“When you have somebody say you’re too heavy, it affects you,” the All For You singer said, adding that she began struggling with her weight when she took on the role of Penny on “Good Times” at 10-years-old.
“I’m an emotional eater,” Jackson said. “So when I get stressed or something is really bothering me, it comforts me. I did “Good Times” and that’s the beginning of having weight issues and the way I looked at myself.”
Although she and her brother were close as children, JJ says she and MJ drifted apart right after the Thriller album hijacked the Billboard charts and popular culture overall.
“I remember really loving the Thriller album but for the first time in my life I felt it was different between us, a shift was happening,” she said. “That’s the time Mike and I started going our separate ways. He just wasn’t as fun as he used to be.”
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