Yes the pictures are old, however, there was quite a stir in the MJ community just this week when this article was published. So no, this is not ancient news.
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LoginDecember 04, 2012 9:02 pm • By Stacy Brown The Sentinel(1) Comments
A photo of late pop superstar Michael Jackson lying in his casket has emerged today.
And, the publisher of the photo told The Sentinel that it is authentic. If it is, the photo would be the first time the public has gotten a glimpse of the King of Pop postmortem.
Now, Jackson fans are fighting back expressing outrage over the photo. The Sentinel has received telephone calls and emails from fans who have used words such as "digusting," "horrible," and "thoughtless."
One of Jackson's biggest fans who goes by the name, PearlJr, said it was much ado about nothing. PearlJr said the picture was taken not at Jackson's funeral, but at soul legend James Brown's funeral and it had been made to look like Jackson's coffin photo.
The photo appears in the latest Motown Alumni Association newsletter with the notation: "Facts on Michael Jackson in Death and Life."'
"It's in good taste," Billy Wilson, president of the Motown Alumni Association, said Wednesday.
"It's the actual picture taken, and the only one I know of with Michael in the coffin, but I didn't show the picture in the story," Wilson said.
Wilson has been president of the MAA for a number of years.
The association helps keep fans of the classic Motown Records label abreast of what's going on today.
The MAA list its primary purpose as scholarly and educational endeavors. It says it has over 10,000 dedicated members with over 20 branches around the world, and roughly 3,500 alumni of Motown identified as alumnus.
An email message to Jackson's estate was not immediately returned.
Jackson died in June of 2009 after being given a lethal dose of the anesthetic drug, Propofol, in combination with other sedatives to treat Jackson’s chronic insomnia.
His personal physician, Dr. Conrad Murray, was later convicted of involuntary manslaughter and sentenced to four years in prison for his role in giving the pop star the drug.
Last week, the world celebrated the 30th anniversary of Jackson's breakthrough album, "Thriller," which went on to become the biggest selling album in history.
Also, last month, ABC television ran a special documentary directed by filmmaker Spike Lee and centered on the 25th anniversary of Jackson's "Bad" album, which sold in excess of 25 million copies.
Wilson, who had known Jackson for years, reiterated that the photo in his newsletter was in good taste. It shows Jackson wearing dark sunglasses, his hair neatly combed with the star wearing what appears to be a sequined jacket trimmed in black, a white shirt and necktie.
Whether one believes the photo to be authentic, it is certain to cause a stir among Jackson fans, family, his estate and other observers.
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