November 15th, 1995. Geraldo Rivera’s television talk show hosts the celebrity singer and Jackson family member.
“My father, I look at him differently than I did before….I’ve come to the point in my life…when a man like that does that…I think there’s something mentally wrong there.”
A clip of a La Toya performance is played and the discussion starts there. After an audience question La Toya addresses the abuse her father meted out to his children and why she thinks it’s important to speak out. Ms Jackson claims to have been a very shy youngster and afraid to talk in school.
The conversation continues to the allegations of child molestation leveled against her brother Michael. Is Geraldo just trying to get her in trouble?
This day, Geraldo’s television history.