Joe Jackson is 80 (81??) years old. He has no obvious source of employment in Las Vegas. He has no social obligations as no one will have anything to do with him.

So, why does Joe need an apartment in Las Vegas and $26,000 a month to support an unnecessary lifestyle???

His wife is already getting $26,000 a month living expenses in addition to $60,000 a month for Michael's children. Why in Heaven's name anyone needs $86,000 a month to raise 3 children is beyond me.

Maybe it's time for Joe to give up continuing to try to lead people to believe that he is "somebody" and give up his "pad" in Vegas and move back in with his wife in her $26,000 a month mansion outside of L.A., paid for by her dead son.

He is a creep, a low life, and doesn't seem to realize that he is a legend only in his own mind!

Poor, poor Michael.....

I feel that Mr. Joe Jackson should be financially secured from the money he made while Michael Jackson was alive, if MJ gave him money to help for the cost of living, that’s good, but Joe Jackson is a grown man with his own business, so why should he be entitled to money from his Son's (MICHEAL JACKSON) estate simply because he's the father. If Mr. Michael Jackson didn’t include or gave him money is his will, sorry Joe Jackson your payday is over.

Why we as human beings are so long winded, the bible states honor thy father and thy mother. We may not like what he stands for but consider yourself as him, even more so a human being, would you have liked someone or anyone for that matter, irregardless of your faults to treat you with such disrespect. Don't think so. Stop being judgemental. We are not saying he has no fault but can any of us cast the first stone? Joe must have done some good in his life, for his children, before they could feed or dress themselves apparently it was not the wife who was doing it all. As a child of two parents i must state that there is nothing my parents could have done in life that would ever allow me to turn my back on any of them. We as humans must learn to forgive. God bless you.
JM

I think Joe Jackson got enough money from the Jackson 5 and Michael when they were young. He is a heartless man, that promoted his new company just a day after Michael died. Yes he helped get the Jackson 5 started but it was his children who paid the price. I can't imagaine growing up and not having a childhood where you could do the normal things like going to play grounds. Joe Jackson took those childrens youth and lived on it for years. Time for Joe Jackson to make his own way now. BE

Someone ought to lock Joe Jackson up and throw away the KEY!!!!! I hope he doesn't get a dime...

That guy is a total turd merchant,All he wanted to talk about when michael passed,was his record label he wanted to launch.I say,give him $200.00 a month just enough gas money so he can get a f~#king job

No, Joe Jackson doesn't deserve a dime. Yes, the Bible says honor thy father and mother, but it also says to love and be good to your children, and Joe wasn't. He was an abusive, cruel and hateful man who was lucky Michael was still willing to take care of him while he was alive, even though there were times that the very sight of him would make Michael throw up from the fear and panic it caused. But he left him out of his will for a reason, and that reason should be respected. If a will can so easily be overturned, why have one in the first place?

If you have an income of 1700.00 a month then you need to learn to live within those means. Why does Joe feel he is entitled to such an exorbitant lifestyle? I sure live within my means and would never ask for money from my children so I could act like a high roller. Between him and his wife they will bleed the estate dry and those 3 children will have nothing. That is not what Michael intended to happen. There is a reason he did not name Joe in his will. Joe is not as important as his narcissitic ego thinks. Time to tone it down and live within your means and for goodness sake, ACT YOUR AGE. None of the brothers is asking for money from the estate and he does not seem to be mooching off of them - Joe made his money and blew it, don't take the future of these 3 children away.

If you have an income of 1700.00 a month then you need to learn to live within those means. Why does Joe feel he is entitled to such an exorbitant lifestyle? I sure live within my means and would never ask for money from my children so I could act like a high roller. Between him and his wife they will bleed the estate dry and those 3 children will have nothing. That is not what Michael intended to happen. There is a reason he did not name Joe in his will. Joe is not as important as his narcissitic ego thinks. Time to tone it down and live within your means and for goodness sake, ACT YOUR AGE. None of the brothers is asking for money from the estate and he does not seem to be mooching off of them - Joe made his money and blew it, don't take the future of these 3 children away.

It's so amazing to sit back and witness what goes around certainly comes around in this life we live in. And when it does come around, the sting of the punishment is much more profound. As the saying goes, you reap what you sow. Michael obviously forgave his father after he grew up since he was financially supporting him all these years. But Michael did the absolute natural thing most of us would do by not including his father in the will. This instance is not about honoring father and mother. Michael did honor his dad by supporting him BIGTIME despite the cruel and selfish ways. God has always said 'vengeance is mine', and Michael did his part by taking good care of him despite his ways. As someone else stated earlier, God also says "be good to your children" and clearly Joe Jackson was not. I really think God also don't want us to be fools either. Its best for Joe to pay his price now (if you call it that) than to pay it in the end. I was so mad with Joe at that press conference when asked what he wanted the world to know about his son.......instead of saying how pure Michael was with his love and his heart, and how giving he was; all he could say is that he wanted the world to know that he was the biggest star on the planet. I was so damn mad with him that I turned the channel.

Joe Jackson needs to live within his means. His meal ticket is gone and it's now time to face the real world. $2500 to eat out, $3000 for hotels, $1000 for entertainment? Give me a break. Here's a tip Soper 8 motel, McDonalds, and the local Cinema.

Joe Jackson is a slime bag. His Golden Parachute is dead...Let him rot...

Yes, I do feel that Joe Jackson is deserving of some form of monetary compensation each month. The question that should be raised is how much is he deserving of? and Does he really need to fund this sort of elaborate lifesatyle that he has in Vegas. Whether we like the man or not just think for a couple of moments and realize that if it was not for his diligence in recognizing and believing in Michael's excellent talent; there would not have been a Jackson 5.

What should be the ultimate sad part of this case is that in many ways Joe Jackson has lost perspective of what truely matters the most, and that is family. He did do a poor job in maintaining his marriage to Katherine and shifted his focus to having outside children.

But at the end, he does deserve some compensation, but not anything extravagant.

Yes, I do feel that Joe Jackson is deserving of some form of monetary compensation each month. The question that should be raised is how much is he deserving of? and Does he really need to fund this sort of elaborate lifesatyle that he has in Vegas. Whether we like the man or not just think for a couple of moments and realize that if it was not for his diligence in recognizing and believing in Michael's excellent talent; there would not have been a Jackson 5.

What should be the ultimate sad part of this case is that in many ways Joe Jackson has lost perspective of what truely matters the most, and that is family. He did do a poor job in maintaining his marriage to Katherine and shifted his focus to having outside children.

But at the end, he does deserve some compensation, but not anything extravagant.

Sorry Joe, but if Michael had wanted you to have any financial security after his death, he would have provided that information in his will. Since he didn't, then I'd say it's safe to say he felt you milked him enough while he was young, and later in life. You're an old coot who thinks you're still hot s*it on a silver platter, but in fact, you're just as you were before Michael died - cold pee on a paper plate! Get over yourself and learn to live within your means like the rest of us!

If Joe Jackson is only getting $1700 a month from Social Security, he falsified his income tax returns when he was self-employed as mentor/trainer/etc. for the Jackson Five and, probably, after, too.

Please pull up the IRS website and ask that his income tax returns be audited as far back as is possible.

The address to send off the printed government form is on that web page and you do not need to include your name or any other identifying information if you don't want to. This man is a leach and mean, too; he deserves nothing else - he has already had (and done) too much.

Brittany,

I'm in total agreement with you.

Hmmm...From everything I've read, it seems their are a lot of haters out there.

I'll agree that Mr Joe Jackson, may not be the most popular in the family, however. Not one of those "Jackson" children, including our beloved MJ, would have had a musical bone in their bodies, if it weren't for his (Quite musically talented) blood! Plus the forethought to nurture the talent, into what it became.

If the mother is getting money, and the others in the family are,(You know they are) then so should the father. After all, the Jackson 5 would never have existed but for Mr Joe Jackson, irregardless of how we feel about him.

It was apparent, that father & son, made up during the final years of his life. I believe if MJ hadn't died, he would have put dad in the will as well.

Don't give Joe a single dime.Look at all the hugely popular TV stars who live in average homes in average neighborhoods.Just because you are popular and/or famous DOESN'T mean you're RICH.There are BIG stars from the 50's,60's and 70's who no longer are working and are getting by on social security and food stamps.Is it right? HELL NO !!But then again,as Joe Jackson needs to learn,life ain't fair.If it weren't for the public library,I wouldn't be able to be on the internet writing this.Why? Because I am having to live on the street.I served two tours in Viet Nam but since my brain damage happened AFTER I got home the VA wants nothing to do with me.Fair? Nope.That's just the way life is.

i cannot believe he would even ask for a penny,he beat micheal so badly that he could no longer have children.he specificly ordered for him to never come near his kids.mj life was so bad and he was taking advantage of his whole life by money grugging people.please dont give that abuser a dime poor mj will never rest if you do.....he children deserve every dime of his money not money grubbing people like his father....i love u mj as a good person and a great dad.....

Joe Jackson should be ashamed of hisself. Michael owes him nothing. His lawyer and him have no shame obviously. It is dispickable to think he is due anything.

Joe Jackson should be ashamed of hisself. Michael owes him nothing. His lawyer and him have no shame obviously. It is dispickable to think he is due anything.

Someone stated that if the rest of the family was receiving money, then so too Joe Jackson. I honestly feel Michael would have been a successful musical star regardless of the pushings of his dad. My reason is this: Michael is the one who was blessed with the gift, not the father. Although, he did push Michael as well as the other brothers, I really don't feel that his father served as no influence to the greatness Michael became. I do think also it was a matter of timing of Joe pushing his sons, that landed him eventually with Motown, which of course led to the kind of superstardom the United States and the world has never seen. The power of it all lies squarely in the natural gift and pure talent and genius of Michael himself. What Michael had surpasses anything Joe ever thought he had in his control. What I'm saying is Michael's kind of talent was way bigger than Joe from the very beginning. So I sort of dispute the poster who said Joe made Michael who he is. Actually, Joe made Michael into who he is not.

Joe should have learned to moonwalk. Too bad now, Junior.

I Just think this is one of the biggest flock I have seen in a long time what makes Joe Jackson think he should have anythings of Micheal I thought when one die you leave who you want to have what, thats what wills are for Joe out mom in its as simple as can be to me he is making a big fool out of his self always up front trying to look like he has it going on but yet begging he really look like a broke down pimp if he start acting his age he may come out better.

Michael would have been the King of pop, regardless of his father, Joe Jackson, as he was gifted, any manger would have died to work for that kind of artist. JOE jackson doesn't deserve any posthumos money, Catherine Jackson sipports him, so do his other many children, it's not a buisness of Michael Jackson's estate. He'll end up being richer than other family members. He enjoyed glory, fame and fortune of his childen, that's more than enough.

I do not think that Joe Jackson should get a dime. If Michael wanted to give him something he would of done it when he drafted the will. I am sure that Michael over the years helped his Dad. His Dad handled the money years ago when they were all famous he must have forgotten. The estate should be left For His Children. for the person that mentioned about Joe Jackson being Michael's father so he should get it. I think Joe Jackson stop being a true father a long time ago when he had to beat his kids. Not once have I eve heard Joe say he was sorry for beating his kids. Kathleen should have left him along time ago i do not know how she did it. I just do not understand how you can beat your own flesh and blood and think they owe you something becasue you are famous. Joe will be fine without more money from Micheal. I am sure the other family members support him and if not then he should live with his wife. I just feel so bad for the entire family sad for Michael as he would have enjoyed this last tour. He was a musical genius unlikes anybody of his time. RIP MJ.