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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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Scarlettjune · 10/05/2026 21:14

kkloo · 10/05/2026 20:35

Sean Lennon denied being abused but his music video for 'bubbles burst' strongly suggests he was. I felt physically sick watching that video.

I just watched the bubbles burst video. Unless i missed something, I didnt see anything bad in it.

What made you feel sick?

Scarlettjune · 10/05/2026 21:18

I dont know.

He was abused himself as a child which could have led him to go on and abuse other children.

There are lots of accusations against him which could indicate guilt.

People dont think he is innocent just because he is a celebrity. Everyone believed Ian Watkins -Lostprophets was a paedophile. I think the huge amounts of money involved in Michael Jacksons cases gets people confused. Or how he was so rich- and newspapers were lookng for stories- everyone around him could have been paid to say whatever, so its a little harder to distinguish who is telling the truth

kkloo · 10/05/2026 21:32

Scarlettjune · 10/05/2026 21:14

I just watched the bubbles burst video. Unless i missed something, I didnt see anything bad in it.

What made you feel sick?

Ah here.
Literally the whole thing.
The monkey is a metaphor for the kids (Sean Lennon stated this).
The monkey is lying there scared in bed and Michael takes out a banana to play with, then a bottle of baby milk which MJ holds up near his face and squirts it near his mouth, then he's licking the lollipop, then the way he's touching him trying to teach him to dance, then they get in the bath together with the lollipop...then bubbles gets old and banished while MJ tries to escape the DA. Along with the weird walk at the start which when the camera zooms in looks like MJ thrusting on top of him. I'm sure there's more....

MyTrivia · 10/05/2026 21:37

Firefly1987 · 10/05/2026 21:08

Agree. People comparing him to the bloke down the road are just being disingenous. It's nowhere near the same dynamic as someone who has millions of fans some of which ask to stay with him (not that he should've agreed to it obviously) as well as millions in the bank.

Well it seems to me that in fact a disproportionate number of the rich and famous are pedophiles.

That has become clear over the years. Not sure why being rich and famous makes you less likely to be one. All the evidence shows the opposite sadly. Just look at all the sex offenders and pedos that have come to light.

Rolf Harris
Jimmy Savile
Hugh Edward’s
Bill Cosby
Roman Polanski
Max Clifford
Andrew M-W
Ted Heath
Jeffrey Epstein

To name a few. Jimmy Savile wasn’t convicted of anything but nobody doubts his guilt. Why is that? Probably because he had no charisma or talents.

Firefly1987 · 10/05/2026 21:40

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?

So where were the calls for Joe to face prison whilst he was alive? Do people not care because it was the 60s or because he was the parent? Or because he wasn't famous?

MyTrivia · 10/05/2026 21:41

And MJ was also cruel to the chimpanzee he had as a pet. The poor thing was thrown across the room and kicked and punched. He was also dressed in clothes.

How anyone can think he was a good, kind man is beyond me. The evidence all points to a narc who felt entitled to abuse children.

Scarlettjune · 10/05/2026 21:41

kkloo · 10/05/2026 21:32

Ah here.
Literally the whole thing.
The monkey is a metaphor for the kids (Sean Lennon stated this).
The monkey is lying there scared in bed and Michael takes out a banana to play with, then a bottle of baby milk which MJ holds up near his face and squirts it near his mouth, then he's licking the lollipop, then the way he's touching him trying to teach him to dance, then they get in the bath together with the lollipop...then bubbles gets old and banished while MJ tries to escape the DA. Along with the weird walk at the start which when the camera zooms in looks like MJ thrusting on top of him. I'm sure there's more....

Sean Lennon also said in an interview about the song " Nothing ever happened with me in an illegal way, but the whole place just felt like I was in some Peter Pan fantasy land. "

It is an interesting video alright.

Scarlettjune · 10/05/2026 21:43

Firefly1987 · 10/05/2026 21:40

So where were the calls for Joe to face prison whilst he was alive? Do people not care because it was the 60s or because he was the parent? Or because he wasn't famous?

I think that hitting children was legal at the time.

Its scary when you think back to how much it was everywhere. Hitting children. It was everywhere back then

Hit your wife and she could say you assualted her. Hit your child and it was totally fine

MyTrivia · 10/05/2026 21:45

It has never been legal to hit children with a belt.

Firefly1987 · 10/05/2026 21:45

MyTrivia · 10/05/2026 21:37

Well it seems to me that in fact a disproportionate number of the rich and famous are pedophiles.

That has become clear over the years. Not sure why being rich and famous makes you less likely to be one. All the evidence shows the opposite sadly. Just look at all the sex offenders and pedos that have come to light.

Rolf Harris
Jimmy Savile
Hugh Edward’s
Bill Cosby
Roman Polanski
Max Clifford
Andrew M-W
Ted Heath
Jeffrey Epstein

To name a few. Jimmy Savile wasn’t convicted of anything but nobody doubts his guilt. Why is that? Probably because he had no charisma or talents.

But I wasn't saying famous people don't abuse I was saying it's a different dynamic when someone has fans and is famous so you can't compare it to a bloke down the road because kids aren't asking them to stay at their house generally!

So out of all those sickos you list, how many of them openly claimed to have sleepovers with children?

To name a few. Jimmy Savile wasn’t convicted of anything but nobody doubts his guilt. Why is that? Probably because he had no charisma or talents.

Probably because it's no secret the British police are useless. And there were literally hundreds of victims.

kkloo · 10/05/2026 21:46

Scarlettjune · 10/05/2026 21:41

Sean Lennon also said in an interview about the song " Nothing ever happened with me in an illegal way, but the whole place just felt like I was in some Peter Pan fantasy land. "

It is an interesting video alright.

You missed the line directly before that where he said 'It felt like there was something odd going on, and I still don’t know what it was'.

Going by that video, I think he did know what it was or that it happened to him.

everyoldsock · 10/05/2026 21:46

To name a few. Jimmy Savile wasn’t convicted of anything but nobody doubts his guilt. Why is that? Probably because he had no charisma or talents.

No, it’s because there was a ton of evidence that he was an abuser.

Scarlettjune · 10/05/2026 21:47

MyTrivia · 10/05/2026 21:45

It has never been legal to hit children with a belt.

Im not saying you are wrong....but do you have a source for that please?

My mother was at school in the sixties and she was hit with sticks

MyTrivia · 10/05/2026 21:48

Michael Jackson’s accusers are mounting up as well. A lot of these are now adult males for whom it’s pretty embarrassing to admit that they were molested by an adult male and has caused them to feel confused about their own sexuality and manhood. It’s horrifying.

MyTrivia · 10/05/2026 21:49

everyoldsock · 10/05/2026 21:46

To name a few. Jimmy Savile wasn’t convicted of anything but nobody doubts his guilt. Why is that? Probably because he had no charisma or talents.

No, it’s because there was a ton of evidence that he was an abuser.

yes evidence from the people that he abused. But you are bent on calling MJ’s accusers liars.

Scarlettjune · 10/05/2026 21:50

kkloo · 10/05/2026 21:46

You missed the line directly before that where he said 'It felt like there was something odd going on, and I still don’t know what it was'.

Going by that video, I think he did know what it was or that it happened to him.

Yes I do think it was odd that Michael jackson hung around so many young boys, and then got rid of them as they got older.

Hubhubba26 · 10/05/2026 21:52

@MyTrivia perhaps because Savilles victims are credible and haven't spent the majority of their lives making money off his name prior to making accusations

MyTrivia · 10/05/2026 21:55

Hubhubba26 · 10/05/2026 21:52

@MyTrivia perhaps because Savilles victims are credible and haven't spent the majority of their lives making money off his name prior to making accusations

What makes them more credible than Michael Jackson’s accusers?

There is a compensation scheme for Saviles victims (rightly so).

Fizbosshoes · 10/05/2026 21:56

What were the legit, non paedo, reasons MJ had young boys sleeping in his room and in his bed....?

Scarlettjune · 10/05/2026 21:57

MyTrivia · 10/05/2026 21:55

What makes them more credible than Michael Jackson’s accusers?

There is a compensation scheme for Saviles victims (rightly so).

There can't have been a compensation scheme until later on.

Lots of victims spoke out about Saville right after he died

kkloo · 10/05/2026 21:58

Hubhubba26 · 10/05/2026 21:52

@MyTrivia perhaps because Savilles victims are credible and haven't spent the majority of their lives making money off his name prior to making accusations

It was a different situation though, many of Michaels accusers had a very complex relationship with Jackson and a lot of love for him. Saville didn't groom his victims in the same way and build relationships with them, as far as I am aware anyway.

Scarlettjune · 10/05/2026 21:58

Fizbosshoes · 10/05/2026 21:56

What were the legit, non paedo, reasons MJ had young boys sleeping in his room and in his bed....?

One reason.

Mcauley culkin said that michael jacksons bedroom was huge. It had two stories and three bathrooms. I dont know. But he macauley culkin seemed to think it was ok.

Another reason is that michael grew up sharing a room with five brothers. He shared a bed with two brothers.

MyTrivia · 10/05/2026 21:59

Scarlettjune · 10/05/2026 21:57

There can't have been a compensation scheme until later on.

Lots of victims spoke out about Saville right after he died

I have no idea what your point is.

Scarlettjune · 10/05/2026 22:00

kkloo · 10/05/2026 21:58

It was a different situation though, many of Michaels accusers had a very complex relationship with Jackson and a lot of love for him. Saville didn't groom his victims in the same way and build relationships with them, as far as I am aware anyway.

Yes thats true.

Several of MJ victims said that he told them he was in love with them and special.

Saville just preyed on weak kids (foster homes, hospitals) and abused them

kkloo · 10/05/2026 22:00

Scarlettjune · 10/05/2026 21:50

Yes I do think it was odd that Michael jackson hung around so many young boys, and then got rid of them as they got older.

It's only odd when people try to come up with alternative explanations for it instead of accepting he's a pedophile. It's not odd for pedophile behaviour. It's completely normal from that perspective.

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