Police find secret room in Michael Jackson raid

Extra TV ^ | 11/19/03 | Extra TV

[jimbo123]

For 15 years, the Neverland ranch has been Michael Jackson's retreat from the world. But now, the walls are literally closing in on him. His fortune, his reputation, and his freedom are now at stake.

Now that a warrant is out for his arrest on multiple counts of sex abuse against a minor, Jackson's secret world is being exposed. And "Extra" is learning more dark secrets from behind the gates of Neverland.

At a stunning news conference, Santa Barbara sheriffs said they are in talks with Jackson's lawyers and negotiating for the international superstar to turn himself in.

Jackson family attorney Brian Oxman reveals to "Extra" what police found when they raided Jackson’s Neverland ranch. They found about one million pictures and thousands of videotapes, but Oxman insists that they are all innocent. He says, "They are looking at things which are the history of Michael Jackson. I don’t really think they know what they are looking for."

But "Extra" has learned about something else that police may have found at Neverland-- a secret room hidden behind the star's walk-in closet. It is a place few have seen because in it are photographs of bare-chested children, babies, toys, games, and even an autographed picture of actor Macauley Culkin signed, "Don't leave me alone in the house."

Jackson has reportedly hired attorney Mark Geragos, who worked for of Winona Ryder and Scott Peterson, to represent him. Meantime, Jackson's people have complained that the raid was carried out on the same day that his greatest hits album "Number Ones" came out, insinuating it was a publicity ploy by police. But the DA shot that theory down.

The rumors have swirled around Jackson since 1993 when sexual allegation charges were reportedly settled out of court. Then came last year's infamous baby dangling incident, followed by Jackson's stunning admission in the controversial documentary hosted by Martin Bashir.

Lorenzo Benet, a staff correspondent for People magazine says that if Jackson loses custody of his three children, his ex-wife Debby Rowe might be the next logical person to take over.

Benet says, "Now Debbie has said in the past that she didn't really have these children to be a mother but legally she is the mother. So in that situation, I think that she would probably have first shot at getting the kids."

[shaggy eel]

Only one juror has to say no. I am not altogether optimistic.

,,, it will rest on evidence presented. If they sent a convoy out to that ranch and have made an arrest, that's gotta be a start.

[fortunecookie]

Eeeewwwwwww.....

[WhiteGuy]

If he is guilty he can't play the race card.

- - His brother, in a public statement, refered to the arrest as a "modern day lynching" - -

Race card in play..................

[george wythe]

The Sheriff and the District Attorney claimed yesterday that they had sealed the facts about this case.

Apparently, they e-mailed several journalists a copy of all the police files before they "sealed" the file.

[cyncooper]

Thank you!

[fortunecookie]

Ew, ew, ew. It's beyond wierd.

Shhh... Listen, can you hear it? Yep, that's the sound of all the people (read - wierdo's) voicing their support of pooooor MJ. It will be interesting to see who supports him and justifies each newly uncovered layer of wierd. Eeewwww.

[LibertySailor]

I cannot figure out why they are getting this creep just now

Of course late, is better than never.

[longtermmemmory]

if true that zaps the "not timmed" claims the police and DA were making. It only takes a dumb move like that to impune a case. dumb. They should have kept their emails to themselves.

[KiaKaha]

The description of "Bare chested children” is a little vague.

Bare chested children performing indecent acts? or Bare chested children as in any shot of children at a swimming pool?.

I am sorry but the media’s ability to twist and turn anything makes me sceptical until it gets to court.

[LibertySailor]

Jacko is sick and deserves the maximum punishment

[jimbo123]

What about photos of bare chested children in a secret room behind Jacko's walk-in closet? If they were innocent photos, why didn't he hang them up in his living room?

[Cobra64]

PLEASE. Do not show this crap. It's disgusting. If this prick touched my son this way, I've asked the Moderator to leave this off from his site. Okay, Flamers, I greet your comments. Not with my kids. If this nutcase is for real, he deserves an HCL dip.

[ChemistCat]

I dunno. I have a calender full of bare-chested babies. Anne Geddes has made a fortune photographing babies with and without clothing.



One of my favorites. NOT at all prurient stuff.

I'm 99% convinced MJ is guilty of molesting kids--but bare-chested babies are nothing to worry about.

[wimpycat]

Jermaine also said that Michael is "not eccentric"...

[ValerieUSA]

The Home Alone star may have signed all of his publicity photos that way.

[jimbo123]

Do normal people hang photos like this in secret rooms behind their walk-in closet?

[ChemistCat]

It would scare me to death to know someone who would treat this photo as something to hide and sneak. I do know someone who thought Anne Geddes a pornographer, but she had a strong streak of Riyadh in her interpretation of our common religion's views on modesty...I thought she was a little freakish on the subject, but the opposite way.

[microgood]

Do normal people hang photos like this in secret rooms behind their walk-in closet?

Every one knows he is not normal but that is not what this is about. You do not go to jail for not being normal (at least not yet).

[happydogdesign]

[SQUID]

I stand corrected. God help us.