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well written article. peace MJ, hope you come back as a zombie and boogie your way out of the grave.

I'm beginning to wonder if this site is linked to bloody-disgusting. This is one of the all time scariest characters ever. I slept like a baby, no where near never land, last night knowing this monster couldn't get me. Why is no-one bothered by the death of farrah fawcett (sorry if i spelt that wrong) she was a far better icon and didn't hang kids out of the window.

This is another reminder to me that I should never respond to the morons like #5 and #2 who comment with the sole purpose of getting some attention. Pretty sure some idiot will come and say everyone has a right to an opinion or something like that. If you want to get your biased opinion heard then type wacko-jacko on a big screen and walk into a crowd of MJ fans. 99% of you social freaks would never even think of doing that, but hey on the internetz everything is allowed right ? MJ was perhaps the greatest artist ever ever and with todays music climate we will never see anyone like him again. This is a big loss for all of us who valued him for what he is, the King of Pop.

A human being is dead, the least you assholes can do is show some respect.

In peace you will rest....unrest your fans will be for days...History you have made as an artist...Legendary will you be remembered for all you have done...good & unexplained. Rock on...'til the break of dawn...

Als ich es gestern erfahren hab, war ich ebenfalls sprachlos. Er ist ein faszinierender Mensch der die Welt mit seiner Musik veränderte und zum großen Teil auch mit geprägt hat. Ich freue mich Michael Jackson miterlebt zu haben. Die Median haben ihn wirklich zerstört. Eventuell hat deswegen sein Herz aufgehört zu schlagen. Ich werde ihn in guter Erinnerung behalten. Er war ein grandioser Künstler.

Apparently, he was taken to the childrens ward where he dies after a few strokes.

Say what you will about MJ's personal life, he was a very strange/misunderstood person, but he changed the face of music. http://www.movieweb.com/news/NEu84ywB3p3Qxv

#16 Did you act in The Wiz your self ? What are you doing on a site about movies ? See, bad logic works everywhere.

I really hate the fucking internet sometimes - flaming morons... anyway... thanks MJ for sharing the genius. Godspeed back to the mothership.

aw Michael...you weren't supposed to stop til you got enough =[

For years, I guess I've had the feeling that Michael would die somewhat young. It was hard imagining him as an old man. I suspect he felt the same way. Even so, hearing he died was still really jarring. His music was such a presence my childhood, it's hard to grasp that his life is really over. Very sad. In pop music, he was truly immortal. Like everyone else, he probably made some mistakes in life, perhaps even some very bad ones (though when someone is that famous and eccentric, it's rather hard to know what's fact and what's fiction). But he also brought more joy and beauty to people's lives than virtually anyone. God bless you, Michael.

This really sucks. Although the man wasn't much recent years, as a late fan I would really loved to see him perform again in London. Never saw him perform, my interest started after that. Although he was pretty weird, you can't really blame him. I've read a lot about him, and it actually makes sense. 50 is way to young, but then again this guy has lived multiple lives I guess. The media had such a weird relationship with this legend though. Allways so negative. Rest in peace.

James Brown grew up in a brothel, how come he didn't think he was Peter Pan? Lot's of children have problems growing up, most of them don't befriend chimps and build zoo's in their back garden. Some of them get counselling to deal with their problems or kill themselves, but most of the time they just get on with life and don't wear masks and hang their children out of windows. I think Michael Jackson should be made a saint.

Does anyone like emery?

Pay Tribute to Michael Jackson http://paytributemichaeljackson.blogspot.com/2009/06/pay-tribute-to-michael-jackson-king-of.html#comments

Wow I cant' believe people are trying to use race issues, the fact that he made popular music and other idiotic excuses to make Michael Jackson out to be a legend. No one can deny that he made popular music, no one has ever seemed to care that he was black, especially the countless numbers of fans he had that definitely were not all black. This is man was a pedophile and he has even said himself in interviews he didn't see a problem with having children who spent the night at his ranch in his bed. If this was someone who lived down the street from you and your kids you'd be breathing a sigh of relief that he was gone. I don't for a second believe that Michael Jackson has ever had these problems and accusations because he himself was a victim, that's a bunch of crap. The only truly great story coming out of this is that maybe now his children who've grown up in a very bizarre atmosphere might have the chance at getting some normality instilled in their lives now.

#32 Nothing has EVER been proven. This http://trashselector.com/evan-chandler-i-lied-for-my-father-im-sorry-michael/ could be the reason why. I NEVER believed in this shit. The man lived on a ranch named after Peter Pan's Neverland. He was a child trapped in a grown mans body. He never had a chance to be a child, seeing how he was famous at age 5, and his dad was VERY strict. He surrounded himself with kids, because that's who he could identify with the most. Plus, kids don't judge you by your income, looks or race until they get older. He loved children, he never would have hurt one. That is my firm belief. Aside from that, MJ revolutionized the pop genre. Every new video release was a major event, that got announced by MTV and such for 2 weeks before it hit. And why? Because every new video was absolutely groundbreaking for its time. Not to mention his dance moves, which have been copied ever since by people like Usher or Justin Timberlake. Sure, he looked terrible towards the end, he was kinda fucked up in the head. But that does not take away from the fact that he truly was the King of Pop. Everybody who denies this, is simply oblivious and does not know what they are talking about.

If you want to know the truth about the things he was accused of, go ask him yourself. Anytime I see one of his videos or hear his music I'm put in a good mood.

#34 My post was not directed to you. It was targeted to the couple of posters who got deleted by the admin, hense the #mixup Relax

Here's a little perspective on MJ from someone who met him under peculiar circumstances: "I met Michael Jackson just once back in 1993. It was only months before he was first accused of sexually molesting then 13-year-old Jordy Chandler. Like a lot of people before that scandal, I was an admirer of his music. I grew up listening to the Jackson Five and later Michael Jackson’s solo efforts. I wasn’t a huge fan, but I bought most of his CDs. Coincidentally, I was living in Encino, California in 1993. The Jackson family lived not far from me. I would see Joe Jackson at the supermarket or Randy at the car wash. But I never expected to meet Michael. About once a week I would go over the hill to Golden Apple Comics on Melrose. It was owned by a friend, the late Bill Liebowitz, and I also had a bunch of friends who worked there. They told me Michael was a big customer. He would go there with a group of kids and buy them whatever they wanted. He would often spend thousands on those days. I asked one of my friends if Michael bought any comics for himself. He said sure. So I said what kind of books does he read? He said “Anything with kids in them.” I remember thinking: “Brrr!” at the time. Sure, that could be innocent and all, but there were all those stories even then of Michael having kids with him all the time. Which is kind of odd for a grown man, but Michael Jackson was never known for being normal. Everyone I know who knew him said he was a very nice guy, kind of quiet and he did a lot with charity. No one had a bad thing to say about him. But I did detect a certain reluctant vibe when discussing Michael with my friends at the store. They didn’t say why, but they felt he was weird. And this is from people who worked at a store on Melrose in L.A. So one day I came in the store and one of my friends told me Jackson was in the store. And there he was, over by the comics rack. He had his arm around someone like he was on a date. That someone was Jordy Chandler. I walked over to the long racks and pretended not to notice them. Jackson had his people with him including his driver. That driver was later a witness against Jackson in his trial. Jackson was whispering in Jordy’s ear and they were acting totally like people on a date. It was not the kind of behavior a couple of straight guys do together. Then they went back in the store in the employee area and disappeared. They were gone for a half hour. I stuck around and talked to my friends, just shooting the breeze. I assumed Jackson left by the back door to avoid people. But Bill the owner asked me if I wanted to meet Michael Jackson, and I said, sure. Jackson reappeared, and left the store. I went out there with Bill and he introduced me. Jordy had detached from Michael and went to the black SUV. I didn’t shake hands with Jackson, I only got to exchange pleasantries. But I noticed something, when I tried to look him in the eyes, he had this very evasive…almost crazed look. Like someone who had just committed a crime and didn’t want anyone to see them. It was weird. I’ve met a lot of famous celebs and have never seen them as anything other than people. People who work in the entertainment industry, which I was doing at the time myself. So I’ve been very laid back in these encounters. So I know it was nothing I did that made him look at me like that. I thought, “Man, is he paranoid or what? Maybe he’s on something.” After they took off, I went back in the store to buy some comics and I asked one of my friends what they were doing in the back room for so long. He said Michael and Jordy were in the bathroom for a half hour. Yeah. I said, huh? He said that’s not unusual for him. Now, I don’t know what they did in there, but it was a small one-person bathroom. And I can only think of a couple reasons two people would go into a small bathroom together. One of the nice reasons is they were helping the other with their costumes. He wasn’t wearing anything that out of the ordinary. So that leaves the other two reasons, since we can assume Jordy is potty trained at 13. Sex or drugs. When the story about the molestation broke a few months later, that pretty much made up my mind which reason it was. A lot of people say Michael Jackson did not molest kids. Maybe not. But I have a hard time believing it. Everyone I know, who worked with Michael had great things to say about him, so I suppose he wasn’t a bad person. But if you have followed his story closely, he was no saint either. He actively worked to insure his brothers would never succeed. He reneged on deals constantly and didn’t pay people he owed their money. There will be a lot of stories coming out about him and his defenders will work hard to try to canonize him. But the truth is a lot more complex."

I dont love or hate him. People molest children all the time unfortunatley. He just happened to be famous, REALLY famous. He'll always be a legend. I hope his kids are doing okay, which I'm sure he treated like gold. I can see them growing up to be really famous too.

@41 Get a F***ing LIFE - No one cares about your life story!!!!!

People who are claiming Michael Jackson had little to no impact in the musical world seriously need to shut up and study some history. Without Michael Jackson, most black music artists would not exist today. Jackson broke down racial music barriers and was able to get his music played on MTV, a precedent for a black male at the time. Come on, he created Thriller! He pretty much invented the music video and his album Thriller remains the highest selling album in all of music history. It was never proven that he engaged in sexual acts with children. People are always looking for money and MJ was a prime target. Let's not forget that he really never had a childhood. He's had a career for almost all of his life. He never got to experience the things normal children do. That's why he surrounds himself with younger people and lives such an extravagant lifestyle. He was always trying to recreate what he never had. Plus, if I had more money than the Vatican then I would act like a bit of a loon too. You can deny Michael Jackson as a person. You can't dent Michael Jackson as an artist. He forever revolutionlized music and he will forever be remembered. R.I.P. - Michael Jackson

Well, about child molestation, just curious: for those who are convinced that MJ fooled around with a thirteen year old boy, why is it so you're outraged about that, but ultimately could give a shit about cases like that lady, Mary K. Laterno, who molested a twelve year old boy? Here's why: because you hate homosexuals. So, how about this: why don't you just say that you think MJ was a dirty-homo-freak, and spare us the BS moralizing, ok? Like dumb hicks really care about morality anyway. God, I can't stand these assholes.

Hey #49 who said anything in this at all about it being OK for women to pedophiles? They are just as disgusting and you're sick for using that as an excuse to justify male pedophiles.

Farewell, MJ. Let's hope that in passing you find the peace you never quite found down here. You gave us so damn much.

it is always the strange ones that influence you the most. Respectfully MJ was a genius, but with that responsibility comes a lot of personal turmoil. He wasn't the first musician to be out there....definitely not the first artist in that sense. God speed...I hope you find rest.

51, actually, douche, I didn't say I think molesting children is ever ok. in fact, my post wasn't about the moral status of child molestation at all. rather, my claim was simply that the reason why people like you are acting outraged about MJ's alleged molestation is because he's a guy, not because you really care about child molestation as such (if you did, you'd find every case of it equally repulsive, but despite your BS to the contrary, we both know that's far from the case). that's not to say folks like you don't think something is wrong with people like Laterno. for example, I'm sure you think she's a slut. and maybe on some level, you'd casually say she's a "sicko." but we both know a middle-aged woman fiddling with a boy doesn't really get you worked up the way a middle-aged man does. I don't expect you to admit to that here, because that would be tantamount to admitting I'm right. but people like you aren't really very honest. you need to cloak everything in BS. and that's what i see here. and you've pretty much confirmed that, since you actually expect me to believe you're just as upset by Laterno as you are MJ's alleged case of molestation. of course, I realize some people might really see them on a par, but, statistically, it's pretty unlikely that you do, since, if you live in America, it's plain to see that men don't really look at Laterno the way they do male molesters. again, that doesn't mean that in abstract or in an opinion poll, you're going to say that you think they're morally different. but you obviously treat them differently. for example, if you had a twelve year old boy that was seduced by a middle-aged woman, i doubt you'd give a shit at all (at most, you'd be a teeny bit upset, but chances are you'd actually be pretty proud, especially if the lady was hot like Megan Fox). but if they were seduced by a middle-aged man, we both know you'd lose your fucking mind. pretty obvious, huh? so, i think what's really getting your panties in a bunch here is the homosexuality, rather than the molestation. it would be nice to see someone honest enough on here admit to that, but i'm guessing that won't happen, so back to more BS.

You can laugh and criticize Michael Jackson if you wanna Woody Allen, molested and married his step-daughter Same press kicking dirt on Michael's name Show Woody and Soon-Ye at the playoff game, holding hands Sit back and just bug, think about that Would he get that type of dap if his name was Woody Black? -mos def

#59: You're confused. Woody Allen married the adult-aged adopted daughter of his then girlfriend, Mia Farrow. Mia Farrow got pissed and accused Woody Allen of molesting another of Mia Farrow's children, an underage daughter. The accusation was frivolous and mean-spirited, whereas Micheal Jackson died choking on a nine year old wiener.

R.I.P. Mick. Number One all the way.

61...allen raised her as a daughter as well...ur point is mute. I am not glorifying MJ's personal life what so ever. No one glorifies Van Gogh's personal life, but his work. That's the main distinction. MJ's work made people feel good, but it also helped shape music of our time. He was world renowned. Americans, Communist China...all the way to the middle east people adored the man's work. No one can dispute that. More importantly the thriller video changed music videos. John Landis directed it...come on!

To all the pathetic individuals who have written negative remarks about Michael Jackson: Fuck off and leave his memory alone. Michael's great music, his countless humanitarian efforts and the man himself will remain in legend throughout all of history.. long after you are nothing but forgotten worm filled corpses, just like the ones in Thriller. I hope you finally find peace Michael. You will be deeply missed, your music and generosity was an inspiration to all of mankind. His Music Will Live forever.

you can not have a bullentin board without the cunts comments. such horrible people

Rest in Peace