The seventh anniversary of Michael Jackson’s death is on Saturday, but it’s unlikely to be a time of happy memories of the King of Pop.
This week, footage of a police warrant revealed bizarre items in Michael Jackson’s Neverland home, including stuffed animals, naked photos of boys in their teens or even younger, and a signed photo of Macaulay Culkin.
There were other items found that include drugs to treat sex addiction, videos of men, women, boys and girls in various pornographic guises, life-size Superman and Lara Croft: Tomb Raider mannequins, children’s dolls and arcade games.
The footage was from a raid in November 2003 which showed a secret closet at the back of Michael’s bedroom that was closed with three different locks.
Michael’s Neverland home
The video, leaked by online tabloid Radar was used at his trial for child-molestation charges in 2005.
The pop singer went to trial for multiple child sexual assault charges but he declared not guilty. He was found dead in his home in 2009 at the age of 50.
His daughter Paris, 18, 42-year-old nephew Taj, and brother Jermaine, have slammed the claims as false.
Paris wrote a series of tweets:
Paris Jackson
Her cousin Taj also weighed in on the matter:
Taj Jackson
Michael’s brother Jermaine tweeted for people to let Michael rest.
Jermaine Jackson
The Jackson estate released a statement, saying: “Those who continue to shamelessly exploit Michael via sleazy internet “click bait” ignore that he was acquitted by a jury in 2005 on every one of the 14 salacious charges brought against him in a failed witch hunt.”
“Michael remains just as innocent of these smears in death as he was in life even though he isn’t here to defend himself. Enough is enough.”
