respect77;3685418 said:
Really? The Rebbie who befriends people who constantly call Michael a pedophile and write books about him being a child molester? Rebbie's betrayal of Michael is almost as bad as LaToya's in 1993.
respect77;3685425 said:
And what do you think about Rebbie's friendship with Stacy Brown?
There are even more ugly rumors about the family, like Rebbie's husband, Nathaniel (who always disliked Michael) calling Michael a pedo face to face during the trial. I admit this one may be just a rumor, but considering Rebbie's support for Stacy Brown actually it would not be out of character for them. When Rebbie gave an interview during the trial, instead of defending Michael she only complained about how badly this whole case reflects on her and her family. Kind of blaming Michael for it...
What exactly do you consider her betrayal of Michael?
There is this telephone interview that was on Abrams on MSNBC:
Guests: Rebbie Jackson, Rev. Jesse Jackson, Wayne Swanson, Mike Kirby, Randi Canady, Roger Webster, Ken Lawson
ANNOUNCER: From Santa Barbara, California, this is THE ABRAMS REPORT.
Here now is Dan Abrams.
DAN ABRAMS, HOST: Hi, everyone. Tonight the latest on the Michael
Jackson case. Charges haven’t even been filed yet, but many are rushing to
his defense. Tonight two of Michael Jackson’s biggest supporters join us -
” his sister Rebbie and the Reverend Jesse Jackson will both be on the program.
(BEGIN VIDEO CLIP)
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Dru, we will find you.
(END VIDEO CLIP)
ABRAMS: But, first, tonight I am coming to you from Santa Barbara, California, as we bring you the most up-to-date information on the Michael Jackson case. It’s now been 13 days since he turned himself into Santa Barbara County police. Formal charges are not expected for another two weeks. The Jackson family has been overwhelmed by media attention. This was Michael Jackson’s brother Jermaine Jackson yesterday visiting the United Nations in New York. He literally had to run from the press.
(BEGIN VIDEO CLIP)
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Have you talked to your brother? How is he doing?
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Did you have Thanksgiving with your brother? Did you have Thanksgiving with your brother, Jermaine?
(CROSSTALK)
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: (UNINTELLIGIBLE)
(FOOTSTEPS)
(END VIDEO CLIP)
ABRAMS: Joining me now on the live line is Michael Jackson’s eldest sister Rebbie. Thank you very much for coming on the program. We appreciate it.
REBBIE Jackson, MICHAEL JACKSON’S SISTER: You’re welcome.
ABRAMS: Now you are in Las Vegas, I understand. Have you had a chance to speak with your brother, Michael?
R. JACKSON: I have seen him, and I have been with the kids as well.
And.
ABRAMS: How is he doing?
R. JACKSON: . the entire situation is very disheartening. It’s very ugly.
ABRAMS: And what is he saying about all of this?
R. JACKSON: Not a whole lot. You know, it’s very-it’s so-I can’t even find the right words to express how I feel. My major concern more than anything is not just the way it’s being handled, but more than anything is how it affects the kids and the family, the rest of the family. He is not the only one that’s being targeted. It’s very, very ugly. And the children have to deal with a lot, and they can’t go to school, and they have to deal with listening to other kids negative things that are being said, and just holding your head up, it’s very, very, very wrong.
ABRAMS: Well, tell me about what the kids have been enduring? A lot of people have been asking what do the kids know, how much do they know, how are they dealing with all this? If you could tell us a little bit more about that.
R. JACKSON: Well, you know, everything is on television, and if it’s not on TV, it’s on the radio, so it’s everywhere you go and so they see that. It’s on the news continually. And of course, kids are innocent you might as well say, but then on the other hand, they speak their minds or they speak and say what they hear others say, and they actually-they’re like a parrot you might say, and so, as a result what they do is they bring this to the kids, and they tease them about it because kids can be harsh at times, and as a result these kids are affected greatly by it. They choose to stay at home because they can’t contend with it. It’s just a little bit too much.
ABRAMS: So.
R. JACKSON: . emotionally.
ABRAMS: I apologize. Other kids have been saying to them, you know, your dad is X, Y, or Z. I mean, tell me how has this been happening. Have they, you know, has this been happening at school.
R. JACKSON: Not your dad. Your uncle. It’s just a way of life. I mean you know it’s always been that way. My-even my son, for example, when he was very young, kids used to attack him at school and they used to label him with the name as being a child molester because he is like his uncle, and that’s, you know, it’s not a pretty scene at all.
ABRAMS: What do Michael Jackson’s kids know about this, if anything?
R. JACKSON: I don’t want to get into that.
ABRAMS: OK. Let me ask you, you have been speaking a lot about the kids, and I know that you have been very outspoken on the issue of the custody of the kids. I want you to listen to Gloria Allred. I know you wanted to respond to this. Let me just play a piece of sound from her, and then I want to give you an opportunity to respond. Here is Gloria Allred talking about Michael Jackson’s children.
(BEGIN VIDEO CLIP)
GLORIA ALLRED, VICTIMS’ RIGHTS ATTORNEY: Grounds exist in my opinion for the department to immediately intervene and take appropriate steps to insure the wellbeing of Mr. Jackson’s children under his custody and control.
(END VIDEO CLIP)
ABRAMS: Your response?
R. JACKSON: Well, I think she is speaking in the dark. I think she’s
” she appears to be always in the media, and it’s to draw attention to whatever the issue may be at stake at the time and with her. I think she’s speaking in the dark because she’s very ignorant of what any of us are about. I heard that it was said also that no one in the family would be qualified, or something along those lines. I don’t know the exact expression she used, but she knows nothing about our character, and especially mine for sure. And I’m just concerned about everyone that’s involved in general, and that’s my main reason for speaking right now especially because, as I said earlier and I’ve reiterated it so many times, you know, people are human and they have feelings, and they have to live with this. People meaning the children as well as other members in the family, and it affects everyone.
ABRAMS: Let me ask you one other question. Do you think that Michael Jackson is a fit father? I mean, even-let’s assume for a minute that he is innocent, as you believe that he is of these charges. You know he still made comments about sleeping in bed with children. A lot of people find him to be very odd at the least. Do you think that he is a fit parent?
R. JACKSON: When you say fit parent, what do you mean? Can you explain yourself? Because I really would.
ABRAMS: Sure.
R. JACKSON: . like to know-in the kind of society.
ABRAMS: Sure.
R. JACKSON: . we live in today, what is a fit parent.
ABRAMS: Sure. Sure.
R. JACKSON: . because I have seen so many.
ABRAMS: Sure. Sure. Sure. Well, a parent who is qualified and who is of sound mind enough to raise children who will in no way harm those children even if it means psychologically.
R. JACKSON: I think so. I really do. I feel personally that because of what he has done with his career and where he is at and with so many entertainers I have to say as well, you know, sometimes it’s a matter of self-control. I feel personally knowing when to say no, and when I say know when to say no what I simply mean is that many things may be lawful, but not all things are advantageous. You have a right to be with children. I mean, you know, children are around us all the time, but because of the attitudes that people have with him, he might want to step back and look at that situation and decide, well, maybe because of the way the public views him or what they have said, because I definitely feel that he should think seriously about, you know, decisions made in that area, but as far as his kids are concerned, yes, I think he is a good father. Yes, I definitely do.
ABRAMS: Rebbie Jackson, thank you very much for coming on the program. We appreciate it.
R. JACKSON: You’re welcome.
Just my opinion, she could have done a much better interview but she did defend her brother. It is my recollection that she was very upset, it was a phone interview so I just went by her voice. It was short, I think she should have made better points with her air time but I would never consider that a betrayal. As far as her saying she was concerned about the rest of the family, that's totally understandable & doesn't take away from Michael. Obvious to me she loves all her family & she's a really nice person.
I do not know to what extent she is really friends with Stacy Brown, I have never seen her asked that question.
As far as rumors...better to get the facts.
