Too bad one of the most talked about moments from the memorial was Magic Johnson's story of eating KFC fried chicken with Michael.

Posted by: Abby | July 8, 2009 02:15 PM

Go veg for the man in the mirror

Posted by: Siddhartha | July 8, 2009 03:42 PM

I wish I could eat that salad :-)

Posted by: Hermenegildo Nunez | July 8, 2009 03:43 PM

Yay ! Go veg for the King Of Pop :]

Posted by: Crystal | July 8, 2009 04:41 PM

Michael Jackson was not a vegetarian. Paul McCartney, Chrissie Hynde, Moby, Jeff Beck, Leona Lewis, Joan Jett, Morrissey, Thom Yorke, Bryan Adams, KD Lang, Boston's Tom Scholz, Howard Jones, Carrie Underwood and Steve Vai are bona fide vegetarian role models.

Posted by: Brien Comerford | July 8, 2009 07:49 PM

ive been a vegan all my life and i dont really like michael jackson that much but lots of poeple do so get goin man ;)

Posted by: Fox | July 8, 2009 10:25 PM

MJ WAS a vegetarian...

Posted by: juanita | July 8, 2009 10:26 PM

You guys are strange...

Posted by: meme | July 8, 2009 10:51 PM

that's a really sweet statement.

Posted by: becky | July 9, 2009 08:15 AM

I love you Peta, but this was un-called for. No one could "steal the show" because it wasn't a show, it was a memorial for a man who has died. And more importantly, Michael wasn't even a vegetarian. I am usually always so proud to support you, but with this I'm ashamed.

Posted by: Beth Ann | July 9, 2009 12:52 PM

HAVE A HEARTH !
GO VEG!

Posted by: Soheil | July 9, 2009 02:31 PM

I don't think it matters whether Michael was or was not a vegetarian. Either way, he was a kind soul with plenty of his own issues. However, I do think that Lettuce Lady took the opportunity to promote vegetrianism at a time when the entire world was watching this event. Whatever his eating habits, Michael championed the helpless and lonely. I think he would have been very happy with Lettuce Lady's plan.

Posted by: josette | July 9, 2009 02:39 PM

someone on tv said he was a vegetarian, like his nutritionist or something, but then magic johnson said they ate fried chicken together in the late 90s.. so confused.

Posted by: britt | July 9, 2009 02:40 PM

Great pictures, yeah peta

Posted by: roxnna | July 9, 2009 03:18 PM

I'm sorry, but demonstrating outside a memorial? That is the wrong time to trot out Peta's message, whether it was positive or not, and you guys really need to know when to restrain from certain things.

Posted by: charlene | July 9, 2009 06:34 PM

And didn't he own a Chimp at one time.

Posted by: Lynn Trelles-Gaines | July 9, 2009 06:39 PM

Nothing to be confused about - he USED to eat meat, and AFTER the 90's became vegetarian. :o)

Posted by: Trish | July 9, 2009 07:29 PM

Brien,

Don't forget veg*n guitarists B. B. King, Kirk Hammett, Steve Morse, John Jorgenson, Steve Howe, Phil Collen, Eric Johnson, Brian May, Prince, Richard Thompson, Keith Scott (Bryan Adam's guitarist) and Link Wray, among many other musicians.

Posted by: Mike Quinoa | July 9, 2009 08:54 PM

Vegetarian... haha. Didn't anyone hear the comment by Magic Johnson about sitting around with MJ and sharing a bucket of KFC-great, one of the cruelest and unenvironmental (Palm Oil) fast food chains on this poor planet.

Posted by: Jennifer Nery | July 9, 2009 10:15 PM

interesting idea, that go vegetarian for the man in the mirror.

Posted by: vegancoin | July 9, 2009 11:46 PM

he used to eat meat in the 80's but later came to know better and went veg!! and that's what matters!!! :) i love peta and i will always love michael jackson. rip...

Posted by: ccbloom78 | July 10, 2009 01:31 AM

Don`t think MJ was a vegetarian, but he certainly liked animals and had many of them in his Neverland ranch, never hid that his chimp was one of his closest friend.That was something.

Posted by: Nanci Dagragnano | July 10, 2009 01:51 AM

Go Lettuce Lady!
And well said Josette - you put the heart of the matter very succinctly.

Posted by: Yvette Snow | July 10, 2009 04:39 AM

I had heard in the past that Michael was a vegetarian but not sure if he really was.

Posted by: Joe | July 10, 2009 06:16 AM

so what if someone ate KFC in the 90's you have to start somewhere right?! i have been a vegetarian for 1 year now-there was a time i ate meat but i decided to make a change for the better, just like everyone who decides to go vegan/vegetarian.....come on

Posted by: Crystal | July 10, 2009 09:29 AM

Never the less Michael was a sweet soul, we can all agree!! Rest In Peace!! And to Mike Quinoa, welcome back!! Missed reading your intelligent comments!!

Posted by: Carla | July 10, 2009 11:07 AM

I read that Michael Jackson kept his exotic pets in pretty bad conditions and didn't even donate money to the organisations that rescued them when he got tired of them.

Posted by: Gill | July 10, 2009 11:52 AM

GO VEGAN,I SAY MAKE THE RIGHT CHOICE'S TO REACH THE WHOLE NATION.GOD SENT JESUS TO SPREAD HIS HOLY WORD AND SHOWING HOW TO TREAT LIFE AND EAT HOLY AND RIGTHEOUSLY AGAIN IS ALL ARE BIRTH RIGHT SENT FROM GOD HIM SELF.PLEASE KEEP THE MOVEMENT GOING AND I PRAY FOR THE LIVING AND THE DEAD,GOD BLESS THE PETA FAMILY TEAM PEACE.

Posted by: monique | July 10, 2009 12:45 PM

I think he didn't eat right kind of foods neither did Farah Fawcet they died to young. He was always in that chamber and she never ate good either.

Posted by: Joan Faszczewski | July 10, 2009 01:25 PM

Yeah maybe a memorial wasn't the perfect time, but the media had already made it a spectacle, and that was supposed to be more of a celebration anyway. At least PETA was focusing on a positive message, instead of all the negative about MJ. But speaking of veg musicians, I have give a shout out to my fave band, Rise Against.

Posted by: jeanette | July 10, 2009 01:32 PM

Michael Jackson wasn't a vegetarian and what about his starving his animals at his zoo. If he spoken and advocated for a vegan diet, I can't even imagine the hoards of followers he would have inspired. What a Waste!

Posted by: tina max | July 10, 2009 04:40 PM

I do all I can to be vegetarian, sometimes it seems so hard for many reasons. But, now I 'will' do it; for sure!

Goin' Vege for the 'Man in the Mirror'

Posted by: Susan | July 10, 2009 10:22 PM

no way! Michael Jackson wasn't vegetarian. his favorite food was fried chicken. but I'm!
I love you peta. think everybobody should be vegetarian, is the only way to save the world and of course the Animals! kiss

Posted by: Camila | July 11, 2009 05:59 PM

MJ Exploited animals?
Do People NOT get that?
COME ON, He kept wild Animals at his home in a Personal Zoo!
He is in NO way someone for PETA to "Lean on" now or EVER. Not to mention he was a freak.

Posted by: Ugh. | July 12, 2009 07:30 PM

I think that there wasn´t a show and that it´s a wrong statement. I also think that he loved animals and he took good care of them. I think he was misunderstood, but he was a nice and a lonely man, and the best entertainer

Posted by: Mariela | July 13, 2009 12:20 AM

Who's Michael Jackson?

Posted by: Brian Luznak Is Still Certainly Not An MD | July 14, 2009 11:44 PM

MJ was too sweet for this earth. He loved animals and children and treated them with love and respect. He was threatening to many because of his generous spirit. I think that he was taken early to a better place because he was so awesome.

Posted by: whitney | July 17, 2009 10:23 AM

First of all michael jackson is the greatest entertainers that ever lived. Second of all he was vegetarian for a little bit in the 80s only because he wanted a dancers body. He loved animals with all his heart and spent millions of dollars a year on vet care so his animals lived a wonderful life. Rest in peace michael. You truly were the king.

Posted by: michael jackson | August 2, 2009 02:30 AM

GO VEG!
Michael was indeed a vegetarian :) despite rumors.. Just because some basketball player said MJ at kentucky fried chicken, now everyone is doubting his vegetarianism.. When he was in fact a veg.

Posted by: Reva | September 2, 2009 06:08 PM

let's all go vegetarian for michael...he was great at what he did

Posted by: amber | September 19, 2009 06:55 PM