This is a podcast about the great Michael Jackson. It is an extension of the blog Michael and the Truth.
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Description: This is a review of Janet's documentary JANET that was aired on A&E and Lifetime in January 2022. I will discuss what I liked/dislike, my favorite part of the documentary, why I almost did not want to watch the documentary, the pathetic mainstream media and what can Taj and other people doing MJ related documentaries need to learn from when viewing Janet's documentary. This review will have spoilers so if you have not seen the documentary and do not want to know anything about the documentary, please do not listen to this episode of the podcast.
Before I start this episode, I want to offer my sincere condolences to the loved ones of John Barnes. He passed away last week. He was a big part of Michael's musical career and I am going to read some information about him and post a link to his interview that he did with the MJ Cast some years back. Thank you for what you did, Mr. Barnes. Rest in Power with the greats and hug Michael for us.
Why is she talking about Michael's issues when it has nothing to do with her or her career?
Who is telling these things to the evil mainstream media? Randy? Director?
Janet used to defend Michael but since he has passed away, Janet either defends him or ignores what people state about him. I cannot figure out her stance.
I am worried that her documentary will be attacking Michael over a joke he stated to her when she was younger. So sad.
Guilty by association comment - could be taken out of context but I am not so sure anymore.
Janet's comments on Michael from her book True You. Does she still feel that way?
Things changed when I went on Twitter. Why I should never believe the media ever again? Why I think the media made sure to imply what they implied and why they did not correct themselves?
After watching the documentary:
What I liked:
- Telling her side of the story regarding her upbringing.
- Explaining her relationships with the men she was with. (Will discuss James' ways and Rene's ways and Wissam was not mentioned at all. Interesting.)
- Her love for her family.
- Explaining why she had to be there for Michael.
- Her direct approach to certain topics.
What I disliked:
- Seeing Katherine upset.
- Randy. Everything about him was bothering me.
- The man that was asking her stupid questions about Michael. It was annoying.
So, when Janet and her brothers went to visit Michael in Las Vegas in 2007, it was to convince him to go on tour and not so called "interventions". I see.
Joseph not being able to be a father and his children not being able to have a childhood. An interesting concept. Why didn't the Jackson siblings defend Michael when he stated what he stated about his lack of a childhood and their upbringing?
Why were some people on social media more mad with Jermaine Dupri than with James DeBarge???
Explaining why Michael made fun of Janet's weight.
My favorite part of the documentary.
A few members of the media reported one of the most important parts of the documentary.
The media in Australia trying to silence Janet when she was defending her brother. The depths these failures will go to create a false narrative.
No one in the mainstream media mentioned David Bowie giving Michael and Randy drugs when they were minors. Not surprised at all.
No matter what, there will always be idiots that see the very same thing you see and still create something that was never even mentioned. Their hatred for straight, black men is mind boggling.
This documentary format is what Michael should have done with Living with Michael Jackson and Taj has work to do.
What this documentary means for the Jacksons and their legacy?
Articles: An tribute to John Barnes from the mjvibe.com
Book: Janet's comments about her relationship with her brother from her book True You.
Youtube: John Barnes' interview with The MJCast from youtube. Trailer of Janet's documentary from A&E's official Youtube channel. My favorite part of the documentary from youtube.
Social Media: A anon post that stated that they now understand the sleeping arrangement Michael stated years ago from Facebook. A transcript from Meredith Vierra's interview with Janet from Twitter (X). A person's account of Janet defending her siblings repost from Twitter (X). Michael's views of Janet's weight from Rabbi Schumely's book that was posted on Twitter (X). The tweets (reposts) from two blue ticks from Twitter (X), Images of a graph that compared the ratings of Janet's doc to LN, MJ and JJ trending and Janet and Randy's dedicated reposted by TSCM from Twitter (X).
Description: This episode I will discuss two items I mentioned in the past episodes, another MJ fan has passed on, Dan Reed is at it again, R. Kelly and MJ trials are not the same, Drake is not on Michael's level, Dave Chappelle will state what he states, the Estate of MJ dropped the ball and Megan Kelly "defends" Michael.
Jess was part of many things that dealt with the reaction to the Leaving Neverland foolery. She worked on Square One, did a podcast discussing the false movie such as this one -
and have been working with Taj for his upcoming docu series on Michael among other things. Taj stated that Jess will be honored in the docu series.
It is always sad to see someone passed away in their prime of their lives. I hope that her family and loved ones are holding up and may she rest in peace.
Revisted: Bevy Smith's Interview with the Jacksons/Michael Thanks Elephant Man
I wanted to revisited the two topics that I previously discussed on this podcasts for two very different reasons. The first one is being revisited because of technical issues.
The second reason was because I was falling asleep while talking about the subject.
Dan Reed Blames "Jackson Machine" for the LN Backlash and States Other Nonsense/New MJ Doc That is Tabloid.
Once again, Dan Reed is lying about Michael but what else is new? He stated in a recent podcast interview that the reason why Leaving Neverland was trashed was because of the "Jackson Machine". I guess Dan Reed forgot that Taj and Brandi were ignored by almost ALL mainstream media but his two liars were everywhere. Taj and Brandi had to do podcast interviews on Youtube and the radio while Dan and his sidekicks were all over the place like Good Morning America, CBS Morning, Today Show, Good Morning Britain, Oprah LN Special among other things. Also, Michael's side of the story was completely ignored by the mainstream media. While Wade and James was getting photoshoots from Billboard.com, Taj and the like, were struggling to get anyone in the mainstream media to talk to them about their uncle's innocence.
Dan also stated in another interview about Michael's sexuality and that he did not think Michael thought that he was gay but Dan believes that Michael was a "pedophile" and he stated this laughable claim -
No common sense person will learn about Michael from two fools who cannot keep their lies straight and who hasn't told any facts about Michael for as long as they "known" Michael. Dan silly ass learns about Michael from two losers who really did not know him but not from people that actually knew Michael. If Dan really knew Michael, he would not even remotely call Michael a "pedophile" and/nor/or "gay".
There is another documentary that will continue the narrative in trashing Michael to stay relevant. It is time for fans to stop focusing on what the mainstream media will continue to do to Michael and focus on how we as fans will change the narrative when it comes to Michael. These people are defeated and will not admit to defeat so they are not going to stop the lynching. However, we have to fight back and part of fighting back is supporting documentaries that tell the truth.
The R. Kelly Trial: Why People Need to Stop Comparing Michael to Robert Kelly.
Both cases/trials were not the same.
Typical of the lazy mainstream media to compare these men to one another based on unproven and false information. Michael's music is played everywhere so what is this useless Neil McCormick talking about? Of course, nothing.
A podcast called Conversations in a Cafe interviewed fellow MJ fan and advocate Dr. Andrew Greene about the two cases and how they are NOT the same and should not be compared. It starts at 9:29 -
More proof that both cases/trials were not the same was how R. Kelly treated one of his actual victims, the late, great Aaliyah. This short report on R. Kelly's allegations goes into what he did with the singer after she removed herself from him. Starts in 4:16 -
Michael would never ruin the careers of anyone nor would he ever harm anyone. That was not his character. He was too decent to even think of doing that. However, the mainstream media does not care for these things. All they care about is destroying Michael at all costs.
Drake Will Never Be Michael. NEVER.
Billboard.com decided to create nonsense by stating complete foolery about Drake's new album, Certified Lover Boy, breaking records that Michael held with the Thriller album. The aging publication decided to proclaim that Drake has become just as big as Michael during Michael's heyday during the Thriller era. This article written by Matthew Allen breaks down the absurdity of the Billboard fantasy -
People on social media, including the blue ticks and celebrities like Missy Elliott, had something to state about the comedy. Many people went to Youtube to break down why comparing Drake to Michael is disturbing.
An account on twitter created a post asking people what is their best MJ song that isn't Thriller or Billie Jean and this made Michael's songs trend. Cancel who??
Michael's son, Prince was asked about this. This is what he stated -
Yep.
The Estate Dropped The Ball on #MJ50
As usual, the people who work for the Estate of Michael Jackson dropped the ball regarding the 50th anniversary of Michael's solo career.
SMH.
Dave Chappelle Exposed The Hypocrites and Why This Relates to MJ
Recently, comedian Dave Chappelle did a comedy special for Netflix called The Closer. He has been receiving a lot of controversy because of his views of the LGBTQ community. He angered the people he angered and he made it clear on why he stated what he stated about them.
It kind of reminds me of the backlash he received when he called out the liars Robson and Safechuck on his 2019 comedy special Sticks and Stones. Chappelle basically ruined all the credibility of LN by stated that he did not believe those "MFers" and that no one should watch that movie. He stated it was disgusting and even stated that Charlie Murphy (RIP) told him that MJ was into women. Dan Reed and Robson released their lame statements regarding what Chappelle stated but no one cared anymore.
Chappelle has the guts to call out the hypocrites and does not care.
He Can't Get Cancelled: MJ Has 23M Subscribers on Youtube
Michael reached 23M subscribers on Youtube. Once again, who is cancelling Michael? No one.
Megan Kelly "Defends" Michael... Too Weird But the Tide Could Be Changing.
I never thought I will see the day that Megan Kelly, who openly trashed Michael in 2018, would "defend" him in 2021. I did not expect this at all. She did an interview with Adam Curry who is a podcaster who used to be an MTV VJ. He stated some very interesting things about MJ -
Is the tide turning or will she go back to her old ways??? Only time will tell.
References:
Articles - michaelzine.com, thegrio.com
Images - (Twitter) tweet of Thriller breaking records from @chartdata, verified accounts on twitter explaining Michael's impact, asking people their favorite MJ song that is not Thriller or Billie Jean from @StrappedHH, dismissing Dan Reed's nonsense from @MJJReposity and @NeverlandFacts, UK media comparing MJ's case to R. Kelly's @TeleMusicNews, asking a silly question about Drake being as big as MJ in his peak from @raptvcom. (Instagram) Prince speaks out regarding the Drake/MJ comparisons from @TheShadeRoom.
Youtube - Jess Garcia's interview with Knocked Unconscious, Dr. Andrew Greene's interview with the podcast Conversations in a Cafe/ithl123, The Jacksons Speak to Bevy Smith from Radio Andy, Megan Kelly talking about Cancel Culture, Prince talks about the Drake and MJ comparisons from toofab and The R. Kelly and Aaliyah saga from Empressive.
Description: There is so much to discuss with this episode - 12 years later, "homage" that was not, haters get what is coming to them, Bill Cosby's and Britney Spears's legal issues and how they relate to Michael, they talk Michael, Sheryl Crow please shut up and no matter what they do, Michael will forever be great.
Michael's last spiritual advisor, Rev. June Gatlin's tribute to Michael -
BET Awards/Ritual - Lil Nas X's "Homage" to Michael's Remember the Time Was an Insult. The History of RTT Short Film -
Days after the 12th anniversary of Michael's death, the 2021 BET Ritual Awards came on and "rapper" aka industry troll Lil Nas X did a "homage" to Michael's RTT short film.
Let's remember the history of Michael's short film and what it was suppose to mean -
Social media: Facebook posts - Yvonne Stewart and Belinda Dileo. Twitter screenshots - from Yashar Ali, John Ziegler and Mike Smallcombe and chart data.
Images: A image of Sheryl Crow discussing MJ from twitter.com.
Description: This is a bonus episode in which I discuss various topics that deals with the milestones and anniversaries regarding Michael, upcoming books and documentaries, future podcast episodes and the current events that relates to Michael.
2021 Milestones and Anniversaries, Documentaries, Docu-Series, etc.
30 Years since Dangerous
20 Years since Invincible
50 Years of a solo career
35 Years of Caption EO
25 years since the beginning of the History Tour
Trial By Media Trailer:
From 2020.
Interview with MJJP:
From 2021.
Sonic Fantasy: Documentary on Bruce Swedien.
Books, books and more books -
Speak on the book The King of Pop and I by Aileen Medella
Aileen's interview with The MJ Book Club, 2021.
A tweet promoting the book, 2021.
A Real Life Fairy Tale: Michael and Me by Talitha Linehan
Fans promoting stalking behavior, 2021.
Michael teaching Talitha and another stalker about racism, 2021.
Period.
Podcast Updates (Future Episodes, Social Media)
Future episodes will be on the Jackson family, interviews with people who knew Michael, reviews of books, Michael's Romantic Life, Michael and the Media, The Foolery Surrounding Michael, etc. The podcast now has an Instagram page - @michaelandthetruthpodcast. Youtube channel up and running.
Oprah's Interview with Prince Harry and Meghan Markle - How It Connects To Michael and Oprah is Still Evil.
Oprah wanted the interview to top her interview with Michael.
An article from 1993.
A great rundown of the interview, 2021.
Sharon Osbourne Karma MJ Related
This terrible person defended Piers Morgan and when cornered about it, her true colors showed -
SMH, 2021.
It was so bad, CBS stopped the show for a week and are investigating -
Sharon trashed Prince when he died and constantly trashed Michael and the Jacksons on The Talk. Sharon reported my tweet to twitter in 2019, which, in a strange way, led to my suspension from twitter.
Also, Kevin Frazier from Entertainment Tonight wanted black women to educate Sharon. This is the same man who allowed Elton John to trash Michael back in 2019.
And karma strikes again:
She is no longer on the show, 2021.
Exposes of a Fake MJ Girlfriend "Belinda" London A. Williams
A crazy woman who claimed to have a relationship with Michael for two years. I almost believed her until this happened -
My private messages to this loon until she blocked me, 2021.
I started to do research and found out that London A Williams is a big time fraud:
Social media: tweets are from twitter.com, twitter.com thread Facebook, Instagram posts are from The Shade Room IG, instagram.com, image of an article from 1993 from twitter.com
Images: The images of the magazine scans from Us Weekly, the People magazine tribute to Michael from my personal collection, People magazine's tribute to Prince picture taken at Target and Fresh Grocer supermarket, image of Taj's statement from my personal email account.
