Frederic Libotte

Eight of the twelve jurors were parents. One female juror’s sister had been r*ped as a child. Another female juror had two nieces who had suffered sexual molestation.
The 79-year-old juror was a grandparent to a registered sex offender. Michael Jackson is an important historical figure. In some respects, the most. A biopic about him, if well directed, & well played, should be the most anticipated. Audience score for #MichaelMovie was 97%, highest ever. Awards, if critical & not hypothetical should be down to one question: is any movie more important? In reality, award circuits, and, media narratives, are stuck in a loop that expired 20 years ago. FBI, LAPD, 20 different child services departments secretly wiretapped, scoured and dug into Michael Jackson for 13 long years. They stacked up 600 pages of forensic methodologies. Secret surveillance crossed state & international jurisdictions. Over a decade long marathon investigation racked up absolutely ZERO evidence of criminal conduct. Officially, the FBI & other agencies only stopped going after Michael Jackson after the Santa Barbara county court took up the case in 2005. For 14 weeks, 140 witnesses were cross examined. The final jury was made up of 8 women and 4 men, age ranges from 20 to 79 years. They included a civil engineer with a graduate degree, a computer programmer, a physical therapist, and a UPS delivery driver who noted he had previously delivered packages to Jackson's Neverland Ranch. Jurors also included a supervisor for the Department of Social Services, an educational service aide, a student nurse and a 79-year-old great-grandmother. Eight of the twelve jurors were parents. One female juror’s sister had been r*ped as a child. Another female juror had two nieces who had suffered sexual molestation.
The 79-year-old juror was a grandparent to a registered sex offender. 7 of the jurors were white, 4 were Hispanic, 1 was Asian. Race heavily influenced the public discourse surrounding the trial, and caused public skepticism because there is a historical precedent of jury prejudice against racial minorities. Jury demographics sparked significant national discussion because there was ZERO black representation on the final 12-person panel. Media coverage was relentless, and heavily prejudiced. Unprecedented public spectacle lasted 14 weeks. 140 witnesses testified. On June 13 2005, all 10 criminal counts and 4 misdemeanors were thrown out in court. Verdict: Michael Jackson was NOT GUILTY. In the past 20 years, several researchers including @DrJoeVogel, @jin_chohan and @RuckerJael, have exposed the unethical background of the allegations. Case should never have gone to court. But: the final verdict has not stopped the allegation industrial complex from continuing to churn out even more films, documentaries and headlines falsifying the records. Despite the campaign of hate, the biopic pushed past prejudiced rotten tomato ratings and media skepticism, past Bohemian Rhapsody, past Oppenheimer, to become the first biographical film of any kind in history to make over one billion dollars at the box office. The Golden Globes has made a controversial decision not to consider the biopic as a musical. This week, Critics Choice Association's named debut actor Jaafar Jackson the recipient of the Actor Award. Jaafar previously won Best Actor at the 2026 Astra Midseason Movie Awards over nominees like Ryan Gosling and Ralph Fiennes. If the Oscars follow, it will be a surprise, but not because Jaafar has any real competition. These days, even faceless bots with zero followers are driving hateful commentary on posts about Michael Jackson. Jaafar’s recent public appearances glow with increasing confidence reminiscent of Michael Jackson himself. His future is bright. Part 2 biopic, SuperMax, Tiger Woods biopic and many more will cement Jaafar’s rise. He is the actor to watch. Will the Oscars & Golden Globe rise to the occasion? Time is ticking.