It make's me sick that (if it is true) he could do this to a child/young boy. someone else had to have known & did not say even a word, which also make's me sick!

I must say that is a very good reply, which lead's us up to how much money you have to hire the very best lawyer's!

Let me say that I think MJ has problems and should get professional help - and one of his spineless relatives or 'friends' should tell him to his face.

But this is a shakedown:

the kid was a cancer victim - MJ helped the family out MONETARILY by purchasing a car and paying the Mom's rent while the kid was treated. And let the kid visit the Ranch.

once the kid's cancer went into remission, MJ tried to sever the relationship - that's when the Mom got nasty.

even after the alleged 'event' the Mom let the kid go back - and the kid wanted to go back - if this was such a tramatic event no way the kid would want to be within 1000 ft of MJ

Mom agreed to make a video claiming no sex crimes had been committed - sure sounds like someone who thinks they're back on the money train

the Mom says "it's not about the money" but she already hired a lawyer - there's no reason that someone filing Criminal charges needs a lawyer

we don't know what happened 10 years ago - just because the kid could ID MJ's genitals doesn't mean there was any contact - any rich guy at a Nudist colony could be scammed this way - my guess is MJ wanted to just pay and be done with it.

I'm not saying you're wrong, but where did this information come from?  A reliable news source or someone in MJ's camp?  I'd be interested in checking out the source.

Listen, guilty or not, look at the guy and look at his lifestyle... He admits ON TV that he likes to have children sleep in his bed with him... His bedroom hallway has an alarm system that warns him if anyone approaches the door... His entire estate is noting but Kiddie Bait, like raw meat in a leg trap...

Let's say a guy moves into your neighborhood.  He looks like he used to be a freak in a carnival side show.  He decorates his house inside and out like the one in "Pee Wee's Big Adventure"... He tells all of the neighbors that he thinks the greatest gift of giving is to share his bed with a child.  My guess is this guy doesn't last a week... Rocks would be thrown through every window, "pedophile" would be spray painted on every side of his house, and if he showed his face outside, he'd be beaten with baseball bats...

Pedophilia is a disease... it's an irresistable compulsion for those who crave sex with children, and if we step back from the revulsion and look at it objectively, we might even feel a mote of symphathy for them...

But there's two things that bother the shit out of me... one is the parents who'd let their kid anywhere near MJ for the simple reason that even if he's not a pedophile, he sure as hell could be, and exhibits all the signs that he might be, so for that reason he shouldn't be left alone with someone's child without the parent being there, and those parents who do should be ostrasized by the public. (and beaten with baseball bats)

The second thing that fries my bacon is people who are apologists for someone simply because of their celebrity.  Just because you enjoy someone's music or appreciate the fact that somebody accumulated more yards carrying a football than anyone else or laugh hysterically at every one of some director's movies doesn't mean he isn't a low-life scumbag.  

Talent doesn't exclude or excuse depravity.

But it simply amazes me how many people will make all kinds of excuses for people they admire for their talent.  It seems that often being star struck causes blindness.  

But all I ask is that those people answer two simple questions...

One:  Would you allow YOUR young child to spend an unsupervised week with MJ?

Two:  Would you be fine with YOUR 20-something daughter dating O.J. Simpson?  How about Woody Allen?

I would be willing to guess that the vast majority of those who defend MJ and/or OJ have neither young children nor beautiful daughters.  I think Woody Allen is one of the major comedic talents of our time, but if I had a 16 year old daughter, I'd lock her up before I'd let her get within 100 yards of the Woodman...

Remember... if it looks like a duck, walks like a duck, and quacks like a duck, it probably IS a duck...