Was Michael Jackson Gay?

Between the Neverland Ranch, Bubbles the chimp, and his inexplicable admission that he enjoys having children sleep in his bed, the King of Pop was undeniably queer. But gay? Yes, yes... we know that there've already been questions about his alleged drug addiction and botched autopsy, but you can bet there'll be many more rumors and stories swirling around before the King's funeral.

An article from The Daily Mail suggests that Michael not only had a prescient sense of his death but also was sleeping with a male construction worker, cross-dressing for trysts in sleazy Las Vegas motels, and taking pictures:

It is clear to me that Michael was homosexual and that his taste was for young men, albeit not as young as Jordan Chandler or Gavin Arvizo [the children Jackson was accused of molesting].

In the course of my investigations, I spoke to two of his gay lovers, one a Hollywood waiter, the other an aspiring actor. The waiter had remained friends, perhaps more, with the singer until his death last week. He had served Jackson at a restaurant, Jackson made his interest plain and the two slept together the following night. According to the waiter, Jackson fell in love.

The actor, who has been given solid but uninspiring film parts, saw Jackson in the middle of 2007. He told me they had spent nearly every night together during their affair - an easy claim to make, you might think. But this lover produced corroboration in the form of photographs of the two of them together, and a witness.

Other witnesses speak of strings of young men visiting his house at all hours, even in the period of his decline. Some stayed overnight.

When Jackson lived in Las Vegas, one of his closest aides told how he would sneak off to a 'grungy, rat-infested' motel—often dressed as a woman to disguise his identity—to meet a male construction worker he had fallen in love with.

Keep in mind, we mean no disrespect—we love Michael Jackson! He's a phenomenal artist whose uncompromising vision has irrevocably effected art, culture, and life in general the world over. His art's undoubtedly more important than his sexuality. But we're curious about this photographic evidence. Will gay pics of the moonwalker emerge in the coming days?

And for those still depressed about his death, maybe this should make you smile: he's gonna be plastinated with his chimp, Bubbles, and the two will spend the rest of their lives together in plastinated paradise! Michael and Bubbles—2GETHER 4EVER!!