There’s no such thing as bad publicity supposedly, even if it is truly damaging to somebody?s career.
Michael Jackson was a shining example of this, with his problems generating all sorts of interest towards him. Whenever the iffy subject of shedloads of debt cropped up, then Michael responded by purchasing extravagant tacky art. Which as we all know, plunged him further into debt.
One of the biggest stories to dog Michael Jackson during his life wasn?t his exploding hair, morphing skin colour or amusing pet monkey. Instead, it was his long court battles against children who claimed that that everything got a bit too friendly. But he was found to be innocent – so now the geniuses at Sony want to reintroduce Michael Jackson into the lives of Japanese kids via their PS3 console.
Now, Sony hasn't lowered the tone and decided to release a game entitled Escape From Michael Jackson?s Neverland Ranch and, as far as we know, Jesus Juice won’t be used as a power-up. It's much more tasteful than that. No actual youngsters will be harmed in the making, as the Michael Jackson and Sony tie-in will be focused around the painfully exploitative This Is It DVD.
As we all know, Michael Jackson was due to play a number of gigs in London?s O2 arena last summer. The promoters of the show had intended it to be so bollocking good that we?d still be in shock in awe over the part where Michael skateboards over a seven-foot trough of donkey poo. But due to unforeseen circumstances, Michael was taken from away from us and is now crooning away in heaven. Or hell. Or a secret island.
With lost revenue on their hands, the gig promoters needed a quick cash in to rake in some funds. T-shirts and other merchandise wouldn't do. Instead, it was decided that all of the rehearsal footage would be chopped together to show Michael Jackson performing in a healthy state. Not the man using sellotape to keep his nose held onto his face. Na?ve fans fell for this and the film, entitled This Is It, rocketed to the top of the box office.
So what's next on the lucrative Michael Jackson deceased cash cow? As far as we can tell pretty much all bases have been covered, but Sony isn’t done with randomly mismatching products yet. Sony?s PlayStation 3 console is coming with a copy of This Is It on Blu-Ray. Not a game or a limited-edition box featuring Jackson?s awful looking mug, but a copy of the movie. Yes, we're confused too. Gamers Daily News report:
?The bundle will run about ?33,500 ($365) and only be available in Japan starting on January 27 Included are the Blu-ray movie of Michael Jackson?s behind-the-scenes concert film, along with a 120GB black PS3 Slim.?
When pieces of the moon appear with Michael Jackson branding on them, then we?ll know it's time to give up and support Janet Jackson. She's not as much of a corporate whore as her brother. Probably because she's not as good as her brother.
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Ironlung says
PS3 to be sold with a copy of This is it…
Stop the fucking press.
damian smith says
“Not a game or a limited-edition box featuring Jackson
Cleide says
You’re mean. Don’t have any constructive word to post? Then shut the f* up. The man is dead, leave him alone.
Patsy says
Shame on you Matthew Laidlow! Respect is a virtue you learn at home. Don’t show people you were asleep during that lesson too!
Z says
THANK YOU.
Choppababy says
Hater! You will probably be the one to burn in hell….
Long Live the King Michael Joseph Jackson!
Irene says
People like you make me regret the internet was invented. Every hollowhead can post some opinion. It is nerve racking for some of us who read it and misleading for the less intelligent who may believe it. The way the media treated a great musician like Michael during his life shows how unevolved human society really is. Cause Michael was different, dumb people couldn’t put a label on him. Just like they couldn’t put a label on some people some 500 years ago and started the witchhunts. Unbelievable, in this day and age where there’s so much talk about individuality.
Jenny says
MJ says
This is the same press that killed the guy
so Fuck you Mr Journalist. sorry I mean idiot bitcher.
Corporate whore, awful looks, hell!
lol maybe you need to look at yourself in the mirror you no-life attention whore.
Sabeeh says
Laidlow…. your are really making an absolute jackass out of yourself by posting crap like this and contradicting your own stupid, worthless, clueless opinions…
By writing something sooo useless n silly about the legendary man… n calling him corporate whore n stuff…u basically prove that its u who wants to ride the bandwagon of the star’s super fame without any informed opinion, knowledge or facts…
ur just a sorry, bitter person who has no achievements of his own to talk about and thus are trying to make yourself feel better about your own pathetic existence by putting down someone with uncountable achievements… i feel sorry for you… maybe you needed to be hugged more as a child!!! grow up and get a life you silly attention seeking moron… !!!
Shooty* says
Um… I don’t know how to tell you this, but it’s a bit late for “long live Michael”…
MJ Asian fans says
Laidlow, your writing truly show how shallow you really are. You are nothing compare to Michael Joseph Jackson. You can hide behind a computer and write pathetic garbage like this. Abviously, your parents did not bring you up right at home. You are a nobody and will remain a nobody till the day you pass. Michael Joseph Jackson will forever be love by millions all over the world.
LarryMJ4Eva says
Oh gzz, come on, you can just go shoot yourself, we don’t live in a world where you can insult people with no evidence and/or knowledge on the subject of Child Molestation and Michael Jackson.
1st Child confessed nothing happened
2nd Child has no heart and is on drugs
1st Child’s father killed himself
The FBI were tracking everything MJ did for 10 years… they found NOTHING
MJ’s home was raided twice, according to the OFFICIAL findings (and not your dumb tabloid crap) they found NOTHING.
^^^ that is the facts and the evidence, swallow it bitch.
JoeMomma says
MJ was a cross breed shape changing alien you flouride eating, H1N1 bubbleheads.
cawobeth says
…more BS. You don’t seem to have a clue.
guess you don’t believe in Karma either.
I am so sick of people who dare write about MJ from the stand-point of skimming previous media BS.
hoohaahee says
LarryMJ4Eva said: “MJ
Peace says
Hi, I’m from Japan who’s a fan of Michael Jackson.
I’m going to buy this PS3+Bluray, because I don’t have a Bluray player and PS3 is known as a very good bluray player.
In Japan, Michael Jackson has been a super star, but his fans are increasing even now after some TV programs were on air recently which showed the truth of innocence of MJ and how the media created the false image about him.
RIP, Michael.
Reader says
…in denial? or maybe just studied all the evidence. In truth, there is no proof either way, but there is credible testimony as to probably innocence. Nobody can say for sure, but the witnesses who can tell us the truth are still with us, if they ever find the courage to speak up.
hoohaahee says
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LarryMJ4Eva says
HooHaHeee, ok firstly, you still don’t know shit.
In 1993, he DID NOT pay ANYTHING, look it up, his INSURANCE company made the decision to pay the chandlers, and that Boy has confessed that Michael NEVER molested him… that is a total admission of guilt right there.
At approximately 2:25pm PDT (21:25 UTC) on June 13, 2005 the jury of the Superior Court of the State of California, held in and for the County of Santa Barbara, determined that Michael Jackson was not guilty on any of the charges he had been accused with. The not guilty verdicts on all ten charges, including four lesser substitute charges, were read aloud by court clerk Lorna Frye. Fans cried from happiness outside of the courthouse as the verdicts were announced (one woman even went as far as setting free doves for each time a “not guilty” verdict was announced).[42] The investigation and trial lasted for 574 days.
That was the verdict, and they DID NOT find a blow up doll you idiot, they did however find the room where all the fanmail was kept (that ‘secret’ room) and some of the fanmail contained naked or halfnaked children.
this is NOT wrong, NOT ILLEGAL.
They took all his computers and tapes, guess what? not a SINGLE child porn or possible evidence pertaining to that.
And as i said before the FBI were tracking him for 10 YEARS! and in that time, no phone calls, emails, or personal conversations were picked up to suggest that Michael Jackson was a guilty man.
The kids in the 2005 trial, they supposedly were all involved, yet despite this their stories contradicted one another and it sounded like total BS.
^^^ these are the reasons he was found NOT GUILTY, THIS IS EVIDENCE EAT IT BITCH
hoohaahee says
LarryMJ4Eva:
– What is the difference between MJ paying or “his insurance”? The insurance company cannot “decide” to pay 20 million of someone’s money..that is up to the individual I believe.
-The boy was not the only child to accuse the man of these actions.
– I Didnt mention a “blow up doll”, the item in question was a life size anatomically correct model that was found (next to MJ’s bed) wearing a boy scout costume..not at all creepy eh?
– The book (sorry, “fanmail”) sent to him was also found in a pile of pornographic magazines, next to his bed and the images contained within have caused lawmakers to make moves to outlaw the publication concerned.
Your ranting does not detract from the fact that this specific book has been consistently noted to be in the possesion of convicted paedophiles (as it is one of the very few “legal” publications containing such images). I believe most intelligent adults would accept that a 45 year old man having a book containing those images would be reason enough for suspicion.
– The not guilty verdict is contentious at best. OJ simpson is almost universally accepted to have “got away” with murder. It is a widely documented fact that in America, the more money you have, the more likely you are to get off. Therefore, the system is FAR from fair and balanced (i.e relying on truth alone). This is reflected in the MASSIVE disparity in conviction rates between rich and poor in the American legal system.
– The case was not about MJ owning/viewing these images, it was about the accusations leveled by the DA concerning Jordan Chandler. Therefore the lack of images on computers etc, is irrelevant.
Finally, two of the jurors on the trial have publically stated that they believed the man to be guilty. Jury foreman Paul Rodriguez threatened to have the jurors kicked off the jury. Jurors Eleanor Cook and Ray Hultman revealed in a televised interview that they believed the singer
truths plz says
This article by Matthew Laidlow is pure junk — tabloid reporting at its creepiest.
Patsy says
blah blah blah blah ,…. You are mentally challenged. If you believe everything you read…… I have an ocean view condo for sale in Oklahoma……want to buy it? It’s cheap.
Matthew Laidlow says
Really Patsy?
Ooooooooo how much is it? I’ve never been to Japan! Fifty magic beans is my maximum price.
johnwillwby says
You are an idiot. Let me tell you this again. You are an idiot.
Find a clue. First it was the Chandler kid, now since it is not him, mmm, let my racist a** say that he may have done something. All because he had a book of HALF naked boys. Which by the way was a book depicting in pictures of kids on an island from the book LORD OF THE FLIES, you dumb a**.
And stop reading wikipedia DUMMY, look at the court files. S*** BRAIN!
hoohaahee says
Amazing how some people can utterly convince themselves of the “right” of something even in the face of evidence.
@johnwillwby : I’ll wait until there is an article on creationism, which you no doubt will also attempt to defend, in the absence of reason, sense or intelligence.
What I’m saying is that your emotional, ill-argued response has no intellectual merit.
hoohaahee says
Keep the articles coming Matt, they’re a riot!