MJJC Exclusive Q&A with Ralphige about the prank call - Read Ralphige's Answers

[ivy]

After the recent news story that Michael Jackson Estate was going after Ralphige for the prank call he did to Michael, once again the contents of the prank call became the focus of the fans. In the light of the questions and anger Ralphige volunteered to answer any questions - even hate - coming towards his way. As MJJC we decided to take this opportunity (not to promote or support Ralphige's prank call but) to get the answers that we always wondered. Below is the MJJC Exclusive Q&A with Ralphige.

We want to thank everyone that asked the questions and Ralphige for the answers.

1. How did you manage to get Michael’s number and get through to him?

Ralphige: I am able to dream up these numbers. I wake up in the middle of sleep with the celebrity and their phone number in my head. I sleep with a notebook next to me so I am able to immediately write down the phone number before I forget it.

As a matter of fact, TMZ published a story yesterday about how Dr. Arnold Klein may have been the person who originally got Michael Jackson addicted to the medications. That story triggered Dr. Arnold Klein to show up in my dream yesterday. I woke up, went straight to my notebook and his phone number popped up in my head. As fans of Michael, I think you guys should have the phone number...... 310-xxx-xxxx

2. What did you want to get out of prank calling Michael?

Ralphige: I am a celebrity prank caller and I have prank called many other celebrities including Paris Hilton and even Donald Trump. Michael was simply just another target for me at the time. I simply wanted to add the biggest star on the planet to my list of victims.


3. Why the mention of Akon and the diamonds in Africa? Why not go with the topic he started, the charities and helping people in need?

Ralphige: In my dream, Michael Jackson and Akon were hanging out at the Bellagio hotel in Las Vegas. Naturally I went along with whatever I saw in my dream. Plus, this was supposed to be a prank call, not an interview about charities. However, I am glad this prank call happened because now everyone knows that Michael had these wonderful intentions of building a school in Africa. Someone should build one in his honor.


4. How many times have you spoken to Michael? Did you talk afterwards the prank call, and if yes, what MJ said to you?

Ralphige: I spoke with him 1 additional time after the prank call. I always call my victims back and ask for permission to release the phone call. When I called back a real bodyguard answered the telephone and refused to let me speak to Michael. After some convincing Michael finally got on the line and we spoke for about 10 minutes. He told me that what I said was mean but that the damage was done and he had no control over it from that point forward. I asked him if I could release the phone call and he said "you can do whatever you want"


5. Please explain how you got permission from Michael. Did you also make a recording of Michael giving permission to use the clip?

Ralphige: I basically answered this one above. His bodyguard did not allow him to get back on the line until I promised that I was no longer recording. So, no, I do not have the permission on audio.


6. It is obvious that Michael knew from the beginning it was a prank call, he went along with it. You ended up getting fooled. Did you know Michael knew it was a prank call?

Ralphige: He did not know it was a prank call. He had suspicions that I did not sound like Akon and possibly thought it was a prank call. He fired off some questions that only him and Akon would know. When I answered those questions correctly he assumed he was speaking to Akon and kept on going. He fell for the prank call.


7. Do you think Michael Jackson was a child molester? Do you always judge people you don’t know or is that only reserved for Michael?

Ralphige: I do not know if he was a child molester. No one really knows. I honestly hope he wasn't but you can't rule anything out because truthfully no one knows except him. If you listen to my other prank calls, I offend everyone, Michael Jackson was no exception.


8. Why bring up the accusations? Why did you feel the need to make fun of something that was very hurtful to Michael, knowing how he would take it after he played along with the prank call when he obviously knew it wasn't Akon?

Ralphige: It was a prank call and I wanted to hear his reaction. I prank called Suge Knight and accused him of murdering 2pac. Suge Knights reaction was very chilling and cold blooded. No one knows who killed 2pac and the whole world assumes Suge Knight had something to do with it. You can tell a lot by the way people react to accusations when they are not expecting it.


9. Any 'prank' that is hurtful goes beyond the acceptable limits. Do you feel shameful to do something so cruel to a person? Will you dare enough to do such horrible thing to another celebrity? or you just feel it's ok because this person is MJ?

Ralphige: I have said worse things to other celebrities.


10. Because you chose to use the most damaging and hurtful subject to ridicule MJ as a fan I would have to draw the conclusion that you have no respect for Michael as a human being. Do you respect his achievements within the music industry?

Ralphige: I certainly respected him as a human being and no one can deny his achievements in the music industry. There will never be another Michael Jackson. I am also a fan of Michael Jackson.


11. Do you understand at the time how vulgar and harsh your joke attempt was and how ill-mannered it made you look? Do you understand it now? If yes, what made a change?

Ralphige: Everyone loved the prank call while he was alive. This call happened 4 years ago and had over 2 million views on youtube. After he passed people became more sensitive to what I said. However, if you go back and read the comments on youtube you can see people only thought it was offensive after he died.


12. Ever think about apologizing about the molester joke?

Ralphige: I already have when we spoke about the phone call minutes after it happened.


13. Tell us what’s happening between you and the Michael Jackson Estate in regards to the prank call and the sale of the prank call on your website?


Ralphige: Nothing is happening, they stopped pursuing it after they realized I had authorization from Michael Jackson and www.ralphige.com is up and running and the phone call is still for sale.

[athina_livadi]

Disgusting...

[respect77]

You have to have a certain IQ to be really funny. The only funny thing about this prank call was the fact Michael knew he was being prank called and played along - and actually turned it around and he was pranking this guy. So the only fun in this conversation was provided by Michael. Unfortunately Ralphige doesn't have the IQ to be really funny.

[Arklove]

He sounds like he has no remorse whatsoever...His attitude is like, 'well, I'm a celebrity prank caller, no one escapes from my wrath'....People need to know when to draw the line about this type of thing, cuz then it's not funny anymore at all...

[Lucilla]

1. How did you manage to get Michael’s number and get through to him?

Ralphige: I am able to dream up these numbers. I wake up in the middle of sleep with the celebrity and their phone number in my head. .

:doh:
this was a joke or he must really think we're stupid.

[MJsSusie]

asshole

[ivy]

Disgusting...

not really , especially these parts


However, I am glad this prank call happened because now everyone knows that Michael had these wonderful intentions of building a school in Africa. Someone should build one in his honor.


I certainly respected him as a human being and no one can deny his achievements in the music industry. There will never be another Michael Jackson. I am also a fan of Michael Jackson.



He sounds like he has no remorse whatsoever...His attitude is like, 'well, I'm a celebrity prank caller, no one escapes from my wrath'....People need to know when to draw the line about this type of thing, cuz then it's not funny anymore at all...

he says that he has apologized to Michael , isn't that showing remorse? and that as Michael gave him "go ahead" that's perhaps that's why he doesn't have any remorse any more?


12. Ever think about apologizing about the molester joke?

Ralphige: I already have when we spoke about the phone call minutes after it happened.

[KingMikeJ]

This Q&A has made me hate him even more. I won't even waste any more time on him by replying to these answers.

[Arklove]

he says that he has apologized to Michael , isn't that showing remorse? and that as Michael gave him "go ahead" that's perhaps that's why he doesn't have any remorse any more?

Well, to me he just seems that he has this 'meh, whatever' type of attitude, you know? It's just the way it is for him, I guess....Either way, it was distasteful to even bring it up in the first place...

Also, you don't say you're a fan of Michael Jackson if you bring up molestation jokes when you get a chance to talk to him on the phone...In addition he also mentioned he respects Michael as a human being....Doesn't sound like much respect to me...

[athina_livadi]

I dislike him even more! Claiming that you are a Michael Jackson fan has became a joke these days, because every single @sshole claims to like him but they weren't supporting him when he really needed it! So, whatever he says I don't care, he is disgusting!

[KingMikeJ]

His first answer shows that he doesn't give a shit about Michael and he took this Q&A as a joke.

[CaptainEoLove85]

As expected this interview serves no purpose. I don't know why you gave him the time of day.

[morinen]

Everyone loved the prank call while he was alive. ... if you go back and read the comments on youtube you can see people only thought it was offensive after he died.

You know, this is the saddest thing in the whole situation. I often wonder why it was like that. Didn't fans care enough?
I wasn't active in the fandom back in those days, I got sidetracked by other things and missed a lot of what had happened to MJ since 90s. But I'm asking myself, if I had been a big fan all those years, would I have been as active as I am now? Would I have run a blog, written reviews, translated books, and argued with haters? Would I have understood as much about Michael as I do now?

Anyway, thank you Ivy for doing this interview despite all the judgement that was going on. I was curious. The guy turned out to be just as cynical as I expected. It's unfortunate that people fail to see difference between a joke and an offence. They think it looks funny and cool when in reality it only shows their not very high intelligence. Oh well.

[Ashtanga]

7. Do you think Michael Jackson was a child molester? Do you always judge people you don’t know or is that only reserved for Michael?

Ralphige: I do not know if he was a child molester. No one really knows. I honestly hope he wasn't but you can't rule anything out because truthfully no one knows except him. If you listen to my other prank calls, I offend everyone, Michael Jackson was no exception.


:wtf:


:perrin:



God.... give me strength. *big sigh*

[TarinJade]

Ralphige: Everyone loved the prank call while he was alive. This call happened 4 years ago and had over 2 million views on youtube. After he passed people became more sensitive to what I said. However, if you go back and read the comments on youtube you can see people only thought it was offensive after he died.

Actually, no. I thought it was offensive and infantile pre-6/25/09 and still do.

[KingMikeJ]

You know, this is the saddest thing in the whole situation. I often wonder why it was like that. Didn't fans care enough?

I wasn't at MJJC in 2007 when this call was released but I was active on YouTube. There were a lot of fans, including me, defending Michael against this call but there was just a lot more non-fans commenting on the video than there was fans.


I wasn't active in the fandom back in those days, I got sidetracked by other things and missed a lot of what had happened to MJ since 90s. But I'm asking myself, if I had been a big fan all those years, would I have been as active as I am now? Would I have run a blog, written reviews, translated books, and argued with haters? Would I have understood as much about Michael as I do now?

This is interesting. I think we cherish our thoughts of Michael when he was alive and our memories of him a lot more now that he has passed. This might sound stupid but before Michael died, I didn't think about him every single day and thinking back now it makes me wonder, "Why didn't I?". Don't get me wrong, I was active on YouTube and a fan forum which is now offline but I might have only visited these sites every few days. I didn't expect that a couple of years later Michael would no longer be here and I would regret not thinking about him or talking about him as much as possible when he was alive. None of us expected that Michael would be dead at age 50.


Anyway, thank you Ivy for doing this interview despite all the judgement that was going on. I was curious. The guy turned out to be just as cynical as I expected. It's unfortunate that people fail to see difference between a joke and an offence. They think it looks funny and cool when in reality it only shows their not very high intelligence. Oh well.

I agree. All he got out of this Q&A was a laugh at Michael's expense, he made the fans angry and he promoted his "work" (using the word very loosely).

[Billyjeanplxiv]

....If he had proof he had permission from Michael. That would be helpful...how do we know he really said what he said he did? and...Michael obv. knew it was a prank call.

[Rhilo]

Loser.

[Bridgett_361]

I am wondering why is mjjc promoting this person offensive thing on this site?
Is link should be deleted.

[Memefan]

Stopped reading after the "possible molester" bit. Waste of time.

Sorry Ivy, I know you are a great resource here, but this wasn't a very shining moment.

I find it DISGUSTING that an MJ board has given this idiot time & space to keep ridiculing MJ.

DESPICABLE!!



he says that he has apologized to Michael , isn't that showing remorse? and that as Michael gave him "go ahead" that's perhaps that's why he doesn't have any remorse any more?


What proof do you have that MJ gave him the go ahead? And if indeed MJ said he could do whatever he wanted, why did it take him this long to try & sell the recordings?

He is a scumbag & it pisses me off that he was given a forum to say that MJ might have been a molester.

[Rhilo]

I find it very offensive too, that this forum would conduct and post an interview that speculates on Michael's innocence. Pretty disgusting actually.

[ivy]

I will explain why once and for all.

Unlike what you thought this wasn't about "promoting" or "supporting" the prank call Ralphige did or giving him a platform to make accusations about Michael. On the contrary it was about asking him questions and putting him on the spot. I clearly indicated to him that the questions wouldn't be friendly, he clearly indicated to me that he expected the hate but still wanted to explain himself because he believed that we as fans were more angry about the prank call then Michael was.

Why? Because information is power, because information allows us to make informed decisions, because information helps us to come to a higher understanding about the events. That's why I spend reading hundreds of pages of court documents, that's why I reach out everyone involved in many events for comments and information. That's why I spend significant time and effort. This wasn't any different than that.

It's okay if after reading this you still do not approve what Ralphige did - no one expected you to change your minds - but at least now your opinion is based on firsthand information and not personal speculations.

[missred07]

I am sorry but after reading this, I really don't like this guy. He is an asshole. I was like what the hack you said about the first question. If you don't want to answer the question, don't do Q&A. As for the other answer, all the other answers also showed that he didn't give a shit about MJ. Yes, this is a prank call but it doesn't mean you have to hurt and be mean to prank someone. This is the lowest low. The most pathetic part is that I feel he is proud of his work and don't feel sorry at all. As for he actually get permission from MJ. He said himself that he didn't have anything on record. Who knows whether MJ did say he can do whatever he wants. It's only his story.

and I really don't like someone said that "he is fan of someone" when he is obviously not. If you were someone's fan you would at least have some respect. I don't see any "fan" would say all those horrible accusation to some person he is fan of. I am not just talking about MJ but I am talking about this in general. I don't even think anyone would just call someone and accuse them to be child molester to prank them. Is this guy having any common sense that you just don't insult people because they are famous? Prank call is totally not an excuse of what he done.

BTW, it's a big joke that he said that he respected MJ as a human being but the way he acted is totally the opposite. How come you expect some one as human being then joke him to be a child molester? Did he even have any logic here? I think he only said he "respect MJ" and "be fan of MJ" to justify himself.

As for this Q&A, at beginning I am not against this at all since I do agree what Ivy said. However, after reading his answer, I really think he is just another attention grabber and pathetic person who can just use celebrity to profit or draw attention.

I really hope the estate can shut down whatever business or profit he tried to gain from this prank call.

[Rhilo]

I still don't get it. In the land of Michael Jackson, this asshat was just a forgotten blip in the horizon. For a major MJ forum to grant him an interview, is to bring him back into the limelight of the community. Unnecessary if you ask me, given his insignificance.

His prank call was wrong, and I don't want an explanation from him to comprehend the situation better as has been said was the reason for this interview. There were much bigger, significant things that took place in Michael's life, which I'd like to know about (if we are referring to 'knowledge'), and have answers to. This was, however, insiginficant. Let's not make it significant.

[MJStorm]

I am a member of this board since 2007, but I follow the discussions from the beginning. This is the first time I can say I'm ashamed to be here today.

I will not judge ivy. She/he is one of the most useful members here. But I'm very sad and my heart is broken.

[Petrarose]

OK he dreams the phone number. How come he does not dream the lottery numbers? Why doesn't he know why Michael is not a molester? I am surprised there was no followup question to his answer. How do you prank someone to hurt them. Pranks are usually done so the person can laugh at the end, ie. laugh at themselves. This was done with hate. He will never admit that Michael knew because it would be a blow to his ego. Michael hung up because the guy went too far not because he SUDDENLY realized it was a prank.

[Resa]

Can the link to his website be removed from the Q&A?

[Rhilo]

^^Petrarose, he was lying through his teeth, just like he was when he called up Michael.

If this interview was done to glean some insight as to why he did what he did, I must say it failed. There is no knowledge to be gained from lies and pretence.

[Petrarose]

^^Agree. To me after he said he dream the numbers. I would say thank you for the interview because then I would know every justification he made would be a lie.

This interview has taught us that everything we though about him was true, so in that case the interview had some value. However, is it necessary to have proof that someone is a low life?

[ivy]

the reason that we call these "Q&A" and not "interview" is because we send the questions and get the answers back. It's not a one -on -one real time interview that we can ask follow up questions or leave or etc.

[StephluvsMJ]

I feel this interview was unnecessary, to be honest. It's clear Ralphige didn't take this Q&A session seriously from the beginning, so what was his purpose for granting this interview? For fun? Another joke? What did he want to get out of it?

As far as fans not showing outrage about this at the time it was done, I'm not sure whether I was a member of this particular forum at the time, but I was certainly active on MJNO and others, and I remember there was quite a bit of anger over this. I don't recall whether everyone rushed to Youtube to comment on it (I think the link to the recording was banned on the MJ forums anyway), but that's not to say none of the fans gave a crap about it and everyone was cool with it. I seem to remember long threads filled with discussion over the matter and the fans expressing their disgust over what Ralphige said to Michael. Of course you could correct me if I'm wrong, but that's what I remember. So Ralphige is wrong about that too.

I truly appreciate your time, Ivy, and you've contributed so much to this forum that so many fans are thankful for, but I didn't see the point in this Q&A. It just seems like we're giving this guy more attention than he actually deserves.

[JMie]

I really dislike this q&a and his attitude. It's obvious he is not a fan and he is not sorry he did this. Whatever. I don't want to hear about him ever again

[bluetopez]

WHAT A NUT JOB! He lies throughout the whole damn Q & A! He did not and still doesn't respect MJ. What waste of time!

[morinen]

I keep thinking about this: how you can do such a thing and not even feel remorse about it. I mean, we are all humans with heart and feelings, so how can you be so insensitive? I guess the answer is that some - many - people still don't get it.

He says it's not the worst thing he'd ever said to a celebrity. So, he must have an imaginary scale of things you can say, from best to worst, based on HIS perception. But what about another person's perception? How does he know what would be the worst thing for THEM? Did he ever try to put himself mentally in their shoes?

You know, I sometimes wish more people read Shmiley's book (unabridged) and LaToya's book, because for all their flaws they at least give you an idea of HOW MUCH Michael suffered from the accusations. He had been a sensitive person already, and this became the burden and the agony of his life. For Michael, who was for years anguished by the thought that the world saw him as a child molester, who desperately tried to redeem his reputation and legacy, I honestly cannot imagine a worse thing you can say. And how you can call out of nowhere and hurt a fellow human being like this, by twisting the knife, I will never NEVER comprehend.


still wanted to explain himself because he believed that we as fans were more angry about the prank call then Michael was.

No. I believe it was HE who got it wrong. When a person tells you, "The damage is done. Do whatever you want", it doesn't mean they are okay with what you've done. It means they see no point in continuing the communication because they have given up on you as a human being. Isn't it clear from construction of the phrase? There were too many "ralphinges" out there for him to get angry with everyone. As Michael himself said, "If I get angry, I'm hurting myself". He was tired and he let it go.

So, Ralphige, if you are reading this, just think for a moment that you inflicted pain on a person who a) was a one-in-a-lifetime genius, and b) never had a mean thought and gave his whole life to bring peace and happiness to mankind. He suffered, and for a couple of minutes you made him suffer more, and you laughed at it. And if this doesn't bother you at all, what kind of person does it make you?

[soulmum]

The man has no remorse. He apologised to Michael but it meant nothing, lip service only. He was so apologetic he still sells copies of it! Karma should come around and bite him on the ass. A most unpleasant, egotistical human being.

[LastTear]

When I first read this post I walked away thinking I didn't want to give this guy the time of day, then I took some time to think about it and decided that if he was going to have a Q & A anywhere then I would rather it was here where we could have the opportunity to control the questions.

I'm also with Ivy on the whole knowledge is power, this is why I am not offended that we allow tabloid news here, and better that than thousands of fans 'clicking' on certain websites.

Personally there is nothing this man could say to me to make what he did to Michael forgivable, and I asked my questions (thank you for including some) not based on being interested in his answer but more from getting a point across to him. It doesn't matter to me whether it's clear that he has taken anything on board - it's enough for me that maybe, just maybe, we have sown a seed.

Interestingly though, we have a tendancy to zoom in (just like the tabloids) to the molestation joke and I have actually forgotten (it's ages since I heard it) that Michael talked about the charity work. So now for me in the future should anyone mention this prank my response would be 'oh you mean when MJ was talking about building a school in Africa'

Anyway, right or wrong this is just my opinion and I do understand and respect how others are feeling about this.

BTW, I wonder if he dreamed this was going to go better! LOL And I don't think he should be so confident that the estate are taking no action as it would appear he has no proof that Michael gave permission.

[teli-mj]

12. Ever think about apologizing about the molester joke?

Ralphige: I already have when we spoke about the phone call minutes after it happened.


Yeah,I don't believe you.

[JMie]

I want to add that I understand why MJJC decided to do this q&a... But obviously this guy doesn't feel any remorse, he sounds very pleased with himself and proud of what he did. Like Morinen said, Michael's words didn't mean he was okay with releasing this tape, he was just too tired to care. And it breaks my heart.

[Petrarose]

the reason that we call these "Q&A" and not "interview" is because we send the questions and get the answers back. It's not a one -on -one real time interview that we can ask follow up questions or leave or etc.

Oh I see. I thought this was a sit down session, so I wondered why you did not ask some critical followup questions. Now I understand why.

[missred07]

No. I believe it was HE who got it wrong. When a person tells you, "The damage is done. Do whatever you want", it doesn't mean they are okay with what you've done. It means they see no point in continuing the communication because they have given up on you as a human being. Isn't it clear from construction of the phrase? There were too many "ralphinges" out there for him to get angry with everyone. As Michael himself said, "If I get angry, I'm hurting myself". He was tired and he let it go.

So, Ralphige, if you are reading this, just think for a moment that you inflicted pain on a person who a) was a one-in-a-lifetime genius, and b) never had a mean thought and gave his whole life to bring peace and happiness to mankind. He suffered, and for a couple of minutes you made him suffer more, and you laughed at it. And if this doesn't bother you at all, what kind of person it makes you?

Can't agree you more. I feel the same thing that MJ just gave up to communicate because he might think it's waste of his time. The best way is let it go. That's why I think it's pathetic that Ralphige thought he had permission and think fans are overreact.

[Vici]

11. Do you understand at the time how vulgar and harsh your joke attempt was and how ill-mannered it made you look? Do you understand it now? If yes, what made a change?

Ralphige: Everyone loved the prank call while he was alive. This call happened 4 years ago and had over 2 million views on youtube. After he passed people became more sensitive to what I said. However, if you go back and read the comments on youtube you can see people only thought it was offensive after he died.




He is full of crap. If you guys actually go back to the comments before June 25 you will see several comments, some from ME, thinking this prankcall were offensive. I did post some comments before MJ passed and I do remember there were MANY people thinking it was out of line- I remember thinking how nice that so many actually thought he crossed the line. So he IS a liar when he says everyone thought it was only offensive after he passed.

I also remember several comments saying it was MJ who played him in the end. Ralphige is in denial and he should actually go back to the comments before June 25.

[Petrarose]

MORINEN, you gave a brilliant post. About your wish that more should read those books to understand how much Michael suffered, I am sorry to say that that would not help. People like Ralphige think they are right inside, they get pleasure in hurting others, and they use the freedoms that citizens have to inflict pain on others. Not a book, but what would cause him to change, is having the same experiences that Michael had inflicted on him. Only then will he feel the pain. Most agverage people don't need a book either. They only need to be socialized into having and showing empathy, critical thinking, inner peace, concern for mankind, sharing, and the list goes on. These socializations begin from childhood in the home, and many like this guy is lacking in them. Most Michael fans who have not read these books, including myself, know when something is wrong. Ralphige lacks this willingly, and guess what, he is proud of it. That is why questioning him failed to change his point of view in this case. No seeds of remorse were planted, because there is no inner framework (e.g., empathy, concern) for the seedsto grow in.

This situation is based on something inside of us. That is why Jones changed her position about Michael. She saw and heard what happened in court and something inside, of her made her accept it and that change in her belief was able to grow. She then produced some good work, like the book Conspiracy.

[maral]

12. Ever think about apologizing about the molester joke?

Ralphige: I already have when we spoke about the phone call minutes after it happened.
i doubt MJ would talk to him just minutes after


and judging by his answers he's clearly an idiot

[IvoryKeys]

HellOOOOOoooo, why is anyone surprised at the answers of this dude? He's a PRANK PHONE CALLER! And I did believe him when he said he's said worse things to other celebrities. That Shug Knight one would be a good example. In all honesty, his answers make perfect sense from his previous actions toward Michael. Somebody's a little FULL of themselves, me thinks.

It is what it is. And Mike's right, the damage is done.

I find this whole thing kinda amusing now anyways. Not the phone call, but our little exclusive interview. What a name too, Ralphage. This whole scenario is ralph-age, so I guess it works!

[Arklove]

^^ That's what I think too....I said before he has this 'meh whatever' type of attitude, he doesn't care what he said, he doesn't feel remorse, he has no respect for Mike as an artist or a human being, contrary to what he said....Why this guy has been given any more attention to this is beyond me....Prank phone calls can be funny, but not when they get out of hand like this one did....It's not funny and this guy will continue to think it is because it's his job! So that's where the 'meh whatever' attitude comes from....Just the way it is, and obviously that's how Michael saw it too, 'Do whatever you want' (in other words, 'You're not worth it, buddy')

[diana79]

It's too bad that Raplphige didn't take the interview seriously. It's hard to believe anything he says.

I don't understand why this guy thinks he has to go the most obvious and insulting subjects when he prank calls celebrities. It's not funny, it's just mean. The only people who thought the end of that call was funny before Michael passed were jerks. No decent human being would laugh at something like that.

Maybe the link to the guy's website should be taken down, since he's apparently still trying to sell the audio file of the call.

[Arklove]

^^ Yeah, it would have been funny if he chose to prank call over something a little more creative - which is true comedy, in my opinion, without insulting with a low blow...He went for the jugular and the most obvious jokes...He obviously ran out of ideas...

[StaceyMJ]

Actually, no. I thought it was offensive and infantile pre-6/25/09 and still do.

Exactly. What he said was wrong, wrong and more wrong. In fact the prank call was actually banned from being discussed/posted here on MJJC until, well now I guess. Complete waste of time trying to reason with such an egotistical *****. Thankyou fans for asking the questions you did. As for this thread, I hope it completely dies as of now, waste of space.

[Petrarose]

^^You have said it!!!

[Ankita]

You have to have a certain IQ to be really funny. The only funny thing about this prank call was the fact Michael knew he was being prank called and played along - and actually turned it around and he was pranking this guy. So the only fun in this conversation was provided by Michael. Unfortunately Ralphige doesn't have the IQ to be really funny.

This.

[Ankita]

Exactly. What he said was wrong, wrong and more wrong. In fact the prank call was actually banned from being discussed/posted here on MJJC until, well now I guess. Complete waste of time trying to reason with such an egotistical *****. Thankyou fans for asking the questions you did. As for this thread, I hope it completely dies as of now, waste of space.

And this.

I neither tried listening to/knowing about that call, nor did I waste my time reading one word of what this sicko has to say now!So undeserving and completely disgusting!

[Aquarius]

13. Tell us what’s happening between you and the Michael Jackson Estate in regards to the prank call and the sale of the prank call on your website

Ralphige: Nothing is happening, they stopped pursuing it after they realized I had authorization from Michael Jackson and www.ralphige.com is up and running and the phone call is still for sale.

Is this really true? Can he profit from Michael?

[kindofdisco]

I'm sorry, but I lost a lot of respect for MJJC after you did this. Why did you even GIVE this guy attention?! He made a fool out of Michael during a time when not a lot of people were on his side, and he STILL doesn't show remorse for it. How does that equate to someone you want to interview about Michael? Jesus, you might as well get Diane Diamond in here.

[Naturelle]

disusssting prick. his number wil be up too coz he is playing with the wrong people who will find him and we will be eading about his unexplained accident. Suge Knight does NOT play!

[Severus Snape]

It's next to impossible to offend me, as I believe in freedom of speech even in its most moronic incarnations, but the prank call itself was not even funny. He wasn't worth interviewing, in my honest opinion, even if he -did- get to talk to Michael.

[MJJ7777]

From listening to the audio I would have thought MJ pranked him.

[Snow White luvs Peter Pan]

I really didn't understand why this Q&A was made, that guy was such an arrogant ass, I didn't believe what he said and listening to the prank call I didn't found it creative or funny at all but the end cuz Mike pranked him, I loved how he changed his voice telling him: "you thought you were talking to Mr. Jackson, didn't you?" Mike was a way more creative than that "so called comedian."

[Marissa87]

What a pathetic little --- ugh. I remember when this came out before Michael died - it made me sick. This guy shows no remorse. And it doesn't matter that he made that 2pac accusation prank call - Michael and the molestation bit is on a whole other level.

[iluvmichael1986]

Seriously? Get a life dude.