Global Live Events Fail to Contact Any of the 35 Fan Forums Ahead of Proposed Press Conference
Tuesday, 30 August 2011
Written by Elliott Batte
Global Live Events, promoters of the scheduled Michael Jackson tribute concert ‘Michael Forever’, have further angered fans after they apparently failed to contact ANY of the 35 MJ fan forums following their promise to hold a global press conference.
It was ahead of news that Michael’s youngest sister Janet would be the third member of the family who refused to attend due to the timing of the gig, as well as the booking of American RnB singer Ne-Yo.
Last week Juliette Harris, a spokeswoman for under-fire GLE, spoke to the BBC in an attempt to reassure fans that the concert would be going ahead – and that the promoting company would take on the disgruntled MJ supporters who heavily oppose the concert. But, the move unsurprisingly looks like it was a simple PR stunt as none of the 35 different clubs that addressed the company with an open letter were contacted.
A post on the Michael Forever Facebook page by ‘Mjsim Fansforum’ reads: “All users: We confirmed that none of the 35 fansclub in signing the letter of protest to the Michael Forever , was contacted by Global Live on the conference scheduled for today.”
It was naturally followed by a swarm of comments from more unhappy Facebook users, including Jeffery Glenn, who commented ‘It’s a disgrace. End this fiasco now.’
Among the fans who won’t be attending, the youngest member of the Jackson family, Janet, released a simple one-sentence statement revealing that she won’t be appearing at the concert.
“Because of the trial,” Janet wrote, “the timing of this tribute to our brother would be too difficult for me.”
This comes ahead of news that one of GLE’s “two or three major artists” which it had promised fans turned out to be 31 year-old R&B/pop singer Ne-Yo – another mediocre addition to a mediocre line-up.
What do you think of the failed press-conference? Is Ne-Yo big enough to be considered a “major artist”? Tell us what you think in the comments section.
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