I watched the memorial service off and on. I became irritated w/the Jackson clan and their dark sunglasses. Always a show, even the mother. MJ was a superstar w/a talent to match, no doubt about it. If his family hadn't had a public service for him, I can only imagine how the public would've reacted.

IMO he was a tortured soul and whether or not he was a pedophile, only he and the children who accused him know for sure. He was acquitted of all charges but his admission to sleeping w/boys clearly crossed the line. And if the reports of his father's abuse towards him and his siblings are true, then it's no wonder that he became weird as he grew older. Also, according to the movie that I watched about the Jacksons, his mother really didn't do anything to protect them. I would've taken a shovel to his head if he had abused my son, not just hugged the other kids and cried while he was in the other room beating the snot out of one of them.

I prefer to remember MJ in his early days. I do wish him peace.