LOS ANGELES — The guardian of Michael Jackson’s three kids broke down in tears yesterday as he testified about his lingering grief over the star’s death.
T.J. Jackson, the Gloved One’s 34-year-old nephew, said Michael Jackson had been his emotional bedrock during his darkest days.
“He was just everything,” said T.J. Jackson, whose mom, Delores “DeeDee” Jackson, was killed by her boyfriend in 1994.
“My mother was murdered a month after I turned 16, and my world crumbled, and my uncle saved it.”
His voice cracking with emotion, T.J. added, “He was there. He kept me inspired. He kept me ambitious. He was just there for me.”
T.J. was appointed co-guardian of Jackson’s three kids after family matriarch Katherine Jackson mysteriously vanished for several days last year.
“My grandmother is the queen. She’s the CEO. I just try to help out the most I can,” T.J. testified.
Jackson’s family is suing concert promoters AEG Live, claiming that they knew Jackson was in declining health before his 2009 death but didn’t act to help him.