I don't care if Michael Jackson freaked off with little boys. It doesn't bother me. Forget those kids, and forget their greedy parents, too. What's important is that Michael Jackson is the greatest entertainer who ever lived, bar none. Watch him dance; pay attention to the showmanship. No one ever came close.
Elvis was a bogus white guy with sex appeal and good looks who ripped off even more talented black people, and made it safe for lame white people who couldn't handle the experience of raw, emotional black music.
Sammy Davis Jr.? Nice try. Ordinary dancer, ordinary singer, second-rate impressionist. I also didn't like the insincere sincerity, but he was a nice man, so he gets credit for that.
Frank Sinatra? HA! Great singer of songs, among the best. Superb musician. Grew as an artist. But no showmanship! He was an arrogant one, too. And mean to ordinary people.
Michael Jackson buries them all. I say we give him a bunch of kids and let him dance.