Amy Sedaris is SLAMMED for heartfelt birthday tribute to pop legend Michael Jackson on what would have been his 65th birthday: ‘Let’s not glorify him’
- Many of her fans expressed shock that she was honoring The King of Pop, who was accused of child sexual abuse by Wade Robson and James Safechuck
- Both of the father-of-three’s alleged victims appeared in the hugely controversial 2019 HBO documentary, Leaving Neverland
- Jackson denied all allegations that he abused underage boys during his lifetime, and his estate has done since his tragic passing in June, 2009
Actress Amy Sedaris is receiving backlash for encouraging her 1.2 million Instagram followers to listen to Michael Jackson’s greatest hits on what would have been his 65th birthday.
After urging her fans to ‘groove to some of’ the late star’s ‘timeless music’, including Smooth Criminal, The Way You Make Me Feel and Billie Jean, the comedian, 62, was slammed for honoring The King of Pop, who was accused of child sexual abuse by Wade Robson and James Safechuck.
Both of the father-of-three’s alleged victims appeared in the hugely controversial 2019 HBO documentary, Leaving Neverland.
Jackson denied all allegations that he abused underage boys during his lifetime, and his estate has done since his tragic passing in June, 2009.
Despite the fact that Jackson was acquitted in a child molestation trial, four years ahead of his death, Sedaris’ fans were horrified and ‘surprised’ by her birthday tribute to the Thriller hitmaker.
Controversial: Actress Amy Sedaris is receiving backlash for encouraging her 1.2 million Instagram followers to listen to Michael Jackson’s greatest hits on what would have been his 65th birthday (seen in 2021)
14 years later: Michael’s death in June 2009 aged 50 was brought on by a cardiac arrest sparked by a massive accidental drug overdose of hospital tranquiliser propofol
‘I love you, Amy, but this is not a man to be celebrated,’ one Instagram user wrote under her post.
Another pleaded with her and others ‘not to glorify him anymore.’
A third described the 13-time Grammy winner as ‘so talented yet so disturbed.’
Others suggested that it was okay to ‘celebrate the music without condoning the human flaws/ mistakes/ crimes.
‘I don’t know anyone that didn’t grow up with Michael Jackson’s music,’ one commentor pointed out.
Michael’s death, at age 50, was brought on by a cardiac arrest sparked by a massive accidental drug overdose of hospital tranquiliser propofol.
On Tuesday, his daughter, Paris, revealed she gets told to kill herself by trolls if she doesn’t post online tributes to her late dad on his birthday.
The 25-year-old singer opened up about the cruel messages she receives online while gushing over her father’s legacy.
Backlash: After urging her fans to ‘groove to some of’ the late star’s ‘timeless music’, including Smooth Criminal, The Way You Make Me Feel and Billie Jean, the comedian, 62, was slammed for honoring The King of Pop, who was accused of child sexual abuse by Wade Robson and James Safechuck
Upsetting for some: Despite the fact that Jackson was acquitted in a child molestation trial, four years ahead of death, Sedaris’ fans were horrified and ‘surprised’ she was honoring his legacy on social media
‘I love you, Amy, but this is not a man to be celebrated,’ one Instagram user wrote under her post
A third described the 13-time Grammy winner as ‘so talented yet so disturbed’
Middle ground: Others suggested that it was okay to ‘celebrate the music without condoning the human flaws/ mistakes/ crimes
‘He should not be celebrated,’ one Instagram user stated
Another asked her and others ‘not to glorify him anymore’
Paris explained that when her father was alive, he didn’t enjoy celebrating his birthday and didn’t even want his children to know when it was.
She told fans in an Instagram video posted earlier this week: ‘So today’s my dad’s birthday, and back when he was alive, he used to hate anybody acknowledging his birthday, wishing him a happy birthday, celebrating it, nothing like that.
‘He actually didn’t want us to even know when his birthday was because he didn’t want us to throw a party.
‘If you don’t wish someone a happy birthday via social media, it apparently means that you don’t love them, you don’t care about them.
‘There have been times where I don’t post anything for my dad’s birthday, and people lose their f****** minds. They tell me to kill myself.
‘And they’re basically measuring my love for my own father based off of what I post on Instagram.’
Scary: On Tuesday, his daughter, Paris, revealed she gets told to kill herself by trolls if she doesn’t post online tributes to her late dad on his birthday
Jackson’s legacy has been marred by a series of child abuse allegations; seen in 2009
Paris then shared footage of herself onstage while opening for rock band Incubus at the Amphitheater at Las Colonias Park in Grand Junction, Colorado, earlier on Tuesday.
She announced to the crowd that it was her dad’s 65th birthday as audience members cheered.
Paris told them: ‘He put 50 years of blood, sweat and tears and love and passion into doing what he did, so that I can stand up here onstage in front of you and scream into a microphone, so I owe everything to him.’
The actress and musician also urged fans to be kind in the caption of her Instagram post on Jackson’s birthday.
She said: ‘Please don’t use a man you have never met as an excuse to abuse, manipulate, and harass his daughter (who you also have never met). L O V E (red heart emoji)’.
While Paris honored her dad on social media, her two brothers — Prince Jackson, 26, and Blanket ‘Bigi’ Jackson, 21, were recently spotted together in Las Vegas.
The duo was seen taking pictures with fans and signing autographs while at Sin City’s Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino after a Michael Jackson-themed Cirque du Soleil performance.
Jackson had Prince and Paris with ex-wife Debbie Rowe, to whom he was married from November 1996 to April 2000.
The singer said in the 2003 documentary, Living with Michael Jackson, that Blanket was conceived via surrogate, though the woman’s identity was never revealed.
Jackson – whose legacy has been marred by a series of child abuse allegations – was also married to Lisa Marie Presley from May 1994 to August 1996 but the pair never had kids.
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