Jackson family insider Flo Anthony sets the record straight on rumors swirling about the Jackson family and how they are coping with the death of the late King of Pop. Anthony first tells "The Insider" about the fears that plague the famous family: "The Jackson family was very, very worried about the safety of Michael's body -- whether the body could possibly be stolen, whether the grave site…could be vandalized. There were great fears of that." She also shoots down rumors that claim Katherine Jackson, Michael's mother, would visit her late son daily and stare at his remains, calling the rumors untrue. Watch the video to learn more from inside the Jackson family.
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- 8/17/2009
- by TheInsider
- TheInsider.com
In day two of our exclusive interview with Tito Jackson, the older brother of Michael Jackson talks about the late King of Pop's children, Prince, Paris and Blanket; their potential fate; and their new life with grandmother Katherine Jackson. "I am pretty sure my mom loves it all because she loves having her family around her," Tito tells our Flo Anthony. "And she has plenty of help there with the other butlers and housekeepers and what have you. I think it is going to be a great thing for her." Asked if he thinks the 79-year-old Katherine's advanced age will have any bearing on whether or not she can physically take care of the children, he replies, "My mom has a great spirit and she is young at heart and she is young in health. She will be just fine. We keep her going and that is great for her as well.
- 7/29/2009
- by TheInsider
- TheInsider.com
Michael Jackson insider, Flo Anthony, opens up about the reception held at the Beverly Wilshire Four Seasons Hotel following Jackson's public memorial. Flo says the whole family was present including first and second cousins. "Everyone seemed to be doing okay," she said of the Jackson family. The Jackson insider also says many celebs arrived to the reception including: Jennifer Hudson, Wesley Snipes, Lil' Kim, Usher, Tyler Perry, Spike Lee, Chris Tucker, Brooke Shields and many others. Watch the video to get Flo's reaction to Paris Jackson's eulogy and hear her opinion on where she thinks Michael Jackson will be buried.
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- 7/8/2009
- by TheInsider
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Our own Lara Spencer is with Michael Jackson family friend Flo Anthony before today's memorial service at the Staples Center in Los Angeles to get her thoughts and impressions on the day's events. "It is very bittersweet," she says. "I'm still very, very sad, but we are going to celebrate the life of a great man today," continues the Black Noir magazine celebrity journalist/radio and TV personality. "It will be a little difficult for me because I'm not a real funeral girl. I prefer to send flowers or a card." Watch the video as Flo also reflects on why the Jackson family chose to bring Michael's casket to the stage and why Debbie Rowe, Elizabeth Taylor, Diana Ross and Aretha Franklin chose not to attend the public memorial service. "Michael always did everything big," she concludes. "I believe this is the memorial service he would have wanted." Watch "The Insider...
- 7/7/2009
- by TheInsider
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Flo Anthony, a Jackson insider, talks to "The Insider" about Michael Jackson's memorial details. According to Flo, celebrity guests may include Beyonce and Whitney Houston. She says that Mariah Carey will sing her cover of Michael's classic, "I'll Be There." She adds that she's spoken to Tito Jackson, among others inside the family compound, where she will travel later today. As for Michael's children, Flo says they are also there at the Encino, CA, home. "The Insider" also spoke to Sony/BMG reps, who said they have no official confirmation as to whether Whitney and others, including Jamie Foxx and Jennifer Hudson, will attend.
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- 7/6/2009
- by TheInsider
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That Mary McFadden designed a special gown for First Lady Michelle Obama and sent it to her to wear Friday to the National Museum of Women, which is exhibiting a retrospective of McFadden's fashions titled "Goddesses" . . . That Prestige cover girls Anna Getty, Amanda Hearst, Tinsley Mortimer and Vanessa Trump co-hosted a luncheon at Doubles the other day with Cr Media Group chief Jane Leong, who flew in from Singapore to launch the magazine for the 50,000 New Yorkers whose net worth is still greater than $10 million . . . That nightlife impresario Barry Mullineaux landed on his feet...
- 4/19/2009
- NYPost.com
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