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"Rupert Everett says he wasn&amp;apos;t surprised Michael Jackson died at the young age of 50.  He adds that the King of Pop is probably better off dead.\r\n&amp;quot;He was a freak,&amp;quot; Everett, 50, tells U.K.&amp;apos;s The Mirror. &amp;quot;He looked like a character from Shrek. He was a black to white minstrel. He was crucified by that court case when he was accused of child molestation - that killed him.&amp;quot;\r\nSee how Michael Jackson&amp;apos;s face has changed\r\nJackson &amp;quot;personified the pain and anxiety of a black man in a slave country,&amp;quot; Everett continues. &amp;quot;We all watched as he changed from black to white. He was living performance art. I think it was fortuitous that he died.&amp;quot;\r\nOf Jackson&amp;apos;s 50 London comeback performances, Everett says, &amp;quot;It wouldn&amp;apos;t have mattered how good or bad he was. He wouldn&amp;apos;t have managed to do all of them and the press would have destroyed him.&amp;quot;\r\nSee Michael Jackson&amp;apos;s most unforgettable moments\r\nIn light of Jackson&amp;apos;s death, Everett says, &amp;quot;We&amp;apos;re living in very strange times.&amp;quot;\r\n&amp;quot;We have Michael Jackson, a black man who has gone white, and we have President Barack Obama, who is a half-white man gone black,&amp;quot; he explains. &amp;quot;It&amp;apos;s absolutely fascinating to watch.&amp;quot;  \r\nSee 32 photos from Michael Jackson&amp;apos;s memorial\r\nEverett&amp;apos;s shocking remarks don&amp;apos;t end there.  He says he &amp;quot;fell out of love with America after 9/11.&amp;quot;\r\n&amp;quot;Straight afterwards, this cruel and nasty city was hit with a sudden wave of compassion,&amp;quot; he explains. &amp;quot;Everyone looked out for everyone. I thought that could be the beginning of something amazing.&amp;quot;\r\n&amp;quot;It felt like it was a new beginning but then the rain started and President Bush came in and began the war,&amp;quot; he continues. &amp;quot;The whole country just changed and became completely alien to me. We came to America as kids because England was stuffy and constipated. The U.S. used to be a breath of fresh air but Bush changed all that.&amp;quot;\r\nAmerica &amp;quot;is a weird place now,&amp;quot; Everett says, adding that &amp;quot;cartoons are more realistic than real-life. Family Guy, The Simpsons and Shrek are much more believable than action films. People react to cartoons rather than life. That is a tragedy.&amp;quot;\r\nEverett, a one-time pal of Madonna, also pulls out the cat claws on Gwyneth Paltrow.\r\nSee unforgettable celeb cat fights\r\n&amp;quot;If I had the choice of being on a desert island with [cheesy British reality star] Jordan or Gwyneth Paltrow, I would choose Jordan,&amp;quot; he says.  &amp;quot;With Jordan you get the truth. She&amp;apos;s treated like a quasi-hooker, whereas Gwyneth is seen as the patron saint of good living,&amp;quot; he adds. &amp;quot;Which one has more integrity? I would much rather have Jordan any day.&amp;quot;"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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