Jackie Jackson 'never heard' of Michael's secret family
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Jackie Jackson 'never heard' of Michael's secret family
Were you shocked as we were on Dec. 6 when Oprah revealed the Cascios, the super-secret family Michael Jackson visited for 25 years in New Jersey?
So was his brother Jackie Jackson.
"I didn't know them," Jackie tells USA TODAY's Andrea Mandell, his soft voice stiffening.
He'd never heard of them? "Nope."
Michael, out tomorrow, is a much-debated posthumous compilation of Jackson tracks ranging from collaborations with Akon to dance beats like Monster, recorded by Eddie Cascio and Jackson in the family's basement. Jackson's longtime producer Teddy Riley appeared on Oprah defending the authenticity of the tracks.
Ask Jackie what he thinks of the album and he smiles and zips his lips. "I love it." Standing in front of a massive biopic painting of Jackson's life, which USA TODAY will bring exclusive news of tomorrow, Jackie says he's still not over his brother's death. "Sometimes I can't even believe it, that he's not here," he says. "But he's always around because no matter where I go, his music is always around me."
And the holiday memories are particularly sweet.
"He loved being in the snow," recalls Jackie. "He loved skiing, or trying to learn how to ski. He never really learned because I guess it was too dangerous with his dancing and things like that, he didn't want to take a chance and injure himself, but he loved the snow. We'd go to Switzerland sometimes and have fun in the snow."
He says the Jackson family does celebrate Christmas, just not with their mother Katherine, who is a Jehovah's Witness. "The rest of us, we're not, so we celebrate Christmas, she doesn't…so we have to do it ourselves, away from her."
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Jackie Jackson 'never heard' of Michael's secret family
Were you shocked as we were on Dec. 6 when Oprah revealed the Cascios, the super-secret family Michael Jackson visited for 25 years in New Jersey?
So was his brother Jackie Jackson.
"I didn't know them," Jackie tells USA TODAY's Andrea Mandell, his soft voice stiffening.
He'd never heard of them? "Nope."
Michael, out tomorrow, is a much-debated posthumous compilation of Jackson tracks ranging from collaborations with Akon to dance beats like Monster, recorded by Eddie Cascio and Jackson in the family's basement. Jackson's longtime producer Teddy Riley appeared on Oprah defending the authenticity of the tracks.
Ask Jackie what he thinks of the album and he smiles and zips his lips. "I love it." Standing in front of a massive biopic painting of Jackson's life, which USA TODAY will bring exclusive news of tomorrow, Jackie says he's still not over his brother's death. "Sometimes I can't even believe it, that he's not here," he says. "But he's always around because no matter where I go, his music is always around me."
And the holiday memories are particularly sweet.
"He loved being in the snow," recalls Jackie. "He loved skiing, or trying to learn how to ski. He never really learned because I guess it was too dangerous with his dancing and things like that, he didn't want to take a chance and injure himself, but he loved the snow. We'd go to Switzerland sometimes and have fun in the snow."
He says the Jackson family does celebrate Christmas, just not with their mother Katherine, who is a Jehovah's Witness. "The rest of us, we're not, so we celebrate Christmas, she doesn't…so we have to do it ourselves, away from her."
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Jackie, Michael lives, just in case you are not awared of.... <!-- s:P -->:P<!-- s:P -->
I found the part I've highlighted in blue to be really contradictory. Again, Michael doesn't want to cause injury to himself but he's okay putting his life at risk by being put under with Propofol...yeah, okay.
He loved being in the snow," recalls Jackie. "He loved skiing, or trying to learn how to ski. He never really learned because I guess it was too dangerous with his dancing and things like that, he didn't want to take a chance and injure himself, but he loved the snow. We'd go to Switzerland sometimes and have fun in the snow."
At least, I believe Jackie has never heard of Michael's secret Cascio family. Why should he, they are family, but that doesn't mean he knows everything of Michael's whatabouts & whereabouts and vice versa.
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like he's saying I won't say too much about it but I only say this "I love it". This means he's the only one of the Jackson family who's supporting Michael with his new album without arguing about vocals etc..
Yes, and some of the Cascio kids spent much time at Neverland. They also accompanied Michael on various trips (there are photos even on the Internet), and if you watch the video of the "Invincible" promotion/CD signing in NY you'll see one of the Cascios (Frank?) is there with Michael the whole time - to his left, as you watch the video. Michael was friends with this family for about 25 YEARS, and I find it hard to believe that the other Jacksons never heard of the Cascios...
EDIT: The 2 eldest Cascio boys were both at the "Invincible" signing.
Also, the Cascios were asked on the Oprah show, at the very end, if the Jackson family knows about them and they answered "Yes."
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Odd that Jackie didn't know/doesn't remember them. Perhaps he has "selective" memory. My husband suffers from that on occasion. <!-- s
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DID HE CHOOSE HIS ATTIRE THAT DAY? LOOKING LIKE A BLUE RIBBON COVERED MEGA-MAN HIMSELF... SIMPLE BUT NICE <!-- s:D -->:D<!-- s:D --> <!-- s:D -->:D<!-- s:D --> <!-- s:D -->:D<!-- s:D --> <!-- s
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I still say this whole thing has some very divine aspects to it that we may be shocked to learn or even have trouble believing. How many people have called him an angel now? I remember Kenny Ortega said he was "an angel walking the earth".
That's why I tend to think that this entire hoax might be more complex than any of us could imagine.
Very interesting that they called him "Doo Doo". If that doesn't confirm to us the 5Alive/Coca Cola connection then I don't know what would. It's easy to see it's all connected, question remains - who is manipulating who?
And as far as Jackie goes, I've said it a million times but - I don't think it's possible for every single family member to be "in on it". If I were faking my death, there's no way in hell I would let certain family members know beforehand because for one they would try talking me out of it and for two, ya just can't trust very many people these days unfortunately. But that doesn't mean that those who weren't "in on it" haven't figured things out for themselves just like we have...
Once again... AAAHHHHHHHHH!!!! <!-- s:o -->:o<!-- s:o --> <!-- s:o -->:o<!-- s:o --> <!-- s:o -->:o<!-- s:o --> <!-- s:o -->:o<!-- s:o --> <!-- s:o -->:o<!-- s:o --> <!-- s8-) -->8-)<!-- s8-) -->
Hahaha BUSTED JJ.