To no one's surprise, Michael Jackson was acquitted today on all molestation charges leveled at him by a teenage cancer patient he befriended several years ago. Despite prior legal battles around Jackson's behavior with young boys, a host of witnesses to alleged episodes of abuse, and a bizarre appearance with the boy in a documentary in which Jackson cheerfully admitted that they shared a bed, Jackson was found not guilty of charges of molestation and a host of related charges.
An emotional Jackson told reporters that he felt vindicated from "these terrible, horrible charges. These charges were horrible. Just terrible. It's been terrible. Horrible."
When asked if his ordeal would lead him to change his habits, many of which were brought to light during the trial, Jackson said, "I think that sharing your bed with a child is the most loving thing, but I guess the rest of the world doesn't feel that way. I really need to get away and have some quiet time, so I'm thinking of joining the priesthood. I might even open a K-12 seminary at Neverland." While deciding his next move, Jackson noted, he announced plans to film another documentary, entitled "Michael Jackson's Neverland Slumberfun Party," and invited several young fans outside the courtroom to participate.
Jackson then started to cry, thereby dislodging his nose and his right cheek, which fell to the ground but were quickly retrieved by a bodyguard as Jackson was quickly led away by his entourage.
Meanwhile, the media is hunting for the next big diversion from the War in Iraq, torture of detainees, the Downing Street Memo and the deficit, and has put out a call for any news tips about missing white women, celebrities in legal trouble, Paris Hilton scandals, or white men who have killed their wives.
Meanwhile, the media is hunting for the next big diversion from... [reality]
A great post about this common topic of media diversion today referenced on Common Dreams:
Forget You Heard About Those Memos
by Rick Mercier
http://www.commondreams.org/views05/0623-21.htm
"Say, did you see the ring Tom Cruise gave that little teeny-bopper?"
Posted by: Adam | June 23, 2005 at 10:42 PM
Oh look, they just put the ever-reliable summer shark attack stories back into circulation!
Shark attacks 2nd teen off Fla. Panhandle
Posted by: Adam | June 27, 2005 at 09:24 PM