I think that Micheal Jackson is deified by the media even after his death. He is looked up as the "king of pop". He basically influenced the generations after him in music. He had a different style of music which makes every consumer idolize him in a way.
He is also vilified by the media because of his child molestation case. People labeled him as a child molestor even though he did not get convicted of it. I think that they used his fame to slander him even more. I think he was vilified more when he was alive but when he died he is deified more.
