Things Michael Jackson likes: Bahrain, writing tardy charity singles, the company of children. Things Michael Jackson doesn’t like: Jews.
That’s what the Anti-Defamation League is suggesting, at least. It is demanding an apology from Michael Jackson after a answerphone message apparently left by Michael Jackson described Jews as "leeches."
On Tuesday, Good Morning America aired a portion of an answerphone
message that Michael Jackson (CDs) left for his former adviser Dieter Wiesner
in 2003. A transcript of the message reads:
“They suck them like leeches… They start
out the most popular person in the world, make a lot of money, big
house, cars and everything and end up penniless. It’s a conspiracy. The
Jews do it on purpose.”
The
message was released with around a dozen others by Howard King, the
attorney of Wiesner and another of Jackson’s former advisers who are
suing the singer for millions of dollars. The tapes were released to
stop Michael Jackson from appearing sympathetic in court, King has said.
Michael Jackson’s apparent anti-Jew sentiment has angered the
Anti-Defamation League, who have demanded that Jackson apologise
immediately. Abraham Foxman, director of the League, has said:
“Michael Jackson has an anti-Semitic streak and
hasn’t learnt from his past mistakes. It seems every time he has a problem in
his life, he blames it on Jews.”
This
isn’t the first time that Michael Jackson has angered Jewish groups.
His 1995 song They Don’t Care About Us caused a storm by featuring the
line "Jew me sue me, everybody do me. Kick me, kike me." And in 2003 it was reported that Michael Jackson paid $150,000 to put a voodoo death curse on 23 of his enemies including Steven Spielberg and David Geffen – both Jews.
It’s
unclear if Jackson will apologise to Jews and the Anti-Defamation
League, or if he’ll strengthen his resolve by slipping a line into his Hurricane Katrina single about Adrock from the Beastie Boys being not that good since Ill Communication.
Read more:
Jewish Group Demands Apology From Jackson – MSNBC
[story by Stuart Heritage]
Rosencratz says
Michael Jackson has had an amazing, electrifying career that has transended race, gender and sexual orientation and has brought us all together as one human family.
However, I find these accusations of extreme Jew-hating and Jew-bashing to be very alarming to say the least. Your typical Jew-basher may be harmless drunk or rhino, living in the streets, passed out drunk in an alleyway or otherwise on the margins of society. When he vomits forth an anti-Semitic screed, no one notices and it has zero credibility.
However, when the world’s number one pop superstar vomits forth anti-Semitic bile, it has the power to influence countless millions and the consequences can be dire for Jews. That being said, I was wondering if the Jewish people might have an ability to seek legal redress for “group libel”? The Jackson estate is reportedly worth $250 million and it would be a shame if it fell entirely into goy hands (considering who helped make him the superstar that he was).
Lilah says
That hurts my feelings because I’ve always loved Michael Jackson and his messages very much. I still don’t know what to believe about it, if he was only talking about the leeching Jews who DID rip him off or all Jews (including the innocent, non-leeching ones).
I find it hard to believe that this is possible though, because his kids who he loved have Jewish blood, and he’s been friends with other Jews, and he’s stated himself that he cares about all people on Earth and is not anti-Jew.
I guess that’s the best answer I’m ever going to get.
I’m going to keep listening to his music though and I love his ’95 song with the questionable lyrics (that some claim to be fighting for minorities, including Jews, and others claim to be antisemitic).
don't worry about it says
im sure he isnt talking about all the Jews….just the ones that basically control all the media and our brain power. The ones that make a big deal about someone else stating their opinion…and then probably having a group of angry Jewish attorneys set up this whole child molestation scandal. DUH? I knew from day one they set it up to get him and all his hard work millions. He has children himself and the so-called victim’s parents get LOTS of $$$ along with the leechy lawyers…y wouldn’t they kill his reputation? im sorry but i blame the media for all this crap…that’s y u get cartoon shows making fun of Christians and Jesus and u say one thing about Jews and they fuckin raise all hell and cry about how everyone hates them!!! get over it there’s always racism everywhere!