It isn’t difficult to imagine how the term ‘big-wig’ emerged to refer to the rich and powerful.
Today, lawyers in Hong Kong still wear wigs in court, following traditions of Britain, its former colonial master.
Alright, let’s examine example people described as bigwigs in the media:
1. The above echoes charges made by Jackson’s former close friend and publicist, Stuart Backerman, who left the singer’s employ in 2004 after the Nation first entered Jackson’s domain. “They basically took over Michael’s business and isolated everybody,” Backerman complained. As the first London concerts approached, something was clearly wrong. Jackson had vowed to travel to the UK in order to obtain a house and acclimatize himself at least eight weeks before his 50-show residency, but he kept putting it off. First, he said he was worried about Swine Flu. Then, when that abated, a new series of excuses followed. Few who knew him were buying it. “For some reason, he didn’t want to leave for England,” stated one aide. “The bigwigs were getting nervous that he was going to back out of the London concerts.”
“To be honest, I never thought Michael would set foot on a concert stage ever again,” said another aide, choking back tears on the evening of his death. “This was not only predictable, this was inevitable.”
- Book: Jackson told daughter he was dying, Today.msnbc.msn.com, July 13, 2009.
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