Skeletons in the Closet: Secrets of Famous Families
The Bushes
Before the Bush family was the very picture of all-American do-gooderism, they were aiding the Nazis during World War II, according to The Guardian. George W. Bush’s grandfather, Senator Prescott Bush, directed the Union Banking Corporation, whose assets were seized under the Trading with the Enemy Act in 1942. The Guardian reports that UBC represented the U.S. interests of Fritz Thyssen, a steel and coal baron who funded Adolf Hitler’s campaign in the 1930s. Though Senator Bush never confessed Nazi sympathies, the Guardian investigation appeared to prove Bush was well-aware of UBC’s activities with the Nazis.
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The Jacksons
Before Michael Jackson was accused (and acquitted) of child molestation, there was another scandal in the Jackson house. Michael’s father, Joe Jackson was accused by his daughter La Toya of abuse in her autobiography, La Toya: Growing Up in the Jackson Family. She alleged that Joe beat his kids with his iron fists and sexually abused LaToya and her sister, Rebbie. Joe adamantly denied the allegations. He has never been charged and La Toya and her father did reconcile.
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