… “The Jacksons” many found out that the Joe has been physically abusive to his children. In 2003, he admitted to the BBC that he whipped Michael as a child. In 2010, he told Oprah Winfrey that he beat his children with a strap and didn’t regret doing so. “It kept them out of jail and kept them right,” he said. In the 2003 ITV documentary Living With Michael Jackson, the singer told interviewer Martin Bashir that his father would oversee the Jackson 5’s intense rehearsals “with a belt in his hand” and “tear you up, really get you” if one of the brothers missed a step.
Regardless of how you feel about Joe or what people know or don’t know about his parenting and business practices, Joe still raised one of the greatest musical groups and musical families ever. Rest in peace.