Jermaine Talks About Michael’s Drugs, Kids
Michael’s brother Jermaine Jackson sat down with Larry King last week to discuss the loose ends of the Michael Jackson story, like his burial place, rumors of drug use, and custody of the kids.
We’ve pulled up a couple parts of the interview that were the most interesting. Here, from CNN, Jermaine discusses the allegations of Jackson’s drug addiction:
Jermaine Jackson told King he had no reason to believe his brother was addicted to drugs, a suspicion that detectives revealed when they requested a warrant to search Dr. Conrad Murray’s Las Vegas, Nevada, home and office.
“I have never seen him act abnormal around me or never known anything like that,” he said. He said he never talked about drugs with his brother “because it never came to my mind.”
While the coroner’s report on what killed Jackson has been delayed indefinitely, evidence emerged that he shopped for a doctor who would give him the drug investigators suspect led to his death.
In addition to denying the drug abuse rumors, Jermaine also dismissed the suggestions that Jackson’s three children were not his biological heirs. He doesn’t, however, know what to make of the rumors of Michael’s “fourth child,” Norwegian music star Omer Bhatti.
When King asked if there was a chance the children might have show business careers, he said “there’s a great possibility.”
“They love film and they love movies and they know a lot about animation,” he said.
The arrangement for Debbie Rowe, the mother of the two eldest children, to have limited visitation with them is “perfect” and “wonderful,” he said. “We’ve talked about horses, she has a ranch.”
He disputed suggestions that Michael Jackson was not the biological father of the children.
“People come forth and say things just to get attention, but those are definitely Michael’s children.
“You can look at the kids and tell that they are Michael’s kids,” he said.
Jermaine said he did not know if Omer Bhatti, a 25-year-old Norwegian performer, was his brother’s son.