Jacko Story Goes on
by Ian Mosley
The revolting Michael Jackson saga just goes on and on and on. The world seems to have decided that it’s time he was stripped of his estimated $450 million net worth, and now everyone wants a piece of “poor” Jacko. First it was assorted parents of his pre-pubescent boys trying to shake him down, and now all his former friends and employees are lining up for a piece of the Jacko pie.
According to an article in the Associated Press, “A former associate suing Michael Jackson for $1.6 million suddenly claimed on the witness stand Friday that he once was dispatched to help the pop star adopt boys in Brazil, but the singer’s attorney denounced the story as a smear…Even the lawyer for former Jackson associate F. Marc Schaffel said he was shocked when Schaffel blurted out the claim while being questioned about his background in the gay pornography business. ‘It was an effort to smear Mr. Jackson with a remark that could be interpreted to hurt him in light of the case against him last year,’ [Jackson’s attorney] Mundell said. Jackson was acquitted of child molestation charges last year in Santa Maria.” (You know, it must be hell being Jacko’s attorney. There are always more sickening surprises around every corner.) (more…)