Police find secret room in Michael Jackson raid

Extra TV ^ | 11/19/03 | Extra TV

[jimbo123]

For 15 years, the Neverland ranch has been Michael Jackson's retreat from the world. But now, the walls are literally closing in on him. His fortune, his reputation, and his freedom are now at stake.

Now that a warrant is out for his arrest on multiple counts of sex abuse against a minor, Jackson's secret world is being exposed. And "Extra" is learning more dark secrets from behind the gates of Neverland.

At a stunning news conference, Santa Barbara sheriffs said they are in talks with Jackson's lawyers and negotiating for the international superstar to turn himself in.

Jackson family attorney Brian Oxman reveals to "Extra" what police found when they raided Jackson’s Neverland ranch. They found about one million pictures and thousands of videotapes, but Oxman insists that they are all innocent. He says, "They are looking at things which are the history of Michael Jackson. I don’t really think they know what they are looking for."

But "Extra" has learned about something else that police may have found at Neverland-- a secret room hidden behind the star's walk-in closet. It is a place few have seen because in it are photographs of bare-chested children, babies, toys, games, and even an autographed picture of actor Macauley Culkin signed, "Don't leave me alone in the house."

Jackson has reportedly hired attorney Mark Geragos, who worked for of Winona Ryder and Scott Peterson, to represent him. Meantime, Jackson's people have complained that the raid was carried out on the same day that his greatest hits album "Number Ones" came out, insinuating it was a publicity ploy by police. But the DA shot that theory down.

The rumors have swirled around Jackson since 1993 when sexual allegation charges were reportedly settled out of court. Then came last year's infamous baby dangling incident, followed by Jackson's stunning admission in the controversial documentary hosted by Martin Bashir.

Lorenzo Benet, a staff correspondent for People magazine says that if Jackson loses custody of his three children, his ex-wife Debby Rowe might be the next logical person to take over.

Benet says, "Now Debbie has said in the past that she didn't really have these children to be a mother but legally she is the mother. So in that situation, I think that she would probably have first shot at getting the kids."

[jimbo123]

So you believe Bill Clinton didn't rape Juanita Broaddrick?

[Enterprise]

He can't play the race card, he's white, or at least he thinks he is.

[microgood]

So you believe Bill Clinton didn't rape Juanita Broaddrick?

Based on her testimony and his MO I think it is highly likely.

[uvular]

The "may have found" part covers the 'reporter's' butt, I guess. There's a big difference between May Have and Did Find.

If stories are true that Geragos has been working on this case for months, I would think Geragos might have advised MJ do a thorough housecleaning. Of course, he's been pretty busy lately...

If all is true, MJ should be in prison. Prayers to those poor 3 kids of his; hard to see how they will ever grow up to be anything close to normal, whether he keeps custody or someone else gets them...

[petercooper]

webster is in there

[NittanyLion]

Frankly, I looked back up there to see if it was from NewsMax. :-)

LOL. I expected this to be a Registered spoof...

[petercooper]

webster is in there

[Howlin]

Turn on CNN.

[microgood]

Based on her testimony and his MO I think it is highly likely.

Meant to say I think he did rape her.

[Howlin]

He's in LV, and people are running up to the car, shaking his hand.

Here we go...

[uvular]

The car watch is on Fox Report, too. Shep said it had been going on for some time, but he promised to give the viewers the NEWS tonight, but since he had not mentioned MJ's name in 20 minutes, he showed Jackson's car apparantly aimlessly going down the street while cars passing by his reached their hands out to shake MJ's outstreched hand...

[Howlin]

*Sigh*

[Future Snake Eater]

...and even an autographed picture of actor Macauley Culkin signed, "Don't leave me alone in the house."

So THAT'S where Macaulay Culkin's been! Mystery solved--on to Claude Raines!

[Domestic Church]

You are on the trail...definitely more to this than meets the eye and desensitizing the populace with sexual depravity is a socialist key agenda...even Clinton played his part for the cause.

[Enterprise]

They're shaking his hand? Gee. I guess he has street cred now.

[Domestic Church]

I bet he won't go to jail.

[waterstraat]

But don't you think it's eerie or dangerous for Whacko to have photos of bare-chested children in a secret room behind his walk-in closet?

Can someone tell me what is wrong with photos of bare chested children? ....and who in america does not have any? Children and men being bare chested has been legal since the 1930's.

[spectre]

You forgot to mention another of Mark Geragos clients, "Scott Peterson".

Scott is also strange, and MG uses the "so what about it" defense.

It's troubling that adults are buying this juvenile tactic and they don't just laugh in Geragos face.

sw

[longtermmemmory]

may, might, could, may be, possibly, possible: all weasle words.


Even if Geragos has been on the case, that is no guarantee that Jackson actually DID anything. Arrogance and all that goes with that arrogance.

As for the room, if the plans are on public record, then it is quite possible the room is indicated there in the plans. As for the contents found there, I am HIGHLY suspicious if this is information supplied by the DA to the reporters. This may be just game playing to tamper with the jury pool. Dumb on the part of a never-had-a-job Prosecutor. It taints the case.

[Howlin]

Evidently.