Why Michael Jackson didn't like his father

Everyone knows Michael Jackson always loved his mother Katherine.  He always spoke highly of her during interviews and even trusted her to take care of his children (according to his will).

However, when it came to his father Joe Jackson,  Michael always showed resentment toward him.  He accused Joe of beating him up when he was child, and he even left him out of the will. 

During his later years, Michael didn’t grant many interviews.  But back in 1993 during a televised interview with Oprah Winfrey, Michael discussed why he didn’t like his father. 

Excerpts from the interview are posted below.

Michael: Yes, and I had pimples so badly it used to make me so shy. I used not to look at myself. I’d hide my face in the dark, I wouldn’t want to look in the mirror and my father teased me and I just hated it and I cried everyday.

Michael: Yes and tell me I’m ugly.
Oprah: Your father would say that?
Michael: Yes he would. Sorry Joseph.
Oprah: What’s your relationship like with him?
Michael: I love my father but I don’t know him.
Oprah: Are you angry with him for doing that? I think that’s pretty cruel actually.
Michael: Am I angry with him?
Oprah: Because adolescence is hard enough without a parent telling you that you’re ugly.