I saw what tabloid life did to Michael Jackson. Now it's happening to Britain | Shmuley Boteach

Britain has traded credibility for celebrity. As Michael Jackson's rabbi, I saw how dangerous the pull of fame could beTen years ago I tried to extract Michael Jackson from the hell of a tabloid life. Nothing hurt him more than being referred to as Wacko Jacko, something he told me originated in the British tabloids. And it is worth mentioning, now that we have commemorated the second anniversary of his death, that the mountain of pills he regularly swallowed and which eventually killed him was ...

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