Márcio de Paula, a Brazilian visited by Michael Jackson after he was run over, demands answers from the family of a Taylor Swift fan

Corpo do artigo”>Through his Instagram profile, Márcio de Paula, a Brazilian who was run over by Michael Jackson’s entourage, demanded support for the family of Ana Clara Benevides, fan who died during singer Taylor Swift’s performance on the 17th, in Rio de Janeiro, in the middle of The Eras Tour.

Corpo do artigo”>In an interview with Fantástico, shown last Sunday, the 18th, Ana Clara’s mother, Adriana, revealed that did not receive support from the company that brought Taylor Swift to Brazil, Time For Fun. Until then, Ana Clara’s family did not have support to transfer the young woman’s body to Mato Grosso. Just last Tuesday the funeral of the singer’s fan took place.

Corpo do artigo”>Just yesterday, Márcio recalled the moment he was run over by Michael Jackson’s entourage. In October 1993, he was squeezed and suffered a fractured right femur in the ‘Thriller’ star’s team car.

Corpo do artigo”>He then became the talk of the entire country when he received a visit from Michael while he was still in the hospital. Márcio remembered everything the support you received from the company who organized the show. At the time, he was in a public hospital and was transferred to a specialized institution in ‘a matter of hours’.

Corpo do artigo”>”When I got there, I had to redo all the tests and, the next day, I was being operated on. My family had absolutely no cost at the hospital. I had to have an emergency surgery and, while I was in the hospital, all the expenses were paid by the organizing company”.

Ana Clara Benevides, fan who died at a Taylor Swift concert /Credit: Personal archive

Corpo do artigo”>Márcio also explains that he “wasn’t at the door of the show or at the show. I was on the street. Was it obligatory for them to do that? Maybe not, it wasn’t obligatory. Was it obligatory for Michael Jackson to visit me? Maybe not. And then, it’s valid a reflection: what is mandatory and what is common sense? We are talking about companies and a millionaire artist. I am not criticizing Taylor”.

Corpo do artigo”>He claims that he has tickets for the singer’s shows in São Paulo, however, he gave up on the performances after what he saw in Rio de Janeiro: “Everything I saw that happened in Rio de Janeiro is a show of neglect, it is an exploitation” , he stated.

Responsibility

Corpo do artigo”>”We don’t know who will be responsible for providing the minimum integrity for a mother who lost her daughter, no amount of money will bring her [Ana Clara] back”, he says. “When I talk about bringing dignity and integrity to a mother who lost her daughter, I’m not limiting myself to what is right or wrong; who is responsible and who is not. From what I’ve seen, it’s one passing the responsibility on to the other. The city hall passes the responsibility to whoever organized the show”, says Márcio.

In the video, Márcio also takes the opportunity to remember what has been mentioned a lot on social media: a clear position from Taylor Swift.

“It’s the artist who goes on stage, sings a song and doesn’t even mention the name of the victim. It’s free to interpret. Everyone is saying ‘wow, she did it, she sang that song in the name of the girl’. She mentioned the name of the girl. girl? She didn’t mention it. Did she put the girl’s photo up? She didn’t put it up. Did she make a statement? Did she, do we know if it was her? We don’t know,” he states in the video.