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Creativity Quote by Tito Jackson

"I'm glad that he's got all this behind him. And I'm pretty sure that there's a lot of people - and there are certain people that don't report the news accurate for their own personal fame and gain. And they know who they are"

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There is a practiced softness in the opening line: “I’m glad that he’s got all this behind him.” It’s the language of family triage, a public soothing meant to close a chapter without litigating it. Tito Jackson doesn’t name the “this,” which is the point. Vagueness becomes a shield, letting listeners project their own memory of scandal while he offers a dignified exit ramp: whatever happened, it’s over, and we’re moving on.

Then the sentence pivots into something sharper: the media critique. He doesn’t go broad with “the press” or “the tabloids”; he narrows it to “certain people” who “don’t report the news accurate for their own personal fame and gain.” The slightly off-kilter phrasing reads less like a polished talking point and more like frustration finally given a microphone. That matters because authenticity is doing the work here. The claim isn’t a forensic argument about coverage; it’s a moral framing: misinformation as opportunism, harm as a career move.

“And they know who they are” is the sting. It functions as a public side-eye, a warning without a lawsuit. By refusing to name names, he keeps the accusation alive while staying safely ambiguous, inviting accountability through shame rather than evidence. Coming from a musician in a dynasty defined by relentless scrutiny, the subtext is protective and reputational: defend the person, indict the ecosystem, and signal that the family hasn’t forgotten who cashed in.

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Jackson, Tito. (n.d.). I'm glad that he's got all this behind him. And I'm pretty sure that there's a lot of people - and there are certain people that don't report the news accurate for their own personal fame and gain. And they know who they are. FixQuotes. https://fixquotes.com/quotes/im-glad-that-hes-got-all-this-behind-him-and-im-137108/

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Jackson, Tito. "I'm glad that he's got all this behind him. And I'm pretty sure that there's a lot of people - and there are certain people that don't report the news accurate for their own personal fame and gain. And they know who they are." FixQuotes. Accessed February 3, 2026. https://fixquotes.com/quotes/im-glad-that-hes-got-all-this-behind-him-and-im-137108/.

MLA Style (9th ed.)
"I'm glad that he's got all this behind him. And I'm pretty sure that there's a lot of people - and there are certain people that don't report the news accurate for their own personal fame and gain. And they know who they are." FixQuotes, https://fixquotes.com/quotes/im-glad-that-hes-got-all-this-behind-him-and-im-137108/. Accessed 3 Feb. 2026.

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Tito Jackson (born October 15, 1953) is a Musician from USA.

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