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Was Michael Jackson Framed?The Untold StoryMary A. FischerGQ, October 1994 Before O.J. Simpson, there was Michael Jackson — another beloved black celebrity seemingly brought down by allegations of scandal in his personal life. Those allegations — that Jackson had molested a 13-year-old boy — instigated a multimillion-dollar lawsuit, two grand-jury investigations and a shameless media circus. Jackson, in turn, filed charges of extortion against some of his accusers. Ultimately, the suit was settled out of court for a sum that has been estimated at $20 million; no criminal charges were brought against Jackson by the police or the grand juries. This past August, Jackson was in the news again, when Lisa Marie Presley, Elvis’s daughter, announced that she and the singer had married. As the dust settles on one of the nation’s worst episodes of media excess, one thing is clear: The American public has never heard a defense of Michael Jackson. Until now.You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login
“I had a good communication with Michael,” Chandler told Schwartz. “We were friends. I liked him and I respected him and everything else for what he is. There was no reason why he had to stop calling me. I sat in the room one day and talked to Michael and told him exactly what I want out of this whole relationship. What I want.”
“It’s already set, there are other people involved that are waiting for my phone call that are in certain positions. I’ve paid them to do it. Everything’s going according to a certain plan that isn’t just mine.”
“Once I make that phone call, this guy is going to destroy everybody in sight in any devious, nasty, cruel way that he can do it. And I’ve given him full authority to do that.”
“And if I go through with this, I win big-time. There’s no way I lose. I’ve checked that inside out. I will get everything I want, and they will be destroyed forever. June will lose [custody of the son]…and Michael’s career will be over.”
“It’s going to be bigger than all of us put together. The whole thing is going to crash down on everybody and destroy everybody in sight. It will be a massacre if I don’t get what I want.”
“This attorney I found, I picked the nastiest son of a bitch I could find. All he wants to do is get this out in the public as fast as he can, as big as he can, and humiliate as many people as he can. He’s nasty, he’s mean, he’s very smart, and he’s hungry for the publicity.”
Q. by Tom Sneddon – A. by June Chandler Q. Did you notice — I may not have asked this with regard to the third visit, but you indicated in at least the first visit that Jordan slept with you in your guest cottage, correct?A. Correct.Q. In the second visit, did Jordan sleep with you in your guest cottage?A. Yes, he did.Q. And the third visit, did Jordan sleep with you in your guest cottage?A. Yes, he did.-------Q. And when you got to Las Vegas, where did you stay, what hotel?A. The Mirage Hotel.Q. And when you got to The Mirage Hotel, do you remember what time of day or night it was?A. No.Q. Do you remember how long you stayed in Las Vegas on this occasion?A. Two or three nights.Q. Now, when you got to Las Vegas, did you have — obviously you had a room –A. Correct.Q. — in The Mirage. And who was in your room when you first got there? Who was staying in your room?A. Jordan, myself, Lily and Michael.Q. All in the same room?A. Correct.Q. Now, did those arrangements change at any point in time?A. Yes.Q. And when did they change?A. The second night things changed.Q. With regard to “things changed,” could you tell me what changed first?A. Well, there were approximately three bedrooms in that suite at the Mirage Hotel. Lily and I were staying in one bedroom, Jordie had another bedroom, and Michael had another bedroom. The second night, they were going to see a performance, Cirque du Soleil performance.Q. “They” meaning who?A. Jordie and Michael –Q. Okay.A. — and Lily and I. It was around 11 p.m. at night, and I got a call from somebody at Cirque du Soleil saying, “Where is Michael?” And I said, “He should be there with my son.” They said, “He’s not here.” A little while later, another call, he still didn’t show up. They still did not show up. And I — there’s a knock on the door and it’s Michael and Jordan, and they came back into the suite. Michael –Q. Now, let me stop you right there, okay?A. Yes.Q. About what time is it when your son Jordan and the defendant in this case, Mr. Jackson, showed up?A. Well, I think the performance started at 11:00, and I would say Jordan and Michael showed up around 11:30.Q. Now, could you describe for the jury Mr. Jackson’s demeanor at the time that they came back to the room?A. He was sobbing. He was crying, shaking, trembling.Q. Michael Jackson was?A. He was.Q. And what about your son’s demeanor?A. He was quiet.Q. Now, at that point in time, did Mr. Jackson tell you why he was upset or crying?A. Yes.Q. All right. Tell the jury what he said.A. He said, “You don’t trust me? We’re a family. Why are you doing this? Why are you not allowing Jordie to be with me?” And I said, “He is with you.” He said, “But my bedroom. Why not in my bedroom? We fall asleep, the kids have fun. Boys” –MR. MESEREAU: Objection. Nonresponsive; narrative.THE COURT: Narrative; sustained.Q. BY MR. SNEDDON: All right. Tell us what – Mr. Jackson said that he wanted your son to sleep with him in his bed – what you said to Mr. Jackson.A. What I said to Michael was, “This is not” — “This is not anything that I want. This is not right. Jordie should be able to do what he wants to do. He should be able to fall asleep where he wants to sleep.”Q. Is this you talking or Mr. Jackson speaking?A. I was saying this. And Michael was trembling and saying, “We’re a family. Jordie is having fun. Why can’t he sleep in my bed? There’s nothing wrong. There’s nothing going on. Don’t you trust me?”Q. All right. How long do you think this conversation lasted between you and Mr. Jackson over where Jordan was going to sleep that night?A. I would say 20 to 30, 40 minutes.Q. So it was a back-and-forth conversation; is that right?A. Yes.
Q. by Tom Mesereau – A. by June Chandler Q. Do you recall asking Michael Jackson if he would loan David Schwartz four million dollars?A. Never.Q. You say you never did that?A. Never did that.Q. Okay. Do you recall your ex-husband David Schwartz asking you to do that?A. Never.Q. Do you recall him being five million dollars in debt around the time you were associating with Michael Jackson?A. No.Q. Don’t recall that at all?A. Not at all.
“So you don’t know anything about Mr. Jackson and [the boy], do you?” one of Jackson’s attorneys asked former security guard Morris Williams under oath. “All I know is from the sworn documents that other people have sworn to.”“But other than what someone else may have said, you have no firsthand knowledge about Mr. Jackson and [the boy], do you?”“That’s correct.”“Have you spoken to a child who has ever told you that Mr. Jackson did anything improper with the child?” “No.”
“Just what I’ve been hearing in the media and what I’ve experienced with my own eyes.”“Okay. That’s the point. You experienced nothing with your own eyes, did you?”“That’s right, nothing.”
Q. by Tom Mesereau – A. by Brett Barnes Q. And how many times do you think you’ve stayed over at Neverland?A. Every time.Q. Okay. Did you ever stay in Michael Jackson’s room?A. Yes, I have.Q. How many times do you think you’ve done that?A. Countless as well.Q. And how would you describe his room?A. It’s big. It’s pretty cool because it’s got lots of fun stuff to do there. Video games, such as stuff like that. And it’s probably the best as I can describe it.Q. Have you ever stayed in Michael Jackson’s bed?A. Yes, I have.Q. How many times do you think you have?A. Countless as well.Q. Has Mr. Jackson ever molested you?A. Absolutely not. And I can tell you right now that if he had, I wouldn’t be here right now.Q. Has Mr. Jackson ever touched you in a sexual way?A. Never. I wouldn’t stand for it.Q. Has Mr. Jackson ever touched any part of your body in a way that you thought was inappropriate?A. Never. It’s not the type of thing that I would stand for.
Q. by Tom Mesereau – A. by Wade RobsonQ. Mr. Robson, has anyone told you what to say in this courtroom today?A. No.Q. Is everything you’ve said the complete and honest truth?A. Yes.Q. Did Mr. Jackson ever do anything wrong with you?A. No.MR. MESEREAU: No further questions.
“Investigators from the county sheriff’s office recently arranged for the 13-year-old son of Jackson’s former maid to see a therapist. The boy was first interviewed by police after his mother told them he had spent time alone with Jackson. According to his mother, the child has repeatedly denied being abused in any way by the pop music star.The offer of a therapist was made after the woman, an immigrant from Central America, complained about meetings and phone conversations sheriff’s deputies had with the boy while she was not present.It made her “feel uncomfortable,” she said in a deposition, that she didn’t know what the deputies were talking about with the young boy. When she asked them “who should I talk to” about her concerns, they arranged for the woman and her son to see separate therapists at the county’s expense, she said in the sworn statement.”
“My name is Thomas Mesereau and I speak for Mr. Jackson. Okay.I’m on his side. All right.Not the government. I’m on Mr. Jackson’s side. Okay.”
“I believe that the records from the ranch logs and the testimony from individuals involved here will show that from basically March the 2nd to March the 5th, that the defendant and the Arvizos were on the ranch together. That again, from March 9th until March 12th, when the Arvizos left for the last time, that the Jackson — Michael Jackson, the defendant in this case, was present.”
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So, do you think that Michael has accepted all of this peacefully and forgot that story unclean??