Race hasn't even crossed my mind on this matter. I heard Al Sharpton (and I despise him) had something ignorant to say about it, but that's all I've heard. As far as Elvis, my Mom was a fanatic for him, but yet the world and everyone around knew about his drug use and womanizing. Same with JFK.

Yet, we loved all of them , and were all great talents that should have gone on and on, among others.

I am really sad about Michael Jackson. I would've liked to see him make a comeback, and regain his claim to fame. He was a truly talented man ! I think he was highly misunderstood, and lived his life literally under a microscope. I'm sure if I had somebody watching me for my entire life, and my everyday little habits, someone would try and have me committed. At some point I would do something to make people say "Wow, she is a nut job".

I also can't imagine the money he had, and trying to figure out who really cares and who just wants a piece of the pie. He was basically cut off from a normal life before he was even a teenager.
Just my 2 cents.

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