Michael Jackson Apologized To Dad Before Documentary

The Las Vegas Review Journal reports Michael Jackson called his father, Joe Jackson, who has a home in Las Vegas, to forewarn him and apologize in advance of ABC’s airing Thursday of the controversial documentary with Martin Bashir. “Michael’s upset and Joe’s upset,” according to a source. Before the interview opened old wounds, the source said the father-son relationship was “better than it’s ever been. They talk on a regular basis.”