In 1993, the embattled King of Pop purchased satellite time to proclaim his innocence — a statement carried live on CNN and other stations.
Superstar Michael Jackson proclaims his innocence during a televised statement about child molestation allegations broadcast live from his Neverland ranch near Los Olivos, Calif., in 1993. By Gillian Brockell Gillian Brockell Staff writer for Retropolis Email Bio Follow March 2 at 7:00 AM The live feed starts with a black screen and an unmistakable voice in mid-sentence, saying, “ . . . and fans.
Hours after the search, Jackson decided he wanted to make a statement, according to Lee Solters, his publicist at the time. But this was long before a celebrity could post a cellphone video on YouTube or Twitter. Satellite time was purchased and uplink coordinates sent to the media all over the world. In the United States, the statement was carried live on CNN. ABC, CBS and NBC didn’t carry it live but made it available for transmission by local affiliates.
Now Jackson, who died in 2009 of a drug overdose at the age of 50, is the subject of a searing new documentary, “Leaving Neverland,” about his history of sexually abusing boys. It airs Sunday and Monday nights on HBO.In 1993, the accuser’s attorney, Larry R. Feldman, told the Los Angeles Times: “They [Jackson’s lawyers] say they don’t want to try this case in the press, and then they hold the biggest news conference in the world, only they don’t allow questions.
“ . . . An unnamed woman filed a complaint alleging Jackson had abused her child during a visit to the superstar’s Neverland ranch,” it says.
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