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| The tragic King of Pop during his 2005 molestation trial |
Even more fascinating were the questions it posed about the media's effect on Jackson's later and deadly dependency on drugs:
When Michael Jackson died the media went into overdrive again. What drugs had killed him? How long had he been using them? Who had prescribed them? What else was in his system? How much did he weigh? But there was one question nobody seemed to want to ask: Why? Why was Michael Jackson so stressed and so paranoid that he couldn't even get a decent night's sleep unless somebody stuck a tube full of anesthetic into his arm?Reading about what really happened during the trial was stunning, because I can attest to the media's twisting of the facts. In fact, the only real thing that stuck out from the trial was the mention of "jesus juice". I can't remember the media reporting about the defense at all.
I know why they didn't though. They wanted Michael to fry, if not in the court of law, then at least in the court of public opinion. And they succeeded, because after that disastrous trial, Jackson's career would never be the same.
Now, a year after his death, I can't help but wonder what would have happened to the King of Pop had the trial been reported fairly. Would he have fled to Bahrain, exhausted from a witchhunt that should've never been? Would he have fallen victim to his own neuroses, and then drugs? Would he have been forced into the tour that ultimately end his life? Would Michael be at peace, raising his children and entertaining his millions of fans who never gave up on him?
Sadly, we will never know.
Check out the article below:
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/charles-thomson/one-of-the-most-shameful_b_610258.html
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