Brooke Shields -- Just Smile

61. DeepBlue, you asked "couldn't they have found someone who had spoken to him in the past year."
Unfortunately, that's a big part of the reason why he died in the first place. He was a recluse. There is reason to believe that people around him towards the end were enablers to allow him to put his health at risk. These are not real friends of the sort that you would want them to speak at your funeral.

Posted at 1:58AM on Jul 8th 2009 by Ahron

62. Why can't you negative people just bury yourselves for one day. This is a day of celebrating the life of a person who contributed so much to others. Brooke was genuine and loved Michael for who he was...."go away losers"

Posted at 4:51AM on Jul 8th 2009 by Jen

63. This one was the one that got the tears rolling for me. If you were around to remember........it was a circus. And for those of you saying it was abunch of 13 or 14 year olds, she was that young, but Michael is 7 years older than Brooke. They bonded and they had a great time together, being their own people, on their own time. She obviously loved him a great deal to till this day!!
RIP MICHAEL!!!!!!!

Posted at 3:06AM on Jul 8th 2009 by Michele

64. She should have never been there .......

Posted at 7:03AM on Jul 8th 2009 by Suzie_g

65. If she was such a wonderful friend, why didn't she speak up to the press in his defense when he was on trial? I don't recall her saying anything nice about him when he was in legal trouble.

Posted at 8:02AM on Jul 8th 2009 by Ron

66. Brooke and MJ were childhood friends.and she was his date when he needed one. I'll never forget them with Emmanuel Lewis at the Grammy Awards. I'd want childhood friends at my funeral even if I hadn't seen them in years. Obviously, the family asked her to speak. You need to remember that Michael, until recently, had been living in other countries since 2002. That's why I wonder just how close those children are to his mother

Posted at 8:26AM on Jul 8th 2009 by Dee

67. Has anyone else noticed that the shape of her face and nose is very very similar to what MJ had his plastic surgeons do to his face? Weird-o-rama.

Posted at 8:32AM on Jul 8th 2009 by Sparkette

68. Wow!!!!! Anyone who has ever known an individual with an addiction knows that the person tends to keep you at arm's length, particularly when the individual is not ready to confront the issue. I lost my own brother while we tried to continually get him help. He pushed us away and resisted all of our efforts. An addict, whatever the type, needs the relief??? that the drug or alcohol gives him/her. The ONE CONSTANT that keeps coming up is that Michael Jackson had an ever changing group of individuals and advisers around him. He fired people, such as the nanny and that Ramone woman, his assiastant?, that was always trailing him. He was not ready to face the issue. It's obvious that those who mentioned the issue to him disappeared from his life. So, how can anyone blame Brooke Shields or anyone else but those unscrupulous people who literally yessed him to death????
The love he had for his mother and children appeared to be the most important thing that never wavered.

Posted at 9:37AM on Jul 8th 2009 by Liz

69. Didn't she turn Michael gay?

Posted at 10:27AM on Jul 8th 2009 by dolly

70. I think that a lot of "normal " folk, like Brooke, who loved Jackson had disappeared from his life at one time or another-possibly because they didn't condone his choices in life

or because when they voiced concern or disagreed with him, he dropped them from his circle of friends.

even his own family didn't see him all that much-and Deepak chopra wsaid on TV how Michael would drop him sometimes too when he spoke up about certain behaviours like the drugs

Michael was probably moody from the drugs and surrounded himself with YES people-which is what a lot of celebs do-sadly to their own detriment most times

Brooke shared a young life in the spotlight like Michael did-so thehad a tremendous amount in common in their early years
it's only natural that the family would invite her

and I'm sure she mourned sincerely for the Michael that she knew and loved-possible not the Michael that he had become-who wasn't recognizable (in behaviour and appearance) to many

Posted at 10:01AM on Jul 8th 2009 by Sloane

71. I think Brooke being their was wonderful. It said's a lot about her. Where was Ross, Minelli, lawyer friend's, Liz Taylor, ect. ect. ??????????? I don't buy any of their garbage about because of their grief they could not be their. Pleaseeeeeeeee !

What I found to be VERY, VERY sad about them not being their was that MJ would of been their for anyone of them in a heart beat. And because of it I think nothing of any of them. They showed me their true color's. Just a bunch of vain, shallow people is all they are. Heaven forbid you give of yourself to a friend who you say you loved. Yeah right..

I never cared for Brooke before so much. But her going and speaking at MJ's memorial said's a lot about her. She was true and it was from her heart. Thank You Brooke for being a part of MJ's service. And to all the rest of them I will not print what I think of all of you !!!

Posted at 12:50PM on Jul 8th 2009 by Gibb

72. Brooke was most genuine & sincere !! Of all of MJ's "close Friend's " I've listened to over the last couple of week's,( or the statement's they send out we had to hear read to us )
Brooke was the most genuine & sincere. As for all of MJ's other close friend's, Liz Taylor, Ross,ect. ect. shove your statement's where the sun doesn't shine. Action's speak louder that word's or any statement's you have written for you. Shame, shame
on all of you !!!

Thank You Brooke for helping make it special for MJ. He would of been so proud of you and the courage it took for you to do.MJ would of been VERY disappointed & hurt in his so called friend's. But now where he is at he see's Liz, Ross, Ect. were never really his true friend's.They were only his friend's because he was rich & famous. He now see's them for what they truely are & were. MJ is at peace now.
Brooke showed she was alway's a true friend weather they seen each other or not in year's. A true friend never leaves.

A ture friend is at your friend's memorial come hell or high water.Hollywood & all the lawyer friend's showed us all what it is like to have a friend in hollywood. Most of them are a much of phoney's. No wonder MJ is no longer with us.

God Bless You Brooke !!!

Posted at 1:22PM on Jul 8th 2009 by Chris

73. No wonder he left the rest of the clan in the dust. go to youtube and bring up smile by Michael and it will floor you compared to jermaines version.....WOW

Posted at 5:16PM on Jul 8th 2009 by WOW

74. This speech was awesome! I knew they were friends, but I didn't know they were that close. I felt so sad for her and teared up with her.

I love Brooke Shields.. she is one of the most real people in Hollywood.

Posted at 5:58PM on Jul 8th 2009 by ly9512

75. SORRY BROOKE NO ONE IS UP THERE PERCHED IN A CRESENT MOON!!! Where did that come from? I understand that you lost a friend but to spin a tale just to hear the sound of your voice does nothing more than mislead people from your celebrity post. In other words "to whom much has been given much will be required". You will someday give an account ---don't give people the wrong direction. Find the One Who holds life and death in His Hands. Find the One Who gives you breath and the liberty to say what you say without striking you down. Find the One Who made the Cresent Moon and then you will never mislead again.

Posted at 7:14PM on Jul 8th 2009 by susan hey