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The Trauma of Loving Michael Jackson
by Sonya Dickerson
These are the other articles in the series if you’d like to start with these. Cracks in the Dam is the first, with A Steep Price second, and this current piece is the third. The fourth piece will run on June 25, 2020
Michael Jackson’s fans have been subjected to trauma since his untimely death in 2009. For his fans around the world, June 25, 2009 was the worst day of their lives. I can safely make that claim because as a fan, I have felt the same way as well.
There is no doubt about it. Michael Jackson is clearly the greatest entertainer of our time. However, even before his death, his legacy was marred by ugly accusations from people making the ugly claim that he was nothing more than a child molester. A pedophile.
