Pete Wentz Blasts Perez Hilton For Branding Michael Jackson Heart Attack A Hoax
I have to be honest, guys. I’m not really in the mood for gossiping today. Castina doesn’t deal with death very well. So, if posts are a little less frequent and even more grammatically-incorrect then usual :), please hang in there with me. Here goes…
Fall Out Boy bassist Pete Wentz has blasted Perez Hilton for a controversial blog post the asshole celebrity gossip made about legendary singer Michael Jackson shortly before his death.
Way to go, Pete! You just went up ten notches on my “Good Guy Meter” — even if you are married to Ashlee Simpson.
Perez has come underfire for claiming that the late King of Pop — undisputedly one of the greatest entertainers of this generation — “faked” the cardiac arrest that killed him on Thursday afternoon in a bid to wiggle out of his eagerly-anticipated “This Is It” 50 Concert Tour in London, which would have kicked off last month.
After news broke that MJ had suffered a serious heart attack, Perez blogged about the story, casting doubt over whether the star was actually ill.
“Supposedly, the singer went into cardiac arrest and the paramedics had to administer CPR!!!” he wrote. “We are dubious!! Jacko pulled a similar stunt when he was getting ready for his big HBO special in ’95 when he ‘collapsed’ at rehearsal!”
After Jackson was pronounced dead, Perez took down the post and began Twittering about his sadness at the pop legend’s death.
“It’s days like this that put it all into perspective. If you’re reading this right now, you are blessed to be alive. Hug your family,” he wrote. “As soon as I realized the severity of the situation and my mistake I fixed it instantly,” Perez further wrote on the social networking site.
He added: “To the paparazzi and mainstream media, please give the Jackson family space. Please. We do not need to see pictures or videos of them now….Grieving is not entertainment. That does not need to be public. That adds nothing to the story. I won’t be running any pics.”
The phrase “Bitch, Please” springs to mind.
Apparently, Pete wasn’t buying Perez’ sudden attack of conscious either, as he took to his Twitter page to criticize the professional gossip for his earlier mocking of Michael.
“You can’t make your life tearing someone apart, who is a human being, and then flip on a dime and say respect and mourn him,” Pete wrote.
In another tweet, he added: “Just own up to tearing ppl like MJ down – and let him rest in peace.”
Written by Castina on June 26th, 2009 | Tagged as: Michael Jackson,Perez Hilton,Pete Wentz
On June 25th 2009, Marie wrote:
I'm not a big fan of Pete Wentz.. Actually I couldn't care less about him but kuddos to him. Perez deserves everything that is happenig to him.
MJ was a trully complete artists. Great singer, dancer, songwriter. His work will last forever, like elvis, beatles and all the greatests.
On June 26th 2009, Castina wrote:
You are a stupid, bitter bitch, and quite frankly, i'm sick of your fucking mouth. If that costs me your readership, good. I don't want you here. You are one step away from having your IP address (which is 67.183.158.144 btw) banned from accessing this site. On your little z-list blog, you can say whatever you damn well please, but as long as I am the editor of PopCrunch, I write my stories how I choose. Michael Jackson was found NOT GUILTY in a court of law of touching children and you have no evidence of his guilt, so don't tell me what I should believe.
Just because I was victimized myself as a young person doesn't mean that I have to believe every single allegation of sexual abuse made against someone. I have never believed that he was guilty of doing that. That's part of being a survivor, genius. Moving beyond what happened to me and not allowing that horrible incident to make me jaded towards the entire world. Futhermore, Michael Jackson was a cultural icon who changed the face of music. That's an accomplishment that will live on forever.
What have you done with your life that will better the world generations after you've taken a dirt nap? (Besides bitch from the other side of a keyboard, of course.)
On June 26th 2009, Lisa30 wrote:
I AM SO SAD THIS JUST CAN'T BE HAPPENING. MY HEART IS WITH HIS FAMILY. WE ALL LOVED MICHAEL JACKSON AND I WILL SAY A SINGLE PRAYER FOR EACH OF THEM TONIGHT.
On June 26th 2009, vegasbeutyqn1 wrote:
not everything you are accused of is actually true,your not guilty until your proving guilty by evidence and such,and he wasen't,they were just after michaels money.everyone knows that!open your eyes ! you witch!
be a little more human ,this is not the time to talk about his past just mourn him he was a human being for gods sakes!!!
R.i.P michael jackson you will always live in my heart through your music 4 ever!
On June 26th 2009, cj wrote:
perez Hilton is a loser with no talent!! he is just rying to be a jerk..he deserves anything he gets!!! He should keep his mouth SHUT and shut down his site!!!! GOODBYE PEREZ!!!!!!!!!
http://c-trainsentertainmentreviews.blogspot.com/
On June 26th 2009, tyler mcdonald wrote:
didn't the mother of one of the kids who accused Michael of molesting them also sue jc pennys for molesting her?
On June 27th 2009, LJ wrote:
TY Castina for blasting that person. I am so sick of people who keep making the jokes and trying to bring down Michael Jacksons legacy. He was a wonderful humanitarian to the world. All he did his entire life was give back to the world. He didn't hoard his money and spend it only on himself like so many do. His love was genuine and you could feel it in all of his songs. He settled out of court in 93 because him and all of his advisors knew even though he was not guilty of the act, and even when found not guilty of the act, the limelight would still tear him apart as they do to all celebrities. The funniest part was when the dumb kids parents whom they settled out of court with tried to send the kid over to Michaels house again. Can you believe that sh$%? So your telling me you've just accused this man of molesting your child and now you want to send him to MJ's house again? BS and they knew it. Unfortunately this hurt MJ's image nonetheless. The second time he was accused he was found "Not Guilty", even though some ppl will try to say he was acquitted which is not the same thing, on all 4 charges because this childs mother had on several other occasions been caught of trying to bring allegations against people to make easy money. The sad part is people do not want to see information like this, and media does not want to show information like this, because they like to torture good people because the ratings are better. I'm so thankful MJ can finally have the peace with the Lorf he never could receive in life.
Here is a wonderful article written by a friend of MJ's named David Pack where he tells of a night that him, MJ, Leoard Bernstein, and Quincy Jones spent together. He shows MJ's heart and where his heart truly is now. He wrote it after his death and talks of how MJ had shared his spiritual heart with him. A wonderful read that I scoured the internet and found, even though I did not know it existed. It was the question that my heart needed to know.
http://www.purposedriven.com/content.do?method=ar…
On June 28th 2009, Cant beleive this wrote:
Castina asa writer you should accept peoples comments whether write or wrong, writing is meant to invite thought no matter how negative or positive. MJ had more than one case accusing him about being a pedophile. C'mon now, people are blinded by the fact that one's innocent until proven guilty." Obviously you know nothing about politics, or journalism for that matter.
On June 28th 2009, Christy wrote:
Unless you were there and witnessed any incidents of abuse, coverups, payoffs, etc., we'll never really know what happened between MJ and his acusers. I think MJ more than once was easily manipulated for his money by greedy friends/aquaintances as well as family who meant him absolutely no good.So lets just stop the accusations that have been long put to rest, the tasteless jokes and remember his talent and his contributions to this very needy world,then ask yourself what POSITIVE contribution can I make
to this world?MJ almost matched what the U.S.alone gave to Africa in monetary aid in the 1980's, and while this doesn't excuse any alleged guilty actions or deeds, ask yourself another question: Am I faultless?Who in this world is? Like him or not pick up the torch and keep his spirit of giving alive. I'd like to think he found his Man in the mirror. Take a look yourself and find yours.