LIST OF GIRLS: JESSE’S SANDI JACKSON WANTS
In the latest chapter of the Jackson divorce drama, Sandi asks Jesse Jr. to list all the sex partners he’s had during their 26- year marriage
Sandi Jackson has requested the names, phone numbers and addresses of any sexual partners Jesse Jackson Jr. may have had during their 26- year marriage.
As one chapter in the contentious divorce case ends, another begins.
That request was made on March 31, according to a filing in Washington, D. C. — which is where the former political power couple’s divorce case will be settled.
Jesse Jackson Jr. on Wednesday filed court papers saying he’s choosing to dismiss divorce proceedings in Chicago — allowing the case to continue solely in the nation’s capital.
Documents filed last month in Washington, D. C., show Sandi Jackson’s attorneys requested that the former congressman “state the name, telephone number, and address of each and every person other than the Plaintiff with whom you had sexual relations since the date of your marriage to the Plaintiff and the date and location of each and every such incidence of sexual relations.”
The requests made March 31 had to pertain to the question of jurisdic- tion in Washington and temporary alimony — not the entire divorce case.
Jesse Jackson Jr.’ s Washington attorney objected to Sandi Jackson’s request last week, saying it is “entirely irrelevant to the pending issues.” They are seeking a protective order limiting the former congressman’s obligation to respond to that question.
The document also asked Jesse Jackson Jr. to explain why Sandi Jackson may be “totally or partially responsible for the estrangement of the marriage” — asking for names, addresses and telephone numbers of anyone with knowledge of those facts.
Again, Jesse Jackson Jr.’ s attorney called that request “irrelevant” to the case.
Anne Marie Jackson, the former congressman’s attorney, writes that Sandi Jackson “has made it clear that she intends to publicize and use information from her marriage for her financial benefit,” citing a Chicago Sun- Times story in which columnist Michael Sneed reported that the former alderman wants to write a book about her 23- month stint in federal prison and how it impacted her life.
The filing also seeks information about any payments Jesse Jackson Jr. received during their marriage, as well as retirement, pension, profit sharing and all other financial planning information.
Jesse Jackson Jr.’ s attorney called those requests “unduly burdensome and irrelevant.”
Before his indictment, Jesse Jackson Jr. made headlines for his role in the criminal case against former Gov. Rod Blagojevich, who eventually was convicted for crimes including trying to sell the U. S. Senate seat vacated by President Barack Obama.
Jesse Jackson Jr., who’d lobbied Blagojevich to appoint him to the seat, denied any wrongdoing and was never charged in that case. But the FBI did interview a Washington, D. C., restaurant hostess and model named Giovana Huidobro — whom Jesse Jackson Jr. acknowledged was a “social acquaintance” — as part of its probe.
Huidobro told authorities she knew nothing of Jackson’s political dealings regarding the Senate seat, the Chicago Sun- Times reported in 2010. She also said she flew to Chicago on several occasions at Jackson’s request and that Jackson sometimes reimbursed her for her travels.
After the Sun- Times story, Sandi Jackson released a statement saying her family had been “privately addressing” the matter “for two years” and asking the public to “respect our family’s right to continue to handle this matter privately.”
The former congressman on Wednesday filed papers to dismiss divorce proceedings in Chicago. In January, Jesse Jackson Jr.’ s Chicago attorney vowed to fight to keep the case in Illinois, arguing Sandi Jackson committed “acts” in the state that gave rise to their divorce action.
Soon after, former Chicago Police Supt. Garry McCarthy, Rick Simon, a former Chicago Police sergeant who now runs a cleaning company with city contracts, and former Chicago Police Officer James Love were issued subpoenas in the divorce case. Those subpoenas sought information about gifts given to Sandi Jackson.
Both Simon and McCarthy vowed that they had nothing to do with the divorce case.