I hope it not true...

Despite what he has become, he is still an amazing singer, selling the best selling CD of all time, created two dances (the moonwalk and the Thriller dance), and was a child star when he sang with the Jackson 5. I know that he will be remember by many as a child molester, which is so sad, when his career was marked by great musical talent.

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RIP Michael. We lost two greats today.

I really coulnd't believe this when i heard it.
50 is not old, and to have a heart attack at that age is so tragic. sometimes Its easy to forget that he was black and black men have a very high risk for heart problems at a younger age than anyone else.

Even though I think he was a pedo, I can't be absolutely sure, but nevertheless I am still saddened by it. I grew up on so many of his tunes, In fact I probably know every song of his from the bad album back, including the Jackson 5 days. I have a lot of good memories of his stuff and I still remember when he was the best entertainer in the business and the biggest star in the world by FAR. I can't help but think of what could have been now, like what would have happened had he not had those charges, or what would have happened had he not been so strange(or at least it not be known that he was). Its really sad, but at least we have the music to listen to forever.

i can't even express how saddened i am by this news. i was in the city today and every person i walked by that was on the phone was saying- "oh my God did you hear? Michael Jackson died"

this is shocking news....i used to listen to "Bad", "Thriller", "Smooth Criminal" ALL the time with my cousin when we were younger...watched the video movie weekly...RIP MJ...what a loss...

"I wanna rock with you..." loved that song too...

I was watching HLN this morning, and of course this was almost all they were talking about. It was over an hour about all his accomplishments and hits, but eventually they got to talking about how the guy was a bit of a wacko. I mean, seriously, he was a great performer, maybe the best of his time. And that's coming from me, a person who hasn't liked a MJ song since elementary school. But holy crap, he was a wacko! He made billions, and when he died owed more than he had. I'm not going to get into the question if he was a child molestor or not. I don't know enough of the facts. I would almost be willing to subscribe to the theroy that he was non-sexual at all. I dunno.

But here is my question: Was Michael Jackson a great, giving, generous guy? Was he known for giving to charities and helping people? I don't know, I'm asking. I haven't heard much about that aspect on the news. I was just wondering if he was the great guy half the world thinks he was, or was he really a crazy man-child that spent billions of dollars on his own private fantasy land and lifestyle? It was his money, so he had the right to do what he wanted with it. Tho maybe it would have been better for him if he put a little away and bought a couple less amusement park rides. I'm just trying to figure out if he was really a humanitarian worthy of all this worship, or was he just another spoiled pop star...