Jermaine Jackson speaks out against new MJ album
theGRIO VIDEO - In an all-new episode of OWN’s popular series “Oprah: Where Are They Now?,” Oprah Winfrey interviews Jermaine Jackson about life after Michael...
In an all-new episode of OWN’s popular series Oprah: Where Are They Now?, Oprah Winfrey interviews Jermaine Jackson about life after Michael.
In the interview, Jackson opens up to Oprah about his opinion on this year’s controversial hologram of his brother Michael at the Billboard Music Awards.
“My 17-year-old son called me he said, ‘Dad did you see what they did to uncle Michael?’ I said it didn’t even look like him. It didn’t move like him, and it seemed like it was a body double. I wasn’t happy once I saw it later. It’s not good.”
Jermaine also discussed Michael’s new album, Xscape, which was released in May and features the King of Pop’s unfinished studio recordings.
“They never asked us our approval, and I’m being honest I’ll just say this: Michael has a way of doing things. What I’m hearing is not Michael at all. I’ll just say this: if Michael wanted this stuff out, he would’ve put it out. Bottom line. And for them to take this, and I’m going to say them, because they know who they are, and to put all these hip-hop beats to it, and this and that. Michael would die over again if he heard what they were doing.”
Coincidentally, last night, MJ’s new video for Xscape‘s “A Place With No Name” marked the first time a music video has ever debuted exclusively on Twitter.
Jermaine also talks about his family’s humble beginnings in Gary, Indiana, and how their work ethic propelled their legacy as the “first family of soul” and quite possibly saved his brothers from the streets.
Tune in to see Oprah’s interview with Jermaine Jackson on Oprah: Where Are They Now?, Sunday, August 17 at 9:00 p.m. ET/PT on OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network.
Click here to watch a sneak peek of the episode.
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