The personal relationships of Michael Jackson have been the subject
of public and media attention throughout his lifetime.
He was introduced to the topic of sex
at a very early age while touring as a member of the Jackson five.
He and his brothers would perform at strip clubs, sharing the bill with strippers
in drag queens and the sexual adventures of his brothers
with groupies further affected Jackson's early life.
These pivotal events impacted his love
life in the years to come, as well as his often polarizing view
of women in general, as demonstrated in his music and public persona.
So let's get into the detail.
From a young age, Jackson was exposed to sex.
He received mixed messages on the subject from his parents.
His mother, Katherine,
was a devout Jehovah's Witness and conveyed her thoughts.
Clearly lost in thought or deed was sinful
outside of marriage and physical intimacy should be saved for marriage.
In contrast to his wife, Jackson's father, Joseph, a steel mill worker,
shun the religion and would have the Jackson five perform in strip clubs
and bars in the earliest days of their career.
He allowed nine year old Michael to watch
from the wings of the stage as the male audience members whistled at women
who stripped until they were nude while playing at Chicago's Peppermint Lounge.
The brothers made use of the peephole
in their dressing room, through which they had a clear view of the woman's bathroom.
They would take turns watching,
and as Marlon RECALDE learned everything there was to know about ladies.
During other residencies,
the siblings would perform the geotech song Skinny Legs and All.
Joseph would instruct a young Michael to make his way into the audience,
crawl under tables, lift up ladies skirts and put their undergarments.
As part of the performance,
though embarrassed, Jackson gave in as he knew the audience loved the routine.
Following such performances,
the Jackson brothers would then be tucked up in bed by their oblivious mother
and reminded of the virtues of being a good Jehovah's Witness.
Katherine remained unaware of her son strip club activities for many years.
As members of the increasingly successful Jackson, five, Michael's brothers,
Jermaine and Jackie, found fame advantageous
as they toured the country, they had sex with many female fans.
Their guide was their father, Joseph,
who would often organize and arrange sexual encounters for his sons,
as well as cheat on his wife, Katherine, with their son's groupies.
The two brothers would bring girls back to their hotel room while their younger
siblings, Michael and Marlon, were instructed to play sleep.
One girl who had sexual relations with Jermaine recalled such an experience.
I jumped into bed with him and he climbed on top of me.
As he climaxed, he shuddered so loudly.
I was afraid he would wake up Michael
and Marlon, who were sleeping three feet away in the next bed.
Or at least I thought they were sleeping.
As I was slipping out of the room, I heard Michael say to Jermaine.
Nice job. Now can we please get some sleep?
While Marlon would correspond
with and eventually marry his wife Carol at 18, Michael never had sex
with groupies, finding his brother's behavior toward women.
Disgusting. In addition to not touching groupies,
Jackson reportedly never had any interest in having any type of sex as a youngster.
In one alleged incident when he was 15
years old, a male family member arranged for two prostitutes to take his virginity.
They were told to work him over before being locked in a room with him.
Instead, Michael picked up a Bible
and read verses to the girls who later left in tears.
James Mayfield, who worked with the Jackson Five,
stated that Michael often needed someone to talk with it.
Was it these times that women would be introduced to him for companionship?
Mayfield asserted that he never witnessed
anything sexual and that such females were not Jackson's type.
He liked nice girls, pure girls who appeared to have no street background.
Jackson occasionally warned and advised
the groupies and prostitutes sent to pleasure his siblings.
One Jackson fan recalled being selected
from the audience to meet with Jackie backstage.
She was handed a scrap of paper
with an address to the location in which they were to meet.
Michael approached her from behind and warned her that his brothers did not
treat women right and that his brother only wanted to use her for sex.
Changing the subject,
the female fan asked for the pop star's autograph, which he obliged.
In addition to writing Please don't go, the woman ignored Michael's request
and headed to the Jackson's apartment complex, where she had sex with Jackie.
Afterwards, Jackie informed the woman that they would not meet again.
Ashamed and upset, the fan left the apartment in tears.
On another occasion, a prostitute was brought to Jackson's room
after a concert in Madison Square Garden, at which point the pop star interrogated
the sex worker, asking why she was a prostitute,
whether she wanted to have sex with him and how much it would cost.
The woman responded that she was a prostitute for the money,
but she would have had sex with him for free because she wanted him.
The prostitute then proceeded to unbutton her blouse, exposing her breasts.
Apparently repulsed, Jackson turned his head and begged her to put them back.
The singer suggested that they talk
instead, but would still pay her, which the prostitute declined to do.
She was not there to talk.
Instead, she gave Jackson her telephone
number, urging him to call her when he wanted to get off.
Jackson acknowledged the prostitute as she
left, stating that he would perhaps call her one day, though he never did.
It's unclear exactly what impact these
frequent sexually charged scenarios had on Michael Jackson at a young age and how
they manifested themselves as he became an adult journalist, J.
Randy Taraborrelli reflected on Jackson's
early life and noted that at such a young age, the singer may not have been
psychologically equipped to fully understand any sexual stimulation he may
have received from such voyeuristic events.
The writer further commented that Jackson's views on sex must have been
conflicted between those of his virtuous mother and his promiscuous father.
What is clear through his music
and relationships is that as an adult, Jackson would often group women into two
clearly defined camps the manipulative temptress and the romanticized ideal
of femininity, displaying a fascination with both with the temptress represented
in songs like Dirty Diana and Dangerous, but then at the same time maintaining
platonic relationships with women that represented purity.
And the girl next door as to consummate the relationship would
somehow taint the relationship with impure thoughts as to honor his mother's
puritanical thinking and reject his abusive father's misogynistic manner
with which he conducted himself throughout Michael's lifetime.
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