Why You Don't Hear From La Toya Jackson Anymore

May 2024 ยท 2 minute read

When Michael Jackson died in the summer of 2009, he left behind three minor children: Prince Michael Jackson, Paris Jackson, and Prince Michael Jackson II (better known as "Blanket"). A few years later, as the adult members of the Jackson family fought over the King of Pop's estate, La Toya Jackson focused in on her late brother's kids. 

According to Stacy Brown, a New York Post reporter and "longtime friend of the Jackson family," La Toya reportedly moved in with the children in their Calabasas, Calif. mansion to look after them and show them some much-needed fun, including watching TV and eating a lot of ice cream. But it would seem La Toya allegedly had ulterior motives โ€” eventually, all three of Michael Jackson's kids had signed with Ja-Tail Enterprises, a talent agency run by La Toya that had no other clients.

La Toya did manage to book her charges some work โ€” a gig as a correspondent on Entertainment Tonight and a small role on 90210 for Prince, and a movie for Paris set to start shooting in 2013 โ€” all of which would reportedly lead to a 15 percent cut for Aunt La Toya. There was even talk of a reality series on Oprah Winfrey's OWN about these second-generation Jacksons, but, like Paris' movie, that never came to fruition. Instead, OWN approved a different show with a different focus: Life with La Toya.

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