Which Jackson family member did Angela Bassett portray in the ABC miniseries about them?
LOS ANGELES (AP) — When ABC wanted to make a miniseries about the Jackson family’s life in 1992, Michael Jackson had one major requirement before he would give his blessing: Someone beautiful had to play his mother. The pop superstar adored Katherine Jackson, who ended up being portrayed by Angela Bassett in the miniseries. Jackson’s will designates her as the guardian of his three children, and she, along with his kids and children’s charities, inherit his family trust, according to a source who requested anonymity because the person was not authorized to speak about the matter. Katherine Jackson had sought to retain control of Jackson’s assets, but a judge ruled Monday that attorney John Branca and music executive John McClain had been designated in Jackson’s 2002 will as the people he wanted to administer his estate. Jackson died June 25, deeply in debt. But a court filing estimates his estate will be worth more than $500 million. He had a fractious relationship at times with variou
When ABC wanted to make a miniseries about the Jackson family’s life in 1992, Michael Jackson had one major requirement before he would give his blessing: Someone beautiful had to play his mother. The pop superstar adored Katherine Jackson, who ended up being portrayed by Angela Bassett in the miniseries. Jackson’s will designates her as the guardian of his three children, and she, along with his kids and children’s charities, inherit his family trust, according to a source who requested anonymity because the person was not authorized to speak about the matter. Sources: http://www.google.
