michaeljackson was and a lwa ys people do.ichaeljackson was and always will be 100% innocent of these false allegations. wade, you defended michaeljackson twice in 1993, when you were 11, and then again in courts in 2005 when he was acquitted of sexual abuse charges. why did you tell the world than that he had done nothing to you? so from day one of michael sexually abusing me, he immediately started to tell me and train me on how to lie about what was happening between us. lie about what was happening between us. first, he would tell me that what this is, this sexual activity is because he and i love each other, and this is how we show our love. then he would immediately follow that up with, but if anybody else in the world ever found out what we we re the world ever found out what we were doing, people are accurate, they wouldn't understand, and what would happen is, that you and i would happen is, that you and i would go to jailfor the rest would happen is, that you and i would go to jail for the rest of our lives, and our

"michaeljackson is our brother and our son.or single piece of physical evidence, chose to believe the word of two admitted liars over the word of hundreds of families and friends around the world who spent time with michael, many at neverland, and experienced his legendary kindness and global generosity. we're proud of what michael jackson stands for. people have always loved to go after michael. he was an easy target because he was unique. but he was subjected to a thorough investigation which included a surprise raid of neverland and other properties, as well as a jury trial where michael was found to be completely innocent" - in capital letters. "there has never been one piece of proof of anything, yet the media is eager to believe these lies. michael always turned the other cheek, and we've always turned the other cheek when people have gone after members of our family. that's the jackson way. but we can't just stand by while this public lynching goes on and the vulture tweeters and others who never met michael go after him

michaeljackson was and a lwa ys people do.o you? so from day one of michael sexually abusing me, he immediately started to tell me and train me on how to lie about what was happening between us. first, he would tell me that what this is, this sexual activity is because he and i love each other, and this is how we show our love. then he would immediately follow that up with, but if anybody else in the world ever found out what we we re the world ever found out what we were doing, people are accurate, they wouldn‘t understand, and what would happen is, that you and i would happen is, that you and i would go to jailfor the rest would happen is, that you and i would go to jail for the rest of our lives, and our lives would fall apart. he and i would be pulled apart, all of this was terrifying to me, and so one, of course the idea of going to jail two, the idea of being pulled away from michael now, this man, this are otherworldly figure, this guide to me who had become my best friend, no way was i ever going to do anything that wo

michaeljackson's family deny the claims.t. # and no—one's gonna save you from the beast about to strike... he was the king of pop, a global icon and one of the most successful singers of all time. allegations of child abuse overshadowed his later career. in 2005, he was cleared in court, but now, there are new claims. i was seven years old. michael asked, "do you and the family want to come to neverland?" two men have told a documentary maker they were groomed at the star's fairytale theme park, neverland. michael sexually abused me from the age of seven years old until 14 years old. and the sexual abuse included fondling, touching my entire body and my penis. hello, wade. today's your birthday, so congratulations. i love you, goodbye. wade originally testified that michaeljackson never harmed him. the idea of being pulled away from michael now, this man, this otherworldly figure, this god to me, who had now become my best friend — no way was i ever going to do anything that would pull me away from him. mrjackson? james safe

not a huge michaeljackson fan but i was shocked when he died.aises a very interesting moral question. i don't know the answer to it. you could also apply it to other people in the media who have had their reputations tarred. .. the same as films with kevin spacey. and harvey weinstein and if it's ok to listen to the music of our kelly. the documentary came out a few weeks ago making some very gruesome allegations against that singer. —— r kelly. i personally believe you can enjoy the creative products of individuals without necessarily endorsing or subscribing to the beliefs and the behaviours that they engaged in. sian, do you agree? yes, i think you have to separate the man in the music all the women in the music. in this case, i saw some of the documentary. i don't think the allegations are proved. there were these two, now adults, alleging very serious things that happen to them, they say, when they were children, with michaeljackson. there are other now adults who spent time with him as children and they say nothing happen to them. i think

fresh claims of sexual abuse against pop star michaeljackson.wo men tell the bbc they were targeted hundreds of times. and expected sell for more than $100 million, but is it for real? the auction that's split the art world. financial re—charge. tesla pulls the plug on most of its stores around the world and says it will only sell cars online to help pay for a cheaper model 3. a warm welcome to the programme, briefing you on all you need to know in global news, business and sport. friday marks the tenth national day of unplugging in the us. we're told to switch off our phones, screens, gadgets and electronic devices. are we missing out on too much real life? have you managed to strike a balance? you can be part of the conversation. tell us what you think, just use the #bbcthebriefing. the united states is offering a reward of up to $1 million for information about the son of the late al-qaeda leader osama bin laden. washington believes hamza bin laden is emerging as a key leader of the islamist militant group, who has made threats against americ

michaeljackson's music is still loved, and generates millions of pounds every year.as not been — not one piece of evidence that corroborates their story. almost a decade after his death, michaeljackson's character remains under the spotlight. his true legacy is still being questioned. danjohnson, bbc news, los angeles. there will be more on this story on the victoria derbyshire programme from 10:00am on the bbc news channel. an indian fighter pilot captured by pakistan on wednesday after it shot down his plane in kashmir is set to be released today. the country's prime minister has described the move as a gesture of peace. india has welcomed the decision, but says its armed forces remain vigilant. 0ur correspondent sangita myska is in delhi this morning. we have had weeks of tension. is this going to try and ease that tension, do you think, or does the tension, do you think, or does the tension continue? well, it is certainly hoped that if this handover goes ahead, those tensions that have been steadily rising over the last two weeks will to some extent de—escalate.

why does that mean that michaeljackson in your view did not sexually abuse these young men? would be the first one to turn it in order to say thatis first one to turn it in order to say that is wrong and i would go to the police. you were not there, there was nothing for you to go to the police about. no, that is why it is so important because my uncle was not here to defend himself. it is the hardest thing to do because you do not want to attack victim, but at the same time michael is not here to defend himself. i would like to show you this clip. this is a second clip from our interview. this is a second clip from our interview. do you know how many times michael jackson abused you ? it is countless. yes, countless. there is no way to... every time i was with him, every single time i stay the night with him, he abused me. i think that was the same forjames. yes, i was with him for long periods of time over many years, and it was constant. so that is hundreds and hundreds of times? yes. is wade robson lying? yum! 100% he is lying. is his mother lying? yes. weight is his sis

wade originally testified that michaeljackson never harmed him.ldly figure, this god to me, who had now become my best friend — no way was i ever going to do anything that would pull me away from him. mrjackson? james safechuck was in a commercial with jackson. he says he was abused from the age of ten. he grooms the children, and he grooms the parents as well. so it's a meticulous sort of build—up for him to be able to do that, and it takes him a while to build the trust. michael groomed the world as well. michaeljackson‘s music is still loved, and generates millions of pounds every year. he himself always maintained that he'd never hurt any child, and some of his family members have continued to defend his reputation. why do you think they're coming forward now? money. you think it's all about money? it's all about money. it's always been about money. i hate to say it — when it's my uncle, it's almost like they see a blank cheque. this documentary is not telling the truth. there has not been, not one piece of evidence that corroborates their sto

two men have accused the pop star michaeljackson of sexually abusing them hundreds of times in the latet the stories making the headlines in media around the world. we begin with the gulf news and speculation that pakistan is about to free a captured indian pilot, as tensions over kashmir continue. meanwhile, looking at the japan times. it attempts to deconstruct why the talks between trump and kim broke down, and what happens next? let's move now to the new york times, which reflects on whether it would be wise of us democrats to push ahead with trying to impeach president trump, following michael cohen's testimony. the business pages of the daily telegraph lead on what they call a show of faith by investment heavyweights — poised to put a large amount of cash into uk assets. the front of the times highlights plans for an innovative new university, offering just one inter—disciplinary, gold standard course. and finally, a look at the guardian's website, which reflects on the value of art as a caravaggio painting — that may be a fake — goes on sale for over $100 million. so let's begin.

barbra streisand has apologised for comments she made about allegations that michaeljackson sexuallyte superstar but said his actions "didn't kill" the accusers. ms streisand said she was profoundly sorry for any pain she'd caused with words which "did not reflect her true feelings." the raf is to fly aid supplies to southern africa — to help people affected by the cyclone that's caused flooding and devastation across parts of mozambique, zimbabwe and malawi. almost two million people are in need of assistance. at least 700 people are known to have died — with many rural communities still to receive any help. the aid flights will provide basic shelters and water purification kits. it was the daring wartime prison break—out that inspired a hit hollywood film — and today marks the 75th anniversary of the great escape. the plan had been for around 200 prisoners of war to escape from the german camp through a network of tunnels but, although 76 escaped — most were recaptured with the majority of those caught being shot, on hitler's orders. just three made it home. robert hall is there at

barbara streisand has apologised for comments she made about allegations that michaeljackson sexuallyr that she believed the allegations against the late superstar but said his actions "didn't kill" the accusers. ms streisand said she was profoundly sorry for any pain she'd caused with words which "did not reflect her true feelings." the headlines on bbc news... pressure mounts on theresa may. senior conservatives tell the prime minister her brexit deal is more likely to pass if she stands down. ministers are reported to be split over whether mrs may's de—facto deputy, david lidington should take over — or brexiteer michael gove rescuers are airlifting hundreds of passengers and crew from a cruise ship, off the coast of norway. sport and for a full round up, from the bbc sport centre. hello. wales get their euro 2020 qualifying campaign under way today, with star player gareth bale saying he is raring to go. the welsh take on slovakia this afternoon at the cardiff city stadium and bale will be looking to put a difficult campaign with real madrid behind him. he is still scoring goals i

barbra streisand has apologised for comments she made about allegations that michaeljackson sexuallythat she believed the allegations against the late superstar but said his actions "didn't kill" the accusers. ms streisand said she was profoundly sorry for any pain she'd caused with words which "did not reflect her true feelings." the headlines on bbc news... pressure mounts on theresa may. senior conservatives tell the prime minister her brexit deal is more likely to pass if she stands down. ministers are reported to be split over whether mrs may's de—facto deputy, david lidington should take over — or brexiteer michael gove. rescuers are airlifting hundreds of passengers and crew from a cruise ship, off the coast of norway. the official death toll in mozambique from cyclone idai has risen to more than 400 — but that's expected to rise further as floodwaters recede. the authorities say that more than half a million people have been affected by the disaster — and 100,000 of them are living in camps. our deputy africa editor anne soy is in the mozambique capital maputo. how clear it n

barbra streisand has apologised for comments she made about allegations that michaeljackson sexuallytions against the late superstar but said his actions "didn't kill" the accusers. ms streisand said she was profoundly sorry for any pain she'd caused with words which "did not reflect her true feelings." a man has died after being stabbed in north—west london. officers were called to an address on marsh road near pinner station early this morning and the victim was pronounced dead at the scene. a large section of marsh road was cordoned off by police. one resident described pinner as "lovely", but said she was not our correspondent katy austin is in pinner. what more is known about this? people in the suburb of north—west london woke this morning to extensive police cordon is on marsh road. emergency services were called toa road. emergency services were called to a property here at six o'clock this morning. they found a man who had been stabbed and he was pronounced dead at the scene. since then a murder investigation has been launched. no arrests have been made that there has been s

barbra streisand has apologised for comments she made about allegations that michaeljackson sexuallypaper that she believed the allegations against the late superstar but said his actions "didn't kill" the accusers. ms streisand said she was profoundly sorry for any pain she'd caused with words, which "did not reflect her true feelings." polls have closed in thailand's first election since a military coup five years ago. after seizing power, the army promised to restore order and democracy, but has repeatedly postponed the vote. critics say a new constitution the army introduced will ensure it remains influential whatever the outcome. our south east asia correspondent, jonathan head, is in the thai capital, bangkok. a lot of people are eligible to vote for the first time. what difference might that make to the outcome? well, i think they will be very encouraged to see how enthusiastic young people are. it has been interesting listening to the pronounced determination of many people just to exercise their vote, having not had it after five years of military rule. many want change. the

fresh claims of sexual abuse against pop star michaeljackson.? the auction that's split the art world. financial re—charge. tesla pulls the plug on most of its stores around the world and says it will only sell cars online to help pay for a cheaper

child in a terrorist attack that really it is from a man mentioning all sorts of people from michaeljacksonhe worships other white supremacist. he did not belong to a group that had been in contact with groups. this was him talking. i think the other thing about the way that he has callously thought about these things and written about them, in democracies this is an out. we do not like this type of thing better is allowed. the second factor is the way you look at how he appears from the eyewitness reports and then from this awful video that has now been taken down of the premeditated way he went in with a gun, he used his rifle, when it was empty he either put more bullets and walked back to the car and went back into the mosque again and showed no mercy for anybody trying to get away. just horrific. the footage is out there online and there are many people online and there are many people online and there are many people online and on social media who are saying, do not share this. yes. facebook and twitter had taken it down. the police are saying this is dire and not the sort of thing th

barbera streisand has apologised for comments she made about allegations that michaeljackson sexuallythe singer told a newspaper that she believed the allegations against the late superstar but said his actions "didn't kill" the accusers. ms streisand said she was profoundly sorry for any pain she'd caused with words which "did not reflect her true feelings." a former top civil servant at the treasury has said the new high speed rail line, hs2, should be scrapped. lord macpherson's comments come at a time of mounting concern about the cost of the project, which is expected to come in at £56 billion pounds. hs2 says it will return double the investment and create hundreds ofjobs. you might remember earlier this week on breakfast, we spoke with des lally — he's the mortgage broker from brecon, who's been climbing the highest peak in south wales 365 times in one year. well, after 12 months of battling blizzards and a heat wave, he's now reached the summit of pen y fan for the final time. he said he had a "tear in his eye" as he reached the top and he's raised more than 50 thousand pounds

also, last week to make room and told us they were abused by michaeljackson, quote, hundreds of timest now matt taylor has the weather forecast. quite a lot of rain across the uk at the moment, a lot across scotland, with its hills now, a chilly day, the worst of the rain from northern ireland, clusters of showers working northwards and eastwards across wales and much of england during the day, some heavy with hail and thunder. sunshine between the showers this afternoon, 15 degrees potentially on the east of england compared to six or seven in the north of scotland, and that will work southwards to the next 2a hours, certainly tonight a chilly night across scotland and northern ireland, outbreaks of rain and hills now spreading into the north later. clear skies in the south, the best of thursday morning, if you showers around, some in southern counties of england and wales could stay dry all day, easing to something brighter later in the afternoon, not a pretty day in the north of england, scotland, the midlands, feeling much colder tomorrow, especially in the breeze. bye for now. he

— two men tell our programme exclusively that they were sexually abused hundreds of times by michaeljackson what this is, this sexual activity, is because he andi this sexual activity, is because he and i love each other and this is how we show our love. then he would immediately follow that up with, if anybody else in the world ever found out what we were doing, people are ignorant, they wouldn't understand, and what would happen is you and i would go to jailfor the rest and what would happen is you and i would go to jail for the rest of our lives. we'll bring you that interview in five minutes. the ex—boyfriend of louella fletcher—michie will be sentenced this morning for her manslaughter after supplying her

it details allegations of two men who spent time with singer michaeljackson when they were children. main stories from bbc news. theresa may continues to face a mounting backlash for denying a link between the number of police officers and an increase in violent crime. the mayor of london sadiq khan has joined a dozen police and crime commissioners urging the prime minister to put 10,000 officers back on the streets. a murder investigation was launched yesterday evening after a man, believed to be in his mid—20s, was stabbed to death in leyton, east london. european union officials have urged the government to come up with fresh brexit proposals by the end of tomorrow, in order to break the deadlock in talks. both sides have described yesterday's negotiations as "difficult", but eu leaders said they would work non—stop over the weekend if "acceptable" ideas are put forward. attorney general, geoffrey cox, is leading the uk team and wants to finalise legally binding assurances on the so called backstop for the irish border. public satisfaction with the nhs is at its lowest point in mo

michaeljackson's family have always denied the claims.ow if it's all about that. i think this is about the question of whether same and wealth and the glare of 21st—century stardom allowed a predatory paedophile to hide in plain sight. that is the question we should be focusing on right now. the secondary question, the one that affects everybody who listens to popular music, is can we still listen to michaeljackson? i don't think that is the most important question, and i think it is a much simpler one stop we can still listen to michael jackson, that is up to the personal response of a listener. if we had to expunge every creep and criminal from art, history, we would not be left with. .. we from art, history, we would not be left with... we would lose a lot of great art. but whether that music thatis great art. but whether that music that is happening right now can survive in a contemporary environment because of the said allegations is a different question and one that we are going to find the answer to very soon. some people are havin

nearly ten years after his death, michaeljackson's legacy is once again under scrutiny.tary, leaving neverland, contains interviews with two former childhood fans of jackson. the two men accuse the king of pop of sexually abusing them when they were just boys — and it's shocked many people with its graphic details. the jackson family has condemned the film, but many are now calling for a boycott onjackson's music. we can cross to los angeles and speak with seth abramovich, from the hollywood reporter. the first part of this documentary was aired last night. he had seen it, what did you make of it? was aired last night. he had seen it, what did you make of mm was aired last night. he had seen it, what did you make of it? it is a slow motion horror movie, very disturbing, very detailed. the camera stays on the accusers faces for a long, static shot and that is the truth. to me at least. when you look at their eyes and see them relive these moments and they were clearly asked to be in the present when it came to the many sex crimes that were perpetrated against them so they

this morning, wade robson told the bbc michaeljackson had groomed him to believe they "loved each other you and i would go to jail for the rest of our lives and our lives would fall apart. he and i would be pulled apart. all of this was terrifying to me. and so... one, of course, the idea of going to jail, two, the idea of being pulled away from michael. now, this man, this otherworldly figure, this god to me who had now become my best friend, no way was i ever going to do anything that would pull me away from him. and, um, so... that training started day one. it continued all the way through, all through years and years and years, and then when the first allegations popped up in ‘93, i was already ready for it. but as soon as the allegations popped up, michael upped his training of me tenfold, and was calling every day, and would coach me for hours as to what the cops are going to say, how they‘re going to try and do it, how they‘re going to try and break you down, "they don‘t have anything it‘s all lies." "this is what you say, is what you don‘t say," every day. so, when the first cop