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US politician hits out at the celebration of “pervert” Jacko
By CMU Editorial | Published on Tuesday 7 July 2009
As more time passes since Michael Jackson’s, erm, passing, more time will inevitably be dedicated to considering the controversial parts of the singer’s private life over his musical genius.
Some who believe the worse about Jacko’s certainly unusual relationships with young teenagers have already complained that much of the media coverage of the singer following his sudden death glossed over past controversies, and in particular the allegations made against him by the Chandler and Arvizo families. Though, of course, media have to be careful discussing such things, especially the Arvizo cases, given the singer was acquitted of all charges when they, unlike the Chandler allegations, were heard by a criminal court.
Getting in there early with regards more negative assessments of the late Jackson, Republican politician Peter King, who sits in the US House Of Representatives, posted a video on YouTube ahead of the singer’s big memorial bash, calling the king of pop “a pervert, a child molester; a paedophile”.
Criticising the amount of media coverage dedicated to Jackson since his death, King says: “He died, he had some talent, fine. [But] there is nothing good about this guy. He may have been a good singer, done some dancing, but the bottom line is would you allow your child or grandchild to be in the same room with Michael Jackson. That would be horrifying. Let’s knock out the psychobabble. He was a pervert, a child molester; he was a paedophile. And to be giving this much coverage to him, day in and day out, what does it say about us as a country? I just think we’re too politically correct”.
So, that’s us told.
