Watched Leaving Neverland and still believe Michael Jackson wasn’t a paedophile? Then you’re a conspiracy theorist like Peter Andre
ROXANNE PALLET’s entertainment career quite rightly withered and died on national television last September.
While in the final series of Celebrity Big Brother she falsely accused RYAN THOMAS of physical assault, despite the fact millions of us witnessed what actually happened given the house was wired with cameras 24/7.
The pitiful attempt to forever ruin the ex-Coronation Street star’s reputation backfired spectacularly on this very untrustworthy woman.
Soon scores of exes and former castmates were revealing eerily similar behaviour and, realising she was neck-deep in slime, the ex-Emmerdale cretin predictably claimed she was suffering from PTSD and panic disorder.
I assumed the next I would see of Roxanne was when she asked me if I wanted a side of fries with my Big Mac at McDonald’s.
But then this week she re-emerged as an unlikely saviour for the late paedophile MICHAEL JACKSON.
In an intervention even the most desperate Jacko obsessives must admit was unwelcome, she posted lyrics from his denial song Tabloid Junkie on Instagram that read: “Just because you read it in a magazine or see it on the TV screen, don’t make it factual.”
Yes, folks, welcome to the era of celebrity denial, where celebs from the A-list to the Z-list treat fans as fools.
No matter what the evidence and no matter what we’ve seen, if you keep on living in denial your core fanbase will – with a bit of luck – stick with you.
If you watched Leaving Neverland on Channel 4 this week in full and still believe Wacko Jacko wasn't a paedophile then, I'm sorry to say, you now fit into the category of conspiracy theorist.
In one corner, there's TV legend OPRAH WINFREY, America's most respected female broadcaster KATIE COURIC and the world's best pop songwriter SIA.
None of those people wanted to turn on MJ. Neither did I. He was the type of genius popstar we only get once in a generation. He was a songwriter whose talent was unparalleled. And, man oh man, was he a star. So much of a star he could clearly get away with whatever he wanted.
When I first wrote about the truth of this documentary in this column last month, Sia’s manager David Russell decided to brand me “disgusting” on Twitter, before accusing me of “exploitation, manipulation, thievery and lies.”
How delighted I was to see his brilliant client Sia become the first major current popstar to take a stand against Jacko this week, posting on Twitter: “Dear Wade and James, I believe you and I love you. Keep going.”
In response, her gutless manager decided to make his Twitter account private. I’d love to hear what he has to say now.
Meanwhile, Jacko obsessive PETER ANDRE continued performing covers from the former King of Pop, including Man In The Mirror, on his tour all week.
In his mealy-mouthed New Magazine column, he wrote Leaving Neverland “has caused a lot of controversy about sexual abuse”. Er, well not really. It’s caused controversy because your hero was allowed to get away with having sex with young boys for decades.
He went on: “In regards to some people saying his music should be banned from the radio, I don't agree.
“You can't just stop listening to an artist's music due to accusations alone. And let's not forget some of his songs weren't even written by him.”
I find it deeply disturbing that someone like Peter, who has built an entire career on being a caring dad, won’t even give the documentary giving the victims a voice the time of day.
Pete, I implore you to watch all four hours this week, then make the decision if you want to keep performing the covers on your tour.
After this week, I refuse to even have the Michael Jackson debate any more. He was a paedophile operating in plain sight – and the evidence, for anyone willing to do even the most basic research, is overwhelming.