Neverland Is Being Raided

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It's only on Court TV.

― Fritz Wollner (Fritz), Tuesday, 18 November 2003 17:47 (twenty-two years ago)

are you sure it's not a re-run?

― fiddo centington (dubplatestyle), Tuesday, 18 November 2003 17:48 (twenty-two years ago)

is it Sweeps Week alreadY?

― Huckleberry Mann (Horace Mann), Tuesday, 18 November 2003 17:49 (twenty-two years ago)

hmm, I've got 'step-mom charged in pool death' instead.

― scott pl. (scott pl.), Tuesday, 18 November 2003 17:58 (twenty-two years ago)

From AP:

9:50 a.m. November 18, 2003

LOS OLIVOS – Police swarmed Michael Jackson's Neverland Ranch on Tuesday, although the purpose of the search was not immediately disclosed, a sheriff's official said.

The authorities executed a search warrant at the musician's sprawling home in the Santa Ynez Valley outside of Santa Barbara, said a sheriff's spokesman, who declined to give his name. The Santa Barbara County District Attorney's office was also involved in the action, he added.

Jackson's spokesman, Stuart Backerman, did not answer his cell phone and did not immediately return messages early Tuesday.

The search comes on the same day Epic Records released "Number Ones," a greatest hits collection featuring Jackson's new single, "One More Chance." On Nov. 26, CBS is scheduled to air a Jackson special consisting mainly of old concert footage.

― El Diablo Robotico (Nicole), Tuesday, 18 November 2003 18:11 (twenty-two years ago)

here

― dan (dan), Tuesday, 18 November 2003 18:13 (twenty-two years ago)

The search comes on the same day Epic Records released "Number Ones," a greatest hits collection featuring Jackson's new single, "One More
Chance." On Nov. 26, CBS is scheduled to air a Jackson special consisting mainly of old concert footage.

coincidence? nu-uh.

― Huckleberry Mann (Horace Mann), Tuesday, 18 November 2003 18:13 (twenty-two years ago)

"Court TV reported that a 12-year-old boy brought allegations against the pop star. At least one ambulance is present.

Authorities executed a search warrant at the musician's sprawling home in the Santa Ynez Valley outside of Santa Barbara, said a sheriff's spokesman, who declined to give his name. The Santa Barbara County District Attorney's office was also involved in the action, he added."

From fox news. So kiddie-fiddling it is! Been waiting a long time for this.

― fletrejet, Tuesday, 18 November 2003 18:16 (twenty-two years ago)

it's tied into the pellicano case

― cinniblount (James Blount), Tuesday, 18 November 2003 18:17 (twenty-two years ago)

watch your back garry shandling

― cinniblount (James Blount), Tuesday, 18 November 2003 18:17 (twenty-two years ago)

God bless tony pellicano and his hand grenades

― bill stevens (bscrubbins), Tuesday, 18 November 2003 19:12 (twenty-two years ago)

yuck. I hope his kids are alright. What pathetic end to what was once the best performer on earth.

― Matt Helgeson (Matt Helgeson), Tuesday, 18 November 2003 19:15 (twenty-two years ago)

"watch your back garry shandling"

hilarious. Hey Now, Jacko.

― rumple, Tuesday, 18 November 2003 19:24 (twenty-two years ago)

dammit, the PATRIOT Act has GOT to be stopped!

― Jeremy the Kingfish (Kingfish), Tuesday, 18 November 2003 20:02 (twenty-two years ago)

Oh, poor Jacko, you should never have done that "Remember The Time" video. Now it has made the CIA believe you are in contact with Al Qaida...

― Geir Hongro (GeirHong), Tuesday, 18 November 2003 20:17 (twenty-two years ago)

or worse: john singleton

― cinniblount (James Blount), Tuesday, 18 November 2003 20:18 (twenty-two years ago)

Wake me when they burn it.

― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Tuesday, 18 November 2003 22:02 (twenty-two years ago)

what does gary shandling have to do with it?

― robin (robin), Wednesday, 19 November 2003 01:22 (twenty-two years ago)

(he's larry sanders,right?)

― robin (robin), Wednesday, 19 November 2003 01:22 (twenty-two years ago)

Q: How do you tell time at the Neverland ranch?
A: You look for when the big hand goes over the little hand

― donut bitch (donut), Wednesday, 19 November 2003 01:31 (twenty-two years ago)

dairylea to thread

― robin (robin), Wednesday, 19 November 2003 01:34 (twenty-two years ago)

BUBBLES'S REVENGE...

― latebloomer (latebloomer), Wednesday, 19 November 2003 11:22 (twenty-two years ago)

I'm listening to a radio simulcast of the Sherriff's Office press conference on the radio at the moment. They've issued an arrest warrant for Jackson for a number accounts of child molestation.

― Johnny Fever (johnny fever), Wednesday, 19 November 2003 19:10 (twenty-two years ago)

I've got CNN saying only ONE count of c.m.

― Huckleberry Mann (Horace Mann), Wednesday, 19 November 2003 19:17 (twenty-two years ago)

Yeah, correction. A warrant for one, suspicion of others.

― Johnny Fever (johnny fever), Wednesday, 19 November 2003 19:21 (twenty-two years ago)

Suspicions are like nipples, we've all got 'em and half of them don't do anything but feel cool.

I'm the Tracer Hand of this thread!

― Huckleberry Mann (Horace Mann), Wednesday, 19 November 2003 19:24 (twenty-two years ago)

http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=501&e=1&u=/ap/20031119/ap_on_en_mu/michael_jackson

― Johnny Fever (johnny fever), Wednesday, 19 November 2003 19:26 (twenty-two years ago)

Good god, has anyone checked out the Neverland website? Maxfield Parrish meets Norman Rockwell as filmed by David Lynch.

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Wednesday, 19 November 2003 20:20 (twenty-two years ago)

go to thesmokinggun.com if you want to lose your appetite for a few weeks.

― gygax! (gygax!), Wednesday, 19 November 2003 20:21 (twenty-two years ago)

Scratch that, it's just a fansite...but JEEZ.

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Wednesday, 19 November 2003 20:21 (twenty-two years ago)

quote of the week

I believe in doing better work. Just like
the old saying, 'You don't get older, you
get better.'
[Michael Jackson]

― Huckleberry Mann (Horace Mann), Wednesday, 19 November 2003 20:24 (twenty-two years ago)

what old saying is that? and when does someone repeating what they think is an old saying constitute...harrumph!

― Huckleberry Mann (Horace Mann), Wednesday, 19 November 2003 20:25 (twenty-two years ago)

Fuck! The logo on that site is disturbing.

― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Wednesday, 19 November 2003 20:26 (twenty-two years ago)

Nov. 18, 2003: Support Michael!!!

In this difficult time, let's all support Michael.
We want to extend our support and love to you, Michael! We believe in you and are here to support you!

You and your family are in our prayers!

AW.

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Wednesday, 19 November 2003 20:28 (twenty-two years ago)

I thought this thread said "Nevermind Is Being Raided"

― Curt1s St3ph3ns, Wednesday, 19 November 2003 20:28 (twenty-two years ago)

http://www.roadrun.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=16813

― Curt1s St3ph3ns, Wednesday, 19 November 2003 20:29 (twenty-two years ago)

"Michael Jackson started to cry."

Awwww.

― miloauckerman (miloauckerman), Wednesday, 19 November 2003 20:29 (twenty-two years ago)

fine you lazy nuggets:

page one
page two
page three
page four

― gygax! (gygax!), Wednesday, 19 November 2003 20:29 (twenty-two years ago)

Jackson Ordered to Surrender on Molestation Charges Updated 3:04 PM ET November 19, 2003 SANTA BARBARA, Calif. (Reuters) - Michael Jackson was ordered on Wednesday to surrender to California authorities to face multiple charges of child molestation, police said. Authorities refused to reveal any details of the case against the pop superstar. "An arrest warrant for Mr. Jackson has been issued on multiple counts of child molestation. The bail amount on the warrant has been set at $3 million. "There is a warrant outstanding and in a very short period of time there will be charges filed against Mr. Jackson," Santa Barbara County Sheriff Jim Anderson told a news conference at which he and other officials declined to say if one or more children were involved. They did say, however, that they had "a cooperative victim." Court TV, a cable channel, reported on Tuesday that allegations had been made against the self-styled King of Pop by a 12-year-old boy who had stayed at Jackson's fairy tale-like Neverland Ranch near Santa Barbara. Jackson, who was in Las Vegas on Tuesday, has never previously been arrested. He was believed to be in the gambling mecca on Wednesday while his lawyers arranged terms of his surrender. Anderson said he had every reason to believe that the singer "is willing to cooperate with us." Dozens of police officers with a search warrant spent more than 14 hours at Jackson's sprawling Neverland ranch in central California on Tuesday. Investigators declined to give details of the case or to name the alleged victim. But they said their criminal investigation had been underway for two or three months, adding that they had a "cooperative victim in this situation." Anderson told reporters that Jackson had been "given an opportunity to surrender himself to Santa Barbara authorities within a specific period of time."

In 1994, Jackson reached a multimillion-dollar out-of-court settlement with the family of a 14-year-old boy who accused him of sexual molestation. A criminal investigation of that case was closed without charges being brought once the alleged victim refused to testify. Jackson denied any wrongdoing.

sigh.

― Lord Custos Omicron (Lord Custos Omicron), Wednesday, 19 November 2003 20:30 (twenty-two years ago)

http://www.neverland-valley.com/neverland-valley/tours/main-nav-pix/tours-enter_05.jpg

― fletrejet, Wednesday, 19 November 2003 20:40 (twenty-two years ago)

you got outsmarted

― Huckleberry Mann (Horace Mann), Wednesday, 19 November 2003 20:41 (twenty-two years ago)

http://www.neverland-valley.com/neverland-valley/tours/main-nav-pix/tours-enter_06.jpg

stupid split up images

― fletrejet, Wednesday, 19 November 2003 20:43 (twenty-two years ago)

those documents are from ten years ago and the previous molestation charges, though, not the new ones.

― anthony kyle monday (akmonday), Wednesday, 19 November 2003 20:47 (twenty-two years ago)

The new ones are sealed for another 45 days.

― Johnny Fever (johnny fever), Wednesday, 19 November 2003 20:47 (twenty-two years ago)

They may be old, but didn't we need to know that Michael enjoyed having one nipple suckled while the other one is being twisted violently?

― miloauckerman (miloauckerman), Wednesday, 19 November 2003 20:50 (twenty-two years ago)

anyone else hearing suicide rumours?

― Bluto, Wednesday, 19 November 2003 20:53 (twenty-two years ago)

Just water-cooler talk.

― Johnny Fever (johnny fever), Wednesday, 19 November 2003 21:02 (twenty-two years ago)

people around your water cooler are threatening suicide?

― Huckleberry Mann (Horace Mann), Wednesday, 19 November 2003 21:02 (twenty-two years ago)

I wish I had a "where do you work, X-Corp?" lined-up, but I don't.

― Huckleberry Mann (Horace Mann), Wednesday, 19 November 2003 21:04 (twenty-two years ago)

Ew. I feel icky.

I want to watch a Michael Jackson trial on Court TV, you know, with all kinds of drama and circus antics and tears and stories about his daddy and wacky shit like that. This could be very entertaining if he'd, say, killed someone.

But no. He had to be spooky and unspeakably gross.

― Kenan Hebert (kenan), Wednesday, 19 November 2003 21:10 (twenty-two years ago)

people around your water cooler are threatening suicide?

Bahahahahahaha. That cheered me up.

― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Wednesday, 19 November 2003 21:13 (twenty-two years ago)

people around your water cooler are threatening suicide?
Shit. I know the dental plan sucks and the cafeteria food is nothing to crow about, but don't you think suicide is a bit of a drastic step?

― Lord Custos Omicron (Lord Custos Omicron), Wednesday, 19 November 2003 21:35 (twenty-two years ago)

Ew. I feel icky.
I want to watch a Michael Jackson trial on Court TV, you know, with all kinds of drama and circus antics and tears and stories about his daddy and wacky shit like that. This could be very entertaining if he'd, say, killed someone.

But no. He had to be spooky and unspeakably gross.

Um, please let this be another example of you grossly (no pun intended) miswording something, but you'd rather someone had died than been molested, for your entertainment? (I know both are tragic and bring back that ol' lesser of two great evils thing, but at least one scenario allows a life to be spared.)

― donut bitch (donut), Wednesday, 19 November 2003 21:38 (twenty-two years ago)

Did anyone see the District Attorney's press conf. a few hours ago? It was, to say the least, surreal.

Sample interaction between a reporter and the DA:

Reporter: "Are you serving the press lunch?"
DA:

Reporter: "What do you say to kids who want to visit Neverland Ranch?"
DA: "Don't go!" "Our kids haven't!!"

Needless to say, it didn't inspire confidence...

― Naive Teen Idol (Naive Teen Idol), Wednesday, 19 November 2003 21:40 (twenty-two years ago)

Sorry, I mistakenly inserted some weird tags. I meant to say that they all laughed and laughed...

― Naive Teen Idol (Naive Teen Idol), Wednesday, 19 November 2003 21:42 (twenty-two years ago)

― Lord Custos Omicron (Lord Custos Omicron), Wednesday, 19 November 2003 21:43 (twenty-two years ago)

― Chris Dahlen (Chris Dahlen), Wednesday, 19 November 2003 21:45 (twenty-two years ago)

Well, the website says Neverland is a land of dreams and magic. If he's got magic, I think we need the government to stop him.

― Dean Gulberry (deangulberry), Wednesday, 19 November 2003 21:46 (twenty-two years ago)

― donut bitch (donut), Wednesday, 19 November 2003 21:46 (twenty-two years ago)

Naive, you typed [big laugh] but using angle brackets instead... somehow, the HTML parser saw that as a weird version of the bold tag and ran through ilx's tag balance checker thingie.

― donut bitch (donut), Wednesday, 19 November 2003 21:47 (twenty-two years ago)

or specifically the tag. thanks, chris.

― donut bitch (donut), Wednesday, 19 November 2003 21:49 (twenty-two years ago)

shit.

― donut bitch (donut), Wednesday, 19 November 2003 21:49 (twenty-two years ago)

test

― donut bitch (donut), Wednesday, 19 November 2003 21:49 (twenty-two years ago)

It's fine now.

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Wednesday, 19 November 2003 21:50 (twenty-two years ago)

anyway, i guess from now the [big] or [strong] tags should be checked in the tag checking code...

― donut bitch (donut), Wednesday, 19 November 2003 21:51 (twenty-two years ago)

Damn HTML parser! Thanks fer fixin', guys...

Anyway, that DA just might screw this up...

― Naive Teen Idol (Naive Teen Idol), Wednesday, 19 November 2003 22:24 (twenty-two years ago)

one year passes...

ANd is my prediction coming true? This trial has turned into such a race to the bottom...

― Naive Teen Idol (Naive Teen Idol), Sunday, 17 April 2005 16:06 (twenty years ago)

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