The late “King of Pop” Michael Jackson spoke out over the years about the abuse that he received from his father Joe Jackson. Now Papa Joe is speaking out about his actions and the reasons behind them.
Over the summer Joe taped an interview for Jacksonsecretvault.com and the footage will be used in the movie Katherine Jackson is producing with Howard Mann.
When asked about the physical abuse toward Michael, Joe said, “I had to be like that because when raising him, in those days, so many gangs out there were getting in trouble, going to jail. Most of them are dead now, he didn’t have to worry about that.”
As for regrets…did Joe have any? “No! They tried to make a big issue when I spanked Michael or some of the kids, ya know? Just like they didn’t spank their kids when they did wrong. The media twists everything.”
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