| Product Summary | | Format: Hardcover | | ISBN: 9780979549809 | | Publisher: iUniverse | | Publish Date: 6/11/2007 | | Buy.com Sku: 204800198 | | Item#: RV9M2C | | Buy.com Sales Rank: 68300 | | Dimensions (in Inches) 9.5H x 6.5L x 1T | | Pages: 296 |
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| | | He was the pop icon the media loved to hate. Tremendously wealthy, inarguably eccentric, and one of the most famous people in the world, Michael Jackson was the unenviable target of constant public humiliation. The media poked fun at his skin, his features, his sexuality, and his lifestyle.Here, seasoned crime reporter Aphrodite Jones condemns the media for perpetuating hateful rumors and innuendoes, recounting just the sordid details, and reporting only the most despicable accusations and grisly charges made against Michael Jackson during his criminal trial. They had built a highly profitable industry around the superstar's "freaky life" and banked on his conviction. And, it turns out, they got it all wrong.In their efforts to make money and win ratings, the media missed the truth. It wasn't until after the "not guilty" verdict that Jones had the insight and courage to admit her own unintentional role in the frenzy surrounding the shocking testimony, high drama, and countless celebrities in Michael Jackson's high-profile criminal trial. Here, she makes amends with what is not only a truthful, well-documented chronicle of the entire trial but a powerful indictment against the media for conspiring to distort, dehumanize, and destroy Michael Jackson. Jones argues convincingly that the case against Jackson amounted to nothing more than a media-made, tax-paid scandal, and she makes an impassioned call to action for the public-at-large to think critically, question the integrity, and demand the truth in "the news".
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Journalist and author Aphrodite Jones wants to set the record straight about the legendary Michael Jackson trial. In 1993 the pop star was brought to court on charges of child molestation and sexual abuse by Evan Chandler, whose son, Jordan, had a very close relationship with Jackson. The media jumped on this sensational story, often running hyped stories that negatively portrayed Jackson, who was ultimately exonerated of all charges. Jones, who covered the story for Fox News, felt that the trial had been misrepresented by the media, and so self-published (she claims that despite having published several best-selling books, she could find no publisher willing to work on any "pro-Jackson" material) MICHAEL JACKSON CONSPIRACY, which she calls a "labor of love."
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