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I believe Michael Jackson was a pedophile

I was unfriended by a Facebook friend for the sin of watching the new HBO documentary “Leaving Neverland” and finding the two men accusing Michael Jackson of child molestation credible. Being unfriended made me laugh because she wasn't upset with me. She, like millions of other Jackson fans, hate having their worst fears confirmed. They don't want this to be true. I don't either. Michael Jackson and the Jackson Five were a huge part of my childhood. From the albums to television specials to cartoons to solo albums I loved the Jacksons. Being an African-American family of five boys I felt a connection to the Jackson Five.  However the truth about Michael Jackson seemed obvious after the first accusation of child molestation by Jordan Chandler in 1993. We'd never seen Jackson date a woman or a man for that matter. His home was a child magnet of carnival rides, a zoo and sleepovers with popcorn and movies in his private theater. He would take children on shoppin...