Rupert Everett: Michael Jackson Is Better Off Dead
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Rupert Everett says he wasn't surprised Michael Jackson died at the young age of 50. He adds that the King of Pop is probably better off dead.
"He was a freak," Everett, 50, tells U.K.'s The Mirror. "He looked like a character from Shrek. He was a black to white minstrel. He was crucified by that court case when he was accused of child molestation - that killed him."
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Jackson "personified the pain and anxiety of a black man in a slave country," Everett continues. "We all watched as he changed from black to white. He was living performance art. I think it was fortuitous that he died."
Of Jackson's 50 London comeback performances, Everett says, "It wouldn't have mattered how good or bad he was. He wouldn't have managed to do all of them and the press would have destroyed him."
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In light of Jackson's death, Everett says, "We're living in very strange times."
"We have Michael Jackson, a black man who has gone white, and we have President Barack Obama, who is a half-white man gone black," he explains. "It's absolutely fascinating to watch."
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Everett's shocking remarks don't end there. He says he "fell out of love with America after 9/11."
"Straight afterwards, this cruel and nasty city was hit with a sudden wave of compassion," he explains. "Everyone looked out for everyone. I thought that could be the beginning of something amazing."
"It felt like it was a new beginning but then the rain started and President Bush came in and began the war," he continues. "The whole country just changed and became completely alien to me. We came to America as kids because England was stuffy and constipated. The U.S. used to be a breath of fresh air but Bush changed all that."
America "is a weird place now," Everett says, adding that "cartoons are more realistic than real-life. Family Guy, The Simpsons and Shrek are much more believable than action films. People react to cartoons rather than life. That is a tragedy."
Everett, a one-time pal of Madonna, also pulls out the cat claws on Gwyneth Paltrow.
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"If I had the choice of being on a desert island with [cheesy British reality star] Jordan or Gwyneth Paltrow, I would choose Jordan," he says. "With Jordan you get the truth. She's treated like a quasi-hooker, whereas Gwyneth is seen as the patron saint of good living," he adds. "Which one has more integrity? I would much rather have Jordan any day."
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21what a sick pervert Rupert Everett is...he is saying his crappy sick opinions seeking for attention,,,he has serious mental issue,,sickly jealous because NO body love him,,,while MJ,,almost 3/4 the world Love,adore MJ...Michael was a wonderful amazing humanbeing who gave a lot to the world ,,his skin change because of vitilligo,,while rupert is just a pervert sick loser,, Burn in hell sick rupert evertte..
The guy need to look at himself very close. It seems he has a problem with his physical appearance and his mental state. also, he tries to be happy by selling garbage opinion to the public and media. He has a problem with any other color skin, other than his own color of skin, very obvious, very sad. He needs to be sent to a remote place with no population so he can love himself till he wakes up dead.
Since when have the repugnant opinions of a vicious, aging ex-rent boy had any value? Isn't it sad when people have to resort to such cheap tactics to get a bit of face-time. Tragic really.
Michael Jackson is an amazing human being and has shared his wonderful music with the world. Rupert who i have never even heardf has done nothing for the world so umm MJ wins-Love u MJ XOXO
Michael Jackson is an amazing human being and has shared his wonderful music with the world. Rupert who i have never even heardf has done nothing for the world so umm MJ wins-Love u MJ XOXO
Michael Jackson is an amazing human being and has shared his wonderful music with the world. Rupert who i have never even heardf has done nothing for the world so umm MJ wins-Love u MJ XOXO
Michael Jackson is a wonderful human being and made great music for people around the world he was a very special person and he had a diseas called vitiligo that is why his skin changed yall who agree with no one know everett are ignorant R.I.P MJ XOXO
MELL YOU ARE A GOOD MAGGOT.. DO YOU EVER READ ABOUT MIKE.. WHEN YOU CHECK ABOUT HIM CHANGING TO WHITE.. WAS IT ABOUT FASHION OR A DISEASE... I THINK SOME OF YOU BLACK AMERICANS SHOULD BE USED AS AIDS TEST. TO MEL.. REST IN PEACE MJ.
children can and do LIE, especially when they have been coached by their money hungry parents. Mike was a quiet gentle man what ever issues he had, being a pediphile was not one of his problems.Rupert Everette,you are a mean spirited s.o.b, who has no concern or compassion for the people who loved and cared for him... his children, parents,sisters and brothers, friends.But then reading your comments and looking at your face you probably don't have any friends, and I am sure that you are a real joy for your family to be around.
WHO IS RUPERT EVERETTE? GOT YOUR 15 MINUTE OF FAME OUT OF MICHAEL JACKSON DIDN'T YOU????????
Cant a dead man rest in peace? I never knew Everette and I dont intend to. Michael was the greatest and you are envious of the focus on him. Instead of critizing Michael do something worthy of praise. Maybe then we will all know who u are.
Whoa, old age can turn some people bitter and nasty like Rupert Everette.
people are people,weirdos are weirdos,pervs are worms BUT children are kids and kids dont lie!Lest they be bribed,gifted brainwashed or blamed...rest in peace michael for someday you will realize that you are not a saintly innocent being!!!Yes, he may have done a great job as an artist of music,and changed his looks,but always remember those that may never change.....'cause remember...that kids dont lie about things they cannot ever change!!
People are people,weirdos are weird,pervs are maggots,BUT children are kids and kids don't lie lest they be bribed,gifted,or threatened.
MICHAEL JACKSON WAS AND WILL ALWAYS BE THE GREATEST ENTERTAINER OF ALL TIME!!!! WHO ARE YOU TO SAY SUCH A COLD AND HEARTLESS THING. HIS AUTOPSY REVEALED THAT MICHAEL WAS HEALTHY, NO OTHER DRUGS, WAS FOUND IN HIS SYSTEM EXCEPT WHAT THAT KILLER MURRAY PUT IN HIM. HE CHANGED HIS SKIN TO BLEND BECAUSE OF VITALIGO ALSO CONFIRMED BY THE AUTOPSY. GOD ONLY KNOWS WHAT KIND OF PAIN THAT BROUGHT MY BELOVED MJ, KNOWING HE HAD TO BE IN THE SPOT LIGHT. WHO ARE WE TO JUDGE HIM. WHAT HE DID IN HIS PERSONAL LIFE WAS HIS BUSINESS. EVERETT, I THINK YOU ARE AN MIND NUMBING IDIOT, AND YOU SHOULD BE SILENCED, AND LEAVE OUR PRESIDENT'S NAME OUT OF IT. LONG LIVE THE KING OF POP!!!!!!
also i wouldnt talk about our president like that fool
michael wasn't perfect being a star like him would push u into drugs.i mean think about other stars that did drugs and died and they werent even as famous and another thing if ur not that famous and u criticize someone who was hugely famous that gets u a bad rap.also mj was a person who had a family and think thats pretty rude 2 say when a family is grieveing.and furthermore people do wierd things all the time.its the truth everybodys wierd
this message is for EVERETT you are the freak not michael jackson
AND FURTHER MORE, TELLING SOMEONE THAT THEY ARE WRONG AND TRYING TO HELP THEM, IS NOT WRONG. WHAT'S WRONG IS PLACATING PEOPLE AND TELLING THEM, YOU'RE GREAT, THAT'S GOOD AND YOU'RE FINE, WHEN THEY ARE SLEEPING IN THE BED WITH OTHER PEOPLE'S CHILDREN AND POPPING PILLS LEFT AND RIGHT FOR 20 YEARS. SOMEONE SHOULD HAVE HAD THE BALLS TO SAY TO MIKE J STOP THIS, YOU ARE F**CKING UP. BUT DID THEY, NO...NOW EVERYBODY WANTS TO ACT LIKE HE WAS A SAINT BECAUSE HE'S DEAD. HE WOULD NOT HAVE MADE IT THROUGH THOSE 50 SHOWS AND THEN THE PRESS WOULD HAVE ATE HIM ALIVE, LIKE THEY ALWAYS DID AND NO ONE WOULD HAVE CARED. RUPERT IS RIGHT AND THOSE OF YOU WHO DISAGREE ARE LIVING IN THE "NEVERLAND RANCH" JUST LIKE MIKE J.
AS MUCH AS WE ALL LOVE/LOVED MIKE J, HE WAS A FREAK. I AM BLACK AND I AM NOT ASHAMED TO SAY THAT MIKE J WAS WEIRD. RUPERT IS RIGHT IN EVERYTHING THAT HE SAID. BLACK PEOPLE ARE AFRAID TO SAY CERTAIN THINGS ABOUT MIKE J BECAUSE HE WAS BLACK. BUT I AM NOT AFRAID. I GREW UP LISTENING TO HIM, BLACK PEOPLE LOVED HIM. BUT, WHEN HE STARTED TO CHANGE INTO A WHITE PERSON, WE AS BLACK PEOPLE WERE ALL CONFUSED BUT DID NOT SAY ANYTHING. BLACK PEOPLE HAVE A TENDENCY TO STICK UP FOR OUR OWN EVEN WHEN WE KNOW THAT THEY ARE WRONG, I.E. R. KELLY...MIKE J WOULD NOT HAVE BEEN ABLE TO DO 50 SHOWS BECAUSE OF DRUGS.