QUOTE(The Blargh @ Jun 26 2009, 09:55 AM) [snapback]552831[/snapback]
Some nice jokes in this thread.
However, the whole molestation thing was never actually proven. Sure, they guy was a bit of weirdo (he was dubbed Wacko Jacko), but I never believed he actually touched up a bunch of kids.
What happened was the bunch of kids thought they could scam a few million off the guy. They succeeded, but also brought down the man's career. Too bad. He wrote, sang and performed some of the most memorable and catchiest music in history. That's an epic achievement and the perfect example of the talent he possessed.
I may not be a Michael Jackson fan, but I do appreciate all the things he managed to accomplish. It's just unfortunate that towards the end of his career his image was tarnished by some bizarre public appearances and destructible accusations. Of course most of the bad publicity was brought upon himself, however you shouldn't always believe the popular celebrity news mediums.
tl;dr - The moonwalk was epic.
RIP, brah.
Considering how much MJ was worth, and then considering that at the time of his death he was 400 Million dollars in debt, I would say that it was more than a couple million. And, if it was just a bunch of malicious adults and kids trying to scam him, it wouldn't be to the tune of that number. Reality is, if MJ was completely innocent of all wrongdoing, he would have had nothing to worry about, and wouldn't have mysteriously gone into 400 million dollars of debt.
Even if he didn't physically molest anyone, he clearly put himself in a position where it was very possible that he could have. And, that's a mistake.
As a musician and artist, I respect him. But, as a person and human being, I am glad he is dead.
I heard on the day Fera Fawcett died, she met God in Heaven, and He agreed to grant her one wish. She wished, "I hope all of the little children in the world will never be in danger again."
dam RIP man