> On Jul 4, 5:02 pm, Bernie Woodham <birnhamw...@insightbb.com> wrote:

> > Nothing to do with The Beatles, I admit.  But an odd article about
> > Jackie Onassis and her dealings with Jackson on a book deal:

> >http://www.reuters.com/article/entertainmentNews/idUSTRE5631S420090704

> > a cite:

> > "The book's major "scoop" was Jackson's allegation that he was beaten
> > by his father. But a throwaway comment Jackson made -- and Davis
> > cannot remember if it was in the book -- proved to be more
> > significant. Jackson had recounted how he and his older brothers would
> > squeeze into a pair of hotel beds while on the road as youngsters,
> > "and that's how I feel best about going to sleep, to this day."

> ...so do puppies and kittens.

> It is certainly possible that his associations with children...and
> having them in his bed...was totally innocent. I can believe
> that...Moms and Dads do it all the time. But he did it to the
> detriment of his career. And who knows the motivations for the
> lawsuits and accusations. Unfortunately, his *perspective* was
> warped...whether by his early life on child abuse within the Jackson
> family. I suppose someone will write *the book*.

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