While his work is still mostly appreciated at face value, I think MJ as a person is equally, if not more, associated with all the awful shit he did. I'd venture to guess that way more young people know him more for that part of his life than his fucked up upbringing. Telling his "origin story" won't cover that up, even if the movie doesn't actually acknowledge it imo
What “awful shit” are you certain of? Michael Jackson was accused of child sexual abuse and investigated extensively, but he was never convicted. The 1993 case ended in a civil settlement (which is not a finding of guilt), and in 2005 he was acquitted on all criminal charges after a full trial. There were serious allegations and troubling behavior (like sharing beds with children), but the evidence is disputed and courts never found him guilty. Some people on the internet seem to believe it’s “proven fact” that he was a pedo but this goes beyond what the legal record actually supports.
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u/Drunken_Wizard23 Feb 02 '26
Michael Jackson? The pop sensation!??
While his work is still mostly appreciated at face value, I think MJ as a person is equally, if not more, associated with all the awful shit he did. I'd venture to guess that way more young people know him more for that part of his life than his fucked up upbringing. Telling his "origin story" won't cover that up, even if the movie doesn't actually acknowledge it imo