Joe Jackson, Michael Jackson’s hard-driving father, returns to the spotlight with son’s death

NEW YORK — At the BET Awards over the weekend, Michael Jackson’s father, Joe Jackson, was back in front of the cameras. Wearing a black fedora and oversized sunglasses, he spoke proudly of his son, paid tribute to “a superstar” and promoted his own new record label.

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  • asiababi79 Its friday night and the BET awards is in town. So many events its overwhelming think i'll stay local and hit the Geisha House.
  • djcuttz Got to get up early n head back 2 Atlanta 4 BET Awards... shout out the other DJ's working right now...
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  • Hydeiabroadbent Not all of us could be in ATL for the BET awards @hiphopucit lol sure fights will happen and people will be in jail! lol hope BP act right
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  • halicea99 Party like a rap star: BET Hip Hop Awards '09 weekend | Crib Notes ...
  • geekdoc Sunny BET Awards in Atlanta tomorrow night. On Trauma call tomorrow night.
  • polymath22 BET hip hop awards rehearsal - chuuuch! Its gonna be off da chain jacc! Shout out to tha homey Dream
  • thekeyinfluencer Just arrived at the w for #blogalicious where my old #ucla buddy chris Spencer tackled me. Duh! BET awards are this weekend!!
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  • roadkillrefugee I vote for his Nobel $$ to go to an Awards Czar to fix the BET, Grammy, Academy, Heisman awards processes. Let it be a teachable moment.
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  • dialoguese I refuse to watch the BET Hip Hop Awards. BET Is helping kill hip hop.
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