Candace Owens does an investigative report on what happened to Michael Jackson.

In 1993, Los Angeles dentist and screenwriter Evan Chandler accused Michael Jackson of sexually abusing his 13-year-old son, Jordan Chandler. The two initially became friends after Jackson rented a vehicle from Jordan’s stepfather. While Evan initially encouraged their friendship, he soon grew suspicious that the relationship might be inappropriate. Jordan later told a psychiatrist and police that Jackson had abused him, prompting an investigation.

News of the allegations quickly spread, leading to widespread public backlash against Jackson. He canceled his Dangerous World Tour due to health issues related to the scandal and entered a rehabilitation program. In September of that year, the Chandlers filed a lawsuit against Jackson, which was settled on January 25, 1994. However, Jackson maintained that the settlement was not an admission of guilt but rather an effort to avoid further damage to his career.

The investigation was eventually closed due to a lack of evidence and the Chandler family’s refusal to cooperate further. Years later, during the People v. Jackson trial, Jackson was found not guilty on June 13, 2005, and was acquitted of all charges. This chapter marked a significant moment in Jackson’s life, with lasting effects on his legacy.

MICHAEL JACKSON PUBLIC STATEMENT ON 1ST ALLEGATION

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“I am doing well and I am strong. As you may already know, after my tour ended, I remained out of the country undergoing treatment for a dependency on pain medication. This medication was initially prescribed to ease the excruciating pain that I was suffering after reconstruction surgery on my scalp. There have been many disgusting statements made recently concerning allegations of improper conduct on my part.

These statements about me are totally false. As I have maintained from the very beginning, I am hoping for a speedy end to the horrifying, horrifying experience to which I have been subjected. I shall not in this statement talk about the false allegations that have been made against me, since my lawyers have advised me that this is not the proper forum in which to do that. I will say that I am particularly upset at the handling of this matter by the incredible, terrible mass media. At every opportunity, the media has dissected and manipulated these allegations to reach their own conclusions. I ask all of you to wait to hear the truth before you label or condemn me.

Don’t treat me like a criminal, ’cause I am innocent. I have been forced to submit to a dehumanizing and humiliating examination by the Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s Department and the Los Angeles Police Department earlier this week. They served a search warrant on me, which allowed them to view and photograph my body including my penis, my buttocks, my lower torso, thighs, and any other area that they wanted. They were supposed to be looking for any discoloration, spotting, blemishes or any other evidence of a skin disorder called Vitiligo that I have previously spoken about.

The warrant also directed me to cooperate in any examination of my body by deposition to determine the condition of my skin including whether como abrir uma loja virtual I had Vitiligo or any other skin disorder. The warrant further states that I had no right to refuse this examination or photographs, and if I failed to cooperate with them they would introduce that refusal at any trial as an indication of my guilt. It was the most humiliating ordeal of my life, one that no person should ever have to suffer. Even after experiencing the indignity of this search, the parties involved were still not satisfied. They wanted to take even more pictures. It was a nightmare, a horrifying nightmare, but if this is what I have to endure to prove my innocence, my complete innocence, so be it.

Throughout my life I have only tried to help thousands upon thousands of children to live happy lives. I am not guilty of these allegations, but if I am guilty of anything it is of giving all that I have to give to help children all over the world; it is of loving children of all ages and races, it is of gaining sheer joy from seeing children with their innocent and smiling faces, it is of enjoying through them the childhood that I missed myself.

If I am guilty of anything, it is of believing what God said about children: “Suffer little children to come unto me, and forbid them not for this is the Kingdom of heaven.” In no way do I think that I am God but I do try to be God-like in my heart. I am totally innocent of any wrongdoing and I know these terrible allegations will all be proven false. Again, to my friends and fans, thank you very much for all of your support. Together, we will see this through to the very end. I love you very much and may God bless you all. I love you. Good-bye.“

— Michael Jackson, December 22, 1993^[8]