How did brothers let Eminem get away with disrespecting MJ like this?

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Yeah, the only criticism Em got for this was by The Source and Steve Harvey...

And as it was said in this thread, a lotta people (us included) were not rushin' to Mike's defense in '04. The last years of his life, there were more MJ jokes than praises.

Stevie Wonder also called him out.
 

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Your a damn lie. And I'm black.

It got his video pulled off BET. I don't remember if they ever aired any of the other videos from Eminem during that era:

"BET pulled the video because we feel it is inappropriate to use our network to air a video disparaging Michael's character, or that of any other celebrity," its chairman and founder, Robert Johnson, said.

Michael Jackson threatens to sue over mocking video by Eminem
 

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Your a damn lie. And I'm black.

Nikka BET ran specials on Em disrespecting MJ by throwing up on him in videos. Source went after his ass and a young Jay Electronica was with them. Black people ain't fukk with that racist trailer since for the most part. Em was always wack to me but when people say he fell off, it was then. Fell off when black culture shunned his corny ass. Went from making collabs with Jay-Z to Skyler Gray over and over and over and over. He don't make music for urban(BLACKKKKKKKKKK) people cause we don't wanna hear that shyt
 

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It got his video pulled off BET. I don't remember if they ever aired any of the other videos from Eminem during that era:

"BET pulled the video because we feel it is inappropriate to use our network to air a video disparaging Michael's character, or that of any other celebrity," its chairman and founder, Robert Johnson, said.

Michael Jackson threatens to sue over mocking video by Eminem
Ok that's it? Exactly. Plus those were old folks at bet who grew up with mike. The only black people defending him at that time were the diehards and those who were in the same age group with him. And plus they had to. Michael basically made bet. Your average everyday black American was clowning mike right along with white folks. Maybe it wasnt as hostile but it still was happening. Michael's reputation at the time was on par with bill Cosby's reputation now. Why do we have to lie about it
 

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Michael was a joke at that time. Everybody was taking shots at him. That was the same year South Park made an episode about him. But Eminem didn't get away with this. He was looked at as an a$$hole for making fun of him.

I said it before, but 2004 Eminem is one of the WOAT years I can remember any rapper having. :mjlol:
 
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