Karyn was an anchor at CNN in my city during the early to mid 90s and early 2000s. CNN has always been a thorn in the side of Michael Jackson & I hated they were headquartered near me. Don’t know much about her reporting style, but here’s a transcript from after the acquittal of Michael in 2005.
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"Now on to pop star Michael Jackson. He's back at Neverland Ranch after a 14-week ordeal that was anything but a fairytale. It ended with his acquittal on all charges in his child molestation trial.
Chris Lawrence begins our coverage this hour from outside Jackson's ranch in Los Olivos, California.
Good morning.
CHRIS LAWRENCE, CNN CORRESPONDENT: Good morning, Daryn.
A few fans have started to arrive here at the gates to leave a few items there at the front. But overall, it's a fairly quiet start to the morning here at Neverland.
His defense attorney says Michael Jackson hasn't been eating or sleeping very much lately. But he did wake up here at home this morning, relieved and very, very much exhausted.
Now, if we take a look back just a day ago, Michael Jackson wiped his eye as the verdict was read. His family was there in the courtroom with him. Several of them got choked up.
And as he walked out of court, didn't show very much emotion at all. He kind of didn't smile very much, just kind of looked straight ahead. He nodded a little bit and gave a slight wave to some of the fans who had showed up to show their support.
His brother Tito Jackson tells CNN that the entire family feels vindicated against the prosecutor's accusations.
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TITO JACKSON, MICHAEL JACKSON'S BROTHER: It would be hard on anyone, you know. Michael kept his strength, and he hung in there. And he didn't do any of this. And I think it was a very personal thing on Tom Sneddon's part.
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LAWRENCE: Now, the jurors definitely sent a clear message. They did not buy the argument that the prosecutors laid out, not guilty on molesting a child, not guilty on the conspiracy charge, not guilty on providing alcohol to a minor. But there was some testimony that suggested prior acts of molestation. And some of the jurors said they did find some of that evidence credible, just not enough to convict in this case.
(BEGIN VIDEO CLIP) RAYMOND HULTMAN, JUROR NUMBER ONE: I feel that Michael Jackson probably has molested boys. I cannot believe that -- after some of the testimony was offered, I can't believe that this man could sleep in the same bedroom for 365 straight days and not do something more than just watch television and eat popcorn.
I mean, that doesn't make sense to me, but that doesn't make him guilty of the charges that were presented in this case. And that's where we had to make our decision.
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LAWRENCE: And now that he's been acquitted, Michael Jackson will, at some point, have to move on and start to rebuild his image. Just this morning, Tom Mesereau said he'll never put himself in such a vulnerable position again -- Daryn.
KAGAN: All right. Chris Lawrence, live from Los Olivos. Thank you
Well, jurors are speaking out about their decision to find Jackson not guilty. Some say they were troubled about the revelations the pop star allowed boys to share his bed. You just heard from that juror in Chris Lawrence's piece.
Many questioned, though, the credibility of the witnesses in this case, especially the accuser's mother. In the end, the jurors say it came down to the evidence.
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HULTMAN: We actually challenged one another in the deliberation room. I mean, it wasn't -- I don't want to give the impression that this was a really slam dunk deal, where you just go in to a room and 12 people agree. I don't think 12 people can agree on anything except that the sun might come up tomorrow morning. And beyond that, you've got to talk about it.
UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: What mother in her right mind would allow that to happen? You know, just freely volunteer your child, you know, to sleep with someone. And not so much Michael Jackson, but any person, for that matter
UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: I disliked it intensely when she snapped her fingers at us. That's when I thought, "Don't snap your fingers at me, lady."
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UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: I felt that there was enough reasonable doubt there.
UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: We expected probably better evidence, you know, something that was a little more convincing. And it just wasn't there.
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: I think I got acquainted with Rolaids, Pepto- Bismol, you name it. I think it's...
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Everyday routine that's going to be a little different, but it's worth it.
UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: Yes, I am so proud to live here, because in leaving here on Friday, I knew whatever the answer was, it was going to be the right decision. That these people here are all good people.
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KAGAN: Michael Jackson's lead defense attorney says justice was done when jurors acquitted the pop star. That verdict was a stinging defeat for the district attorney, Tom Sneddon. Sneddon would not rule out bringing another case against Jackson if he felt it was justified
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THOMAS SNEDDON, SANTA BARBARA COUNTY DISTRICT ATTORNEY: We'd review it like any other case we review in our office, just like we reviewed this one.
QUESTION: You wouldn't shy from it now?
SNEDDON: Well, the answer to the question truthfully is, I probably would if it was a good case. But I think we all learned some lessons here that we thought we had a good case this time. And we thought we did a conscientious job, and the sheriff's department did a remarkable job of investigating.
But, no, the people in this county elected me to do a job. And I've tried to do that conscientiously. And I'll continue to do that.
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THOMAS MESEREAU, JACKSON DEFENSE ATTORNEY: I think their entire case, they being the prosecution, was built on nonsense. It was not built on the truth. Michael Jackson is innocent, and they tried to make something out of nothing, and they failed.
Michael Jackson has not molested anyone. He's been too nice to a lot of people that took advantage of him. And he didn't just let boys in his room. He let families come in and out of his room. He let them play and stay over, and basically he was just too open and too nice to too many people. And that will change.
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KAGAN: You can hear more from Jackson attorney Tom Mesereau tonight on CNN. He's a guest on "LARRY KING LIVE," 9:00 p.m. Eastern, 6:00 Pacific.'