I watched the special last night and yes Michael needs help. He needs people around him who can tell him no. This a a 44 year old man with the mentality of a kid. His childhood abuse has not helped matters. With the kids sleeping over I don't believe it is anything sexual for him but I think it is like having a sleepover when your a kid. He is trying to relive the childhood he never had. I felt empathy for they guy and I thought the interviewer was a prick. That whole thing about Michael saying he was Peter Pan and the interviewer shoots back and says "no your Michael Jackson". Well I think the guy knows that but he can relate to the story of Peter Pan and basically does not want to grow up because of the lost childhood. The zoo "incident" was nothing more than Michael going for an outing with his kids that got out of hand because of his fans. He has made some really poor judgement calls such as dangling the baby from the balcony but it just means he needs a strong person beside him to help. The plastic surgery is another thing, but who really wants to admit they had a tuck done here or there? As for the money I think that he gives away a lot to charity mostly childrens. The shopping spree was nuts I'll agree but is this something he does every day or is he mostly holed up in a hotel or Neverland. All in all I came away from it thinking okay I thought he was just nuts but now I feel for the guy. He is upset with the interview but I think this might do more for him than he realizes as people begin to understand where he is coming from rather than the recluse we all don't know. One last thought, I never was a Jackson fan growing up and I allways wondered what happened to the other glove!

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