I must be his only living sympathizer. I think it’s still possible that he is perfectly aware that he’s a freak, and just doesn’t give a fnord. I am that way myself; I won’t bore you with specifics, but unless I go to unnatural lengths to fit in, I come off as unnatural. I thank whatever gods may exist that I’m not famous.
And I think it’s equally possible that he’s never harmed anybody. That is the point, not that he looks like a sideshow and thinks like a child.
If he turns out to be innocent, should we try to cure him of… what? Himself?
I’m the same way. Here’s a site with a progression of his face through the years. He used to be so cute, too. Not having a childhood will apparently really fuck you up.
I am just curious how come people in hollyweird don’t get that he is a freak?!?!?
He’ll probably have Liz Taylor & a whole slew of his other freaky friends saying he’s a nice guy who just thinks he is like a child & likes to hang out with people his own psychological age.
If any one hung out with kids like he did in the “real world” - the cops would have come for him years ago!
Could you imagine some guy - who even looked normal (maybe even like micheal before thriller) - having kids over all the time and living in a toy land - aren’t pedophiles interested in making their home interesting to kids as bait???
Would you left your kid go to a neighbor like that’s place???
I think he is very, VERY seriously mentally ill. I also think that he’s surrounded himself with “Yes Men” who are paide extremely well to tell him exactly what he wants to hear, which only makes matters worse.
He’s created a fantasy land for himself and is dwelling so far from reality at this point, that I honestly believe he won’t survive the ordeal of long, drawn-out trial if it comes to that point. It would take him so far out of his comfort zone that he’ll be like a fish out of water.
I do feel sorry for him to an extent, because I think he’s mentally ill and probably isn’t getting the therapy and meds (or long-term hospitalization) he very obviously needs.
But that mugshot is seriously creepy. He looks like a heavily made-up mannequin. If he looks that bad WITH makeup, can you imagine what he looks like without it?
Gah.
And no, there’s no way in hell I’d let my kid anywhere near him. My kids would probably be too freaked out to get too close anyway.
And I agree he’s living in Michael Jackson World. A world where everything is sweet and innocent. A world he has the money to create whole cloth. Or did.
Many of his Hollywood supporters have distanced themselves from him over the last 3 years or so.
This man despises himself. He has systematiclly removed any hint of himself from his reflection. He doesn’t look human anymore. He looks like an alien wearing a human disguise.
This may be one of the unhappiest men on the planet. I think he is a molestor, acting out what was probably done to him as a child.
This guy could be in therapy 12 hours a day for the next 20 years and STILL be totally messed-up.
I saw part of the TV special about his life (it was on earlier this year). What struck me is what an unreal life he leads and has always led. They showed him renting out an entire store so he could shop in it like a normal person. Selected staff were there, plus his retainers and staff acting like other shoppers so it would seem real but without anyone reacting to him as a famous person. Bizarre and sad. I mean, I get that he can’t go out in public and have a “normal” experience, and that he craves it. But he’s not the first person to have to deal with fame since childhood. Somewhere along the way something went pretty wrong.
I am not familiar with the details of this latest case, but it seems that in the past, he’s tended to befriend children who are sick and/or from a lower socioeconomic class. I was wondering if that was part of his strategy to make such close friends with kids so much younger than him–pick a kid whose family might be sufficiently awed by the attention and the money to let down their usual boundaries.
I am sticking with “presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.” I am gobsmacked that this has been treated as a front-page, break-into-regular-newscasts story. I mean, live coverage of his surrender? MJ on the front page of major newspapers? Come on, it should not be considered that important a story.
I agree that you would be hard pressed to call this a race issue, and I must say that it is a pretty cheap shot for his family to say this is a case of racism. As far a his being a freak goes, what would happen if he went broke, or just snapped out of it one day. Is there any hope of fixing his face? Oh man! I just looked over the page that ** Bambi Hassenpfeffer ** linked to. I also think that answers my question. I also agree with the pages assessment that we are probably looking at the next Howard Huges. YIKES!
I knew that is what this thread would turn into, so much so that I almost called it “Dog pile on Michael Jackson” – but in the OP I mention that I would let the courts decide. I have strayed off the point as the story develops though and I apologize. I was mostly concerned with everyone’s opinion regarding what neurosis he has that would be satisfied by mutilating his face. I still wonder. I should think since this is a criminal matter he will probably be given a psych evaluation. I’m wonder if they will release the results of this. In any case, as the case wears on, I bet we will learn more about the real him then we ever wanted to know.
The aging star who hooked up with a young guy and tried to make a comeback and shot him when he tried to leave her in the Billy Wilder movie and later the Andrew Lloyd Webber musical “Sunset Boulevard.”:smack:
You know, the other day, something occurred to me. For all his talent-which he DOES possess-he’s never changed.
His music still sounds exactly the same as it did back in the late 1970s-early 1980s. It’s the same type of beat, same subjects. His dance moves never change, etc. He hasn’t evolved-it all sounds the same.
And when asked to dance, he goes back to “Billie Jean” each time-now, I for one think Thriller was a kickass album. BUT…every album after that is just a rehash of it. He doesn’t change with the times.
I heard that he had surgery to make his eyes look open wider and rounder, and they could actually fall out their sockets if he’s not careful.
The poor guys needs help, whether he’s guilty or not. if he is guilty and goes to jail I hope there are people there to help him through it and maybe come to terms with things, though looking at his picture it’s scarey the lengths he’s gone to. It’s a real shame cos he’s given us some great music.