An insider has claimed Michael Jackson revealed he was molested as a child – but ‘normalized’ the experience as ‘playtime.’
Jackson’s legacy has fallen under renewed scrutiny in recent years because of the long-running allegations that he sexually abused underage boys.
Although he was acquitted of the claims in court in 2005, the accusations about the late King of Pop have persisted in the public square down the decades, including in the 2019 HBO documentary Leaving Neverland.
They cropped up again this year in reaction to the smash success of the gushing new biopic Michael, which was backed by his estate, stars his nephew Jaafar and stops in 1988 before the explosive charges emerged about his sexual proclivities.
Now Emmy-winning producer Geoffrey Mark has added another layer to the story, saying Jackson was himself the victim of the crime of which he stood accused.
Mark maintained that Jackson never told him the name of the alleged perpetrator of the ‘tragedy’ that befell him, according to the New York Post.
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