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I agree. Also, he was acquitted on all counts.

Not only was he one of the best performers, he was also an incredible composer. He heard “Beat It” in his head so clearly, he recorded a demo of the whole song using an 8 channel mixer and cassette.

https://www.michaeljackson.com/news/listen-to-michael-jacksons-beat-it-demo-from-thriller-40/

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There’s a good chance he really was innocent, but being weird around kids like that is enough to tank your career regardless, which is probably for the best.

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It’s an odd case. Whilst most agree that he wasn’t a full blown child rapist, it’s clear that he had an interest in young boys that went further than just fantasy, but people choose to ignore it because “BeAt It ThO!!!”.

You can appreciate art whilst knowing that the artist was sick.

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His father was physically and emotionally abusive to him and his siblings, forcing them to forgo their childhood for fame. He built and lived in an amusement park and would invite kids over to enjoy it. His story reads more like a trauma victim looking to live his missing childhood through others than “a sick artist.”

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Well, y’know, Anon. There was some other stuff.

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What stuff?

Please show us something, anything.

Was he weird? Fuck yes. Was he a pedo: acquitted on all accounts. So hell no.

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Solid rebuttal.

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I mean you should know better than thinking that pedos being acquitted means something. If we have learned anything from Epstein, its that famous pedos and powerful people like to mingle.

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Yeah but I’m pretty sure Mculley Culkin has outright denied Jackson did anything sexual to him. I think the guy was just weird and traumatized and later completely doped up all the time.

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I think we would have an easier time if we would start to have different words for people being attracted to children and for people raping children. That way we could say MJ was attracted to children in a concerning way but it is apparent that he did not abuse children sexually.

If only there was way

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Pretty sure some parents used sodium amytal on the then children now adults claiming he did something and prior they denied it

Sodium amytal can cause false memories

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Like sodium amytal

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by all accounts

Wouldn’t that include the aforementioned documentaries?

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Joe Jackson fucked up all his kids, but he really tried hardest on Michael

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Good to be the favorite

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Are people still into arguing about what this dead 80s superstar did? I don’t know. I think it’s kinda baity.

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