CBS Raids Michael Jackson’s Secret Warehouse, Determines Its Contents “Kind of Creepy�

[BubbleGumPop]

CBS Raids Michael Jackson’s Secret Warehouse, Determines Its Contents “Kind of Creepyâ€

 

For a 60 Minutes segment that aired last night, correspondent Lara Logan and a production crew were granted access to one of Michael Jackson’s five secret warehouses—containing row after row of the late pop star’s effects. Although they were not able to disclose the location of the M.J. goldmine, they were able to gain insight from Jackson's archivist Karen Langford and from various mementos. One of the most stunning was a handwritten personal manifesto, composed by Jackson at age 21 on the back of a 1979 tour itinerary, in which he vows to create “a whole new character†that “will shock the world.†“I will do no interviews,†Jackson wrote. “I will be magic. I will be a perfectionist, a researcher, a trainer, a masterer [sic]. I will be better than every great actor roped into one.â€

Confirming one of those points, the women also read over a letter that Jackson had written after his landmark “Billie Jean†performance on the 1983 TV special Motown 25: Yesterday, Today, Forever, during which he famously executed his moonwalk dance. Although Jackson acknowledged in the letter that the audience had given him a standing ovation and appeared to love the performance, he wrote that he was deeply disappointed in himself because “after the big spin [he] didn’t stay on his toes long enough.â€

Aside from the letters, video footage showcases the warehouse’s mind-blowing contents, which includes a blimp prop from his “Leave Me Alone†video, at least three Rolls-Royces, a row of arcade games, what appears to be a children’s-size car emblazoned with Michael Jackson in Peter Pan costume on the hood, Grammys, a sketch of a military-style jacket with metal detail, a vintage carousel horse with inscription from Elizabeth Taylor, several life-size statues of children, and a bespoke Cinderella diorama made for Michael Jackson by Disney. After viewing the last piece, Logan addresses the elephant in the airport-hangar-size warehouse: “For people who didn’t know Michael Jackson, and don’t really know what to make of the allegations of inappropriate actions with children, it’s kind of creepy . . . a little bit . . . In one way, you’re wondering if, is anyone else feeling like this is awkward?â€

[michigointomypants]

[Scribbles]

Why can't people just leave him ,his house, and stuff alone.He been dead for 4 years now.

Don't they have other things to report?

[Jeffrey Jung]

this sounds more like MTV The Crib's B&E style

[mglsts]

I don't know what's more creepy, the contents of the warehouse or the fact they are invading the privacy of someone who's already dead. I'm leaning towards the later.

[Hyoyeon~Minzy]

But wasn't it revealed that he never truly got to live his childhood through so he carried that childish mentality through adulthood. I find it hard to believe the allegations against him..

[Ogre Shrek]

He was a talented performer who gave the world a lot of joy with the music he made.  Why can't we just leave it at that? 

[Ron Swanson]

Um life size children what

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Why can't people just leave him ,his house, and stuff alone.He been dead for 4 years now.

Don't they have other things to report?

but this .

 

he's dead... it's done. Leave him alone already.

[Skibop!!]

Pretty sure all of those children props were for Neverland

[NineBraveMuses]

He's done more good to this world than bad, he had some personal issue, but well all do. I never liked all the allegations against him even if they were true, people just didn't understand him. He is the greatest performer and entertainer in the world, lets just leave it at that.