just imagine being a teenager in the 80s and experiencing the michael jackson craze irl... the album drops, the promotions... OHH WHAT I WOULD DO TO GO BACK IN TIME...
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Every time a Michael Jackson hater runs out of legal arguments regarding his 2005 acquittal, they rush to the internet and pull out the same sensationalist story: “The Neverland police reports and the disturbing books.” They act as if it's some newly discovered bombshell, but the truth is simple: all of this was debated, scrutinized, and ultimately rejected by the jury in court more than 20 years ago.
Let me explain once and for all what the FBI and the American justice system actually concluded about the books found in Michael's room.
Michael never even touched those books (zero fingerprints). Let's start with the fact that immediately destroys this narrative. Forensic investigators examined the books seized from Neverland and found that Michael Jackson's fingerprints were not present on the interior pages of any of them. Michael owned a massive library of more than 10,000 books. As he explained in interviews, he received thousands of gifts, packages, photography books, and publications from fans, photographers, and publishers around the world. Many of those items went straight onto shelves without him ever opening them or even knowing exactly what they contained. The prosecution tried to blame a man for books he may never have even flipped through.
They were 100% legal art books. The titles seized by investigators, including works associated with artists such as James Bidgood, Simen Johan, and Kelly Klein, were collections of photography, naturist imagery, and adult artistic content. They were legally published, available through mainstream retailers, and cataloged by major libraries. None of them met the legal definition of child pornography. If there had been even the slightest indication of illegal content, Michael would have been charged with possessing prohibited material back in either 1993 or 2003. That never happened.
Even the prosecutor admitted it. Ron Zonen, one of the prosecutors who worked tirelessly to secure a conviction in 2005, later acknowledged a key fact: “There was no child pornography. There were no videos involving children.” The prosecution attempted to use the books as part of a broader theory of grooming, hoping to create a particular impression in the minds of jurors. But speculation is not evidence, and the strategy ultimately failed.
In 2016, tabloids tried to revive the story. Websites such as Radar Online republished old allegations and claimed to reveal shocking new evidence. Critics pointed out serious issues with those reports, including allegations that certain images had been digitally altered or presented in a misleading way. Some observers also noted the inclusion of material from works published years after the original Neverland searches, raising questions about the accuracy and reliability of the reports. The controversy only reinforced how heavily disputed those claims were.
The FBI found nothing illegal. Federal authorities spent years examining allegations involving Michael Jackson. Investigators reviewed computers, hard drives, documents, and other materials seized from Neverland. After all of that scrutiny, no child pornography charges resulted from those investigations. Reports indicated that investigators found adult heterosexual pornography, which is completely legal for an adult to possess. Michael Jackson was an adult man, and possessing legal adult pornography is not a crime anywhere in the United States. The jury already saw all of this. During the 2005 trial, jurors reviewed the books, heard the testimony, examined the evidence, and listened to the prosecution's theories. They were not kept in the dark. They saw the very material that critics continue to cite today. After months of testimony and deliberation, the result was clear Michael Jackson was found not guilty on all 14 counts.
Bringing up these books today as if they are some newly discovered smoking gun does not demonstrate a deep understanding of the case.
'BACKROOMS' director Kane Parsons wants to make a film adaptation of 'PORTAL.'
He told Kyle Buchanan he is looking into it "with a lot of caution and a lot of curiosity."
via @kylebuchanan
‘BACKROOMS’ director Kane Parsons says his dream is to make a film adaptation of ‘PORTAL’.
He's looking into if it's possible with “a lot of curiosity.”
(Source: https://t.co/09aod0j3lt)
mind you i’ve been in this michael jackson shit for 17 years and this isnt the first mockumentary they’ve released while hes being celebrated, the timing is always calculated. they know what theyre doing