Some intense famous sibling rivalries end up in courts of law, while others lead to physical fights and tense exchanges of words with each other on social media.
- January 30, 2022
AceShowbiz - The way Michael Jackson skyrocketed to fame above his siblings apparently left his older brother Jermaine Jackson consumed with jealousy. In 1991, Jermaine fired a clear shot with his single "Word to the Badd!!", in which he seemingly digs at his brother's changing appearance.
The song contains the lyrics, "But it's you always starin' in the mirror. Constantly fakin' it, ain't no mistakin' it. Get a grip 'cause you're not far from breakin' it. Thinkin' about the time when we used to be close." It's also reported that Jermaine's ex-wife confessed the track "was his jealous response to producers who abandoned his recording to work with Michael instead."
Following Michael's death, Jermaine admitted that he regretted making his feud with the king of pop a public consumption. "Enough has become enough... After much soul-searching, it is clearly time for us to live by Michael's words about love not war," he said in 2012.
