2023-06-13 11:01:09
the figure of Michael Jackson is full of contrasts: he King of Pop He came to have millions of fans, but he also added a huge number of detractors due to a series of events that marked his life and that of those who surrounded him.. 18 years ago, the American singer had to face a trial for alleged sexual abuse of minors after confirming that he slept with boys, but was acquitted by a court. However, his image remained closely linked to pedophilia.
The interpreter, who was born on August 29, 1958 in Indiana and who was recognized by Guinness World Records as the “most successful musical artist of all time”received several controversial complaints that left him in the eye of the storm of public opinion.
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In 1993, the author of “Thriller” had to appear before the Justice following the accusations of the family of Jordan Chandlerone of the many children he used to receive at his Neverland ranch, located in Santa Barbara, California.
Aerial view of Neverland, Michael Jackson’s ranch in Santa Barbara. / Photo: Jason Kirk / GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA / AFP
In this context, a security guard highlighted that he had witnessed scenes that compromised the author of “Dirty Diana”: I would have seen him perform oral sex on the boy and even kiss him repeatedly. Although the Los Angeles Department began investigations into the event, Jackson had decided to end the scandal with an out-of-court settlement, which consisted of around 23 million dollars.
The day Michael Jackson was acquitted: the trial that lasted four months with a unanimous ending
In any case, a decade and a half later, when the singer’s close relationship with minors was already vox populi, he had to go through the defendant’s chair once again. Garvin Arvizoone of the main denouncers of the North American, He pointed out that he was only 13 years old when the artist wanted to abuse him.
The young man even appeared hand in hand with the musician in the documentary of the King of Pop himself and the winner of 13 Grammy Awards highlighted that he used to sleep with children regularly in his home.
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Of course, that testimony was crucial during the trial. “We would wake up at dawn and go to the hot air balloon, you know, we have the images. I have all that stuff.”, Jackson had warned in the film log. The litigation lasted around four months and ended with favorable results for the dancer and composer: the jury, which was made up of eight women and four men, agreed unanimously and found him not guilty.
Macaulay Culkin was one of the children who slept with Michael Jackson. (Photo: Kevin Kane/WireImage)By: WireImage
The doubts regarding the artist’s attitudes were not completely dissipated beyond the fact that, in the memory, the portrait of Jackson weeping inconsolably after the verdict remained. His lawyer even had to speak for him when he left the court: “Thank you all! The press has been unfair and has carried out a parallel trial against Michael, but the opinions I think should be limited within the courts.
The day Michael Jackson was acquitted: the documentary that left him in a bad light
His death, in mid-2009, caused an explosion in his image: the live broadcast of his funeral was seen by more than 2.5 billion people and posthumous albums were produced up to eight years later. The focus, however, was once again put on sexual abuse thanks to the dissemination of the documentary “Leaving Neverland”, which was broadcast on HBO and which premiered in 2019.
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The production directed by Dan Reed focuses on the cases of Wade Robson y James Safechuck, who would have been abused as children by the singer. The film is more than graphic: there it is mentioned that the King of Pop conceived masturbation, penetration and fellatio with minors as romantic acts and that he also had photos of his naked victims around his mansion.
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