Brooke Shields -- Just Smile
Fighting back tears, Brooke Shields addressed the crowd at Michael Jackson's memorial today, telling everyone MJ's favorite song was Charlie Chaplin's "Smile" -- and that's exactly what everyone needs to do on this day.
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(Page 6 of 6) Previous 15 Comments76. I think that her speech was very touching and brought a tear to my eye. But the thing that got me was when Paris spoke. So sad!
Posted at 8:05PM on Jul 8th 2009 by HunnerStunner
77. Many of you ask why Brooke and others were not there for him at the trial. Neverland is not in Los Angeles. It is in Los Olivos in Santa Maria County. It's over a three hour drive from downtown Los Angeles. to the Santa Maria Courthouse. For working people, it just wasn't feasible for them to be there. Other than Katherine who wasn't working, other family members took turns going to the trial.
Posted at 8:25PM on Jul 8th 2009 by Dee
78. Exactly. And who's to say they weren't supporting him in other ways.. like maybe a phone call to talk about it?
Posted at 10:46PM on Jul 8th 2009 by ly9512
79. Didn't she say it was HER favorite song - Not MJs?
Posted at 4:55PM on Jul 9th 2009 by Skin
80. She said she last saw Michael in 1991!!!! What type of friend is she.....Who invited her to talk???????
Posted at 6:06PM on Jul 10th 2009 by hvfaith09
81. #13 that is a RUDE comment and shouldnt have been posted.
i thought her euolgy was from the heart and honest. it made me cry.
Posted at 9:08AM on Jul 16th 2009 by 16516511135
82. i only love MJ
Posted at 9:32AM on Aug 2nd 2009 by Jane
83. I was so glad Brooke had the opportunity to tell us about the Michael that most of us didn't know. I agree, friends do go through stages where they are close, drift a bit and then, hopefully come back together again. Brooke is one of the few actresses who I think has kept her head on her shoulders very well. She would be one who could go beyond color and see a person as they really were. I'm proud of her and delighted she and Michael had such a deep friendship over the years. As for Michael, he may have been a bit strange in some parts of his life but you have to admire him for his musical genius. I sure do. He went above and beyond in his entertainment for us!! I just hope he is in a better place now.
Posted at 8:29PM on Aug 4th 2009 by Slady
84. You can leave to see a friend a lot the years ,,but always will be your friend!!!!!
sorry my poor english
Posted at 1:14PM on Aug 4th 2009 by Veronica Cassis
85. But the thing is Slady, she did not have a 'deep' relationship with him over the years. According to MJ's biographer, she barely had a friendship with him at all. Michael himself did not want to take her to the Grammys in 1984, but she showed up at the family's Encino home begging him to do so (ask Randy and LaToya, because MJ ran to them saying he didn't want to go with her but did not know how to tell her "no"). She latched onto him then for a career boost and did so again at the memorial. She had not spoken to the man in eighteen years! Where was Brooke when Michael was under seige in 1993 and 2005 from false allegations? There are NO clips of her online defending her 'dear friend' when he was in deep trouble. They barely had ANY dates. MJ did her a favor a few times to help her out with her career. That is it. He had no romantic or even friendship interest in her according to his biographer. So the teary eyed speech? Give me a break! I have lost all respect for this woman.
Posted at 12:47PM on Aug 4th 2009 by Danger Baby
86. I think Brooke was very sincere. She may not have seen him in awhile, that doesn't mean she did care about him. She was his good friend when they were younger, she also made him very human. Stevie Wonder and Smokey Robinson also touched me. They all spoke from their hearts. And of course Michael's daughter Paris the most touching of all. I think Michael would have been very touched. WE LOVE YOU MORE MICHAEL!!
Posted at 9:40PM on Aug 27th 2009 by Ginger 13
87. Ever since i was a little girl i read about Michael Jackson , i never believed those horrible things about MJ
I believed in MJ, I wish people would have left him alone.MJ.from the bottom of my heart thank you for the beautiful
years you have given your true fans. Thank you for giving your fans the chance to see you live at the olympic stadium
in Montreal in 1984.Thank you for caring for god's children and for giving them the chance to meet you at the children's hospitals all over the world .also the children in afrca that Micheal loved so much.
I love you more Michael rest in peace and your fans will see you oneday also.
Diana
Posted at 2:22PM on Aug 4th 2009 by diana montreal
88. you all are crazy... Brooke was sincere. You ppl don't want to hear the honesty. MJ spoke about honesty...and here u ppl bashing Brookes Honesty. Her speech was heartfelt. Michael is preched on a cresent moon
Posted at 5:46AM on Aug 5th 2009 by thinkfirst
89. If he was such a friend then why had he never met her children or she met his children? Why hadn't she seen him in 17 years? I used to like Brooke Shields, but I found her memorial speech to be embarrassingly fake. The part about Michael being on a cresent moon was especially fake and made a lot of people cringe. I remember many years ago when Brooke Shields purposely distanced herself from MJ because he had claimed she was his girlfriend and she publicly denied it. I didn't blame her for distancing herself from him, I would have too, but then to speak at his memorial?! The Jackson family should never have allowed it.
Posted at 7:31PM on Aug 8th 2009 by Brooke Avery
