LOS ANGELES, March 6 (UPI) -- A Los Angeles author says Jermaine Jackson bowed to threats from his brother Michael and scrapped plans for a tell-all book about the musical family.
Michael Jackson reportedly threatened to sue his older brother and toss him from the family home if he went ahead with the book "Legacy: Surviving the Best and the Worst," which ended in the draft stage two years ago, ghostwriter Stacy Brown told the New York Daily News.
A portion of the draft published in the Daily News, quoted Jermaine, 51, saying Michael, 47, has "a thing for young children" and he feared he was guilty of California child molestation charges, even though he was acquitted in 2003.
The book also suggested Jackson patriarch Joe molested two of his daughters, the Daily News said.
Brown, who co-wrote "Michael Jackson: The Man Behind the Mask," said the experience with Jermaine prompted him to cut all ties with the "out of touch, unreal, unrealistic and dysfunctional" Jackson family.
