Katherine Jackson has broken her silence after \u2018deserting\u2019 her grandchildren for ten days – to claim she \u2018wasn\u2019t kidnapped\u2019 and \u2018just needed a rest\u2019.<\/p>\nKatherine Jackson has broken her silence after \u2018deserting\u2019 her grandchildren for ten days – to claim she \u2018wasn\u2019t kidnapped\u2019 and \u2018just needed a rest\u2019.<\/p>\n
Following days of escalating tensions amongst her feuding family Katherine was filmed by ABC news claiming: \u2018There are rumours going around about me that I have been kidnapped… I am here today to let everybody to know that I am good and fine\u2019.<\/p>\n
\u2018My children would never do anything to me like that. It\u2019s stupid.\u2019
\nIn a bizarre show of unity her children Jermaine, Janet and Rebbie stood close around the anxious 82-year-old as she read out a prepared statement at the luxury resort where she has been staying.
\nKatherine seemed confused at times, calling grandson Prince \u2018my nephew\u2019.<\/p>\n
Earlier the Jackson family matriarch had lost custody of her late son Michael\u2019s three children after a judge awarded temporary guardianship of the trio to their cousin TJ. <\/p>\n
Prince, 15, Paris, 14, and Blanket, 10 will be cared for by their 34-year-old cousin who had been staying with them in their grandmother\u2019s absence.<\/p>\n
Katherine said: \u2018I am devastated that while I\u2019ve been away, my grandchildren have been taken away from me and I\u2019m coming home.\u2019 And she claimed the move was \u2018based on a bunch of lies.\u2019<\/p>\n
But she failed to explain why she hadn\u2019t notified her three wards of her intention to take a \u2018short vacation and rest\u2019.<\/p>\n
\u2018One reason I didn\u2019t call is I just gave up my phone and I didn\u2019t want to have any phone calls while I was here,\u2019 she said.<\/p>\n
Katherine also confirmed that she had left her grandson TJ in charge.
\nThe film crew were told they were not to ask Katherine any questions as she read the statement. <\/p>\n
At one stage Janet and Jermaine exchanged glances and whispered. Katherine also explained that her assistant had been in contact with her grandson Prince.<\/p>\n
\u2018He said everything was going fine back home,\u2019 she said. \u2018Still I think about the children… worry about them but they\u2019re fine.\u2019<\/p>\n
She then confirmed reports that she had spoken to her grandchildren after ten days without contact.
\n\u2018I told them I would come home today and they\u2019re waiting for me to come,\u2019 she said.<\/p>\n
Bizarrely she also repeatedly thanked the resort where she had been staying, adding: \u2018I had a very good time here – and if anyone wants to rest I think they should come here.\u2019<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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