Michael Jackson ~ Hero or Zero

[Jim O]

Neither. He was:

• An amazing performer though not my cup of tea, at least not since the Jackson 5 days (showing my age).
  
• Probably a child molester.
  
• A very sad man who probably never had a true friend.

[HMBeaty]

Originally Posted by Jim O

Neither. He was:

• A child molester.

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[Burnt]

Originally Posted by Redlinemotorsports

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Now now never proven!

[UKBusinessLive]

Originally Posted by Burnt

Now now never proven!

But i guess everyone knows, I mean you don't buy silence at $22,000,000 if there was nothing going on $500 would suffice.

Then a few years later, he made an interview saying sleeping with Children was something Beautiful? Doesn't exactly help his cause.

then the trial a few years back, i think that was the last bit of credability down the drain.

Very sad to what was a very talented artist.

[Winterworks]

Originally Posted by UKBusinessLive

But i guess everyone knows, I mean you don't buy silence at $22,000,000 if there was nothing going on $500 would suffice.

Then a few years later, he made an interview saying sleeping with Children was something Beautiful? Doesn't exactly help his cause.

then the trial a few years back, i think that was the last bit of credability down the drain.

Very sad to what was a very talented artist.

Originally Posted by Redlinemotorsports

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Innocent until proven guilty.

I heard stories, not sure if they're true, saying that the kids who made statements, saying they were abused, lived in poor families, and their parents had forced them to, so they'd get all of the money that MJ was willing to pay to make them shut up.

Again, not sure if it's true, but it is what I heard.

[lasto]

He dead simple as - lets move on.
No man (or woman) is that great to warrant discussion after discussion about them.
He sang songs and got payed for them - end of story.

And yes he was an abuser - and less of the innocent until proven guilty - it should be guilty till we say you innocent - to many people getting away with breaking the law these days.

[Shelley_c]

ah good ole lasto doesn't mix his words. I won't go into the abusement speculation (I don't think that is allowed here and is frowned upon). what I will say, before his death people where slating him calling him every name under the sun and now that he as passed on they are saying what a wonderfull person he was. Hypocritical if you want my opinion. I agree with lasto, move on, people die everyday and they don't keep going on about it. People mocking him about his sudden change in skin colour. I call that two faced, I find being straight gives people the right impression so atleast they know where they stand. A touch of hypocrisy if I do say so myself flowing in abundance in this thread.

He had talent there's no escaping that and that where it ends.

[s-p0k]

i think he just did his thing and made good music

[kevcj]

I look for a lot of stuff to come out about him. But in the long run, I expect that he will be looked at as a hero of pop music.