LaToya Jackson is promoting her new book “Starting Over” and during her press tour has opened up about how she feels about Michael’s death and what really happened, how his children are doing, Michael’s last words to his daughter, and what Paris did the day after he died. See what she said after the jump.
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On Michael Jackson’s prediction of his death: “‘La Toya, I’m going to be murdered for my music publishing catalog and my estate,’ he had told me again and again. Michael believed there was a conspiracy.”
On her theory of what happened the night he died: “I believe that when Michael walked in that house that night, whatever it was that greeted him, he knew that his end was upon him. And as soon as he had passed, some of the very people he had expressed suspicions about now controlled his estate.”
On her suspicions about Dr. Tohme Tohme, Jackson’s final business adviser, and his colleagues: “As soon as he began acting as Michael’s business adviser, he fired key people who had been close to Michael for years. … Once Tohme shut out the rest of the world, he would be able to steer Michael toward business ventures that were profitable for Tohme and his friends.”
On Paris’ description of her father’s final days: “‘Daddy was always cold,’ she said. ‘Daddy was always freezing. He would sit and fall asleep by the fireplace. He would always cry. And we would watch to make sure everything was fine. … And he needed a doctor. And then, they turned the lights out. We were in the dark … and they cut the phones off.'”
On Paris’ description of her father’s last words to her: “Prince and I were arguing, and Daddy said, ‘Stop fighting with your brother. I’m not always going to be here, and you’re going to have to be the lady and watch over them.'”
On Paris’ final gift to her father: “She had made a special request of me during our fitting for the clothes we would wear to the memorial: ‘Auntie La Toya, I would like to give Daddy a half of a heart necklace. I’ll have one half, and he’ll have one half.’ … ‘Daddy, this is for you,’ she said. ‘I have this part of the heart. And I want you to have this other part and carry it with you.’ It was such a beautiful, sentimental moment.”
