Rangarira ndima iri pasi apa uye ipapo pindura mubvunzo gare gare mumutauro mumwe chetewo sechikamu:  Passage: Jackson akasaina neIsland Records mushure mekunge chibvumirano chake neVirgin chazadzikiswa. Akavhiringidza zvirongwa zvekufamba uye akatanga kurekodha nevagadziri vakasiyana-siyana, kusanganisira Rodney "Darkchild" Jerkins, Tricky Stewart, uye Stargate. Album yake yechigumi, Discipline, yakabudiswa muna February 2008, ichivhura nhamba imwe. Pasinei redhiyo blacklisting, Album wokutanga chete "Feedback" yakasvika nhamba gumi nemapfumbamwe pamusoro Hot 100 uye mapfumbamwe pamusoro Pop Songs, wake soro chati chete kubva "Mumwe munhu kudana Lover My". Uyewo muna February 2008, Jackson akahwina mufananidzo Award nokuda "Anoshamisa Kutsigira Actress ari Motion Picture" nokuda basa. Jackson akasvikwawo kuti anyore rwiyo rwokutanga rwefirimu Rush Hour 3. Jackson akapihwa mubairo weVanguard pa19th yegore negore GLAAD Media Awards, achikudza mipiro yake mukusimudzira kodzero dzakaenzana pakati penharaunda yevanhurume. Mutungamiri wesangano akataura, "Amai Jackson vane vateveri vakawanda mukati meLGBT nharaunda nekunze, uye kuva naye akamira nesu kupokana nekushoropodzwa uko vanhu veLGBT vachiri kutarisana nenyika yedu kwakakosha kwazvo. "Rwendo rwechishanu rwemakonzati rwaJackson, iyo Rock Witchu Tour, yakatanga munaGunyana 2008. Jackson akaparadzana neIsland Records kupfurikidza nechibvumirano chakawiriranwa. Billboard yakaratidza kuti Jackson akanga asina kugutsikana nekubata kwaL.A. Reid kwealbum nekusimudzirwa kwayo, achiti "chikwata chakabvuma kupedza ukama hwavo nemuimbi pakukumbira kwake". Mugadziri Rodney Jerkins akataura kuti "Ndakanzwa sokunge yakanga isina kusundidzirwa zvakanaka.... Haana kungoita zvaaifanira kuita semhizha yakakura kudaro. "Muna June 2009, mukoma waJackson Michael akafa ava nemakore makumi mashanu. Akataura pachena pamusoro perufu rwake pa2009 BET Awards, achiti "Ndinoda kungoti, kwauri, Michael chiratidzo, kwatiri, Michael imhuri. Uye achagara nokusingaperi mumwoyo yedu tose. Nomuzita remhuri yangu uye rangu ndimene, ndinokutendai nokuda kworudo rwenyu rwose, ndinokutendai nokuda kwetsigiro yenyu yose. Tinomusuwa zvikuru". Mukubvunzurudzwa, iye akazivisa kuti akanga atanga kuziva nezvekufa kwake paaitora firimu Nei Ndakawana...  Mubvunzo: Michael Jackson akafa mugore ripi?
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