Michael Jackson’s secret sister today tells of her heartache at being shunned by her famous family for 35 years.
JohVonnie Jackson, whose mum was a lover of Jacko’s dad Joe, is close to her father and amazingly gets on with family matriarch Katherine.
But almost all JohVonnie’s well-known brothers and sisters treat her as an outcast and she never got to meet Michael until she was 29.
She would even attend Jacko’s and Janet’s concerts but was not allowed to speak to them while La Toya would ignore her in shops.
Mum-of-one JohVonnie, 35, said: “I feel rejected by some of my family. It’s upsetting and hurtful.”
JohVonnie Jackson yesterday told how one of her biggest letdowns at the hands of her famous family came when she finally got to meet her brother Michael.
JohVonnie – who for years had been forced to admire him from afar – got the chance she had long dreamt of when the clan gathered at his Neverland ranch in 2003 and she was given a rare invite.
She was thrilled to come face-to-face with him for the first time at 29 but dismayed that Jacko showed no warmth towards her and was more interested in her eight-year-old daughter Yasmine.
JohVonnie, now 35, recalled: “It was a big moment for me. But Michael was looking at me and seemed cold. He just said, ‘Hi’ and then he saw my daughter Yasmine and was fascinated with her.”
Jacko said “Hi” to the youngster but had to be corrected when he mispronounced her name with a J.
JohVonnie went on: “He said, ‘OK, Yasmine with a Y’, and that was it. He never acknowledged that I was his sister, there was no hug or kiss, not even a handshake. No physical contact at all.
“I wanted to embrace him. I thought he would want to go some place quiet and sit and talk with me and ask me about my life and get to know me a little better.
“It was very hurtful. He was not interested at all.”
The King of Pop’s aloofness to her was in stark contrast to the warmth he showed his young niece.
She added: “With my daughter he was totally different. She got hugs and kisses, everything I didn’t get. I was a little jealous. But there was a bunch of people there and I never did get a chance to speak to Michael properly. Again, there was this theme that I felt shut out.”
JohVonnie spent the night at a nearby hotel rather than on the sprawling 2,700-acre California ranch.
When she returned to Neverland the next day, Yasmine was again made to feel at home, while her mother never got to see Michael.
She said: “Michael was in the main house. Yasmine and Paris were off playing for hours. Paris is such a sweet girl.”
JohVonnie instead chatted to brother Jermaine and sister Rebbie but added sadly: “None of my other siblings acknowledged me much.”
Family insiders claim Jacko’s coldness was because he believed Joe loved her more than the other children.
She was born in 1974 during a 25-year affair between Jackson family patriarch Joe and mum Cheryle Terrell.
In her early 20s JohVonnie even moved in with Joe in Las Vegas when he lived away from the family home.
His wife Katherine knew of the affair but her devotion to the Jehovah’s Witness faith led her to forgive him and accept JohVonnie.
La Toya Jackson claimed in her memoirs Growing Up In The Jackson Family that Katherine referred to JohVonnie as a “bastard child”. Yet JohVonnie found Katherine incredibly warm, even letting her and Yasmine stay in the family home in Encino, California.
And she ended up calling her “mother” like the rest of the clan.
JohVonnie explained: “I hung on to what La Toya had said.
“But then I met Katherine and I couldn’t even see her saying anything like that about me. She was really nice to me.
“I think she was very hurt at the time of the affair. That’s totally understandable. No woman likes for her husband to go cheating on her and produce a child. It was probably heart-breaking.
“But she had come out of that, she let me live in her home, me and my daughter, and I took care of her home when she was not there. We’ve cooked together and have had good conversations.”
JohVonnie says she is also “ very, very close” to Rebbie. However, her relationship with the rest of her famous brothers and sisters is very different. She said: “I met Janet when I was 15. I saw her that one time and it was clear she never wanted to have a relationship with me. I couldn’t really understand why.
“She was staring at me and checking me out and as soon as she heard me call Joseph ‘Daddy’, she switched off, turned her back and never spoke to me again.”
Things were just as difficult with La Toya. She said: “I would be shopping in a department store and would see La Toya.
“But I couldn’t go to talk with her because I didn’t feel she wanted to talk to me.”
As a youngster, school bullies had taunted JohVonnie because she was Michael Jackson’s sister – even though he wanted nothing to do with her. She recalled: “I got beat up every single day because I was JohVonnie Jackson.
“I had the hardest childhood. It was just as blue as Michael’s and just as blue as my other brothers and sisters.
“But then I grow up and found they don’t want to have anything to do with me.
“I got so irritated with my parents because I didn’t ask to be here.”
For years JohVonnie looked up to her famous siblings and even went to dozens of Janet and Michael’s shows – but could never talk to them.
She said: “Through Daddy I would get tickets to all the concerts. I was amazed at Michael’s talent. I remember thinking as a little girl, ‘He looked at me, he saw me’.
“I would sometimes go to see them back stage but I could never get to talk to them. You could not get close at all. It was frustrating. I also didn’t have any access to telephone numbers.
“I didn’t want to go through my father’s things and it wasn’t really something that was talked about.”
Now she remains philosophical about the rift between her and the rest of the Jackson clan. She said: “It is what it is. I love my brothers and sisters no matter what they do, what is said about them, how they act, it’s unconditional for me.
“The door is always open and my phone is always there.
“They can always call me if they need me for something.
“But I don’t feel that that is extended for me. I feel rejected by some of the family. It’s upsetting and hurtful.”
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JohVonnie Jackson, whose mum was a lover of Jacko’s dad Joe, is close to her father and amazingly gets on with family matriarch Katherine.
But almost all JohVonnie’s well-known brothers and sisters treat her as an outcast and she never got to meet Michael until she was 29.
She would even attend Jacko’s and Janet’s concerts but was not allowed to speak to them while La Toya would ignore her in shops.
Mum-of-one JohVonnie, 35, said: “I feel rejected by some of my family. It’s upsetting and hurtful.”
JohVonnie Jackson yesterday told how one of her biggest letdowns at the hands of her famous family came when she finally got to meet her brother Michael.
JohVonnie – who for years had been forced to admire him from afar – got the chance she had long dreamt of when the clan gathered at his Neverland ranch in 2003 and she was given a rare invite.
She was thrilled to come face-to-face with him for the first time at 29 but dismayed that Jacko showed no warmth towards her and was more interested in her eight-year-old daughter Yasmine.
JohVonnie, now 35, recalled: “It was a big moment for me. But Michael was looking at me and seemed cold. He just said, ‘Hi’ and then he saw my daughter Yasmine and was fascinated with her.”
Jacko said “Hi” to the youngster but had to be corrected when he mispronounced her name with a J.
JohVonnie went on: “He said, ‘OK, Yasmine with a Y’, and that was it. He never acknowledged that I was his sister, there was no hug or kiss, not even a handshake. No physical contact at all.
“I wanted to embrace him. I thought he would want to go some place quiet and sit and talk with me and ask me about my life and get to know me a little better.
“It was very hurtful. He was not interested at all.”
The King of Pop’s aloofness to her was in stark contrast to the warmth he showed his young niece.
She added: “With my daughter he was totally different. She got hugs and kisses, everything I didn’t get. I was a little jealous. But there was a bunch of people there and I never did get a chance to speak to Michael properly. Again, there was this theme that I felt shut out.”
JohVonnie spent the night at a nearby hotel rather than on the sprawling 2,700-acre California ranch.
When she returned to Neverland the next day, Yasmine was again made to feel at home, while her mother never got to see Michael.
She said: “Michael was in the main house. Yasmine and Paris were off playing for hours. Paris is such a sweet girl.”
JohVonnie instead chatted to brother Jermaine and sister Rebbie but added sadly: “None of my other siblings acknowledged me much.”
Family insiders claim Jacko’s coldness was because he believed Joe loved her more than the other children.
She was born in 1974 during a 25-year affair between Jackson family patriarch Joe and mum Cheryle Terrell.
In her early 20s JohVonnie even moved in with Joe in Las Vegas when he lived away from the family home.
His wife Katherine knew of the affair but her devotion to the Jehovah’s Witness faith led her to forgive him and accept JohVonnie.
La Toya Jackson claimed in her memoirs Growing Up In The Jackson Family that Katherine referred to JohVonnie as a “bastard child”. Yet JohVonnie found Katherine incredibly warm, even letting her and Yasmine stay in the family home in Encino, California.
And she ended up calling her “mother” like the rest of the clan.
JohVonnie explained: “I hung on to what La Toya had said.
“But then I met Katherine and I couldn’t even see her saying anything like that about me. She was really nice to me.
“I think she was very hurt at the time of the affair. That’s totally understandable. No woman likes for her husband to go cheating on her and produce a child. It was probably heart-breaking.
“But she had come out of that, she let me live in her home, me and my daughter, and I took care of her home when she was not there. We’ve cooked together and have had good conversations.”
JohVonnie says she is also “ very, very close” to Rebbie. However, her relationship with the rest of her famous brothers and sisters is very different. She said: “I met Janet when I was 15. I saw her that one time and it was clear she never wanted to have a relationship with me. I couldn’t really understand why.
“She was staring at me and checking me out and as soon as she heard me call Joseph ‘Daddy’, she switched off, turned her back and never spoke to me again.”
Things were just as difficult with La Toya. She said: “I would be shopping in a department store and would see La Toya.
“But I couldn’t go to talk with her because I didn’t feel she wanted to talk to me.”
As a youngster, school bullies had taunted JohVonnie because she was Michael Jackson’s sister – even though he wanted nothing to do with her. She recalled: “I got beat up every single day because I was JohVonnie Jackson.
“I had the hardest childhood. It was just as blue as Michael’s and just as blue as my other brothers and sisters.
“But then I grow up and found they don’t want to have anything to do with me.
“I got so irritated with my parents because I didn’t ask to be here.”
For years JohVonnie looked up to her famous siblings and even went to dozens of Janet and Michael’s shows – but could never talk to them.
She said: “Through Daddy I would get tickets to all the concerts. I was amazed at Michael’s talent. I remember thinking as a little girl, ‘He looked at me, he saw me’.
“I would sometimes go to see them back stage but I could never get to talk to them. You could not get close at all. It was frustrating. I also didn’t have any access to telephone numbers.
“I didn’t want to go through my father’s things and it wasn’t really something that was talked about.”
Now she remains philosophical about the rift between her and the rest of the Jackson clan. She said: “It is what it is. I love my brothers and sisters no matter what they do, what is said about them, how they act, it’s unconditional for me.
“The door is always open and my phone is always there.
“They can always call me if they need me for something.
“But I don’t feel that that is extended for me. I feel rejected by some of the family. It’s upsetting and hurtful.”
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Its a shame that the Jackson children are taking their frustrations with their father out on her, but she has to understand where they are coming from too; Rebbie was grown and married by that time so it really didn't affect her that much; Janet was probably aloof because she thought she was the 'baby girl'. I hope it all works out because life is short for nonsense.
You would think Michael would have been the more understanding one.
you know she should understand ,she didn't get beat up called big nose black and ugly, but at the same time your supporting the person who is tearing you down michael had to deal with that,and she comes along and is basically living off mike's money if joe was taking care of her,she got the love he didn't,she came after the fame,she didn't have to live in the moments of pain,it's their choice to accept her they don't have to as long as their not disrespecting her the children don't have to have a relationship with her mike is dead and gone it no longer matters how he treated you get over it TRANNY....
Danm girl!!!! Put down the fork.
No disrespect to JonVonnie simply because she couldn't choose her parents. But what did she expect - red carpet treatment? She is the product of an affair! An illegitimate child! Not saying that the Jackson children should treat the woman like crap, but JohVonnie is a permanent physical reminder of Joe's crappy treatment of Katherine over the years. Not to mention the mental & physical abuse from Joe that the Jackson kids endured that JohVonnie didn't. So their resistance to her is understandable. It's a very sad situation.
WHAT the hell did she expect?? I mean give me a break!
Funny she's the only Jackson child to keep the REAL nose! I wouldn't accept my dad's "love" child either especially considering how badly joe treated the other kids and katherine. She's just delusional to expect katherine's kids to open their arms to a child of an affair. I mean get real!
Did she ever think of how badly it hurt them to see her, to hear her call him daddy. Sounds like she's real selfish like her daddy. Funny how he showered love on the non-dark skin, non nappy head child. (with mike's $$$ of course)
This chick is as crazy as a bedbug. If she was nine of ten years old making these statements it might make sense. Why would these children want to have a relationship with someone who was a constant reminder that their father [who would not allow them to call him father] disrespected them, their mother and family. No it wasn't her fault, it was Joe's and her mother. But often times the children suffer the sins of their parents.
Quite honestly, I don't believe you would have been that happy to meet or be a part of the family if they weren't "The Jacksons".
I don't believe this mess. The stories don't even make sense. She met Janet when she was 15, well Janet had to have been 23. She just turned her back and that was the end. Did you try speaking to her? And who cares anyway, many of us have half siblings that we don't speak to or know. Particularly because their father cheated on their mom I can understand why they wouldn't want much to do with her. Each of them had 8 brothers and sisters to deal with already. And even they don't all get along. Get over it, move on with your life, and stop trying to make money doing interviews now that Mike, the brother you admittedly didn't know, has passed.
she kept her nose cause her dad never made fun of her nose
like he did with micahel, latoya and the other sisters and brothers.
sersiouly joe likes this kid better than his other kids. wow id be pissed to.
he lets her call him dad but he didnt let michael and the others
what an assshole
25 year affair!!!? The hell!? Sorry, Katherine, but it ain't enough LOVE and devotion in the WORLD to make me sit thru that and forgive a nigga that's obviously STILL gettin' his smash on with other women while you're legally bound to him. SMH. As for Michael, I mean, it's been obvious for years of how close and loyal he was to his mom. Measuring that love against his hatred of his father? Please, it's no wonder he wasn't tryin' to kick it with this girl. Rebbie, i'm surprised at but whatever. Sorry but if I was one of the legitimate kids and it was MY momma that got hurt by this man, nigga, any illegitimate kids my father had could kick rocks.
My child is the result of an affair and I'm thankful that the father's side of the family didn't treat my child like a step child. Yes, Joe Jackson was a dick, but that wasn't JohVonnie's fault. She had no bearing on how Joe treated his kids. They should realize that no matter what, she is their sister so its time for them go grow up and accept her and get to know her.
Anon @ 10:57: actually the siblings can do whatever they want. If they chose not to have a relationship with their sister, then oh well. The only other person who has a responsibility to communicate with that illegitimate chick is Katherine, because she decided to stay with a trifling man. Also, not only is Joe Jackson and the father of your child trifling, but that chick's mom is a skank, and so are you.
I bet if they (the siblings) needed a kidney or bone marrow they would be calling her. Its not her fault what their dad did. I know it should be hard to welcome her in with open arms, but no matter what thats blood
LOL at daisy.
Daisy,I will cosign for you any day. The legitimate Jackson siblings owe this woman ABSOLUTELY NOTHING. That's their father's mess, not theirs. And, I doubt she would be so interested in sticking herself into their lives had they not been 'The Jacksons'. Joe supported that ho and her daughter on mostly-if not ALL of- Michael's hard earned money.
If my dad was sleeping with your mother for 25 years hell I may not want to talk to you either although not your fault. I have a half-sister and when I was in college helped her out when she was in trouble, but after that I did not maintain contact out of respect for my mother who God knows why stayed married to my father.
I can understand where she is coming from and her parents should have had more respect for his life and feeling then to do such a selfish act.. Now this little girl have to live the pain of this situation, she is actually living out Joe's karma hoe unforunate... I can totally understand the jackson children position, the half sister also has to understand they the Jackson kids still have many issues with Joe, Shit MJ died having issues with his father... Joe is a very selfish man and even now can not understand the pain he now youngest child may feel... I think that she has to look at it from both sides to understand but it is a very sad situations... That is why I can stand a cheater always adding suger in someone else tank what do you expect for real... Look thristy woman find you own damn man and you won't have this problem and men have some damn respect for the family that you chose and created... Have some damn honor in your life...
I don't blame the Jackson siblings one.damn.bit. This chick is obviously thirsty for attention. Why else would she come out with all these interviews now, right after Michael's death. It must be nice to have lived off Michael your whole entire life. Now she is living off his death. Hoe sit down! If you were still a child crying about being rejected that would be one thing but you are a grown ass woman. Get a life and get a clue. Your momma whored around with Joe for 25 years. He disrespected his wife AND he disrespected your momma by not being man enough to marry her if he really loved her. Why the hell should Janet, Michael, and the rest of them roll out the red carpet and reach out to HER and make an effort to ask HER about HER life? He was Michael effin Jackson dammit! Why should he want to hear about her boring ass life of leeching? What's there to tell? Your daddy whored around on the road. Your momma was a groupie who couldn't get one of the brothers so she settled for the daddy. She got knocked up to keep the money coming. You all lived happily ever after off Michael's money. The end.
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Sweetheart, if you want to place blame on someone, blame your mother, she knew she was in an affair. She should have waited until Joe was divorced. The jackson children are very close to their mother, and they know how hurt she was. Ms. jackson gave birth to 10 children, with 1 passing, and then for Joe to cheat was cold. you will not get sympathy from me, go to your mother, and ask her to get you some therapy, it was her fuck up, not yours.
Who else is going to try to have their 5 minutes of fame by standing on Michael's grave!!!!! I has been bad enough that Jermaine and LaToya have tried to become relevent once again!!! At least they had a legitimate relationship with their brother, But come on, everyone realizes that this woman is not to be blamed for the total disrespect and ignorance of Joe Jackson, but if she was so affected by the treat ment by her siblings I would think that she had ample time to address it publically before the passing of michael. This whole scenario looks tacky and opportunistic. But then again she is Joe Jackson's daughter!!!!!!
She should know and I think she does. She made sure to mention that Joe let her call him "daddy". She knows full well that Joe never let his kids call him dad only Joe. So maybe if she reached out to them personally she would have had a relationship. Now that she's gone to the media they'll probably all cut her off.
you don't know what it is until you walk in someone's shoes. to hear her speak it is not the same to know how it feels. i may not be a jackson, and my family doesn't have a lot of money, but i know exactly how she feels--and probably many people who are born as "outsiders" do.
@ Carol. What you don't seem to know is that "I" is a proper noun and should always be capitalized.
Hell all of my daddy's kids are "outsiders" all four of us. LOL
Please get over it. If you have anybody to BLAME it should be your mom and daddy. Your mom knew he was married and had a family, so be mad at them not the first family. Understand how would you feel if it was your daddy first and then he had more babies after you.
It's good to know your siblings no matter the circumstances, but don't expect a relationship with them. It's unfortunate that you have to deal with this situation, because your mother and father should have been more responsible adults. But you also have to ask yourself why you are so interested in knowing them. My father had other children and I have met them, but they are not famous and me nor my other siblings or them for that matter have tried to build a relationship. We have a mutual respect and that's it. If your heart is pure and you are sincere then good luck. If it is simply financial sit your behind down somewhere.
The audacity to say all this to the public seems like you want people to look at the jackson siblings in a negative way. So what, they didn't want to get to know you. As much as they have talked about the abuse and pain they endured with that man and you honestly want people to feel sorry for YOU? Your 15 minutes of fame is up! Just be grateful Katherine accepted you in the home because she didn't have to do that. That was a slap in the face to all of them. The only concern you should have is having a relationship with your no good as daddy!
After reading all the comments I have to agree with most of it. No, it's not her fault that her mother slept with a married man. And that her father is a dishonorable man. Any man who cheats around is basically telling the world that he is a liar and a cheat, and that he cannot be trusted. I probably would not be so quick to embrace her either. Because she is a constant reminder of her fathers infidelity. She is the lie and the shame that now draws breath. Her mum bought this disgrace upon her daughter, by only thinking of herself. It's bad enough knowing that your husband is cheating,let alone producing another child. Damn Joe...10 kids wasn't enough?? And also,for Ms. Katherine, I can truly understand why your children love you so much. You are a woman of grace,kindness and strength. Your children are so blessed to have you. MJ...RIP.
look in my eyes u are a sad person trying to get fame off your brothers death . grow up and be a woman and make them famous if you want fame that bad.dont nobody care nothing about your feelings just put them in your backpocket and sit on them.last but not least long live the jacksons except you and your no good ass hole daddy joe. peace.
There is never a good reason to treat a person as the Jackson children has treated their sister. If Katherine can show this young woman kindness I don't know why the rest of the world can't. Being famous do not give you the right to mistreat others. This young woman is not her mother or father, she should not have to paid for the sins of her parent. Futher if god didn't want her here he wouldn't have put her here. shame on all of you with your negative coments.
This is an unfortunate situation for all parties. But at the same time Jhavanni can not put guilt and blame on her siblings for not wanting to accept her.You are grown,get the hint. I mean do she honestly think that coming out to the media on how she is shunned by her siblings that that's going to help matters...exspecially being that they are such a high profile family. The part that got me was when she was at a get together with the family and she called out "Daddy" to Joe Jackson knowing damn well that not even his older kids are allowed to call him that. Of course Janet would turn her back and have a fit. That's like rubbing salt on the wound.Silly girl.
FUCK ALL OF THE NEGATIVE PEOPLE :)
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