Thing is, maybe I was living under a rock, actually I was (and still am) regarding 'celebrity gossip', and admittedly, I didn't follow MJ's every move, but ...... I never had the impression that the media was portraying him as a drug addict before he 'died'. I was aware of the prescription meds thing in the '90s but that seemed to 'die a death' in the media, they didn't persue it, until after he 'died', when all the stories of hefty unpaid drug bills etc came out. Am I wrong in my perception here?
<br /><br />curls, I don't think you're wrong in your perception. I don't really recall hearing MJ had drug problems pre-June 25th. What I do remember is the "6 months to live", "MJ has a huge stash of unreleased songs for his children after he dies" (that story was shortly after the 6 months to live), the TII announcement, and the auction that was arranged because MJ was "broke", then it was cancelled. I had heard of TMZ before MJ "died" but had never been to their site before then. The drug stories really came out post-June 25th with the "evidence" stemming from MJ's multiple visits to Klein's office in the weeks leading up to June 25th and then the reports of all the aliases MJ allegedly used to get drugs.
The trial of 2005 when MJ showed those marks on his legs, remember - the media reported that those marks were from him injecting drugs rather than being bitten by a spider. They even alluded that he was taking meds at night during the trials, and dredged up suppositions of him having ingested large quantities of xanex and using demerol even before then. I don’t think the perception changed much after that. However since MJ left the states they could not keep up with his every move. It was only when he moved back here that things started going south again. Although I am an American, sometimes I feel ashamed to admit it based on how badly Michael was treated in his homeland. It’s shameful.
<br />The trial of 2005 when MJ showed those marks on his legs, remember - the media reported that those marks were from him injecting drugs rather than being bitten by a spider. They even alluded that he was taking meds at night during the trials, and dredged up suppositions of him having ingested large quantities of xanex and using demerol even before then. I don’t think the perception changed much after that. However since MJ left the states they could not keep up with his every move. It was only when he moved back here that things started going south again. Although I am an American, sometimes I feel ashamed to admit it based on how badly Michael was treated in his homeland. It’s shameful.<br />
<br /><br />Great post........thank you! <br />Yes, the perceptions never did change much. Though when he did take the stage at various events, you can tell he was very much loved....for that I am grateful. He didn't really try to change the assumptions....perhaps it was on purpose. Having a song like, "Morphine" on an album surely didn't help either. I firmly believe he knew exactly what he was doing in those years.......for whatever reasons. Your last lines about being an American feeling shameful are true for me as well. I couldn't stand how the media tore him apart here. I always thought it would be very different if social media were around then......like it is today. Would fans and people who cared about him rise up together? Back then it was hard to get a message of support out.....if the media didn't broadcast it somehow.....it was buried. The internet was up and going very true.....but not like it is today. The good news is that the world has not seen the last of Michael Jackson. I believe with all that's in me, he's alive and well. I also believe the truth will set us free...........<br />Love you all........<br /><br />Blessings
<br />The trial of 2005 when MJ showed those marks on his legs, remember - the media reported that those marks were from him injecting drugs rather than being bitten by a spider. They even alluded that he was taking meds at night during the trials, and dredged up suppositions of him having ingested large quantities of xanex and using demerol even before then. I don’t think the perception changed much after that. However since MJ left the states they could not keep up with his every move. It was only when he moved back here that things started going south again. Although I am an American, sometimes I feel ashamed to admit it based on how badly Michael was treated in his homeland. It’s shameful.<br />
<br /><br />Great post........thank you! <br />Yes, the perceptions never did change much. Though when he did take the stage at various events, you can tell he was very much loved....for that I am grateful. He didn't really try to change the assumptions....perhaps it was on purpose. Having a song like, "Morphine" on an album surely didn't help either. I firmly believe he knew exactly what he was doing in those years.......for whatever reasons. Your last lines about being an American feeling shameful are true for me as well. I couldn't stand how the media tore him apart here. I always thought it would be very different if social media were around then......like it is today. Would fans and people who cared about him rise up together? Back then it was hard to get a message of support out.....if the media didn't broadcast it somehow.....it was buried. The internet was up and going very true.....but not like it is today. The good news is that the world has not seen the last of Michael Jackson. I believe with all that's in me, he's alive and well. I also believe the truth will set us free...........<br />Love you all........<br /><br />Blessings<br />
<br /><br />Yes, the truth and only the truth will set us free. But I guess the only truth that I will believe is the spoken from MJ, so I'm hoping for the "tell all book" that is suposed to be written by himself. Funny "coincidence" all the "truth telling books" recently... :icon_e_smile: :icon_bounce:
Regarding this portion @Wishing "Your last lines about being an American feeling shameful are true for me as well. I couldn't stand how the media tore him apart here. I always thought it would be very different if social media were around then......like it is today" I am amost certain that Michael’s true fans would have ripped them a new one :icon_lol: If social media had been around then, there would be no need for Michael to be hoaxing now.
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