MJ4
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Hi There wh0 were Michael's true pal's ???? :ciao:
Fr0m Mj4 =)
Few and far in between
In a way, Tom Mesereau turned out to be a real friend, don't you think? Of course, back then, this was first and foremost a professional relationship. But up to this day he never stops defending him in public. So, they may not have been close pals in a 'hey let's have a chat and some wine' manner, but Michael trusted him and Mesereau always speaks up for him in public, even though their professional relationship has ended long ago. I respect him so much for that.
^^I'm glad Michael ended up with him as his lawyer for the case
What about that Dr. Barney who lived near Neverland? He wasn't a lifelong friend, but they hung out at each other's houses and their relationship wasn't professional.
I am not so sure about Liz Taylor, I heard tales that she demanded lots of jewels and other gifts from Michael. He probably had a lot of acquaintances like Chris Tucker, John Branca, the Cascios, Omar Bhatti etc.
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Many of his kid pals were close with him as kids, but they seemed to grow apart as they got older. Either they outgrew Michael of Michael just lost interest. People like Rodney Allen Rippy, Emmanuel Lewis, Jimmy Safechuck, Corey Feldman, Jordie Chandler (They were tight for a while), Macauley Culkin and others I may have forgotten. When these kids got to about 14 they grew out of playing games with Michael. Even Bubbles outgrew him as he became a mature chimp. Baby and Juvenile chimps are playful and friendly, but when a chimp reaches about 11 or 12 it becames an adult and becomes aggressive and sexually active.
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As far as Debbie and Lisa go, both were there for the money more than anything else, same with managers and people who worked for him like Grace Rwanada or what her name is, the African nanny. Sure they may have acted like friends, but they were only as long as the money kept coming.
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I know he was close to members of his family, but they blew hot and cold. It seems of all of them he was closest to Katherine and worshipped her, but she was his mother, not really pal. Of the other members LaToya, Janet and Marlon come closest. He liked all his brothers and Jermaine wrote a heartwarming book about him, but Jermaine dissed him in word to the Bad, and Latoya also turned on him at Jack Gordon's instructions, yet she was forgiven.
To me that leaves Marlon, he never dissed him, all the photos of Jacksons together, Michael is usually next to him, arms around each other or smiling (Seriously you go back to your J5 and Jackson photos and many of them Marlon is next to Michael or they are looking at each other). Plus there are all the tales about how they hung out and got on because of the minimal age gap. But my guess is even Marlon outgrew Michael when he married, but they remained close. At his funeral it was Marlon's comment "Maybe they will leave you alone now" that meant the most to me.
I think Jackie and Tito were friends too, but they were older brothers and it was more a respect thing, Randy I am not so sure of, and Janet, yes they were close, but she had her own career.
Oh yes, I agree. I was very moved by Marlon's speech at the memorial. I, too, think, they were probably the closest, even though they didn't really show it in public that much.To me that leaves Marlon, he never dissed him, all the photos of Jacksons together, Michael is usually next to him, arms around each other or smiling (Seriously you go back to your J5 and Jackson photos and many of them Marlon is next to Michael or they are looking at each other). Plus there are all the tales about how they hung out and got on because of the minimal age gap. But my guess is even Marlon outgrew Michael when he married, but they remained close. At his funeral it was Marlon's comment "Maybe they will leave you alone now" that meant the most to me.
As far as Debbie and Lisa go, both were there for the money more than anything else
michaelsfedora;4215487 said:Correct me if I'm wrong but I think Celine Dion was good friend,maybe not as close to some others but sadly, when he needed her the most she was dealing with his husband's illness. Want to think that if she had been in a better position herself, she would have been closer to Michael in the darkest time, will never know I guess :'(