411 Music Fact or Fiction: Is Michael Jackson’s Legacy Destroyed?
Welcome to the 411 Music Fact or Fiction! This week, Andy Rackauskas takes on Jeremy Thomas
After recent reports about what was found in Michael Jackson’s home, his legacy is destroyed.
Andy Rackauskas: FICTION – Jackson is who he is, and people’s perception of him won’t change based on this. Many will probably simply separate the man from his music. By now, everyone probably has their own opinion of the man. I don’t think this “new” report is going to change that. Maybe it should, but it won’t.
Jeremy Thomas: FICTION – I don’t think anything is going to destroy Michael Jackson’s legacy. While the news is certainly disturbing, let’s first take a minute to note that the validity of the report is — well, it’s not particularly valid. The Sheriff’s Office acknowledged that some of the documents may have come from police reports but, and I’m quoting here, they are “interspersed with content that appears to be obtained off the Internet or through other sources.” That content is the actual pictures and such, so basically what it’s saying is, the police report is accurate but the child porn allegations are completely untrue. SheKnows.com has a good rundown of why Radar Online’s report is crap. This is why we shouldn’t just trust the online arm of the National Enquirer without corroboration from a third party, people. All we can be sure regarding this new report is that he bought a well-regarded if controversial art book and owned copies of Playboy, Penthouse and the like. Most of the information from the police report had already come out in the trial that saw him acquitted.
That being said, no it doesn’t destroy his legacy even if it were true. If the 2005 molestation case and the regularly-publicized details of his death didn’t destroy his legacy, nothing will. I take no issue with those who can’t listen to his music because of scandals, but for me what he did as a musician is not detracted from by what he may or may not have been like as a person. T
his is Radar Online over-sensationalizing a story because they knew it would attract attention, and thus profit.
http://411mania.com/music/411-music-fact-or-fiction-is-michael-jacksons-legacy-destroyed/
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Those shocking child porn accusations about Michael Jackson aren't what they seem
A tabloid has published what they call never-before-seen, damning evidence found at Michael Jackson's house before his child molestation trial, but there are a couple of problems with that claim.
A report on Radar Online claims that police found a treasure trove of child pornography when they searched Jackson's Neverland Ranch back in 2003, including "disgusting and downright shocking images of child torture, adult and child nudity, female bondage and sadomasochism," according to their source.
"In a book Jackson called Room to Play, there is a deeply disturbing photo of a [murdered child beauty queen] JonBenét Ramsey look-alike with a noose around her neck," revealed the insider. "There were also photos and videos featuring sadomasochistic sex, bondage..."
Here are the issues with Radar's so-called "exclusive": One, the material in question has been in the public domain and all over the internet for years. Two, Room To Play is actually an art book released by photographer Simen Johan in 2002 and is still readily available on Amazon for as little as $20. The photos are controversial, for sure, but hardly pornography — no sexual acts are depicted. Three, police confirmed that your average, run-of-the-mill porn was found in Jackson's possession — specifically some issues of Playboy and Penthouse, the same as many men have.
"There were all kinds of conventional porn magazines," former Santa Barbara Senior Assistant District Attorney Ron Zonen told People. "Things like Playboy, Penthouse. There was one called Barely Legal. It was a publication that featured young women presumably over the age of 18 but selected because they look much younger.
"There were photos of nude children but they weren't sexually graphic," he said. "They weren't children engaged in sexual activity and there was no child pornography. There were no videos involving children. There were videos that were seized but they were conventional adult sexually graphic material. No children involved."
Rest of the article here:
http://www.sheknows.com/entertainme...ild-porn-charges-innacurate-rehashed-old-news
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