Jackson family members have spoken out against what they believe is a negative media campaign aimed at family members, one that is being waged by the men who control the estate of Michael Jackson.

Janet Jackson and two of her siblings decried what they believed is a “media campaign” against the family, the Los Angeles Times reported. Along with her brother Randy and sister Rebbie, Janet Jackson issued a statement that accused the executors of Michael’s will of trying to split the family apart in an attempt to distract them from questions about the legitimacy of the will.

“The negative media campaign generated by the executors and their agents has been relentless,” wrote Blair G. Brown, attorney for Janet Jackson.

The Jackson family has been the subject of many bizarre media accounts over the past few weeks. There were allegations that the siblings were holding their 82-year-old mother against her will in Arizona, which resulted in a new custody arrangement in which the family matriarch shares guardianship of Michael Jackson’s three children.

Brown said the questions about the will need to be heard, and that the Jackson family siblings aren’t motivated by money in bringing the questions to light.

“They stand to gain nothing financially by a finding that the will is invalid,” Brown wrote. “What will be gained…is that the executors will be replaced and the estate and the guardianship will be managed in a manner that is in the best interest of the children, which is what Michael wanted.”

The Jackson family siblings claim the will is a fake, and that Michael Jackson was actually out of town on the day it appears he signed the will.

The executors, John Branca and John McClain, did not comment on the Jackson family’s allegations, the Associated Press reported. But they had already released a statement several weeks ago saying that questions about the will’s validity “were thoroughly and completely debunked two years ago when a challenge was rejected by the Los Angeles County Superior Court, the California Court of Appeals and, finally, the California Supreme Court.”

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TJ Jackson, the son of Tito Jackson, was appointed the temporary guardian of Michael Jackson’s children Paris, Prince Michael I and Prince Michael II, a.k.a. Blanket, Wednesday. The judge also suspended Katherine Jackson as the court-appointed guardian because she is in Arizona and hasn’t spoken to the children in several days.

The judge also ordered the children not to leave California. They are currently staying at the home they share with Katherine Jackson in Calabasas. He also ordered that Diana Ross, whom Michael Jackson named back up guardian, receive notice within 48 years. Debbie Rowe, the mother of Paris and Prince Michael I, must receive notice as well. Rowe is not named in the will.

TJ Jackson said he was only seeking temporary guardianship and wasn’t trying to replace his grandmother permanently. He also said when he spoke with her Tuesday that her speech sounded slurred and she was using words he’s never heard her use.

Judge Mitchell Beckloff said that Katherine Jackson wasn’t being suspended for any wrongdoing on her part, but that she was being prevented from performing her guardianship duties by ”intentional act from third parties.”

The judge’s decision comes in the wake of an intense battle within the Jackson family, and just days after Katherine Jackson was reported missing by a relative.

Paris Jackson seems to be fed up with everything that is going on, tweeting a lyric from her father’s song “Will You Be There,”

The executors of Michael Jackson’s estate, John Branca and John McClain — not to be confused with Bruce Willis’s character in “Die Hard,” John McClane — issued a joint statement,

“While we do not have standing to directly intervene, we have monitored the situation and will continue to do so. We believe measures are being put in place that will help protect them from what they are having to deal with.”

Another hearing will take place in 30 days, and the judge will decide if TJ Jackson will remain the children’s guardian or if guardianship will be granted back to Katherine Jackson.

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