Sep 8, 2008 • 1 min read

Jackson Five reunite, sort of

The Jackson Five received a lifetime achievement award at the BMI Urban Awards without Michael, who reportedly owes them $840,000 in unpaid royalties, with Janet presenting it.

So, The Jackson Five have finally found a way to get around that ongoing dispute over unpaid royalties Jermaine, Tito, Marlon and Jackie say that Michael owes them - they replaced Michael with Janet to ensure there were five Jacksons in the house.

As previously reported, The Jackson Five were due to perform at the BMI Urban Awards in LA, where they received a lifetime achievement award. However, Jermaine, Tito, Marlon and Jackie reportedly refused to share the stage with their brother Michael because he owes them $840,000 in unpaid royalties.

However, Jermaine, Tito, Marlon and Jackie did turn up to receive their award, which was presented to them by sister Janet. Marlon joked that Michael wasn't present because "he's in Egypt riding a camel or something".

Tito said: "It's a great honour to know your music influenced a generation. We're very proud of this moment".

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