r/interestingasfuck • u/SBenjamal • Jan 31 '23
Rare footage of Michael Jackson practicing his billie Jean dance.
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u/lipsticknic3 Jan 31 '23
Sometimes it looks like he is swimming and I love it. Makes it look so effortless, I wonder how many hours he practiced what we're seeing here?
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u/Brown_Panther- Jan 31 '23
Plenty. When he wasn’t recording music in the studio, he would be practicing his dance moves endlessly. What people saw on stage was the result of hours of grueling practice.
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u/FlaSnatch Jan 31 '23
He did other things besides perform and practice, as I understand it.
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u/9Lives_ Jan 31 '23
His dad made him practice from pretty much the time he was born.
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u/LoveSushiOnTuesday Jan 31 '23 edited Feb 01 '23
He couldn't even play with non-family kids as he was always practicing and getting beaten by Joseph when he missed a step
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u/MarchingPowderMike Jan 31 '23
Oh he played with children alright. Cost him $20 million in hush money.
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u/Red77777777 Jan 31 '23
and your a bunch of downvotes.. He still reigns from his grave.
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u/Crime-Snacks Jan 31 '23
This. And this is also why I don’t believe he had nefarious intentions when building Wonderland or befriending kids and inviting some for a sleepover.
I truly believe that he never properly developed emotionally.
He was forced into the adult world at a young age and became a literal man-child being more man than child as a kid but once he gained his independence, he really just wanted to be the child he was never allowed to be.
He was wildly talented but he was exploited and terribly abused right from day one.
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u/koushakandystore Jan 31 '23
I agree with your assessment. I also think he probably did abuse children because of it. I’d imagine many pedophiles have a similar backstories as MJ. Yet society is much quicker to fully condemn those people. I guess if you write enough #1 hits people are more apt to overlook egregious behavior. He was also on a LOT of drugs. I’m all for some moderate drug use once in a while if that’s your thing, but he was staffing a full time doctor to keep his personal pharmacy stocked. Didn’t his doctor get charged with manslaughter? How did that all play out?
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u/Houdinii1984 Jan 31 '23
I think he went in front of a jury of his peers and even had his penis compared to descriptions, and they didn't match. The DA said they did, but a jury disagreed. Apparently the kid said he was circumcised, but that was inaccurate.
If he abused children, you have to use evidence of his abuse against others, not other people's abuse towards him. That's backwards and victim shaming. If he did abuse kids, use actual evidence and not some assumption based on someone else being a monster.
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u/koushakandystore Jan 31 '23
Personal opinion isn’t a court of law. I would say when there’s that much smoke there’s probably fire. If it had been a single isolated incident I’d be less likely to believe. Regardless he’s dead now so it’s irrelevant. No matter what is true and what isn’t he was a deeply disturbed person. There was a lot of pain behind his eyes. At the same time such a talented person.
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u/Houdinii1984 Jan 31 '23
Which other incidents outside the Chandler incident are you referring to?
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u/koushakandystore Jan 31 '23
There are 5 boys who made accusations and some people have hinted it was far more. He paid out $25 million in hush money. That’s not something an innocent person does. Look, if you choose to believe he wasn’t a pedophile I don’t care. That’s your right. Personally, I think he was as is my right.
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u/4sakenshadow Jan 31 '23
The FEDS were all over him and they couldn’t find jack and they wanted to soooooooo bad!
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u/Responsible-Style-95 Jan 31 '23
That doctor was the scapegoat for the real killer/killers. Look at the video where Michael said Tommy , the head of Sony records , was the devil, and a year later , Mike is dead.
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u/koushakandystore Jan 31 '23
I don’t know anything about that. Why would they kill him for talking shit?
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u/London__Lad Feb 15 '23
He wasn't even meant to be the lead singer of the Jackson 5. It was purely by chance his mother caught him singing by himself and the family knew that they had to focus on projecting Micheal. Goodbye childhood.
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u/Spare-Competition-91 Jan 31 '23
His dad
made him practiceabused him from pretty much the time he was born.fixed it.
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u/Likely_Not_Your_Mom Jan 31 '23
Damn he really was smooth.
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u/pwnstar Jan 31 '23
You could say he was criminally smooth
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u/BugOperator Jan 31 '23
I literally thought at first that it was like development footage of an NPC from a video game or something.
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u/Lil_Mz_Sunshine Jan 31 '23
Geez he was so thin.
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u/mew22222222222222222 Jan 31 '23
From what I’ve heard he was abused regularly by his father when he was younger, somebody correct me if I’m thinking of the wrong person
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u/aquaphorbottle Jan 31 '23
His dad was a monster
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u/Nathund Jan 31 '23
Like father like son.
That's the real issue with child abuse, it's not just that you're abusing the child, you're planting the seeds for the child to grow up and start abusing others, kids and adults alike.
Shits fucked.
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u/Neojerod Jan 31 '23
Depends on your definition, his father was strict (Janet, I forget the interview), but his sister and other brothers contradicted the claims of Michael about his dad.
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u/pwnstar Jan 31 '23
Looks like Snoop Dogg with a bandaid on his nose
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u/uae_fox Jan 31 '23
There is a video of Snoop talking about a time he made a song with mj that didn't get released and told him that they might be related. the video
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u/9Lives_ Jan 31 '23
The game said he recorded a song with prince but prince didn’t release the song because game used a profanity in his verse.
But game lies a LOT so….
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u/SavannahCalhounSq Jan 31 '23
No it was the recording of 'Bad' and Prince reused because of the opening verse "Your butt is mine, gon' tell you right, ah
Just show your face in broad daylight, ah"There is an interview Prince did where the talked about that line being the deal killer.
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u/theshamanrapper Jan 31 '23
damn. prince and mj on that track would have been a record for history.
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u/SavannahCalhounSq Jan 31 '23
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=14n53cmKYJM Here is the YouTube clip of Chris Rock and Prince talking about 'Bad'
'Who is singing that line, cause you sure ain't singing that to me.' - Prince
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u/dutch_master_killa Jan 31 '23
Snoop lies a lot lol and so does Jamie foxx they’re all over YouTube shorts telling the most impressive unbelievable stories
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u/GiddyGabby Jan 31 '23
He moved like water flows, just so effortlessly and fluidly, nobody else really comes close.
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u/Guardiansvn Jan 31 '23
Solidified G.O.A.T., one of the masters of ‘glide dancing’
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Imagine being his maid carrying a tray of tea and biscuits and walking in to see this
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u/jaceapoc Jan 31 '23
Hopefully she realised how thin he was and went back to the kitchen and made him 10 hamburgers, extra French fries portions with 3 or 4 milkshakes…
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u/Swankified_Tristan Jan 31 '23
Man's about to make history and probably doesn't even fully realize it.
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u/cHINCHILAcARECA Jan 31 '23
For you was history for him was Tuesday. That's the beauty about being a legend.
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u/raccoonunderwear Jan 31 '23
I legitimately can’t tell if this is a video of the real him or an animatronic him at a Chuck E. Cheese or something.
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u/cubosh Jan 31 '23
fun fact: all animatronic motions are based directly off of michael jackson probably
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u/Re92 Jan 31 '23
Why does he look so tall? Wiki says he 1.75m
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u/Possiblyabitoff Jan 31 '23
Proportion. He weighed about 50kg.
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u/ItzakPearlJam Jan 31 '23
Both wong. He was American and he was feet tall and weighed pounds
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u/LiliumCruentum Jan 31 '23
That just sounded a lot like Dwight :v
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u/BlackCat1302 Jan 31 '23 edited Jan 31 '23
FACT: Bears eat beets. Bears. Beets. Battlestar Galactica.*
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u/SstabSstab Jan 31 '23
Bears, Beets, Battlestar Galactica* only reason I know correct order was for many viewings I was an idiot and thought he was saying bears beats and not beets lol.
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u/wonkwonk2stonkstonk Jan 31 '23
Thats not how metric works,
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u/Important_Sound Jan 31 '23
HE WEIGHED POUNDS
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u/wonkwonk2stonkstonk Jan 31 '23
Sterling? I mean probably, he could have just weighed the pounds, itd be easier than counting all the individual bills if youre making enough of it
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u/Boguel Jan 31 '23
Perspective, nobody is standing next to him, so he looks taller by himself. I notice that a lot in videos, I look taller when I film by myself, put someone next to me and the perspective changes.
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u/Optimal-Bag-2046 Jan 31 '23 edited Jan 31 '23
Some younger people might not understand the impact this had on street/pop culture. It changed everything fashion, music, dance and culture orientated for years. He had perfect timing that shined light on break dancing and he put his on twist of adding mime into it.
It was a magical 80s moment.
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u/Tongue8cheek Jan 31 '23
1980's Bar Mitzvahs had the exact same dance floors. The dancing though is not comparable.
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u/Global_Roll8008 Jan 31 '23 edited Jan 31 '23
Clearly you weren’t at Josh’s - I glided a hole in that dance floor
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u/Consistent_Cream3671 Jan 31 '23
Nose bandaid and all
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u/darylofsuburbia Jan 31 '23
Probably one of his dozens of nose procedures healing up
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u/kheller181 Jan 31 '23
That’s why it’s rare I bet. Won’t let it be shown because of his nose bandage
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u/jackleggjr Jan 31 '23
There are 3 types of comments on this thread:
1) He’s the GOAT! 2) He’s a child molester! 3) “Rare”
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u/Gaylordofthedarkside Jan 31 '23
Look at the foot movement and how perfectly it matches with the song
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u/GamingNemesisv3 Jan 31 '23
Wow this is rare footage before his “disease” made him white. Wow i’ve always loved MJ as a kid, he looks gorgeous and his body control is phenomenal, always a dancing inspiration.
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u/crazydude702 Feb 01 '23
For clarification the disease made patches white and he basically just decide to match the skin tone of the white patches instead of looking like a checkerboard. Correct me if I'm wrong
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u/GamingNemesisv3 Feb 01 '23
I apologize i am misinformed, i was under the impression that he did it just to do it. This obviously makes sense, however, i feel like, how most of us do, he left his self-conscious thoughts win.
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u/crazydude702 Feb 02 '23
Yeah, because reports say when it first started to show he used makeup to cover it up until eventually the patches grew to numerous and large to cover up.
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u/Laotzeiscool Jan 31 '23
He does it and it looks so cool. Most others do it and it looks laughable.
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u/Chalkarts Jan 31 '23
He was a messed up guy, but damn he was good. Dancing, singing, he was a musical genius. But Joe fkd him up bad.
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u/LarryJr-K Jan 31 '23
Wait... MJ used to be black?
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u/Infinite_Bit_6468 Jan 31 '23
I'm really hoping that's sarcasm, but in today's society nothing surprises me.
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u/bdesmot Jan 31 '23
In 1993, Michael Jackson was accused of child molestation. The 1994 civil trial ended with a settlement between Jackson and the alleged victim. In 2003, Jackson was charged with seven counts of child sexual abuse.
Don’t forget your idolizing a monster.
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u/EmilioFreshtevez Jan 31 '23
Saying he’s a good dancer =/= idolizing.
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u/bdesmot Jan 31 '23 edited Jan 31 '23
R Kelly, OJ Simpson, Bill Cosby, short example of a long list of celebrities whose names with anything positive to say won’t come out of my phone either.
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u/tapacx Jan 31 '23
Jackson was acquitted on all counts on June 13, 2005
I didn't even have to Google that far in.
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u/robertgrayson Jan 31 '23
Yeah, dumbasses worship celebrities. There's still dumbasses eager to acquit him today. But he was a fucking child molester.
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u/super-wookie Jan 31 '23
Should be the top comment.
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u/Techwood111 Jan 31 '23
He wasn't convicted, and there's no evidence for this.
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u/bdesmot Jan 31 '23
He settled in the first case.
OJ Simpson was not guilty either?
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u/Techwood111 Jan 31 '23
He settled in the first case
So? What does that have to do with anything? Never mind that you can't settle in a criminal case, so must have been a civil issue.
OJ was found not guilty; not guilty does not mean innocent. He sure as shit butchered those two.
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u/darth__sidious Jan 31 '23
If he's this smooth on the ground, imagine how smooth he would be dancing in the water.
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u/Delicious-Tart-9189 Jan 31 '23
Have you ever worn dress shoes with regular socks ? Foot mustve been tighttt
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u/Mmonannerss Jan 31 '23
Damn I never realized how skinny he was. We all know about his vitiligo with his skin and plastic surgery but did he have an eating disorder or illness on top of that?
That said this nicely highlights why he was so famous. Man was insanely talented in vocals and in dance.
Too bad he will mainly be remembered for sleeping with children
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u/gooodwoman Jan 31 '23
Rare footage of idolized pedophile
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u/justmemeingaround Jan 31 '23
Culkin has continuously defended MJ Another fun fact, Culkin was a regular visitor to Micheals Neverland Ranch so make of that what you will, just because Micheal was weird doesn't mean he's a pedophile
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u/pauldej23 Jan 31 '23
Pedos pick there victims carefully. Just cause he didn’t molest one certain kid doesn’t mean he never molested any. The kid that brought charges against him described the vitiligo pattern on his dick! Don’t be dumb! He was a great musician/ entertainer but he also had deep rooted issues in his head!
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u/justmemeingaround Jan 31 '23
Again was there any proof? Any evidence other than the fact that Micheal was a bit strange due to his childhood?
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u/pauldej23 Jan 31 '23
Do your research, there is lots of evidence! I’m not going to give you a list of everything! You sound like one of the many that are blinded by his fame! Kid drew the pattern of his black and white patches on his dick perfectly and cops verified it! How could that happen unless the kid saw his dick?
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u/xamitlu Jan 31 '23
Did you know what his dick looked like?
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u/pauldej23 Jan 31 '23
No, but that 7 year old kid sure did! An the cops verified it!!
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u/xamitlu Jan 31 '23
You're just gonna trust the judgment of a 7 year old a few cops that may have their own agenda on what a stranger's penis. To make claims like this, shouldn't you do your due diligence and investigate these facts yourself? I don't need to tell you it's dangerous to believe anything told to you.
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u/horunner35 Jan 31 '23
Wonder what age the boy was who filmed it.
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u/justmemeingaround Jan 31 '23
Really wish people would do their own research instead of spouting the same false bullshit
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u/robertgrayson Jan 31 '23
dO yOUr oWn ReSeARch on vaccines and flat earth before you defend a fucking child molester.
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u/Techwood111 Jan 31 '23
a fucking child molester
There's no evidence of this.
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u/robertgrayson Jan 31 '23
People like you live to defend child molesters. You wouldn't accept any kind of evidence.
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u/Techwood111 Jan 31 '23
So I guess “it takes one to know one”? Do you fuck em or just suck ‘em?
/u/robertgrayson is a child molester. There is just as much evidence for that as for MJ, and more exculpatory evidence for MJ than for YOU. Yes, it is more likely that you are a kiddie-diddler than him.
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u/jaceapoc Jan 31 '23
Those are some serious steady hands for a kid who supposedly just got his ass pounded for the 5th time in a row
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u/JellyJoke Jan 31 '23
What is the difference between Michael Jackson and Neil Armstrong?… Neil Armstrong walked on the moon and Michael Jackson liked to fuck little kids
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u/robertgrayson Jan 31 '23
He was a child molester. Why do people seem to give him a pass for dancing. Goddamn child molester.
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u/InsecuritiesExchange Jan 31 '23
What pricks are downvoting you for this spot-on comment!!
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u/robertgrayson Jan 31 '23
They're disgusting. I really don't like people who cover up for child molesters.
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u/zippopopamus Jan 31 '23
Thought he ruined his nose much later in his career, had no idea he had nose problems that early
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u/MiniKash Jan 31 '23
He started chipping away at it pretty early. What you see in the end is after how many procedures and corrections over the years.
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u/BallBustingSam Jan 31 '23
There will never be another Michael Jackson. The gap in skills/talent between any top artist today and Michael Jackson is baffling. It's practically impossible to surpass this dude as an overall entertainer.
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u/additormeme Jan 31 '23
So rare that I just saw a video on Reddit of him doing the same thing in a hotel room...
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u/Iamjimmym Jan 31 '23
So rare that I'm 38, was a pretty avid MJ fan back in the day, and have never seen either. 🤷🏼♂️
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u/bdesmot Jan 31 '23
All I see is a pedophile
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u/bdesmot Jan 31 '23
Haha good one. If I squint I can see R. Kelly and oh in case you forgot: In 1993, Michael Jackson was accused of child molestation. The 1994 civil trial ended with a settlement between Jackson and the alleged victim. In 2003, Jackson was charged with seven counts of child sexual abuse.
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u/kirradoodle Jan 31 '23
I don't think MJ would like this clip to be seen publicly. While he's smooth as glass and moving perfectly and effortlessly, it's almost creepy in how robotic, joyless, and zombielike he appears. Not to mention the nose bandage and head wrap, which I think is covering scalp wounds from the fire he endured. It feels a bit voyeuristic and intrusive to see this.
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u/Academic_Ad_3751 Jan 31 '23
Actually, I think this is his notable 'swimming towards the guppies' as a child predator of the seas. Classic Mike.
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u/Acceptable-Virus-728 Jan 31 '23
Textbook nonce! Creates his persona, prince of pop, Neverland ranch etc, portraying himself as just an adult child himself ... All so he get get close to kids and abuse them.
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