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Will.i.am Opposed to New Michael Jackson Album

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Aug. 3 2010, Published 5:36 a.m. ET

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Will.i.am of the Black Eyed Peas and former Michael Jackson collaborator is strongly against a new MJ album being released in the next year.

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A new Michael album is expected to be released by the end of the year using unreleased material from the late King of Pop's vault.

“I don’t think that should ever come out. That’s bad,” Will.i.am said (via the Associated Press.) “He was a perfectionist and he wouldn’t have wanted it that way. How you gonna release Michael Jackson when Michael Jackson ain’t here to bless it?”

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Michael and Will.i.am collaborated on the re-release of Thriller in 2008 and said Michael was very involved in with his musical productions.

“Now that he is not part of the process, what are they doing? Why would you put a record out like that? Because he was a friend of mine, I just think that’s disrespectful,” he said. “What’s wrong with what he already contributed to the world?”

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But what about the high demand for new Michael music?

“So what? You don’t disrespect someone when they’re gone," Will.i.am said. "How much can you suck from his energy?… Freaking parasites!”

Do you think there should be a new Michael album released?

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