This article clears up many rumors about Michael Jackson.  Michael Jackson supported a lot of childrens' charities, so it's conceivable that he would pay the money to get the rumors from tainting the charities he supported, not that it did any good.  People love to believe dirt.  Here is a list of the charities that Michael Jackson supported from http://www.allmichaeljackson.com:

• AIDS Project L.A.
  
• American Cancer Society
  
• Angel Food
  
• Big Brothers of Greater Los Angeles
  
• BMI Foundation, Inc.
  
• Brotherhood Crusade
  
• Brothman Burn Center
  
• Camp Ronald McDonald
  
• Childhelp U.S.A.
  
• Children's Institute International
  
• Cities and Schools Scholarship Fund
  
• Community Youth Sports & Arts Foundation
  
• Congressional Black Caucus (CBC)
  
• Dakar Foundation
  
• Dreamstreet Kids
  
• Dreams Come True Charity
  
• Elizabeth Taylor Aids Foundation
  
• Juvenile Diabetes Foundation
  
• Love Match
  
• Make-A-Wish Foundation
  
• Minority Aids Project
  
• Motown Museum
  
• NAACP
  
• National Rainbow Coalition
  
• Rotary Club of Australia
  
• Society of Singers
  
• Starlight Foundation
• The Carter Center's Atlanta Project
  
• The Sickle Cell Research Foundation
  
• Transafrica
  
• United Negro College Fund (UNCF)
  
• United Negro College Fund Ladder's of Hope
  
• Volunteers of America
  
• Watts Summer Festival
  
• Wish Granting
  
• YMCA - 28th Street/Crenshaw

Now, there are people out there who seem to truly hate humanitarians and humanitarian efforts.  Take a look at these people, for instance:

ISRAEL ATTACKS JUSTICE BOAT; KIDNAPS HUMAN RIGHTS WORKERS; CONFISCATES MEDICINE, TOYS AND OLIVE TREES

Excerpt from article:

"[23 miles off the coast of Gaza, 15:30pm] - Today Israeli Occupation Forces attacked and boarded the Free Gaza Movement boat, the SPIRIT OF HUMANITY, abducting 21 human rights workers from 11 countries, including Noble laureate Mairead Maguire and former U.S. Congresswoman Cynthia McKinney (see below for a complete list of passengers). The passengers and crew are being forcibly dragged toward Israel."

Here's one from 2006:

Swedish human rights worker viciously attacked by Jewish extremists in Hebron
Report, ISM Hebron, 21 November 2006

Here's an occurrance in Iran:

Security Forces Violently Attack and Detain Labor Rights Activists Observing May Day

Here's an occurance in 2007:

Human Rights Workers Attacked by Israeli Settlers