La Toya Jackson Net Worth
Emily Wong What is La Toya Jackson’s Net Worth?
La Toya Jackson, a member of the famous Jackson family, has a net worth of $1 million. She is a singer, songwriter, author, actress, and television personality who has released nine studio albums and an EP. In addition to her music career, she posed for “Playboy” and wrote an autobiography where she accused her father of abuse. After being estranged from her family, she reconnected with them thanks to her brother Randy. La Toya also appeared on several reality shows, including “Celebrity Big Brother” and “Celebrity Apprentice,” and had her own show called “Life With La Toya” on the Oprah Winfrey Network.
Early Life and Career
La Toya Yvonne Jackson was born on May 29, 1956, in Gary, Indiana. She is the fifth child of Joe and Katherine Jackson, and after Katherine became a Jehovah’s Witness in 1965, La Toya and her nine siblings followed suit.
At age 16, Jackson performed a tap-dancing routine in Las Vegas, among other cities. She enrolled in college after graduating from Cal-Prep in 1974, but dropped out after her father demanded that she pursue a show business career.
La Toya appeared in every episode of CBS’s “The Jacksons” from 1976 to 1977. She formed a band with sisters Janet and Rebbie in the late 1970s but later decided to go solo due to creative differences in the group.
La Toya Jackson’s Career Highlights
La Toya Jackson released her first album in 1980, which included the singles “If You Feel the Funk” and “Night Time Lover” featuring backing vocals from Michael Jackson. She released four more albums during the 1980s and participated in the charity single “We Are the World” in 1985. In 1990, Jackson released her sixth album, “Bad Girl,” and performed at the Sanremo Music Festival. Her career began to decline under the management of her husband, and she filed for bankruptcy in the mid-1990s. Jackson released a country album, “From Nashville to You,” in 1994 and turned to reality television, appearing on “Armed & Famous” in 2007 and “Celebrity Big Brother” in 2009. After her brother Michael passed away, Jackson released the single “Home,” dedicating it to the King of Pop and donating the proceeds to AIDS Project Los Angeles. She also raised money for the charity when she competed on “Celebrity Apprentice” in 2011 and appeared on “The Masked Singer” in 2019.
La Toya Jackson’s Abusive Relationship with Manager Jack Gordon
In 1987, La Toya’s father hired Jack Gordon to co-manage her, and he later became her full manager and encouraged a sexier public image for her. However, the relationship turned abusive, and La Toya claimed that she was married against her will to Gordon in 1989. Gordon spent the next decade controlling and abusing her, including beating her with a chair until she lost consciousness in 1993.
When Jackson learned that Gordon was planning to force her to star in a pornographic film, she called her brother Randy, who helped her escape while Gordon was away from home. La Toya filed for divorce and took Jack to civil court for abusing her. In March 1998, a judge granted Jackson a restraining order and ordered Gordon to pay her $350,000 as well as $15,000 for her attorney fees. However, in her 2011 autobiography, La Toya revealed that Jack never paid the settlement.
Jackson ended her estrangement from her family after leaving Gordon and began living alone, refusing to leave her house the first six months because she was so afraid of him. She later became engaged to her business partner, Jeffré Phillips, but they called off the engagement in 2015.
Awards and Honors
La Toya Jackson won a Grammy for Best Reggae Album in 1986 for her contribution to Jimmy Cliff’s “Cliff Hanger” as a producer, writer, and arranger. She also received a nomination for Best Reggae Recording for co-writing Cliff’s “Reggae Nights.” Her song “Baby Sister” won an Outstanding Song Award at the World Popular Song Festival in 1985. La Toya was honored with a US Congressional Tribute for supporting the Stay in School Campaign and participating in the ‘Beat It’ rally. She received a footprint ceremony on Rotterdam’s Star Boulevard Walk of Fame in 1991 and had a signature milkshake named after her at West Hollywood’s Millions of Milkshakes.
Foreclosure of La Toya Jackson’s Las Vegas Condo
In 1996, La Toya Jackson purchased a 1,856 square foot condo at Regency Towers in Las Vegas for $260,000. However, in 1999, the property faced several liens and Jackson found herself owing a total of $745,670.27 on the condo. As a result of the outstanding debt, Jackson lost the property to foreclosure.
