One consolation is that Jackson’s appeal is fading, and very quickly. I believe the scandals damaged him to the point where now his is merely seen as another tainted celebrity. Let’s face it...Elvis, Lennon and even Jim Morrison are far more popular today than Jackson, who has only been gone two years.
I would like to believe that, but it doesn't appear to be true. So many teenagers who weren't even alive when Michael Jackson really deserved the "King of Pop" title absolutely worship him now. His brand is soaring out of control, and I don't see it stopping.
I heard a member of Elvis’s Memphis Mafia comment the the reason that Elvis’s estate is worth more now is because Elvis wasn’t here to spend it!