Jackson Family Horrified By Joe Jackson Record Label Plug During Tribute To Dead Son
The Jackson Family is reportedly “horrified” that patriarch Joe Jackson used the death of his late son, singer Michael Jackson, to plug his new record label.
The late singer’s siblings — including Michael’s sister Janet Jackson, who paid tribute to the pop icon at the ceremony — were astonished when the tough talking Joe used Sunday’s BET Awards to promote his new Ranch Records label rather than celebrate Michael’s life.
Joe made the controversial plug during an odd red carpert interview with CNN’s Dom Lemon.
When Dom asked how Michael’s mother Katherine and siblings were coping, Joe said: “They are all doing fine. But I wanted to make this statement. This is a real good statement here!
“Marshall and me own a record label called Ranch Records…”
His business partner, Marshall Thompson added: “It’s driven by Blu-ray technology, and that’s his next step.”
The interview ended moments later, after Dom attempted to direct questions back to the King of Pop, who passed away of a suspected heart attack last Thursday, June 25.
“Sources backstage Sunday night at the BET Awards tell me even Janet Jackson – and other Jackson family members – were ‘really horrified’ when they learned Michael Jackson’s father, Joe Jackson, started plugging his new Ranch Records label as he walked the red carpet at the show, which was totally reworked to honour Michael’s memory and legacy,” The Chicago Sun-Times reported Tuesday.
A Jackson source tells the publication that fans should not be “surprised” by Joe’s remarks.
“You know, it probably shouldn’t come as a big surprise. Well, that’s just Joe. He cares about Michael for what he can do for him, dead or alive.”
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On July 8th 2009, Aaron wrote:
This article is stirring the pot, making news out of nothing. They made it sound like Joe Jackson wanted only to talk about his label and resisted the direction of the interview. Bullshit. Sorry Castina, but poor job done here.
On July 8th 2009, mad wrote:
Joe was being Joe. I think it was totally in bad taste to mention label during a time like this.Michael was Joe’s cash cow-dead or alive
On July 10th 2009, CMR wrote:
This was a red carpet interview for an awards show. It is possible that the elderly man who seems quite distracted….DID NOT WANT TO TALK ABOUT HIS DECEASED SON and the family grief. Often in grief, people want to talk about other things.
I thought it was horrible that the reporter was “baiting” him just waiting for him to say something unacceptable or hoping he would break down into tears on national television
On July 10th 2009, JoJo wrote:
I never liked Joe anyways. That man didn’t care about Michel.
On July 12th 2009, hailei_2007 wrote:
Oh, come on people! Don’t defend him. We’re talking about a 80 years old creep who’s son died before him… F.*.c.k. hie company, just for a few days forget about the show business and cry for your poor dead child…
Aeerrrrr.. I am terrified by the existence of such sociopaths…
On July 17th 2009, Sheila wrote:
I agree with Janet and the familey especially for Katherine and Rebbie, the family should not have to go thru some sad drama about a record deal, this just shows where Joe Jackson heart is, I really felt sorry for Michael when he was here, but now my heart goes out to the rest of the family for Michael is in Jehovah’s memories who He will soon in the very near future bring Michael back, no one or person like Joe Jackson should be happy about an announment on a record deal or contract, this so called father Joe should be grieving along with the rest of the family, glad he is not my father. To the rest of the Jackson family you are in my prayers.