Family, Fame, And A Father’s Quest For Fortune: Behind The Curtain Of The Jackson 5

Janet Distances Herself From Her Father

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Joe’s reputation as a harsh and demanding father and manager affected Janet as well as the rest of the Jacksons. After the release of her second album “Dream Street,” she completely ended her business relationship with her family.

In a 1996 Boston Globe interview, she said, “I just wanted to get out of the house, get out from under my father, which was one of the most difficult things that I had to do.” She and her siblings would go on to candidly reveal more details about their father over the years.