Mint Report This Comment
Date: June 26, 2009 08:08AM

wow. 4chan didnt waste any time.

jgoins Report This Comment
Date: June 26, 2009 10:53AM

Now children are safer.

Mint Report This Comment
Date: June 26, 2009 05:31PM

Children are safer because now their parents cant exploit them by sending them to Neverland Ranch then making lies to get paid

90130_ Report This Comment
Date: June 27, 2009 08:06AM

I think the press pretty much ruined him, and he did the rest. We have to understand it's a human being we're talking about, and nothing less than a supreme showman whose amazing career spanned decades, tragically culminating in a sad and unworthy demise. Too bad.

I was never a fan, but did find his music and stage performances entertaining.

jgoins Report This Comment
Date: June 27, 2009 10:50AM

I was only a fan during the Jackson 5 era. His adult life was just too bizarre and today's music just sucks.

quasi Report This Comment
Date: June 27, 2009 11:42AM

Being nearly the same age as him, it was kind of like watching a childhood aquaintance make good, grow up, and become a train wreck. I remember what a hoot it was as a kid seeing this other kid with so much talent. And though I don't care for watching awards shows I happened to be watching the night he wowed everyone with the moon walk.

I have to say though, I have to wonder why he was so embraced by the black community when he spent his adult life trying to become white. I have a feeling that that attempt to change his appearance is what may have ultimately led to his death - he sure didn't look well for many years.

jgoins Report This Comment
Date: June 28, 2009 10:12AM

I have always been amazed when I see a child with singing talent but the amazement disappears when they grow up. There have been many on America's got talent and Britain's Got talent who are so good at a young age but will grow up and become just another singer.