The Los Angeles Times reports that Michael Jackson’s Neverland Ranch housed a collection of pornography that the King of Pop may have once collected.
Radar Online has released police reports, allegedly from the Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s Department from a investigation in 2005.
The more than decade old documents cite an 88-page police report which detail disturbing accusations that Jackson had picture books, magazines and videos of graphic images of children who were nude and/or semi-nude along with images involving animal torture and sacrifice.
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Jackson died in 2009 but both representatives from the singer’s estate and a member of his family have spoken out to address recent reports.
The full statement from the estate reads:
Seven years ago this coming Saturday, the world lost an amazing artist and humanitarian devoted to helping children in need in all corners of the world. Michael Jackson’s fans, including the Executors of his estate, prefer to remember the wonderful gifts Michael left behind instead of having to once again see his good name dragged through the mud by tabloid trash.
Everything in these reports, including what the County of Santa Barbara calls “content that appears to be obtained off the Internet or through unknown sources” is false, no doubt timed to the anniversary of Michael’s passing. Those who continue to shamelessly exploit Michael via sleazy internet “click bait” ignore that he was acquitted by a jury in 2005 on every one of the 14 salacious charges brought against him in a failed witch hunt.
Michael remains just as innocent of these smears in death as he was in life even though he isn’t here to defend himself. Enough is enough.
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Taj Jackson, Michael’s nephew and the son of his brother Tito tweeted in defense of his uncle on Tuesday afternoon.
Not only is there absolutely no truth to this story whatsoever, but I'm truly sick of this crap. #getalife and stop living off ours.
— Taj Jackson (@tajjackson3) June 21, 2016
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