The controversial life of Michael Jackson

A video revealing hundreds of pornographic images purportedly in a bid to seduce young boys was first found at Michael Jackson's Neverland Ranch when the property was raided back in November 2003. Now, footage showcasing a hidden closet at the back of a bedroom, which was kept locked with three deadlocks, has been released. Inside the closet, police reportedly found stuffed animals and a signed photograph of Macaulay Culkin among naked snaps of others. It has been widely reported that a previously unseen police document claimed there were at least seven collections of pics of boys in their teenage years - and in some cases younger -fully nude or partially clothed in Jackson's bedroom, photos and videos of men, women, boys and girls in sexual positions, drugs to treat sex addiction, with multiple prescriptions written by a number of physicians for people close to the star, were found. According to the reports, materials seized were “notes, diaries, documents, photographs, audiotapes and videotapes“, along with more than 80 video recordings and computer hard drives. The investigator said, “The documents collected by the Santa Barbara County Sheriff's Department paint a dark and frightening picture of Jackson."

Michael Jackson lived a very controversial life. The King of Pop bid adieu to the world on June 25, 2009. Even after his death, a case of alleged molestation is going on against Michael Jackson. According to an IANS report, James Safechuck claimed that Michael Jackson had a list of secret words for sex. The report further stated that the late singer would scratch the inside of his hand with a finger to show he wanted sex and the lawyers for James have also filed documents stating that he should be allowed to claim against the MJ's estate after being molested nearly 100 times over a four-year period.

The pop singer had been working since the age of 10, and would often feel that he was missing out on a lot of things. In an interview with Oprah, Michael Jackson had said, "We didn't get to do things that other children do, having friends, buddies, slumber parties, none of that was there for me. When I was kid it was always work..work...work..." Fighting with loneliness, Michael Jackson was also later allegedly accused of child sexual abuse. The singer has seen a lot of stardom, but also faced a lot of trouble too, being a public personality. Even his death was tragic and sudden.

A part of footage of Michael Jacksonat a museum seems to have controversy. According to an IANS report, The production company behind the upcoming film “Michael Jackson: The Last Photo shoot” is taking legal action against the late singer's estate over a video of him at the Brooklyn Museum of Art in New York, reports contactmusic.com.
The report further quoted, Jackson's estate attorney Howard Weitzman, he stated, "The makers of the documentary are attempting to exploit footage and photographs of Michael Jackson, which we believe are owned by his Estate. The documentary contains footage of Michael during private moments that he never agreed could be publicly and commercially exploited without his consent and/or involvement. Michael never authorised or approved the use of this material in the film.”

Michael Jackson lived a very lonely life. He had never really enjoyed a normal childhood. In his interview with Oprah, Michael Jackson confessed, "I used to always cry from loneliness. There is all the success and then there is the other side, rehearsals and all where you give up yourself. You don't get to do things that other children do. I would have to go and work instead, it would make me sad." There was a lot of success Michael Jackson experienced, but he paid a huge price with his childhood. And he used to cry because he didn't get to play.

A very controversial book has been written about Remember The Time: Protecting Michael Jackson In His Final Days', written by his former security guards, Bill Whitfield and Javon Beard. This book talks about the singer's personal life. According to IBNLive, one of the points mentioned in the book was about how Michael Jackson had to lead a hush-hush life, the singer and his set of people had to enter hotels and restaurants through backdoors and service elevators with trash bags stacked in a corner. In the book, reportedly the security guards had to always hide from the main entrance to avoid the paparazzi. This seemed like the side effect of the glamorous life.

In the mid 1990s, Michael Jackson was accused of child sexual abuse. Michael Jackson was accused of sexually abusing Jordan Chandler. There was a lot of media outcry on the issue, with Jordan's father, Evan Chandler coming into the picture too. However the entire case later ended in an out of court settlement. The singer had later released a tape wherein he spoke about the charges, he said, "There have been many disgusting statements and are totally false, it is a horrifying experience that I am being subjected. Media has dissected and manipulated, don't treat me like a criminal, I have been forced to submit." Michael Jackson was also strip searched in this incident, which was a humiliation which he reportedly never recovered from. Jordan Chandler had reportedly described Jackson's intimate parts like buttocks, penis, pubic hair and testicles.

Back again in 2003, Michael Jackson came in the news for sexual abuse. A particular controversial scene from a documentary aired about the singer, was the cause of trouble. He was reportedly seen holding hands and discussing sleeping arrangements. He was arrested in 2003 and charged with sexual abuse, but was acquitted on all counts. Michael Jackson had spoken about the painful experience. He said, "People always wonder why I have children around me. But I try to find what I didn't get through them like Disneyland, amusement parks and arcade games."

In 1994, Michael Jackson got married to Lisa Marie Presley, daughter of Elvis and Priscilla Presley. According to a report in People magazine, Lisa stated, "I am very much in love with Michael, I dedicate my life to being his wife. I understand and support him. We both look forward to raising a family." During the child molestation charges, Michael Jackson found a lot of support from his wife, Lisa. According to Wikipedia, Presley explained, "I believed he didn't do anything wrong and that he was wrongly accused and yes I started falling for him. I wanted to save him. I felt that I could do it." The marriage hardly lasted for a couple of years.

Michael and Lisa had no children. Jackson married a second time to Debbie Rowe and had two kids Michael Joseph Jackson Jr, also known as Prince Michael. Later Michael had another kid with Debbie, a daughter this time, who he named Paris. And lastly Michael's third child, Blanket was born through artificial insemination. Michael Jackson has been very possessive about his kids. He wanted them to have a very normal childhood and hence made them wear masks. Whenever Michael stepped out with his kids, the trio had to wear masks to hide their identity and have a normal life. He used to also indulge a lot in the kids birthday parties. According to a report on IBNLive, the whole place would be decked up for a party but there would be no guests or other children, because the kids didn't have any friends.

Michael Jackson bought a lavish property in California and named it Neverland Ranch. The popular singer made a lot of additions to the place, like a floral clock, rail line and bronze statues of kids. For almost two decades, Neverland was Michael Jackson's house. However during the sexual abuse charges, the whole place was searched by the police. And reportedly after that Michael Jackson turned his back to the lavish property. The King of Pop raised his children there and the place was reportedly named after Michael Jackson's favourite fictional character, Peter Pan. After Michael Jackson's death, a lot of fans dropped outside the ranch, and rumours were rife that the place would be turned into a memorial about the singer. However nothing of that sort has happened.

Jackson had reportedly converted to Islam. A report in Daily Mail stated that Michael Jackson has converted to Islam and changed his name to Mikaeel. However no confirmation was ever reported. Michael was also said to be a part of the Illuminati Group, with rumours doing the round that he realised the dangers of the group after becoming very successful, and wanted to warn others about it. After his sudden death, there were a lot of theories doing rounds about the secret society being involved in the death of the popular singer. However the actual reason for his death was reported to be an overdose of drugs.