Thursday, March 07, 2019
Film sparks calls to close Michael Jackson show on Las Vegas Strip
Las Vegas Review-Journal: The explosive, unsettling HBO documentary “Leaving Neverland” has forged a re-examination of Michael Jackson’s legacy and initiated calls for the Cirque du Soliel production “Michael Jackson...We hope you’re enjoying our content. Subscribe today to continue reading this story, and all of our stories, for just 99 cents.
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I hate to be that guy, but this article is right, this show has got to go. I understand for many people how this is a hard thing to do, how after 10 years of the guy being dead, its hard to take him out of the cannon as a legend, but with situations like this, I don't really see any other option. The documentary, "Leaving Neverland" has brought up known issues about the pop star, and this time around, I believe has completely and utterly destroyed his reputation as an artist and a human being-- too bad Michael Jackson isn't alive to defend himself because I really think that at this point, there is no coming back. That being said, I think that this choice would greatly impact Cirque du Soleil's footprint and put them in a very peculiar situation and they will lose some money for it. I think that the best idea would to expedite one of their many shows currently being developed in Canada, and to bring it to Las Vegas.
It’s hard knowing someone you looked up to or respected is not the person you thought they were. Unfortunately, we are talking about more than a minor flaw. This is a deal breaker. Michael Jackson has defined a generation. How will we still respect the contributions he has made to the music industry? How will we wrestle with his family who are simply trying to protect Jackson’s Legacy? What will the next generation be without Thriller? These are questions we will have to wrestle with but ultimately we cannot excuse Jackson’s behavior and the effect it has on the men who have given up so much of their personal pasts for us as consumers. Another aspect of these controversies is that the accusations aren’t new and I think that is a difficult thing to think about because we are openly admitting we, as a nation, did not believe the survivors at the time. Do we really have to wait for the person to die to believe their victims.
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