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As us Europeans changed our clocks to summer time, European Time is now 10 hours ahead of Santa Marian time. So, I understand that court will begin at 6:30pm (Paris) and 5:30pm (London).
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Official March 28 2005 Thread
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As us Europeans changed our clocks to summer time, European Time is now 10 hours ahead of Santa Marian time. So, I understand that court will begin at 6:30pm (Paris) and 5:30pm (London).
IrishFaery
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On the Today Show, Ray Chandler told Matt Lauer that the family would have testified in criminal court if they had been entered into the witness protection program.
You know, I would believe that if Evan Chandler had not attempted to record an album based on his son's "alleged molestation."
I would believe that if Ray had not published "All That Glitters" or tried to stop the book "Michael Jackson Was My Lover."
I would have believed that if they had not filed a civil suit in the middle of a criminal investigation in the first place.
Who do they think they're fooling?
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Apparently, Michael will not be present at the courthouse untill 11.30am when the decision of the prosecutions plea will be reached.
Apparently, Michael will not be present at the courthouse untill 11.30am when the decision of the prosecutions plea will be reached.
I think it should be suspicious for the judge to allow anyone to testify who has made money off of Michael Jackson who claims they were a victim.Originally posted by IrishFaery
You know, I would believe that if Evan Chandler had not attempted to record an album based on his son's "alleged molestation."
I would believe that if Ray had not published "All That Glitters" or tried to stop the book "Michael Jackson Was My Lover."
I would have believed that if they had not filed a civil suit in the middle of a criminal investigation in the first place.
Who do they think they're fooling?
Did Jackson's Maid Meet Cops With a Reporter?
Monday, March 28, 2005
By Roger Friedman
Did Jackson's Maid Meet Cops With an Enquirer Reporter?
The judge could rule today that Michael Jackson's rumored but never-proven "prior acts" with children can be presented in court as evidence. But that may not help the prosecution. Jackson's former maid, who said she witnessed Jackson engaged in inappropriate activity with her son and other children, has a fuzzy and questionable history to her allegations.
On Friday, I told you that dozens of hours of fascinating tape-recorded phone calls made by a National Enquirer reporter have surfaced. The reporter, Jim Mitteager, who is now deceased, left them to a private investigator named Paul Barresi. Now Barresi, who combed through them and made transcripts, is uncovering material from a decade ago that resonates today.
Barresi discovered that the Neverland maid Blanca Francia, who claimed Jackson molested her son, used a National Enquirer reporter as her translator when she was interviewed by the police in 1994. She sold her story to the tabloid as well as to the now defunct TV show "Hard Copy," and received $2 million from Jackson and $20,000 from the show.
Today in court, Judge Rodney Melville will hear both sides in the Jackson case argue the pros and cons of introducing evidence of Jackson's so-called "prior acts." This evidence would be in the form of witnesses who say they have information about Jackson's inappropriate relationships with children. The accuser who received $20 million from Jackson in a 1993 settlement is not likely to appear. The former accuser has never outed himself publicly and there would be no benefit for him to appear.
But the prosecution is counting on Francia and her son. After the story of the first boy broke in 1993, Francia came forward with the accusation that she had seen Jackson in a sleeping bag with her son and showering with other boys in 1990. Her saga was featured in Mary A. Fischer's watershed 1994 article in GQ, "Was Michael Jackson Framed?"
Before she settled, the maid was called to testify in a civil suit brought by the family of the 1993 accuser. She admitted to embellishing her story to "Hard Copy" and to being remunerated for it as well.
On the tapes, Barresi discovered that Enquirer reporter Lydia Encinas was with the maid when police officers came to see her. In a January 1994 conversation, Enquirer editor David Perel asked Mitteager if anything new was breaking on Encinas' involvement in the interrogation.
"No. Just hope the cops don't freak out when they see the story. They sort of know what's coming," Perel replied.
What was coming was an Enquirer story about Francia that was penned by Encinas. It's unclear whether the cops knew that Encinas was a tabloid reporter or that she had a financial interest in the maid's veracity. The Enquirer was paying big bucks for any information about Jackson at the time.
At one point on the tapes, an editor at the Globe is heard saying to Mitteager:
"Jim, when you go in on these deals, talk big money and don't back off. I mean, talk 50 grand. We need [Jackson's former manager] Frank DiLeo telling all, at $100,000, if we can get him. We need all of Jackson's celebrity pals. Anything they said. Every kid that has ever been with Jackson. We want to know who he is ... where he's coming from ... any pictures available. We want to put big offers to any member of the family. We need to go with the big money. The big offers. It's the biggest story since [Elvis] Presley's death."
On March 23, 1994, Perel told Mitteager:
"The reason why Lydia Encinas is involved is because she speaks Spanish and she's got a pretty good relationship going with Blanca ... The cops took Lydia yesterday to Blanca's house. [Blanca has] only got a sixth-grade education, so there is a problem there. Blanca is very distrustful ... The cops are looking for copies of agreements between Jackson and parents."
(See Friday's column for our story about a faked agreement touted by the tabloids.)
Russ Birchim, one of the police officers who interviewed the maid, denied that Encinas was present when at the questioning.
"Lydia Encinas was not the translator. But I did meet with her in Los Angeles," he said.
Birchim, who is on the prosecution's witness list, did not explain why he had met with a National Enquirer reporter in the first place. All efforts to contact Encinas have failed.
Barresi is sitting on a goldmine of information not only about Jackson, but other celebrities as well. But he remains a staunch supporter of Mitteager. He's aware of the crucial role that Mitteager's tapes could play in rehashing scandals of a decade ago. In fact, Mitteager's tapes provide an incredible history that shows how the tabloids worked to gin up interest in sensational stories 10 years ago when "Hard Copy" and the original "A Current Affair" were in vogue.
By opening the door to this story, District Attorney Tom Sneddon may bite off more than he can chew. The maid, her payment from "Hard Copy" and the resulting lawsuits are less about Jackson than about the greed and ambition that surrounds him.
In unraveling the mysteries of Jackson's "prior acts," Sneddon could leave room for defense attorney Thomas Mesereau to openly investigate the connections between all these people. And that would make a much more interesting story than almost anything we've heard so far.
Source: http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,151665,00.html
Monday, March 28, 2005
By Roger Friedman
Did Jackson's Maid Meet Cops With an Enquirer Reporter?
The judge could rule today that Michael Jackson's rumored but never-proven "prior acts" with children can be presented in court as evidence. But that may not help the prosecution. Jackson's former maid, who said she witnessed Jackson engaged in inappropriate activity with her son and other children, has a fuzzy and questionable history to her allegations.
On Friday, I told you that dozens of hours of fascinating tape-recorded phone calls made by a National Enquirer reporter have surfaced. The reporter, Jim Mitteager, who is now deceased, left them to a private investigator named Paul Barresi. Now Barresi, who combed through them and made transcripts, is uncovering material from a decade ago that resonates today.
Barresi discovered that the Neverland maid Blanca Francia, who claimed Jackson molested her son, used a National Enquirer reporter as her translator when she was interviewed by the police in 1994. She sold her story to the tabloid as well as to the now defunct TV show "Hard Copy," and received $2 million from Jackson and $20,000 from the show.
Today in court, Judge Rodney Melville will hear both sides in the Jackson case argue the pros and cons of introducing evidence of Jackson's so-called "prior acts." This evidence would be in the form of witnesses who say they have information about Jackson's inappropriate relationships with children. The accuser who received $20 million from Jackson in a 1993 settlement is not likely to appear. The former accuser has never outed himself publicly and there would be no benefit for him to appear.
But the prosecution is counting on Francia and her son. After the story of the first boy broke in 1993, Francia came forward with the accusation that she had seen Jackson in a sleeping bag with her son and showering with other boys in 1990. Her saga was featured in Mary A. Fischer's watershed 1994 article in GQ, "Was Michael Jackson Framed?"
Before she settled, the maid was called to testify in a civil suit brought by the family of the 1993 accuser. She admitted to embellishing her story to "Hard Copy" and to being remunerated for it as well.
On the tapes, Barresi discovered that Enquirer reporter Lydia Encinas was with the maid when police officers came to see her. In a January 1994 conversation, Enquirer editor David Perel asked Mitteager if anything new was breaking on Encinas' involvement in the interrogation.
"No. Just hope the cops don't freak out when they see the story. They sort of know what's coming," Perel replied.
What was coming was an Enquirer story about Francia that was penned by Encinas. It's unclear whether the cops knew that Encinas was a tabloid reporter or that she had a financial interest in the maid's veracity. The Enquirer was paying big bucks for any information about Jackson at the time.
At one point on the tapes, an editor at the Globe is heard saying to Mitteager:
"Jim, when you go in on these deals, talk big money and don't back off. I mean, talk 50 grand. We need [Jackson's former manager] Frank DiLeo telling all, at $100,000, if we can get him. We need all of Jackson's celebrity pals. Anything they said. Every kid that has ever been with Jackson. We want to know who he is ... where he's coming from ... any pictures available. We want to put big offers to any member of the family. We need to go with the big money. The big offers. It's the biggest story since [Elvis] Presley's death."
On March 23, 1994, Perel told Mitteager:
"The reason why Lydia Encinas is involved is because she speaks Spanish and she's got a pretty good relationship going with Blanca ... The cops took Lydia yesterday to Blanca's house. [Blanca has] only got a sixth-grade education, so there is a problem there. Blanca is very distrustful ... The cops are looking for copies of agreements between Jackson and parents."
(See Friday's column for our story about a faked agreement touted by the tabloids.)
Russ Birchim, one of the police officers who interviewed the maid, denied that Encinas was present when at the questioning.
"Lydia Encinas was not the translator. But I did meet with her in Los Angeles," he said.
Birchim, who is on the prosecution's witness list, did not explain why he had met with a National Enquirer reporter in the first place. All efforts to contact Encinas have failed.
Barresi is sitting on a goldmine of information not only about Jackson, but other celebrities as well. But he remains a staunch supporter of Mitteager. He's aware of the crucial role that Mitteager's tapes could play in rehashing scandals of a decade ago. In fact, Mitteager's tapes provide an incredible history that shows how the tabloids worked to gin up interest in sensational stories 10 years ago when "Hard Copy" and the original "A Current Affair" were in vogue.
By opening the door to this story, District Attorney Tom Sneddon may bite off more than he can chew. The maid, her payment from "Hard Copy" and the resulting lawsuits are less about Jackson than about the greed and ambition that surrounds him.
In unraveling the mysteries of Jackson's "prior acts," Sneddon could leave room for defense attorney Thomas Mesereau to openly investigate the connections between all these people. And that would make a much more interesting story than almost anything we've heard so far.
Source: http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,151665,00.html
Originally posted by whisper
Did Jackson's Maid Meet Cops With a Reporter?
Monday, March 28, 2005
By Roger Friedman
I read this earlier, he has a very good point because it seems just a little too obvious all these people who jumped on the band wagon a decade ago, are back again with stories to sell, and the same lawsuit lawyer involved with this accuser , its odd, very odd. I think this is very obvious of a conspiracy to set jackson up, and i bet sony is behind it as well.
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oh lord.
Jackson's accuser 'will not testify'
From correspondents in Santa Maria
29mar05
THE alleged victim who reached an out-of-court settlement with Michael Jackson in a 1993 sexual abuse case will refuse to testify against the pop star in the singer's current molestation trial, the accuser's uncle said today.
"Let me just say here, today, that he's not going to testify. He's out of the country or cannot be found," said Raymond Chandler, the uncle of the alleged victim in the 1993 case, speaking on NBC television.
He said his nephew decided not to take the stand despite a "mountain of evidence" in support of his allegations against Jackson.
"There was some very damaging evidence. That, of course, is the reason Michael Jackson settled," said Chandler who confirmed that the settlement was around $US15 million ($19.46 million) for the boy, who was 13 at the time, and an additional $US10 million ($12.98 million) paid to the boy's parents.
Chandler said his nephew was currently abroad and therefore likely out of the reach of court subpoena in the current case.
"This is a definitive statement: He's not showing up. He's out of the country, where he cannot be found. He doesn't want to be the Michael Jackson boy. He doesn't want any involvement," he said.
Chandler said he lamented the decision by his nephew, now in his mid-20s, not to take the stand, saying his testimony "would be crucial to this case".
But, he said, the youngster was interested in safeguarding his privacy.
"He's hounded by the media. He's had to move several times."
However, he added, his mother would likely testify.
"I'm pretty sure that his mother is going to be called to testify and that she's going to give some pretty damaging evidence," Chandler told NBC, adding that the then teenager spent at least "50 or 60 nights" with Jackson, including at the pop star's Neverland Ranch, in the boy's home and in "hotels in Las Vegas, New York, Paris, Monaco - every night, night after night, alone in a bedroom".
From correspondents in Santa Maria
29mar05
THE alleged victim who reached an out-of-court settlement with Michael Jackson in a 1993 sexual abuse case will refuse to testify against the pop star in the singer's current molestation trial, the accuser's uncle said today.
"Let me just say here, today, that he's not going to testify. He's out of the country or cannot be found," said Raymond Chandler, the uncle of the alleged victim in the 1993 case, speaking on NBC television.
He said his nephew decided not to take the stand despite a "mountain of evidence" in support of his allegations against Jackson.
"There was some very damaging evidence. That, of course, is the reason Michael Jackson settled," said Chandler who confirmed that the settlement was around $US15 million ($19.46 million) for the boy, who was 13 at the time, and an additional $US10 million ($12.98 million) paid to the boy's parents.
Chandler said his nephew was currently abroad and therefore likely out of the reach of court subpoena in the current case.
"This is a definitive statement: He's not showing up. He's out of the country, where he cannot be found. He doesn't want to be the Michael Jackson boy. He doesn't want any involvement," he said.
Chandler said he lamented the decision by his nephew, now in his mid-20s, not to take the stand, saying his testimony "would be crucial to this case".
But, he said, the youngster was interested in safeguarding his privacy.
"He's hounded by the media. He's had to move several times."
However, he added, his mother would likely testify.
"I'm pretty sure that his mother is going to be called to testify and that she's going to give some pretty damaging evidence," Chandler told NBC, adding that the then teenager spent at least "50 or 60 nights" with Jackson, including at the pop star's Neverland Ranch, in the boy's home and in "hotels in Las Vegas, New York, Paris, Monaco - every night, night after night, alone in a bedroom".
A.Beautiful.Mind
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"This is a definitive statement: He's not showing up. He's out of the country, where he cannot be found. He doesn't want to be the Michael Jackson boy. He doesn't want any involvement,"
You think that Jordan Chandler would almost have an obligation to come forward to testify and support the allegation's directed to, Michael by the current accusing family and reveal the supposed pattern of, Michael's behaviour.
But because Jordan Chandler is obviously trying to aviod a potential subpoena, it almost justify's their purpose of the allegation's as they were only device to extort money from, Michael.
betty boop 84
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Originally posted by sunny2005
He said his nephew decided not to take the stand despite a "mountain of evidence" in support of his allegations against Jackson.
"There was some very damaging evidence. That, of course, is the reason Michael Jackson settled," said Chandler who confirmed that the settlement was around $US15 million ($19.46 million) for the boy, who was 13 at the time, and an additional $US10 million ($12.98 million) paid to the boy's parents.
"I'm pretty sure that his mother is going to be called to testify and that she's going to give some pretty damaging evidence," Chandler told NBC, adding that the then teenager spent at least "50 or 60 nights" with Jackson, including at the pop star's Neverland Ranch, in the boy's home and in "hotels in Las Vegas, New York, Paris, Monaco - every night, night after night, alone in a bedroom".
What a load of :bs If there was mountain of evidence Michael would have been in jail for years already
IrishFaery
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He said his nephew decided not to take the stand despite a "mountain of evidence" in support of his allegations against Jackson.
"There was some very damaging evidence. That, of course, is the reason Michael Jackson settled," said Chandler who confirmed that the settlement was around $US15 million ($19.46 million) for the boy, who was 13 at the time, and an additional $US10 million ($12.98 million) paid to the boy's parents.
Hoo! The Devil is a LIAR!!!
IrishFaery
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Originally posted by betty boop 84
What a load of :bs If there was mountain of evidence Michael would have been in jail for years already
HELLO!
He said his nephew decided not to take the stand despite a "mountain of evidence" in support of his allegations against Jackson.
"mountain of evidence" :bs
hot4uMichael
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AHAHAHAHAHA i knew it!!!!
hot4uMichael
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yeah... but seriously he has forgotten about the things that he is suppose to lie about lol ahahahaha
After Sneddon's 30-minute presentation, Thomas Mesereau, Jackson's attorney, told Melville that the D.A.'s case so far has been a weak one, riddled with repeated lies and contradictions from the alleged victim and his two siblings. Testimony about uncharged behavior, Mesereau said, would only serve to prop up Sneddon's wobbly case.
Noting that prosecutors had yet to call the victim's mother to the witness stand, Mesereau asked that Melville delay his decision on the introduction of prior bad acts testimony until the woman testifies. Referring to how Sneddon's case has been unfolding, Mesereau remarked, "Every time they put on a witness, it gets worse."
http://www.thesmokinggun.com/archive/03280...cksonpast1.html
this credit goes to Mjj forum, I thought you would like to read this.
Noting that prosecutors had yet to call the victim's mother to the witness stand, Mesereau asked that Melville delay his decision on the introduction of prior bad acts testimony until the woman testifies. Referring to how Sneddon's case has been unfolding, Mesereau remarked, "Every time they put on a witness, it gets worse."
http://www.thesmokinggun.com/archive/03280...cksonpast1.html
this credit goes to Mjj forum, I thought you would like to read this.