Jackson 'joins' Nation of Islam <Jacko X>

From correspondents in New York ^ | 19 December 2003 | The Austrailian

[Helms]

Jackson 'joins' Nation of Islam From correspondents in New York December 19, 2003 MICHAEL Jackson became a member of the black group Nation of Islam on the eve of being formally charged with child molestation, the New York Post reported today.

The newspaper quoted unnamed sources as saying Jackson became a member of the black Muslim organisation led by Louis Farrakhan on Wednesday night.

"The King of Pop is restyling himself Jacko X," said the newspaper.

"High-ranking members of Nation of Islam have been working to bring Jackson into Reverend Louis Farrahkan's flock - and Jackson's conversion is now well-known in the NOI community," said the report.

Farrakhan's organisation, which is controversial because of its leaders' anti-Jewish and anti-homosexual declarations, would not comment on the report when contacted by AFP.

Fox News reported Jackson's brother Jermaine Jackson had brought Farrakhan's chief of staff Leonard Muhammad into Jackson's inner-circle as "a bodyguard".

According to Fox, Jermaine Jackson, another ex-member of the Jackson Five family group, converted to Islam in 1989.

The television channel's report said Jermaine Jackson and Leonard Muhammad were "making the case to Michael that he was a victim of racism and that only the Nation of Islam could save hi.."

Jackson, 45, is on $US3 million ($4.07 million) bail after being accused of multiple counts of child molestation against a boy aged under 14.

Jackson and his lawyers have strongly denied the accusations, calling them "a big lie".

The singer is to be formally charged today in Santa Maria, near Jackson's Neverland Ranch at around 1pm local time (8am AEDT).

Jackson was last month handcuffed and subjected to humiliating police mugshots and fingerprinting when he returned to Santa Barbara on his private to face arrest last month.

[Helms]

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[thoughtomator]

MICHAEL Jackson became a member of the black group Nation of Islam on the eve of being formally charged with child molestation How apropos

[Eris]

Religion is always the last refuge of scoundrels.

[SF Republican]

Good; he will need that protection when he gets to Pelican Bay (the big house in California prisons). Even those followers may be tempted to bump uglies with that man/child/woman/thing.

[dmcnash]

Isn't he jumping the gun? Are not most conversions made in prison? Of course, MJ will not last long in prison.

[Eastbound]

" . . . subjected to humiliating police mugshots and fingerprinting . . "

Don't you just love it when a report is tainted by editorial comment?

And, hey! If you want to see humiliating police mugshots, lemme show you my driver's license photo. Jackson never had it so good.

[thoughtomator]

Hey, who would mess with MJ? He's BAD!

[.cnI redruM]

Al Quaida would detonate bombs on Never Land Ranch. This is utterly ridiculous.

[PoorMuttly]

"...when he returned to Santa Barbara on his private..."

Must have been a short flight.

[Andy from Beaverton]

Don't you have to be black to belong to the Nation of Islam?

[Lady Eileen]

" . . . subjected to humiliating police mugshots and fingerprinting . .

The liberals are screaming the same thing about Saddam.

[TheSpottedOwl]

According to Fox, Jermaine Jackson, another ex-member of the Jackson Five family group, converted to Islam in 1989.

The television channel's report said Jermaine Jackson and Leonard Muhammad were "making the case to Michael that he was a victim of racism and that only the Nation of Islam could save hi.."

I suppose this means that MJ will have surgery to make himself look black...

[DonQ]

I thought someone would have to be black to join!

[presidio9]

How apropos

This move should help him assimilate into the prison culture more easily.

[PaulaB]

"High-ranking members of Nation of Islam have been working to bring Jackson into Reverend Louis Farrahkan's flock"


Ya just what this guy needs...a Farrahkan flock.....NOT...could his life get any more strange???? At this point the best he could do is DISAPPEAR!!!!

[PaulaB]

LOLOL...oh that was good..I actually laughed when I read that....Thanks DonQ :O)

[Domestic Church]

I guess they accept Martians too.

[sgdill]

'Wacko' Muhammad?

[SpinyNorman]

Religion is always the last refuge of scoundrels.

Which brings to mind Clinton's constant runs to the closest local black church every time he was in trouble.

[FreeAtlanta]

My first thoughts, too. He is doing it for protection.

The case must be pretty strong against him.