Randy Jackson hospitalized for chest pains
Jackson, 48, experienced chest pains around noon on Tuesday and
was taken to Huntington Memorial Hospital in Pasadena, where he is
currently awaiting the outcome of tests, a source close to the
Jackson family who spoke only on the condition of anonymity because
he was not authorized to speak publicly said.
The source told The Associated Press that doctors at the
hospital think it was a mild heart attack, but this has not yet
been confirmed.
On Monday, Randy Jackson was in court with his family for a
hearing in the involuntary manslaughter case of Dr. Conrad Murray
who is accused in connection with Michael Jackson's death. Randy
Jackson arrived after everyone else and stopped to hug his parents,
his brothers and sister LaToya before the hearing began.
Last week, he made an appearance on CNN's "Newsroom" and
expressed the opinion that Murray should be charged with
first-degree murder. He also said he thought others were implicated
in Michael's death.
In a series of posts on Twitter in the last few weeks, Randy
Jackson said he had succeeded in stopping an unapproved tribute
show to Michael in Rome which had been scheduled on June 25, the
anniversary of his death. He said he also had been talking to
officials at Forest Lawn Glendale in an effort to have fans
admitted to the area near Jackson's tomb on the anniversary.
He said in his posts that the fans had been a great source of
comfort to him.
"At times, I'm sad & broken," he tweeted. "But ur supprt
helps 2 encourage me and fuel my motivation 2 continue this fight 4
truth&justice."