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Gifts for all occasions in the Galleria! Subscribe to the "What is the Deal?" mailing list. November 23, 2003 What is the Deal with Jacko? By Jan A. Larson Pop star Michael Jackson was arrested last week and charged with multiple counts of child molestation in a case involving a 12-year old boy. As the sordid story goes, it seems the boy, who happens to be a cancer patient, wished to meet Jackson and ended up spending some time at Jackson's California ranch, Neverland. Apparently Jackson supplied financial support to the boy's family for some period of time and his family apparently also stayed at Neverland. Almost immediately after Jackson surrendered to police, unnamed sources for Jackson indicated that the mother of the boy was "screwed up" and that she was a "scorned woman." I don't know anything about this boy's mother, but there can be no doubt that at least one person involved in this case is screwed up. Jackson's transformation from a wildly popular, extremely talented and relatively normal looking entertainer of the mid-80s to the freakish, 120 pound, garishly clown-like, unstable, alleged pedophile of today has been bizarre, to say the least. Starting with a marriage to Lisa Marie Presley to multiple cosmetic surgeries to holding his child over a balcony in Germany, Jackson has demonstrated over and over that he is in desperate need of psychological help. It is impossible for most "regular" people to understand what it is like to be in the public eye 24 hours per day. Jackson has lived in the public eye for almost his entire life. He has also never lived in the real world. Considering that Jackson was admittedly beaten and abused by his father and started his entertainment career at age 10, he has never known any sort of "normal" life. He cannot go to the mall, to a restaurant or a movie like most people. He is a prisoner of his fame and, not to excuse child molestation, given his history and life situation, Jackson's bizarre behavior cannot be a surprise to anyone. Jackson has earned millions and millions of dollars over the years, yet his is apparently teetering on the edge of bankruptcy. He now faces the prospect of being transferred from the prison of fame to a prison of razor wire. No matter how this case is resolved, whether Jackson is guilty of molestation or is a victim of a gold digger, his life should be an example of the enormous price that must be paid for a life of fame. That is a price that Jackson is apparently unable to afford. -- Send feedback to the author. The "What is the Deal?" column will appears weekly on the Pie of Knowledge website. Guest submissions are welcome and encouraged. To submit an article to "What is the Deal?" click here. To subscribe to the "What is the Deal?" mailing list and receive early notification when a new column is available, click here. The Pie of Knowledge will never, ever divulge email addresses to any third party for any reason unless so ordered by a court of law. Contributions to the Pie of Knowledge are greatly appreciated. 
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