Who is Terry George? Michael Jackson’s sex abuse accuser and multi-millionaire property developer
The British millionaire recently revealed claims of sexual abuse against pop superstar Michael Jackson from when he was just a schoolboy
BRITISH millionaire Terry George has alleged that he had inappropriate phone calls from Michael Jackson from when he was 13 years old.
Here's who he is and what he alleges happened between him and the King of Pop.
Who is Terry George?
Terry George is a multi-millionaire property developer who had a close relationship with Michel Jackson in the late 70s - early 80s.
The 42-year-old from Leeds met pop superstar Michael Jackson, then 21, in a hotel in 1979 when Terry was just 13 years old.
In 2003 journalist and broadcaster Louis Theroux spoke with Terry, who used to go to hotels armed with a tape recorder in the hope he could catch a celebrity to interview.
He said: "I'd gone along and knocked on the door of the hotel room and Michael answered the door.
"There was no security around, no one stopping me really. I just asked if I could do an interview with him and he was quite taken aback by that.
"He invited me into his room, he was there with his brother, Randy Jackson, and I did an interview with both of them."
Terry said that Jacko was "very friendly" and they swapped telephone numbers and addresses.
According to the multi-millionaire, Michael called him the next day.
He said: "I've met quite a lot of celebrities and no one had given me their number before, Michael just freely gave it me.
"It almost felt like I'd known him for a long time. He was very comfortable to be with, very easy going."
What happened between him and Michael Jackson?
Jackson was just 21 at the time of the interview at his Leeds hotel in 1979.
Jackson was touring the UK with his brothers as the Jackson Five pop group when he asked 13-year-old Terry for his phone number after their first meeting.
Terry told the that the entertainer would spend HOURS chatting to him on the phone during their calls.
The Brit claims the adult star would phone him three times a week at 9pm “on the dot.”
Terry said: “He’d often ask if my parents were in. And when I explained that they had gone out to play bingo he would relax.”
According to the Louis Theoux interview with him in the early 2000s, Terry had racked up a £300 phone bill and his parents cut the phone off.
But a few months into their relationship, Terry claims Michael asked him if he was “masturbating” before then allegedly telling the schoolboy that he was pleasuring himself.
Terry told ABC: “He spoke about masturbation. About him masturbating. Did I masturbate?”
The property developer said: “Then, suddenly out of nowhere, he asked me if I masturbated and that if I did, did I use cream? I was puzzled and said no.
“I said I didn’t know what he meant.
“When I paused he said, ‘Would you believe that I am doing it right now?’ and I could hear down the line he was making strange noises.”
Terry said the incident made him fell “confused and uncomfortable.”
He claims he knew Michael could sense his unease. Terry says the next time he met the superstar face-to-face in 1981, Michael acted cold towards him.
The Brit said: “I’ve no idea why his attitude towards me had changed.”
Michael Jackson strongly denied all allegations of sexual abuse made against him.
During Terry's conversation with Louis, Terry avoided some of his questions and said that the story was "well documented" and blamed a friend having a big mouth.
He did however say: "Parts of it are true. The majority of it is true.
"It was a bit sensationalised.
"It's not something that I want to regurgitate."
He did say that he "didn't feel any grudge" against Michael and said: "It's a shame that we don't have out friendship still and we aren't in contact on a regular basis."
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