[GODREKR]

According to a British tabloid, during the course of Michael Jackson's career, the singer paid $35 million in hush money to silence dozens of families about child abuse accusations. The U.K. Mirror has published an assortment of documents that originally belonged to a private detective, employed by Jackson himself, which were eventually seized by the FBI. The newspaper claims this secret stash of documents, phone transcripts and recordings prove the King of Pop bought the silence of "at least two dozen young boys" he allegedly molested over a 15-year period. The paper says it's seen the documents, but will not name the investigator, who reportedly worked alongside "private eye to the stars" Anthony Pellicano to target potential skeletons in Jackson's closet — and ensure they were hushed up.

The paedophile allegations – sandwiched between thousands of pages of information about Jackson, his career and his accusers – include interviews with ex-aides who claim their boss was fixated with child porn.

The files name 17 boys – including five child actors and two dancers – Jacko singled out for abuse.

Other kids the singer preyed on include a European boy and the sons of a screenwriter.

At least three boys got hush-money, the investigator said, with the family of one well-known young film actor *being given £392,000 “to refrain from any and all contact with media and communications, newspapers, television, radio, film and books”.

The gagging order also insisted there would not be any attempt now or in the future to “extort, intimidate, harass or impede” the Jackson organisation.

A maid who worked for the singer at Neverland was said to have been paid off with about £1.3million after complaining her son had been abused by her employer. And the investigator told of one shocking case of a mother who knew her young son was being molested by Jackson “but turned a blind eye to it because if it didn’t bother him, it didn’t bother her”.

“If these files had been released then, Jackson’s career would have been over. But he was the King of Pop and spending the equivalent of a year’s royalties was worth it to keep him on his throne. With the help of people like Pellicano, the world and his fans never heard what took place at Neverland over 15 years.”

Read the whole story here.

[Sharon]

I'd question a lot of what papers like this says, The Sunday People is often full of tripe, a comic book more than a newspaper. It's often only bought for it's sports coverage and Sunday supplement mags.

[GODREKR]

I didn't know that. I wondered why the mainstream media hasn't mentioned anything about this.

[Lana-Banana]

Originally Posted by GODREKR ↗

I didn't know that. I wondered why the mainstream media hasn't mentioned anything about this.

Surely it's kinda obvious...look at the whole format of the page....a rancid piece of writing that exudes sensationalism and hunger for money on the back of a dead man who has been cleared of ALL wrong doing by Judges and Jurors alike.

[mcpronoun]