'I know my brother': Janet Jackson on child sexual abuse allegations vs Michael
MANILA, Philippines — Janet Jackson defended her late brother Michael Jackson in her current docuseries with regards to years of child sexual abuse allegations against the "King of Pop."
"JANET JACKSON.", stylized in all caps as opposed to the all-lowercase "janet," is a four-part Lifetime and A&E docuseries about the singer, and is the latest celebrity documentary that's been causing craze in mainstream media and online recently.
Janet said she "never believed" the allegations against Michael.
"I know my brother. He didn't have that in him," she said in the documentary.
Michael dealt with child sexual abuse accusations that followed throughout his career. He was charged in 2003 for several counts of child molestation, CNN reported at the time. After pleading not guilty, he was acquitted on all charges in 2005.
Janet opened up about how the allegations that surfaced against her brother in 1993 affected her life and career in the documentary, citing that she even lost out on an endorsement deal with the Coca-Cola company after the accusations made headlines.
"My brother would never do something like that but I'm still guilty by association," she said after an interviewer asked how the allegations affected her life.
In 1993, the Los Angeles Times reported that Michael was being investigated for allegedly molesting four boys, which he denied when he was alive (Michael died in 2009).
But the family of a 13-year-boy who accused Michael of sexual abuse filed a lawsuit against the singer, which he later settled.
"As part of the settlement, the singer denied any 'wrongful acts'," NPR reported.
Janet also added that their family "stayed at his ranch" to let Michael know they supported him. She even said in the docu that the genesis of their hit 1995 collaboration "Scream" was because she wanted to support her brother during that time.
"I just knew I wanted to be there for him, to support him as much as I possibly could," she added. "I think he needed the support that I was trying to give him with this song."
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