Michael Joseph Jackson ( 1958-2009 )
Disclaimer: Everthing written here is based from articles that I have read and various interviews that I watched. I am not here to admit nor deny any rumor against the late Michael Jackson. Nothing in this article is copy-pasted.
I don't usually check my facebook just right before going to school but I did last June 26, and there I saw my friend's status stating that "Michael Jackson is dead".
then I arrived a little late than usual in my marketing class, there our teacher repeated, "Michael Jackson is dead" and another classmate commented saying he is the "King of Gay", I could just choke her up. I flashed a sinster smile.
I did not respond well during the class discussion and maybe troubled for the said headline of the day that maybe "he is dead".
After I heard the news, I was eager to know him better.
I spent my spare time watching he how he revolutionized music videos, learned more about the Jackson Family, Jackson 5 and, his abusive childhood cause by his father which he revealed during his interview with Oprah Winfrey way back 1993.
He started to use painkillers after he burned his scalp during a Pepsi Commercial 1984. He was addicted to using such drugs in order for him to cope with his legal cases against him with Child molestation which he was free from charges. It was also said that he paid the parents of the boys to deny statements. Which I think is the main goals of the parents is to get money from him. Gavin Arvizo, said statements that Michael was being intimate after looking so happy and innocent during the documentary by Martin Bashir "Living with Michael Jackson". He reportedly had insomnia and that media scrutiny kept him awake and the use of prescription drugs came to the scene.
He has two marriages, one is to Elvis Presley's daughter 'Lisa Marie Presley' that lasted not more than two years which is said to be 'fake' by Michael's sister 'La Toya Jackson' but later retracted saying that she was forced by former husband 'Jack Gordon'. The other marriage is from his dermatologists' nurse 'Debbie Rowe' whom he met in the early 80's during his battle of a skin disorder 'vitiligo' which caused his skin to whiten and in that union resulted "Prince Michael I" and "Paris Michael" after the separation Debbie Rowe surrendered all her parental rights and was paid $8.7 million. She later said that Michael was not the biological father and it was by an anonymous donor. Michael also has another son via surrogacy "Prince Michael II". There are also claims that he was in a relationship with young men.
Michael was also obsessively weighing himself. In his 5'10 frame he only weighs 110 pounds. He was a vegan. There are speculations that he had a diet consisting biscuits, gravy and painkillers. Which they refer him as "manorexia". He also had rhinoplasty. He only admitted to have 2 plastic sugeries and others were denied.
He loves kids so much and he established "Heal our world foundation" and every third week of the month he let the sick and deprived kids to his home the "Neverland Ranch" which he gave up in 2004 and was sold for $37 million. He did nothing to harm any children and also the "balcony incident" in Berlin were he instantly showed the 7 month old "Prince Michael II also known as Blanket" to the screaming fans. He said, he did that because fans want to see his new baby.
He also covered his children with masks or scarves to protect their identity. In an article, his kids were polite, well-mannered and sweet. He also put his kids on a diet, he is scared they will end up like their mom and is said to be weighed four times a day.
As for the Oxygen Chamber and the Elephant Man, he said it was a fabricated story.
Nevertheless, he was Michael Jackson, from this young boy in the Jackson 5 into this legendary superstar and his music will live through. He has 197 major awards, sold out concerts, helped charities, broke any record there is. He is just phemonmenal and he dearly loved his fans.
Like any fan, I couldn't care less about negative things said about him.
Although I was born later of 89. I still knew who he was I am deaf if I hadn't heard of 'Billie Jean' and the famous 'Thriller'. For all I know I was a discreet fan throughout my childhood years, and upon his death I came out in the open to revive my existence.
The 'Billie Jean' performance in Motown 25 is still the best performance I saw so far. The way he moonwalked, it is still giving me goosebumps.
Though, his death reamained questionable. His second autopsy test will be out in several weeks while his father Joe Jackson asked for a third autopsy and believed that his son was 'poisoned'.
There was an auction of his things on 'Neverland' by Julie Auction House' but they were not pushed through because he filed for a law suit stating that those were "priceless and irreplacebale". He was right. 21 items were sold before his death but 'Julien Auction House' claimed that it was his friends collection but the friend denied allegations.
Let's just applaud his amazing talent and condemn his significant faults, and then get back to our lives.
Rest in peace, MJ.
In Memory of the 'King of Pop'.
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