Comments on: ‘Entertainment Weekly’ Pays Tribute To Michael Jackson

By: tatiana

tatiana — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 03:11:52 +0000

…all of this is so very sad…..

By: Michelle

Michelle — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 22:34:40 +0000

I’ve been looking everywhere for the Time issue and no one seems to have it!! I’m definitely getting a copy of this one. I agree that the man did end up leading a very wierd and troubled life in the last decade or so. Still, as a lifelong fan it does say a lot that people are able to seperate his personal life from his career and to honor him for his acheivements and his role in pop culture. We truely lost an icon for not only our generation, but for the one before us and even the ones after. I think the tributes to him have been amazingly heartfelt and honest. It’s nice to see that the media, even those who helped create his ‘Jacko’ persona, at least had some respect for the man in the wake of his death.

By: emjdee

emjdee — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 20:26:28 +0000

I almost cried when I saw that pepsi ad. So respectful- I love it.

By: S

Wed, 01 Jul 2009 18:25:21 +0000

I wish they didn’t publish that picture of Michael at his worst. I know he hated the name “Jacko” and the New York Post, till this day, is still using it in its headline.

I honestly think Steven King’s assessment was right. The most poignant part was about how Michael was charged in the first degree for Wierdness — not a crime, but a curse for geniuses. Also, the fact that he died in a castle, all alone, breaks my heart. RIP Michael, may people never think ill of you again. Because you were a GOOD person, and that’s all that matters.

Thanks Trent, for not being malicious and cruel.

By: Cait

Cait — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 17:34:26 +0000

This was among the best collection of acknowledgements I’ve seen since his death. I think King’s article was very appropriate. Honest in a good and sad way, but honest and sweet all the same. Some of the articles I’ve seen have been a bit too brutally honest. I like how this was done. I likely wouldn’t have read that if you hadn’t posted it. Thanks Trent.

By: Paul From Toronto

Paul From Toronto — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 16:37:53 +0000

That was def a good read. He did become stranger and stranger but you are right. Now that he has passed, people are now not looking at his strangeness but at the greatness he was.

By: lizav

lizav — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 16:34:24 +0000

Trent, thank you so much for sharing…think your coverage of MJ has been great. You truely are the best!

By: Meream

Meream — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 16:27:24 +0000

Thanks for sharing, Trent. Will read these tonight before sleeping.

By: Nicole

Nicole — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 16:05:14 +0000

Thanks for sharing that, Trent! I appreciate all the MJ coverage you’ve taken time to bring us.