Organizers for the official Michael Jackson Tribute Concert have reached out to various Michael Jackson fansites (including MJSTAR) across the internet with a hope of gaining their support.
Following the conference call whereby a representative spoke in depth and answered questions, many where quick to respond and still feel very unhappy.
Are some people simply taking this too far or is there just cause for those fans who are still upset? Either way, organizers continue to push forward with October 8th and are readying more announcements to support this forthcoming event.
UPDATE (1st September):
The promoters of a Michael Jackson tribute concert tried to dispel the concerns of fan clubs Monday during a series of international conference calls on Wednesday, but leaders of some large groups said afterwards they were still opposed to the event “In all honesty, they haven’t answered any of my questions, Where is the money going? Who is benefiting? They just don’t want to listen to what we have to say”.
Juliette Harris, a spokeswoman for the promoter, Global Live Events, said the goal of the calls was to open a dialogue with the fan clubs and counter some false reports on fan Web sites, among them the charge that none of the ticket proceeds would go to charity and that the tickets could not be refunded. “We are not trying to persuade people or change their minds,” she said. “Our goal is to say ‘Here are the facts.’”
MJSTAR I NYTimes
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