Michael Jackson's struggles in his final years | 60 Minutes Australia 

Michael Jackson was on a stage in front of millions of people from the age of 5 or earlier. How can anyone live every minute of his life in the public spotlight, used by everyone including his parents from such a young age and not get twisted? It's especially sad since he was such a talented artist.

Stardom can make you lonely sometimes. He grew up knowing nothing but this. May he rest in peace.

Michael Jackson dealt with a lot during his life. The 70's he was really " *Startin somethin* " The 80s were an incredible " *Thrill(er)* ". The 90s he continued to develop and expand his style, a real " *Danger(ous)* " to his fellow artists. The following years had world tours that cemented his place in " *HIStory* ". "00s introduced a new sound to the music world, though Michael showed us all he still has it, proving he'll always be " *Invincible* ". I wish we didn't have to say " *This Is It* ", but it's not all " *BAD* ". We'll always " *Remember the time* " you ruled the music world and did your best to " *Heal The World* ".We are glad you shared your soul with us through the music. For that, all I can do is " *Smile* ". " Thank you MJ. " *Gone Too Soon* " 👑

He was a massive entertainer, with God given talent, but lived a very sad & tortured life - he was addicted to heavy duty pain meds, & they got him in the end. He will be forever missed, his music is all we have left. Rest easy MJ.

Despite all MJ’s inner demons, he had extreme talents in his lifetime that the majority of us can only dream of. You are loved MJ❤️

What a beautiful soul gone. He was a gifted person and he loved nature too.

Absolutely loved that man. I followed the trial when it was taking place and still feel a huge amount of anger and sadness with his passing. I believe he was a very misunderstood soul who struggled to exist in the world. I believe he was innocent and he was proven to be in a court of law. I hope he is resting peacefully.

“Downright weird” What a terrible thing to say. Shame on these writers and producers. This man was brilliant and gave everything he had to his fans. He never had one second of peace. Rest in peace King 💕

Just to correct you *MJ is the greatest of all time not “his time”* Sony will never let this man have a good name ever again.

I liked him in his Jackson 5 days. . .a talented singer/songwriter/performer who left us all too soon. Though himself a perfectionist later in his solo career when it came to executing dance routines, he had enough patience to gently show the backup dancers in his music videos how it should be done, as seen on an A & E TV documentary. He should be remembered as a generous human being, not as a crazy person. There will never be another like him. RIP Michael. 😿😭🙏👋💜❤

Everyone’s always been really quick to judge Michael but very few actually think or understand why he may have turned out the way he did! His father was one of the worst excuses of a human being that subjected him to some of the most horrific abuse imaginable! No wonder he didn’t want to grow up, he was never allowed to have a childhood as that was robbed from him and I find that so very sad! Can we not just remember him as the fantastic, extremely talented musician that he was and will ALWAYS be?

In the world of pop music and there is michael jackson and there is everybody else. ❤❤❤

What’s “ weird” to you or “ bizarre “ to you isn’t to other people. Michael Jackson had no childhood. His life was hard!

Michael Jackson was one of the greatest performers of all time. I grew up with the Jackson 5 then when he went solo his creativity and talent was incredible and made him SUPERSTAR. When Thriller was released I was just out of high school and going to college also working part time I remembered how I rushed home to see the release of the video " Thriller" on MTV. It took off and remains one of the best of to this day viewed my billions of people from every generation. Michael did have his issues and acted out in very interesting ways but who would not if for every moment of every day you are followed by paparazzi and can never have a moments peace? Since his death he has that peace with no one following him. He is truly missed and will always be a legend for generations and years to come.

A beautiful soul. May he rest in peace.🙏

This man was destroyed from the father in his childhood and from the media and false allegations, he deserve more than an apology. We will never have a genius like Michael Jackson in this world ever again. R.I.P King of Pop 👑😢

Let him rest 14 years already 😪 🕊

A talented artist Singer and Dancer 🕺Rip/VIP

he deserved the most better than any celebrity.

Whoever judges, creates opinion - does not define Michael, but define themselves. There is a simple formula - let your words pass through three gates: is it true? Is it necessary? Is it kind? He always spoke through his music. Why 40 years being charitable, spending time caring for less fortunate did not make to the front page? Media seem to be interested in circulating stories that are unsubstantiated and feed people with opinionated narrative. Michael’s spirit is alive forever 🍃🕊🌻👑

Michael Jackson was a once in a generation talent and there will never be another.

Please leave this man alone. He suffered enough. RIP Michael Jackson.

MJ is the most interesting celeb ever to me, you cannot figure him out, if you’ve read 25 books there are 25 opinions of who he was. So literally the most famous human being was someone we knew nothing about. Just amazing…

MICHAEL JACKSON EXISTED BEFORE ANY COUNTRY HAD TELEVISION. His name doesn't need the media...Compared to today's advanced technology, past technology was almost non-existent. and even when TV and Radio didn't make up 70% of the world's population, everyone knew Michael Jackson. His songs were playing everywhere. In such an environment, Michael Jackson won the music awards in all categories. And there is still no one else who has broken the award record of legendary artist Michael Jackson. Even in regions where Africa and the Middle East do not benefit from any technology, the whole world still listens to Michael Jackson's legendary songs and loves him.Thank to big Lord Even though we don't see him today, he always remains at the top of the summit.🌎😥🎩👑

God Bless You Michael 🙏😔 You will always be Missed ❤️❤️

Who out there in this world will ever be as talented as Micheal Jackson!!!

MJ rest easy 🕊️🕊️🕊️💫

I have always felt MJ was used and abused all his life. He was an amazing, one of a kind entertainer. He was an eternal child ; understandably so since he never had one( a childhood). He was ruined by lies and money grabs. So sad!

He still in our harts his legendary king of pop forever and ever ❤️ 🙏 rip

I admired him and his music very much❤

I still feel the energy that was when Michael Jackson was alive!

The only King of Pop! The true Humanitarian! The legend, the icon..will never be forgotten! Ever! He is still alive i believe that..stay happy micheal i miss you and hope to see you again someday..he-heee..💯😁😍👍😎😎😎❤️❤️❤️

Let Michael Rest . His Real Tortured Existence Were People . In His Final Days .. He Actually Tried To Live For His Kids . Fly High Michael 🕊 ... Youre Free Now .. 👑 🎤

Ashamed of this report from Aus media as an Australian. How heartless to speak of Michael so negatively, so soon after his death. To call him weird , wacko j____ True enough MJ experienced many successes throughout his life, though with the highs come lows. Michael was a great person at heart, to see the media paint him as they have is disappointing and a clear example of a quote from Michael 'bad news sells'. I challenge those who judged him to walk a mile in his shoes, let alone a lifetime. Your true fans will always appreciate you. RIP MJ

Climbing a tree, holding a baby weird for a second is not weird it's everyday everyone everywhere. It's just Michael Jackson was a magnet for attention. Jealousy.

I find this documentary quite one sided and negative painted. His life wasn't just sad, bad and scandalous. There is way more hope and joy he brought into this world, and so much love

Michael Jackson lived a full life! Michael Jackson had opportunity to succeed, he got fame, money, everything that money can buy. His taste was luxurious, his women bewitched and his talent genius! Michael Jackson'said heart was as big as the milky way galaxy...giving ,giving and more giving from what he received. His soul carried everyones pain, such anot enlightened one. An archangel among men. Too big to see, too bright to behold, too good to be true. The demons came as they would have and it hurt him because he forgot that they would and did not prepared for their coming. The overwhelmed him because he thought that even they ,he would subdue. Demons are demons, singing, dancing, philanthropy, love for each human being would never amuse them, he miscalculated. Rest his Soul. For contrary to the belief of some, Michael Jackson is in heaven where they can never reach!

Leave him alone finally he is resting poor soul tortured by toxic jealousy people 💔

I love you Michael Jackson!!!❤

Michael Jackson despite the troubled life will always be remembered as the greatest entertainer the world has ever seen. May he rest in peace.

HEADLINE: MICHAEL JACKSON DONATES $500 MILLION Michael Jackson was a universal heart with values ​​virtuous enough to share his children's inheritance rights with the world's children. Did the media publish these facts? NO!!!!! Can you please empathize? Would you pass on your children's inheritance to other children? and let me explain a bigger bomb. Michael Jackson donated $500 million to healthcare organizations. Michael Jackson, who adores animals, has always kept animals in his house and garden throughout his career. And he has contributed to animal rights throughout his career.

I will always love MJ for his music and humanitarian efforts ❤️. It’s sad what the media say about him even after his passing. I hope you rest peacefully Michael, no more pain, no more lies no more bullying.

No one can judge him He lived his whole life alone and lonely who are you judge him 😑

Dear accusers, if you could not prosecute in life, please don't after death!

A great human May God give him heaven 🙏

Dear man. So glad Liz was a comfort and friend to you. If only you'd really known there were people more interested in you than your talent and celebrity. RIP.

yall bullied and ridiculed this man his entire life and even after hes dead and gone you still stand here kicking his corpse! SHAME!

His spirit is now free and happily exploring the real world.( afterlife.)

Remembering this brought sadness again. But knowing that he is now in our real home with God..I feel joy for him. He's not comfortable in this world and the world he built for himself because though he is in this world but not of this world. He belong to God, in heaven.

People can destroy you with their mouth, and that's what happened to Michael Jackson life. He couldn't cope with the negative things people were saying about him anymore.

Let Michael Jackson Rest in Peace. He gave so much love and art to the world. We should honor him. Not tabloid trash talk him like you guys do all the time. Its time you start respecting him ! 🙄

Such an adorable little boy.

Can't you leave him alone?

The only celebrity ive ever loved. Miss you michael❤

He wasn’t arrogant or cocky not like some boybands.🎉

I grew up listening to MJ songs, he was a talented gentle man who didn’t have a childhood so he tried to relive it when he got older. I love you M no one will ever reach the heights you reached. I hope you’re dancing in heaven rest in peace 🕊

Rest in peace Michael Jackson 🙏. You were an inspiration to so many when I was a child and you still are. No one will ever take the stage like you. God has you in his arms now and you deserve to rest in peace like everyone else after death.

What is the sacrifice for utter genius, creative discipline and extreme fame?

It is ppl like the ones giving this story that ruined his life..MJ actually did have vitiligo, MJ was no Pedophile but those who truly are in very high places r being sheltered. The public demands everything from some of these stars and anything short of that cld destroy them. If him being a forever kid is strange there r a lot of strange ppl...the media treated this man like poison and he had the heart of a lion. RIP MJ

Michael Jackson was proof that money can't buy happiness. He was worth millions but was so troubled. At least the suffering he endured is over.

MJ Forever

His music wasn't for me, I was into New Wave and Punk, but that didn't mean I wasn't in awe of his brilliance. To watch him move was a symphony. He was a once in a lifetime artist, that's for sure.

I’m disappointed to live in a society were even he was thought to be bad. Rip king.

Have you ever met an artist who doesn't have a twisted and tortured soul?! Where do you think we get the creativity from???

His music was the best. I believe he wanted to go.

Michael Jackson is the best king of pop rock and roll and soul in the 80's and 90's.

In an healthy society, Michael would be considered very normal. A human being, extra kind and generous, who had difficulties from time to time, as any human being has difficulties of all sorts. Weird doesn’t identify with Michael- it’s just a “sticker” made up by some ppl, cause it made them feel good . But when society is in pain, it inflicts it’s pain onto whoever’s most comfortable to do that to. Just like throwing garbage . If the ppl who dished him, were feeling good about themselves, they would see and approach Michael as a human being, not as a weirdo- that’s just shows a lack of understanding of other ppl, but themselves and a superficial and narrow vision on others. He was Hurt, He was offended and humiliated , by other ppl. Why is that? Why don’t ppl just help other ppl? We are the same, we are brothers and sisters- same.

Michael ❤

I really miss him. No other celebrity is as fun as Michael Jackson was. Nobody dangles their baby over the balcony or anything! It's a boring world without him.

It’s difficult to believe or trust anyone even for regular people, especially to the people who are closed to you could hurt you the most. For MJ would be extremely hard to believe anyone .

60 minutes Australia , what was the reasons for this video?

MJ is at peace now,but the media still speading lies and making him bad..what to expect from media🤷‍♀️🤷‍♀️🤷‍♀️... MJ forever king of pop👑👑👑

Legends never die. RiP Michael Jackson ❤

if you have money, you can get people to do just about anything....often sadly true, however, there are people, including doctors, whose morals/ethics cannot be bought. The doctors had a duty of Care, they failed this unique/fragile, and extraordinary performer. Michael Jackson, was treated like a financial commodity, he spoke of his fathers abuse, and gruelling practice sessions imposed upon him. He craved affection, he craved love, that does not automatically mean a sexual interaction. Media, was both a blessing, yet became an intrusive curse.

That doctor should’ve never given Michael Propofol. Michael will be missed forever. We failed Michael. All over Money. That doctor disgust me!!! We love you Michael!!! ❣️🙏🏻🐾

When I saw the term "Wako Jacko" it struck me as a once off joke but when they, the media, just continued to use that same two words countless times it was no longer funny. Just shows how horrible they are when it comes to making money out of their stupid articles.

What is the point of this video because I'm sick of people calling him weird this video is disrespectful to this man.

60 minutes again filling the public with exaggerated bull crap. So sad. I love you Michael Jackson ❤️❤️

Would be nice if they wrote the year of when the video was broadcasted in the title, for these throwback videos

They keep bringing up the 93 case, but failed to add the details and truth about it.

At the end, his talent prevailed and his music is forever with us! Miss him everyday!

HONESTLY I JUST WANT TO THAK THE FANS THAT WERE LIVING IN HIS TIME BCS THEY MADE HIM FEEL LOVED, AT LEAST MICHAEL KNEW THAT PPL FROM AROUND THE WORLD DID APPRECIATE AND LOVE HIM BAFORE HE PASSED

Even though Michael Jackson is dead, he is continuing to MAKE money for his family.

Why the disrespectful undertone!? Goodness. Lol the first few seconds is beyond rude

Michael Jackson wasn't just selling out stadiums in the UK on that world breaking tour, he was selling out horse racing courses that outsell stadiums, on top of that, over and over again which nobody else even dreams of trying to achieve. There was nothing weird about him at all. Michael Jackson was under attack from these people not only because he was a black man that was smarter than them at business and because he was breaking all their records, but also because he made it clear again and again that he knew they were trying to smear him as being homosexual and he wanted to make it clear not only that he was not but he was against the practice as it was against his faith and that really pis*ed them off. The racism and hate for our black brother from the Australian, UK and American media was unbelievable and still continues after his death including an attempt to ban his music. These corrupt billionaires and so called globalist elites of former colonial powers and their friends and the politicians they pay off are so clearly sick in the head if they cannot see that what they are doing to destroy his name even in death is so clearly wrong and so clear for the world to see it won't work. These constant attacks, lies and negative stories from the white media about what is one of the great black heroes of our time has to stop. A positive story will make you just as much money, in fact much more because so many people love this man and his music and will do so whether you like it or not, to their graves. Great stuff as always. Thanks for the updates. Peace and love

He's beyond reach your opinion doesn't matter... He is the 👑👑👑👑 of all time

Ain't no way it started with a pic of my saying the king is dead he's never dead rip king of pop #MJINCIDENT 👑

Michael is the greatest of all times of entertainment history of planet earth

I wrote my thesis on him and the real reason he changed his looks. Partly a heartbreaking accident, partly an intentional reflection of society, it blew my mind. Nobody had it right, least of all myself, the media, and society at large.

His life was sad.

I never could understand him in the way he lived. I did love his talent but he never protected himself.

Why doesnt most people understand that he wanted to to give children rhe childhood he ve never had. When he made fun with kids he went back in history and made his own so wanted childhood again.escape from the maddnes off fans just having fun. Because he was famous people thought it was weird he just wanted to have some fun. He wanted to let the world see that kids should have a childhood. Yes he was alone kids a pure they dont care about the money you have they just want to have fun probably the only people he knew could trust without worrieing iff its was for the money or the fame

World wide No one will ever reach Michael Jackson's Level in the Entertainment industry, He still Reign!

I really don't think he molested these kids, he was basically an eight-year-old trapped in a 40-year-old body

He is the biggest in the world. Well said 🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉 The king of pop. Rest in peace 🙏

Isn’t this old old news? Dr Murray already went to trial

He is getting bigger and better every day: because still no one can compare with him. Incredible how many videos exist and are still published and watched with passion every day. Who else can compare?

Fame and fortune came at a high price. Would he have done the same if given a do over? I don’t think so. Katherine did not protect her children from their father Joe. He was cruel, obsessive, and severely abusive.

HE WILL PROVE HIS INNOCENCE...FROM BEYOND.... HE WILL BE BACK🌻

I think MJ was extremely misunderstood and has a lot of pain 😢 rip MJ 🕊️🙏🏽 god speed. I truly believe you were a beautiful soul. Robbed of a childhood and life and you just wanted to regain the life you never had. 😢 I don’t care what anyone says I think MJ was purposely un alived bc he would make more money gone than here.