Unless there is a video of Jackson doing what people think he did, this is, and will remain, a merry-go-round full of accusations and money.
Jackson was, by all social norms, weird! No one can debate that. However, as in his death, his life will always be open to interpretation and innuendo.
The fact that a child superstar (like a Jackson himself) says nothing happened TO HIM, tells me nothing! Hell, some men abuse one child repeatedly and never touch the others.
Absence of proof does not mean innocence, but with everyone looking at this from a legal/lawsuit perspective, the denials of the young kids WHILE THEY WERE SUPPOSEDLY UNDER HIS SPELL is evidence that us both tainted AND difficult to overcome.
Name me a serial rapist and I’d bet there are many, many people who would come forward to say, “He was a nice guy! Can’t believe the stories! Never in my wildest dreams could I have imagined that of him!” It’s just the way it is.
And for ANYONE who thinks that young kids don’t lie (or remain silent) to PROTECT THEIR ABUSERS, you are sadly mistaken.
Jackson is, was, and will always be seen as “different.” He lived a life none of us can honestly imagine. If he did it, then I’m glad he is gone. If he didn’t, I’m sorry society is such that he made it hard to believe he didn’t.
In society, you have to live within the norms or else. He pushed that boundary to the limit. Whether he crossed it, I don’t know. I DO know that my son would not have been allowed to sleep in the same bed as Jackson... misunderstood man-child or not!