Well, there have been several people on this thread who've specifically said they were MJ fans *before* he went all weird and was accused of child molestation.
Being a child star is hugely hazardous to your mental health. Any sort of fame is, really; look at Susan Boyle or, well, most Hollywood stars. Being a celebrity often means having no limits, and that's character-destroying. But at least people who become famous as adults had that background of having to behave, whereas child stars often haven't, and then they self-destruct. And when famous people self-destruct they get a *lot* of attention.
Good thing there's nothing more important going on in the world, like people being massacred in Iran, or something.
PJ
(thanks for the condolences, guys, I appreciate it)
