Our 9 children have brought to me and Katherine a lot of pleasure. All of them are very talented, and they are good people, very caring, polite and attentive.

   I and Katherine always gave a lot of meaning to the good upbringing and when charges have become known, that we ostensibly frequently beat our children or made sexual violence on them, we have been very much surprised and mad. Our family knows, that these statements are incorrect. But the media in the USA spreads everything that they tell it.

   We are actually very religious, we always also tried to bring up our children in the same spirit. I think, that's how it is with all the parents - they want the best for children. We love our children and very much proud of them, and they too are proud of us.

   In the American media our family always represented in bad light. Whatever we would do, they will make bad news out of it. And the world media too frequently repeats this nonsense. So that the European media could receive direct information on us, I have employed a skilled manager in Germany, Ralf Sesselberg (PromEvent & Media). He is a megaphone of our family in Europe, and his press representatives can find out, if it's the truth in general, what the USA media informs or writes about. Ralf is always informed about all in the best way, and he coordinates our European trips.

   In our family, we respect each other; we keep together and support each other under any circumstances. The family only then remains strong when it stays together, besides Jacksons are world famous, and many people try to snip off to themselves a piece from our pie. In this world it there's so much envy and jealousy.

   Vivid example to this - the latest events around of my son Michael. I do not understand people which invent all these rumors. Michael is a caring, loving father. His children are very happy and cheerful. I like, when our children and grandchildren visit us in Los Angeles. To tell the truth, Katherine does not like, when they go to the sea to bathe, she is always awfully scared of sharks, but children with pleasure spend time with us on the lake.

   Katherine simply blossoms, when the house is filled with grandchildren. Our senior granddaughter Yashi, Rebbie's daughter, in the spring of 2004 has married, and the wedding celebration has taken place in our house in Los Angeles. Katherine went into the planning up to her head. She has repaired the house for the event and has altered the garden. She loves the home life. For us, Jacksons, there is nothing more important than the family!

   Newspapers write, that Michael is a bad father because he covers the faces of his children with scarfs. But what is so unclear here? There are so many malicious people in the world! The one who is not constantly in the center of attention, probably cannot understand it, but Michael is simply scared, that his children can be kidnaped. And therefore there are no actual photos of his children. His children are everything for him. He lives for them.

   Someone like Michael is constantly observed, and photographed all the time. He knows it, but his children are still too small, to understand it, therefore he has to protect them. Someday they will need to decide, if they want to be seen in public or not.

   When I several weeks ago went with the ARD correspondent Tom Buhrow in Washington to Hollywood boulevard to show him the 3 stars of our family then he has gotten why we live in such loneliness. We could not even make a step, I was constantly pulled by someone, because they wanted to receive a photo or an autograph. It's always so in the USA. But in Germany we can move a little bit more freely. Then all my family receives a huge pleasure from it.

   But we have to return to Michael. Katherine and I like visit him. The road to ranch the same way beautiful, as itself. It passes through the wide fields under old sprawling oaks. This district is being driven around by a small red train, because of it the house in Havenhurst seems like a tiny model. In the train there plays classical music, while you pass by, it is possible to watch the herds of the deers grazed near the Indian camp, or small lake with a white boat - swan for two, falls and fountains. The roads here, as well as at our place in Los Angeles, are lighted by tiny white bulbs.

   Michael has achieved his childhood dream of own zoo where he has an elephant and monkeys. Generally he has designed this estate to deliver pleasure to incurably sick with cancer and AIDS children whom he invites to himself. He also frequently brings inner city children by busses to his ranch, for 1 day and though he does not present because he is constantly in travels because of some tour, but there is a set of workers, which care about that children would feel good here. It is possible to ride on a horse or to make a trip with the crew, and at the cinema, young girls distribute to visitors Pepsi-Cola, popcorn and chocolate.

   My son has created the ranch that way, that children like it. My 4 years old granddaughter likes Neverland, and even adults admit, that they like it. The recent charges, that he has constructed this ranch only to entice children, are simply improbable.

   Michael never would offend a child. And so that media would not discuss anymore, what can you understand in it, I will express more clearly: Michael would beat a child, would not apply physical strength against the child, and never would make violence over the child. I warrant for it as his father!

   I precisely remember, how similar charges have been put forward for the first time. It has broken Michael's heart.

   I know my son, I was present at his birth, have brought him into the world, have brought up and raised him. Katherine and I know Michael better, than anyone else in this world. And we know, that our son never would cause evil to a child. He simply is not capable of it, and it is good.

   When in 1993 similar charges have been put forward, Michael's said that he has to settle this question outside of court if he wants to finish with it faster. Michael has agreed with them and has paid many millions dollars that by all has been interpreted as "repayment". Katherine advised him to finish this business, but he has taken all of this too close to the heart. He wanted, it to stay in past the sooner the better. Already then it was clear to me, that there will be unpleasant consequences, in fact if someone once has received money, another will try again. And for this reason this time Michael has decided to not pay.

   He needed a lot of time to forget the sorrow which he was caused by these dishonest and far-fetched charges. I am afraid, that those wounds which were have put him by the new charges, will never recover. But Michael will fight like a lion to deny them, and we as family will support him in it.

   When I recently sat in a hall of court and saw Michael on a dock, so many ideas have occurred to me. He always was not like other children, softer and sensitive. He did not bear any injustice and always interceded for others.

   I remember the story how he bought mountains of sweets on all pocket money which I gave him, and then distributed them to neighbour's children. After that he did not have no money anymore to buy sweets, for which this money actually was given to him. He knew, at home he'll have troubles because of that, that's why he ran away when he noticed that I look at him with anger. And I have to tell, he was very fast, I hardly could keep up with him. These memoirs and now cause laughter in me.

   This little boy now has to sit in front of judge and be justified in what he never made. When the judge has finished the 1st session, Michael has slowly gone to an exit. I will never forget the expression of his face. He has not noticed at all, that I was there, therefore I easily have pushed his leg with mine.. He has lifted his eyes and when he has seen me, has smiled with simplification. We, his family, are very necessary for him now.

   Michael says, that without us he would not cope with it. We always were near to him. This story offends all of us. In this world happens so much of true injustice, but there is nothing done against it. Instead of it they pursue an innocent person.

   When he has left the building of court, there were thousands of true fans. Michael wanted let everybody see him, therefore he has risen on the parked car of our family. And certainly, in newspapers it has been again submitted in bad light, but no reporter was interested in the true reason. I think it is very dishonest.

   The story with Janet too was too overblown by press. She had a performance on Super Bowl, and it has passed not how it has been planned. We watched it on the TV and when Justine has moved to her, the light on a stage has already been turned off. We didn't even see what the thing was. Despite that we have a very big TV.

   The press has exaggerated it completely for no reason. Justine has pulled her by her clothes much more strongly, than they agreed. Janet has told about it then. But strangely in the press they wrote badly only about her. As far as I remember, both of them participated in it. But Justine only had to apologize in a fast way, for it, and he has already left the difficult position.

   Janet has learned much in show business. On my birthday she has called me and asked to accompany with her on primer of the movie "The Nutty professor - 2". I very much was proud of that she was there together with me. She was very good in the movie with Eddie Murphy, but I never told her about it. I essentially do not do it, in fact then my children will not have a stimulus. Thus they and further try to give out the best result.

   Janet tries to protect her private life. And she manages to do it. After all, she was 10 years married, and the media did not know about it. And that's how it has to be. I would like, that my children were estimated on their achievements in show business, instead of on their private life. Now Janet is very happy. She has just released a new, very successful album and lives a full life.

   Latoya exactly recording a new album. It is really good. She had to go through much, in fact her former husband Jack Gordon very badly addressed with her. As far as we know, he beat her, has planted her on drugs and has led to brainwash. But thank God, now she has returned to the family. We were very much pleased to this, in fact Gordon has brought to us many misfortunes. Eventually, he was that who claimed, that I constantly beat my children and raped our daughter Latoya. I am very glad, that Latoya has found in herself forces to leave him.

   Jermaine produced a movie about our family - "Jacksons - the American dream ". At present he is engaged in several movie projects and writes songs for a new album.

   Jackie, Rebbie and Marlon enjoy home life. And they support children in what they do.

   ?ito now does a big tour across the United States. He sings and writes very good songs in the soul style. He cares of our grandsons, 3?, they stand in the beginning of the career and will soon release a new album.

   Randy is very close to Michael. He gives him advices on many questions and recently has undertaken his management as all of us count, that such affairs have to stay in the family. And Randy does the business very well!

   All my children are engaged in their own business and live their life as far as it allowed to them it. Our family loves annual meetings in Los Angeles. You, probably, can imagine yourselves how crowded it becomes, when so much people gather. I myself have 28 grandchildren. We eat and we play together, we watch movies together. We always perfectly spend time together.

   I enjoyed the time when I was the manager of Jacksons. Today all of them are adults and have learned everything that will help them to cope with this heavy business. Now I help artists who stand in the beginning of their career.

   One of them - Crystal. She has a very good voice, and in her 22 years, she has all the features of a star. We have just finished shootings the movie "Destination fame" where she plays the leading role. Besides her album will be ready this year. Then we plan to tour with which we plan to go to Europe.

   N2U - is a group of which I am very much proud. I have found them in one casino in Las Vegas. N2U perfectly preform live, the group consists from 3 men playing on instruments, and 3 women - soloists. This year they performed on the occasion of my birthday, and they were well accepted. Now we work on the recording of an album.

   I make many business trips, including to Germany. I very much like this country. Therefore my European management is in Germany, on Rastede resort, but it is known only by few Germans. It is in district Ammerland, to the north from Oldenburg in the Bottom Saxony, just there, where there such a good eel and a ham. But the best in Rastede is "The White house ". Not the president lives there but a cook because it is restaurant, and it is very good!

   Germans are friendly, attentive people, and they respect private life of others. I am pleased, that we have so many German. The nature of Germany too is very beautiful. Only I don't like the weather sometimes -frequently it is on 30 degrees colder, than in Los Angeles.

   Now I continue to intensively cooperate with many talented artists. I enjoy this work - it is what I can do best, and it helps me to remain young. My best cards are my children, and I still am going to make much together with them and my young artists!