Lately new suspicions have surfaced about Michael Jackson and his relationship to young children. It has bombarded us over the air waves. ABC, NBC, Fox and VH1 have all jumped on the bandwagon, yet none claim to have any answers just more questions about the pop king turned freak.
TV has repeatedly aired the interview by Martin Bashir, “Living with Michael Jackson,” for what was supposed to be an insight into Jackson’s life. Instead it has made Jackson stand in defense of his actions and answer the questions that any human can tell he would rather not answer.
Were the allegations of child abuse true? What really goes on in Neverland? And what the hell has happened to his face?
The interview accomplished only one thing. It proved Michael Jackson is really weird. But it did not prove the allegations against him.
Everything seemed to be normal at Neverland. As normal as it could be for a man who claims to be Peter Pan with enough money to buy anything his heart desires. Neverland was designed to be a haven for children and many say that is the problem.
The first red flag should have been flown when we found out that his Ferris wheel played Barbara Streisand’s People.
Many, including the former LAPD investigator of the ’93 allegations against Jackson, Bill Dwarim, claim Neverland is a lure to children with horrible consequences. Dwarim told “Dateline” on Michael Jackson: Unmasked that Jackson uses his money and power to get the children “right where he wants them.”
Jackson also admitted in the interview to sleeping in the same bed as children.
“It is the most loving thing in the world to share your bed,” he said.
Jackson claims it was as innocent and “charming” as it could be with no intentions of wrong doing.
As Bashir asked Jackson about his bedroom behavior he never came straight out and asked him if he had ever had sexual thoughts about children. He didn’t even ask Jackson if he had any type of sexual encounters himself.
Why hasn’t anyone asked Debbie Rowe about Jacksons’ sexual performance or any other of his lovers for that matter? It is an important line of questioning when such suspicions are raised.
When Bashir asked Jackson about his face, Jackson vehemently claimed he only had two plastic surgeries.
Experts were brought in for Michael Jackson: Unmasked. One doctor only confirmed the public opinion that Michael is not only the “King of Pop,” but the king of silicone and botox.
So why didn’t Bashir ask if he was happy with his face? Why didn’t he ask if he planned to fix it or if it could be fixed? Jackson, early in the interview, said that he hated looking in the mirror as a young boy. He said as an adolescent he had terrible acne. Then isn’t it normal when you have billions of dollars to want to fix it? Many people visit dermatologists for the same reason.
I can’t believe this wouldn’t be another red flag indicating that Jackson is not only weird but in need of serious counseling.
And what about Jackson’s brothers and sisters? Janet seems to be fine but she always dodges questions about Michael, LaToya is a wild girl who has already said her brother was sick, and the other brothers never say anything for or against him.
There were only three reports of abuse directed at Michael out of the thousands of children who have visited the ranch. Why not more? And why are parents still letting their children visit Neverland?
The point is we really don’t care that children might be endangered. If we did then no one would stop until every rock had been overturned no matter how much money Jackson may have.
We would question every child who has been in his bedroom. We would ask his family about his current behavior. We would ask his lovers about his sex life. We wouldn’t just dance around the topic when Jackson uses the excuse that he is shy.
No, we care about how much money he is worth. We care about his abuse as a child. We care about his spending habits and the funny wax statues surrounding his property. We love his face and use it to make jokes about plastic surgery.
Here is an extremely talented American icon who is crying out for help. He seems to be exhibiting symptoms of depression and insecurity.
If we really cared about Michael Jackson we would want to help.
I don’t have enough evidence to condemn Michael Jackson as being a pedophile and America doesn’t either.
It’s sad that someone who has enough money to “heal the world” and really wants to do so doesn’t even realize he is not OK.
Michael Jackson can be saved. He can be a inspiration once again only if he decides to do so.
Maybe he will never be cleared of all the charges in everyone’s mind, or he will never release another album of such magnitude as Thriller but he will always be the “King of Pop”. And that is something they can never take away.

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