Another Jackson Hits Hard Times

Or so he says.

September 27, 2010 at 3:03PM
(The Minnesota Star Tribune)
AP photo
AP photo (The Minnesota Star Tribune)

One of the nation's remaining Jacksons is broke, TMZ reports:

No idea what he did, but half a mil for showing up once on a TV show ought to last you a while, so we're not exactly overflowing with sympathy here. You might say "he's a Jackson, and hence required to keep up a certain standard of living," and I'd say "hence?" you really say "hence" in daily conversation? Good for you. As for the "Jackson" part, I'm not sure the lesser Jackson men are under any obligation to impress the commoners anymore. It's not as though we learn that a Jackson is living in a normal house instead of a palace with butlers and servants and an underground harbor with a private sub, and we wonder, what happened to America? Why can't we keep our Jacksons in the style to which they are accustomed?

One more thing: Jermajesty? Seriously, fella, jermajesty? How much did you want your kids beaten up after school?

Could be worse; he could have named them "Relevant" and "Pertinent."

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