72-568: Katherine Esther Jackson ( née Scruse ; May 4, 1930) is the matriarch of the Jackson family of entertainers that includes her children Michael and Janet Jackson . Jackson was born as Kattie B. Screws in Clayton, Alabama on May 4, 1930, the elder daughter of Martha ( née Upshaw; December 14, 1907 – April 30, 1990) and Prince Albert Screws (October 16, 1907 – January 21, 1997). Jackson contracted polio at age two, which left her with
144-577: A man's surname at birth that has subsequently been replaced or changed. The diacritic mark (the acute accent ) over the e is considered significant to its spelling, and ultimately its meaning, but is sometimes omitted. According to Oxford University 's Dictionary of Modern English Usage , the terms are typically placed after the current surname (e.g., " Margaret Thatcher , née Roberts" or " Bill Clinton , né Blythe"). Since they are terms adopted into English (from French), they do not have to be italicized , but they often are. In Polish tradition ,
216-476: A role model having weathered various successes and setbacks. On January 10, 2007, the reality TV show Armed & Famous premiered on CBS starring Jackson and other celebrities. The program documented Jackson's basic training and service as a reserve police officer with the Muncie Police Department. Jackson maintains her badge by continuing to volunteer as a deputy . The show
288-834: A 1994 video for the magazine, becoming one of the first celebrities to have a Playboy video released. She later said that she initially refused to pose for the second spread and for the video; however, Gordon beat her into submission. In 1989, Jackson began recording her sixth album Bad Girl . That year Jackson staged a live pay-per-view concert, A Sizzling Spectacular! , from Bally's theatre in Reno . Jackson's set list included songs from La Toya and Bad Girl . The show featured special guest star Edgar Winter . On September 5, 1989, after her Sizzling Spectacular concert in Nevada, Gordon and Jackson were married. Jackson later claimed she had been forcibly married , with Gordon claiming it
360-506: A concert at Poland's Sopot International Song Festival and released a step aerobics exercise video, Step-Up Workout . In 1994, Jackson again worked for Playboy Entertainment, becoming one of the first celebrities to have a Celebrity Centerfold video. Playboy Celebrity Centerfold: La Toya Jackson was released in the first quarter of 1994 and sold roughly 50,000 copies. Jackson later released two albums, one of country music , From Nashville to You , and another of Motown hits, Stop in
432-512: A fellow resident of East Chicago, Indiana, and they began to date after Jackson obtained an annulment of his earlier marriage. After dating for a year, Scruse and Jackson married on November 5, 1949. In January 1950 they purchased a house on 2300 Jackson Street in Gary, Indiana that had just two bedrooms, a living room, a kitchen, and a small utility room for the washing machine and freezer. Their sons slept in bunk beds in one bedroom, Jackson and Joe in
504-563: A follow-up album, My Special Love , which generated two singles, " Stay the Night " and " I Don't Want You to Go ". 1984 saw the release of Jackson's critically acclaimed album Heart Don't Lie . Jackson scored her biggest Billboard Hot 100 hit with the title track , which peaked at number 56. Other singles from this album were " Bet'cha Gonna Need My Lovin' ", " Hot Potato ", and a cover of Prince's " Private Joy ." Jackson and Amir Bayyan co-wrote " Reggae Night " for Heart Don't Lie but
576-410: A heavy brass dining room chair, leaving Jackson with black eyes, swollen lip and chin "the size of a clenched fist", cuts requiring 12 mouth stitches and contusions on her face, arms, legs and back. Jackson lost consciousness during the beating, leading Gordon to believe she was dead. She recalled, "He called his friends and said, 'She's dead. I killed her,' because I was lying in a puddle of blood and I
648-495: A noticeable limp. In 1934, her father changed his surname to Scruse and renamed her Katherine Esther Scruse. As a child, Jackson aspired to become an actress or a country singer , but was dismayed to find no notable Black country stars. Her parents divorced when she was still a child. She attended Washington High School in East Chicago, Indiana , where she joined the school band. In 1947, Scruse met Joseph "Joe" Jackson ,
720-655: A solo recording artist under multiple record labels in the 1980s and 1990s, including Polydor , Sony Music and RCA , where she released nine studio albums over the course of 15 years. Her most successful releases in the United States were her self-titled debut album (1980) and the 1984 single " Heart Don't Lie ". Jackson's other songs include " If You Feel the Funk ", " Bet'cha Gonna Need My Lovin' ", " Hot Potato ", " You're Gonna Get Rocked! ", and " Sexbox ". Another one of Jackson's songs, "Just Say No" from her fifth album
792-592: A stormy exit from the family's Encino compound to take up residence in New York City. In late 1988, Jackson released the album La Toya , which featured the singles " You're Gonna Get Rocked! " and " (Ain't Nobody Loves You) Like I Do ". The album also included a track titled "Just Say No", which was written for the Reagan administration 's anti-drug campaign . The album included four tracks produced by Full Force , and three by Stock Aitken Waterman . The album
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#1732783611082864-485: A woman who worked for Joe's company whom Katherine had often reportedly accused of cheating with Joe. The incident was redramatized for the 1992 miniseries The Jacksons: An American Dream . In the miniseries, Katherine was shown confronting Joe instead of the woman about the alleged incident. During the late 1980s, she began experiencing an estrangement from her daughter La Toya after she was being managed by husband Jack Gordon . In her 1991 memoir La Toya: Growing Up in
936-636: A young David Gest . Jackson also dated Bobby DeBarge and was the inspiration for Switch's 1979 hit "I Call Your Name". Under Joe Jackson's tutelage, Rebbie, La Toya and Janet formed a short-lived musical group. However, they never performed live and soon separated because of creative differences about the act's future direction. Consequently, no related material was ever released by the trio. The next year, La Toya began work on her first solo album. In 1980, Jackson released her self-titled debut album . In order to distinguish herself from her famous brothers, The Jacksons , La Toya only wanted her first name on
1008-523: Is her most recent release to date and was released alongside her best-selling autobiography . From 2013 to 2014, Jackson appeared in her own reality television series on the Oprah Winfrey Network , Life with La Toya , which aired for two seasons. Born on her sister Rebbie 's 6th birthday on May 29, 1956, at St Mary's Mercy Hospital in Gary, Indiana , La Toya Jackson is the fifth of ten children born to Joe and Katherine Jackson and
1080-622: Is mainly a pop, R&B, and dance music performer but she has also dabbled in rock as heard in her song, "No More Drama" and reggae in her signature song " Heart Don't Lie ", as well as country music . Like many other Jacksons, most notably Michael, she cites James Brown as a "major influence". When Jackson headlined the Moulin Rouge she paid homage to La Goulue and cited Josephine Baker as an influence. L'Express hailed Jackson as "the new Josephine Baker." According to academic Bennetta Jules-Rosette, "Through careful planning, she
1152-416: Is the feminine past participle of naître , which means "to be born". Né is the masculine form. The term née , having feminine grammatical gender , can be used to denote a woman's surname at birth that has been replaced or changed. In most English-speaking cultures, it is specifically applied to a woman's maiden name after her surname has changed due to marriage. The term né can be used to denote
1224-541: The Chitlin' Circuit , then signed with Steeltown Records in 1967 and released two singles. The group was managed by Joe Jackson. In 1968, the group left Steeltown Records and signed with Motown and Berry Gordy , where they were the first group to debut with four consecutive number one hits on the Billboard Hot 100 with the songs " I Want You Back ", " ABC ", " The Love You Save ", and " I'll Be There ". During
1296-899: The Moulin Rouge in Paris to star in her own revue, Formidable . Jackson was to perform two shows a night, six nights a week. Jackson was the highest-paid performer in the cabaret's history, earning a reported $ 5 million. Though Formidable was successful, selling out on most nights, Jackson departed half-way into her year-long contract owing the nightclub $ 550,000 in damages. In October 1992, while taping an Exotic Club Tour in Minneapolis Jackson approached sister Janet Jackson , also in town recording her fifth studio album with Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis , to ask for help in escaping Gordon. Janet struck La Toya, accusing her elder sister of recording their conversation. In 1993 in their New York home, Gordon beat Jackson repeatedly with
1368-544: The Psychic Friends Network . Because of Gordon's steady stream of publicity stunts and her media portrayal as the Jackson family " black sheep " La Toya had become a hate figure of sorts. By the mid-1990s Jackson's finances were in disarray and she was forced to file for bankruptcy in order to stave off claims of $ 550,000 in damages to the Moulin Rouge for ending her contract early. In 1993 Jackson held
1440-607: The documentary Dancing in Jaffa , which followed 150 young Jewish and Palestinian Israelis as they dance together in unity by putting their cultural differences aside. In 2016, she collaborated with Iranian-Armenian pop star Andy on the single "Tehran", sung in Farsi . In 2018, Jackson participated in a celebrity edition of Food Network 's Worst Cooks in America . Coached by celebrity chef Tyler Florence , she advanced to
1512-445: The 17th season of America's Next Top Model . Jackson's second memoir, Starting Over , was released in the United States on June 21, 2011, through Gallery Books, an imprint of Simon & Schuster . An EP, also called Starting Over , was released the same day via digital outlets. In 2013, Jackson started her own reality series called Life With La Toya on the Oprah Winfrey Network (OWN) . Also in 2013, Jackson rejoined
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#17327836110821584-611: The 1990s as a result of her controversial marriage to entertainment manager Jack Gordon , whom she divorced in 1997. After a period of public seclusion, she returned to the music industry in 2004 with the singles " Just Wanna Dance ", " Home ", and " Free the World ", which saw success on the Hot Dance Club Play chart in the United States. In 2011, she was a contestant on the fourth installment of The Celebrity Apprentice and released an extended play, Starting Over , which
1656-418: The 1990s was " Don't Break My Heart ". After separating from Gordon, Jackson cloistered herself in her home and lived alone for the first time—the first six months she stated she never actually left her house due to being terrified of Gordon seeing her. Weary after her years of public scorn, she didn't know what to do with her life and was afraid to perform again. Jackson struggled to rebuild her confidence but
1728-584: The Jackson 5 . While Joe led the rehearsals in the living room, Katherine designed and hand sewed the stage outfits for the boys, and visited The Salvation Army for shoes. Jackson also spent time singing harmonies with the boys around the kitchen table. Jackson served as the family's backbone. Katherine filed for a divorce in March 1973, but chose to cancel the divorce papers. In August 1974, Cheryl Terrell gave birth to Joe's daughter, Joh'Vonnie Jackson. Katherine again filed for divorce in 1982, only to again rescind
1800-474: The Jackson Family , La Toya alleged that her mother was emotionally abusive, charges Jackson denied and blamed La Toya's husband for "brainwashing" her. In 1997, La Toya and her mother reconciled after she filed for divorce from Gordon. Michael dedicated his 1982 album Thriller to Katherine. Janet did the same following the release of her 1989 album Rhythm Nation 1814 . In 1985, acknowledging
1872-846: The Jackson Family , which accused her father of physical abuse . For roughly the next decade Gordon controlled Jackson with threats, lies, and routine domestic violence . According to Jackson, "When he hit me, the first time I was in shock, I just recalled my ear ringing, just ringing so hard." Gordon confiscated Jackson's passport, transferred her bank accounts into his name, hired bodyguards to watch La Toya constantly and banned her from speaking to or seeing her family, monitoring her every phone call. La Toya's father Joseph stated in his book The Jacksons that he believed Gordon brainwashed La Toya and made her fearful of her own family. Katherine also believed that La Toya had been brainwashed while Gordon claimed that Katherine had tried to kill her daughter. Sister Janet concurred with her parents saying at
1944-581: The Madness ". Her 1985 single " Baby Sister " was a notable success, as it received one of five Outstanding Song Awards at the sixteenth annual World Popular Song Festival in Japan. "Baby Sister" was included on the 1986 album Imagination , released just before Jackson's record label, Private-I, went bankrupt resulting in poor promotion. Jackson went on to record two duets; " Oops, Oh No! " with Cerrone , and " Yes, I'm Ready " with artist Jed. In 1987 Jackson
2016-755: The Name of Love , in the mid-1990s. When Jackson became aware that Gordon was planning to feature her in a pornographic film she decided she'd had enough. Jackson phoned brother Randy who flew to New York to help her escape while Gordon was out. Only days later, La Toya filed for divorce in Las Vegas and sued Gordon in civil court for years of abuse under the Violence Against Women Act . She changed her name from La Toya Jackson-Gordon to La Toya Jackson, thus dropping use of her former middle name Yvonne. La Toya Jackson ended her estrangement with
2088-452: The World " was released later that year to similar success. Jackson's label, Ja-Tail Records secured a deal with Universal Music Group to distribute the album, which was delayed several times due to extenuating circumstances. The 2003 promotional copy of Startin' Over leaked online in 2006; however, Jackson's management revealed that the entire album was being re-recorded with an all-new track list and updated sound. That year Jackson became
2160-513: The album. "I begged just to have it 'La Toya'. But my father said, 'It's your last name. You got to use it.' But I wanted to see what I could do as an individual." The first single " If You Feel the Funk ", became a modest hit, climbing into the Top 40 of the US R&;B chart. Her second single, " Night Time Lover ", was produced by younger brother Michael , who provided backing vocals and co-wrote
2232-411: The charity AIDS Project Los Angeles. She was fired in episode 8, then rehired in the following episode, an Apprentice first; she was then fired for a second time in episode 10, becoming the first person to be fired from The Apprentice twice within the same season. In 2011 Jackson also served as the first guest judge to appear in two episodes of RuPaul's Drag Race . She also served as guest judge on
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2304-547: The children was suspended by the court amid allegations that several Jackson family members might have held her against her will as a result of a financial dispute they had against Michael's estate. Guardianship of the children was temporarily given to Michael's nephew, TJ Jackson , son of Tito Jackson . Jackson's guardianship later resumed, with TJ Jackson added as a co-guardian. On November 1, 2017, Jackson resigned as co-guardian of Michael's youngest son, Bigi. Jackson stated her reasons for resigning included her own advanced age,
2376-513: The collection included Jackson's signature leather headbands . Jackson starred in television and print advertisements for Nikon cameras and the following year she became the spokesmodel for cosmetics firm Mahogany Image and launched her own eponymous fragrance, La Toya . In 1985, Jackson participated on the single " We Are the World ", an appeal for famine relief in Ethiopia . That same year Jackson featured in anti-drug music video " Stop
2448-578: The couple's early years in Gary, Indiana, Katherine sang together with Joe Jackson (husband) as he played guitar . Joe and his brother Luther also formed an R&B band, the Falcons, in the mid-1950s, for extra income. Joe had a boxing career, but later went on to work as a crane operator at East Chicago's Inland Steel Company to support the family. Katherine, a devout Jehovah's Witness, began to work part-time at Sears in Gary and played clarinet and piano on
2520-718: The death certificate. Jackson requested a second autopsy to be carried out after noting suspicious medical paraphernalia in Michael's rented house, evasive behavior by his doctors, and discovering that $ 2 million in cash and jewels had gone missing. The Los Angeles County Coroner ruled Jackson's death a homicide weeks later. In 2010, Jackson launched the hand cream "Dream Cream" with German cosmetics firm Alessandro International. The same year, she named Teddy Riley head of Ja-Tail Records' music division. In 2011, Jackson appeared in NBC's Celebrity Apprentice , raising $ 65,000 for
2592-443: The entire Jackson family and returned home to Hayvenhurst. Jackson forgave her parents for her stifled upbringing reasoning, "I've come to realize that as we get older, we grow and learn a lot more. And I think that my father and my mother, they raised children the best way they know how." According to La Toya, Michael knew that she was forced to attack him in the press against her will and he did not blame her. Jackson's last single of
2664-659: The entire name entered onto a birth certificate or birth register may by that fact alone become the person's legal name . The assumption in the Western world is often that the name from birth (or perhaps from baptism or brit milah ) will persist to adulthood in the normal course of affairs—either throughout life or until marriage. Some reasons for changes of a person's name include middle names , diminutive forms, changes relating to parental status (due to one's parents' divorce or adoption by different parents), and gender transition . The French and English-adopted née
2736-414: The fact that Michael's oldest children Prince and Paris Jackson were now adults and Bigi was 15 years old. TJ Jackson was, without objection, awarded sole custody of Bigi. Birth name#Maiden and married names A birth name is the name given to a person upon birth. The term may be applied to the surname , the given name , or the entire name. Where births are required to be officially registered,
2808-437: The family. In 1976 and 1977, La Toya and her sisters Rebbie and Janet appeared in all twelve episodes of The Jacksons —a CBS -TV variety program, with their brothers Jackie , Tito , Marlon , Michael , and Randy . Along with their brothers (sans Jermaine , who stayed at Motown and left the family group when his brothers moved to Epic Records ), La Toya and her sisters sang, danced, and performed skits. In 1977, during
2880-457: The filming of The Wiz , La Toya traveled with her brother Michael (who was cast as the Scarecrow ), to New York. Sharing an apartment, it was the first time either of them had lived elsewhere as adults. Close siblings, Michael and La Toya, would not move out of the family's Encino home until they were 29 and 31 respectively. Her dates during this period included Diana Ross ' brother Chico and
2952-556: The final and beat out Ian Ziering to win the season; $ 25,000 was awarded to the charity Race to Erase MS in Jackson's name. In 2019, Jackson was revealed to be "Alien" on the FOX reality series The Masked Singer during its first season . In 2021, Jackson competed as the Menina (Girl) in the Spanish edition Mask Singer: Adivina Quién Canta . In 2023, she appeared for a third time in
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3024-485: The first time in her autobiography My Family, The Jacksons : "she'd been so conservative that she'd once dropped a friend who had begun wearing low-cut tops and skirts with slits in them." Katherine believed that Gordon was distancing La Toya from her family so he could "become the dominating influence in her life." Around this time Jackson was disfellowshipped by the Jehovah's Witnesses . Defying her father, Jackson made
3096-531: The franchise, as Burger Gal in the 5th season of the Australian edition of The Masked Singer . La Toya Jackson has a three-octave vocal range reaching up to E ♭ 6 in her single, " Bet'cha Gonna Need My Lovin' ." The Evening Independent says that she has an "attractive, pleasant voice that is matured and controlled." Andrew Hamilton of AllMusic describes her voice as a light, wispy "sexy whisper". Like her siblings, Michael and Janet, she
3168-518: The huge debts which Gordon had accumulated in her name while they were married. In the wake of the September 11 attacks Jackson was moved to compose " Free the World ". She performed the song for friends to a positive reception. This spurred on Jackson to write more songs, ending up with a full album, Startin' Over . Jackson publicly re-emerged on Larry King Live on March 9, 2003. Her appearance caused CNN 's phone lines to stay busy for hours and
3240-461: The middle female child between Rebbie and Janet . Growing up, La Toya tended to be shy. After her mother became a member of the Jehovah's Witnesses in 1966, La Toya, along with the rest of her siblings followed. She would spend some of her time alongside her mother preaching door-to-door. "Every morning, Michael and I witnessed, knocking on doors around Los Angeles, spreading the word of Jehovah." By 1974, at seventeen, La Toya joined her brothers in
3312-763: The mother of Michael's two oldest children, reached a settlement pertaining to the care of Rowe's children, Prince and Paris . The agreement provided that the children would be raised by Katherine and Rowe would have visitation rights and would continue to receive the yearly payments to which Michael had agreed. On August 3, 2009, a judge named Jackson as the children's permanent guardian. As of 2011, Katherine resided at her home in Calabasas, California , with her grandson, TJ Jackson, and his family, having moved out of her Hayvenhurst home in Encino, California due to house renovations. On July 25, 2012, Jackson's guardianship of
3384-482: The newest cast for The All-Star Celebrity Apprentice , lasting until the 3rd episode of the season. During the series, Jackson accused fellow contestant Omarosa Manigault of causing the death of her fiancé Michael Clarke Duncan . Manigault threatened a lawsuit in response. In September 2013, Jackson made her stage debut in a week-long engagement in the off-Broadway musical Newsical . In 2013, she and business partner Jeffre Phillips were executive producers of
3456-445: The other, and their daughters in the living room. From 1950 to 1966, 10 children were born to them, including Brandon Jackson, who was the twin of Marlon but died a few hours after their birth. Those children are: The Jackson 5 was founded in 1964 in Gary, Indiana. It included brothers Jackie , Tito , and Jermaine , with younger brothers Marlon and Michael joining soon after. The Jackson 5 performed in talent shows and clubs on
3528-453: The papers. The couple remained legally married until Joe's death in 2018, with Katherine denying every rumor that the couple was estranged. In 1990, Jackson released her autobiography, My Family, The Jacksons , which documented her early years and her relationship with her husband and their children, eight of whom wrote salutes to their mother in the book's foreword. In 1980, Katherine and her two youngest children, Randy and Janet, confronted
3600-812: The positive impact on her children's successful music careers, national urban magazine Essence honored her as "Mother of the Year". Katherine was portrayed by Angela Bassett in the 1992 miniseries The Jacksons: An American Dream . Patricia Idlette portrayed her in the 2004 film Man in the Mirror: The Michael Jackson Story . In a 2010 interview on The Oprah Winfrey Show , she acknowledged that her husband had admitted to having physically disciplined their children. On June 25, 2009, Katherine's son Michael died from an overdose of propofol administered by his personal physician, Conrad Murray . In July 2009, Katherine and Debbie Rowe,
3672-416: The show, the first being her brother Jermaine in 2007 . She was the fourth person evicted from the house. The final version of Startin' Over was completed in late 2008, just before Jackson joined the cast of Celebrity Big Brother . A new lead single, "Love, Honor, and Obey", planned for a summer 2009 release, was put on hold because of the death of La Toya's younger brother Michael . Instead, " Home "
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#17327836110823744-418: The side. She knew that her son Michael loved music and had rhythm from an early age; one day she saw him dancing to the rickety old Maytag washing machine. Another son, Tito, would sneak to play Joe’s guitar while he was not home and one day broke a guitar string. After the guitar was fixed, Tito played for Joe. That sparked the forming of the family group that was named “The Jackson Brothers 5”, that later became
3816-406: The single " Why Don't You Want My Love? " Jackson recorded other material with BCM, but the label went bankrupt and album plans were scrapped. Jackson signed with Dino Records quickly thereafter. 1991 saw the release of No Relations , an album with strong house and funk influences. This album featured Jackson's top twenty-five Netherlands hit " Sexbox ". In 1992, Jackson signed a contract with
3888-614: The song with La Toya. In turn, she provided the opening scream on her brothers', The Jacksons , 1980 hit, " This Place Hotel " as well as backing vocals on brother Michael's 1983 solo hit " P.Y.T. (Pretty Young Thing) ". The La Toya Jackson album peaked at #116 on the US Billboard 200 , #26 on the Billboard R&;B album chart , and #178 on the UK Top 200 , making it her highest placing album. In 1981, Jackson released
3960-447: The spokeswoman for Australian malt beverage Star Ice's US launch. After Jack Gordon's death in 2005, Jackson was free to speak more openly about the control he had exerted over her life. She sent a security expert to eyewitness that Gordon had not faked his death a second time. In 2005 she appeared on ABC News to recant her previous allegations and defend brother Michael against new charges of child abuse . VH1 described Jackson as
4032-520: The spotlight with a tap dancing routine when her father arranged for them to perform shows in Las Vegas , among other cities. La Toya attended the California Prep school in Encino, Los Angeles, California , and aspired to be an attorney specializing in business law . She attended college for a short time before her father insisted that she pursue a career in show business like the rest of
4104-534: The term z domu (literally meaning "of the house", de domo in Latin ) may be used, with rare exceptions, meaning the same as née . La Toya Jackson La Toya Yvonne Jackson (born May 29, 1956) is an American singer and television personality. The fifth child and middle daughter of the Jackson family , Jackson first gained recognition on the family's variety television series, The Jacksons , on CBS between 1976 and 1977. Thereafter, she saw success as
4176-685: The time, "I think this guy who is with her has brainwashed her and made her like this... He keeps her away from the family, and now he's brainwashed her so much she keeps herself away from us." In 1990, Jackson participated in the Sanremo Music Festival , entering " You and Me " an English-language version of "Verso l'ignoto" by siblings Marcella and Gianni Bella . While "You and Me" did not win Best Song, it entered Italy's hit parade , peaking at number twenty-eight. That year Jackson signed on with German-based BCM Records and released
4248-487: The track did not make the cut. Jimmy Cliff 's recording of the song was a hit and was nominated for a Grammy . Cliff commissioned Jackson to write two more songs: "Brown Eyes" and "American Sweet." In 1984, Jackson capitalized on her rising popularity by licensing her name to a fashion line; "David Laurenz for La Toya." According to her three-year contract with the suede and leather-maker Jackson agreed to only wear David Laurenz items during her public appearances. Apparel in
4320-509: Was King 's highest-rated show in three years. Jackson announced her first musical project in six years, Startin' Over . Startin' Over's lead single was 2004's " Just Wanna Dance ", released independently under her pseudonymous nickname "Toy" in order to avoid any prejudices DJs might hold against La Toya Jackson's name. The plan worked, with "Just Wanna Dance" reaching #13 on the US Billboard Hot Dance chart . " Free
4392-567: Was "strictly in name only. It has never been consummated." Six months into the marriage, Jackson asked Gordon for an annulment when in Rome, Italy . In response, Gordon repeatedly bashed her head against the corner of the hotel room table saying that he would never let her go. Paparazzi subsequently photographed Jackson with black eyes , which Gordon claimed were caused by an intruder. From this point forward, Jackson lost all contact with her family and wrote an autobiography, La Toya: Growing Up in
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#17327836110824464-802: Was able to model a successful part of her career abroad on the master tropes of a Baker-like image. Jackson exemplifies Baudrillard 's notion that neither the message nor the content count as much as the referentiality of the signifier in postmodern performative discourse." Jackson is reportedly vegetarian as of October 2023. In early December 2013, USWeekly and others reported that Jackson had married her business partner Jeffré Phillips in Los Angeles on December 6, 2013. Entertainment media outlet TMZ reported that La Toya and Jeffre stated that they have not married, which they reaffirmed in an appearance on Oprah: Where Are They Now? . The confusion appeared to result from Phillips proposing to Jackson publicly in
4536-508: Was composed for US first lady Nancy Reagan and Reagan administration 's anti-drug campaign . She is a two time New York Times best-selling author. Jackson posed for Playboy magazine in 1989 and again in 1991 to promote her New York Times Best Seller La Toya: Growing Up in the Jackson Family . In 1992, Jackson signed a contract with the Moulin Rouge to star in the successful Paris revue, Formidable . Despite subsequent musical success, Jackson's recording career began its decline in
4608-535: Was eventually removed from the CBS lineup, due to its inability to compete with American Idol . VH1 subsequently aired the remaining episodes. On the show, Jackson demonstrated her phobia of cats , after she began hysterically screaming and locked herself in a squad car. This fear, she revealed, was caused by a childhood memory in which a relative was attacked by a cat. She underwent on-screen therapy to try to relieve her of this phobia. A single called "Armed and Famous"
4680-426: Was featured as a special guest at Minako Honda 's DISPA (Disco Party) concert, joining in for the song, " Funkytown ". In 1987, Jack Gordon was hired to co-manage La Toya by her father, Joseph . He later took over her management completely. Under Gordon's management, Jackson's public image became increasingly sexualized. Katherine Jackson recalled her shock seeing La Toya dance in a suggestive manner in 1988 for
4752-400: Was for her own protection against kidnapping by her family. La Toya Jackson states that this was both unplanned and against her wishes. According to Jackson, "I told him, 'No way, Jack! I can't marry you. You know what marriage means to me. I've never been in love; I don't even date... It's not right. I don't love you. I don't have feelings for you.'" Jackson told Ebony magazine the marriage
4824-491: Was out." Gordon was arrested but then released, claiming he beat Jackson in self-defense. In December 1993, Gordon hastily arranged a press conference in Tel Aviv , where he had Jackson read a statement claiming to believe the sex abuse allegation against her younger brother Michael might be true. This was an abrupt reversal of her previous defense of Michael against the charges. Gordon claimed La Toya had proof which she
4896-505: Was plagued with self-doubt, explaining, "I got to the point, [...] where—well, you know in the media they say things like, 'Oh, she can't sing. She has no talent. She can't dance.' I started believing that, and I was thinking, 'Oh my God'. And I started thinking, 'Oh gee, how could this happen to me?' How could I start believing this?" After this time she started to perform in Europe and South America occasionally to start making money to pay off
4968-468: Was planned but the title was changed to " I Don't Play That " shortly before it was sent to radio stations, where it failed to take off, on January 29, 2007, due to CBS' cancellation of the show. In January 2009, Jackson was paid £ 103,000 to appear as a contestant on the British television program Celebrity Big Brother 6 , which she placed 7th. She was the second member of the Jackson family to be on
5040-513: Was prepared to disclose for a fee of $ 500,000. A bidding war between US and UK tabloids began, but fell through when they realized that her revelations were not what she had claimed them to be. According to La Toya, Gordon threatened to have siblings Michael and Janet killed if she didn't follow his orders. In 1993, Jackson claimed her father Joe Jackson sexually abused her as a child. Under Gordon's management, Jackson's career declined with his booking of disreputable jobs such as spokesperson for
5112-439: Was released on July 28, 2009, in Michael's memory with all proceeds going to AIDS Project Los Angeles , one of his favorite charities. La Toya Jackson was one of the first siblings present at Reagan-UCLA Medical Center on June 25, 2009, after brother Michael Jackson was pronounced dead after suffering cardiac arrest . She was named as the informant on and signed her brother's death certificate as Conrad Murray refused to sign
5184-521: Was the first one Jackson released after changing her management. In March 1989, Jackson posed topless for Playboy magazine. Jackson saw the pictorial as a declaration of independence from her conservative upbringing and "to show my parents they couldn't dictate to me any more—that I control my life." She posed again in Playboy in November 1991 to promote her autobiography and subsequently acted in
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