Well Mr. Pink Called It, Jacko is free!
Fans and friends of Michael Jackson rejoiced on Monday after a jury acquitted the pop star of child molestation charges in a trial that has captivated the world.
The innocent verdict was carried live across television screens from California to Croatia.
“I can’t believe it, I’m just so pleased I’m lost for words!” Uri Geller, Jackson’s psychic friend in Britain, told The Associated Press. “I’m trembling, this is so important. He did not let down his fans and all the people that love him.”
Jackson was found innocent of molesting a 13-year-old cancer survivor, giving the boy alcohol and conspiring to imprison his accuser and the boy’s family at his estate.
“He went through hell and now the nightmare is over,” Geller said.
As the jury indicated they had reached a decision Monday, British news channels streamed live coverage of the scene outside the court in Santa Maria, Calif.
Interest stretched to the Middle East, with Arab news channels al-Jazeera and al-Arabiya cutting to live footage as Jackson arrived at the courthouse for the verdict.
“The minutes before the verdict were the most nervous moments of my life. Now, these are the happiest moments of my life,” said Kent Vilhemsson, 21, watching from Skovde, Sweden.
In Germany, several news channels carried the verdict live, and the top-selling Bild newspaper quickly posted the headline “Acquittal!” on its Web site.
From the Herald
–I think people like Michael Jackson more overseas. In the US his popularity has been on a steady decline for years.
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