Music A Brief History of Celebrity Death Exploitation

The best way to remember Michael Jackson is to exploit his death.

Death is a time for sadness. Unless you’re one of Michael Jackson’s far less talented and beloved brothers, in which case it’s time to milk the moment for all it’s worth. The Jackson 5’s 40th anniversary reunion tour, which was to be an A&E docu-series, obviously won’t be happening now that the superstar brother is dead, so the Jackson family is instead moving forward with an A&E show that will show the world just how fucked up it is (over the loss of MJ).

Not that such use and abuse of the dearly departed is anything new. Whenever there is celebrity and tragedy, somebody will be there to gain money and exposure from it. Check out some of the most memorable exploitations of dead celebrities by the people who supposedly loved them.