Pop singer Michael Jackson's mother and four brothers have written an open letter to the media, criticizing reports claiming that the former 'King of pop' is battling drug addiction. The letter undersigned Jacksons Katherine, Tito, Jackie, Marlon and Jermaine says that reports about Michael's fight against his addiction to pills and booze are unfounded.
It also urges the press never to cite bogus sources that have fed false and malicious information about the Gloved One's supposed drug dependency.
"People magazine has followed other publications in reporting untrue and inaccurate information about Michael Jackson and the Jackson family," E!online quoted the letter as reading.
"Of these widely reported rumors, what has become the most troubling and heinous is that my son, and our brother, Michael Jackson, is dependent on painkillers and alcohol," it added.
The letter refers to People magazine despite the fact that the journal has not published any report on any drug allegations relating to Michael or any of the Jackson clan. It is also unclear whether the magazine has any such report in the works.
The Jackson family has also denied that they have either attempted intervention or ever "engaged in an effort to take over his business affairs" because of the 'Beat it' star's purported personal demons.
"We categorically deny ever planning, participating in or having knowledge of any kind of intervention, whatsoever. We strongly believe that these 'sources' and others, no matter who they are, are making these defamatory, inaccurate, and untrue claims for monetary reasons," they write in the letter.
"It is time for these unfair and hurtful rumors, for profit, to end," they said.
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