{"id":401146,"date":"2019-03-24T18:23:28","date_gmt":"2019-03-24T17:23:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/rinf.com\/alt-news\/newswire\/diana-ross-support-for-michael-jackson-in-the-name-of-love-prompts-anger-rt-usa-news\/"},"modified":"2019-03-24T18:23:28","modified_gmt":"2019-03-24T17:23:28","slug":"diana-ross-support-for-michael-jackson-in-the-name-of-love-prompts-anger-rt-usa-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rinf.com\/alt-news\/newswire\/diana-ross-support-for-michael-jackson-in-the-name-of-love-prompts-anger-rt-usa-news\/","title":{"rendered":"Diana Ross\u2019 support for Michael Jackson \u2018in the name of love\u2019 prompts anger \u2014 RT USA News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdni.rt.com\/files\/2019.03\/thumbnail\/5c9797e8fc7e934c268b45f3.JPG\" \/><\/p>\n<p>        Singer Diana Ross has come under social media fire after the diva expressed support for the late Michael Jackson, following renewed allegations that the King of Pop sexually abused boys at the peak of his career.<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Calling Jackson a <em>\u201cmagnificent incredible force\u201d<\/em> to her and others in a tweet on Saturday, the Supremes singer referenced her 1965 hit in asking the two accusers of a recent HBO documentary <em>\u201cto stop in the name of love.\u201d<\/em> In it, the two adult men document allegations of molestation by Jackson while they were kids and working in the entertainment industry in the 1980s and 90s.<\/p>\n<div class=\"rtcode\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">This is what\u2019s on my heart this morning. I believe and trust that Michael Jackson was and is A magnificent incredible force to me and to many others.<br \/>STOP IN THE NAME OF LOVE<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Ms. Ross (@DianaRoss) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DianaRoss\/status\/1109492548320415746?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 23, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<p>Her comments in support for Jackson come after fellow singer Barbra Streisand received a whirlwind of outcry for saying in a recent interview that the alleged abuse <em>\u201cdidn&#8217;t kill\u201d<\/em> the victims. Streisand later apologized for her comments saying she was <em>\u201cprofoundly sorry\u201d<\/em> for any <em>\u201cpain or misunderstanding.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p><a class=\"read-more-big\" href=\"http:\/\/www.rt.com\/usa\/454582-barbara-streisand-michael-jackson-accusations\/\" target=\"_blank\"><br \/>\n    <span class=\"read-more-big__container\"><br \/>\n        <span class=\"read-more-big__content\"><br \/>\n            <span class=\"read-more-big__subtitle\">Also on rt.com<\/span><br \/>\n            <span class=\"read-more-big__title\">\u2018It didn\u2019t kill them\u2019: Barbra Streisand comments on Michael Jackson abuse claims appal Twitter<\/span><br \/>\n        <\/span><br \/>\n            <span class=\"read-more-big__cover lazyload\" data-bgset=\"&#10;                            https:\/\/cdni.rt.com\/files\/2019.03\/xxs\/5c96e9edfc7e937c288b457d.jpg 280w,&#10;                            https:\/\/cdni.rt.com\/files\/2019.03\/xs\/5c96e9edfc7e937c288b457d.jpg 320w,&#10;                            https:\/\/cdni.rt.com\/files\/2019.03\/thumbnail\/5c96e9edfc7e937c288b457d.jpg 460w,&#10;                            https:\/\/cdni.rt.com\/files\/2019.03\/m\/5c96e9edfc7e937c288b457d.jpg 540w,&#10;                            https:\/\/cdni.rt.com\/files\/2019.03\/l\/5c96e9edfc7e937c288b457d.jpg 768w,&#10;                            https:\/\/cdni.rt.com\/files\/2019.03\/article\/5c96e9edfc7e937c288b457d.jpg 980w,&#10;                            https:\/\/cdni.rt.com\/files\/2019.03\/xxl\/5c96e9edfc7e937c288b457d.jpg 1240w&#10;                        \" data-sizes=\"auto\"\/><br \/>\n    <\/span><br \/>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Ross\u2019 tweet found some vindication among his fans who thanked her for her support for Jackson amid the allegations. However, many expressed consternation at her comments, prompting yet another wave of disgust from netizens on social media.<\/p>\n<div class=\"rtcode\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-conversation=\"none\" data-lang=\"en\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Million thanks to you, Diana.  Michael loves you too&#x1f339;&#x1f339;&#x1f339;<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 MsSunnySideUp (@MsSunnySideUp1) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MsSunnySideUp1\/status\/1109501767811624960?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 23, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"rtcode\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">I&#8217;m sure Michael had real good side. A lot of people, heck everybody has some   good as well as bad. He had problem&#8217;s. He was child like &amp; i expect he was generous. R.I.P. Michael<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 KristeeKat (@WeResistHim) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WeResistHim\/status\/1109577964570710017?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 23, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"rtcode\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-conversation=\"none\" data-lang=\"en\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The truth already came out, it&#8217;s public record except the mass media refuses to report it. They deliberately refuse to allow Brandi Jackson on air because they know her story ruins Robson&#8217;s narrative and timeline<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Believe the victims of false accusers (@Hammertonhal) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Hammertonhal\/status\/1109813553605816320?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 24, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"rtcode\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Well if he performed at the Bill Clinton Inaugural Gala and was allowed 3 songs then there is no way he could have been a pedophile you guys!!! <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/oJIfHPwJnU\">pic.twitter.com\/oJIfHPwJnU<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Lazycat (@Lazycat48576974) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Lazycat48576974\/status\/1109539880395251712?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 23, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"rtcode\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-conversation=\"none\" data-lang=\"en\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">In other words \u201che didn\u2019t hurt ME so I don\u2019t care what he did to anyone else.\u201d Gross.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 This Barbara Does NOT Support Child Rape (@barbaramcthomas) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/barbaramcthomas\/status\/1109511990421131265?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 23, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"rtcode\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-conversation=\"none\" data-lang=\"en\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The problem is that you may believe that and he probably was the amazing person you knew and loved. But you do not know that he didn\u2019t do what he is accused of, there\u2019s no way you could know definitely. Take a step back from YOUR relationship, and look at these peoples stories.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 kiwi (@Thranduilholmes) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Thranduilholmes\/status\/1109581314636705792?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 23, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"rtcode\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-conversation=\"none\" data-lang=\"en\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">You\u2019re aff yer heed. He\u2019s a paedophile who should have been imprisoned a long time before he died. Would you have been tweeting this if he\u2019d been a plumber&#8230;oh sorry you\u2019d have had no idea who he was then would you?<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 James Dornan SNP (@glasgowcathcart) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/glasgowcathcart\/status\/1109583010247176192?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 23, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"rtcode\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-conversation=\"none\" data-lang=\"en\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">No Diana, just no. Just because you knew and liked someone doesn\u2019t mean they\u2019re innocent. You saw him with those boys and never thought it was strange for an adult to not have friends his age? One of the boys was 7 when the grooming and abuse started! What\u2019s wrong with you?<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Vote Dem for the Planet (@Brasilmagic) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Brasilmagic\/status\/1109599299887861760?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 23, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<p><strong><em>Think your friends would be interested? Share this story!<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Via <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rt.com\/usa\/454637-diana-ross-michael-jackson-tweet\/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=RSS\">RT<\/a>. This piece was reprinted by <a href=\"http:\/\/rinf.com\">RINF Alternative News<\/a> with permission or license.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Singer Diana Ross has come under social media fire after the diva expressed support for the late Michael Jackson, following renewed allegations that the King of Pop sexually abused boys at the peak of his career. 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