Michael Jackson 1958-2009 RIP

[jockey]

I am gutted this morning, I loved MJ, it's a sad day for all

 

[Jets fan]

I only heard about this when I switched on the TV this morning - what a shock. I was not a fan but he was an incredibly talented man.

RIP Michael

 

[CustardTart]

I'm very shocked and saddened... I wouldn't class myself as a fan but memories of my then toddler DD dancing and burying her face in my lap when the Thriller video was first shown will stay with me forever... Also my Mum was a huge fan and she died at 50 too... So it's all sad...

 

[Chilly]

Rip mj

 

[T16GEM]

I am going to put the controversy aside to say i am deeply in shock and in tears over this news. while there is generally no smoke without fire I will say that as a performer no one can ever come close. He changed the face of pop videos with "Thriller", his moonwalk dazzled the world, his back catalogue which most of he wrote himself have been proved popular long past normal sell by date and still selling fast, he still sold out 50 dates at the O2, and i am so honoured to say that I had the privelage of seeing him live in 1997 at Wembley Stadium. and honestly I had never ever seen a perfomance like it. The message he tried to convey was that of a better world and loving each other. He did extensive charity work and raised millions.

so yes he may have been eccentric, he may or may not have done things considered a crime, but put that aside and the performer and music will live on. I was not even a huge fan in recent years but i think it is a very sad night, i am even sadder for his children. no doubt the press and effect will go on for some time and we will hear truths in time and horror stories, but i will always have the music and try to remember him as the legend I idolised as a child and the king of pop I saw on stage.

Hugs to anyone else upset

Very well said, I loved his music and am sad this morning that this has happened. It's so shocking.
I hope that the media have some compassion for the children and let them be, but I doubt that will happen.

 

[amystevekai&bump]

I can't really quite believe it!

Turning on the TV, or seeing the post on the internet, it keeps hitting me over again.

I too was lucky enough to see him twice in concert, once in the eighties and once in the nineties. I had booked tickets to see him in January, but that won't happen now

Whatever anyone says about him, the one thing that can't be taken away from him is his talent - THE BEST PERFORMER OF ALL TIME - and I will miss that.

 

[CHEK]

Very sad news, my DH woke me up last night to tell me

 

[jen_uk]

Very sad news, I never for one moment believed that he was a child molester, when I read that the family were willing to accept a financial settlement that did it for me, surely if your child is abused you want justice not money?

 

[Snowy-girls]

Sick rumours now circulating-new it would'nt be long .

Does anyone remember or saw the long awaited 3d Captain Eo mini film that Disney Parks showed??.(Epcot+MK DisneyLand)
I remember watching it in DisneyLand California back in 1990,i was 15yrs old,and thought WOW when i saw it,the special effects were amazing.x.

 

[thelittlemermaid83]

Sick rumours now circulating-new it would'nt be long .

Does anyone remember or saw the long awaited 3d Captain Eo mini film that Disney Parks showed??.(Epcot+MK DisneyLand)
I remember watching it in DisneyLand California back in 1990,i was 15yrs old,and thought WOW when i saw it,the special effects were amazing.x.

Is that the 3d one?

I remember seeing one in WDW that featured MJ.

 

[carolfoy]

I just hope he's at peace now, always seemed to be a very troubled soul.

guess its a lesson to pushy parents that they reap what they sow

 

[amystevekai&bump]

Is that the 3d one?

I remember seeing one in WDW that featured MJ.

Yes it was there for 10 years before Honey I shrunk the audience replaced it!! Much better than 'Honey' IMHO!!

 

[ariel75]

no bashing and I know you liked him which many other millions do and I would never try to alter that, its just my view, and I feel for the kids as to lose their only parent must be a nightmare we cant comprehend.

Maybe some views should be kept to yourself.
How would you like people saying that about someone you knew or care about! Put yourself in someone elses shoes.

 

[Trilli-magic]

R.I.P MJ.

He was such a talented entertainer even if his later years were nothing to be proud of.
People should remember him as he was when his music was at it's best.

 

[Obi Wan Kenobi]

I'm with islandmum on this one.
Or are alternative views not allowed? its Lady Di all over again! haqve an opposing view and be told to not comment.

The only reason jackson is portraid any different to gary glitter is that Jackson had millions to pay off the parents of children he slept with before it went to court so that teh charges were dropped.
he himself admitted that he slept with them, he did not admit to sexual acts, but a forty year old sleeping with 12 years olds? come on!
If nothing happened, then you don't spend millions to hush it up. A pedo is a pedo.
Didn't think of the children when he hung a baby off a balcony did he? or saddle them all with his name, the arrogance.

Yes, he was a musical genius, his songs will last forever, and he will be remembered for that.
But so are Glitter and Phil Spector to various extents. All of them personally flawed individuals.

I for one will not mourn the passing of this sick individual.

 

[ariel75]

The only reason jackson is portraid any different to gary glitter is that Jackson had millions to pay off the parents of children he slept with before it went to court so that teh charges were dropped.
he himself admitted that he slept with them, he did not admit to sexual acts, but a forty year old sleeping with 12 years olds? come on!
If nothing happened, then you don't spend millions to hush it up. A pedo is a pedo.


The difference is they were found guilty of their crime he was not.

My godson came to stay with me and ended up in my bed he was 8 at the time does that make me a child mollester.

 

[mandymouse]

I'm with islandmum on this one.
Or are alternative views not allowed? its Lady Di all over again! haqve an opposing view and be told to not comment.

The only reason jackson is portraid any different to gary glitter is that Jackson had millions to pay off the parents of children he slept with before it went to court so that teh charges were dropped.
he himself admitted that he slept with them, he did not admit to sexual acts, but a forty year old sleeping with 12 years olds? come on!
If nothing happened, then you don't spend millions to hush it up. A pedo is a pedo.
Didn't think of the children when he hung a baby off a balcony did he? or saddle them all with his name, the arrogance.

Yes, he was a musical genius, his songs will last forever, and he will be remembered for that.
But so are Glitter and Phil Spector to various extents. All of them personally flawed individuals.

I for one will not mourn the passing of this sick individual.

Of course alternative views are welcome Obi, and to a lot of extent I agree with you. You (like everyone else) are entitled to your opinion, I just don't want this thread turned into an arguement - and if it does I will not hesitate to close it

 

[jen_uk]

The only reason jackson is portraid any different to gary glitter is that Jackson had millions to pay off the parents of children he slept with before it went to court so that teh charges were dropped.
he himself admitted that he slept with them, he did not admit to sexual acts, but a forty year old sleeping with 12 years olds? come on!
If nothing happened, then you don't spend millions to hush it up. A pedo is a pedo.

I for one will not mourn the passing of this sick individual.

If the charges were true, why did the parents accept the money? If that was my child who had abused then all the money in the world would not stop me pressing charges. However, if I was falsely accused of something and knew I could go to prison for it and I knew I could pay my way out I would! So I can understand why he paid them of but I will never understand why the parents accepted it if it was true.

 

[Obi Wan Kenobi]

Hi,

I heard the news of Michael jackson death due to cardiac arrest.

Michael Jackson is one of the greatest dancers of all time, both in creativity and performance. His dance moves have mesmorised audiences around the globe, as well as inspired a generation of dancers.

hmmmm,
Fred Astair and Ginger Rogers anyone?

 

[Obi Wan Kenobi]

The only reason jackson is portraid any different to gary glitter is that Jackson had millions to pay off the parents of children he slept with before it went to court so that teh charges were dropped.
he himself admitted that he slept with them, he did not admit to sexual acts, but a forty year old sleeping with 12 years olds? come on!
If nothing happened, then you don't spend millions to hush it up. A pedo is a pedo.


The difference is they were found guilty of their crime he was not.

My godson came to stay with me and ended up in my bed he was 8 at the time does that make me a child mollester.

OJ Simpson anyone?

Also, as you say, your GODSON
These were just boys he "played" with, he was not any family connection whatsoever.
Of course the parents of these children are scum, who in their right mind wiould let their child sleep over in a strangers house on their own just because he was "famous"??
Of course this sort of parent would take the money, I am sure we will hear a lot about the real Wacko in the next few months......