Trial Review: Brett Barnes Angry at Pros. Allegations – MB#298

Trial Review: Brett Barnes Angry at Prosecution Allegations – MB#298

JANUARY 15 2006 – This MJEOL Trial Review focuses on the testimony of Brett Barnes and how his disdain for prosecutors was another blow to their credibility in the Michael Jackson trial.

Brett Barnes, a witness for the defense, testified in court to directly refute allegations and implications of molestation. Like prosecutors did with Wade Robson and Mac Culkin, they alleged Barnes was a “victim”.

Outraged over the allegation, Barnes came to court to set the record straight. Barnes specifically told prosecutors– as far back as 1993 when he was still a kid–that Jackson had done nothing improper or inappropriate to him, nor had he seen Jackson do anything inappropriate with any child.

Barnes’s testimony is highly interesting because he has spent time around Jackson both as a child and as an adult. Both his mother and sister would later testify as well for the defense.

EURWeb: Jackson Shreds Financial & Musical Limits, Becomes Target – MiniB#24

EURWeb: Jackson Shreds Financial & Musical Limits, Becomes Target – MiniBullet#24 Christopher Hamilton has published an article at EURWEB about Michael Jackson. He makes some highly interesting points which, of course, this community has been aware of for ages. In his piece titled “IS IT BECAUSE HE’S BLACK?: What They Don’t Want You to Know About Michael Jackson”, he says that Jackson has ascended to a level which no other black person has achieved before. The article has me thinking again about issues of Jackson’s popularity, his meaning to the community, and his literally earth-shattering achievements. Hamilton writes:

All anyone has to do is look when Michael started being portrayed as “Crazy.” It wasn’t during the “Thriller” years. It’s cool being a song and dance man. That’s what they want. DON’T DARE BECOME A THINKING BUSINESSMAN. DON’T DARE BUY THE BEATLES CATALOG. DON’T DARE MARRY ELVIS’ DAUGHTER. DON’T DARE BEAT THE RECORD INDUSTRY AT THEIR OWN GAME. Michael started being labeled crazy when he began making business moves that no one had been successful at doing. Michael took two cultural icons and shattered them to pieces. (see IS IT BECAUSE HE’S BLACK?: What They Don’t Want You to Know About Michael Jackson)

Trial Review: Robson Testimony Begins to Crush 1108 Accusations– MB#295

Trial Review: Robson Testimony Begins to Crush 1108 Accusations– MB#295

JANUARY 4 2006 — MJEOL’s Trial Reviews now brings us to the testimony of Wade Robson and the issue of what’s called “1108 evidence” or alleged “prior bad acts”.

In Jackson’s “case”, calling what Judge Rodney Melville allowed into this trial “prior bad acts” didn’t fit. What this “1108 evidence” amounted to was a bunch of unfounded accusations with zero evidence to back them up, leveled by a gang of people who were literally sued into bankruptcy by Jackson.

The way this played out in the Jackson trial, which is very dangerous to an innocent and famous person, is that prosecutors were allowed to call witnesses to the stand to make accusations concerning Jackson’s behavior with children in the past.

Three prosecution witnesses, Ralph Chacon, Adrian McManus and Kassim Abdool came in under a desperate attempt by prosecutors to get a conviction against Jackson.

The prosecution’s shortsighted, vindictive nature wouldn’t prepare them for what the defense revealed in court about these witnesses’ backgrounds.

Trial Review: Accuser Arrogant, Testimony Unbelievable – MB#294 UPDATE

Trial Review: Accuser Arrogant, Testimony Unbelievable – MB#294 UPDATED JANUARY 2 2006 JANUARY 1 2006 — In its review of the Michael Jackson trial, MJEOL comes to the testimony of the accuser, Gavin Arvizo. Previous trial reviews have focused on the testimonies of the accuser’s brother (Star Arvizo) and sister (Davellin Arvizo), as well as stunning admissions from Ann Kite (Gabriel) and the 8th-circle-of-hell-bound Martin Bashir. Not having to solely rely on media reports about the accuser’s testimony is one of the most important means of understanding just how absurd the allegations against Jackson were. The then 15 year old Arvizo was all over the place with his testimony under cross-examination. Prosecutors tried to sell the notion that the accuser and his brother were innocent lambs who only became violent and outrageous hellions after they were contaminated by Jackson’s Neverland; “drinking” and getting “molested”. Unlike how media pundits remember, Jackson did not go to the hospital the first day of the accuser’s testimony. His testimony began right after the testimony of his younger brother, Star Arvizo, on March 9 2005. Just another example of the media remembering the way it WASN’T, instead of the way it was.

Trial Review: Testimony of Brother Filled with Inconsistencies – MB#293

Trial Review: Testimony of Brother Filled with Inconsistencies & Illogical Allegations – MB #293 DECEMBER 27 2005 – Continuing our look back at the Michael Jackson trial, MJEOL comes to the testimony of the accuser’s brother, Star Arvizo (Star A.). The younger Arvizo alleged to have witnessed sexual abuse, twice, against his brother. His alleged eye witness accounts seemed, to many, to be a bit too coincidental upon first hearing about them in various media reports. As with the accuser’s sister (Davellin Arvizo), having the brother back up some of the allegations is a form of built-in corroboration…if you want to believe the tall-tale.

Palanker Posts Pics of Accuser and Brother – MiniBullet#23

Palanker Posts Pics of Accuser and Brother – MiniBullet#23 DECEMBER 25 2005 — Wow. If I hadn’t seen it with my own eyes, I wouldn’t have believed it. Louise Palanker reportedly is a “family friend” to the Arvizo family – the family who leveled what the jury found to be false allegations against Michael Jackson. Called “weezy” by those who are apparently close to her, she posted pictures of the Arvizo boys, Gavin Arvizo and Star Arvizo, on her web blog. I will not link to her ridiculous site so as not to increase her traffic from here. To the right, you will find a screenshot of her web blog about that entry. However, this does present a problem of hypocrisy. There was a minor brouhaha about a satirical website posting photos of Gavin Arvizo. According to the website, they were only posting photos which were already available publicly.

Trial Review: The Evasive Davellin Arvizo & Shocking Defense Info – MB #292

Trial Review: The Evasive Davellin Arvizo & Shocking Defense Info – MB #292 DECEMBER 23 2005 – MJEOL is continuing its look back at the Michael Jackson trial and providing details which have often gone unreported by the general media. The vapid and shallow-assed “review” segments about this “case” thus far often highlighted such incidences as Jackson showing up one day in his pajamas; as if it had an affect AT ALL on the jury’s decision or the bombshells dropped by the defense. I suppose its too painful for many slobbering media bosses to take a look back at the way millions of dollars were snatched from their grasp as 14 not guilty verdicts were read; each not guilty cutting like a knife through the heart of dozens of opportunistic producers, executives, editors, fame-chasing media whores and glorified tabloid reporters. Like so many witnesses, Davellin Arvizo’s (Davellin A.) testimony was just as revealing. And according to other information dug up by the defense, she may have committed perjury on the stand. She also seemed to have stock-answers which she used to avoid answering questions.

Trial Review: Martin Bashir, Ann Kite not Exactly Stellar Witnesses – MB #291

Trial Review: Martin Bashir, Ann Kite not Exactly Stellar Prosecution Witnesses – MB #291

DECEMBER 21 2005 — What a year we’ve all seen in the world of Michael Jackson! The end of this year shows certain members of the media continuing to nurse their depression with odd, unconfirmed and sketchy stories of Jackson’s current child custody situation, while simultaneously dreaming…hoping…praying for his financial ruin.

The world didn’t end on Dec 20 like some had predicted. One cause of that despair, the trial, started at the end of February 2005 and ended in June with a full acquittal for Jackson on every lame, logically ridiculous and physically impossible allegation brought against him.

I’m going to take a few moments to intro our trial review before getting into the actual testimony. For at least 2 years, we witnessed the maligning of his integrity, his innocence, his dignity, and his humanity.

So it was probably a big shock to these media outlets to also witness his defense team knocking-down every absurd allegation leveled against him by a set of vindictive prosecutors and the crooks who they wholeheartedly believed.