Sharing a bed with kids just fine with Jackson

In his first interview since his arrest on child molestation charges, pop icon Michael Jackson says he still considers it okay to share his bed with children and asserts he would ‘‘slash’’ his wrists before hurting a child.

‘‘Of course, why not? If you’re going to be a paedophile, if you are going to be a Jack the ripper, if you’re going to be a murderer, it’s not a good idea. That I am not,’’ he said on CBS’ 60 Minutes programme.

Denying the charges against him, he said: ‘‘Before I would hurt a child, I would slit
my wrists.’’ — (PTI)