Today in Michael Jackson HIStory July 31th

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~JULY 31~

1980
Michael Jackson in on the cover of Jet magazine, with sister LaToya.




1992
Eric Herminie (28), a young man obsessed with Michael, stands on a ledge on top of a 120 foot high building opposite The Dorchester hotel, where Michael is staying, and says that he will jump if he does not see him. Michael speaks to him for several minutes on the phone before appearing on his hotel suite balcony to wave and gesture to him not to jump. When Herminie finally climbs back inside, he is taken away by the police and charged with breach of the peace. In the evening, Michael Jackson meets Prince Charles backstage before the second Wembley concert and presents him with a cheque for £200,000 for the Prince’s Trust. ‘Black Or White’ is honoured as the music video with the best special effects at the 1992 International Monitor Awards. ‘Black Or White’ is voted as one of their favourite videos by the Olympic athletes competing in Barcelona, Spain.



Michael Jackson returning to the Dorchester hotel after performing a concert at Wembley Stadium.


2000
Geraldine Hughes, the former legal secretary representing the child who accused Michael of child molestation, announces she can prove Michael’s innocence in a new book soon to be released entitled - ‘The Set Up - The Truth Behind the Child Molestation Allegations’. Hughes stated: “So much about the case never came to the public’s attention. I was there, and I know!”




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Geraldine Hughes talks about "Redemption"


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eBnOHpNa1Go






Quote of the day: "I Love all of you So So Much. I'm very lonley without you, you are my life always, please love me always. 'BURN' ALL TABLOIDS" :heart:
-Love, Michael Jackson




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Have a good one! :heart: ​

 

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I love you sooo much Michael, still today and always!

 

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January 2004 http://www.amazon.com/Redemption-Michael-Jackson-Molestation-Allegations/dp/1576880362

About the Author

Geraldine Hughes, has been one of L.A.'s top legal secretaries of 23 years. She worked on the 1993 case involving Michael Jackson before, during and after the child molestation allegations and is now pursuing her dream as a full-time missionary. Currently, she works with children and at-risk youth. She provides them with an outlet to get involved in Christian activities outside their environment to enhance their quality of life through social, academic and spiritual enrichment. It is her goal to someday have a youth center for the at-risk and a youth church that trains and instructs youth how to interact with one another.

Book Description

Geraldine Hughes comes forth to set the record straight about what really happened behind the scenes in the 1993 child molestation case against Michael Jackson. In Redemption: The Truth Behind the Michael Jackson Child Molestation Allegations, Hughes reveals facts that have never been made public, court documented information, public statements and records that she insists prove Jackson’s innocence.
The chapters unfold by revealing the key players, highlighting the events leading up to the allegation and giving a thorough description of the legal activities that led Jackson’s attorney to settle the case. Redemption is a modern-day mystery that requires a chapter-by-chapter unfolding for all the facts to be known and to redeem an innocent man’s character from the cloud of guilt that has been hanging over his head since 1993. Justice can only be served after the truth is told.

*Geraldine Hughes Speaks Out in Support of Michael Jackson*
Published February 02, 2004 | The O'Reilly Factor | Bill O'Reilly

O'REILLY: In the "Impact" segment tonight, 45-year-old Michael Jackson will be arraigned next week on child molestation charges in California. As you know, the case is the subject of endless speculation, but there is a story you might not have heard.
In 1994, Jackson settled child molestation charges with a 13-year-old boy and his family for millions. At the time, a lawyer named Barry Rothman was representing the boy.
Joining us now from Los Angeles is Geraldine Hughes, who was Rothman's legal secretary during that case. She is the author of the upcoming book "Redemption: The Truth Behind the Michael Jackson Child Molestation Allegations."
All right, I want to walk through this, Ms. Hughes. I want to be very specific. All right, you contend that the boy's father, Dr. Evan Chandler, was behind this whole thing and that Jackson did not molest the boy. Is that correct?
GERALDINE HUGHES, "REDEMPTION" AUTHOR: That is absolutely correct.
O'REILLY: And you base that on what?
HUGHES: Well, basically, I was on the inside. So I was able to witness behaviors. I was able to witness what was going on the inside. I knew from the very onset of the allegation that Michael Jackson was absolutely innocent and that it wasn't a case...
O'REILLY: All right, now give me one -- your biggest convincer. You've got millions of people watching you right now.
HUGHES: Okay.
O'REILLY: All right? The biggest reason you felt Jackson was innocent was?
HUGHES: I guess, if I were to give one -- there were a lot -- but I will try and pull one. Basically, it was -- I actually recall the letter that went to Chandler, where he was advised about how to report child molestation by using a third party without liability to a parent. And that was like three weeks prior to the actual launching of the allegations.
O'REILLY: All right, now Ms. Hughes, if I am a parent, and my child is molested, all right, I immediately go to my attorney for advice. If my attorney advises me to take a certain course of action, as Dr. Chandler's did, all right, because you worked for the man...
HUGHES: Right.
O'REILLY: ...all right, why would that mean that this didn't happen?
Why wouldn't this be just the methodical, orderly way to place the complaint?
HUGHES: I guess if that was the only thing I had that I could say made me believe that, you would probably be right and I would probably look into it further based on your view. But there's many occasions...
O'REILLY: All right, but I asked you for the big gun. And the big gun hasn't convinced me. Give me something else.
HUGHES: Well, okay -- well, basically, it's -- my contention is that it was an elaborate -- elaborate, meaning it was multifaceted. Multifaceted means I can throw you one thing and it's really not going to matter until you pull it all together. Minus physical evidence, you have to look at the whole picture. You can't just -- one thing is not going to do it for you.
O'REILLY: All right.
HUGHES: But I will say this. I will say this. We have the finest police, law enforcement agency in the nation. There were four police agencies that went looking for evidence to corroborate with the little boy, and they found nothing. That really should be your biggest thing right there.
O'REILLY: Well, here's what swayed me to disagree with you, and maybe you can put this in perspective for us. During the settlement hearings...
HUGHES: Okay.
O'REILLY: The father, Dr. Chandler, all right, and your boss presented a scenario whereby the 13-year-old boy would identify marks on Michael Jackson's body that nobody would have known about unless they had seen his intimate parts.
HUGHES: Right. Yes, okay.
O'REILLY: Now what say you, Madame?
HUGHES: I said did they bring him -- did they arrest him based on their findings? Because had he accurately described parts that only someone could have described if they had seen it, that would have been -- that was really what they were looking for, the mere fact that they didn't bring him up on charges after that. And Michael even said the only reason why...
O'REILLY: The boy -- after the $20 million changed hands, the boy then wouldn't testify. And that's how it went.
HUGHES: Well, that was before that. That was before that. That was before the settlement negotiations.
O'REILLY: Whoa, whoa, whoa. I will cede you one point, Madame. You're not making your case for me, I have to be quite honest with you. I'm not believing...
HUGHES: That's fine.
O'REILLY: ...you know, I'm not going to get it, Bill.
O'REILLY: Well, look, I mean I'm not -- if I'm on the jury and I'm listening to you, he's not exonerated. But I will tell you this -- I do believe that this Dr. Chandler, okay, wanted the money rather than the criminal prosecution. Instead of going to the authorities first and backing into the civil suit, he didn't. He went for the civil -- he wanted the money and then the criminal prosecution be damned. I do believe that. And that's wrong.
HUGHES: But we live in a state where you can have both. You can have criminal prosecution and the money.
O'REILLY: Now, but not then. Not yet. You could have.
HUGHES: Oh, then you could too.
O'REILLY: Now here's motivation you may be right about but...
HUGHES: He could have had both. He didn't have to go just for the one. And you tell me somebody molests your child, you're going to take money and not go after the prosecution?
O'REILLY: I wouldn't do it. I know people who would sell their children for $20 million. Ms. Hughes, we thank you very much for appearing.
HUGHES: Thank you.
O'REILLY: Thank you.
HUGHES: Yes.
O'REILLY: Thank you for appearing.
HUGHES: Thank you.
Read more: http://www.foxnews.com/on-air/oreil...aks-out-support-michael-jackson#ixzz22JS2sySu