For all those of you who "like" Frank, maybe you don't know the history and are responding to. . I don't know what? For God's sake! Michael is gone. . . . . . there is a LONG history to this, not just one interview where Frank looked like somebody's much-loved uncle. . . . .
Frank said he worked for both AEG and Sony/ATV. AND, he was "Michael's manager?" That is a clear conflict of interest. A manager promotes the ARTIST and his/her interests. A corporation promotes the corporation's interests. That is really how it works. There is a huge amount of money involved. A "manager" tries to get the best deal possible for the artist, with artistic integrity. The corporation tries to get the best deal. . .for the business. It's all about the money.
This is a CONFLICT OF INTEREST. It's not rocket-science.
Maybe you think Frank looks like somebody's much-loved uncle? O.K. . . . . Michael is GONE. We do not know the reason, and the questions remain, and the lapses are outrageous! The autopsy reports are on perpetual hold. The insurance policies medical reports are redacted. Or lost. LAPD was, in my opinion, tardy in the raids on Murray, and entirely deficient in declaring the house a crime-scene. I have no idea what role they do or do not play, but the "alleged" corruption of the LAPD is legendary. Do you not really KNOW this?
The family. . the FAMILY, thinks there was foul-play.
Go back to Michael's words. His OWN words, when he said Sony sabotaged "Invincible." It's on Youtube. Look it up. Dileo was working for Sony. AEG, AND Michael? Not possible, for all to "win."
Please, our Michael is GONE. Don't just "react" to a momentary interview, but look into the past and the facts that we DO know. Let me repeat. Frank says he was Michael's manager. His allegiance should have been only to Michael. Frank also says he was on the Board of Directors of Sony/ATV. In the interview, he says "we." He says that "we" means him and AEG. Where IS Michael in this mix? I'm not saying anything that can be proven. But yet, there is so much that is unknown, and implied.
Follow the money. . . .follow the money. . . . . .
For craps sake, am I ALONE here? Michael deserves our best thoughts, our best efforts, and our best logic.
This will sort itself out in the responses, and I expect that. The reactionary knee-jerk, and the thoughtful and careful. "FavoriteWinterCoat," and Soso? At least you two, I expect to weigh-in here and to GET IT.
Soso, I totally agree. Michael was NOT stupid. Were three lawyers necessary to "explain" it to him, or to beat him senseless with threats? Not rocket-science. . . . .
For God's sake!
carry on,
Vic