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Katherine Jackson, Mother Of Michael And Janet Jackson, Reported Missing (UPDATE)

Katherine Jackson, Mother Of Michael and Janet Jackson, Reported Missing
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Katherine Jackson, the mother of the pop superstars Michael and Janet Jackson, was reported missing to authorities on Saturday night, according to reports.

According to CNN, Jackson's lawyer believed she had been traveling with Rebbie Jackson, her daughter. "I'm concerned that she's not safe," Sandra Ribera, the lawyer, said. Jackson is 82.

A police spokesman said that the missing persons report was filed by Trent Jackson, Katherine's nephew. "The report will be referred to the Homicide/Missing Persons Unit, and they will be handling the investigation," Lt. Josh Thai told RadarOnline.

Michael's three children have lived with Katherine since their father's death in 2009, Ribera said. Ribera added that Katherine had not contacted the grandchildren in a week.

Early Sunday morning, Paris Jackson, Michael's 14-year-old daughter, said the same on Twitter, and asked for the public's help in finding her grandmother.

yes , my grandmother is missing . i haven't spoken with her in a week i want her home now .

— Paris Jacksoη (@ParisJackson) July 22, 2012

if anybody sees my grandmother , please call the authorities or this number— (818)-876-0186 it's the security number .. thank you so much

— Paris Jacksoη (@ParisJackson) July 22, 2012

The missing persons report comes in the middle of a heated dispute over Michael's will, and conflicting reports over Katherine's health. Michael's siblings claim the will was forged, and have called for the firing of John Branca and John McClain, the executors of his estate.

Michael's will stated that Michael's assets be placed in a family trust and that Katherine be named guardian of his three children.

''Since the passing of Michael, our beloved brother, you have failed to perform your duties as executors of his estate, but what you have not failed at is taking advantage of a grieving mother, father and a grieving family," they said in a letter to the executors.

The sibling's letter also said that Jackson had a "mini-stroke."

Paris Jackson, Michael's daughter, tweeted at her uncle, Randy Jackson, and accused him of spreading lies, according to BET.com. ""@randyjackson8 hello dear FAMILY member i don't appreciate you telling everyone things that aren't true thank you very much."

"I am going to clarify right now that what has been said about my grandmother is a rumor and nothing has happened, she is completely fine," she tweeted. The posts have since been deleted.

This is a developing story. Please check back for updates.

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Michael Jackson as part of the Jackson Five. (credit:AP File Photo)
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FILE - In this Feb. 26, 1986 file picture, Grammy winners Dionne Warwick, Stevie Wonder, Quincy Jones, Michael Jackson and Lionel Richie pose together backstage at the Grammy Awards show in Los Angeles. Jackson has died in Los Angeles at the age of 50 on Thursday, June 25, 2009. (credit:AP File Photo)
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FILE - In this Dec. 1, 1984, file photo, pop artist Michael Jackson, center, is shown onstage at opening night of his Victory Tour at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles. (credit:AP File Photo)
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Singer Michael Jackson, performs during "Victory Tour" in this July 1984 file photo taken in the USA. Bidders from around the world bought up Michael Jackson memorabilia worth nearly $1 million at an auction on the anniversary of his death, Friday June 25, 2010 including $190,000 for the Swarovski-crystal-studded glove he wore on his 1984 Victory Tour. (credit:AP File Photo)
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FILE - In this Aug. 25, 1993 file photo, American pop star Michael Jackson performs during his "Dangerous" tour in Bangkok. Ein New Yorker Bundesrichter hat die Millionenklage eines Konzertveranstalters gegen Michael Jackson abgewiesen. Richter Harold Baer gab am Donnerstag, 19. August 2010, einem entsprechenden Antrag der Nachlassverwalter des verstorbenen Popstars statt (credit:AP File Photo)
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FILE - In this Dec. 30, 1992, file photo, Michael Jackson sings "Black or White" while Guns n' Roses Slash plays the guitar during his Danergous World tour in Japan at Tokyo's indoor stadium. (credit:AP File Photo)
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FILE - In this Jan. 31, 1993 file picture, Michael Jackson performs during the halftime show at the Super Bowl XXVII in Pasadena, Calif. Jackson, the sensationally gifted "King of Pop" who emerged from childhood superstardom to become the entertainment world's most influential singer and dancer before his life and career deteriorated in a freakish series of scandals, died Thursday, June 25, 2009. (credit:AP File Photo)
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Larry Feldman, center, attorney for the 14-year-old boy that accused Michael Jackson of alledgedly molesting him, a decade ago answers reporters questions, in this Jan. 25, 1994 photo, outside Santa Monica Superior Court. (credit:AP File Photo)
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Michael Jackson waves to fans as he arrives to the Santa Barbara County Courthouse in Santa Maria, Calif., Monday, June 13, 2005. (credit:AP)
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Michael Jackson prepares to enter Santa Barbara County Superior Court in Santa Maria, Calif., with his brother Randy Jackson, right, to hear the verdict read in his child molestation case Monday, June 13, 2005. (credit:AP)
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Michael Jackson blows a kiss to his fans as he leaves the Santa Barbara County Courthouse in Santa Maria, Calif., Monday, June 13, 2005. The jury in the Jackson child molestation case found the pop star not guilty on all counts. (credit:AP)
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The body of musical legend Michael Jackson leaves in a Los Angeles County helicopter from the UCLA Medical Center on June 25, 2009 in Los Angeles, California. Jackson died after suffering a cardiac arrest, sending shockwaves sweeping across the world and tributes pouring in for the tortured music icon revered as the 'King of Pop.' (credit:Getty)
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Jackie Howe (R) of Flint, Michigan, her daughter Taylor, age 13, and son Piper (bottom), age 4, embrance as supporters of recently deceased pop star Michael Jackson hold a candlelight vigil for the singer outside of 'Hitsville USA', the nickname given to Motown Records' first headquarters now the Motown Historical Museum on June 28, 2009 in Detroit, Michigan. Jackson died at UCLA Medical Center after going into cardiac arrest at his rented home on June 25 in Los Angeles, California at the age of 50. (credit:Getty)
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Israeli fans of Michael Jackson mourn during a memorial service for the pop legend in Tel Aviv on June 28, 2009. Michael Jackson died on June 25, 2009 after suffering a cardiac arrest, sending shockwaves sweeping across the world and tributes pouring in for the tortured music icon revered as the 'King of Pop.' (credit:Getty)
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FILE - In this Jan. 25, 2011 file photo, Dr. Conrad Murray, singer Michael Jackson's personal physician, appears in Los Angeles Superior Court where Murray pleaded not guilty to a charge of involuntary manslaughter in the pop star's 2009 death. In an 11th hour appeal Friday, Sept. 2, 2011, Murray's attorneys sought to overturn a judge's refusal to sequester jurors, arguing they would be "poisoned" by publicity unless they were kept in isolation during the involuntary manslaughter trial. (credit:AP File Photo)
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In this Thursday, Aug. 25, 2011, file photo, the attorneys for Michael Jackson's Doctor, Conrad Murray, Ed Chernoff, left, and Mike Flanagan, right speak to media after a hearing in Los Angeles. In an 11th hour appeal Friday, Sept. 2, 2011, Chernoff and Flanagan sought to overturn a judge's refusal to sequester jurors, arguing they would be "poisoned" by publicity unless they were kept in isolation during the involuntary manslaughter trial. (credit:AP)
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Michael Jackson fan Bristre Clayton of Las Vegas stands outside court during the trial of Conrad Murray, Michael Jackson's doctor who has been charged with involuntary manslaughter in the pop icon's death, in Los Angeles, Tuesday, Sept. 27, 2011. Murray has pleaded not guilty and faces four years in prison and the loss of his medical license if convicted of involuntary manslaughter. (credit:AP)
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Paul Gongaware, Co-CEO of AEG Live and Concerts West, gestures while on the stand for the prosecution in the involuntary manslaughter trial of Conrad Murray at Superior Court in Los Angeles, Tuesday, Sept. 27, 2011. Murray has pleaded not guilty and faces four years in prison and the loss of his medical license if convicted of involuntary manslaughter in Michael Jackson's death. (credit:AP)
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Michael Jackson's personal assistant, Michael Amir Williams, testifies during the second day of Conrad Murray's involuntary manslaughter trial in the death of pop star Michael Jackson in downtown Los Angeles, Wednesday, Sept. 28, 2011. Murray has pleaded not guilty and faces four years in prison and the loss of his medical license if convicted of involuntary manslaughter. (credit:AP)
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