James Bourne Suffers Backlash For Michael Jackson Friendship

With James Bourne’s new band Son Of Dork reportedly being asked to play on Michael Jackson’s Hurricane Katrina charity single, and with gossip that James was invited by the King of Pop to hang out with him while he stayed in London, the former Busted star spoke with New magazine about the subsequent backlash. “I have been spat at and pelted with bottles at gigs,” Bourne claimed. “It would seem people think there is something wrong with being Michael’s friend. Some of the band think it’s bad for our image, but I think he’s a hugely influential man in music.”