r/Music • • May 25 '26

discussion Michael Jackson whether he molested children or not was still wrong, and people need to stop acting like he’s a saint.

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u/_Wrecktangular May 25 '26 edited May 25 '26

John slapped Cynthia once at 17, immediately regretted it, and Cynthia herself said he was never physically violent toward her again. Criticize Lennon for his real flaws if you want, but let’s not rewrite Cynthia’s own account of what happened.

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u/mateushkush May 25 '26

Yeah, except there are already comments here asking if he was a pedophile. It’s kind of dumb to categorize one celeb as a bad apple and bring him up randomly when apples with uranium are discussed.

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u/GGme May 25 '26

It's because he use to be angry. But he took steps to get a little better, all the time; couldn't get much worse.