While much of the world expected a guilty verdict, in a high-profile trial Jackson was acquitted of child molestation charges on 13 June 2005, with the assistance of attorney Tom Mesereau. Santa Barbara County district attorney Tom Sneddon's case was very weak, particularly in that it brought the issue of the motives of the accuser's mother into question. Bringing the first charge, that of child abduction, was an error of strategy that likely killed the entire case.
[1] Former Jehovah's Witness.
Father: Joe Jackson
Mother: Katherine Esther Scruse
Sister: Maureen Jackson ("Rebbie", b. 29-May-1950)
Brother: Jackie Jackson (b. 4-May-1951)
Brother: Tito Jackson (b. 15-Oct-1953)
Brother: Jermaine Jackson (b. 11-Dec-1954)
Sister: La Toya Jackson (b. 29-May-1956)
Brother: Marlon Jackson (b. 12-Mar-1957)
Brother: Randy Jackson (b. 29-Oct-1961)
Sister: Janet Jackson (b. 16-May-1966)
Girlfriend: Stephanie Mills (singer, dated very briefly in 1975)
Girlfriend: Tatum O'Neal (actress, dated 1970s)
Wife: Lisa Marie Presley (m. May-1994, div. 18-Jan-1996)
Wife: Debbie Rowe (m. 14-Nov-1996, div. 8-Oct-1999, one son, one daughter)
Son: Prince Michael (b. 13-Feb-1997, with Rowe)
Daughter: Paris Katherine (b. 3-Apr-1998, with Rowe)
Son: Prince Michael II ("Blanket", dangled over balcony, unknown mother, b. Feb-2002)
High School: Montclair Prep, Van Nuys, CA
The Jackson 5
Songwriters Hall of Fame
Hollywood Walk of Fame 6927 Hollywood Blvd (recordings)
Nation of Islam
Endorsement of Pepsi
Endorsement of Sega of America
Wedding: Larry Fortensky and Elizabeth Taylor (1991)
Wedding: David Gest and Liza Minnelli (2002)
Silver Hill Hospital
Conspiracy 2005 (acquitted)
Child Abduction 2005 (acquitted)
Extortion 2005 (acquitted)
False Imprisonment 2005 (acquitted)
Child Molestation 2005 (acquitted)
Caught Fire During filming of Pepsi commercial (27-Jan-1984)
Rhinoplasty (several, first in 1979 after breaking his nose)
Autopsy 1st, Los Angeles county coroner (26-Jun-2009)
Autopsy 2nd, private pathologist (27-Jun-2009)
Risk Factors: Vegetarian, Vitiligo
FILMOGRAPHY AS DIRECTOR
Michael Jackson: HIStory on Film - Volume II (1997)
FILMOGRAPHY AS ACTOR
Miss Cast Away (26-Feb-2004)
Living with Michael Jackson: A Tonight Special (3-Feb-2003) Himself
Men in Black II (26-Jun-2002)
Swing Vote (19-Apr-1999) Himself
Ghosts (8-May-1997)
Michael Jackson: HIStory on Film - Volume II (1997) Himself
Michael Jackson: Video Greatest Hits - HIStory (16-Jun-1995) Himself
Moonwalker (16-Dec-1988) Himself
Captain Eo (12-Sep-1986)
We Are the World (28-Jan-1985) Himself
The Wiz (24-Oct-1978)
Wiz on Down the Road (1978)
Official Website:
http://www.mjjsource.com/
Rotten Library Page:
Michael Jackson
Appears on the cover of:
Life, Sep-1984, DETAILS: Michael -- On Stage and Off -- An exclusive 12-page photo album of the musical tour of the decade, BYLINE: (photo by Lynn Goldsmith, of Michael in a funky dance pose)
People, 8-Dec-2003, DETAILS: Michael Jackson -- Did He Do It?
National Examiner, 10-Feb-2004, DETAILS: Lisa Marie to wed Jacko -- Again? Top secret plan to beat the rap (pictured, Lisa Marie Presley and Jackson)