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Source?
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I’m no fan of MJs pedophilia.
I do, however, feel empathy for any techs working on a show. A “star” will only be as good as the people around them. Michael Jackson is not the band and is not the sound engineers and is not the people sweeping the floors of the stadium.
You just don’t fire someone mid song.
Maybe there were issues outside of this but to pull a power play and make it public sucks.
I’m torn between the Michael child of talent in an abusive family situation singing ABC and the monster that raped children.
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Um, he didn’t. Did you not see the 67 posts sharing links with video and audio of the guy who didn’t get fired explaining how he didn’t get fired?
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There is some debate that he even sang “Job’s Gone” and even if he did,you are right, we don’t know the history. Could have been a joke, or it could have been the final straw. And, yeah, you do fire people who damage your multimillion dollar enterprise, but again that could have been a joke along the lines of “Brad, we are going to have a talk later, and you are on thin ice.”
Michael Jackson is one example, and watching the king of pop become a figure of scorn was one of wildest heel turns I’ve had the privilege of experiencing.
Uh, inviting adolescent children over for sleepovers and then molesting them will tend to contribute to public scorn.
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There is no debate. The guy that wasn’t fired said he wasn’t fired and went on to work for him for years.
There are podcasts and videos posted above with the actual Brad telling the non story.
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There is also a foundation in cultures that revere or worship their ancestors where the dead are still considered to be aware of us, and depending on cosmology, may have some influence on the world.
There’s related concepts that the ancestors’ existence or standing is influenced by how they are remembered here, and more to the point, that this may be interpreted collectively, rather than individually- That is to say there is functionally no difference between your great grand uncle and every other member of your family. Whatever he was remembered for is reflective of both you and your entire bloodline. Sins of the fathers and all that.
This is… a little fuzzy. Subject to various cultures and interpretations, not the least of which is that most of what I know is coming from reconstructed or diasporic sources. I’m familiar, not an expert, so take this as more perspective than anything else.
On a personal level, this is actually something I struggle with as someone who follows a religion big on ancestors, while also knowing that some of my direct line were responsible for one of the more well known injustices in American history.
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It’s not really aimed at celebrities (and never was – just ask Richard III or Nero). It might be good advice regarding people you know, because once someone is gone we tend to gradually forget their flaws and retain the good parts, so if you spent the week of their funeral complaining about the $50 they owed you, you might end up feeling bad. Plus, it’s a waste of your energy.
But it can be unhealthy to make saints of people who don’t deserve it, too. Probably better advice would be to think twice before saying anything about dead folks.
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Something tells me people under Michael Jackson’s employ had about as much job security as those working under Darth Vader.
…Jobs for life?
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