General Chat

My own personal opinion . . . . I think he is totally guilty, but I think he will be proved innocent! He didn't pay that young boy off all those years ago for nothing.

Brian That's the thing that I feel uncomfortable about cos if I was accused of something and was innocent I'd go to court and believe I would be vindicated rather than pay someone off. But then if my child had been abused by someone I wouldn't accept a pay off but would make sure the person was found guilty in court.

So if he is found not to be guilty or as some might say 'gets away with it' do you think that the masses would dtill view him as a paedophile?

I truly believe he is innocent. Mad as a hatter but not a child molester. Find it very weird that a mother would hawk her seriously ill son around asking for money. Strikes me that most of the people in this case are guilty of something even if it is only greed. Jean x.

Hi Bella, OJ was found not guilty - how do you think the masses view him? Gwynne

I may be only a small mass, but I would still think of him as a paedophile.

I think he's innocent of the charges but a bit weird which isn't a crime. Paying the first case off doesn't make him guilty as he wouldn't like the hassle off a court case for the loss of a few quid (too him!) Couldn't be avoided in this case. Terry

Innocent and very sad:o((( The boys mother has changed her name to Janet Jackson - thats sad as well!!

gillie im sorry but i have to disagree. if that is the case then why hasnt all his brothers and sisters ended up the same? he is so guilty. susie

Jude - she married a guy called Jackson.

Susie, his brothers quietly slipped into the background while Michael reached the heights of super-super stardom.He was treated very differently from his siblings as a child, and lived the life as an eccentric recluse who found it impossible to form friendships among adults......... his siblings didn't.

Don't know enough about it to make a judgement. However I do feel concern for his three children, I hope they are being loved, supported and protected through all of this. becx

I am not sure either way yet, BUT..... Why have some of you condemned him already? That guy, weirdo or not has had so much trash(or whatever you want to call it) thrown at him by all sorts of even weirder people, plus the press,over many years, ...........what REAL chance has he got of coming out of this? Its a law of average that some of the 'Nice' people out there, by the grace of god, or whatever have managed to avoid legal actions of that nature. Similar situations can be described and manipulated it all sorts of ways. Bob There is another child star that has kept in show business while the siblings dropped out.........Donny Osmond

Unless he admits it then we will never really know.... Like so many others have said I wouldnt let him babysit any of mine. I dont go with this 'lost childhood' thing either, he isnt the only child star that ever was and we dont hear of the others being accused of this. I do remember years ago (before the last accusation) that he sacked his manager or something.... and the guy asked for some settlement, bit like redundancy I guess. He got the payoff too after threatening to reveal to the world some secrets that Michael wouldnt want getting out. Needless to say he was paid and kept his mouth shut. I wondered at the time what it was he could reveal that would put people against Michael and now I wonder if it was all of this?? Shaz xx

i dont know but why would any adult let a child that is not family sleep in his bed. mad he may be but that is insane,he is asking for trouble.

His good friend Mark Lester (OLIVER) has left his children over night with him and no doubt many other celebrities have left theirs. In fact there have been loads of children who have stayed with him (macauly culkin, Home Alone, being one of them) and yet why arnt THEY all making claims?

Because he is probably selective about which he leaves alone. I don't think he would get away with it if he tried anything on with a Star's child. They wouldn't be able to be frightened off so easily, or settle for a few dollars.

Innocent! This has happened because he is so nice... =(

bella praps theyve been paid off. and they arent his children! how can they be? they have blonde hair and blues eyes susie

I do know people who have been abused and for reasons unknown the abuser didnt abuse every child that he came into contact with. Infact he was very well liked and trusted and loved by a lot of kids who came into contact with him yet he still abused some of them :-( Shaz x