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...extract, Joe was asked if he felt that the Jackson children could go into show business. "I don't know," Joe responded. "I keep watching Paris. She wants to do something." He added that Blanket can "really dance...
...partial interview released on ABC on July 10, taken from a longer interview to be aired on July 14, Joe says that both he and his estranged wife Katherine should take on permanent guardianship duties now that Michael has died. "Their grandmother Katherine and I should raise them," Joe said. "Yes, there's no one else who can do what we can do for them. We should keep them all together and make them happy. Feed them like they are supposed to be fed." (See pictures of Jackson's memorial service...
...While still legally married, Katherine and Joe have long been separated, even residing in different states for the past few years. Michael was often vocal about his critique of Joe's parenting techniques, telling Oprah Winfrey in 1993 that there was "a lot of sadness" in his childhood. He revealed that his father would tease him about his pimples and even beat him. Jackson said his father was "very hard" and that he was "frightened" of him. In the same interview, he referred to his mother as "wonderful" and "perfection." (See pictures of Jackson's final days...
...Jackson biographer and family friend Stacy Brown says Joe's re-emergence is not out of character. "No one can put reins on Joe," Brown says. "With a potential custody battle and knowing that he would likely be among the negatives discussed [in any court battle], Joe does what Joe wants...
...Mark Lester, godparent to Michael's children, says he is not concerned by Joe's statements. "In recent years, Michael and Joe had repaired a lot of the emotional trauma that had gone on before," Lester tells TIME. He says that Joe has a different relationship with his grandchildren: "I've seen how Joe reacts with the kids; he's very loving with them...