Police have now been in contact with the mother of dead superstar Michael Jackson after she was reported missing on the weekend.
Katherine Jackson, the grandmother and guardian of the singer’s three children, is safe and with a family member in Arizona, authorities said late on Sunday, just one day after another relative reported her missing to police.
Los Angeles Sheriff’s Deputy Mark Pope said investigators made contact with Mrs Jackson, but he did not have specifics on her whereabouts.
The agency previously said they believed she was with a relative and safe, but wanted to speak with her, a request that went unanswered.
Son Jermaine Jackson said in a statement: ‘Mother is safe and well in Arizona with her daughter and our sister, Rebbie, resting up on doctor’s advice, so it is beyond me how she can be reported “missing.”‘
He said access to his mother is not being blocked but that her access to phones and computers was removed for her well being.
‘Furthermore, it dismays me that such an alarmist “missing person” report has caused unnecessary anxiety among Michael’s children who will understandably react to what they misunderstand, hear or are told,’ he said.
