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Old 02-07-2003, 06:09 PM
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Re: I feel sad for him.

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Originally posted by ladygreek
After watching the entire interview and the followup on Prime Time, I believe that Bashir did indeed slant the whole thing to his on purpose of making Michael look bad. Watching the promos for the show made it sound much worse than it was and the obvious spin at the end made me think that Michael does have the right to feel betrayed by this man he let into his life for 8 months.

Michael was obviously traumatized by his childhood, and I suspect he is on meds probably for bi-polar (which may explain the manic behavior in Berlin). The discoloration of his nail beds is indicative of someone who is ill or are meds and could be from the vitiligo. Yes, I do believe that he has the affliction and yes I'm guessing that he had skin peels (or whatever) to eliminate the spotting, especially after suffering the trauma from childhood about his acne.

I also think the whole thing about kids sleeping in the bedroom was blown out of proportion. I believe that he is asexual (he said that he did not have sex with Tatum) and did not and will not sexually assault any children. And really I couldn't care less how many facial surgeries he has had--2 or 20. If he wants to look like and be Peter Pan, that's cool too. There are worse things than wanting to be eternally young, like being eternally messed up on crack.

But IMHO, Mr. Bashir (and Barbara Walters in her commentaries) artfully edited and spun the documentary in a way that was solely for the purpose of sensationalism and discreditation.

I left the whole thing deeply concerned about Michael--concerned more of what he might do to himself when he can no longer hide the aging process. I honestly believe he may commit suicide before he turns 50.

Hello all, it has been a while!!! I agree with your points except for the suicide part. I think the only way that might happen is if perhaps if/when his children do something to disappoint him. I think Bashir really putting a more sensationalist spin on behavior that is nothing new. What was the most sad was how he was so emotionally about his childhood. It takes a lot of guts to talk about something so painful. It was sad to see how he really hasn't worked through all of that. What was comforting to know was that he has forgiven his father and moved forward. That speaks volumes to me because too many of us have not reached that point in our lives.

I feel that Michael should just stop giving interviews. No one is going to forget him. He should follow Barbra Steisand's lead for example and do a big concert every decade or so and put out an album every decade or so. He is talented and based upon the response by the crowds during the interview, he is still loved by so many people.

I love Michael, white Michael or black Michael, he is simply the greatest!!
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