Record executive, TV host, and musician Randall Darius Jackson is most recognized for his tenure as an American Idol judge from 2002 to 2013. In the 1980s, Jackson started as a session musician, providing bass guitar accompaniment for a variety of jazz, pop, rock, and R&B artists.
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Jackson had gastric bypass surgery in 2003 and shed 114 pounds (52 kg). He declared he had type 2 diabetes in a television ad from February 2008.
Jackson was brought back on as Journey’s bassist in May 2020 after the group abruptly parted ways with original member Ross Valory. Jackson had played the same part on the band’s 1986 tour and album Raised on Radio.
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Randy Jackson Arrested: Why Was Randy Jackson Arrested?
In January 1991, Jackson was charged with battery for beating his wife Eliza Shaffy, and their 7-month-old daughter Stevanna. He pleaded no contest to the charge, was placed on two years probation, and was ordered to enroll in a domestic violence program, but didn’t comply.
In November 1991, Jackson was arrested after Shaffy phoned the police to report that the beatings did not stop. He was sentenced to 30 days in a mental hospital, Pine Grove Hospital, in Canoga Park, and ordered to serve the remainder of his probation and enroll in a year-long domestic violence rehabilitation program. Disappointed that Jackson received no jail time, Shaffy filed for divorce.
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