Jermaine Jackson is planning to build Jermajesty, a five-star resort honoring the Jackson family’s music history, the singer said in a recent interview with The National.
Speaking from Morocco’s Mawazine Festival, the elder brother of the late Michael said he plans to fill the Jermajesty Hotel and Resorts with memorabilia of The Jackson family’s almost 50-year career and legacy.
Jermaine revealed he is speaking to potential investors about developing the resort. He has also scouted locations and considering building Jermajesty, name after his 12-year-old son, on Yas Island or a location near Ferrari World in Abu Dhabi, in United Arab Emirates. The 58-year-old is also considering China for a possible second resort location, but he is first working on plans for Abu Dhabi.
The Middle East became more meaningful to the singer after he converted to Islam in 1989, he said. The Jacksons made a stop in Abu Dhabi in November 2012 and performed a show on Yas Island, and it was a favorite tour location of Jermaine’s.
“I always feel very welcome when I am over there, and the people are kind and gracious,” Jermain said. “Also my wife is Afghan and she has been a Muslim all her life. She speaks fluent Arabic and she has supported me in understanding and strengthening my beliefs. So when I come to this part of the world I feel like I did come full circle.”
The project is in the beginning stages and no definitive plans are underway.
Jermaine made headlines last month for refuting postumous sexual abuse allegations against Michael, made by choreographer Wade Robson. Robson claimed abuse in court documents he filed on May 1 and asked the judge to permit him to file a creditor’s claim against Michael’s estate in conjunction with the case, TMZ reported.
Jermaine told TMZ he believed Robson’s allegations are false and that Robson is in pursuit of a pay-off from the King of Pop’s estate.
