Michael Jackson Conspiracy

By Aphrodite Jones

Book Description

From the painstaking jury selection to the jaw-dropping "Not Guilty" verdict and beyond, this book reveals the truth about what went on inside—and outside—the courtroom during Michael Jackson's highly sensationalized 2005 criminal trial.

He was the pop icon the media loved to hate. Tremendously wealthy, inarguably eccentric, and one of the most famous people in the world, Michael Jackson was the unenviable target of constant public humiliation. The media poked fun at his skin, his features, his sexuality, and his lifestyle.

Here, internationally recognized true crime authority Aphrodite Jones condemns the media for perpetuating hateful rumors and innuendoes, recounting just the sordid details, and reporting only the most despicable accusations and grisly charges made against Michael Jackson during his criminal trial. News reports had people believe that Jackson was a perverse man and sexual predator who lured innocent children into unspeakable acts at his infamous Neverland. And, it turns out, they were wrong. In their efforts to make money and win ratings, the media missed the truth.

Jones uses actual court transcripts and photo evidence never before seen by the public to tell the real story behind the salacious headlines. Inside the courtroom, there was no proof of anything sinister in Michael Jackson's character and no proof the he had committed a single crime. Found "Not Guilty" on all fourteen counts against him, the King of Pop was a free man.

It wasn't until after the verdict that Jones had the insight and courage to admit her own unintentional role in the frenzy surrounding the shocking testimony, high drama, and countless celebrities in People vs. Michael Joe Jackson. Here, she makes amends with what is not only a detailed and accurate account of the entire trial but a scathing indictment against the media for conspiring to distort, dehumanize, and destroy the King of Pop. Jones argues convincingly that the case against Jackson amounted to nothing more than a media-made, tax-paid scandal, and she makes an impassioned call to action for the public-at-large to think critically, question the integrity, and demand the truth in "the news."

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