The real picture is being missed. The story of Michael Jackson came to light at the same time as the real time allegation in Hollywood of the same or worst crimes where coming out. This is a true attempt to distract from the real ugly of Hollywood is he Guilty I can not say, but I can say he was abused groomed and used by many in Hollywood then thrown out like a old broken toy. The biggest misconception is those who have been abused always go on to abuse not true. Some yes less then more. I believe Michael Jackson was trying to provide a safe haven away from the abuse he knew was going on and still goes on. It seemed sick and twisted because of his grooming into the excepting of the abuse, Symbols, handshakes, manirizams, become ingrained in the mind of the abused. So does the abuse as expected or not excepted behavior. I stopped watching supporting Hollywood 20+ year's ago the only way this will end is if we do not pay so they can abuse

Inca, there is something morally, fundamentally wrong with you. You want nuance about Michael Jackson. He f**ked young children in their asses. He forced 7 year olds to give him blow jobs. It that nuance enough for you. This was a sick, perverted, sexual predator and monster.

Since you are also an apologist for totalitarian Communism that starved, tortured and murdered 100+ million citizens in the 20th century, your sick comments are no surprise.

The system that you support took naked, pregnant Russian, Chinese and Cambodian women out into fields, in the dark of night, and shot them in the back of the head, in the name of equality and the collective. Nuance enough for you?

You want equality of results and equal distribution of wealth? Great. Why don't you start and set a good example for all of us greedy folks? It's good to know you stand with angels.

Excellent points. Interestingly, some historical figures that are endearing to the left, remain so in spite of their character flaws. I don’t hear calls for removing statues of Karl Marx or Lenin. Not to mention the Che Guevara T-shirts being sported about. What’s alarming, is how the taboo label has a very fluid and inconsistent application.

Many good points. I began listening to the Jackson 5 back in the 1970s on Soul Train. Such a sweet innocent time for many of us; but, not for the Jackson boys who were brutalized by an abusive father.
That doesn't give carte blanche to perform equally horrible acts. I am challenged to listen to his music and not think of his actions as an adult and the child he molested.

If Michael Jackson did the things he's being accused of, he was a horrible person but he's dead and can't defend himself, so...

You can't judge or change his music and the impact it had on generations. He was a fabulous/genius/amazing/(any other adjectives) ARTIST, who happens to be "accused" of being a pedophile, postmortem. (again, IF he did this, he was a horrible "person" )

I'm still over here waiting for them to wipe out the legacy of Harvey Weinstein and boycott his movies. Maybe they're waiting for him to die or maybe he's the Ghandi of Hollywood?

Selective hypocrisy... It's not just for parents talking to their kids about alcohol anymore.

We've got to stop judging dead people. It's poor form...

I still enjoy the music and videos of this homosexual pedophile. It definitely detracts from the enjoyment though. If he were still alive I would avoid purchasing and promoting him and his behavior.

No, definitely do not rewrite history. As I understand it, HBO is doing a good job showing the darkness that can happen when we worship these icons. We need to remember this lesson.

Robert E Lee's statue at Gettysburg is a good opportunity to talk about why 3/4 million soldiers died and to understand that even a somewhat noble person can be enmeshed in the mechanisms of a failed power system. Black and white history is boring and wrong. There are a lot of grays.

I don't think it's a case of trying to erase him from history... Off The Wall still stands as a great work. BUT - can you still listen to 'Beat It' knowing that he made a 7-year-old beat him off and put his cock in a seven-year-old mouth?