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MTV are considering removing Michael Jackson’s tainted name from the Video Vanguard Award

MTV is reportedly considering removing Michael Jackson’s name from the Video Vanguard Award.

The Michael Jackson Video Vanguard Award is presented at the annual MTV Video Music Awards to an artist who has made significant contributions to the worlds of music, fashion, film and philanthropy and serves as a lifetime achievement award.

Previous winners include Jackson, Rihanna, Beyoncé, Kanye West, Britney Spears, and U2 but there is controversy over the award this year following the fallout from HBO’s ‘Leaving Neverland’ documentary in which as reported by The Sauce victims Wade Robson and James Safechuck detailed their alleged sexual assault by Jackson.

A source told the New York Post’s Page Six: “There’s a lot of heated discussion at the network about how to handle the Michael Jackson Video Vanguard Award this year, and it’s getting ugly. There’s talk about if they should change the name, or get rid of it altogether. There’s also talk about who would pre¬sent it and who would accept it. It’s a mess.

“MTV [potentially] banning his name is the latest fallout. They haven’t decided yet, but they’ve been going back and forth on it. There are a lot of issues.”

The award was first introduced in 1984 and Jackson won it in 1988 before it was renamed after him in 1991.

It is not presented every year so there is a possibility that MTV may decide not to award it to anyone this year while they decide how to move forward with it.

 

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