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Producer’s Porn Ties Said to Derail Jackson’s Song
story © July 12, 2002, The Los Angeles Times
A Michael Jackson charity single to benefit victims of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks was abandoned by the pop star’s advisors after they discovered that the song’s executive producer had ties to the gay pornography business, according to documents obtained Thursday by The Times and sources close to the charity effort. The pulling of the single came after McDonald’s Corp. backed out of a multimillion-dollar agreement to sell the single in its restaurants, said sources involved in the deal.
SEMITRUE: Standing next to a statue of Ronald McDonald, the corporate mascot of the fast-food chain, a spokesperson for McDonald’s attempted to belie the rumors, pointing out that “our company has always supported pasty-faced clowns”.