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General Interest => Open Free for All => Topic started by: fornitsfriend on June 25, 2009, 07:15:11 PM
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FOX NEWS:
Music icon Michael Jackson died Thursday afternoon at a Los Angeles hospital, a source close to the family told FOX News. :jawdrop:
Debra Opri, a former Jackson family attorney, confirmed that the legendary singer, 50, was rushed to the hospital Thursday afternoon, where he later died at 3:15 p.m. EDT after falling into a deep coma.
Multiple reports claimed that shortly after noon Thursday, Jackson went into cardiac arrest and had to receive CPR in the ambulance. As the news broke, Joe Jackson, his father, told multiple news sources that his son was "not doing well."
Paramedics responded to a 911 call at around 12:26 p.m. PDT, the Los Angeles Times reported. He was reportedly not breathing at the time of their arrival.
A Jackson spokesman was unavailable for comment.
His death brought a tragic end to a long, bizarre, sometimes farcical decline from his peak in the 1980s, when he was popular music's premier all-around performer, a uniter of black and white music who shattered the race barrier on MTV, dominated the charts and dazzled even more on stage.
Jackson was born in Indiana in 1958. He rose to fame as part of the successful pop group The Jackson Five, formed with his brothers in 1967. The group went on to earn four number one hits in 1970 alone, and the 12-year-old Jackson became the undeniable breakout star of the group.
In 1972, Jackson enjoyed his first solo hit with the song “Ben.” Six years later, he made his film debut in “The Wiz,” where he renewed his friendship with producer Quincy Jones.
Collaborating with Jones, Jackson went on to become remarkably successful with his solo efforts “Off The Wall” in 1979 and “Thriller” in 1982.
From there, Jackson went on to become the undeniable “King of Pop,” winning seven Grammy awards for “Thriller” alone.
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During the 1980s, he became an icon with a distinct style of fashion and performing as well, wearing one sparkling glove, bejeweled military clothing and short pants with socks.
It was around this time that Jackson began experimenting with excessive cosmetic surgery, including lightening of his skin.
In 1992, Michael founded the "Heal the World Foundation," a charity that brought underprivileged children to Neverland Ranch where Michael would spend time with them and allow them to spend the night.
This practice raised many eyebrows, especially when Jackson was accused of molesting a 13-year-old boy who had become a regular Neverland guest. Jackson responded to the allegations publicly, maintaining his innocence. In 1994, he settled the case out of court for an undisclosed amount.
Jackson was briefly married the daughter of Elvis Presley, Lisa Marie. The union was publicly scrutinized and speculations arose as to whether the marriage was simply an attempt to improve Jackson’s image, though he maintained that they lived genuinely as man and wife; however, the marriage broke up after less than two years.
From there, his career never recovered, but he remained in the news making headline after headline for strange and unusual behavior, including dangling his child over a balcony in Germany in .
While Jackson was on the set, the police raided Neverland Ranch issuing an arrest warrant for charges of child molestation by the same boy who appeared in Martin Bashir's documentary about Jackson.
A trial took place in 2005, and Jackson was acquitted of all charges. After his acquittal, he relocated to the Gulf Island of Bahrain, where he has reportedly been spending his time writing new music.
In 2004, a man filed a lawsuit against him, alleging he had been molested 20 years earlier but had repressed the memory until 2003. However, a judge eventually dismissed the lawsuit.
Jackson was set to go on European tour of 50 concert dates this year, but he had not booked any dates. There were multiple reports that he was too sick to perform, but Jackson never confirmed the rumors.
http://http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,529103,00.html
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http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090625/ap_ ... it_fawcett (http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090625/ap_on_en_tv/us_obit_fawcett)
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Did he really hate himself that much?
black man turns into white woman:
(http://http://d.yimg.com/a/p/rids/20090626/i/r2008401878.jpg)
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Personally I would never confront any abuser because I don’t think they’d care about your feelings or suffering.
Does anyone have insight into how MJ was successfully sued for molestation with little to no evidence to support the allegations, while, in the same state, CEDU was doing far worse things to teens, with a lot of evidence corroborating the fact?
I'd love an answer from a lawyer.
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i'm not a lawyer guest but it sure seems sueing michael as he was WORTH so much ( ok...lol)
money talks and those who love the greed game play to win big .
personally i feel sorry michael had to deal with abuse in his own childhood and should have been protected .
i never seen any evidence yet that said the "ALLEGATIONS " of him were TRUE and supported with
any HARD evidence unlike I am sure CEDU . Amazing uh?
R.I.P - Michael
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i'm not a lawyer guest but it sure seems sueing michael as he was WORTH so much ( ok...lol)
money talks and those who love the greed game play to win big .
personally i feel sorry michael had to deal with abuse in his own childhood and should have been protected .
i never seen any evidence yet that said the "ALLEGATIONS " of him were TRUE and supported with
any HARD evidence unlike I am sure CEDU . Amazing uh?
R.I.P - Michael
I agree the guy is innocent. A guy who genuinely loved kids, put himself in a compromising position, and got screwed over.
I just cannot FATHOM how without a shred of evidence this guy was taken to the cleaners, but CEDU managed to get away with everything, with evidence for what they did stacked to the sky.
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Are you all kidding???
MJ may have been a very talented muscian, but he was also a very sick man. That may have been due to his Father and the industry he grew up in but let's be real here. He became a man that mutilated himself and warped many a young mind. He was no longer a child when he brought young boys into his home to play in " the secret room" If you don't see what's wrong with that..then you need help as well. Fuck what the jury thought. Justice isn't always done. Who pays $ 20 mil to shut a kid up if they aren't guilty????
His children are better off now although I hope they aren't raised by the fucked up Joe and Kathryn Jackson.
The bio Mom probably isn't any better, but anyone is better than anyone in the Jackson family.
Really people. On a forum where we protect kids...how are you going to support a man just because he made a album called THRILLER??????
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Are you all kidding???
MJ may have been a very talented muscian, but he was also a very sick man. That may have been due to his Father and the industry he grew up in but let's be real here. He became a man that mutilated himself and warped many a young mind. He was no longer a child when he brought young boys into his home to play in " the secret room" If you don't see what's wrong with that..then you need help as well. Fuck what the jury thought. Justice isn't always done. Who pays $ 20 mil to shut a kid up if they aren't guilty????
His children are better off now although I hope they aren't raised by the fucked up Joe and Kathryn Jackson.
The bio Mom probably isn't any better, but anyone is better than anyone in the Jackson family.
Really people. On a forum where we protect kids...how are you going to support a man just because he made a album called THRILLER??????
I agree. Michael Jackson was a very sick man, inside and out.
FWIW, the jury may have thought far worse than they had to rule. The evidence for guilt has to be extremely overwhelming to convict a favorite superstar. Take one look at the farce that was the OJ Simpson trial.
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Are you all kidding???
MJ may have been a very talented muscian, but he was also a very sick man. That may have been due to his Father and the industry he grew up in but let's be real here. He became a man that mutilated himself and warped many a young mind. He was no longer a child when he brought young boys into his home to play in " the secret room" If you don't see what's wrong with that..then you need help as well. Fuck what the jury thought. Justice isn't always done. Who pays $ 20 mil to shut a kid up if they aren't guilty????
His children are better off now although I hope they aren't raised by the fucked up Joe and Kathryn Jackson.
The bio Mom probably isn't any better, but anyone is better than anyone in the Jackson family.
Really people. On a forum where we protect kids...how are you going to support a man just because he made a album called THRILLER??????
I agree. Michael Jackson was a very sick man, inside and out.
FWIW, the jury may have thought far worse than they had to rule. The evidence for guilt has to be extremely overwhelming to convict a favorite superstar. Take one look at the farce that was the OJ Simpson trial.
Thank you. Two voices of reason.
Michael was a gifted artist. OJ was a great athlete.
Does that absolve either one from their...crimes???
No matter that they were not convicted.
We all know that the system isn't fair.
That's life. Unfair as it is.
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Michael was a great guy and took great care of my kid for the time he was there at the estate; all the rumors were just that -- RUMORS. Anyone who disagrees with this is worse than HITLER. Don't believe the hype, people!!!
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Why even bother trolling at thread about micheal jackson?
Just sad :feedtrolls:
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Because I resent you people speaking ill of the dead!
Anyway, he was a good man and took great care of my kid.
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Did he really hate himself that much?
black man turns into white
He had Vitiligo (http://http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vitiligo) (as skin condition that bleaches patches of skin). After skin started turning white in patches, he really had no choice but to bleach the rest of the way chemically... and since the racial features (lips, nose, etc) wouldn't look correct with the new pigmentation, he had plastic surgery to look more Caucasian. That part, in fairness, was not his fault.
The rest, though... he was still a complete wack job.
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he was still a complete wack job.
No he wasn't; but that won't stop people from judging someone they never met based on what they read in tabloids. Interesting someone currently on psychiatric medication would have the nerve to call someone else a whack job.
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he was still a complete wack job.
No he wasn't; but that won't stop people from judging someone they never met based on what they read in tabloids.
I see. So dangling babies off balconies, removing any mirrors from one's house, sleeping with children, and admitting to sleeping with children on national TV is somehow the paragon of sanity.
:beat:
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and since the racial features (lips, nose, etc) wouldn't look correct with the new pigmentation, he had plastic surgery to look more Caucasian. That part, in fairness, was not his fault.
Well, he had a huge insecurity about his nose, and was often teased about it, even by his brothers. That could give anyone a complex.
Take it from this tranny, plastic surgery is like tattoos, it can become extremely addicting if you don't checkity check yourself before you wreck yourself. Nothing wrong with wanting to be comfortable in your own skin provided that your skin can stand it.
I myself actually have a few facial features that are associated with the black aesthetic, even though Im as white as liquid paper, and I've always been insecure about my mouthyparts. I'm kinda rocking that Looney Tunes version of Charles Laughton. (Mistaaah Christian..) A lot of peeps have asked me if Im of mixed race, (interestingly enough, all of the queries have been asked by black peeps.) I'm not getting any facial surgery, tho. There are other parts of this dude that take priority.
MJ had a touch of the internalized racism, IMO.
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