Remarkably, there have been bucket loads of Michael Jackson branded merchandise flying around since his sudden death in 2009. You might go as far as saying that some people are attempting to cash in on his name, not forgetting obvious tie-ins like unreleased tunes, which feature songs deemed not good enough to make original album cuts at the time.
But who are making these decisions that make Jackson a brand? His children are too young and it wouldn't be Janet Jackson, she's too busy trying to forge a successful career.
Digging a little further, it seems that Joe Jackson is the driving force making all the killer deals that see Michael Jackson appear on mugs and t-shirts. Though we've yet to see an image of his face on a packet of syringes or prescription meds. It seems however, that one imminent deal is looking dodgy; Michael Jackson fans will be dismayed to hear that the chance to smell like their idol has come into difficulty.
Even though he closely resembles Jabba the Hutt, the old withering creature that is Joe Jackson is continually brokering agreements that mean he can leech off his dead son for a little bit longer. We doubt that during his time on the planet, Michael Jackson would have given a huge chunk of his earnings to his further as thanks to all the beatings he received as a child. Thus shaping him as the person we all loved through the medium of popular music.
It's a well known fact that Michael Jackson fans are quite a dedicated bunch of people. Granted, they might go on the occasional psychopathic rant or do something extreme like tattooing a picture of Bubbles the monkey across their face, but we can forgive them. But we guess that where there's supply for wacko jacko goodies, they?ll always be demand. Joe Jackson seemingly knows this and has decided to launch and market a perfume called ?Jackson Legend.?
But something smells fishy to us (no, that’s not the aroma of the fragrance) -? while the name Jackson is paraded around, there isn't a direct connection to Michael Jackson himself. Therefore, you could associate any other sort of Jackson with it ? Tito, Randy, Dave or even Marlon. Was this even an attempt to forge more trashy tribute products? Or just flog overpriced goods to morons? An impressive launch was planned, but in typical Jackson style, it all went wrong.
Not wanting any physical contact with the person who made the actual product? That's probably not going to go down very well, though it does sound similar to Michael Jackson?s nose ? that organ kept on trying to detach itself of his face and have nothing to do with him. No doubt we?ll see countless arguments, court visits and somewhere along the line, the mention of Dr. Conrad Murray. But rest assured, everyone we've been told that the scent is coming our way:
?The perfumes will be on sale in the US very soon, and in September in France. A 50 ml bottle will cost 40 dollars in America and about 40 Euros in France.?
We?d swim other to France and queue up now for a bottle, but we don't think we?d be able to survive on a typical French diet of gunky cheese and filterless cigarettes.
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jess says
Being a half French Michael Jackson fan I find this quite offensive :/ Janet has an amazing career and whos Dave? I’m ashamed to say the bit about joe made me laugh though
Barbara says
Being an entirely French Jackson fan, I wonder if it’s a strict rule for US media to constantly offense and bash people in such a disgraceful and pitiful manner.
arzkazoo says
Barbara, you could be right about the “strict rule for US media”. The only problem with your post being that hecklerspray is a british website.
Still, for an MJ fan, that post was almost coherent!
Joe Momma says
How about this winning idea – MJ Children’s Extra Strength Nyquil.
I think that would be the hot pharmaceutical for this upcoming cold & flu season.
Dimple says
This idiot can’t even spell! LOL
”Michael Jackson would have given a huge chunk of his earnings to his further as thanks to all the beatings he received as a child”
It’s FATHER not further numb nuts!
Cookie Monster says
Forty Euros for fifty mil? Drunken Christ on a French excuse for a flaccid cock, that’s a lot of money. That’s roughly eighteen hundred US dollars (I’m forecasting to next week). On top of that, it obviously doesn’t have a single drop of the true essence of MJ (roughly; the wonderful scent of a young child with the counterpoint of guilt-spawned, yet strangely glittery, ejaculate) as it is not officially licensed. On top of that top, of that, it’s a product that MJ would be entirely incapable of endorsing were he not a little on the putrid side of things. See, I have it on good authority that he lost his sense of smell years ago, having had his nose amputated to facilitate more efficient inhalation of powdered, and vital, fame-replacing stimulation.
Finally, picking France to co-launch? Fucking France? The country where the main airport features greenhouses for jetways to ensure that the entire airplane smells of rotten armpit cheese as evenly as possible? The country that didn’t invent, but surely perfected, quitting in the most self-important way possible? The country that makes Greece and Italy look downright brilliant and hard-working? Wow.
gilbert wham says
Only if they then have to listen to this: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9h8-y5G7olo
I bow says
I bow to you sir Cookie. Fucking hysterical.
DJansen says
Bravo Bravado for pulling the rug from under Julian Rouas’ feet. Over a short span of a few years this shady company has acquired a rotten reputation in the USA. Find out the disturbing truth about Julian Rouas, the man “formely” behind the Michael Jackson Creepy Exploitation… http://jacksontributefragrances.blogspot.com