It’s always eerie when someone who wasn’t in the room (or city, state, continent) claims to know with certainty that an act did or didn’t take place, lacking evidence besides testimony, to the standard that is demanded nowadays. There is, of course, circumstantial evidence – and it has never been in Jackson’s favour.

The new Netflix documentary

Michael Jackson: The Verdict premiered a few weeks ago on Netflix, triggering incendiary debates online. The army of Jackson ultras was reactivated, with evermore strange arguments, some of which I will list below. A quick return to Musk’s vomitorium allowed me to find intellectually dishonest or burnt out people clinging to any indication that Netflix had misrepresented him by using his own (very unusual) disclosures.

Personally, I found prosecutor Ron Zonen’s contribution to be the most sensible, fact-based, articulate and compassionate, with no motive to be biased, in the entire documentary.

The facts spoke for themselves though. Jackson was a man who:

  • Was accused multiple times by multiple families (journalist Diane Diamond had amassed years of files before he was charged);
  • Admitted to sharing his bed with boys many times;
  • Had a number of families contact the police; they were later dissuaded or settled with privately, according to a vast array of disclosures by journalists and former employees, who could not be specific because of said private settlements, which mandated silence;
  • Paid off the Chandler family in a documented manner;
  • Did not stop this pattern even after major scrutiny and legal issues (indicating a compulsion);
  • Had his genitals described in detail to the police by boys;
  • Targeted boys from underprivileged and separated families, with vulnerable single mothers;
  • Introduced boys to pornography and other inappropriate material (the Feldman incident) while alone with them in his bedroom;
  • Owned photography books based on nudes of boys, no longer in print, which could only be obtained from niche collectors;
  • Lacked the ability to discern boundaries and child safety, as well as adults’ concerns (from his conversation with Martin Bashir);
  • Depended emotionally on children (admittedly), which should never be prioritised in adult-child interactions;
  • Was heavily addicted to drugs for years, which often impairs the ability to think or act rationally; this was ignored by everyone around him.
  • Was and is defended either out of financial interest or by infatuated fans, who twist reality to suit their narrative (much like Depp).

Had Michael Jackson not been a global superstar, elevated to an idol status (which suggests an aura of perfection) this behaviour wouldn’t have been tolerated. The most ardent Jackson fan would not allow their child to share a bed with a grown man in exchange for expensive gifts (hopefully). Grooming is well understood nowadays, compared to a few decades ago, yet rabid fans persist in their refusal to open their eyes.

Jackson had broken away from reality – and those around him knew

When analysing the clips of Jackson talking to Martin Bashir, people focus on his admission of having shared a bed with many boys who were not related to him. He said something equally relevant immediately after.

Bashir asked him what would happen if he, Martin Bashir, were to have his daughter’s friends over and share a bed with one of them – would that be fine? Jackson said yes, smiling and laughing it off. He was recorded saying that a grown man could share a bed with an unrelated young girl – only people with dirty minds would think it strange. He was pathologising people with valid concerns, not the person with very unusual and most likely predatory behaviour.

This is as far from reality as someone can get.

Jackson was isolated in a bubble, being reaffirmed constantly as normal and benign, when safeguarding rules in the outside world have always been very different. Never was the above-mentioned appropriate and not conducive to suspicion – because an adult male seeking to share a bed with an unrelated girl would always, always be regarded as suspicious. People with the purest minds would not do this simply because of how it looks.

Communal sleeping in close proximity to strangers does occur in emergency situations, like wars and natural disasters, where people shelter together and sleep wherever they can. Jackson was not in any of these situations – he chose to bring other people’s children into his bed, repeatedly, even after accusations of molestation. He just couldn’t stop.

Jackson’s supporters are beyond help

On X, the level of absurdity surpassed the level of radiation at Chernobyl.

There was blatant ignorance compiled with having a strong opinion, again reminiscent off the Depp vs. Heard case, when crowds clung to any possible thread to prove that Depp was being maligned. One of the many examples lies below:

The missing portion is first off not hidden (it’s part of Bashir’s original documentary, anyone can watch it), nor relevant (in the same recording, Jackson admits to having shared a bed with many children, describing this as normal).

The “wow” is based on absolutely nothing, as Bashir’s documentary highlighted Jackson’s sleeping arrangements as abnormal. There is no difference between the way he portrayed Jackson, based on his own words, and the way Netflix did, many years later. What do they think they’re seeing? It’s fascinating.

The CP in Jackson’s bedroom was “perhaps someone else’s”

Here’s what happens when someone mentions a fact: law enforcement found what would now be considered CP in Jackson’s bedroom, and there was a briefcase containing listings of tapes containing child nudity, that Jackson wanted an employee to rent out. Two boys knew he had a suitcase full of pornography, which he had shown them. The books containing nudity – specifically of boys – were not commonplace in anyone’s home. There was a collection of material clearly showing his interest in viewing such images, if not obsession.

Today, a collection of such images, downloaded from somewhere, could not be passed as someone else’s. Technically, an outside actor could mess with someone’s device – yet often, when the person is caught red handed, they confess on the spot. Not to mention that when caught, they are routinely caught with years of downloads, in the thousands.

Back in the day, it wasn’t even as simple as clicking “save” or “download”. The material had to be found and procured. Ergo the tape listings, the books and everything else. One had to be deliberate to amass a collection of that sort, overtime. His interest cannot be denied at this point.

Yes, there was. It doesn’t stop 60 people from liking this misinformation. They want to believe it, so instead of looking it up (the raid and what was seized is well-documented) they like a random person’s comment on social media to feel better.

Jackson, while alone in his highly secured (locked) bedroom with children, would show them pornography, that they later accurately described to the police and the police found. This cannot be denied.

You totally can – because he wasn’t.

CSA is not a federal crime. The FBI assisted local law enforcement when asked to, with administrative issues and forensics. They did not open a separate FBI investigation into Jackson or clear him of anything. The documents released through a FOIA request show exactly that – assistance sporadically provided to local law enforcement.

The first assertion is that Jackson couldn’t have bought new porn for his briefcase after showing existing porn to the children, simply adding to his stash later. It’s imbecilic. In other words, the porn stash was a static artefact, like the grave of Tutankhamun.

The second claim is that they had free roam of his house, including his bedroom, which according to many witnesses is not true. Access to his bedroom suite was restricted and monitored. The place operated in a very controlled manner.

The porn being legal (some of it questionable according to investigators) doesn’t mean he had any business showing it to children, while alone with them in his bedroom.

The following perfectly encapsulates the behaviour of many self-appointed sleuths:

This person isn’t digging for the truth; they are digging for confirmation; more arguments in support of the position they already hold. The truth digger will have come upon fables such as the one below:

There is no evidence that Jackson knew Epstein, had any connection to him or was aware of Epstein’s actions towards minors. The whole premise is off the planet. Had Jackson known, wouldn’t he, as a presumed hero and saviour, report him? Would he have shielded a number of children (again unconnected to Epstein in real life) in his house, leaving the others to their fate? The sheer idiocy. Yet people believe and regurgitate similar claims.

The Corey Feldman incident

Years ago, Corey Feldman, who was abused by men in the industry at a young age, described a very concerning conversation with Jackson, wherein Jackson showed him a book containing photographs of genitalia affected by sexually transmitted infections. He was very young and obviously in no need to see something like that. It comes across as an attempt to introduce the child to sexual topics, opening the door to similar discussions, as part of a grooming process. Groomers test the waters to see a child’s reaction when certain topics or visuals are introduced.

Think of it from a normal person’s perspective. If your child’s classmate was at your house, would you ever feel the need to open up a conversation about STIs, let alone show them graphic imagery of adult genitalia, out of nowhere and for no discernible reason?

Feldman had no reason to lie; he never accused Jackson of molesting him. Was Jackson trying it on? It appears he was.

Michael Jackson wasn’t well, but too many people depended on him financially

Jackson died not in small part due to the insistence of the company behind his tour that he keep rehearsing, although concerns were being raised by people witnessing his deteriorating physical and mental condition. After he died, the same people are known to have shrugged it off, as they would continue to make money from Jackson-related merchandise. The only person who paid a price was the doctor administering him drugs irresponsibly – the doctor hired by the above-mentioned to make sure Jackson would be able to perform.

Jackson was exploited his entire life, from early childhood, right up to his death, and in between, he ended up victimising children. He was surrounded by sycophants and enablers who didn’t even care about his wellbeing, not to mention the wellbeing of the children whose lives he was damaging for good.

The fact that he didn’t stop inappropriate relationships with boys, even after years of repeated scandals and legal problems, indicates compulsive behaviour that he could not refrain from, even though it wasn’t just harmful to others but self-destructive. Stopping him was the responsibility of other people – but selfishly, they chose to benefit financially from whitewashing his conduct.