Joe Jackson has returned to the spotlight. It is a place he is familiar with, having long presided as the iron-willed patriarch who managed his talented children in the music business, driving Michael in particular to enormous fame at a young age. The 79-year-old former steelworker is again fully immersed in the family's dealings since his son's death. The return of Joe Jackson a controversial, sometimes vilified figure who Michael said abused him as a child is sure to renew questions about his influence on his troubled son.
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