Brandon’s father says he knew about the Jacko father story before it broke and it’s all a lie forged by greedy people.
The plot thickens in the latest typically bizarre scandal surrounding Michael Jackson.
A US man who claims HE is the real father of Brandon Howard, NOT the King of Pop, Jacko , has spoken out and he reckons Brandon forewarned him the story was about to break and reassured him it was all nonsense.
Augie Johnson, 65, talked to gossip website TMZ.com and told them he fathered Brandon during a relationship with the 31 year old’s mum Miki Howard and was in the delivery room when he was born ( find out more about singer Brandon here ).
He says he has been a permanent fixture in his life ever since and TMZ says it has seen pictures of the two together.
According to Augie, Brandon called him just before the story broke about the DNA test to warn him it was fake, telling him: “Don’t worry about this stuff. You are my dad.”
Augie believes it is “greedy” people around Brandon who are behind the story and not his son.
He insisted: “I know Brandon’s my son. I was there in the delivery room, I have the pictures of him being born. I got the records, I got everything.
“Before me, Miki wasn’t with anyone else. She didn’t even know Michael at that time. But you know what, I love my son and he can do whatever he likes. I’m not tripping on this.”
The organisation that released the results of the apparent DNA test which allegedly proved Michael Jackson fathered Brandon has hit back to say the results were not fake.
Online television channel FilmOn.com’s Alki David claimed on his show that Michael had secretly fathered the 31-year-old singer.
However, it was claimed the DNA test results sheet were faked with the logo at the top even being seen in film Terminator Salvation.
But billionaire media mogul Alki has now hit back at the fake claims, telling TMZ: “The logo was made by the DNA agency to make it look pretty. Lab documents are not pretty by nature.”
Seemingly contradicting himself, he added that DNA results should be private and are not meant to made public knowledge.
It was alleged DNA was taken from a mould of Jackson’s teeth and from Howard before it was sent to labs in Ireland and Utah.
The results were then unveiled on the show and it was claimed there was a “99.99999%” probability of singer Brandon being late singer Michael’s son.
A Google image search for “DNA results” brings up a number of examples and many of the results are printed on branded paper from the labs.
According to TMZ, there is no generic DNA testing lab, as the Jackson and Howard test would suggest, in Ireland where it was claimed the DNA was sent.
But while the test results may be fake, Brandon’s parents do have links to Michael as Brandon’s singer mother Mika Howard was once managed by Michael’s father Joe Jackson.
Brandon has even cast doubt on the matter himself, saying in a statement: “To my fans, family, and friends, despite recent allegations, I did not authorise the testing of my DNA to be compared to that of the late Michael Jackson.
“This spring, I agreed to be part of a documentary film with FilmOn.TV and was asked to give a sample of my DNA.
“Even though I agreed to this I never expected it to be used in this manner.
“To this day, I have never claimed to be Michael Jackson’s son nor do I have any intention of pursuing the family’s estate.” Hear Brandon speak in a Facebook message, below.
