Category: MJEOL BULLET

Not Guilty Verdict Sparks Media Meltdown – MJEOL Bullet #274 JUNE 14 2005 — A mostly white, conservative Santa Maria jury found Michael Jackson not guilty on 10 felony counts and 4 misdemeanor counts leveled against him by the prosecution in a California courtroom yesterday. Some members of the media have all but pulled their hair out on camera at a verdict that they can’t explain-away/downplay/second-guess. They can’t say he “got off” because the black jurors didn’t trust the government. There were no black jurors. They can’t say he “got off” because it was moved to liberal Los Angeles County. The defense didn’t opt to move it to another location. They have no where to go….oh but that’s not stopping them from trying. Not 2 hours after the verdict, some had already begun to look for a reason why the jury didn’t convict an innocent Jackson of the charges against him. The aptly titled “Nancy disGrace” (that’s Nancy Grace) yelled that the poor minority family didn’t stand a chance against the Jackson machine. ‘Poor minority’ my ass! This ‘poor minority family’ has connections not only to law enforcement, but also to the military. One of Janet Arvizo’s connections was a police officer she’d known for a long time before this trial. She’s also married to an army Major who makes $80,000 a year. Not to mention all of the thousands of dollars out of which they apparently defrauded celebrities. Oh yeah, boohoo for the ‘poor minority family’. If anyone had a handicap coming into this trial, it was Michael Jackson, who the media had already tried and convicted…both in 1993 and 2003…with zero evidence.

Ranieri Hears JC Penney Sex Abuse Alleg. for 1st Time in Depo – MB#273 A shocked Ranieri heard sex abuse claims leveled against JC Penney guards from the mother for the first time during the actual deposition JUNE 11 2005 — Attorney Anthony Ranieri testified on May 24 2005 in the Michael Jackson trial concerning his previous representation of the mother. Ranieri was the family’s personal injury lawyer who worked for the Feldman & Rothstein law firm during the JC Penney lawsuit; the same firm where Mary Holzer was a paralegal. He says he met with Janet Arvizo (Janet A.) the first time he got her call concerning the allegations against the department store in 1998. By now, you should be very family with what triggered the $3M lawsuit against JCPenney. Gavin and Star Arvizo were apparently shoplifting merchandise out of the store. They were stopped in the parking lot by security guards and an altercation ensued. It was some 9 months after the run-in with the guards that the mother sought out the law firm of Feldman & Rothstein, according to Mary Holzer’s testimony. Ranieri was able to testify because the mother fully waived her attorney-client privilege. He says Janet A. had always denied she was abused by her then-husband David Arvizo. She had always maintained to Ranieri that these bruises were from the JC Penney guards.

Astonishing Revelations from Mary Holzer – MB#272 JUNE 9 2005 — As we wait for the jury’s verdict, let’s go back and discuss some details concerning the testimony of Mary Holzer. Testifying on May 24 2005, defense witness Mary Holzer revealed that Janet Arvizo (Janet A.) coached her kids to lie to authorities and to doctors in relation to the $3 Million lawsuit she filed against JC Penney. Holzer is the paralegal who worked for the firm Feldman & Rothstein; the firm that represented her in that lawsuit. You may be familiar with the JC Penney lawsuit. The Arvizo brothers were caught in the mall parking lot with unpaid merchandise from JC Penney. To put it bluntly, they were shoplifting. Security stopped them in the parking lot and an altercation ensued. The lawyer who represented JC Penney spoke out in an interview in March 2004 with NBC. NBC got their hands on over 100 pages of documents related to that case, although they haven’t released any of it nor have they done a follow-up report about it. Anyway, included in those 100 pages were psychiatrist reports of Janet A. The psychiatrist hired by the department store found Janet A. to be “schizophrenic and delusional and severely depressed” (see ‘The Abrams Report’ for March 4 2004: JC Penny lawyer speaks out). The report says Janet A. was “sad over being a nobody…a sad housewife getting fat.” She accused the guards of brutally beating the family.What’s worse is that, reportedly, 2 years after the incident, Janet A. tacked on another allegation of sexual molestation against one of the guards. She said one guard “fondled her breasts and pelvic area for up to seven minutes” in broad daylight. And she claimed in the deposition that they reportedly pinched her breasts about 25 times; allegations she later got her children to echo.

Closing Argument Puts ‘Con Artists’ and Persecutors on High Blast – MB#271 UPDATE Michael Jackson’s defense attorney put the entire family on high blast during his closing argument to the jury. Deliberations have of course begun in the “case” with the jury only deliberating for about 14 hours as of this first writing.

Mesereau did not mince words in explaining to the jury how this family of “con artists, actors and liars” took advantage of a number of people and entities; including Jackson, Chris Tucker, the Mid Valley Newspaper, and the Los Angeles County Welfare system, not to mention the people of the State of California. Mesereau began working his way through the different stories told by this accuser at various times. One of the major points was that the entire timeline of events changed. If you remember, MJEOL and other MJ website contributors pointed out the minute the indictment info was released – and long before any media entity publicly recognized it – the entire timeline shifted.

Delayed Court Doc Reveals Startling Info – HOT DOC / MiniBullet #20 In a court document not released until June 2 2005, but stamped April 20 2005, reveals starting information about the accuser’s sister, Davellin Arvizo. I guess this doc just so happened to get delayed……..for months by the court…..until after the trial was over. The defense motion is in relation to Manuel Ramirez, who was Davellin Arvizo’s boyfriend at the time in the summer of 2003, and Carol Lemere. According to the court doc, Arvizo moved into Ramirez’s house and had a shared bank account with him in the summer of 2003; right around the time they started making allegations against Jackson. The defense wanted Ramirez to testify concerning vital information he had about the Arvizo family.

Bombshell Testimony from Chris Tucker Paints Accuser as Cunning – MB#270 JUNE 1 2005 – With closing arguments scheduled to begin this week in the Michael Jackson trial, the media is in full spin mode thanks to some of those who are scared to death their broadcast future and TV face-time will dry up after this trial. Suddenly the latest garbage reports revolve around a “report” from “Wacko Ortho”, i.e. Vanity Fair’s Maureen Orth. Not to mention the contingent in the media known as the “cacklin’ heffas” with such self-obsessed “luminaries” as tabloid report Diane Dimond, Kimberly Guilfoyle-Newsome, Nancy “dis”Grace, including that noisy little chihuahua, Maureen Orth. None of these people saw fit to highlight some of the most explosive testimony that has come out in trial without trying to discredit it in some way. One thing the media apparently aspires to do but can’t really accomplish is to conceal the facts forever. Continuing to break down specific elements often overlooked (purposely or not) by most of the media, we turn to actor/comedian Chris Tucker’s testimony. Tucker testified in the Jackson trial over the course of 2 days from May 24-25 2005. His testimony must have given the pro-prosecution broadcast pundits a heart attack. His testimony went right at the behavior of the Arvizo brothers; the cunning and manipulative way they behaved long before they had ever met Jackson.

Defense Proves Welfare Fraud, Explains Alarm – MJEOL Bullet #269 MAY 27 2005 – Given that the defense and prosecution rested their cases today (May 27), we thought we should go back and look at some of the detailed facts presented to this jury. The broadcast media’s reporting of details of this case was incredibly lacking. It may be because of a lack of time. However, in comparison to the specific details reported, these talking heads definitely spent more time going over as many prosecution points they could comb out of this trial. Some of the inane, time wasting, and ridiculous arguments included discussions about what the arm band colors on Jackson’s jacket means, speculating endlessly about whether or not he will take the stand, etc. There were actual proceedings going on in that Santa Maria courtroom. You’d never know that, however, watching the talking heads whose preference is to whine about a playful photo snapped of Jackson making a face on the witness stand to the camera man during a court recess in a previous civil trial. Never mind Jackson’s broken foot at that time and his reported preference to stay in the witness box during court breaks so as not to be moved. Oh no! The public is subjected to whining and joking, instead of a full assessment of the ass-whopping the prosecution has been taking in the courtroom since the defense’s case started. Let’s focus on the details often overlooked. Coming on the heels of a reality check courtesy of Mark Geragos (we’ll get more into his testimony in a later Bullet), May 23 provided a more complete picture of the accusing family and how their “fraudulent matriarch” has systematically engaged in defrauding a number of people; setting her ‘woe-is-me’ trap to ensnare a number of celebrities and entities.

Family Kept Away from Jackson by Associates during Crucial Timeline – MB#268 MAY 20 2005 — Defense witness Azja Pryor testified yesterday in the Michael Jackson trial. She was Chris Tucker’s girlfriend at the time they knew the Arvizo family. To suggest that Pryor’s testimony was simply a ‘help’ to the defense is an unbelievable understatement. Not only did the defense get to knockdown the “hostage”/”conspiracy” charge, but they also got to address the molestation allegation through Pryor’s testimony. Pryor testified that in early March 2003, Janet Arvizo complained to her the Arvizo children were actively being kept away from Jackson by associates of Jackson. This is an enormous bombshell because, if you remember, the prosecution is alleging that this is the time the alleged “molestation” was supposed to have happened with the accuser sleeping in Jackson’s bed and the brother allegedly witnessing it. The obvious conclusion to draw is how in hell could Jackson have molested this kid if they were being kept away from him? That’s a question pro-prosecution pundits have absolutely avoided thus far because it directly attacks the molestation allegation.

[b] Accuser’s Disturbing Behavior, Family Lying Under Oath, Mother Coaching Kids – MJEOL Bullet #267[/b] MAY 19 2005 — The defense continues to blaze through the prosecution’s “case” by hammering away at the credibility of the accusing family; showing that not only have they lied in the past, but they have also lied under oath to the jury in this “case”. Through witnesses, which included an adorable little cousin of Jackson’s, Rijo Jackson, and actress Vernee Johnson, the defense is painting a much different picture of the two Arvizo brothers than what prosecutors wanted the jury to see. Witnesses taking the stand yesterday included actress Vernee Watson Johnson who testified that she met the Arvizos and visited the accuser in the hospital. She says she didn’t trust Janet Arvizo. She testified about the children calling her and telling her they wanted to visit her, and she could actually hear the mother telling them what to say in the background. Another stunning revelation is that Johnson says the mother would coach her kids to request sleepovers at her house, reports the Santa Barbara News-Press in an article titled “Actress Wary of Accuser’s Mother”. From that article:

Ms. Johnson, who met the children through her acting class in Los Angeles, told jurors the woman coached the kids to request sleepovers. “(The brother) would call, and I could hear (the mother) in the background saying, ‘Tell her you love her, tell her you love her.’ And then he’d ask to spend the night. I heard her telling (him) to ask me.” (see Actress wary of accuser’s mother)

Defense Witnesses Tear Through Testimony from Pros. Witnesses – MB #266 Nine witnesses, in their own ways, help to implode the prosecution’s “case” MAY 16 2005 — It was a day filled with defense bombshells in the Michael Jackson trial. Jackson’s defense team is meticulously obliterating testimony from prosecution witnesses, including Janet Arvizo and the rest of the family. They are zeroing in on allegations made by the family, and showing the jury that the Arvizos came to court and lied under oath. On the stand today was one of Jackson’s bodyguards. Jennifer London (msnbc) and the AP reported that one of the bodyguards, Shane Meredith, testified about catching Gavin and Star Arvizo red-handed. He says once when he was doing a check of the property, he caught the brothers in the wine cellar with a half empty bottle of wine. He also said that Jackson was nowhere around.