According to multiple media reports, the Jackson 5 were set to appear at Jermaine Dupri’s New Year’s Eve bash at the producer’s Studio 78 nightclub in Atlanta. Dupri, boyfriend of Michael’s sister Janet, supposedly announced the appearance while hosting his radio show on Atlanta’s V-103. But in an exclusive statement to MTV News, Dupri clarified his comments:

“Jermaine Dupri and Friends’ is a Jackson 5 celebration, meaning music is in the air and lots of J5 loving everywhere. [But] if you’re coming to stargaze and not party, don’t come.”

A representative for Dupri said the producer didn’t exclude the Jackson 5 from the party, but he wanted to emphasize that the gala was primarily a theme celebration, not a promoted event featuring the legendary group.

Source: MTV