Mail reports that after one incident when a group of family members forced their way into Neverland to go after him for money, Michael cried, “You see what they do to me? Do you understand now why I don’t want anything to do with my brothers, why I hide from them and refuse to answer their phone calls? I’ve supported my brothers, supported them all. I’ve put their kids through school. But they still come after me, still wanting more. It never ends. And my father’s worse than they are.” …show more content…

Surprisingly, so did “The Jacksons” as a singing group. Jermaine, Tito, Marlon and Jackie Jackson starred in a reality series, “The Jacksons: A Family Dynasty” in 2009. In 2012, three years after Michael's death, they got together as performers and started touring as The Jacksons once again. While the group continues to profit from performances, recently celebrating the Jackson 5's 50th anniversary, just one of them also receives a stipend from Michael Jackson's

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