No Words Today
Posted on June 25th, 2009 by HisHighness in 1
This is a very sad day. I’m off to the funeral of an amazing boy who tragically died at age six a few days ago. My thoughts and prayers are with the parents who are incredible, first class people. I’m at a loss for words. RIP A.P.R. – you will be missed forever.
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Very sad to hear. My kind thoughts go out to you and the boy’s family.
ReplyMy condolences. Little kids shouldn’t die, it just shouldn’t be possible, and they shouldn’t suffer or feel fear or pain or hunger. Its one of the things about about our existence that I just don’t understand why it has to be this way.
ReplyBlessings to all that loved this innocent sweet soul. Never something a parent or friends that care about them want to face, their lives are forever changed. Kate
ReplyRIP to Farrah Fawcett as well…
ReplySad about Farrah, she fought hard. On a lighter note, It seems the LA Examiner has birthed a new ass kisser for Angelina , poor Daryl D deserves a RIP on the lighter side of things, hopefully he fings a new home to kick her ass.
ReplySo sorry to hear this sad news Ian. My thoughts and prayers go out to the parents and loved ones of this little boy.
ReplySo sad.
ReplyCan you all spare some prayers for those that Ian continuously hunts down for nothing other than sheer pleasure and malice while you’re at it? People like Prince Charles and even (shock!) Angelina Jolie, who actually doesn’t hurt or molest or get in any of your faces personally either.
Maybe you can spare a prayer for me, who’ll just be labeled a Jolie-loving freak, when I’ve never even watched one film of hers, I just loathe and detest how spiteful this site has become and what really motivates its writer.
ReplyMichael Jackson rushed to hospital with cardiac arrest … just reported on Fox News
Reply@Ms Agatha:
Scary, lots of people survive heart attacks though, the percetage is not as low as you might think. He’s still young to have one, unless he has a lot of other complications though (which it sounds like he has), in which case then he may be in trouble.
Reply@Keane Cyber Queen Supreme:
ReplyFox News just reported, that only 15 % survive cardiac arrest… they take it very serious… his mother is on the way to hospital… I guess, it’s a lot worse than just heart attack….
I’m so sorry Ian. Sending prayers and hugs to the boy’s family.
As a mom, I cannot even imagine what it is like to lose a child.
Reply@Ms Agatha:
Reply1 Ian, prayers for this family of course
2 I have been in the field all day WTF with MJ?
3 FF RIP I did not understand why she put herself through the butchery and pain that she did. I don’t condemn it, but I do not understand it.
…update… all family members on way to hospital now….
Reply@Constant Gardner:
Reply,….. suffered cardiac arrest 1/2 hr ago….
Oh my, prayers for so many today, Farrah was lovely, prayers to her family. Fighting cancer has I sure taken a huge toll on all of them, may she now be at peach.
Michael, yikes, sincerely hope he pulls through. Blessings to them as well. What a shame, he is one talented guy.
Reply@Ms Agatha:
Yes doesn’t look good does it. I suspect whatever illness he has has led to this, but you would have thought if he was that ill he would have had 24 hour nurses or whatever. Hm, doesn’t look good for him at all….
Reply@Keane Cyber Queen Supreme:
Reply… brings tears to my eyes… sad day today…. guessing that his live-in nurse found him..and called 911 …
@Keane Cyber Queen Supreme:
ReplyNo it really does not, sadly. I know his brother had sad a couple of months ago he was not doing well. Must be very hard to be a celebrity and be that ill. Patrick comes to mind with his cancer.
No report about your mate Michael Jackson?
Thought it would be an IUC Exclusive being that you live at his and Brangies houses.
Reply@Kate:
ReplyIan was right all along… didn’t he tell us that MJ was very ill ?
@Kate:
How old is he? About 46 or something? Where will the 3 young children go? Back to the surrogate who has no involvment in their life? Sadly, I don’t think it was ever going to end well for Jacko. His life has been a circus from pretty much day one. There is an inevitability about it unfortunately.
ReplyMJ dead
ReplyTMZ reports MJ dead
ReplyTMZ is reporting he died. So sad.
ReplyBreaking news on Channel 9 television just now; “TMZ out of California reports with video that Michael Jackson is dead” He was rushed to the medical center with no heartbeat….that’s all so far.
ReplyIAN you were correct…..again.
Farrah, you will be missed
Michael, rest in peace
IAN, sorry for your loss, a lot of sadness today
@Keane Cyber Queen Supreme:
ReplyHI Keane – do you recall what the illness was that Ian reported that Michael Jackson had? I think this was before I started reading here ….. Thanks.
How sad, just watching it on BBC News 24 now. They are quoting TMZ as a source but saying they can’t independently confirm the death yet.
Reply@ladybert62:
I don’t I’m sorry no. Something quite rare I think, I have never paid much attention as I find MJ too disturbing a character to think about too much. The timing of this is ironic considering the legal battle Ian would undoubtedly have had in store for him upon release of his book. Wonder if he knows yet.
Reply@Keane Cyber Queen Supreme:
ReplyI found it – am reading up on it right now.
@ladybert62:
Replyseems to be alpha 1 antitrypsin deficiency – an inherited genetic liver disease – am still reading.
I am reading suicide-OD of sleeping pills.
Replyhttp://www.thaindian.com/newsportal/entertainment/pop-sensation-michael-jackson-dead_100209622.html
I found this site with the information reguarding Michael’s death…just 50 y/o…too young
ReplyMichael Jackson was a tremendous entertainer, truly a prodigy. At the same time, a very unusual and eccentric guy. His reputation before and after death will always be tarnished by the problems with the young boys. Man oh man. And now what of those kids? And the incubator who was the mom?
ReplyCNN is lame. Someone telling us what a heart attack is, doing a living obit but still reporting he is in the hosp.
Reply@Constant Gardner:
ReplyTotally agree… what a great entertainer and what a freak show he was ….
@ladybert62:
That’s right, and everyone kept saying that was not possible. I think IAN’s book covers all of that about the illness. Wow, talk about timing, probably already shipped, too late to make any last comments, R.I.P
I still remember him as a little boy and all the way up. 50 years old.
R.I.P Michael Jackson you were an icon!
Replyhttp://cbs11tv.com/entertainment/michael.jackson.hospitalized.2.1059770.html
ReplyFurther information …
Today is indeed a sad day with the loss of two world-wide celebrities each unique in their own way.
@Constant Gardner:
ReplyI may be wrong, but I think in IAN’s book he says MJ did not molest the boys. I got that impression from one chat, he said MJ liked guys , but not that young, not children. Forgotten.
@Kate:
ReplyFeel very bad for his kids – wonder what will happen to them – 3 of them? They arent even teens yet are they?
@ladybert62:
ReplyOverdose. Take it to the bank. His various illnesses do not result in cardiac arrest. This will be covered up by the press and the family, you can’t blame them for that.
Rest in Peace, Michael. Thriller was the very first music video that I ever saw. You can’t beat the old Micheal Jackson songs.
Reply@Kate:
ReplyReally? That is interesting as my conclusions were that he certainly did – might have to read Ian’s book!
@Constant Gardner:
ReplyHI CG- was he known for doing drugs? I had not heard that one associated with his name ….
@Kate:
ReplyYou know, the thing is, whether he did or not, settling out of court with the families doesn’t lead people to believe in his innocence. On that topic however, I hold the parents of the kids who made the accusations equally responsible. WTF were they thinking!!!!
I believe that one time he admitted to being strung out on painkillers.
ReplyIan claimed that Micheal had a collapsed lung. That is not the same as a heart attack! Anyone can die from a hurt attack.
Reply@Keane Cyber Queen Supreme:
Replyyou don’t know anything – you only think you do. where’d you get your medical degree?
@Constant Gardner:
ReplyRiviera of Fox news just said , that pills were involved….. that he took a huge advance pay for the upcoming concerts in England already, but never hired a choreographer or did any rehearsal etc…. did huge gambling….
CNN reporting he is in a coma..not dead.
ReplyRumor: Jacko committed suicide over Farrah’s death
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Saw this in a few different places on the web, thought I would proliferate it.
[link to http://www.manolith.com
BREAKING NEWS: Michael Jackson Dies of Suicide
By Ned Hepburn on June 25, 2009 – 58 views
According to various sources, Michael Jackson was reported dead at 2:35 PST this afternoon after he went into cardiac arrest after consuming more than two dozen sleeping pills. He was 50 years old.
[link to http://www.manolith.com
ReplyLA Times now reporting Jackson dead. I wonder if it was a suicide. Jackson was reported to be in cardiac arrest and not breathing when the police arrived at his home.
TMZ is despicable. I’m sure he wasn’t dead when they first reported it but they just figured the chances weren’t good for him so what the hell let’s be the first in case he does die. That way they look like they broke the story. If he had survived then no big deal. If was 50/50 anyway. Not much of a risk to go for broke and get in there first.
Reply@Constant Gardner:
ReplyTotally agree with you! And I just think if you have been ‘unjustly accused’ of something once, and had to pay loads of money out, would you EVER put yourself in the same position again????
@Keane Cyber Queen Supreme:
ReplyThe problem is that when you have a heart attack AT HOME you must get CPR within 3 minutes. Oh, you can live but without Oxy to the brain you are a veg. With ambulance response times that rarely happens. CNN reporting he is in a coma. Gawd I hate those tools.
CNN now reporting he is dead.
Replywanted to add.. they are siting other sources but (cnn) will not confirm yet.
Reply@MaeIAsk:
I don’t need a medical degree MaeIAsk, I have plenty of personal experience of them to go on. Thanks for your intelligent and sensitive comment though.
Reply@Keane Cyber Queen Supreme:
Replyagreed – boy, she’s a charmer!
@karenab:
That’s what I have always thought. If he wanted to prove his innocence he should have gone to court the first time, if he was innocent then he would never escape that association without doing so. That’s why I always found it very suspicious. That and what his ex-manager said about him in a UK doc, it was pretty damning.
ReplyDo the right thing, Ian. Be elegant about this.
This is a sad day for most, no matter what they thought of MJ.
This is not the time to claim validation.
Ma ma se… is the word.
ReplyYeah I’m actually fuming at the moment, it was very recent experience and very close to home, and more than one individual. Where do we find these freaks.
ReplyI never believed he molested that boy who charged him, in fact i remember at the time it was said by many that the mother instructed the boy to make that accusation, following a failed attempt for money from MJ to keep quiet. My belief that he did not molest the boy is based on Michael’s childlike quality, his basic “innocence”. He may have a homosexual sexual preference, but i don’t believe that children ever entered into it as Michael appeared to treasure children and childhood in general. Not having had one himself, i believe he lived his childhood through them…hence his afinity to having them entertained at Neverland Ranch, and in his company. Only God and Michael know the truth to this, and people will forever speculate about it once a person is accused, whether they are absolved or not, it sticks forever. JMO
Reply@MaeIAsk:
You never fail to educate me…. what a coherent response….
ReplyI see Columbia Pictures has pulled out of Brad Pitt’s Moneyball film….he’s said to be searching for a new backer….poor PittY….lol Also, was reported that he is in France with Angie and their kids….yippee….sarcasm here….
ReplyThat last comment was to you BTW LadyBert, reply function didn’t work for some reason.
ReplyWhat’s going to happen to his kids?
Reply@backalleyknees:
ReplyThat’s a good question. There are no custody arrangements involved, so i suppose it would be how Michael Jackson wrote up his will. His mother is elderly, and his father not that reliable…bless those little ones…..
@ backalleyknees
That’s what I wondered. Probably taken in by one of his relatives, La Toya maybe? They all seemed pretty close.
Reply@Keane Cyber Queen Supreme:
ReplyJust ignore that shit missy.
@ Constant Gardner – thanks hun, will do x
Reply@Constant Gardner:
Yep Michael J. was a well known pill head. Pain pills,sleeping, etc. It had to be an OD…the rare genetic liver report? BS!! He had liver problems alright, but it was from all the pills he ingested over the years.
Reply@Keane Cyber Queen Supreme:
Replyomg LaToya? She’s nutso!!!! Another Jackson Family Freak.
@Keane Cyber Queen Supreme:
ReplyI know – I realized that! No problem – hope you are doing better right now.
@Constant Gardner:
ReplyReally – what has she done? I dont know much about them at all.
Ryan O’Neal seems to be having a hard time with Farrah’s death. I think those two were soul mates, they always reconnected through their life paths, and seemed to share a deep , emotional bond. Farrah went through so much pain during her treatments in attempts to stop the cancer, it was difficult to watch her film documenting her treatments. I wonder if her son Redmond will ever get it together? It is such a shame that he didn’t while it would mean so much to his mother…Redmond and Ryan will be so lost without Farrah guiding them along imo
ReplyI know of three little half breed kids available for a timely Brangelina adoption. Just sayin…
Reply@ CG – she was on UK Celebrity Big Brother and came across as a very nice/sweet if pretty eccentric woman. Not like her freakish reputation at all. Jermaine was on the previous year and was the nicest, sweetest, most down-to-earth chap. Both of them speak very quietly though as if they are afraid to open their mouths, quite strange. Tito lives in Cornwall in the UK bizarrely. I think one of them will probably look after the children. They have no contact with the surrogate do they?
Reply@Keane Cyber Queen Supreme:
ReplyLOTS of secrets in that family.
@Keane’s Cat:
Reply…click the start button… and f*off..
@Patty Anne:
ReplyThose 2 sure had their problems, didnt they! But they we always there for each other, and how lovely that she had him there at the end. I saw just yesterday that he was saying they were gong to try to marry. She seemed like a nice lady. And gorgeous! Very sad.
You first sugar tits. @Ms Agatha:
Reply@ CG – you’ll have to fill me in another time. I can kind of imagine. Their very quiet, afraid to say boo to a goose demeanour suggests a fair bit just in itself I would say.
ReplyI know many of you homebound old bats will defend Micheal Jackson as a creative genius but I would like to remind you that you were never forced to drink Jesus Juice while parading around in spiderman undies.
Reply@Keane Cyber Queen Supreme:
ReplyI didnt watch all of that BB, but watched a lot toward the end, and she seemed really sweet. Very wise, if a bit kooky, but nuch nicer and down to earth than I thought she would be.
I bet Janet gets fat as hell now.
Reply@Keane’s Cat:
ReplyI think as an artist he WAS a creative genius. As a man – different matter. I for one would not have given him any of my money for concerts etc. BUT maybe that discussion can wait for another day, he’s not even cold!
@ karenab – yeah she didn’t fit the image she has acquired by tha point at all, she was a very sweet, shy, quiet lady really. Admittedly she was a little odd, she’s obviously led a very peculiar life in a very rarified world, she had no real concept of what it was to do housework at all for instance, had had staff all her life. But she wasn’t a freak, and Jermaine was adorable. But the way they were so very quiet and seemed afraid to even raise their voice made me think their upbringing must have been not that great. To be so quiet and reticent isn’t really a normal way to be.
ReplyI just can’t help but remember a talented man whose entire memory was tarnished by his sick and criminal proclivities. I think he was sick and does not deserve to be credited for anything other than being a commercial success because at life he was a failure.
ReplyI wonder if smooth criminal was a reference to anal lube?
Reply@Patty Anne:Maybe not the child who went to court, but there was one or more payouts prior to that to families with young boys. I thought Debbie Rowe had her parental rights reinstated around the time of the trial, if so the 2 she bore would go to her. I think it’s Rebbie, the oldest sister, who’s pretty much stayed out of the limelight.
ReplyWhy didn’t Latoya predict his death?
Reply@Keane Cyber Queen Supreme:
ReplyOh Jermaine – what a lovley man! And again, very wise. I nearly fell off the sofa laughing when they did the Jacksons song.
Lots of people said Latoya was stuck up in BB, but like you, I just thought she wasnt used to things like housework, but I’m sure she tried to muck in. She reminded me of a little fawn, like Bambi. You felt like she needed protection, but certainly there is also a strength there too.
@Patty Anne:
ReplyShe did say she was taking the kids to France for the summer..
@Keane’s Cat:
ReplyI would not really defend him, but I do have respect for the fact his family is grieving deeply right now. I am sure even Timothy McVeigh and Jeffry Dahlmer’s families did as well when their son’s did. It does not matter what ones loved one does in life, it the grief is the same when they pass on. In fact, I would suspect it is greater as those loved ones carry the grief of the victims as well, and wonder if they did anything at all or did not do something that would have or could changed the outcome for all.
@Patty Anne:
ReplyDo you have info re BP in France ? Can you remember who reported it ? Thanks.
@Constant Gardner:
ReplyI am not sure that is IAN”s pov, I may be misinformed, but one of his guest did feel that way. Oh my, now this is a suicide?
What the hell is up today? Ian says ’sad day today” and that he will be attending the funeral of a six year old little boy. Now Farrah Fawcett dies this morning – and then Michael Jackson dies 6 hours later. The town is really weird today -everyone’s on their cellphones – it’s crazy.
Reply@Kate:JMO I don’t think he ever really had a chance to be a child. He was a breadwinner from a very early age. I also don’t think he was ever taught about money or people, Papa Joe surrounded him with yes people so he could do as he liked with the $.
ReplyAnd I can respect that. At the same time he took the easy way out while his victims will suffer the rest of their lives. I just want to dance on the sorry bastard’s grave for a minute.@Kate:
Reply@Kate:I, unfortunately, wouldn’t be surprised if were a suicide. JMO, I don’t think he was in any way, shape or form prepared for the upcoming shows.
Reply@Different Guest:
ReplyNo, i checked into that and Michael has sole custody rights to his three children. I’m in agreement that the eldest sister Rebbie would be the likely choice to raise them now, she’s never been in the spotlight, and has led a rather normal, for the Jackson’s, life to date. No matter what anyone’s personal opinion of Michael Jackson is, he has made music history. His album Thriller is still the highest in sales for a new album, and the songs he wrote either alone or with someone such as Sir Paul McCartney will go on forever. He was a major talent in the industry imo.
@Keane’s Cat:
“I just want to dance on the sorry bastard’s grave for a minute.”
Why don’t you leave that up to God to decide and try to show just a little bit of class and grace – or is that even possible for you???
Reply@Ms Agatha:
ReplyActually it was more or less a “slip” from a major news station reporter last evening when mentioning some detail regarding Columbia Productions pulling out of Moneyball. The anouncer said in a matter of fact way that it worked out so that Brad didn’t have to stay in California but was able to fly to their home in France to spend his summer with his family, Angie and the kids. Sounded sort of like a deliberate slip if you get my meaning…lol
@Kate:
ReplyYes, she did mention taking the kids to France for the summer, but i was surprised that when Moneyball fell through, Brad followed them there. I suppose i was hoping he would get his balls back, and make a break now
@Keane’s Cat:
Why even bring those poor kids into this? IMO those kids aren’t biologically even his. Have you ever seen them? They don’t look mixed to me.
ReplyWhy don’t you leave the judging up to God instead of judging me? @harikari girl:
Reply@Patty Anne:
Reply…interesting…. because nobody, and I mean nobody , has reported any news re his whereabouts…. if he were in France, some French news agency would have reported already…. not believing it unless I see prove lol sorry AJ !
A pic i found on google of them
http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2008/05/28/article-1022545-0168CE5500000578-764_468×286.jpg
ReplyOkay all, now i’m crawling back to my sick bed….this flu sucks! But i did wash my little letters so no one would catch it from me … wink!
ReplyI was just being a smartass. I feel bad for those kids and every kid who has ever been in contact with that pedophile.@Crazyhell:
ReplyI would just like to say right now that I am not looking forward to the media orgy over this. I mean they take something like this and beat it to death.
Sanjay Gupta : what is cardiac arrest, how you can prevent cardiac arrest, what to do if you are around someone who has cardiac arrest like michael jackson
Nancy Grace: the pedophile angle.
Larry King Live: Distant cousins or others who knew him
Geraldo: Was it murder?
MTV: In Memoriam
The media frenzies really don’t sit well with me. Like or dislike (fill in name of deceased celeb) we do not need to hear about it 24/7. Please!
There are other things going on in the world. Just sayin’
Reply@Constant Gardner:
ReplyPS I wonder how Liz Taylor is taking this news? Weren’t she and MJ friends?
@Keane’s Cat:
Yeah you’re right, go “dance on his grave” – I’m sure you’re absolutely correct, God can deal with you.
Reply@Constant Gardner:
ReplyShe is still at the hospital saying her farewell to him …. Fox news… wouldn’t be surprised if she needed medical assistance too now..
@Patty Anne:
ReplyI really hope Joe Jackson doesn’t get them. He’s the one that made them into the mess they are.
I bet the insurance underwriters for the London Concerts are seriously considering throwing themselves in the Thames right about now.
ReplyOf course I’m right. You want to pray for wisdom with me?@harikari girl:
ReplyLarry King is having Cher, Smokey Robinson, and other celebs on tonight for a Jackson tribute.
If Lisa Marie and Priscilla are going to attend the funeral, I’m thinking a confrontation w/ the NOI security and the Scilon goons will happen…
btw, why the hell was Demi Moore parked in front of the Jackson house?
Reply@backalleyknees:
ReplyJoe Jackson was absolutely and severely abusive to his kids and MIchael got the worst of it, much worse than the other kids did. His brothers have acknowledged that before publicly.
@Keane’s Cat:
ReplyI feel the exact same way. I don’t think he was “a child at heart” as some seem to think. He surrounded himself with children in very weird ways.
@Constant Gardner:
ReplyI feel the same way, CG, the ANS circus was enough, I just turned off my tv and watched a DVD every now and then, read a book for a good month. Got the news on my computer. Just could not take it. I will do the same again.
@harikari girl:
ReplyI’m sure this will sound trite: but I remember that from the Jackson 5 movie that is always playing on VH1.
@Constant Gardner:
ReplyWanted to add, at the same time, Angie is thinking up her next scheme somewhere, she will get not get any attention at all while this is going on lol Brad is relieved. He can do what he wants for a bit. he he
@backalleyknees:
Replytrite? In what way? I don’t know the Jackson five film. You mean in the sense that they talked about the abuse in that film?
@harikari girl:
ReplyMaybe trite wasn’t the right word. But most of the information I know about the family is from that film. Its actually pretty good. Angela Basset plays his mom, Vanessa Williams is in it. I can’t remember who played Joe Jackson, but I would recommend it. Kinda cheesy, but one of those movies that I will always click onto if its playing. I guess I thought it sounded trite because movies and books can blow things out of proportion to be more entertaining. So, I’m not sure the word I should’ve used.
Marilyn Monroe, James Dean , and now Michael Jackson… Icons die early… why is that ?
ReplyI think that one of the reasons why the girls seem to talk so quietly and may seem weird is because of the paradox that they grew up in. The family was supposed to strict Jehovah’s Witnesses – which means no music, no dancing, no this, no that. And they’d get beatings from their father if they didn’t keep in line with that strict religious code. Then, at the very same time, they’re being told to rehearse dance steps, go over musical numbers for hours everyday and go out and perform for the world. That would be absolutely mind-boggling on a little kid. One minute – “SINNER – on your way to hell”, next minute “You’re a performer, now get out there and get it right, Goddamnit, or I’ll beat the shit out of you.” Crazy home environment…
ReplyNFW!
They aren’t saying – but Jeff Goldblum may have fallen to his death in New Zealand.
http://www.manolith.com/2009/06/25/jeff-goldblum-too-an…
Reply@Kate:
Kate – this is definitely going to be another circus, probably worse than ANS because at least she was in the Bahamas and Florida. This one’s going to be in our own backyard. I assume, although I don’t know about heart attacks, that they must’ve taken some blood to analyze,, either before or after. I wonder if the family is going to have to deal with an autopsy… I’m sure that would be rough on them and would drive the media speculation through the roof.
I do wonder if this “cardiac” condition might have been from chemicals he ingested. I say that coming from a completely personal place – I know a little of how your heart just starts to stop.
Reply@Constant Gardner:
ReplyJeff Goldblum defnitely a hoax. That’s just the old ‘celebrities die in 3’s’ syndrome.
@harikari girl:
ReplyWhew!
“Understandably, the Internet is on overdrive right now as the world learns of the passing of Michael Jackson. Unfortunately, the music icon’s death is also spawning a series of other, ugly false rumors about the demise of other celebs.
Two of the more notable rumors going around involve the death of actors Jeff Goldblum and Harrison Ford. These are completely untrue, but are being spread rapidly, largely due to how quickly they can be shared on social media sites like Twitter.”
ReplyLast pic of MJ …. warning graphic !
http://www.google.com/#hl=en&q=entertainment+tonight+michael+jackson&aq=1z&oq=entertainment+tonight&aqi=n1g%3Az1g9&fp=OzgK0dwM7rU
ReplyWe’re going to have to agree to disagree on this one. Ever since I read a really disturbing piece in Vanity Fair several years back, I have loathed MJ. He is a twisted pice of caca and I for one am glad no more little boys can be harmed ever again. I’m not that bright, but my intuition is generally pretty strong. I had feelings of sadness for how depraved he had become, but however he got there……he was there with his Jesus juice.
Here is the link to the piece int the VF archive. Read it for yourself.
http://www.vanityfair.com/fame/features/2004/03/orth200403
Reply@harikari girl:
ReplyIf you count McMahon …. than it’s 3 …
@Ms Agatha:
ReplyOr Carradine.
@harikari girl:
ReplyWow…. completely (already) forgot about him…… how sad how fast we forget …
@Vittoria:
ReplyI have read that article also. He was a very sick and twisted individual.
@Vittoria:
ReplyI remember when it came out, but tonight was the first time reading it. What a damning article and indeed, extremely sick.
@Vittoria:
ReplyI read that at the time, and it was absolutely sickening. I could never get past it, really – his music never sounded the same to me. At least ‘his’ children now stand a chance of having a more normal life, and are safe.
JMO, obviously!
@backalleyknees:
I know. It broke my heart when I first read it back in 2004. I really wanted to believe that he was a victim of extortion, which does happen to celebrities or others with money. I was a huge fan like so many. He was innovative and cool and could dance in a way that a white girl like me could only dream about. After that, there was just no way that I could continue to believe that point of view any longer.
ReplyMaybe I’m extra sensitive in a way that only a parent can be. If you haven’t had kids you cannot imagine the lioness that comes out in you and hurting kids is the absolute worst. Previously a total pacifist, I do believe I could kill someobdy who hurt my girl. There is no sicker crime than hurting defenseless children and animals. That said, my heart does break for MJ in that I think his dad was a twisted dirtbag who whored out his kids….hmmmm reminds me of somebody else. However he got that way, he was that way and there is no excuse for perpetuating child abuse. Full stop. No excuse at all.
@karenab:
@Vittoria:
ReplyI havent got kids, but I dont think you have to be a parent to feel the same way you do – hurting children, old people and animals are the worst crime in the world – absolutely sickening.
I have never been able to understand how people can excuse MJ’s behaviour just because he was a celebrity, and say oh he’s never grown up, he just loves children, he loves having them around. HELLO !!! Think of all the scout masters, swim teachers etc who put themselves around children deliberately. Apply MJ’s behaviour to your next door neighbour, that nice accountant with the cool kids games, who has a houseful of young boys calling round, who has been accused once already of child abuse but who hasnt changed his behaviour – would you let your children within 100 miles? Wouldnt you say theres something funny going on? Let ALONE the fact that a 40 year old man has admitted publicly that he thinks that sleeping in the same bed as 10 year old boys is acceptable, normal behaviour – truly terrifying, isnt it!
I am sad that his life ended up the way it did – a hugely talented young man who gave so much pleasure to so many. But I cant forget or forgive what he did. JMO.
@Patty Anne:
Someone posted this on the internet as a relief from the flu.
Buy a bunch of diff dark-green leafy vegetables, such as spinach and kale; a large package of chicken broth and cloves of garlic. Add water, and mix together in a large pot. Heat.
Supposedly, this brings fast relief.
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