Garvin Arvizo wedding

Started by michaelslady, November 14, 2014, 07:09:16 PM

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One day he told me, 'God forgive me, and don't tell Katherine I ever said this, but I hate that kid. I so hate that kid...Part of me thinks that's not right. You shouldn't hate. But then I think, I can't help it. I hate that kid for what he did to me. My therapist is telling me that I need to get real and feel what I feel, not suppress it like I usually do. Well, how I feel is that I hate that kid. I do.'"-Michael Jackson, as quoted in The Magic, The Madness, The Whole Story 1958-2009 by J. Randy Taraborrelli.

For a man who befriended hundreds of children in his lifetime, who helped thousands; who donated millions of dollars to charitable children's causes; who worked tirelessly most of his adult life to promote causes that benefitted children; who advocated for children's rights to the point that his dedication became almost saint-like in its zeal, Gavin Arvizo has a unique distinction among them. He just may be the only child Michael Jackson ever admitted to hating, at least if we are to believe this account related by Taraborelli. Admittedly, it's a second-hand account passed on from a source who "claims" to have heard it straight from the man, but nevertheless, I don't doubt its authenticity. Michael was no saint, after all, and after what he was put through by Gavin Arvizo and his scheming family, he certainly had every reason to hate "that kid."

But today, I want to take a look at what transpired in this so-called friendship even before it got to that point. There exists a persistent media myth of Michael as a man who had many "special friends" among a select group of boys. There is some partial truth mixed into the myth. Michael did form many enduring friendships with some of the young men who idolized him-friendships that lasted well into these young mens' adulthoods, despite some claims that he tended to lose interest as the boys matured. Over the years, a lot of twisted beliefs have been purported regarding those friendships, but I'm standing by a firm belief, based both on strong theory and fact, that the nature of these friendships have been much exaggerated. However, that is a topic I will take up again when I resume the Wade Robson series.

Aside From Feeling Sorry For Him Because He Had Cancer, All Indications Seem To Point Towards Gavin Arvizo As A Kid Whom Michael Didn't Even Particularly LIKE-Let Alone Molest!
Aside From Feeling Sorry For Him Because He Had Cancer, All Indications Seem To Point Towards Gavin Arvizo As A Kid Whom Michael Didn't Even Particularly LIKE-Let Alone Molest!

However, if we look at the history of his acquaintance with the Arvizo family, it becomes apparent that Gavin Arvizo was never a "special friend" of Michael's. In fact, based on what I have come to know, I believe it is entirely reasonable to assume that this was never a kid that Michael even particularly liked; a kid he never wished to even get close to, let alone one he would have ever attempted to molest. That may sound cold, but based on what I have researched, what I have been told, and even from Gavin's own words, I believe it is true. Aside from the fact that Michael paid for Gavin's cancer treatment (a goodwill gesture Michael extended to many such kids in need) there doesn't exist beyond that any proof that Michael much wanted anything to do with this kid-or his family-past that point. He was kind enough to pay for the boy's treatments; he invited this family into his home when they had no place else to go; he even bought (or gave them) a car, which, like everything else, they then abused to the point that it was no longer serviceable.

In short, though Michael Jackson may have had many such close friends among the young boys of his acquaintance, Gavin Arvizo-the only kid to ever bring Michael Jackson to court-was not one of them. Ironic when you think about it. Maybe a little too ironic. Just maybe, that was part of the whole problem.

When Gavin Arvizo got married last November, an explosion of well-timed articles by notorious Michael Jackson hater Diane Dimond suddenly appeared in many major media outlets. I don't have permission from Dimond to reprint her articles here (nor do I intend to seek it), but nor do I wish to give her the satisfaction of increasing traffic hits to her apologist propaganda for Gavin and this family, a family that she obviously chose to become personal friends with long ago, thus eradicating even the slightest veneer of objectivity on her part when it comes to this case. In short, I won't be reprinting her lies here, nor linking to them. But that being said, most fans and regular readers here are familiar enough with the details of those articles, in which young Gavin was painted as a victim, as a brave survivor of cancer and child abuse; as a martyr and hero (the only "victim" courageous enough to take on Michael Jackson in court; a good religious boy so selfless that he refuses even now to take advantage of the "six figure" amounts he has supposedly been offered; a pure soul so forgiving that even when the wedding dj "unknowingly" plays a Michael Jackson song, he just shrugs it all off good-naturedly and continues to dance, as if to say, "Aw, shucks. Well, it's all good."

Geez, could we just hang a halo on this guy's head and be done with already? I already feel like I need a barf bag, and those are just the highlights.

Would You Dance To The Music Of The Man Who Molested You? At Your Wedding?
Would You Dance To The Music Of The Man Who Molested You? At Your Wedding?

But I will accede a few things about Gavin Arvizo. Yes, he is a cancer survivor, and I would certainly never begrudge any child who has survived cancer the right to a happily-ever-after end to his life. In fact, I hope he is able to achieve that (I am Christian enough to believe everyone deserves some measure of Grace, and Gavin Arvizo has had a pretty tough life). Yes, I believe he was a victim and an abused child-but not a victim of Michael Jackson. His abuse came at the hands of his own family, including a father who physically beat him and a con artist mother who manipulated him from an early age to lie for her. In fact, Gavin's psychological abuse at the hands of his manipulative (and most likely mentally ill) mother was still causing him such emotional stress that as late as 2004, it was said that he still feared that "the bad people from JC Penney's" would come to get him and his siblings (Janet had involved her kids in a lawsuit over an alleged sexual assault by JC Penney employees). And in July of 2007, a story ran in The New York Daily News that claimed Janet had turned her back on her son for apparently failing to do a better job of convincing the jury in 2005. However, oddly enough, the story has disappeared and no links given to it seem to work. I was only aware if it myself after reading this 2010 post from the Smoke and Mirrors website:

http://smokeandmirrorsmj.blogspot.com/p/untold-story.html

However, it wouldn't be a shocker for me if The New York Daily News has deleted the story. As always, the media has gone out of its way to protect the so-called "victims" of Michael Jackson, while thinking nothing of dragging Michael's name through the mud-a fact even more interesting when you consider the media villification of Mia and Dylan Farrow, a subject that has already been hashed out on many blogs. Clearly, the idea that the media automatically sides with the perceived "victims" in these cases is a myth. It depends on who is being accused.

But given what we know of Janet Arvizo's mental history, the story is most likely true. Oddly enough, Janet was not even mentioned in the wedding articles ( Did she even attend? Was she even invited?). If true, this would be in perfect keeping with the pattern that has emerged in both accusation cases, since Jordan Chandler effectively "divorced" himself from his parents and had very little to do with them after the ordeal of the Michael Jackson allegation.
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Don't know if this has been shared before and I don't think its hoax related. I just think it says a lot about the whole accusation. All lies IMHO. If that were me and I'd been molested, I would've blown a fuse if MJ song came on and told the dj that he better put something else on.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2520871/Michael-Jackson-accuser-Gavin-Arvizo-gets-married-prosecutor-guest.html


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You know, all these people, Chandlers, Arvizos, Sneddon, Dimond etc, are forever going to be associated with Michael's name wherever they go. And that will be a good reminder of their wrong doings. They are forever going to be hated by Michael's fans and people who know the truth. And that kind of hate is their very punishment. Even if they beg of people to forget, they will always be remembered as the people who lied. And this kind of treatment by people is going to severely affect them on an emotional and mental level.

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