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The former 3T singer took to the stand on Friday (21Aug09) to testify in the planned King of Pop memorabilia tour lawsuit, in a bid to back his grandmother Katherine's opposition to the
deal.
After the judge approved the three-date tour despite the Jackson clan's concerns, Taj spoke openly about the Thriller singer's joy at being back onstage - insisting he was looking forward to
the concerts and planning a movie career.
He told reporters outside the courtroom, "He had his next chapter mapped out. He wanted to do this (tour) and get on to the next chapter. The last words he said to me were, 'We're gong to do
film after this.'"
And the 36 year old insists he was against plans to bury his uncle at the notorious Neverland Ranch - because the star came to "hate" the estate following his 2005 child molestation trial.
He adds, "Neverland was never an option to us. It brought so much pain to him."
Jackson's long-delayed burial will take place at the Forest Lawn Memorial Park in Glendale, California on 3 September (09).
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