From the 1980s-2009, @DeWayneWickham (retired) was one of the most respectable and matter-of-fact journalists who covered the MJ saga. He didn't mince words in pointing out the absurdity of Evan Chandler's greed or of Tom Sneddon's vendetta and aggregious conduct.

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Wickham's words in the 90s amid the Chandler scandal applies so well in '19:

"Money—millions of dollars—was his end game. All he wanted...was to cash in...not subject the claims to the scrutiny of criminal court."

"Desperately hope to convict MJ in the court of public opinion."
Depressing times when syndicated networks including @AP and @USATODAY used to have respectible journalists like @DeWayneWickham and @LindaDeutsch but now succumb to the same sensational fodder they used to criticize the tabloids for. Including labeling false accusers "victims."

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Apr 5
Keller puts into writing what should had been obvious to everyone since 1993:

"The photos...were the result of a court-ordered search based on a false statement in what became a discredited criminal investigation."

The body search ruined state's case—evidenced by the following: Image
36 days elapsed from the body search on Dec. 20, 1993 until the time of the civil settlement on Jan. 25, 1994.

At no point in those 36 days did either DA (Garcetti/Sneddon) present the pics/affidavits/Jordan's recorded interview/officer testimony to the court as cause to arrest.
Larry Feldman and Lauren Weis stated that Jordan remained cooperative with investigators until July 6.

By then, a full 198 days (6.5 months) elapsed without ever proffering the pictorial evidence in court as suspicion of a crime, or as reasonable justification to charge MJ.
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Apr 4
Once again TMZ distorts reality in it's guilt promo over the defense's motion to quash what is now the 3rd attempt since 2013 for the men to get MJ's body pics.

Back in 2013 LAPD itself had already declined the subpoena requests indicating they are exempt from public disclosure. Image
Yes, the defense also filed a motion to quash these subpoenas as part of their own in-depth justifications as to why the request should be court-denied. Just as they did back in 2017-2018.

A hearing has been reserved for June 6 at 8:30 to discuss this motion with the judge.
Defense argues the subpoenas are invalid as:

A) Identical to previous ones quashed in 2018.

B) Unreasonable, oppressive, fundamental privacy rights.

C) Improper circumvention of Chandler protective order.

D) Never served consumer notices about affecter personal information. Image
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Mar 22
Several noteworthy observations from Mesereau's "Complex Civil Case Questionnaire" filed this week.

The filing is to argue that these consolidated cases (Wade/James) have "all the hallmarks of a complex case," which is what Judge Whitaker suggested in the Feb. 28 status hearing. Image
Tom estimates 65-75 witnesses for the consolidated civil trial.

By comparison, the 2005 criminal trial saw 144 witnesses from Feb. 28 to June. 3.

The estimate relates to the abuse timespans, complex causes alleged, 30-35+ year gap in making the claims, LN participation & more. Image
At the case management conference on Feb. 28, the judge left open the possibility of designating the case complex, but could potentially still oversee the case throughout all pretrial motions.

Mesereau seeks in this filing to determine the court's preference of the two options. Image
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Mar 1
THREAD: Robson/Safechuck Case Status as of February 2024.

As part of the case management hearing this week, the plaintiffs (Wade/James) and defendants (MJJ Productions/MJJ Ventures) submitted written narratives outlining the current state of their cases and anticipated plans.
The defense outlined the lengthy history of these matters, dating back to 2013 when Wade filed his estate claim (followed by James in 2014).

Since the men's claims were barred against the estate, they came up with a new theory to go after the companies for compensation instead. Image
Recall back in May 2013, Wade repeatedly claimed in sworn documents that he was "unaware of the administration of MJ's estate until March 4, 2013."

The judge cited 7 undisputed facts that proved Wade was aware of the estate by 2011. This was Wade's attempt to circumvent statues.

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Jan 22
Since the grotesque Dimond-sourced "Think Twice" podcast from a year ago has resurfaced as a featured free item on Apple, here is a repost of my 3-part thread outlining the deceit.

To date, neither host nor their "fact checkers" have addressed any of it.

When a podcast insists it is not there to convince people of MJ's guilt or innocence, then spends hours regurgitating paid tabloid stories that Dimond further embellishes—without once acknowledging how these claims were demonstrably false under oath—it is purely gaslighting.
Host @leoncrawl allowed Dimond to tell listeners, unchallenged, that Blanca "saw MJ in the showers with young boys."

Blanca's $20k "shower" story never involved multiple boys & Leon omits the many sworn times she admits it NEVER happened (94, 05, 16).

This is not "journalism."

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Jul 28, 2023
THREAD: This should be the mindset of every logical human on the planet:

It's my opinion that men who have repeatedly, undisputedly lied about material facts of their claims both inside & outside of court should not be dignified with a 12TH chance at a "not about money" 🤑 case. Image
Wade claiming in his sworn declaration 10+ YEARS AGO that he had no knowledge of the estate until 2013—purely to circumvent the statutes—whereas 7 undisputed facts proved he had knowledge of it no later than 2011, was not an action done in good faith by a truth-focused person.

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Wade omitting, concealing and fighting to withhold mountains of requested discovery documents through 2016 was not an honest move.

Telling attorneys he had only written one email about the case when he'd written 100s, as well as a tell-all book, is not a gesture of transparency.


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