Uncle Spielberg
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LBF - I don't give a shite just don't want you to go over the top mate.
Gareth Glover said:LBF - I don't give a shite just don't want you to go over the top mate.
ChapmansThe Saviour said:I think he bums little boys.
Lucky_Boy_Farang said:Think you'll find it was $14 million ( £8,224,741.81 ), Now if I didn't do anything wrong, Fecked if I would pay that.
filthy said:leave him alone!! at the end of the day he has brought out some good tunes in the past!!
Gareth Glover said:The fact that he is assumed a pedo by the likes of you because he " cares " about children and holds their hands and offers them gifts etc says a lot more about you and the world in general than Jackson himselff I am afraid.
filthy said:totally agree, leave him alone!! at the end of the day he has brought out some good tunes in the past!!
Jam The Man said:Absolutely.
The trouble with the world is they WANT him to be guilty. It doesn't matter to a lot of people that he actually isn't guilty. People hate the truth and would rather knock the guy as it's easier to do that...
Bwian said:How do you know for sure that he is not guilty? Why would an innocent man pay millions of dollars to keep people quiet? It doesn't make sense to me-I would fight my corner until I had no money left to clear my name. Regardless of how much money I had there is absolutely no way I'd pay anybody quiet money if I was innocent.
Jam The Man said:How do you know for sure that he IS!?
I am a massive fan, granted. But 9 years ago I just HAD to find out as much as I could about the allegations as I could, as there was no way I could carry on being such a fan if I felt the allegations were true. I read absolutely bucket loads of evidence against him, from the press, newspapers, books. The so-called 'damning' evidence was non-existant. Even the Santa Monica Police admitted that the descriptions offered by the apparent victim of his genitalia was wholly inaccurate. What happened? The press devoted a 'sunspot' sized apology towards Jackson to stop them being sued.
The reason he shelled out $14 was he was advised to either do that or face proceedings that might last 7 years. I know someone who has just been subjected to 2 years of similar allegations, and the pressure almost killed her.
The final point is about Lisa Marie Presley. Here is a woman who does NOT need money, so she couldn't be the subject of a pay off! So why would a woman place herself in a position whereby her 2 children were near such a person. As a father myself, I believe there is no way a parent would have their children anywhere near such a guy, however much money was offered.
Yeah you are right...I do not know for sure that he isn't guilty. But at least I have made the effort to try to find out information to make an informed decision. Unfortunately the majority are naiive enough to believe the easy possibility.
Just because you read it in a magazine or see it on the TV screen doesn't make it factual.
Bwian said:
My main point is that if I found myself facing allegations of the magnitude that he is there is no way I'd pay somebody to keep quiet and I would spend the rest of my days clearing my name. Your friend is in a different position financially and therefore was under severe pressure to clear her name. MJ on the other hand has more money than he could ever spend, never needs to record again (please God) and therefore is ideally placed to fight to clear his name. What the hell is 7 years verses the rest of a lifetime of allegations?
If he is innocent then I hope he clears his name once and for all. If he's guilty then I hope that he gets all that he deserves-and that is no different to how I feel about all people accused of child abuse.