Not really. His addiction to prescription medication was pretty well documented. He was using aliases to get those prescriptions, which demonstrates addiction to me.

But I would bet a shiny nickel that as we go as a people into the future the amount of people thinking he is still alive will only increase.

Now if you wanted to turn a little coin on that trend, start a page on the conspiracy theory. ;]
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Well let me just say this: If there was ever a celebrity to pull that kind of shenanigans, IT WOULD BE Michael Jackson.

He hated the press and would do ANYTHING to escape them, had every reason to want to remove himself from the public light, and wanted to hide like a child all of the time (especially because of his money troubles). This would accomplish that nicely!

And I'm the type of person to keep an open mind, even about wild conspiracy theories. But there's one big reason I think he's probably really dead:

His kids.

I don't think he would leave his kids for anything. And even if they're "in on it" I don't think he'd ever dream of putting them through the trauma of that televised memorial service and giving a speech. Would he?

Plus, the fact that the coroner is ruling it a homicide tends to suggest that they're not covering anything up. Otherwise they'd tie it up with a neat little bow and say accidental overdose. Boom, closed.
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Not a chance. I imagine videos like this one will be popping up all over the place created by pranksters with a camcorder and too much free time.
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He is dead and its those meds that did it. I cannot believe any doctor in their right minds would prescribe the stuff to him. I know he used fake names but his face is easily recognizable.

I also believe that for years folks will say he is hiding out somewhere as they do with Elvis.
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50/50.
I have come to expect the unexpected from Michael Jackson and nothing would surprise me. That very well could have been a Yeti getting out of the van as well, maybe Michael had a secret Yeti-pet that followed him around invisibly most of the time and was saying his final goodbyes in the Coroners van.
Big Bird had an invisible pet for a while then Snuffaluffagus came out in the open for everyone to see. That was the last time a celebrity surprised me.
Nothing in celebrity will surprise me.
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Lets assume for a moment that the video is real and someone really did drive Michael Jackson in that van and help him out the back and into a building... Don't you think they'd be aware of someone following them with a video camera? Or better yet.. wouldn't they have made precautions for that ahead of time? Assuming again that he is, in fact, alive and well still.. they've been doing a pretty good job of concealing it so far and this would completely contradict that. Lets be realistic.. its unfortunate, but the "king of pop" is deceased and is not coming back no matter how badly people want him to. This video is right up there with the sightings of big foot, lochness monster, and conspiracy theories surrounding the moon landing.
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No I don't believe that in the least.
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I had wondered about this possibility when it was first announced that he died because I thought he might have just wanted some peace for once from the media but then I thought that he loved his children so much that I don't think he could stand to never see them or talk to them ever again and I don't think he would put them through that. So for those reasons I don't think he is still alive.

It is very similar to Elvis' death though. I live in Memphis TN and people are always talking about how Elvis is still alive somewhere and that he faked his own death.

In that video it is so difficult to see the man. It looks like his hair but that is all you can tell. Plus wouldn't they have been more cautious to make sure it wasn't caught on tape or that they weren't being followed if they were going to go to all that trouble. Plus how do we know when this tape was taken. There wasn't even a date and time displayed on the camera. Of course you can fake the time stamp anyway so I guess that wouldn't matter.

I'm sure we will see a ton of photos and evidence popping up this week showing him alive.
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Unfortunately, it seems very unlikely that MJ is alive. His health was so poor and he had such a history of abusing drugs like propofol, that it was only a matter of time until it caught up with him. He is chillin with Elvis in the afterlife...
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The user in Los Angeles is right in some way that Michael Jackson is still alive.

Michael Jackson is physically dead but through music and dance he is still alive in each and everyone's heart from kids to adult.
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what r u talking about....he's dead...plz...dun make a fun of it....
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No doubt , great man never Die, They will live in people heart till their work are remember.. It is depend on people.
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although micheal jackson is no more,but he is alive in the heart of people who loved his talent
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No ... I don't think so .. He is dead .

But I hope he isn't dead ... He is one of the greatest entertainers of all the time ... without any doubt he is the 'Kind of Pop' ....

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That was horribly staged. One person with a camera falling around micheal jackson. Yea right!!! Show me 4 or 5 video of the same thing, shot with different cameras, at different angles and then maybe just maybe I would believe it.
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It is difficult to tell if the man who jumped out of the coroner's van is MJ himself but then again, celebrity can be very surprising. I am as of now 50% believe he is dead and 50% not sure what to believe in.
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Certainly. At the time his death first hit the news I reported in an answer to a Mahalo question that Jackson, Elvis, and Jesus were alive and hiding together in South America. This is just as true today as it was then.
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No, he is no more
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I think that Michael is dead or at least may be in the same place a Jade Goody.
If he is a live then it would not be hard for him to hide like he has been doing for the last 10 years or so.
the only benefit would be that he wouldnt have any bills to pay and that he could dump all of his $5 on his family.

what do you think ?
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I do not believe he is alive. I do not think that his family and his children being no exception would go through all that saddness and sarrow to fake his death. I do not think that you could really see the person that jumped out of the van to say if he looked liked Michael Jackson or not. This is so a perfect example of what I believe to be outragous, unbelievable media bull crap and people not minding their own business. Let the poor man rest in peace !!

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He is on an island with Elvis, Bob Marley and Tupac.
They're making beautiful music.
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No!. After so much buzz. I don't think so. He is dead.
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