Like most people here, I was also sceptical when I heard about this interview, however, I was positively surprised when I saw it. I loved the little anecdotes, they made MJ look so human and normal like everyone else. I don't quite get the negativity of some people here to be honest...
It wasn't a bad interview, I didn't see anything negative with the "burn victim" comment, I actually laughed because the disguise was so typically Michael
And also, what's wrong with Michael showing a bit of temper? This is nothing new. It's not like he was violent or has beaten someone up. Throwing something is nothing bad and doesn't make you a thug! Heck, if I had to go through the crap he had to endure, I would have thrown more than just a phone!
Maybe it's not what the bodyguards said that makes people here unhappy, it's what they (or the media) read into it. Perhaps you shouldn't get too worked up over this. The bodyguards didn't take any money for the interview. Yes, they want to write a book, but hey, if you don't like it, don't buy it. I haven't bought any of those stupid MJ biographies out there.
The interviewer even changed her mind about MJ after the interview, I think that's a good start. Of course not everyone in the media will change their mind, but I hope that gradually they will come to see what a wonderful person Michael was. There will always be some haters who will scoff when they hear positive stuff about MJ. After three decades of non-stop brainwashing through the media, it is hard for some people to believe that MJ was a normal man.
At the end of the day, you can be the biggest MJ defender on TV and the media will still make what they want out of your comments. That happened to Michael all the time. People twisted his words around the way they wanted.
I don't want to show any hostility towards those bodyguards. I will wait and watch the other interview parts and then judge for myself.
