Why hasn’t Michael Jackson been cancelled??

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James Safechuck and Wade Robson’s case will go to trial in November,

In Feb 2026 4 adult siblings - filed a child sex-trafficking lawsuit accusing MJ of being a “serial child predator”.

I think for my generation (60) MJ got a free pass because he had a lot of love from the Jackson 5 era and being the first really important black megastar.

Together with his tragic backstory of his abusive father and his weirdo behaviour plus the grooming of the media to accept his weirdness as Wacko Jacko rather than something more sinister, it took a long time for people to wake up and smell the coffee about him.

There is still a hardcore of people determined to ignore the evidence that he was a predatory paedophile. I find it baffling but there you go.

I agree btw he did have a troubled childhood and a lot of trauma but the “boy who never grew up” bollocks was just a convenient front for his paedophilia

I agree with you OP. I can’t believe there’s been a musical and also the film was on in the cinema near me for months on end. I don’t listen to his music either. Definitely a wrong un and the he’s dead/wasn’t convicted comments make no sense when compared with Savile. I guess the only other difference was that Jackson was talented whereas Savile was not.

He wasn’t a child he was an adult man. If you read the contents itinerary of his bedroom made by the police you would be in no doubt about that.

He had a jumble of adult porn, and artbooks of naked children.

My friends and I left the dance floor…that’ll teach him!

I’m one of the first to say kill all the paedophiles but I genuinely don’t think he was. I think he felt like a child himself and it’s the only time he felt safe. I think he was more innocent and sweetminded than most of us.

Because Sony paid 750 million for 50% of his back catalogue 10 years ago. And the other 50% bankrolls thé entire Jackson family.

Because he was found not guilty. I think this generation love him too.

I went to see the musical MJ on Broadway last year and it was fantastic and continues to sell out every show.

We do judge people on their appearance, yes. Jimmy Saville looked like a weirdo, so did MJ. He altered his appearance constantly and lied about it. Not an indication of predatory behaviour in itself but the guy clearly wasn’t ok. I wouldn’t believe the victims any less if they didn’t look so odd. But I’d certainly think twice before sending my kids off with them on their own. Appearance is just one factor that can serve as a warning sign. For the pedants - Of course, not every odd looking person is a threat.

Watch the documentry 60mins with his cleaner about the stuff that she had to clean up and how jaded she was about young boys having sleepovers with a grown man. Children’s pants next to a grown mans on the floor next to hot tub bath yes They shared his bath and bed. The private area that was raided was like a teenage bedroom full of old rubbish because the cleaners didn’t get access. Then there’s the baby voice and making yourself seem smaller talk about a wolf in Sheep’s clothing.
He invited terminally ill children to come share his Disney world and bed. He said that himself in person on the record.
Apex predators stalk the weak and vulnerable .
Adults parents were duped by his fame and money if he was joe bloggs next door of course they wouldn’t let their children share a bed with that man.
Interesting that his sister Janet didn’t want to be featured in the Biopic and so she doesn’t exist in the family scenes. She does however discuss her brother’s creative input in her work?

There is so much to gain rebranding him to a new generation the young man playing Him is a cousin of the Jackson family I think it’s a win win all that had to do is wait for a younger generation to discover him on their terms.

Why would he be? He was never convicted of anything. All those that have come forwards to claim something happened have been proven liars with financial motives.

Why does he have to be either universally "cancelled" or beloved and nothing in between?

People can make up their own minds and sometimes feelings can be complex. Trying to avoid a terrible pun, but it's not black and white. 🙈

So we judge people on their looks now?! What if he was a very handsome man, would you believe the "victims" less?

Where is your proof??

It was the establishment that covered him up. They run the country more than the police

And some thick people struggle with the idea of metaphor.

Not many, mind.

Because his childhood was stolen from him. Because his music i good. Because he seems kind. in his own weird way. And because no charges have been filed against him.

I couldn't agree more. Well said.

Because nothing was ever proved obviously

He’s dead babe