Michael Jackson musical will blame sex abuse allegations on the glove

[Jordan Catalano]

"It turns out, [the glove] can give people magical musical talent if it drinks their blood and has part of their body inside of it. But it can only feed on virgin boy blood."

WHAT. THE. ACTUAL. F*CK.

https://www.broadwayworld.com/article/New-Michael-Jackson-Musical-To-Blame-Sex-Abuse-Allegations-On-Glove-Johnny-Depp-Will-Not-Produce-20191204

[TotallyEffed]

That’s....not cool.

[FosseTharp]

What the actual f*ck is right. I can’t even...

[Lifesmellsweird]

This doesn’t even sound real.

[JBroadway]

Just so everyone is clear, this is NOT the same Michael Jackson musical that is coming to Broadway this summer. This is a different Michael Jackson musical being produced in LA.

Not saying that changes anything about how gross this is, just making it clear to avoid confusion. 

[disneybroadwayfan22]

I don’t want to live on this planet anymore.

[Wee Thomas2]

Big Effing Shop of Really Terrible Horrors

[BalconyClub]

This will allegedly appear at the Center for Inquiry ... another Google hunt that I wasn't planning.

[Mike Barrett]

disneybroadwayfan22 said: "I don’t want to live on this planet anymore."

Hold hands as we jump? 

[dramamama611]

That article seemed to get weirder with each additional paragraph.


My. God.

[dramamama611]

Ugh. Double post.

[everythingtaboo]

I find it very weird that a news article on this site would post this article without clearly identifying that the musical in question is not the Broadway-bound one. Yes, the original article from THR doesn't mention it, but on the other hand, that's not a Broadway site. The News Desk needs to do better. 

[poisonivy2]

Ugh ... can we pray that this musical never get the funding to make it to a stage? 

[Sho-Tunes-R-Us]

Who wants to bet that Donny Osmond will have his lawyers looking into this. Corey Feldman as well.

[Fetus]

I wish I had screenshot it earlier but I swear I saw Johnny Depp was listed as a producer on their website. This whole thing kinda feels like a prank of some sort? Like a Nathan for You sketch.

[Gorlois]

WHAT?!?

[Alex Kulak2]

I can hear Bialystock slapping the script on the table and saying "No, it's too good..."

[MayAudraBlessYou2]

He says he didnt want to do a "sanitized" Michael Jackson story thast didnt deal with the child abuse. ...So he writes a musical that deals with it by blaming it all on an alien glove that needs virgin boys? This writer is disgusting. Good luck with your career Julien. I've never heard of you before and likely will never hear of you again. 

#choices

[haterobics]

Fetus said: "I wish I had screenshot it earlier but I swear I saw Johnny Depp was listed as a producer on their website. This whole thing kinda feels like a prank of some sort? Like a Nathan for You sketch."

"An earlier version of the story listed Johnny Depp and his production company Infinitum Nihil as producers of For the Love of a Glove. There is currently a dispute over credits and a rep for Depp says that he and his company are not producing and not involved in any way."

[Call_me_jorge]

This honestly sounds like an episode of South Park and now I want to see THAT!

[bwaylyric]

They can use the JAGGED LITTLE PILL hand logo but with updated title and more sequins.

[Synecdoche2]

surely this is some elaborate hoax

[jerseygurl]

Didn't OJ try that defense? It worked for him.

[jerseygurl]

Didn't OJ try that defense? It worked for him.

[itsjustmejonhotmailcom]

everythingtaboo said: "I find it very weird that a news article on this site would post this article without clearly identifying that the musical in question is not the Broadway-bound one. Yes, the original article from THR doesn't mention it, but on the other hand, that's not a Broadway site. The News Desk needs to do better."

I think the "news Desk" byline is used when press releases are run verbatim, there isn't usually any reporting or even editing.