“I Know My Brother”: Jackie Jackson Says He Won’t Watch the Documentary About Michael — Calling It Opportunistic and Driven by Greed

Jackie Jackson — the eldest member of the Jackson family — has long said he will never watch the 2019 documentary that renewed public controversy around his brother, Michael Jackson. And he has been very clear on why.

In interviews, Jackie has said he refuses to consume the film, not because he is avoiding it, but because he believes he already knows the truth about who his brother was — and who he was not.

“I don’t have to see the documentary,” he said.
“I know my brother.”

A Family That Has Stayed Firm

When the project was released — ten years after Michael’s passing — it sparked emotional reaction across the Jackson family. Jackie, along with other relatives, publicly argued that the claims made within the documentary were motivated by opportunism.

Their position was straightforward:

Michael Jackson cannot speak for himself now — and therefore, they say, others are attempting to profit from his legacy.

Jackie described the timing — one decade after Michael’s death — as deeply suspicious, saying that business interests and attention-seeking, not truth, were driving the project.

Core Points of the Jackson Family’s Response

The family’s statements have consistently emphasized three themes:

1. Personal knowledge
They insist their own first-hand experience with Michael does not align with the way he is portrayed in the film.

2. Absence of supporting evidence
They say the documentary offers no independent material that changes what courts and formal investigations concluded while Michael was alive.

3. Financial motivation
They argue the accusations resurfaced in the public arena because Michael is no longer here to respond — and therefore his legacy is vulnerable.

A Emotional Anchor in Four Words

Jackie’s most-quoted line — “I know my brother” — has become the defining soundbite of the family’s unified stance.

It was short. It was personal.
And for the Jacksons, it summed up everything they wanted the public to understand:

They see the film not as truth-telling — but as opportunism.

For Jackie Jackson, the matter is settled. He does not plan to ever watch the film — because, he says, nothing in it could ever override what he lived, witnessed, and remembers.