MJJJusticeProject Inc- #MJ Fan Acct · @MJJJusticePrjct
16th Aug 2011 from Twitlonger
Our Position regarding the latest development of the MJForever Tribute -
In the past, regarding the Tribute in Wales, we have wished to give benefit of the doubt to Katherine Jackson as we believed and still do believe that she loves her son and would not purposely dishonor him. We had hoped that the MJForever Tribute scheduled October 8th, would be a positive counter balance to the negative spin that was sure to come out of the media regarding Michael during the trial of Conrad Murray.
When it was reported that Michael's children would be giving a speech, we were again hopeful that only a positive presentation of Michael's legacy would be forthcoming. We had hoped that the much anticipated announcement of performers would be of a caliber befitting Michael's music and that they would be able to do him and his art justice. We remained positive until Monday, Aug 15th.
With the announcement on CNN by Paul Ring that Kiss would be added to the list of performers slated at the Tribute, we were first in a state of utter disbelief then aghast at the thought. It is hard to understand which is greater, the seeming ignorance of the concert promoter or the blatant hypocrisy of Gene Simmons. Gene Simmons has made his disdain of Michael Jackson no secret and it is most incredulous and highly hypocritical that he would agree to pay HOMAGE and HONOR to him. His consistent lack of character seems to know no bounds.
We can easily imagine that Katherine Jackson has long since stopped reading malicious and hurtful stories about her boy and that she may be in the dark regarding Gene Simmons and his hateful stance regarding her son. We also feel that due to her age and her limited cognitive understanding of the business, she has been relying on others to ascertain the legitimacy of the acts that would be added to this Tribute. It is unfortunate that Global Live Event's CEO Chris Hunt, did not perform due diligence in regards to Gene Simmons.
Chris Hunt should not ignore the very loud and just complaints of the MJGlobal community as we are activists and fighters for Michael. It would behoove him to remove Gene Simmons from the schedule as his addition has been a heavy handed insult to the memory of Michael Jackson. Furthermore, performers who have the want to honor Michael's music must possess a soul, a style, and a grace in order to give proper testimony to this noble and honorable man's lifetime of work;Simmons is bereft of all of these attributes.
We would hope that a swift remedy to such a brazen, thoughtless error by the promoters would be carried out post haste, as just the mere thought of this vile man in the same vicinity as Michael's three innocent children, chills us to the bone. Gene Simmons must be removed from the schedule or this Tribute will be forever doomed.
It is without joy that MJJJusticeProject can no longer, in good faith promote this MJForever Tribute and we shall support a boycott that insists on Kiss/Simmons removal from the MJForever Tribute's roster.
August 15th 2011