What difference does it make when he giving them $20M
$20M for what?
keep in mind he was being investigated criminally for this at the same time as this civil settlement. The criminal investigation wasn’t closed until after. It would have been very unfair and risky for his defense to give their entire game plan in a civil case with his life on the line down the road during a criminal case. I actually believe they changed the law in California after this but don’t quote me.
I think there's a good chance he was a pedophile
not when you actually look into the case
i stopped feeling weird about the bed s*** when one of them white boys said
“we talking about MJ… you think Mj has a regular sized bed…”
true mfs think he was out here spooning kids or sum
one of his best vocal performances so powerful
mans got a date tonight 🙄
!https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O3tnOVideSoif u take her back 2 urs play this

There were multiple claims made that were physically impossible to have covered up.
It’s true, it wasn’t a consistent 10 year surveillance but there were over 60 organisations and multiple jurisdictions broken in order to snag evidence.. and none of it existed
MJ was shooting a video while given the news NL was raided in 03. He had no idea it was happening - which is the whole point of a raid anyway
Regardless, being surveillance over a portion of time doesn't necessarily clear someone off guilt.
Point isn't to say "MJ definitely did it"; but more so to say we just don't know, and there's no way for us to ever know
keep in mind he was being investigated criminally for this at the same time as this civil settlement. The criminal investigation wasn’t closed until after. It would have been very unfair and risky for his defense to give their entire game plan in a civil case with his life on the line down the road during a criminal case. I actually believe they changed the law in California after this but don’t quote me.
Thats what i dont understand why not go on with the whole procedure clear your name take it to trial if you not guilty wtf was he afraid of? and bro the settlement the amount they paid out ya dont even question this s***
Im not gonna talk down on this man i just wish he wouldve took it all the way to trial went on and did the criminal case because I believe if he was innocent he would have beaten it
Thats what i dont understand why not go on with the whole procedure clear your name take it to trial if you not guilty wtf was he afraid of? and bro the settlement the amount they paid out ya dont even question this s***
Im not gonna talk down on this man i just wish he wouldve took it all the way to trial went on and did the criminal case because I believe if he was innocent he would have beaten it
He beat his case in 05 and yet that was the one that really made it a mainstream thing to call him a pedo even though the evidence really shows that he’s not. Win or lose, a criminal trial is a huge spotlight and when it comes to an accusation like that people will automatically assume guilt even when the party in question is proven innocent.
It was easier to pay his way out the first time, but he wasn’t willing to be extorted again the second time because he was tired and wanted the facts to speak for themselves
Regardless, being surveillance over a portion of time doesn't necessarily clear someone off guilt.
Point isn't to say "MJ definitely did it"; but more so to say we just don't know, and there's no way for us to ever know
This is such a head in the sand take that gives way too much credence to evidently false accusers, I’m sorry.
This has been in public record for 30 years now and Jackson was put under the highest level of scrutiny. There is enough factual evidence out there to prove he did not do any wrongdoing.
Thats what i dont understand why not go on with the whole procedure clear your name take it to trial if you not guilty wtf was he afraid of? and bro the settlement the amount they paid out ya dont even question this s***
Im not gonna talk down on this man i just wish he wouldve took it all the way to trial went on and did the criminal case because I believe if he was innocent he would have beaten it
How many times….
He had to settle in 1993 so he COULD have a fair criminal trial which he pushed and pushed for.
Two grand juries refused to take it to trial because it was such obvious horseshit.
It wasn’t a no thought payment, it only came once all avenues were exhausted & so Jackson could keep his human rights
Thats what i dont understand why not go on with the whole procedure clear your name take it to trial if you not guilty wtf was he afraid of? and bro the settlement the amount they paid out ya dont even question this s***
Im not gonna talk down on this man i just wish he wouldve took it all the way to trial went on and did the criminal case because I believe if he was innocent he would have beaten it
I feel you but the I’m talking about the criminal trial that was very much possible at the time of the settlement not just the civil. The disadvantage he would be at going from civil case to criminal case would be very unfair. It’s almost like the state could sit back and watch the entire defense strategy and what works and doesn’t before even starting the criminal case. Of course no criminal charges ultimately came with this one, but they were really trying to get it to stick.
Thats what i dont understand why not go on with the whole procedure clear your name take it to trial if you not guilty wtf was he afraid of? and bro the settlement the amount they paid out ya dont even question this s***
Im not gonna talk down on this man i just wish he wouldve took it all the way to trial went on and did the criminal case because I believe if he was innocent he would have beaten it
He did take it to trial. And he beat it.
I was in school while it was going on. My teacher thought he did it. I remember seeing the papers calling him "Wacko Jacko". It was terrible.
This is such a head in the sand take that gives way too much credence to evidently false accusers, I’m sorry.
This has been in public record for 30 years now and Jackson was put under the highest level of scrutiny. There is enough factual evidence out there to prove he did not do any wrongdoing.
Sorry, I refuse to believe I shouldn't be skeptical of a man who had no problem having sleeps overs with children was okay.
It's weird and always gonna keep the possibility the possibility that he may have just not been a good dude open
Sorry, I refuse to believe I shouldn't be skeptical of a man who had no problem having sleeps overs with children was okay.
It's weird and always gonna keep the possibility the possibility that he may have just not been a good dude open
Yes, being skeptical is fine. But facts are facts, and Jackson was falsely accused here.
I ain’t gonna lie. Michael Jackson is a confusing person to a***yze. I don’t put it past him considering his life/background.
I never understood this people who actually knew him said he didn't do it. Just cuz someone was abused as a child it doesn't mean they can't break the cycle
There's no point in discussing this, you'll never know.
There's bias on both sides.
He's not guilty just because that's what we've been told.
He's not innocent just because you like his music.
Leave it alone, you'll never get to go to a Michael Jackson concert.
I only play his music offline/pirated at this point, I don't think his estate deserves to profit of it.
Maybe spend this time listening to his music instead of engaging in this discussion that gives you no benefit, most of y'all haven't even heard all his albums
s/o to KingOfPop, he a real one
He was physically abused as a child and it's likely he was chemically castrated by his father, though it's unlikely he was sexually abused.
He re-enacted childhood over many years, usually with many different boys of a specific age range, probably the age range in which he didn't have a childhood.
He acted more like a child himself and less like a responsible adult, even when he was around other adults. We all saw what he was like. He was just another kid playing games and having sleepovers.
I don't think this behaviour was the work of a sinister, calculated, sexually motivated pedophile but I do think serious boundaries could have been crossed, more than likely. This would correlate with the testimony of the accusers.
The lack of evidence is meaningless if you accept he was alone with these kids. What evidence could they produce?
He was physically abused as a child and it's likely he was chemically castrated by his father, though it's unlikely he was sexually abused.
He re-enacted childhood over many years, usually with many different boys of a specific age range, probably the age range in which he didn't have a childhood.
He acted more like a child himself and less like a responsible adult, even when he was around other adults. We all saw what he was like. He was just another kid playing games and having sleepovers.
I don't think this behaviour was the work of a sinister, calculated, sexually motivated pedophile but I do think serious boundaries could have been crossed, more than likely. This would correlate with the testimony of the accusers.
The lack of evidence is meaningless if you accept he was alone with these kids. What evidence could they produce?
…is chemical castration not like definitionally sexual abuse
This is long but this is a really good pod Arian Foster (I know random) did about all the allegations and he pulls a lot of references that he puts into the video description to corroborate it. If you’re interested, this is a good place to start imo. It’s well organized.

Either way, I just feel like this is all such a tragedy however you look at it.
He was physically abused as a child and it's likely he was chemically castrated by his father, though it's unlikely he was sexually abused.
He re-enacted childhood over many years, usually with many different boys of a specific age range, probably the age range in which he didn't have a childhood.
He acted more like a child himself and less like a responsible adult, even when he was around other adults. We all saw what he was like. He was just another kid playing games and having sleepovers.
I don't think this behaviour was the work of a sinister, calculated, sexually motivated pedophile but I do think serious boundaries could have been crossed, more than likely. This would correlate with the testimony of the accusers.
The lack of evidence is meaningless if you accept he was alone with these kids. What evidence could they produce?
If you trust the testimony of the accusers, you also trust that Jackson could time travel and be in two places at the same time.
Now, we all know he was talented, but..
This is such a head in the sand take that gives way too much credence to evidently false accusers, I’m sorry.
This has been in public record for 30 years now and Jackson was put under the highest level of scrutiny. There is enough factual evidence out there to prove he did not do any wrongdoing.