In an interview with U.K.’s ‘The Mirror’ Rupert Everett makes very controversial remarks about Michael Jackson, slams the U.S., slams Presidents Bush and Obama and even slams Gwyneth Paltrow.  I’m not sure how ‘legitimate’ this publication is and if this is truth or not.

On Michael Jackson’s life and death:

“He was a freak,” “He looked like a character from Shrek. He was a black to white minstrel. He was crucified by that court case when he was accused of child molestation – that killed him.”

Jackson “personified the pain and anxiety of a black man in a slave country,” Everett continues. “We all watched as he changed from black to white. He was living performance art. I think it was fortuitous that he died.”

On the much anticipated comeback performances:

“It wouldn’t have mattered how good or bad he was. He wouldn’t have managed to do all of them and the press would have destroyed him.”

I don’t know that I don’t disagree with him on that point.  The press loves doom and gloom and would probably not be kind.

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On MJ and President Obama:

“We have Michael Jackson, a black man who has gone white, and we have President Barack Obama, who is a half-white man gone black,” he explains. “It’s absolutely fascinating to watch.”

And on the U.S. and President Bush he says he:

“fell out of love with America after 9/11.” “Straight afterwards, this cruel and nasty city was hit with a sudden wave of compassion,” he explains. “Everyone looked out for everyone. I thought that could be the beginning of something amazing.”

“It felt like it was a new beginning but then the rain started and President Bush came in and began the war,” he continues. “The whole country just changed and became completely alien to me. We came to America as kids because England was stuffy and constipated. The U.S. used to be a breath of fresh air but Bush changed all that.”

Clearly he is no fan of  Gwyneth Paltrow:

“If I had the choice of being on a desert island with Jordan [Katie Price] or Gwyneth Paltrow, I would choose Jordan,”  “With Jordan you get the truth. She’s treated like a quasi-hooker, whereas Gwyneth is seen as the patron saint of good living,” he adds. “Which one has more integrity? I would much rather have Jordan any day.”

Ouch.  Gwynnie did you hear that?  What can one say about this tirade of his?  Your thoughts?

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