var galleryData = [{"captionHeading":"Michael's Friends & Family","caption":"<p>Michael's sister LaToya Jackson released her first single in three years in July - dedicating it to her late younger brother <a href=\"/celeb/michael-jackson\" name=\"&amp;lid=ArticleBodyLink\" class=\"assetlink\">Michael Jackson<\/a>.<br><br>\r\nThe single called Home, describes life in the Jackson clan, with all proceeds going to charities that were close to Jacko's heart.<\/p>","url":"2009/8/11/La-Toya-Jackson-0809-1.jpg","width":385,"height":540,"alt":"La Toya Jackson"},{"captionHeading":"Michael's Friends & Family","caption":"<p>As they gather together and smile for the camera, the Jackson clan had no idea that just a few months later the world would be mourning a legend - their dad.<\/p>","url":"2009/7/9/Michael-Jackson-0709-1.jpg","width":385,"height":540,"alt":"Michael Jackson"},{"captionHeading":"Michael's Friends & Family","caption":"<p>Michael Jackson's daughter, Paris, gave a heartbreaking speech about her late father at MJ's memorial service in LA.<br><br>\r\nSurrounded by her family onstage at the Staples Center, she said: \"I just wanted to say, ever since I was born, daddy has been the best father you could ever imagine.\"<\/p>","url":"2009/7/7/Paris-Jackson-0709-5.jpg","width":385,"height":540,"alt":"Paris Jackson"},{"captionHeading":"Michael's Friends & Family","caption":"<p>The 11-year-old went on: \"I just wanted to say I love him so much.\"<\/p>","url":"2009/7/7/Paris-Jackson-0709-7.jpg","width":385,"height":540,"alt":"Paris Jackson"},{"captionHeading":"Michael's Friends & Family","caption":"<p>Her Aunt Janet gave her a hug as the ceremony came to a close.<\/p>","url":"2009/7/7/Janet-and-Paris-Jackson-0709.jpg","width":385,"height":540,"alt":"Janet and Paris Jackson"},{"captionHeading":"Michael's Friends & Family","caption":"<p>The late King of Pop's youngest child, seven-year-old Prince Michael II also joined the family onstage...<\/p>","url":"2009/7/7/Prince-Michael-Jackson-II-and-Paris-Jackson-0709.jpg","width":385,"height":540,"alt":"Prince Michael Jackson II and Paris Jackson"},{"captionHeading":"Michael's Friends & Family","caption":"<p>... And his eldest son, 12-year-old Prince Michael, also made a surprise appearance onstage.<br><br><\/p>","url":"2009/7/7/Paris-and-Prince-Michael-Jackson-0709.jpg","width":385,"height":540,"alt":"Paris and Prince Michael Jackson"},{"captionHeading":"Michael's Friends & Family","caption":"<p>Michael came from a big family, being one of nine children. Born seventh, only two of Michael's siblings were younger than him, his sister Janet being one of them.<\/p>","url":"2009/6/26/Janet-and-Michael-Jackson-8.jpg","width":385,"height":420,"alt":"Janet and Michael Jackson"},{"captionHeading":"Michael's Friends & Family","caption":"<p>Randy (right) being the other. He was just 4 when The Jackson 5 formed.<br><br>Randy's pictured here with Tito, who'll you'll remember from The Jackson 5.<\/p>","url":"2009/6/26/Tito-and-Randy-Jackson-0302.jpg","width":385,"height":540,"alt":"Tito and Randy Jackson 03.02"},{"captionHeading":"Michael's Friends & Family","caption":"<p>Here's Janet with older brother Jackie, who also sang alongside Michael in The Jackson 5.<\/p>","url":"2009/6/26/Janet-and-Jackie-Jackson-0207.jpg","width":320,"height":540,"alt":"Janet and Jackie Jackson 02.07"},{"captionHeading":"Michael's Friends & Family","caption":"<p>This is Rebbie Jackson, the eldest of the Jackson kids.<\/p>","url":"2009/6/26/Rebbie-Jackson-0098.jpg","width":385,"height":540,"alt":"Rebbie Jackson 00.98"},{"captionHeading":"Michael's Friends & Family","caption":"<p>Finally, we have LaToya and Jermaine to round-up the Jackson offspring. They are papped here with mum Katherine Jackson, who survives Michael.<\/p>","url":"2009/6/26/LaToya-Jermaine-and-Katherine-Jackson-0903.jpg","width":385,"height":540,"alt":"LaToya, Jermaine and Katherine Jackson 09.03"},{"captionHeading":"Michael's Friends & Family","caption":"<p>Michael's father Joseph also survives him.\r\n<br><br>\r\nThe pair had a particularly stormy relationship, which was documented in The Jacksons: An American Dream.<\/p>","url":"2009/6/26/Joseph-Jackson-0705.jpg","width":385,"height":540,"alt":"Joseph Jackson 07.05"},{"captionHeading":"Michael's Friends & Family","caption":"<p>As well as being a son and brother, Michael was also a parent. Here he is, pictured with Paris and Prince Michael Jr in October 2005.<\/p>","url":"2009/6/26/Michael-Jackson-Michael-Jr-and-Paris-1005.jpg","width":320,"height":540,"alt":"Michael Jackson, Michael Jr and Paris 10.05"},{"captionHeading":"Michael's Friends & Family","caption":"<p>Michael was a fiercely private father, who covered his children's faces while in public, including his youngest child Prince Michael II, aka Blanket.<\/p>","url":"2009/6/26/Michael-Jacksons-children-0409.jpg","width":385,"height":540,"alt":"Michael Jackson's children 04.09"},{"captionHeading":"Michael's Friends & Family","caption":"<p>This is the mother of two of Michael's children - Deborah Rowe. She married Michael in 1997, but they divorced two years later in 1999, with Michael taking full custody of their children. <br><br>It is not known who Blanket's mother is.<\/p>","url":"2009/6/26/Debbie-Rowe-1204.jpg","width":320,"height":540,"alt":"Debbie Rowe 12.04"},{"captionHeading":"Michael's Friends & Family","caption":"<p>In May 1996, Michael shocked the world by marrying Lisa Marie Presley.<\/p>","url":"2008/10/15/Lisa-Marie-Presley-and-Michael-Jackson-01095.jpg","width":385,"height":540,"alt":"Lisa Marie Presley and Michael Jackson 01.095"},{"captionHeading":"Michael's Friends & Family","caption":"<p>She starred in his You Are Not Alone music video during their time together, but they were divorced after less than two years of marriage in 1996.<\/p>","url":"2009/6/26/Lisa-Marie-Presley-and-Michael-Jackson-0094.jpg","width":320,"height":540,"alt":"Lisa Marie Presley and Michael Jackson 00.94"},{"captionHeading":"Michael's Friends & Family","caption":"<p>While Michael didn't maintain a romantic relationship with the same woman his whole life, he did have Elizabeth Taylor at his side.<\/p>","url":"2009/6/26/Michael-Jackson-and-Elizabeth-Taylor-0302.jpg","width":385,"height":540,"alt":"Michael Jackson and Elizabeth Taylor 03.02"},{"captionHeading":"Michael's Friends & Family","caption":"<p>The pair were firm friends, with Elizabeth defending Michael throughout his 2005 trial for alleged child molestation.<\/p>","url":"2008/8/28/Michael-Jackson-and-Elizabeth-Taylor-0202.jpg","width":320,"height":540,"alt":"Michael Jackson and Elizabeth Taylor 02.02"},{"captionHeading":"Michael's Friends & Family","caption":"<p>Lionel Richie was another close pal of Mike's...<\/p>","url":"2008/8/27/Michael-Jackson-and-Lionel-Richie-0086.jpg","width":385,"height":420,"alt":"Michael Jackson and Lionel Richie 00.86"},{"captionHeading":"Michael's Friends & Family","caption":"<p>So much so, Michael was godfather to Lionel's daughter, Nicole Richie (right).<\/p>","url":"2009/6/26/Nicky-Hilton-Michael-Jackson-and-Nicole-Richie-0302.jpg","width":385,"height":420,"alt":"Nicky Hilton, Michael Jackson and Nicole Richie 03.02"},{"captionHeading":"Michael's Friends & Family","caption":"<p>Here's Michael hanging out with Entourage actor Kevin Connelly and Leonardo Dicaprio at a Neverland party back in 1998.<\/p>","url":"2009/7/3/Michael-Jackson-Kevin-Connolly-an-dLeonardo-DiCaprio-0098.jpg","width":385,"height":420,"alt":"Michael Jackson, Kevin Connolly an dLeonardo DiCaprio 00.98"},{"captionHeading":"Michael's Friends & Family","caption":"<p>Michael was a huge influence on young Hollywood, being popular with stars like Paris Hilton...<\/p>","url":"2009/6/26/Paris-Hilton-and-Michael-Jackson-0503.jpg","width":385,"height":540,"alt":"Paris Hilton and Michael Jackson 05.03"},{"captionHeading":"Michael's Friends & Family","caption":"<p>... Beyonce...<\/p>","url":"2008/7/23/Beyonce-Knowles-Michael-Jackson-0707.jpg","width":385,"height":540,"alt":"Beyonce Knowles Michael Jackson 07.07"},{"captionHeading":"Michael's Friends & Family","caption":"<p>And Britney Spears. Michael did a duet of The Way You Make Me Feel with Britney at the 30th anniversary celebration of his career in 2001.<\/p>","url":"2009/6/26/Britney-Spears-and-Michael-Jackson-0802-1.jpg","width":320,"height":540,"alt":"Britney Spears and Michael Jackson"},{"captionHeading":"Michael's Friends & Family","caption":"<p>He also took to the stage with N*Sync at the same bash, singing Dancing Machine.<\/p>","url":"2009/6/26/Michael-Jackson-and-NSync-0301.jpg","width":385,"height":420,"alt":"Michael Jackson and N'Sync 03.01"},{"captionHeading":"Michael's Friends & Family","caption":"<p>Michael's other famous friendships included Macaulay Culkin...<\/p>","url":"2008/8/27/Michael-Jackson-and-Macaulay-Culkin-0091.jpg","width":385,"height":540,"alt":"Michael Jackson and Macaulay Culkin 00.91"},{"captionHeading":"Michael's Friends & Family","caption":"<p>... Mohamed Al Fayed...<\/p>","url":"2009/6/26/Mohamed-Al-Fayed-and-Michael-Jackson-1005.jpg","width":385,"height":540,"alt":"Mohamed Al Fayed and Michael Jackson 10.05"},{"captionHeading":"Michael's Friends & Family","caption":"<p>... Brooke Shields...<\/p>","url":"2009/6/26/Brooke-Shields-and-Michael-Jackson-0090.jpg","width":385,"height":540,"alt":"Brooke Shields and Michael Jackson 00.90"},{"captionHeading":"Michael's Friends & Family","caption":"<p>... Nelson Mandela...<\/p>","url":"2009/6/26/Nelson-Mandela-and-Michael-Jackson-0096.jpg","width":385,"height":540,"alt":"Nelson Mandela and Michael Jackson 00.96"},{"captionHeading":"Michael's Friends & Family","caption":"<p>... Uri Gellar...<\/p>","url":"2008/8/28/Michael-Jackson-and-Uri-Gellar-0602.jpg","width":385,"height":540,"alt":"Michael Jackson and Uri Gellar 06.02"},{"captionHeading":"Michael's Friends & Family","caption":"<p>... Madonna...<\/p>","url":"2009/1/21/Madonna-Michael-Jackson-osc.jpg","width":385,"height":540,"alt":"Madonna Michael Jackson osc"},{"captionHeading":"Michael's Friends & Family","caption":"<p>... The late Princess Diana...<\/p>","url":"2008/8/27/Michael-Jackson-and-Princess-Diana-0788.jpg","width":385,"height":420,"alt":"Michael Jackson and Princess Diana 07.88"},{"captionHeading":"Michael's Friends & Family","caption":"<p>... Sir Paul McCartney and his late wife, Linda...<\/p>","url":"2008/8/27/Michael-Jackson-with-Paul-and-Linda-McCartney-0083.jpg","width":385,"height":420,"alt":"Michael Jackson with Paul and Linda McCartney 00.83"},{"captionHeading":"Michael's Friends & Family","caption":"<p>And finally, Diana Ross.<\/p>","url":"2008/8/27/Michael-Jackson-and-Diana-Ross-0081.jpg","width":385,"height":420,"alt":"Michael Jackson and Diana Ross 00.81"}];