Jackson, Michael (1958)

Jackson, Michael (1958)	Gender: M
Birthname	Michael Joseph Jackson
born on	29 August 1958 at 19:33 (= 7:33 PM )
Place	Gary, Indiana, 41n36, 87w21
Timezone	CDT h5w (is daylight saving time)
	Rodden Rating A
	Collector: Rodden
Astrology data	06°09' 14°54 Asc. 10°07'

Michael (1958) Jackson,
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Michael (1958) Jackson (performing in Vienna, 1988)
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Biography

American singer, songwriter, dancer and philanthropist, an exceptionally talented entertainer known as the "King of Pop", regarded as one of the most significant cultural figures of the 20th century. During his four-decade career, his contributions to music, dance, and fashion, along with his publicized personal life, made him a global figure in popular culture. Jackson influenced artists across many music genres. Through stage and video performances, he popularized complicated street dance moves such as the moonwalk, which he named, as well as the robot.

The eighth of ten kids, he performed from age six as one of the Jackson Five, a group promoted by Motown and consisting of Michael, Jermaine, Marion, Tito and Jackie. By the time he was 11 the boys had already sold six Gold records and he made his first solo record the fall of 1971 at 13. His album Thriller sold more copies than any album in history and by February 1984 he had won eight Grammys. By 1984, his 23-million-copy Thriller was the biggest-selling solo LP of all times and his estimated wealth reached the amount of some $100 million.

Jackson grew up isolated from normal childhood and adolescence, subject to the loneliness of outstanding fame and fortune. He did not date, smoke or drink, and found it virtually impossible to do something as simple as go to a market or a movie either by himself or with a pal. As an adult, he maintained multi-million-dollar residences within secluded, guarded estates, observing a strict vegetarian diet and up till 1987, observed his devotion to his religion, Jehovah's Witness.

High drama and speculation always followed Michael. In 1976 the first rumours appeared that he was gay, and even gossip that he was a drug addict, or that he was a castrato or had had a sex-change operation. He began altering his appearance with cosmetic surgery to his nose and chin and having his skin colour lightened.

On 27 January 1984 at 6:30 PM he was burned in a pyrotechnic accident as he and his brothers filmed a cola commercial at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles, California. On 27 June 1999, Jackson was bruised badly after he slipped to the floor at a concert in Munich, Germany when an elaborate mechanical stage set failed.

On 17 August 1993, police began an investigation of child sex abuse stemming from a complaint made by the father of a 13-year-old boy. His attorney said that an attempt had been made of $20 million blackmail. The news story broke on 23 August 1993 while Jackson was in Thailand on a concert gig. The case never went to trial but was settled on 26 January 1994, allegedly for something like $10 million. Michael's loyal friends always backed him up, people such as Elizabeth Taylor and Brooke Shields. The news media went into a frenzy again on 26 May 1994 with the report that Jackson had married Lisa Marie Presley at 9:30 AM in La Vega, Dominican Republic; they divorced a year later but remained friends.

He made a second marriage to dental assistant Debbie Rowe who gave birth to their son, Prince Michael Jackson on 13 February 1997 in Los Angeles, California, followed by a daughter, Paris, on 3 April 1998. Debbie filed for divorce in L.A. on 8 October 1999, ending the marriage of convenience, which was speculated to have been entered into in order to repair his image and give him children. Jackson purchased a $1.27 million home in Franklin Canyon for Debbie and an allowance of $200,000 annually. Details of a settlement were not revealed.

In October 2001 Jackson released his first album of entirely new material since 1991. After a decade of generating headlines for other things than music, he went into a flurry of activity that tested the limits of his superstardom. He mounted a pair of poorly managed self-tribute concerts at Madison Square Garden that included testimonials from pals Liza Minnelli and Liz Taylor, then a hurriedly compiled tribute to victims of the 11 September 2001 terrorist attack. The album had a rapid sale of 600,000 copies, huge for lesser artists but not up to par for his calibre. In early 2002, Michael introduced a third child, named Prince II, whom he named categorically as his son at a show on 30 July 2002 with no information about the child's mother. The child was later reported to have been born via a surrogate mother using Jackson's sperm. He opened himself to another spate of bad press when he playfully dangled the baby from the widow of a Paris hotel on 19 November 2002.

On 18 November 2003 at 8:30 AM, based on allegations of child molestation, investigators served a search warrant at Michael Jackson’s spread "Neverland." A warrant was issued the next day for the pop star’s arrest. He turned himself in on 20 April 2005 flying into the Santa Barbara airport and disembarking from his private plane into the hangar. At 12:05 PM, he was taken into custody, booked, and released on $3 million bail. Jackson’s arraignment on the charges was scheduled for 9 January 2004 at 8:30 AM at Santa Barbara Superior Court. Without a music contract for the first time in 35 years, Jackson faced mounting financial woes with escalating legal costs and dismal record sales. He proclaimed his innocence, launching a website to communicate directly with his fans, and his good friend, Elizabeth Taylor, came to his defence.

On 18 December 2003 in Santa Maria, California he was charged with several counts of child molestation and administering an intoxicating agent to a minor in connection with allegations that he molested a cancer-stricken boy (aged 14 at the time of the felony charge) in February and March of 2003. The pop star was indicted on 21 April 2004 by a 19-member grand jury that convened on 29 March 2004. Jackson subsequently replaced his lawyers, Mark Geragos and Benjamin Brafman, with Thomas Mesereau, Jr., who represented Robert Blake in his murder case until they went their separate ways. Adding to Jackson’s woes was an announcement on 13 April by the Los Angeles Police Department that it was investigating a new accusation of child abuse that allegedly occurred in the late 1980s. On 30 April 2004 he entered a "not guilty" plea. His pre-trial hearing was held on 17 September 2004; jury deliberations began on 31 January 2005 and his trial opened on 28 February 2005. On 13 June 2005, after 14 weeks of trial, Jackson was acquitted of all charges including four charges of child molesting, one charge of attempted child molesting, one conspiracy charge and eight possible counts of providing alcohol to minors.

At 12:21 PM local time on 25 June 2009 an emergency call was placed for medical help and Jackson was rushed to a Los Angeles hospital suffering from cardiac arrest. Although it was reported that he had already stopped breathing, he was not officially pronounced dead until 2:26 PM local time according to the media citing the coroner's office. (A New York Times blogger had written earlier in the day: "A Los Angeles city official confirmed that Michael Jackson is dead. The official said he died at 1:07 p.m. Pacific time.")

The cause of death was determined at the end of August 2009 after an autopsy, toxicology reports, and investigation. His death was ruled a homicide by "acute propofol intoxication" and other drugs including lidocaine (an anesthetic) and various anti-anxiety medications.

One of his physicians, Dr. Conrad Murray, told investigators that he had been treating Jackson for insomnia for about six weeks before the singer's death. On that fateful morning, Murray said that Jackson begged him for propofol and the doctor administered a dosage diluted with lidocaine. Minutes later Murray said that Jackson stopped breathing.

In 2019 the documentary Leaving Neverland detailed new allegations of sexual abuse and led to a backlash against Jackson.

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Relationships

associate relationship with Crow, Sheryl (born 11 February 1962)

associate relationship with Gest, David (born 11 May 1953). Notes: Produced his last solo concert

associate relationship with Judd, Cris (born 15 August 1969). Notes: Dance collaborators

associate relationship with Madonna (born 16 August 1958)

associate relationship with Mercury, Freddie (born 5 September 1946). Notes: Music collaborators

associate relationship with Van Halen, Eddie (born 26 January 1955). Notes: Music collaborators

associate relationship with Will.I.am. (born 15 March 1975)

friend relationship with Shields, Brooke (born 31 May 1965)

friend relationship with Taylor, Elizabeth (born 27 February 1932)

lover relationship with O'Neal, Tatum (born 5 November 1963). Notes: Dated in the late 1970s

parent->child relationship with Jackson, Paris (born 3 April 1998)

parent->child relationship with Jackson, Prince Michael I (born 13 February 1997)

parent->child relationship with Jackson, Prince Michael II (born 21 February 2002)

spouse relationship with Presley, Lisa Marie (born 1 February 1968). Notes: Married 1994-1996

sibling relationship with Jackson, Janet (born 16 May 1966)

sibling relationship with Jackson, Joh'Vonnie (born 30 August 1974). Notes: Half-siblings

sibling relationship with Jackson, La Toya (born 29 May 1956)

sibling relationship with Jackson, Marlon (born 12 March 1957)

sibling relationship with Jackson, Rebbie (born 29 May 1950)

has other family relationship with Keough, Benjamin (born 21 October 1992). Notes: Step-father/ step-son

(has as) teacher relationship with Grove, Dick (born 18 December 1927)

(has as) mentor relationship with Ross, Diana (born 26 March 1944)

child sex abuse victim relationship with Chandler, Jordan (born 11 January 1980)

child sex abuse victim relationship with Robson, Wade (born 17 September 1982). Notes: Alleged

child sex abuse victim relationship with Safechuck, James (born 28 February 1978)

compare to chart of Geragos, Mark (born 5 October 1957). Notes: Jackson is client

compare to chart of Sloan, Matthew (born 30 August 1958)

role played of/by Brooks, Tae (born 6 October 1997). Notes: Voice in 2012 animated TV series "Black Dynamite"

Events

Social : Change of Lifestyle 29 August 1965 in Gary (Started performing with family band, Jackson Five)
chart Placidus Equal_H.

Work : Prize 13 August 1967 in Harlem (New York County) (Jackson Five win the prestigious amateur night competition at The Apollo)
chart Placidus Equal_H.

Work : New Job 23 July 1968 in Detroit (Videotape audition for Motown Records)
chart Placidus Equal_H.

Work : Gain social status 1970 (Achieved six Gold albums by age 11)

Work : Published/ Exhibited/ Released 1984 (Album "Thriller" hit historic sales records)

Health : Accident (Non-fatal) 27 January 1984 at 6:30 PM in Los Angeles (Suffered burns)
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Work : Prize February 1984 (Eighth Grammy)
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Other Crime 17 August 1993 (Police investigation of child molestation charges)
chart Placidus Equal_H.

Financial : Lose significant money 26 January 1994 (Case settled for app. $10 million)
chart Placidus Equal_H.

Relationship : Marriage 26 May 1994 at 09:30 AM in La Vega (First wife, Lisa Presley)
chart Placidus Equal_H.

Relationship : Marriage 14 November 1996 (Second wife, Deborah Rowe)
chart Placidus Equal_H.

Family : Change in family responsibilities 13 February 1997 at 1:07 PM in Los Angeles, CA (Son Prince born per LA Times)
chart Placidus Equal_H.

Family : Change in family responsibilities 3 April 1998 (Daughter Paris born)
chart Placidus Equal_H.

Relationship : Divorce dates 8 October 1999 at 12:00 noon in Los Angeles, CA (Debbie files for divorce)
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Family : Change in family responsibilities 21 February 2002 at 9:23 PM in La Mesa, CA (Son also named Prince was born)
chart Placidus Equal_H.

Crime : Child Sexual Abuse Perpetration 21 April 2004 (Indicted by a grand jury on sex abuse charges)
chart Placidus Equal_H.

Death by Homicide 25 June 2009 at 2:26 PM in Los Angeles (Age 50, ruled a homicide two months later)
chart Placidus Equal_H.

Source Notes

Taj Jackson quote

(These source notes were written roughly in the order in which they were collected by AstroDatabank staff)

Michael Jackson, "Moonwalk," Doubleday, 1988, was misquoted for 11:45 PM CDT. On page 6 the year and place are given, no date or time. Nelson George's "The Michael Jackson Story," a Dell book, 1984, page 24, gives the date and place, no time.

The astrological Journal, N°989, gives 23:45 (Gemini ascendant).

Richard Gehman called in September 1993 with a time of 7:54 AM CDT "from someone close to Michael." Grazia Bordoni writes in October 1993 that Mercurio-3 gave 3:00 AM "from him." Stocchi gives 21:05 (Aries ascendant) with Mars falling in Taurus. Zip Dobyns has 1:30 AM "from a close friend of Michael's to a fellow astrologer." Dobyns speculates late Aquarius rising. Kim Baker speculates 12:09 PM in NCGR Newsletter article. Lois Rodden spec-rectifies to 8:47 AM CDT.

Basil Fearrington rectifies to 11:53 PM in "Astrology of the Famed," writing in a footnote of the Introduction that "I had many opportunities to observe Michael but could not get close enough to ask him about his time of birth." On 31 December 1998, Fearrington emailed the statement that "I had occasion, while playing in the opening act for the very last Jackson tour to ask Michael what his time of birth was. He said "I will tell you as I told Jackie Onassis, all I know is that it was late in the evening, definitely after 10:30 PM." However, LMR notes that "Astrology of the Famed" was published in 1996 and Jackson's last tour was in 1984 so there is some question about this.

Shortly after Jackson's death in late June 2009, Steven Stuckey wrote to PT: "My friend and teacher of 25 years, Vedic astrologer Chakrapani Ullal, was Michael Jackson's astrologer in the late '80s. Michael gave him a time of birth of 7:33 PM." In a follow-up e-mail, Stuckey confirmed that Chakrapani received the time from Jackson directly. Edith Hathaway submitted the same time also from Chakrapani Ullal. PT also talked with Chakrapani who confirmed that he received the time directly from Michael. At around the same time Michael Munkasey called citing Ed Healin for 12:09 PM. Ed worked at a record company and did charts as well. When Michael Jackson approached Ed to read his chart, Ed sent Jackson away, saying something like "get the time from your birth certificate." When Jackson returned, he told Ed that he had been born at 12:09 PM according to his birth certificate. Given that there are numerous reports with different times, many from Jackson himself, PT maintained the DD rating as of July 2009.

Marie-Christine Sclifet quotes Jackson's nephew Taj Jackson on his twitter account "got the official word from Grandma herself. Uncle Michael was born at 7:33 PM... Straight from the birth certificate" [1] [2].

Ashish Seth cites Jackson's mother quoted in "Michael's Mother Talks About His Birth," www.truemichaeljackson.com [3]: "My experience with Marlon and Brandon didn’t dissuade me from getting pregnant again. The following year (1958) August 29, I gave birth to another son. I remember that day well because my water broke while my neighbor Mildred White and I were driving over to see the new grammar school under construction, Garnett Elementary.... At my request Mildred drove me home. I called my mother and she and my stepfather drove me to Mercy Hospital. Shortly after I got there, I began having contractions. Later that night, my son was born."

Seth adds: "In the acknowledgment section of book My Family, The Jacksons by Katherine Jackson, The children thank Katherine. There is poem by Michael Jackson, which reads as... 'And then one fateful August morn/ From your being I was born'".

In February 2024, Sy Scholfield removed the 12:09 PM chart attributed to Ed Healin. The birth time of 7:33 PM as quoted from the birth certificate by family (to Jackson's nephew Taj and posted by him on Twitter) has been kept, but rated A rather than AA, until we receive better confirmation.

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