Wow! It’s only July 27th, summer is at its midpoint, and we’ve had enough scandals for several summers. Katie Holmes escaped from Tom Cruise and got a divorce in 11 days. The Jackson family conducted a public civil war over Michael’s estate. Paris Jackson, a 14 year old, emerged as the great communicator of 2012 on Twitter.

The so-called actors from the “Twilight”movies–who go by KStew and RPat in the tabs–are now embroiled in a cheating scandal involving her director from “Snow White–it’s so Natalie Wood and Robert Wagner circa 1965. Let’s not forget Ann Curry getting tossed from the Today show, and Fred Willard tossing himself in a porn theater. There’s always the “American Idol” judging contest, Madonna getting booed in Paris last night, and Justin Bieber’s diminishing career.

We know what’s really important. Forget about banking scandals ar Barclays and JP Morgan, or Mitt Romney acting like an uninformed hick in London, the ultimate ugly American. Or the fact that the Olympics committee won’t do anything to honor the 4oth anniversary of the 1972 killing of the Israeli team in Munich. Or yes, the economy, the real fact that so many people lack healthcare, and that A Rod has gone on the disabled list with Andy Pettitte and Mariano Rivera. Or that the National League trounced the American.

And what the heck is Libor?

What will happen next? Stay tuned…

Tom Cruise is house hunting in the New York suburbs. Or rather, mansion and estate hunting, according to both tabloids. He’s got Bedford, NY and Greenwich, CT to comb through–that’s where the celebs live. Ron Howard, who directed him “Far and Away,” is a long time Greenwich resident. “ER” star Anthony Edwards is up there, too. But Tom lives in California. His whole family is there, especially his mother, who he dragged away from her life and husband in Florida in 2006 to come be Suri’s nanny and Katie Holmes’s watchdog. Plus, the New York area isn’t really Scientology-friendly. They’re around, but New Yorkers don’t have much interest in them. That’s a Hollywood thing, where people have a lot of time on their hands. We’re too busy.

In most divorce cases, it’s almost impossible for one spouse to up and move to another city. Forget about 2000 miles away. I know very wealthy people who’ve remarried and couldn’t move their kids from, say, Chicago to New York because the other parent was still in the Windy City. Cruise already owns a very large apartment on East 13th St. There’s also a rumor that he and Katie bought a big ol’ townhouse on West 12th St. about three years ago. Moving to a suburban estate means a full time staff and security. He’s got the money, but still…In this divorce, Holmes got her way. With nary a word of discussion or argument she’s managed to bring Cruise all the way to New York and disrupt his life.

If you were a cynic you might ask, What the heck does she have on him? It must be pretty good. Otherwise, he could certainly have argued that as an actress, Holmes–who lived and work in L.A. for years–could find gainful employment on the west coast. And what about the their home in Montecito, California, the Bedford Hills of Santa Barbara. Tom already has a huge estate. Realtors out there must be chomping at the bit to get their hands on that listing.

And one thing Tom might not get quite yet. In Los Angeles, stars can live their lives in peace if they just stay away from hot spots. Yes, there’s intrusive paparazzi, but only if you’re looking for them. New York is a tabloid town, where people eat and live cheek by jowl. You will be seen, even if you’re Jackie O or Greta Garbo. Good luck living in peace.

Perry Sanders, Katherine Jackson’s lawyer, met with her today. “I am pleased to report that she is fine, and she laughed at the widely publicized report that she had suffered a stroke.” Sanders said their meeting was “long and productive.” Well, that’s good news. But the news of her “stroke” came from a letter signed by five of her children–Randy, Jermaine, Janet, Rebbie and Tito. The latter later recanted. But the others have stuck to that story. The so called “mini-stroke” that was in the letter from those adult children to Michael Jackson’s executors was widely distributed right after Mrs. Jackson was hurried away to Miraval Spa in Tucson.  When her grandchildren saw the letter, they freaked out because they knew no stroke had occurred. And that’s how the chain of events was initiated, with a frightened 14 year old girl demanding to see her grandmother–and calling her uncle Randy a “liar.” Now Mrs. Jackson has lost her guardianship, and Janet Jackson has done ridiculous things in public to harm her image of being “normal.”

Paris Jackson has just confirmed that her brother Prince–Michael Jr.’s–Tweet from last night was removed against his will. She says they were hacked. “the thing my brother tweeted last night was the last true thing he tweeted.. he was hacked saying what we tweeted was false..” Paris adds “prince will repost the image of the text”–which he’s done–and–“if you continue with your lies , i will continue with the truth” prince wanted me to tell you guys that okay . please know its US tweeting.”

Can you imagine these kids, in that rambling large estate, at war with various people coming and going? They were up until the middle of the night. Somehow, after they finally went to sleep, Prince’s message was removed from Twitter. Now, it’s back. But it’s probably time Prince and Paris spoke directly to Judge Mitchell Beckloff and told him what’s going on. They’re bright, articulate kids. Michael Jackson did a great job with them. He’s no doubt proud that they’re standing up for themselves.

UPDATE: It must be pretty lively in the Jackson house. Prince’s Tweet has been restored along with the picture of Janet’s text message. The entire tweet runs below, and now Prince asks that it be re-Tweeted so it doesn’t get lost again. He’s also signed it “Michael Jackson, Jr.,” as his mother Debbie Rowe intended. After this post, that’s how we’ll refer to him.

Prince Jackson’s amazing Tweet was deleted from his Twitter page today. But we still have it. A source tells me that Janet, Randy and Jermaine were on a conference call with their mother this morning that went on for three hours. “They were furious,” my source says. Now the posting is down, but it’s clear that Janet was the one who prevented the kids from speaking with their grandmother while she was away. Currently at the house are the kids, Mrs. Jackson, and her grandchildren TJ–the new guardian–and Terrell, his brother. Also speaking with Mrs. Jackson this afternoon is Marlon, who may be able to talk some sense into her. Meanwhile. I’m told La Toya Jackson’s silence is the result of a huge fight with Jermaine. Apparently he bad mouthed her to Prince to the point that she’s been in tears. “She’s afraid of Jermaine now,” my source says.

Prince’s post is here: www.twitlonger.com/show/ihrprh

“I would first like to start off this tweet by thanking the fans that have always stood by me and my family, my dad really appreciated your support and I still treasure it to this day. As I am sure everyone is well aware of the events that have been going on. I have not been backing up my sister and her tweets avidly because I was waiting for the time to reveal my side. As long as I can remember my dad had repeatedly warned me of certain people and their ways. Although I am happy my grandma was returned, after speaking with her I realized how misguided and how badly she was lied to. I’m really angry and hurt. The following image is of a group chat I had started to several family members. This group text message I had initially sent was replied to but they didn’t know that I could see the responses. For this whole time, we were denied contact to our grandmother. “If you continue with your lies I will continue with the truth”

-Michael Jackson Jr.
please RT this so it doesn’t leave twitter as well as the attached image

More importantly, Prince and Paris now know exactly what their father was talking about when it came to his family. In case you missed it, here’s the infamous text message from Janet that accidentally went to Prince’s phone:

Prince Michael Jackson, 15, has posted on  Twitter a direct message he sent to family members demanding to speak to his grandmother. Janet Jackson responded to the message: “Don’t let them please.” Prince had texted Rebbie, her son Austin and Janet Jackson: “This is enough. So I am texting you for the simply fact that WE DEMAND TO SPEAK TO MY GRANDMA NOW!!!”http://www.twitlonger.com/show/ihrprh