Michael Jackson's Former Publicist Michael Levine Incurs Fan Wrath Over Opportunistic Pitch

About an hour after TMZ.com first reported the news of Michael Jackson’s death yesterday, PRNewser received the following statement from Michael Levine, founder of agency Levine Communications Office:

As someone who served as Michael Jackson’s publicist during the 1st child molestation incident, I must confess I am not surprised by today’s tragic news. Michael has been on an impossibly difficult and often self-destructive journey for years. His talent was unquestionable but so too was his discomfort with the norms of the world.

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