Showbiz The McDonald’s in the Dutch Best remember not to to the world-famous statue of Michael Jackson to leave. The controversial documentary Leaving Neverland , in which two men in detail and tell how they abused the singer, is ‘silly and easy to score,’ says restauranteigenaar Peter van Gelder. “That picture will remain on our parking lot.”
Ten feet tall is the Michael Jackson statue that, in 1996, a place was at the McDonalds at the Eindhovenseweg Best. Nelly and Peter van Gelder, staff of the service station, bought the picture for 33.000 guilders, while charity events for the Ronald McDonald houses in the Netherlands. the
Fans from all over the country come for more than twenty years for the statue to be there on the birthday of The King of Pop to celebrate. And if the Peter van Gelder is, there will be a tentative ” really no change in‘. “Nice and easy score, to the name of someone who is already ten years dead and can’t defend so to tarnish,” he says about the documentary Friday on Canvas is broadcast.
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“keeps you busy”
The 2009 death of Michael Jackson was during his life twice actually sued by boys who claimed that they are abused by the singer. The first thing and arranged the singer’s alleged victim, a 20 million dollar pay, the second time he was acquitted. Van Gelder remembers that case is still good. “I was in the middle of the night to use that case to follow. That he was acquitted, did us very well. It was also well off.” the
Van Gelder, a big fan of Michael Jackson, don’t expect the documentary in the Netherlands large will have consequences. “I personally think that it all will run loose. Coincidentally, early this week someone in the restaurant what I with the statue’m intending to do now that there all there in the media, but I see no reason to the road. Anywhere in the world, you have statues of controversial figures, I call a Stalin or Andy Warhol. We must soon all go burn? Than keep you busy.”
Horrified reactions
The documentary Leaving Neverland was earlier this year in premiere and led the world to shocked reactions. The two alleged victims to give meticulous details of what the singer with them would have done in his bedroom and the movie theater on his estate Neverland. Indeed impressive, also recognises Van Gelder. “But we will only consider the image as there is rock hard evidence. No ‘would or ‘would that’, but facts. Until that time, it remains here simply are.” the
The monument means very much for fans of Michael Jackson, says the restauranteigenaar. “His music remains timeless, unparalleled. That is apart from what is there now all comes out.” Van Gelder documentary Friday ‘natural’ view. the
He hopes that opponents of the popicoon the image afterwards. “That they are not going to daub or anything like that, that again is such a hassle with clean up.”
