Joe Jackson Mourns Michael’s Death At The BET Awards

It’s no secret that Joe Jackson is a big reason that his son Michael Jackson’s childhood was so troubled. To say he was a disciplinarian would be putting it lightly, but it’s obvious even now that their relationship was unusual and Joe viewed his son as an entity and not so much as family. At the BET Awards last night, Joe made an appearance and spoke to CNN on the red carpet and it’s pretty safe to say Joe doesn’t mourn like most people. We take all of these quotes with a grain of salt because maybe he’s still in shock regarding Michael’s death, but there’s still something troubling about his responses in the interview.

When asked how he’s doing he says “I’m great! My family’s doing pretty good. . .Remember, we just lost the biggest star, superstar, in the world, it’s been tough.” Odd that he didn’t mention losing a son though.  Later he had his attorney and another woman speak for him and  then diverted conversation away from Michael and discussed a Blu-Ray venture with his business partner.

At the awards ceremony Janet Jackson showed some social grace at least, when she took the stage and made the following statement, “To you, Michael is an icon. To us, he is family. He will forever live in all of our hearts. On behalf of my family and myself, thank you for all of your love, thank you for all of your support. We miss him so much.”