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Do you believe the Michael Jackson allegations?

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fartotheleftside · 06/05/2026 22:13

For me it’s undeniable and the evidence is overwhelming, but I’m shocked by the amount of people who don’t.

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GameOfJones · 10/05/2026 18:36

Can the posters that still insist he was innocent answer the following:

Why there are so many accusers?

Why a child was accurately able to describe distinctive marks on MJ's penis?

Why MJ had a bell set up to warn that someone was approaching his bedroom?

Why he had a book of naked little boys in his bedroom?

Why he shared his bed with multiple young boys?

Why he moved on to a new "friend" once those boys hit puberty?

Why you think being found not guilty is the same as being innocent?

I mean.......come the fuck on!

I was a huge Michael Jackson fan, I had his albums and now I can't bear to listen to him.

MyTrivia · 10/05/2026 18:37

Scarlettjune · 10/05/2026 18:34

But she wasnt a conventional mother.

Paris jacksons mother was a surrogate.

She agreed to have the baby for Michael and give him sole custody

I know. My point is that the way she and he handled the conception and birth of those children was plain wrong.

kkloo · 10/05/2026 18:38

MyTrivia · 10/05/2026 18:26

I do wonder whether his children are also victims of abuse.

No way should he have ever been able to have those children. There is an interview where he says that after Paris was born, he took her home all covered in blood. What kind of a father does that? Like the baby is a toy to add to his collection.

He bleached his oldest son’s hair blond from toddler age because he wanted him to look like Macaulay Culkin.

Then there is the time he dangled the baby he called ‘Blanket’ over the side of a balcony.

It’s obvious he was a narcissist and an unfit parent.

Incredibly narcissistic, in the book with the Rabbi, the Rabbi said he had a growing Messiah Complex, MJ said he knew he was healing Gavin and that if he could speak to Hitler he would change him 😅

Also incredibly misogynistic and said that women have taken many powerful men down to nothing because of what's in between their legs, he blamed Monica Lewinsky for Bill Clintons downfall.

About Lisa Marie he said he was heartbroken after they got married because she had said they could have babies straight away and he would walk around holding baby dolls crying (how manipulative can one person be 🙄)

Anyway he said afterwards that he has letters from her trying to get back with him telling him she'd have 9 of his babies if he wanted. In the context of how he spoke about women in the rest of the book it came across as so gross and egotistical.

MyTrivia · 10/05/2026 18:40

GameOfJones · 10/05/2026 18:36

Can the posters that still insist he was innocent answer the following:

Why there are so many accusers?

Why a child was accurately able to describe distinctive marks on MJ's penis?

Why MJ had a bell set up to warn that someone was approaching his bedroom?

Why he had a book of naked little boys in his bedroom?

Why he shared his bed with multiple young boys?

Why he moved on to a new "friend" once those boys hit puberty?

Why you think being found not guilty is the same as being innocent?

I mean.......come the fuck on!

I was a huge Michael Jackson fan, I had his albums and now I can't bear to listen to him.

I agree. I used to love his music. I can’t listen to it now. People just don’t want to believe that a man so talented could also be a pedophile.

Scarlettjune · 10/05/2026 18:41

GameOfJones · 10/05/2026 18:36

Can the posters that still insist he was innocent answer the following:

Why there are so many accusers?

Why a child was accurately able to describe distinctive marks on MJ's penis?

Why MJ had a bell set up to warn that someone was approaching his bedroom?

Why he had a book of naked little boys in his bedroom?

Why he shared his bed with multiple young boys?

Why he moved on to a new "friend" once those boys hit puberty?

Why you think being found not guilty is the same as being innocent?

I mean.......come the fuck on!

I was a huge Michael Jackson fan, I had his albums and now I can't bear to listen to him.

.

kkloo · 10/05/2026 18:41

Fizbosshoes · 10/05/2026 18:30

There are some things that are irrefutable, and while they do not prove he molested or abused children, they are pretty difficult to defend as normal behaviour

The fact he essentially lived in a theme park that he invited children to use
He was known and seen to have close friends with young boys, holding hands, taking them as his companion to events etc
And by his own admission had sleepovers with young boys, sometimes sharing a bed
The books containing images of naked children found at his house....

If he actually really truly wasn't a paedo, why the hell would he want to look this much like one!

Yep it's a pedo version of the playboy mansion.

user2848502016 · 10/05/2026 18:48

thehaplessgardener · 10/05/2026 14:48

Tell me, why do you think he had his quarters set up so that a bell rang warning him of anyone approaching his bedroom?

Why do you think he had so many sleepovers in his bed with prepubescent boys?

Why do you think a collection of "art" books of nude little boys was found in his bedroom?

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The bedroom- because he was a world famous star and needed the kind of security normal people just don’t.
The bedroom was apparently already built when he bought Neverland and that kind of alarm system is fairly standard for very well known people, so they can lock down their bedroom if there is an intruder.
I think of all the things the bedroom setup is the easiest to explain!

Handeyethingyowl · 10/05/2026 18:50

I’ve seen loads of stuff about the monster that was Joe Jackson and how he treated the Jackson kids and agree MJ was probably psychologically damaged, but it’s irrelevant to whether or not he abused children. Hasn’t even Paris distanced herself from him?

likelysuspect · 10/05/2026 18:50

Scarlettjune · 10/05/2026 18:18

He was mentally damaged for sure. I saw a post online where a psychologist said he had to have been mentally damaged from what he went through.

Michael Jackson worked from the age of 5. He perfomed in nightclubs as a young child.
He was made to rehearse for hours every day, under threat of physical violence. If he made a mistake, his father would beat him. His father also insulted his appearance. That is why michael changed his whole apprearance.

Yes all of that is true.

Not sure what that has to do with being an abuser though. Most people who are abusive to children (either sexual, emotional or physical) have a mixture of a trauma background, MH, substance misuse, DV, or just one of those.

The child is still a victim of abuse even though the adult has those factors.

MyTrivia · 10/05/2026 18:52

user2848502016 · 10/05/2026 18:48

The bedroom- because he was a world famous star and needed the kind of security normal people just don’t.
The bedroom was apparently already built when he bought Neverland and that kind of alarm system is fairly standard for very well known people, so they can lock down their bedroom if there is an intruder.
I think of all the things the bedroom setup is the easiest to explain!

Rich and famous people have security alarms on their houses or big gates on the outside - they don’t normally have bells that ring when someone inside the house is approaching their bedroom.

His maid had also seen him touching boys inappropriately.

Scarlettjune · 10/05/2026 18:54

Handeyethingyowl · 10/05/2026 18:50

I’ve seen loads of stuff about the monster that was Joe Jackson and how he treated the Jackson kids and agree MJ was probably psychologically damaged, but it’s irrelevant to whether or not he abused children. Hasn’t even Paris distanced herself from him?

No Paris hasnt distanced herself from him. I see so many videos of her saying she loves and misses him

Scarlettjune · 10/05/2026 18:55

MyTrivia · 10/05/2026 18:52

Rich and famous people have security alarms on their houses or big gates on the outside - they don’t normally have bells that ring when someone inside the house is approaching their bedroom.

His maid had also seen him touching boys inappropriately.

People also think that the maid made things up for money though.

I believe someone siad that newspapers would offer people money if they said that MJ was a paedophile

MyTrivia · 10/05/2026 18:55

Scarlettjune · 10/05/2026 18:55

People also think that the maid made things up for money though.

I believe someone siad that newspapers would offer people money if they said that MJ was a paedophile

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Oh of course. Everyone was lying(!)

AutumnLover1990 · 10/05/2026 18:56

MyTrivia · 10/05/2026 18:55

Oh of course. Everyone was lying(!)

Yep. All about the 🤑🤑🤑

Scarlettjune · 10/05/2026 18:56

MyTrivia · 10/05/2026 18:55

Oh of course. Everyone was lying(!)

People were definitely getting offered money by newspapers to say he was a paedophile. That happened.

MyTrivia · 10/05/2026 18:58

likelysuspect · 10/05/2026 18:50

Yes all of that is true.

Not sure what that has to do with being an abuser though. Most people who are abusive to children (either sexual, emotional or physical) have a mixture of a trauma background, MH, substance misuse, DV, or just one of those.

The child is still a victim of abuse even though the adult has those factors.

Yes, far too many apologists. Not all victims of abuse become abusers. But the ones that do are responsible for their own behaviour as adults.

kkloo · 10/05/2026 18:58

Scarlettjune · 10/05/2026 18:56

People were definitely getting offered money by newspapers to say he was a paedophile. That happened.

And others were probably getting plenty of money by saying he's not.

I bet LaToya financially benefited from backtracking on what she said.

MyTrivia · 10/05/2026 19:00

Scarlettjune · 10/05/2026 18:56

People were definitely getting offered money by newspapers to say he was a paedophile. That happened.

Well for someone who wasn’t a pedophile, he certainly did not see it as a priority to stop doing creepy things like sleeping with children that weren’t his own.

Who were these people who were offered money to make up stories? What are their names.

The other common theme in the abuse narratives was MJ giving the children alcohol and drugs and calling alcohol ‘Jesus Juice’.

Scarlettjune · 10/05/2026 19:01

kkloo · 10/05/2026 18:58

And others were probably getting plenty of money by saying he's not.

I bet LaToya financially benefited from backtracking on what she said.

Latoya said that she only said that michael was a paedophile in the first place, because she was under threat from her abusive husband.

She said that her husband told her to say it for money. She said that he was extremely violent, had connections to the mafia and would beat her up if she didnt do what he wanted.

MyTrivia · 10/05/2026 19:03

Scarlettjune · 10/05/2026 19:01

Latoya said that she only said that michael was a paedophile in the first place, because she was under threat from her abusive husband.

She said that her husband told her to say it for money. She said that he was extremely violent, had connections to the mafia and would beat her up if she didnt do what he wanted.

You really do have the blinkers on, sorry.

Scarlettjune · 10/05/2026 19:05

MyTrivia · 10/05/2026 19:03

You really do have the blinkers on, sorry.

How do I have blinkers on, when I am just repeating what LaToya said. You can look it up.

As I said, I dont have a personal opinion on whether MJ is innocent or guilty myself. We are just discussing everything that happened.

AutumnLover1990 · 10/05/2026 19:07

MyTrivia · 10/05/2026 19:03

You really do have the blinkers on, sorry.

Likewise 🙄

MyTrivia · 10/05/2026 19:09

AutumnLover1990 · 10/05/2026 19:07

Likewise 🙄

I look at the totality of the evidence rather than wanting to believe someone is innocent because I liked their music and was impressed by their talent.

kkloo · 10/05/2026 19:10

Scarlettjune · 10/05/2026 19:01

Latoya said that she only said that michael was a paedophile in the first place, because she was under threat from her abusive husband.

She said that her husband told her to say it for money. She said that he was extremely violent, had connections to the mafia and would beat her up if she didnt do what he wanted.

Yes I'm aware of what she said when she backtracked. Doesn't mean it's true though.

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