Posted on 04/03/2011 11:24:33 AM PDT by WPaCon
LONDON -- Fulham unveiled a statue of Michael Jackson outside its stadium on Sunday, with team chairman Mohamed Al Fayed telling fans to support another Premier League club if they don't like the idea. Al Fayed, who was close friends with Jackson, danced with children after unveiling the statue of the "King of Pop" before Fulham's home match against Blackpool. The statue outside Craven Cottage has divided opinion, but Al Fayed launched a passionate defense of his move to commemorate his friendship with Jackson, who died in 2009. "Why is it bizarre?" he said. "Football fans love it. If some stupid fans don't understand and appreciate such a gift, they can go to hell. "I don't want them to be fans. If they don't understand and don't believe in things I believe in, they can go to Chelsea, they can go to anywhere else." Chelsea, the defending English champion, is the nearest Premier League team to Fulham, with both clubs located in southwest London. "People will queue to come and visit it from all over Britain and it is something that I and everybody else should be proud of," Al Fayed said.
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Al Fayed, who was close friends with Jackson, danced with children after unveiling the statue of the "King of Pop" before Fulham's home match against Blackpool.
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"Why is it bizarre?" he said. "Football fans love it. If some stupid fans don't understand and appreciate such a gift, they can go to hell.
Muslims love child diddlers.
Is it surrounded by naked cherubs?
Speaking of football and Michael Jackson: http://www.johnspeedie.com/healy/Holding.mp3
Being extremely rich is kind of like being government. Do whatever you like, and profit be damned. When it all falls apart later then you can just duck out and let the next guy deal with it.
Now THAT would be funny.
Looks like he got a nose job.
Looks like he’s doing something nasty with his right hand.
LOL...Ridiculous.
Say what you like about the `King of Pop,’ he always had his show-fer drive slowly past playgrounds and elementary schools.
That’s a pretty good one.
“Looks like he’s doing something nasty with his right hand.”
“erecting Michael Jackson”????
Someone might do a “muzzlem” to it: Blow it up!
Is the statue of the “black” pre-Thriller Michael Jackson, or the “white” one?
Didn’t MJ become a Muzzie before he died.
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