You know, I am really thankful that none of my friends have made any kind of mockery about Michael Jackson’s death and his life leading up to it. Yet.
Let’s not forget the fact that the man was/is a fucking legend in our time and had such a huge impact on the music industry that he was deemed the King of Pop.
That makes you pretty famous.
It also makes your private life not so private.
The man was passionate about entertaining others of all ages. Later in his life, it was more towards kids. I think that he had a love for children that we as a society have skewed. And I think some people even took advantage of the fact and tried to make him out to be a child molester. It’s understandable though. We all think the ice cream men who drive up and down our streets are perverts who just want to abduct our children and rape them.
I believe he was a little weird, but I don’t think he would be stupid enough to make it so obvious if he was a child molester. And his jury thought the same as I do…innocent.
I think some people had ideas and concocted some lies to try and get their hands on part of his riches.
I will always love Michael Jackson for the artist he was, not the person society made him out to be.
I agree with you completely! In recent years, he has been as loony as the day is long, but he is probably the most talented individual ever to walk the planet. I never believed the allegations against him. I worked in the legal field for 7 years, and unfortunately had to defend a sex offender or two, and there was such a huge lack of any kind of evidence in Michael’s case. Plus, Michael Jackson has been the target of more frivolous lawsuits than any other celebrity in history.
I remember the Motown special when the Jacksons reunited and the first time Michael did the moonwalk. The first music video I ever remember seeing was Thriller (and being a child of the 80s, I was glued to MTV for about a decade). I remember my brother and I being allowed to stay up past our bedtime to see the premiere of his “Black or White” video. He was an amazing artist that fully earned his title as the King of Pop.
I think years later that his untimely passing will have more of an impact on popular culture than the death of Elvis or John Lennon.
Amen.