Michael Jackson’s family united to save the dead star’s boy Blanket from the clutches of grandfather Joe Jackson — inspired by the memory of how the family patriarch used to abuse the King of Pop! Get the shocking inside story of the private family battle, and click here for more on Michael’s biggest secrets….
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Family insiders revealed the family drama to
The National ENQUIRER after Joe paid tribute
to his dead son in the 2014 documentary "Remembering Michael" — saying that Blanket is the "spitting image" of young Michael, and that a fortune teller predicted that his grandson would "become the biggest entertainer in the world." Instead, Joe's showbiz offspring said "Enough!"
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A family insider revealed how
Michael's mom Katherine immediately told her estranged hubby: "That boy is never going into show business!" Another source revealed that Katherine was determined to spare Blanket from the abuse that Joe put their own children through while whipping them into
stardom as The Jackson Five.4 of 7
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"They all suffered beatings from their dad as he pushed them," said the insider. "Michael even wept saying he could never forgive his father for the years of abuse." Earlier, Michael's brother Marlon recalled how his father once held the future King of Pop by one leg and then "pummeled him over and over...hitting him on his back and buttocks." Others had even more shocking stories.
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Johnny Jackson, who was with the band from the start as the Jackson 5's drummer, told biographer J. Randy Taraborrelli that he once saw Joe "smack Michael across the face" when the 10-year-old tried doing his own choreography. Johnny said Joe screamed: "Now, you do it the way I told you to" — and only stopped threatening his son when Michael said, "If you ever hit me again, it'll be the last time I ever sing."
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Since then, said insiders, Katherine had vowed to shield Michael's sons Prince and Blanket — and
Paris Jackson — from showbiz. "She says the entertainment industry killed Blanket's father," said an insider, "and she's not going to see it happen to him, too." The source added that Michael's famous sibling had also stepped in to tell Joe "to keep away from Blanket."
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Instead of cultivating the next generation of Jacksons, Joe would try to make stars out of young female artists —
even suffering a heart attack in 2016 while touring Europe with French bombshell Angelina Stilitti. An insider added that embarrassment was preferable to Joe managing Blanket, saying the Jacksons believed "his wild and crazy ideas can only harm the boy!"
Photo credit: Getty/InStar
Family insiders revealed the family drama to
The National ENQUIRER after Joe paid tribute
to his dead son in the 2014 documentary "Remembering Michael" — saying that Blanket is the "spitting image" of young Michael, and that a fortune teller predicted that his grandson would "become the biggest entertainer in the world." Instead, Joe's showbiz offspring said "Enough!"
Photo credit: Getty Images
A family insider revealed how
Michael's mom Katherine immediately told her estranged hubby: "That boy is never going into show business!" Another source revealed that Katherine was determined to spare Blanket from the abuse that Joe put their own children through while whipping them into
stardom as The Jackson Five."They all suffered beatings from their dad as he pushed them," said the insider. "Michael even wept saying he could never forgive his father for the years of abuse." Earlier, Michael's brother Marlon recalled how his father once held the future King of Pop by one leg and then "pummeled him over and over...hitting him on his back and buttocks." Others had even more shocking stories.
Photo credit: Getty Images
Johnny Jackson, who was with the band from the start as the Jackson 5's drummer, told biographer J. Randy Taraborrelli that he once saw Joe "smack Michael across the face" when the 10-year-old tried doing his own choreography. Johnny said Joe screamed: "Now, you do it the way I told you to" — and only stopped threatening his son when Michael said, "If you ever hit me again, it'll be the last time I ever sing."
Since then, said insiders, Katherine had vowed to shield Michael's sons Prince and Blanket — and
Paris Jackson — from showbiz. "She says the entertainment industry killed Blanket's father," said an insider, "and she's not going to see it happen to him, too." The source added that Michael's famous sibling had also stepped in to tell Joe "to keep away from Blanket."
Photo credit: Getty Images
Instead of cultivating the next generation of Jacksons, Joe would try to make stars out of young female artists —
even suffering a heart attack in 2016 while touring Europe with French bombshell Angelina Stilitti. An insider added that embarrassment was preferable to Joe managing Blanket, saying the Jacksons believed "his wild and crazy ideas can only harm the boy!"
