BREAKING NEWS...Michael Jackson dies of cardiac arrest

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ZombieFly

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ok. lets get something straight. if a celeb is a celeb then anyone will make jokes about them when they are alive as they are "public property" in this day and age.

sure, its sad that he's died, but the jokes will roll on. Hypocritical society we live in. The guy was a weirdo, the fact that he's died doesn't alter that fact.

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So I don't know if this is the right place to post this in, but I was just wondering if anyone know when the next Michael Jackson album is coming out? Is he working on it right now? I mean, it's been a while since the last one. Come on Michael, stop being so lazy! Amirite?!

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ok. lets get something straight. if a celeb is a celeb then anyone will make jokes about them when they are alive as they are "public property" in this day and age.

sure, its sad that he's died, but the jokes will roll on. Hypocritical society we live in. The guy was a weirdo, the fact that he's died doesn't alter that fact.

How about we all start making jokes about a member of your passed family, just becuase her is a celeb dont consitute the sickness of the jokes so close to his death, he aint even in his cofin yet for god sake

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ZombieFly

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This guy was a genius, you can't alter that fact too.

i'm not disputing that. however if you look back at his career, it was the likes of Quincey Jones who was responsible for his most successful era. Once that partnership ended he basically rode the enormous wave of the past and his later stuff was mediocre with lots of money thrown at it; Nothing standout or "genuis".

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ZombieFly

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How about we all start making jokes about a member of your passed family, just becuase her is a celeb dont consitute the sickness of the jokes so close to his death, he aint even in his cofin yet for god sake

strange that I never remember anyone saying this when Saddam was killed. Does your convenient logic not apply to people YOU think are evil? i think you need to question your own logic here.

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It's sad that he died so young. A great performer and will be truly missed. Unfortunately he clearly did some regrettable things in his life, no-one pays off a family if they are innocent.

Well on the other hand you could look at it from this perspective; no parent could ever let a person who molested their child walk without a prison sentence.

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Well on the other hand you could look at it from this perspective; no parent could ever let a person who molested their child walk without a prison sentence.

Valid point but money warps even the sanest of people.

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It's sad that he died so young. A great performer and will be truly missed. Unfortunately he clearly did some regrettable things in his life, no-one pays off a family if they are innocent.

Well his friend Uri Gellar (granted this guy is a bit of clown) said that MJ paid off the family because he couldn't cope with the accusations/trials/etc anymore.

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I dont know what makes me sadder, That MJ has died, or alot of you mofo's make jokes about him so soon after his death.

It doesnt matter what has happened he has acheived what no-one has acheived in this world.

R.I.P

I wouldn't worry about it. It's quite common for people to deal with death through humour and only to be expected really.

TBH, people can say what they like about Michael Jackson, but at the end of the day, it's impossible to deny the massive impact he had on today's music.

Rest in peace, Mr Jackson.

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Michael Jackson was different. With a capital "D". I've come to think that he was a product of growing up in circumstances that very very few of us could begin to understand.

Think about it. The Jackson 5 was possibly the biggest act in the post-Beatles world (I remember, I was there), and their front man was 10 years old. He went on to record the biggest-selling album of all time before he was 30. Can you imagine spending virtually your entire life wondering if the people around you love you for yourself, or if they're just after another piece of the pie? That may well explain his enthusiasm for children; he saw them as not having an agenda.

To me, Michael Jackson is only one of a number of cases that prove to me that growing up in extreme privilege is at least as damaging as growing up in extreme poverty. When you look at other celebrities like Britney Spears, Lindsey Lohan, and even older stars like Mickey Rooney and Jackson friend Elizabeth Taylor, it's clear that finding success as a child performer is no guarantee of future happiness.

I don't mean this to be an excuse for pedophilia. I know that he was "warped" to some degree, if you will; his public behavior clearly bears this out, but I'll admit, I have a hard time believing that Michael Jackson would knowingly harm a child. What his definition of "harmful" was is impossible to say, admittedly. The evidence against him seemed somewhat less clear than the case against, say, OJ.

In the end, Michael Jackson seems to be something of an emotional Rorshak test. Those who felt uncomfortable with his behavior to begin with seem eager to latch on to any excuse to reinforce their view.

I'm a little surprised to find myself hoping that he winds up held in better esteem in death than he was in life.

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Thunderbuck

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Valid point but money warps even the sanest of people.

That cuts two ways, you know. Money could just as easily have "warped" the parents into using their kids in an extortion plot.

We don't really know what happened, and frankly some of the circumstances surrounding the accusation were suspect. I'm prepared to grant some benefit of the doubt.

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Loved his music and I think he's incredibly talented.

I personally believe he did participate in activities he was accused of, however I think it was for love of children and didnt intentionally start it off in a sexual way.

Either way, if your next door neighbour done the same, you'd have him strung out.

I wonder what will happen with my 6 tickets :(

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Fake. A similar thing was done when Pac died.

Im happy the fact he accepted the Shahadah a few months ago and died as a Muslim. Since Jermaine is already a Muslim I hope he leads Michaels funeral prayer.

I was so shocked when I heard about his death. :(

...you have got to be kidding me.

I wont even comment on THIS because it will get me warned.

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For anybody thats interested, according to reports fans are set to gather at London's Trafalgar Square tonight to pay tribute to the singer.

http://www.nme.com/news/michael-jackson/45604

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