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Rev. Al Sharpton: 'Michael Jackson coverage shows some of the media is racist'
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Rev. Al Sharpton has stirred up the media once again this week, following comments he made on Sunday about the media's treatment of Michael Jackson. According to Sharpton, Jackson was treated differently than other troubled stars who have died--simply because he was black.
Speaking Sunday at the First African Methodist Episcopal Church of Los Angeles, Sharpton said, "I am here because of the disgraceful and the despicable way some elements of the media have tried to destroy the legacy and image of Michael Jackson."
"You have had other entertainers that have had issues in their life. But you [the media] did not degrade and denigrate them...Show the same respect for Michael and Michael's family that you showed Frank Sinatra and Elvis Presley."
"I don't think the media understand who Michael was," Sharpton reportedly said. "I don't think they have any cultural significance."
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