Merrill Osmond Tells Michael To Get Real!
05/12/2003
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Michael Jackson should try living in the real world if he wants to turn his life around, believes singer Merrill Osmond.
Merrill, who had a string of hits with his brothers in pop band The Osmonds in the early 1970s, is a close friend of the Jackson family.
He got to know Jackson who is now facing child sex charges in the '70s. He prescribes the star a dose of reality.
The American singer told Teletext: "Michael has obviously spent a long time running away from something and has ended up living in a fantasy world that can do all kinds of things to your mind.
"Michael needs to get some reality and some stability in his life, but he needs to want to do that.
"Michael has a lot of problems, no-one is denying that, but I won't judge him. Now is the time his family should come together and try to work out a way to help Michael, and to make some sense of all this mess."
The singer who is preparing to tour the UK said many of Jackson's troubles can be traced back to his childhood.
"My family were very close to the Jacksons back in the 1970s and I remember how tough Michael's dad was on him," he said.
"It wasn't a happy family life at all. Combine that with being a world-famous star at the age of eight and you have a recipe for disaster," said the star.
Osmond is still close to the king of pop's older brother, Jermaine Jackson. "I spoke with Jermaine just the other week and he and the rest of his family are very worried about Michael, as I am myself," he said.
"My prayers are with Michael at this difficult time. I just hope he has the strength to finally find some sense of reality in his life. He knows deep down that he has the strength to do that."
quote:Nou ja, die mening deel ik wel, indien hij kinderen gewoon met rust zou laten. Ik denk ook dat het veel makkelijker voor hemzelf is. Geen geouwehoer achteraf .
Op woensdag 10 december 2003 20:29 schreef Mr.Smiley het volgende:
.. laat die man toch eens met rust
quote:Laat hem die kinderen eens met rust laten!
Op woensdag 10 december 2003 20:29 schreef Mr.Smiley het volgende:
.. laat die man toch eens met rust
quote:Hij is zelf een kind, en wilt dus graag met kinderen spelen hoor .
Op woensdag 10 december 2003 20:42 schreef Tiemie het volgende:[..]
Laat hem die kinderen eens met rust laten!
quote:Laten we eerst eens afwachten wat er nu eigenlijk gebeurd is.
Op woensdag 10 december 2003 20:42 schreef Tiemie het volgende:[..]
Laat hem die kinderen eens met rust laten!
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Op woensdag 10 december 2003 20:40 schreef Robert_Jensen het volgende:
Ach, dat is iets tussen hem en god.
Is hij niet Jehova's getuige van huis uit?
quote:Laat hem nu eens in zijn eigen bedje in zijn eigen kamertje, alleen, gaan slapen dan
Op woensdag 10 december 2003 21:33 schreef Brave_Sir_Robin het volgende:[..]
Laten we eerst eens afwachten wat er nu eigenlijk gebeurd is.
Kindertjes met mammie in de logeervertrekken.
Yes woman, No cry
quote:Al lang niet meer.
Op woensdag 10 december 2003 21:34 schreef milagro het volgende:Is hij niet Jehova's getuige van huis uit?
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Op woensdag 10 december 2003 21:34 schreef milagro het volgende:[..]
Is hij niet Jehova's getuige van huis uit?
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Poor Michael Jackson and these sex allegations. As if it's not bad enough him being a Jehova's Witness, they're accusing him of behaving like a Catholic priest
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Op woensdag 10 december 2003 21:39 schreef schatje het volgende:[..]
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quote:Nu ja, omdat hij er op staat dat de kindermeisjes dat wél zijn ...
Op woensdag 10 december 2003 21:37 schreef Brave_Sir_Robin het volgende:[..]
Al lang niet meer.
quote:En wat is daar mis mee??
Op woensdag 10 december 2003 21:40 schreef Brave_Sir_Robin het volgende:
Je loopt achter schatje.
Helemaal niets lieve schat .
quote:Och, dat gedoe met doeken voor z'n muil en die lakens over z'n kinders hoofdjes en zo doet me eerder ergens anders aan denken.
Op woensdag 10 december 2003 21:39 schreef schatje het volgende:[..]
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quote:Bron?
Op woensdag 10 december 2003 21:43 schreef milagro het volgende:
Nu ja, omdat hij er op staat dat de kindermeisjes dat wél zijn ...
quote:Je hebt gelijk.
Op woensdag 10 december 2003 21:51 schreef schatje het volgende:
En wat is daar mis mee?Helemaal niets lieve schat .
quote:Op de site van TROS3FM staat iets over die nanny die Jehova getuige moest zijn. Het bericht dateert van 29 april 2002. Ik heb het bericht verder nergens zo gauw kunnen vinden, dus ik zet m'n vraagtekens bij de betrouwbaarheid van dit bericht. (is trouwens ook niet echt boeiend... )
Op woensdag 10 december 2003 23:18 schreef Brave_Sir_Robin het volgende:[..]
Bron?
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LOS ANGELES, California (CNN) -- A leaked memo from the Los Angeles Department of Children and Family Services concludes that allegations of sexual abuse of a young boy by pop superstar Michael Jackson were "unfounded."
But Santa Barbara District Attorney Tom Sneddon, who announced he will formally charge the entertainer by sometime next week, said he was "discounting" the memo, which was posted Tuesday on the "Smoking Gun" Web site.According to the November 26 memo, the mother felt "the entertainer was like a father to the children and part of her family."
Sneddon confirmed she was referring to Jackson.
The memo, which was written in response to a request and summarizes an investigation conducted between February 14-27, concerns the young cancer patient on whose behalf Sneddon's office is prosecuting Jackson.
The memo said the child -- now 14 -- denied he slept in the same bed as Jackson or that any sexual abuse had ever occurred. It also indicates the boy's older sister said she had accompanied her brothers to numerous sleepovers at Jackson's Neverland Ranch and "had never seen anything sexually inappropriate between her brother and the entertainer."
"Our investigators were aware of the contents of the memo prior to seeking the search warrants and arrest warrant for Mr. Jackson," Sneddon said.
"We provided all the information to the judge about the circumstances and the timing of the child welfare investigation, and the judge still issued the warrants," he said.
Asked if the leaked memo that appears to exonerate Jackson hurts his case, Sneddon replied, "No, we are not worried."
A Jackson spokesman told CNN the leaked memo supports his innocence.
"There is no merit to the allegations, Michael is innocent," said Stuart Backerman. "This is in keeping with what we've said all along."
The L.A. child welfare agency got involved because the alleged victim is a county resident.
The 45-year-old singer returned to Santa Barbara, California, from Las Vegas, Nevada, to surrender to authorities November 20, was booked on charges of "lewd and lascivious conduct" with a child under 14, and released on $3 million bond.
If the formal charges are filed next week, he will be arraigned January 9.
CNN's Art Harris contributed to this report.
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Op donderdag 11 december 2003 02:43 schreef Cosma-Shiva het volgende:
Off-topic, maar toch wel grappig (uit OOG-topic):
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