I’d also like to say that I don’t think that Jackson gets sexual with kids. Or maybe not never, but rarely. I think Bashir had it right in saying that Jackson is frightened of sex and part of his being so childlike includes a fundamentally asexual nature.
On the other hand, true pedophiles sound alot like Jackson on the subject of children. For a true pedo, children are love objects, not just sex objects. And that describes him perfectly.
Does anyone know if he is doing or did 60 minutes tonight? Iheard he wanted to.
Why is it it seems that Paul Reubens ( and Jeffrey Jones, for that matter) seem to pop up in the police/public eye for …uh…conduct unbecoming of a person in a public place (or with kids, as it may be apparent with Jeffrey Jones.)
But, Jacko, admits on television that he has sleep over parties. AND dangles a baby from a balcony and *their isn’t one investigation * ?
The guy is pathetic, creepy and I don’t see how he could have any fan base left.
[sidebar] That link to the castrato music…egads, if I were a boy and my parents ok’d having my nuts cut off and then years down the road I got to actually make a recording of just how awful I sounded, wellsiree…I’d be mad. Nuts are a terrible thing to waste and so is silence with singing that bad.
Shirley, I believe there was an investigation, in '93. Another one may result from this documentary.
[hijack]What was the deal with Jeffrey Jones, anyway? I thought he just had lewd photos of children, which he may only have purchased. Was he the photographer?[/hijack]
OK, having posted that about Jimmy Scott and castrati, and even though I still think MJ is one extremely weird, possibly criminal mofo, I still have to admit, in the interest of fairness and balance, that he is a great singer and dancer. Is there another 44-year-old who can dance as well as he did in that documentary? And that was just off the cuff, goofing off! I can’t think of anyone his age who can dance like that; Michael Jackson can still DANCE, say what you (and I) will about him. Credit where due, even to the weirdos.
(I am in no way trying to excuse anything he’s done; just pointing out that he’s still good at what made him his money.)
Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers strike me off the bat. I’m sure a Cafe Society-ite could probably do better than that list (of two, but I doubt Opal practices her soft shoe often;)).
I don’t think we need to deny Jacko’s talent. You don’t make a wildly successful album like Thriller without having something on the ball but MJ’s glory days are behind him and he’s so delusional he can’t see it.
Did you guys read the News of the World transcript of the Jordy tapes? Gave me a whole new perspective, up until then I genuinely thought they were misrepresenting MJ. Now I think he’s not just mad and deluded, he’s harmful:
[quote]
Authorities allege Jones hired a 14-year-old boy to pose for still photographs. The charges do not involve any sex act, said Sandi Gibbons, spokeswoman for the district attorney’s office.
Jones is scheduled to be arraigned Thursday.
“This is all about photos. There’s no allegations of any touching or any improper acts with a minor,” attorney Jeffrey Brodey told the Los Angeles Times. “This will be resolved very quickly so he can get on with his life and get back to work.” [/quote
I didn’t check to see if there were any further news since this, which was November 15.
I find his story about the children being surrounded by women all the time is another lie-- Did anybody see any women in the video?
He didn’t mention about sleeping with his own children, but readily admits to sleeping with strangers. Cuddling with your own kids is not out of the norm.
What kind of message is he sending his victims? That it’s perfectly normal to sleep with bizzare looking 44 yo men?
I think that’s called preening.
Even the parents of these visiting children ought to be looked into.
If this was any other ordinary 44 yo Joe, he’d already be tried , convicted and locked up - pronto.
He’s real sick and very rich - I don’t understand the justice system for overlooking this fuckin weirdo - singin dancer or not.
Basically, Guin, MJ is pissed about how the aired footage made him look.
While the interviewer (sorry, I forget his name) was taping footage for the show, Michael had his own cameras rolling. According to ET, Michael now plans on airing that footage to prove that the interviewer is basically a jackass out to get him.
They also aired clips of an interview with Michael’s first wife. From what I can remember, she said that the children don’t call her Mom and that she had the children with Michael because he was meant to be a father.
Personally, that really creeps me out. From the way she worded it, it seemed like she was giving Michael the children with the same nonchalance that one would give someone a sweater as a present.
