Everyone makes mistakes.
What sets a real one apart from the others is their ability to man up and own their actions. Right?
When Paris Jackson checked herself into a mental rehabilitation facility, it was obvious bad news was on the horizon. There must be some amount of pressure having a father who is the biggest pop star in the world. Unsubstantiated pedophilia and child rape charges don’t help.
How many times are we going to allow Michael Jackson accusers to sully his name with absolutely no proof? It’s one thing to have HBO release Leaving Neverland. They are a huge media conglomerate more concerned about sensationalism and their bottom line. It’s no surprise that the documentary has since been proven false and removed from the Network. It was a cheap effort to minimize the greatest entertainer ever, and it didn’t work.
We expect more from Oprah than we do HBO. Does Oprah have a responsibility to protect her own? It’s not like Michael was a stranger to her. In fact, they were friends when he was alive. She invited Michael and his family into her home. The Jacksons have sat on her couch both in her home and on stage on her show. She was clearly a fan of Michael. What changed? With absolutely no proof of the most recent child sexual abuse allegations, why would Oprah go out of her way to give his accusers a platform on her network which reaches millions?
Once it was discovered those men were lying, Oprah quietly removed the content from her platform. Clearly word reached her that the salacious story was false. But why no apology? Doesn’t she have a responsibility to use the same platform she used to slander Michael Jackson to apologize and publicly acknowledge it was lies that were spread? Where is the journalistic integrity that we have come to expect from her? Furthermore, where was her loyalty to Michael? The same respect that she gave Michael in life should be the same way she honors him in death. After all, nothing has changed.
Once again we see loyalty means nothing in the entertainment industry. Unfortunately for Michael’s family and especially his kids, this is so much more than entertainment, it’s their lives. Oprah is major. When she speaks, everyone listens. She past due for an apology that the world will probably never hear. Oprah holds everyone else accountable for their actions. Is Oprah beyond reproach?
If Oprah truly seeks to be a truth teller and be an advocate for sexual abuse victims, how come she hasn’t been more vocal about her friend Harvey Weinstein? How come she hasn’t interviewed his accusers who have actual proof of their sexual assault? Why isn’t she talking about that?
It’s weak to attack a dead man. Everyone expected so much more from Oprah and her silence regarding the most recent lies against Michael Jackson has been deafening.
Thank you very much for your article. It’s so unfair and cruel what it’s being done to Michael Jackson… I totally agree with you.
Never liked Oprah and what she did to MJ was utterly disgusting! But you see wickedness did not prevail. Oprah you are a hypocrite and an opportunist and my non respect for you went even further down the drain!
YES SHE OWES MJ ONE AND THE WHOLE JACKSON FAMILY THEY DIDNT DESERVE THAT ABUSE THE TRAITOR
She owes them a grovelling apology but more importantly she needs to publicly address her own mistake and repair the damage she did to his reputation
That đ never was a Michael friend but she is an opportunit that use people when is convenient for her. She is a hypocrite; she doesn’t care anything about the sex abuse she only cares to protect her real abuser friend Harvey Weinstein, you think is normal to slander an innocent man already dead in stead of facing the ones alive like Weinstein with dozens of victims? She has chosen her true colors and I think anyone should trust on her.
Itâs such a damn shame the amount of times Mockumentarys just get away with making up lies about Michael Jackson.
Thankyou a good read â
Oprah is a really foul individual. Everyone should collectively question why she paid her father accuser off, dont do research on all the frauds that have come her way and her desire to slander a dead man who had his day in court and was investigated by everyone under the sun. Karma wont be kind when it hits all the backsidw she has.
She sure does need to apologize to Michael, the Jackson family and his fans.
No sĂ© por quĂ© la gente tiene la nociĂłn de que eran amigos en vida. Creo que ella siempre fue falsa, no sĂ© la notaba nunca cĂłmoda ni sincera. Su famosa entrevista siempre me ha dado mucha grima, siempre juzgando. Pues ya vemos que sigue juzgando, y que cuando tiene que hacerlo su sentencia es culpable: lo que desea cualquier juez a la expectativa de atrapar presa. Oprah es falsa, muy falsa. La perfecta “periodista” para los medios de manipulaciĂłn de masas. Hundir a MJ es el objetivo de muchos, y Oprah es un instrumento. No hay mĂĄs. Y seguirĂĄn en el intento.
I stopped following her ,when she tore into him last time, plus I seen her interview with. LMP, and also the Jackson family after Michael passed over. Why any one gives her any time or space is beyond me, she is a fat racist black creature that hasnât a nice thing to say. And Iâm glad she got caught out entertaining these two liars. Best thing that could of happened to her show and her ratings.
Oprah, you made a mistake and you need to apologize profusely to Michael Jacksonâs family and fans, at the very least.
On the one hand, when one considers the huge impact that Michael Jackson had and continues to have on African American History and Culture, the Arts, musical television, his philanthropy, and the breaking of so many racial barriers, and the fact that he is the greatest entertainer in history who happens to be a black man, you would think that given America’s history of racism that Michael Jackson would not have his legacy challenged in such a lascivious way. Even just a little fact checking and research quickly shows these men to be liars and Michael’s legacy is too important to history, black people as well as others that he inspired over his lifetime not to do any fact checking. On the other hand, Michael gave Oprah the interview of a lifetime when he allowed her into his home and gave her the legitimacy she needed as a bona fide journalist to move up. And to repay him, she gave three white men a platform to slander and tarnish his legacy, ten years after his death! Now if that doesn’t say “yes’m massa” I don’t know what does. Oprah needs a huge slap in the face so she can wake up and remember from whence she came. Michael Jackson most certaily deserves an apology from all involved.
Why would you defame a man that cannot defend himself! This is so wrong because it is based heavily on hear say and accusations nothing of fact. Listen to Micheal Jackson niece on the radio (google it) who dated that one guy who, Wade Robson, who denied this when Micheal was alive. This is for money and Oprah of all people should know what that feels like. There are literally other boys that Micheal hung out with that denies this adamantly.
Now I agree Micheal did some silly things as an adult, but this was poorly investigated and Oprah put her name to this without solid proof. Not fair. She will never apologize because she feels she is a God! This was distasteful and stories like this makes the “me too” movement weaken.