Fans Love Jackson, but Taiwan Leaders Don’t : Tour: A scuffle between reporters and the superstar’s bodyguards in Taipei spurs angry statements from legislators and the press. Japan is the singer’s next stop.

Singer Michael Jackson delivered a dazzling second show to 40,000 fans here on Monday amid negative reaction from Taiwan’s press and legislature after a scuffle between Jackson’s bodyguards and reporters.

A Taiwanese cameraman was knocked to the ground Sunday by one of Jackson’s bodyguards when he tried to film the pop superstar’s visit to a Taipei Toys R Us store, where he spent $5,000 on video games, water pistols, Barbie dolls and other toys.

Local reporters said Liu Wen-ching, a legislator of the main opposition Democratic Progressive Party, accused Jackson of infringing on press freedom and suggested that the Taiwan government should declare him persona non grata.

But Jackson’s fans remained loyal and many returned to Taipei’s open-air Municipal Stadium for a second time.

“I came to both concerts because the first show was great and I love Michael!” said Emily Chang, 18. “I think the press is making too big of a deal out of this incident because their own people got hurt.”

About 1,000 fans stood outside Jackson’s hotel, the Grand Formosa Regent Hotel, after his second show to catch a glimpse of the singer.

Staff at the Regent Hotel said Jackson held a private party in his 19th-floor suite with his family and a group of children who joined the performer on stage to sing “Heal the World.”

Jackson’s family arrived in Taiwan on Friday to give Jackson moral support and to defend him against allegations that he sexually abused a 13-year-old boy. No formal charges have been filed against the singer.

After Taiwan, Jackson is scheduled to perform in Japan.