Diana Ross on Michael Jackson Death: "Can't Stop Crying"

by Blaine Metzgar | June 26, 2009 at 07:52 am
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Diana Ross, the face of Motown soul and the lead singer of The Supremes, is mourning over the death of Michael Jackson. Ross starred alongside Michael Jackson in the ground-breaking film, The Wiz, a remake of The Wizard of Oz featuring an entirely African-American cast.

"I can't stop crying, this is too sudden and shocking," Ross says in a statement. "I am unable to imagine this. My heart is hurting. I am in prayer for his kids and the family."

Diana Ross is just one of the many celebrities reeling from the shocking death of Michael Jackson.

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poncho

this is big snoop dogg i met mike onetime at the San Francisco Airport i was coming from hooking up with jt the bigga figga and nmike was a down to earth person. 

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homer the greek

This makes no sense - check your spelling please.

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Jonathan Ross

It's far too late to mourn Wacko now - we lost him years ago. Did you not notice the skin bleaching, the stick on noses and taking young boys into his bed? That was the time to mourn him. Michael left this planet long ago.  

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robino kam

michael jackson may or may not have done what people where saying but you need to really ask yourself if anyone other then god is without imperfections we all have our demons we carry with us through life now god im sure has forgiven any sins michael may have committed so i beg you to follow god and every loving spirt in this world and pray for peace not bitterness i hardly think god would call michael jackson a wacko

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janell

I agree with you fully and feel god is the only one to judge us. Rumours can destroy even the strongest person. We need to pray and love even under trialling situations.

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samina



YOU ARE SOOOOOOO RUDE JONATHAN ROSS !!!!!!!!!

GET A LIFE.... WHAT ABOUT YOU MATE SWEARING AND ACTING LIKE A BIG FOOOOOOLLL !!!!

IN PAPERS ABOUT TO GET FIRED YOU THICK NEARD HEAD ...

YOUR UGLY LOOK AT YOUR SELF BEFORE YOU SPEAK OF OTHERS

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Moe1

He was never convicted of anything. Let he who is without sin cast the first stone. It grieves me that people have so much to say about Michael's outer appearence and have nothing to say about his heart. Unless you have walked in his shoes you may want to keep quiet. Like Mike once said "start with the man in the mirror" before you condemn others.  

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Lauren Dinse

You're an idiot. a) He did not 'bleach' his skin, he has a skin disease called Vitiligo that cause blotches on the skin's appearance. Rather than looking like a spotted dalmation, he puts white powder on his face to have a more even complexion. b) He does not stick on noses. in the early 80's, he fell on stage and had to get his nose reconstructed. After this, he found his new nose difficult to sing with so he had more surgery. This may not look too appealing to the more shallow of you out there, but thanks to these plastic surgery operations, he could sing amazingly for as long as he did. c) I don't even want to go into this 'taking boys into bed' thing because its ridiculous that you even believe the media's sexual insinuations regarding the whole affair. All I'll say is that if you'd never had a proper childhood, you'd be drinking hot chocolate and having slumber parties too. I'll also add that the boy who originally charged Jackson with sexual assault said that he lied later on, and you can even look that up if you don't believe me. His father just wanted money. Michael Jackson was a loving, sensitive, caring person in this world and I think if anyone was wacky, it was people like you and the media for the ruthless way you disregarded his breathtaking talent in favor of more trivial subjects like his sexuality and his appearance. In future, get your facts straight before you speak or people may feel a temptation to strangle you.

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GVL

Thank you very much for explaining to the idiots all about Micheal Jackson.  He is a sweet, quiet and very talented human being.  It is unfortunate that in this world the quiet and pure gets crucified and taken advantage of.  I love MJ and I hope he found his peace in heaven since the evils in this earth continued to make his life miserable.  I still cry inside when I think about him.  I hope someday I can accept the fact that he is gone. 

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luolan

thank you very much for your support to Micheal. We all need to be smart and, like MJ said, donot believe in the tabloid and pass on those ugly and untrue garbage.

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Angelanite Solomon

Very well written, Lauren! Thanks a lot for helping bring out the real truth about Michael Jackson...

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triana

listen retard michel had a skin condition he did not bleach himself and so wat if he got surgery who wouldnt get it if they thought they was as ugly as you and one more thing asshole dnt make lies up about him jst cuz yo daddy raped you young understood jerk

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Jefer Scot

Please,don't exaggerate.Your words are not suitable as for these moments.

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angel bay09

he did have vitiligo and there are photos to prove it look it up hun. nobody knows what happened michael had money and he was a nice person and people and oppurtunists around him felt they should take advantage of him by telling lies and making it turn into something big. there were jelous people also. mad because he was the only artist who ever in this whole entire world to ever sell out more albums than anyone, mad and jeleous because he is the first artist in this world to ever from the age of 5 being the best music performer and artist til his 40's nobody has ever been a big artist from age of 5 til 40's if the osmonds were to put out a new record now they won't get no play.
When you have sold more records than anyone in showbusiness history then they just have the tendency to try to pull you down.
He was a very powerful, influential and rich Black Man who
pissed some Whites off. Hurt The Beetles and Elvis, they didnt like that did they now you get it.
 When District Attorney Tom Sneddon smugly announced that Michael Jackson was to be criminally charged, and that Neverland was being raided, he was so blinded by greed, jealousy and vengeance that he could not see that the degenerate family he had sided with, the Arvizo family, in order to try and take Michael Jackson's freedom from him, and ruin his reputation, all so that Sneddon could bask in glory, would actually bring Sneddon the ultimate humiliation. Sneddon's case against Michael Jackson was built on lies, and was created by liars, and Sneddon got exactly what he deserved, failure!!!
When Michael Jackson was put on trial, accused of having molested Gavin Arvizo -- who had learnt from his family how to extort people -- the media refused to tell the truth. The media refused to acknowledge, or discuss, what was actually going on in the courtroom that was favorable to Michael Jackson. The testimony that pointed to Michael Jackson's innocence, the success Michael Jackson's attorneys had in exposing the prosecution case for what it was, sham, was ignored by the media, the media refused to tell the truth.
When prosecution witnesses who desired to fill their pockets with Michael Jackson's money, who hoped to become rich by selling false stories, who falsely accused Michael Jackson, and who made up as many lies as possible, as horrible as possible, to extort as much money as possible from Michael Jackson, were exposed, it was ignored by the media, the media refused to tell the truth.
When the accuser, Gavin Arvizo, and his family, mother Janet Arvizo, and siblings Star Arvizo and Davellin Arvizo, stumbled over their lies, contradicted themselves continually, became argumentative when presented with facts that proved they were liars and extortionists, it was ignored by the media, the media refused to tell the truth.
When Michael Jackson's young cousin testified that the accuser, Gavin Arvizo, and Gavin's brother Star tried to get him to masturbate in their presence, it was ignored by the media, the media refused to tell the truth.
When it was revealed that Michael Jackson's former employees only claimed to have seen inappropriate behavior by Michael Jackson AFTER THEY WERE OFFERED MONEY AND PAID BY TABLOIDS/THE MEDIA, it was ignored by the media, the media refused to tell the truth. (Michael Jackson successfully sued these former employees many years ago, they still owe him money.)
When Michael Jackson's current employees testified that the accuser, Gavin Arvizo, and his family slept in guesthouses at Neverland (and not in Michael Jackson's bedroom), that they caused a great deal of trouble at Neverland, left a huge mess at Neverland, damaged and defaced property at Neverland, attacked the animals at Neverland, pulled knives on Neverland employees, stole from Neverland employees, stole from Michael Jackson, extorted Neverland employees by lying about their financial circumstances, extorted the government by lying about their financial circumstances, extorted other celebrities by lying to them and falsely accusing them, caused trouble wherever they went, and to whoever was unlucky enough to befriend them, overall having been shown to be users, liars, thieves, troublemakers and criminals, it was ignored by the media, the media refused to tell the truth..... until now.
Aphrodite Jones, a reporter, ashamed of her behavior during Michael Jackson's trial, having realized that she was wrong, has written this book - "Michael Jackson Conspiracy" - which is pretty much a compact version of Michael Jackson's trial. It details exactly what happened in the courtroom at Michael Jackson's trial (using actual trial testimony), the facts that were revealed and exposed, the witnesses and what they stated, how Michael Jackson's defense team managed to successfully destroy prosecution theories and witnesses on a daily basis, how the media did not want to report anything that was favorable to Michael Jackson or his defense team, how some media reporters had already secured deals to have access to Michael Jackson if he was to be found guilty and imprisoned (which is disgusting, because this behavior implies that these jerks preferred that a child had been molested so that they could profit), and how Michael Jackson was found NOT GUILTY by a jury that saw right through the lies, right through the Arvizo family, right through District Attorney Tom Sneddon and his sham case, and right through the media garbage that has been circulating for years about Michael Jackson.
So, if you want the truth about Michael Jackson, how he has become a target for liars who want to become instant millionaires, and the victim of a media that promotes and prefers lies, read "Michael Jackson Conspiracy".

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ciera

ok we never lost him we will never lose him here or not hes always on top and is the greatest artist to live his nose is real and his just cause he puts boys in his bed and he has put girls to doesnt mean he will do anything to him he wants to be a little kid him self cause of his robbed child hood so just cause he did tht doesnt mean he molested any of them it means hes caring and generous so seriously if ur not gonna say anytihng good bout mj dnt say anything at all oh yea and he had a disease called vitiligo it was a skin disease to cause the skin to turn white mj nw he was an africa american and he is proud of tht he has admitted it so leave him alone and let him rest in peace....R.I.P MJ I LOVE YOU

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tweet

your mother!! you creep!!

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Mike Coleman

Some of these comments amaze and sicken me.  I, like Diana, am in shock.  Michael Jackson was quite simply an absolutely amazing, gifted performer.  I have been crying off and on all day, while listening to his music.  I am praying for his family. 

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Jermaine Cotton

Unfortunately most comments on this page, including the ones you refer to, have now been deleted. A real shame!

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SHRIYAN

I FEEL DEEPLY SAD ABOUT MJ AND CAN'T STOP LISTENING TO HIS MUSIC AS WELL AND WE MUST ALSO REMEMBER THE GOOD HE HAS DONE OVER THE YEARS LIKE DONATING TO SO MANY CHARITY EVENTS.I ADMIRE HIM NO MATTER HOW HE APPEARED.

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mstan

He did not bleach his skin he had a skin condition called vitiligo, it just goes to show the ignorance of people. The world has lost a great caring and loving individual... He had a rough life and as a long time and childhood fan I know that he is finally at peace... May God Bless and cover his family.....

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Mossy G

No one really believes that. Did he also have a disease that changes the shape of his lips and a bone disease that changed the shape of his cheekbones and a nose disease...etc etc. I don't know how you explain away all the rest - oh that's right it never happened - right? 

You belive in the fairy tale Michael if you like, but you must know deep down you are kidding yourself   

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bnaiah

Your stupidity astounds me.  Yes, he did have plastic surgery, so what, that was his choice.  Get a life, worry about yourself and stop bothing michael.  He is no longer with us and it is disrespectful for you to make such judgments. 

P.S.  The only thing I know deep inside is that you are kidding yourself  by thinking you are a good person.  Be human, have compasion.  Not once did you say something positive or wish michael or his family peace.

Micheal RIP we will miss you always and love you forever.

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nikkiP

Although I was never really a fan of Michael Jackson, I agree with you one hundred percent. He did have plastic surgery, so what!!! Millions of americans turn to plastic surgery to make themselves look the way they want. I have received very disrespectful text messages about Michael Jackson, and I feel that what people are doing and saying about him is just wrong! He has passed away, people! The comments aren't hurting Michael anymore, they are hurting his family, and his children. Even if Michael did do what he was alleged to have done, he has met his maker, and if he did it he was judged for it, and if not everyone has made his life a living hell for nothing. All I know is that if he did harm that child, he was judged for it, and if he did not, that child will be judged for falsely accusing him.

PEOPLE YOU ARE NOT HURTING MICHAEL JACKSON BY SLANDERING HIM, YOU ARE HURTING HIS FAMILY

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alunia

Oh my God! You dont understand. Diana Ross was first love on Michaels Jackson and he love she very much. Michael was smiling when Diana touch him and he dreams about Diana. He said" Diana is my first and big love and age difference  is not difficulty" But they  never be together, because  I think Diana doesnt  love Michael. She like  him very much  and maybe Diana treat him like younger  brother or very good friend. She not love Michael because If she love him probably they will be together. After Michael Jacksons death, she  feel bad and  crying and  " shes heart crying!" But  maybe she doesnt want to talk about hers feelings!  I understand she.  maybe she  prefer  has shes  feelings in  heart and crying in home and dont divide  hers  sadness with  mass media.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WfZMaeZFpAw&feature=rec-HM-fresh+div

Diana and Michael


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zebradot

alunia - you sound Polish. No wonder you like romantic stories, that are not true here, BTW.

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Melody Alban

Was she who the song Dirty Diana was about? Diana should have returned the favour and written a song called Filthy Michael.

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Vegas

You are correct.  I think these two, Diana and Michael had chemistry.  She probably didn't want to risk it and take a chance with it publicly, etc.  But I believe they loved each other and Michael was so sincere in his love for her that it even came out in the very end.  Everyone's so "shocked".  I'm not.  If you look at them when they're together and see how they talked with each other, there was something special there and he never let go.  Don't have to go by my opinion though...in his autobiography, "Moonwalk" he's quoted as saying, "When I heard Diana Ross was getting married, I was happy for her because I knew it would make her very joyous.  Still, it was hard for me, because I had to walk around pretending to be overwhelmed that Diana was getting married to this man I'd never met.  I wanted her to be happy, but I have to admit that I was a bit hurt and a little jealous because I've always loved Diana and always will."  In his book, it's Diana this and Diana that (which is very sweet), he even credits her with teaching him how to draw.  I think he wanted a family life with Diana and never cared about the age difference either.  Naming her in the will might at some time allow her to actually be the "mother" of his children.

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Marcellus

You are an idiot. He had vitiligo; it was confirmed by Depak Chopra. Given the fact he was not stable in the first place, due to not having a childhood, plus insecure about his looks (he was splotchy as a kid, and hid dad made fun of his nose), this pushed him over the edge into a level of plastic surgery that was self-mutiliating. It made sense to look somewhat more Cauc if you are turning white due to vitiligo, anyway, but he could not stop, due instability.      

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Maxine Spencer

This skin disease theory is pure speculation on the part of fans who are desperate for any explanation that absolves him of responsibility. Yes the disease is real but there is no evidence MJ had it or anything similar. MJ never made any such claims himself - don't you think he might have if he was so innocent? The truth is he denied his black heritage and the skin bleaching, nose, lip and other physical alterations are one of the reason the black community ultimately feel he has beytrayed them. Michael did a lot of things he should be ashamed of and probably was. He is no role model and we shouldn't create this mytrh about him being great or loved.   

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sweatervest

He DID have vitiligo.  He told Oprah in 1993.  If you do a search on google you can find some photos where it shows, spots all over his neck and a show where his sleeve slips and you can see his hand is covered in black makeup but his arm is white. 

I have vitiligo too.  And althought it hasn't been so fast spreading as Michael, I've seen cases of that and I sometimes have a LOT of anxiety about it moving to somewhere visible like my face.  So he became a recluse?  Didn't want to leave the house?  I probably wouldn't want to either if my vitiligo started spreading out of control.  It's relatively untreatable, very difficult and unpredictable results.  Imagine being this famous young shy black man suddenly turning white...  His biggest mistake was not sharing with his fans what was happening to him.  I don't think he understood that fans is like having a relationship. 

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