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Leaving Neverland

Discussion in 'BBS Hangout' started by bratna8, Mar 4, 2019.

  1. bratna8

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    Saw the 1st part last night.

    Very disturbing if true.

    Guy was never convicted. Did he pay the family to be quiet...These two just trying to make more money?

    Won't be surprised if all of it is true.
     
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  2. Harrisment

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    I watched the first hour of part 1 this morning. Hard to not believe that it happened after watching what I did. The account from the victim was incredibly detailed and disturbing.

    My wife informed me that the guy from Australia on the show that won the dancing contest as a 5 yr old, is the dude that Britney cheated on Justin Timberlake with.
     
  3. GRENDEL

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    We watched it last night as well and I don't know much about these guys but I'm not really surprised if true.

    Mainly because MJ was so insulated from reality that he probably thought that he could do whatever he wanted.

    The parents were just so overwhelmed and star struck that ignored all the warning signs screaming at them.

    That one section where the Aussie's mom said that MJ wanted to have them leave the kid with him for a year......jesus......
     
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    I don’t need to see a doc to believe a grown man having kids sleep over was likely a pedophile.
     
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    Well one of them tried together a job in the Michael Jackson Cirque show.
    Why would he do that if that was so traumatizing?
    The show has images of Michael Jackson and his songs for over an hour..

    Michael Jackson’s brothers say accusers’ film neglects facts

    https://www.apnews.com/c8068d6eeeea487584da68599e6e0175

    No one in the Jackson family has any memory of meeting Safechuck. They have focused their criticism on Robson, whose allegations, they say, have coincided with financial problems.

    They say in particular that being denied a job with a Jackson-themed Cirque du Soleil show prompted him to change his story.
     
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    I haven't seen the show, and I don't think I will. I just find Michael and the entire Jackson clan so creepy that I think this show would be hard to watch.
     
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    Wade Robson also had his own dance competition show on MTV back in the mid 2000s called The Wade Robson Project.
     
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    My gut tells me if he had done it, other kids would have come forward like Cosby and the cases in the Church. But that never really happened here and he had a lot of opportunity with kids. I just don't think he ever grew up, and that's ok.
     
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    It is my understanding that both of these guys testified that nothing ever happened and used to be some of his biggest defenders...and one of them was well into adulthood when he did it. It seems strange that 10 years after he died and can't defend himself that these allegations come to light.

    On the other hand, gotta know to not put yourself in those situations if you are an adult.

    If it IS true. Shame.

    Weird times we live in. You can basically say whatever you want with no witnesses or evidence 30 years after something allegedly happened and a bunch of people will believe you. And you can make a bunch of money on it.
     
  12. Sajan

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    We do live in a dangerous time as far as the court of public opinion. Once an allegation is put out there, there's no going back.

    Not to make this a D&D thread, that was my whole thing with the whole supreme court sage earlier last year. True or not, it shows that someone can accuse someone of something decades later, with or without evidence.
     
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    I also find it strange that the Ronson guy wanted to be the choreographer for MJ Cirque du Soleil show.
    He didn't get the job.
    You don't see these women wanting to do a remake of the Cosby Show.
     
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    None?
     
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    Mock wedding ceremony, freaking weirdo.
     
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    Just finished it. Tough watch, but powerful documentary
     
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    This.

    I don't understand the "well, they only came out with these accusations after he was dead!". B.S. Everyone was talking him about being a kiddie diddler 20+ years ago.
     
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    This reminds me of all of R Kelly’s female fans that have continued to defend him. I know it’s hard to accept your idol is a monster, but that’s what they are.
     
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    I just hope no crazy accusations ever come out about my hero @KingCheetah
     

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