Jacko's Ex Publicist Goes Off on Michael

Michael Jackson's former publicist, Michael Levine, just released the following statement, claiming he saw today's tragic events coming for years.

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"As someone who served as Michael Jackson's publicist during the 1st child molestation incident, I must confess I am not surprised by today's tragic news.

Michael has been on an impossibly difficult and often self-destructive journey for years. His talent was unquestionable but so too was his discomfort with the norms of the world.

A human simply can not withstand this level of prolonged stress.''


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196. Michael Jackson is the greatest entertainer that ever lived.Why are you people only concentrating on the bad things. This was a man that was exploited, disrespected,and treated really bad in the press. Even though he was found not guilty. The media has still continued to disrespect him. You want to blame someone for Michael? Blame all the people that have continued to hound the super star.Michael is dead let him rest in peace. Think about his family and the children that love him so dearly. Please lighten up on Michael. Stop calling him Waco Jaco.You know his name.Shame on the media ,you have reached an all time low.

Posted at 4:21AM on Oct 27th 2009 by ann Trease

197. Wow!! what a character? You empty evil soul. and you call yourself a publicist? Micheal should have known better before hiring you! It's obvious you can't find a good job to live on now.

Posted at 11:33AM on Jul 11th 2009 by doreen

198. Michael Levine WAS NOT JACKSON'S PUBLICIST!!! He was hired (then quickly FIRED) as a consultant. He was never in the same room as Jackson. Ignore this pathetic lying publicity seeking media whore!!!

Michael Levine is a LIAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAARRRRRRR!!!!!!!!!!!!

LIAR. LIAR. LIAR.

Posted at 9:35PM on Jul 13th 2009 by Michael Levine is a Habitual Liar

199. yeh, and michael lavine you were one of those people who pushed him to perform and pose even if he didn't feel like it??and TMZ i'm not appreciative in you calling him jacho-his name is michael jackson......most connected to michael were out for thier own fame and fortune,not caring how michael felt!!!! nobody was able to stop him---someone should have kidnapped him and took him to a remote place away from any media,doctors, and got him detoxed,he would have been mad at everyone but he would alsohave had a chance to live longer too!!!!

Posted at 3:08PM on Jul 18th 2009 by cheryl martin

200. to J.B. Nothing here that this man has said or done is that stupid. There is nothing wrong with stating what one may find to be the truth. There have been several people coming forth who have known or had contact with Michael that pretty much say the same thing's, except they are more forthcoming with knowledge of MJ's drug use and self destructive behavior. I am not making light of this story. This is a very sad ending to a talented man, but this former publicist will do fine in his future. He does not need any luck. Best Wishes to him. Freedom of speech: ever heard of this?

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201. Everyone has problems and if michael jackson had problems so be it, he is a human being like all of us and he feels pain and goes through stress as well. so people need to stop call him wacko jacko and all the other sick names they calling him. he was a great man and his legacy and music will live on forever. i live in the caribbean, and i will make sure as long as i am alive i will make sure his music and legacy lives on..............you will be missed michael jackson and you and your family will be in my praise every night..............love u forever

Posted at 5:11PM on Jul 18th 2009 by Teste Thomas

202. I think what the man is saying is that any human could not withstand the level of stress Michael found himself confronted with daily. He spoke what he thought was the truth, that Michael's journey has been beyond difficult since he was a child, but sometimes Michael from reports would not take sound advice on matters and did things his way. He was a human. I for one grew used to his facial changes, and find it fascintating that a human actually remade himself the way Michael did time and time again. It's been a tough journey for the whole world, not just Michael, to live through the past 20 or so years while watching Michael struggle to overcome the odds and be unique. I think as time goes on the world will find most of the stories about Michael were fabrications that got way out of hand, much like it did with Diana - photographing her working out caused such a world stir - please! No wonder persons under that kind of stress long to hide and try to be normal. Ninety percent of the stories about Michael were actually not worth the print they took up in papers or on the internet. Take Bubbles - he rescued the chimp from cancer research when Michael was in his 20's [Michael was a kid himself!], and had him as a pet - Jane Goodall lived with them for 20 or so years [now that was a stir during her lifetime], and Tippy Hendron keeps wild animals as pets, but it's portrayed as humane, and look at Sigfried and Roy, so many others who work with animals and have them. So, what else is there to say that Michael did that hasn't been done before? His facial surgeries have caused a ruckus because it has been the beginning of the age of facial surgery, and man, he did do a make-over, but I've seen a whole lot of persons who remade themselves into a lizard person ec., so Michael's surgeries were moderate to say the least, he just had cosmetic physicians who didn't do what they were supposed to do - tell him to stop or refuse to work on tissue that couldn't take the loss of blood flow, such as his nose. He gave what he could being a human under tremendous stress and continued to try to care about his fellow man up until the end.

Posted at 7:08PM on Jul 27th 2009 by PH

203. I don't think he was saying MJ was a molester. I think he was saying that the stress killed him. Aslo, not being in touch with the norms, I thought to mean that he never had a normal life therefore could not relate to 'normal' life. Maybe I'm giving him the benefit of the doubt, but this just seems like bad wording.

Posted at 4:01AM on Jul 28th 2009 by HMMMMM

204. It is not appropriate to call Michael Jackson "Jacko". It might be a headline grabber for the hateful people but it's distasteful. He didn't like that. Why be disrespectful? As for the publicist, I didn't hear him say with my own ears so who knows but I'd think twice before hiring him.

Posted at 9:54AM on Jul 28th 2009 by DEBIDEB

205. Ur just another a××× hole. If you seen it coming why weren't you of the many people who were around him trying to do something about it smh. I find it all strange how all of you people are now coming out. Hmmmm how many of you will have books coming out soon? Wtf. I mean come on. I am a strond believer who believed the media as well as other entertainers and law enforcement played a big role in his hurt and drug use. Everyone was so quick to label him a molester and comedians were quick to joke on him. No one will ever know the damage that the world caused him. Now that one of the noys he was supposed to had molested came out and said it never happend it was a lie his father came up with to get money out of the singer. What now? I feel that it should be better laws to protect celebs from leaches like them. I just wish Michael would of had people around him who ment him well rather than greedy ones. This should be a lesson for us all.

Posted at 4:33PM on Aug 8th 2009 by StormyTouchLovesMichael jackson

206. It just goes to let the world know what kind of people micheal had working for him, It 's a very sad time for his family just to think he had such vivicous people around him but what goes around comes around I don't beleive Mike was ready to give up on life someone wanted to erase him because he was a self made man , RIP my brother I pray god will cover your soul ,and heaven will open it's white gates so you can rejoice there again RIP.

Posted at 1:41AM on Sep 9th 2009 by julie

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