ito Joseph "TJ" Jackson, who on Wednesday was named temporary
guardian of Michael Jackson's three children, was inspired by his famous
uncle to form a singing group with his brothers.
TJ had been placed in
charge of the children when the kids' grandmother, Katherine, left home
on July 15 and will watch the children while the legal proceedings play
out in a California court.
TJ Jackson, 34, is the
son of Tito Jackson and the late Delores Martes Jackson. TJ and his
older brothers, Taj and Taryll, form the R&B group 3T.
Jackson is married with three children, a boy and two girls.
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A 1995 article in People described the brothers' childhood as normal despite their famous father, uncle and aunts.
Taj Jackson told the
magazine: "My mom made sure that we had a real childhood, with birthday
parties, baseball, family outings, all that stuff."
They were close to their Uncle Michael. "He's like a third parent to us," Taj told People in 1995.
Eventually the brothers
went along on one of his tours and decided to form a singing group and
were recording their first album in 1994 at the time of their mother's
death.
Initially it was
believed Delores Martes Jackson, who had divorced from Tito Jackson in
1993, drowned in a swimming pool, but the case was reopened, and her
sons in 1995 filed a wrongful-death lawsuit against a man they accused
of killing her. Three years later, Donald Bohana was
convicted of second-degree murder and sentenced to 15 years to life in
prison, according to People magazine.
The last 3T album came
out in 2005, according to Billboard.com, but the brothers performed
together at a tribute concert for their late uncle in October 2011.
Sumber : CNN
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