The DEFINITIVE Deep Dive on Every Michael Jackson Allegation From 1993, 2003, and 2013, with Andrew Hammel | Ep. 1327
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What sparked the first allegations against Michael Jackson in 1993?
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Hey everyone, I'm Megyn Kelly. Welcome to The Megyn Kelly Show. Michael Jackson was once one of the biggest stars on the planet. Virtually everybody to this day knows who he was, whether they were alive when he was or not. If you're of a certain age, you hear a song of his and it transports you back in time immediately and likely with some foot tapping and some body jamming. It's just fun music that tends to be upbeat and great to listen to. It once again, is at the top of the charts after the release of the hit and I do mean hit movie, Michael, starring his own nephew, Jafar Jackson, as him. He worked for two years to learn the dance moves and to get the singing just right. And ultimately, his dad, Jermaine, who is an executive producer, cast him in the movie or at least approved of it.
And it was not nepotism. Maybe it was a nepotism, but it was a great choice because if you watch the movie, this young Jafar, who's I think 27 years old or so, nails it. I mean, my gosh, he's got Michael to a T. The fans are packing the theaters. I mean, it's the biggest hit we've seen in a long, long time that doesn't have a superhero in it. And in some cases, the audience reportedly standing up and cheering at the end of these things. They're turning into like mini dance parties in places. There's a scene in this movie where Michael defies his very abusive father, Joe Jackson, and begins his solo career. Just watch one audience's reaction to that.
It's crazy. I have to say that Jafar Jackson is very charming too. There's something sweet about his face and, uh, It kind of reminds you of the early Michael Jackson before he'd had all that work done and got to be very freaky looking. They go there too in the film eventually. But the point is that cultural moments like these, they just don't happen that often anymore. You know, it's not like the 1990s when we're all watching Friends together and you had to like talk about what was on the latest Seinfeld around the water cooler. even like Letterman, you know, like there were certain things we all did. We all watched and everyone had to talk about him. And it was something that bonded us. And this movie is starting to do that.
I mean, it's expected to make a billion dollars. It's up to 800 million already. I mean, think about that. It's up to 800 million in a month. And it only tells like the first, you know, 60% of Michael Jackson's life and the remaining 40 is left off. It came quickly. but nothing about the abuse scandal, et cetera. And now next week, Netflix is going to get in on the action too. There are no dopes. Netflix is going to release a three-part series on his 2005 criminal trial. The only criminal trial he faced featuring jurors, courtroom insiders, reporters, and witnesses. And that's certainly going to have a different feel from this movie, which featured nothing, nothing about the multiple allegations against Michael Jackson.
And there's a reason for that. Basically, it occurred to them after they had reportedly shot some scenes taking on the abuse allegations that they had signed settlement agreements with whatever young men were depicted in the film, agreeing never to speak of them. And the estate is bound by those agreements, so they had to lob off the last quarter of the movie. And most have agreed that that was actually the greatest thing that ever happened in this movie because it allows you to just feel good about... this other version of Michael Jackson that we all came to know and love. And the music, you know, it's fun. It makes you feel good and you're proud of him. You know, he's like a Steve Jobs character, American born, American raised, who goes on to do something to change the world.
You know, Michael did that with his music and his dancing, Steve Jobs with the iPhone, but Bill Gates, we could keep going. But that's how many of us fell in love with Michael and want to remember him. And so the movie kind of benefits from the fact that they didn't even go there.
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Chapters
8 chapters
1
What sparked the first allegations against Michael Jackson in 1993?
0:00–5:50
2
What evidence was found during the 1993 search of Neverland?
5:50–14:57
3
How did Michael Jackson's marriages impact public perception?
14:57–31:41
4
What were the major issues in the 2005 trial against Michael Jackson?
31:41–40:29
5
What are the latest allegations from Wade Robson and James Safechuck?
40:29–54:05
6
How do the accusers' stories hold up under scrutiny?
54:05–1:06:13
7
What role did financial motivations play in the allegations?
1:06:13–1:25:33
8
How does society grapple with separating art from the artist in Jackson's case?
1:25:33–1:54:46
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