MJ: THE GENIUS OF MICHAEL JACKSON
New Book
by Steve Knopper
Q: How did your opinion of Jackson evolve?
A: Most of the books that have come out about Michael, and there are some very good ones, have been like, "I'm going to get this guy. I'm going to nail down all the weird details and not let him squirm under these half-truths." And of course I wanted to tell the truth, too. But my feeling was that I didn't want to get this guy. I wanted it to be sympathetic to what his life was like. But I didn't expect to be so thoroughly convinced of his innocence on child molestation charges.
Q: What convinced you?
A: It's media-driven, because he was just crushed by tabloids and cable TV news in the post-O.J. era. People went into those events and into his trial — and this is documented — saying "He's guilty, we're going to get this guy." I interviewed unbiased journalists with the same observations. He was declared innocent by a nonpartial jury in 2005, which I do not think was scammed or bought in any way. The prosecution against him was very aggressive and well-funded. And I just don't think the evidence is there to overcome that ruling. The people who accused him are the wrong people."
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