Katherine Jackson, the dedicated mother of the Jackson brood, was the one who discovered younger son Michael’s musical talent when he was only 4 years old. Katherine told her husband Joseph, but he did not take her seriously until three years later, when Michael’s other talents emerged while playing backing instruments for his three older brothers. In 1990, Katherine released an autobiography called My Family, which exposed her husband’s adultery and physical abuse of their children. Now Katherine and Joseph have an estranged marriage but still make public appearances together for the press. She made news after “disappearing” for a week, which caused her grandkids to report her missing. A judge temporarily revoked her custody of Michael’s three kids, Prince, Paris, and Blanket, and they now live with TJ Jackson.