Posted on 06/14/2005 2:23:08 PM PDT by El Conservador
LOS ANGELES (AFP) - In his first public statement since his acquittal on child sex charges, Michael Jackson thanked his fans for their support and love during his gruelling four-month trial.
"Thank you to my family, friends and fans for all your love and support," read a statement that flashed up for barely a second on the star's website. "I will never forget I love you all. Michael," the message said.
The brief personal statement marked the first public words from the "King of Pop" since a jury on Monday found him not guilty on 10 charges that could have seen him jailed for up to two decades.
The message flashed up under the banner "VICTORY" at the end of an animated display celebrating the superstar's freedom and his winning the battle against the charges against him.
The jury in the California town of Santa Maria, near Neverland Ranch where the star was Tuesday holed up with his family, found Jackson was innocent of abusing a 13-year-old cancer patient, plying the boy with alcohol and plotting to kidnap him and his family.
Just one word---blech!!!!
FUNNY!!
all I can say is Bleckkkkkkk
...and I promise never to have another kid sleep with me in my bed.
Is a futon considered a bed?
Neverland Raunch.
A public statement.
I guess that's as close to his public he's going to get.
Lay low, Mr. Jackson, lay low. :)
He should thank the public school system that produced his jury.
Dan
Or, Namblaland Ranch.
He may be a pedophile. But when your witness has the credibility problems that kid had, and your case is completely dependent on his testimony, it's not too surprising a result, given the reasonable doubt standard.
"...found Jackson was innocent of abusing a 13-year-old cancer patient,..."
I thought he was found Not Guilty. I thought "not guilty" and "innocent" were two different animals? Gee, I feel spun!
They didn't find him 'innocent'. They found him not guilty. There's a difference.
What's the definition of "bed?" What's the definition of "sleep?"
Note to Michael Jackson the pedophile: "Not Guilty" doesn't mean "Innocent".
"...and I promise never to have another kid sleep with me in my bed. "
...didnt say anything about anyone else's bed!
YOU are correct--who ever wrote the story is WRONG---
Jackson is no more innocent than OJ!!!!
I heard on a local radio show that Jackson has been approached about being in the Philadelphia show of the new AIDS Concert....yikes!
he was "not found guilty" seems closer to the truth.
You got that right. I watched the jurors this morning on the news shows and there wasn't an articulate one in the bunch. They came across as starstruck by Jackson and very hostile to the mother of the boy. It seemed a personal offense to them the way she did her hair for court. Any book written by this crew will go straight to the remainder bin.
Move to another country? I thought that was Alec Baldwin and/or Barbra Streisand.
And they're still here too. :)
VS, I like your wording. Fits well.
I have noticed several jurors saying how the accuser and his mother are proven liars and that was most influential on their verdict. But, none of them have mentioned that MJ is a proven liar also and that seems to have had no influence upon their verdict. As I recall, MJ lied about his treatment by LEOs during his booking. I think that's a darned serious lie and should have been a big consideration for the jurors. It hasn't even been mentioned by the jurors so I doubt it played any part in their verdict.
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