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MJ's star burned so bright
LAWYER Brian Oxman is a close friend and confidante of almost every member of the Jackson family after representing them for more than 20 years.
He helped to successfully defend Michael against child abuse charges in 2005, and was particularly close to the star.
Here he gives his view of the moving service:
MICHAEL Jackson's funeral was a gathering of close friends, family and people I had not seen for years.
Together we mourned our loss, and together we took strength from one another because we all joined to celebrate the life of an extraordinary man.
As I sat in the Great Mausoleum at Forest Lawn Cemetery to say farewell to Michael, I wondered if the sunglasses they all wore were meant not to shield their eyes from prying cameras, but from the brilliant light of the supernova - the death of a massive star.
For sure, the light from the other stars at the funeral was bright. I sat next to Elizabeth Taylor at the service, and I told her Michael loved her dearly and would be proud that she was there.
But Michael's death was the supernova of a star whose light was more controversial, more luminous and more fascinating than any others.
The eulogies from Joe Jackson, Rev Al Sharpton, and Jackie Jackson's son Siggy told of Michael's extraordinary life. And it was certain that Michael Jackson was now larger in death than he was in life.
We will be dissecting his life for years to come in books and movies, only I don't think we will ever capture the human emotion everyone felt this day when we laid Michael Jackson to rest.
I sat next to Dave Dave, whose father doused him with kerosene and burned 90 per cent of his six-year-old body.
Michael cared for Dave Dave for more than 30 years, never asking for anything in return. His eulogy was moving. The world should never forget how Michael gave back not only to Dave Dave, but to so many other needy people.
Magic
I have a unique view of the Jackson Family. Some people knew Michael. Others knew Janet, or La Toya, or Rebbie. Or Jackie, Jermaine, Tito, Marlon, or Randy. But I knew them all.
From their mum and dad, Katherine and Joe, to their grandchildren, they were all my friends.
I know all of their secrets, all of their tears, and all of their failures and glories. I never felt that any of them - from Michael right on down the line - ever did anything where I couldn't hold my head up high and say these are my friends and I am proud of them.
There are many things that Michael Jackson has to answer for to his maker, including why he would have allowed himself to be destroyed by the use of drugs he knew could only hurt him.
However, what I can say for certain and with great emotion is that his conversations with the Lord are not about the allegations which surrounded his life, but rather about how he treated himself and dealt with the magic he received as a gift from God.
Everyone in the Great Mausoleum was sad to see Michael go, and it was as if no one wanted to say a final farewell. He was a good man, a kind man. But he had a tough time dealing with the simplest things involving just living with people - like the most basic elements of greed and jealousy.
Michael and I talked a lot about the controversies. When I said to him that he was never dull, he said me: "It's a sin to be dull."
In the evolution of the universe, the supernova creates a shockwave where new stars are formed. I watched the tears from Michael's children when they said their final goodbye to their dad. And I wondered could it be that Prince, Paris and little Blanket are the legacy of a new star formation that the Michael Jackson supernova has left behind?
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http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/news/2623700/Jackos-star-burned-so-bright.html
LAWYER Brian Oxman is a close friend and confidante of almost every member of the Jackson family after representing them for more than 20 years.
He helped to successfully defend Michael against child abuse charges in 2005, and was particularly close to the star.
Here he gives his view of the moving service:
Together we mourned our loss, and together we took strength from one another because we all joined to celebrate the life of an extraordinary man.
As I sat in the Great Mausoleum at Forest Lawn Cemetery to say farewell to Michael, I wondered if the sunglasses they all wore were meant not to shield their eyes from prying cameras, but from the brilliant light of the supernova - the death of a massive star.
For sure, the light from the other stars at the funeral was bright. I sat next to Elizabeth Taylor at the service, and I told her Michael loved her dearly and would be proud that she was there.
But Michael's death was the supernova of a star whose light was more controversial, more luminous and more fascinating than any others.
The eulogies from Joe Jackson, Rev Al Sharpton, and Jackie Jackson's son Siggy told of Michael's extraordinary life. And it was certain that Michael Jackson was now larger in death than he was in life.
We will be dissecting his life for years to come in books and movies, only I don't think we will ever capture the human emotion everyone felt this day when we laid Michael Jackson to rest.
I sat next to Dave Dave, whose father doused him with kerosene and burned 90 per cent of his six-year-old body.
Michael cared for Dave Dave for more than 30 years, never asking for anything in return. His eulogy was moving. The world should never forget how Michael gave back not only to Dave Dave, but to so many other needy people.
Magic
I have a unique view of the Jackson Family. Some people knew Michael. Others knew Janet, or La Toya, or Rebbie. Or Jackie, Jermaine, Tito, Marlon, or Randy. But I knew them all.
From their mum and dad, Katherine and Joe, to their grandchildren, they were all my friends.
I know all of their secrets, all of their tears, and all of their failures and glories. I never felt that any of them - from Michael right on down the line - ever did anything where I couldn't hold my head up high and say these are my friends and I am proud of them.
There are many things that Michael Jackson has to answer for to his maker, including why he would have allowed himself to be destroyed by the use of drugs he knew could only hurt him.
However, what I can say for certain and with great emotion is that his conversations with the Lord are not about the allegations which surrounded his life, but rather about how he treated himself and dealt with the magic he received as a gift from God.
Everyone in the Great Mausoleum was sad to see Michael go, and it was as if no one wanted to say a final farewell. He was a good man, a kind man. But he had a tough time dealing with the simplest things involving just living with people - like the most basic elements of greed and jealousy.
Michael and I talked a lot about the controversies. When I said to him that he was never dull, he said me: "It's a sin to be dull."
In the evolution of the universe, the supernova creates a shockwave where new stars are formed. I watched the tears from Michael's children when they said their final goodbye to their dad. And I wondered could it be that Prince, Paris and little Blanket are the legacy of a new star formation that the Michael Jackson supernova has left behind?
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http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/news/2623700/Jackos-star-burned-so-bright.html
