I have been thinking about the uproar taking place in the
Michael Jackson fan community the last few days. The fans have been outraged by
the appearance in the UK
tabloids of Matt Fiddes, a known liar and opportunist, who once held an
umbrella for Michael Jackson for a weekend in 2001. When Michael died, Fiddes
claimed a great friendship with Michael Jackson that lasted a decade. He even
said that Michael asked him to donate sperm for Michael’s child and claims to
be Blanket’s father. I don’t want to go into details here as there are other
places where Fiddes claims have been soundly debunked.
Another source of outrage has been the re-appearance of
Scott Thorson, Liberace’s ex-lover, on Entertainment Tonight this week. In 2004, he claimed to have had a very brief fling with Michael Jackson back in
1979 that was “inappropriate.” It turns out that while ET touted the segment in
trailers to entice people to watch, it was basically a non-story as it was back
in 2004. Thorson is a convicted felon on drug charges and burglary and has
never been a credible source for the story. He claimed that he and Michael
“broke up” because of Michael’s interest in porn depicting young boys. Now we
all know that Michael had a large interest in heterosexual porn which was proven
at his 2005 trial. While many have wished to portray Michael as gay, it just
wasn’t Michael’s way. Again, we have an opportunist trying to make money at
Michael’s expense.
The fans have been called to action to make comments on the
various tabloid sites that picked up the Fiddes story. For the record, the
National Enquirer felt the story was too incredulous to be believable and
declined to pick it up. In addition, fans have been asked to complain to
Entertainment Tonight and Kraft as their major sponsor. I have done neither and
I have been asking myself why I have not. That is the main reason that
I been thinking about this so much the last few days. I am trying to figure out
how my own mind is working on this particular issue when I quickly respond to all
other calls to action.
I have never read tabloids nor watched tabloid shows. I will
not dignify them with my dollars in the form of my eyes watching or my computer
clicking on their sites. I did not really know about Michael’s crucifixion in
the press until after he died because tabloid related journalism just does not
register on my radar. I now work very hard to get the truth of who Michael was
out to the public by attacking what might be considered “legitimate” sources
although that should be taken with a “grain of salt” too. What registers for me
are the untrue allegations of criminal activity and being tried, although not
convicted of those crimes legally, and convicted in the press and the eyes of
the public with no real evidence at all. I feel that this is the true crime and
I will work my hardest to dispel that cloud.
These two idiots, Fiddes and Thorson, have zero credibility
and their stories are ridiculous. If Michael had responded to every tabloid
story about him he would never have created the art he left behind. Michael was portrayed multiple times of being gay, fathering multiple illegitimate
children, being a pedophile, asexual, sleeping in a hyperbaric chamber, and as
a voodoo worshiper. The part that is always the most curious to me is how
Michael could be gay, heterosexual, asexual and a pedophile all at once.
Michael was a private man and was not a typical rock star man-whore bragging
about all the bimbos he had conquered. Therefore, with the endless curiosity about this man, people just made up stories that weren't there.
What all this really says is that for 40 years, Michael Jackson
has been the object of great interest to the public, even nearly 3 years after
his death. His name will be invoked for years to come to sell the
story….anything for money. In some ways, as sad as all of this is, it has
become a bit humorous especially when you hear the stories of Fiddes and
Thorson, for they mean so little in the legacy of Michael Jackson. They can’t
prove their claims and in the case of Fiddes, he is really too cowardly to
actually make good on his DNA testing threat even if he legally could. His
claims are all the more ludicrous when the world is definitely starting to
realize that Michael’s kids are his biologically. One look at Blanket, who
Fiddes claims to have fathered, and one knows that he is Michael’s child. The
Sun probably paid this guy lots of money and while they should be ashamed of
themselves, it makes them look more stupid than ever. They just wasted good
money on a liar.
Michael’s art and the evidence of his loving heart will be
here long after the scum like Fiddes and Thorson are gone. And, for some
reason, I can’t take this as seriously as other things. It certainly won’t get
me to watch Entertainment Tonight, read the Sun, nor click on contactmusic.com
or radaronline.com. If I do, then shame on me for feeding the beast.