Esquire: Macaulay Culkin Sets the Records Straight on Michael Jackson

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“Look,” Culkin said. “I’m gonna begin with the line—it’s not a line, it’s the truth: He never did anything to me. I never saw him do anything. And especially at this flash point in time, I’d have no reason to hold anything back. The guy has passed on. If anything—I’m not gonna say it would be stylish or anything like that, but right now is a good time to speak up. And if I had something to speak up about, I would totally do it. But no, I never saw anything; he never did anything.”

Culkin spoke about the special bond he and Jackson shared by virtue of their unique childhoods—or lack thereof. Both raised by fathers pushing them toward fame at a young age, Culkin and Jackson were kindred spirits, despite their 22-year age difference. The last time they encountered one another was in a men’s room at the Santa Barbara County Superior Courthouse in 2005, where Culkin testified as a character witness in People v. Michael Jackson, wherein Jackson was charged with intoxicating and molesting a 13-year-old boy who had cancer. Jackson was later acquitted.

“We better not talk,” Jackson said, according to Culkin. “I don’t want to influence your testimony.”

The two embraced before returning to court. It was the last time Culkin would see Jackson before he passed away in 2009.

Though Jackson has been dead for over a decade, Leaving Neverland has introduced new aftershocks into Culkin’s life. He spoke about a memorable celebrity encounter that occurred not long after the documentary’s release.

“Here’s a good Michael Jackson story that doesn’t involve Michael Jackson at all,” Culkin said. “I ran into James Franco on a plane. I’d bumped into him two or three times over the years. I give him a little nod as we’re putting our bags overhead. Hey, how you doing? Good, how ya doing? And it was right after the Leaving Neverland documentary came out, and he goes, ‘So, that documentary!’ And that was all he said. I was like, ‘Uh-huh.’ Silence. So then he goes, ‘So what do you think?’ And I turned to him and I go, ‘Do you wanna talk about your dead friend?’ And he sheepishly went, ‘No, I don’t.’ So I said, ‘Cool, man, it was nice to see you.’ ”

Culkin is godfather to Jackson’s daughter Paris, to whom he remains close. He has shared with her his habit of stealing spoons from restaurants, bars, and cafes as a bit of “harmless” fun. The two give one another spoons as gifts, and they have matching spoon tattoos on their forearms.

When Paris entered public life, Culkin had just one piece of advice, given by virtue of the spoons: “Don’t forget to be silly, don’t forget to take something away from this whole experience, and don’t forget to stick something up your sleeve.”
 
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Credit to Culkin for speaking up in a moment like this when we as fans need him most

Macaulay Culkin and probably Chris Tucker are two of the only true friends Michael seemed to have in his life, they both amazing. They just cherish their time with Mike and are generous enough to share stories about him with us fans, that in all honesty normalises Michael. It's great to know when he needed them most they were there
 
Good for Mac to stick to his guns continue being on the winning side. Our side. Michael's side.
 
You go, Culkin. He's made the rounds in recent years - even being so nice as to appear on an Angry Video Game Nerd's episode. He doesn't have to do stuff like that - he's just nice enough to.

Plus, it helps that he's kinda turned himself around after a few years of not being in great shape, visibly.

Kudos to him.
 
And the key to it all WHAT DOES HE HAVE TO GAIN? NOTHING.
 
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Another day, another call for help from the <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/MJFAM?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#MJFAM</a> Please go to the comments section &amp; respond as a neutral - not a diehard fan. I know we shouldn't be giving the Daily Mail clicks, but sadly, This is one of the most viewed UK news sites. Please help us. <a href="https://t.co/bfLx2RcWpn">https://t.co/bfLx2RcWpn</a></p>&mdash; Seány (@SeanyKane) <a href="https://twitter.com/SeanyKane/status/1227289493847388160?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 11, 2020</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Last time they encountered was at the Sanya Barbara Courthouse in 2005. “&#120298;&#120306; &#120303;&#120306;&#120321;&#120321;&#120306;&#120319; &#120315;&#120316;&#120321; &#120321;&#120302;&#120313;&#120312;,” &#120285;&#120302;&#120304;&#120312;&#120320;&#120316;&#120315; &#120320;&#120302;&#120310;&#120305;, “&#120284; &#120305;&#120316;&#120315;’&#120321; &#120324;&#120302;&#120315;&#120321; &#120321;&#120316; &#120310;&#120315;&#120307;&#120313;&#120322;&#120306;&#120315;&#120304;&#120306; &#120326;&#120316;&#120322;&#120319; &#120321;&#120306;&#120320;&#120321;&#120310;&#120314;&#120316;&#120315;&#120326;.”<br><br>Did I ever said I love this guy? There, I said it. I love this guy. <a href="https://t.co/7Gwwll8ACw">pic.twitter.com/7Gwwll8ACw</a></p>&mdash; kapowski &#127987;&#65039;*&#127752; (@santikapowski) <a href="https://twitter.com/santikapowski/status/1227242303380688896?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 11, 2020</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
 
Macaulay Culkin Exonerates Michael Jackson in New Interview: &#8220;Right now is a good time to speak up&#8230;he never did anything to me&#8221;

https://www.showbiz411.com/2020/02/...-time-to-speak-up-he-never-did-anything-to-me

Macaulay Culkin exonerates Michael Jackson from all rumors concerning possible or alleged child molestation in the new issue of Esquire. Bravo to the magazine in the first place for putting Mack on the cover. And the piece itself is a terrific read.

But let&#8217;s cut to the chase. Culkin spent a lot of time with Michael when he was a child. Former Neverland employees made up all kinds of stories of things they said they saw concerning the older pop singer and the child star. But Culkin testified in 2005 at Michael&#8217;s trial that nothing untoward happened between them. He attended Jackson&#8217;s private funeral in 2009. And he&#8217;s remained close to Jackson&#8217;s daughter, Paris.

Now Macaulay says in Esquire that nothing happened between them except friendship. I believe him. In light of the one sided documentary Leaving Neverland, and lawsuits from Wade Robson and James Safechuck, Mack could just verify their stories and end all the speculation. But he doesn&#8217;t. Quite the contrary. I don&#8217;t think the Jackson Estate put him up to this. Culkin is very outspoken and not manipulated.

&#8220;Look,&#8221; he says in the magazine. &#8220;I&#8217;m gonna begin with the line&#8212;it&#8217;s not a line, it&#8217;s the truth: He never did anything to me. I never saw him do anything. And especially at this flash point in time, I&#8217;d have no reason to hold anything back. The guy has passed on. If anything&#8212;I&#8217;m not gonna say it would be stylish or anything like that, but right now is a good time to speak up. And if I had something to speak up about, I would totally do it. But no, I never saw anything; he never did anything.&#8221;

And that&#8217;s it. He does recall his last meeting with Michael, seeing him in the men&#8217;s room of the Santa Maria courthouse. He says Michael didn&#8217;t want to taint his testimony so their conversation was limited. It&#8217;s instructive that Michael didn&#8217;t contact him during the following four years before his death. But Jackson was simply worn out mentally, I think, from the trauma of the trial. He couldn&#8217;t come back from it.

Anyway, nice story and and a good way to settle old rumors.
 
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Wow, this guy looks just like me! Would you all mind picking up a copy of this month's <a href="https://twitter.com/esquire?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@Esquire</a> so we can get to the bottom of this mystery? Check it out now at <a href="https://t.co/a3m2AlS088">https://t.co/a3m2AlS088</a> <a href="https://t.co/FszjjL0x3U">pic.twitter.com/FszjjL0x3U</a></p>&mdash; Macaulay Culkin (@IncredibleCulk) <a href="https://twitter.com/IncredibleCulk/status/1227240530603458562?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 11, 2020</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr"><a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/MJFam?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#MJFam</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/MJInnocent?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#MJInnocent</a> <br><br>If wish MJ had more people like <a href="https://twitter.com/IncredibleCulk?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@IncredibleCulk</a> in his life &#128153;&#128156; <a href="https://t.co/T8Df8ztHu1">https://t.co/T8Df8ztHu1</a></p>&mdash; K&#9760;&#949;ƒƒ&#949;K† (@K_3ffeKt) <a href="https://twitter.com/K_3ffeKt/status/1227257732677472261?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 11, 2020</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
 
“We better not talk,” Jackson said, according to Culkin. “I don’t want to influence your testimony.”

Didn't Wade say that Michael coached him on what to say? Because if he did then what Mac says here completely destroys Wade's statement
 
Shirt of the Day:"I liked Michael Jackson before he was dead".

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yep ..love this t shirt . that's mac all over - he is true blue. he is the true meaning of a friend ,i have a lot of respect for mac & this thread !
 
A big THANK YOU: Macaulay Culkin:wub:
Sets THE RECORD STRAIGHT!!!!
“Look,” he says in the magazine. “I’m gonna begin with the line—it’s not a line, it’s the truth: He never did anything to me. I never saw him do anything. And especially at this flash point in time, I’d have no reason to hold anything back. The guy has passed on. If anything—I’m not gonna say it would be stylish or anything like that, but right now is a good time to speak up. And if I had something to speak up about, I would totally do it. But no, I never saw anything; he never did anything.”​


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Hollywoodreporter and LA Times have picked up the story. Not pasting the text here as it&#8217;s essentially the same, only with different headlines:

Macaulay Culkin on Michael Jackson: "I Never Saw Anything; He Never Did Anything"
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/macaulay-culkin-michael-jackson-drug-use-esquire-profile-1278743

Macaulay Culkin will talk about Michael Jackson. Just not with James Franco
https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/story/2020-02-11/macaulay-culkin-michael-jackson
 
ScreenOrigami;4281310 said:
Hollywoodreporter and LA Times have picked up the story. Not pasting the text here as it’s essentially the same, only with different headlines:

Macaulay Culkin on Michael Jackson: "I Never Saw Anything; He Never Did Anything"
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/macaulay-culkin-michael-jackson-drug-use-esquire-profile-1278743

Macaulay Culkin will talk about Michael Jackson. Just not with James Franco
https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/story/2020-02-11/macaulay-culkin-michael-jackson

EDIT: I just googled and it’s actually making headlines everywhere. That’s great. :)

EDIT of EDIT: … and then I replied to myself instead of editing my post. :doh: :rofl:
 
Shout out to him for always speaking out and the truth about Michael. what a true friend. :clap:

also shout out to everyone else who has been doing so as well. people are waking up from this mess.
 
Remember guys, 'Lies run sprints, but the truth runs marathons.' Justice will always prevail. It's only a matter of time.
 
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">&quot;It's almost easy to try say it was 'weird' or whatever, but it wasn't, because it made sense. It's one of my friendships that people question,only because of the fact that <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/MichaelJackson?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#MichaelJackson</a> was the most famous person in the world.&quot; <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/MacaulayCulkin?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#MacaulayCulkin</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/MJFam?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#MJFam</a><a href="https://t.co/uwVseAz16U">https://t.co/uwVseAz16U</a></p>&mdash; Dr. DriGetThePointGood (@DriMJ2918) <a href="https://twitter.com/DriMJ2918/status/1227420649804750848?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 12, 2020</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
 
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr"><a href="https://twitter.com/IncredibleCulk?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@IncredibleCulk</a> We love you Mac. <a href="https://t.co/UeScn2zQbM">https://t.co/UeScn2zQbM</a></p>&mdash; Blues Away (@SpeechlessMJJ16) <a href="https://twitter.com/SpeechlessMJJ16/status/1227346694284681224?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 11, 2020</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Can't believe this guy is still being asked this question despite constantly denying anything inappropriate happened. <a href="https://t.co/7OUWt7Aaml">https://t.co/7OUWt7Aaml</a></p>&mdash; Emdin™ (@SegunEmdin) <a href="https://twitter.com/SegunEmdin/status/1227510969364099072?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 12, 2020</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
 
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Also destroys the fake-woke brigade’s fake argument/narrative of, ‘Well, what did people THINK was going on with all these boys? It was OBVIOUS why he was always with these boys’. Fact remains: far more kids who spent time with MJ defend him for free, than accuse him for money.</p>&mdash; Charles Thomson (@CEThomson) <a href="https://twitter.com/CEThomson/status/1227597010829742081?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 12, 2020</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
 
Hulkamaniac;4281377 said:
Exactly. I really hope Dan Reed pays for what he's done. Such a piece of trash.

Has anyone checked on Dan lately? He hasn’t twittered since the news about Kew Media came out.

Instead of MJ, Dan’s payday got canceled. :lmao:
 
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Has anyone checked on Dan lately? He hasn’t twittered since the news about Kew Media came out.

Instead of MJ, Dan’s payday got canceled. :lmao:
Amazing how MJ is rising and all those involved with the lies are being exposed from Oprah/Gayle, Key media, now Mac is e exposing the lies and he has nothing to gain,etc. One Dan Reed stans tried to challenge me and try to use the bible and was not making no sense saying Dan is a success because he won awards. Fool does not know Awards are full of politics. Diana Ross never won a grammy but Milli Vanilli did. He tried to turn the subject on talking bout MJ's nose job and skin. That has nothing to do with lying in Leaving Neverland. Go figure. That is what people do with they have no valid argument.
 
terrell;4281384 said:
Amazing how MJ is rising and all those involved with the lies are being exposed from Oprah/Gayle, Key media, now Mac is e exposing the lies and he has nothing to gain,etc. One Dan Reed stans tried to challenge me and try to use the bible and was not making no sense saying Dan is a success because he won awards. Fool does not know Awards are full of politics. Diana Ross never won a grammy but Milli Vanilli did. He tried to turn the subject on talking bout MJ's nose job and skin. That has nothing to do with lying in Leaving Neverland. Go figure. That is what people do with they have no valid argument.

What was it that Katherine once said? &#8220;Dirt sinks to the ground, but cream rises.&#8221;
 
The haters are literally doing mental gymnastics at this point lol.
"I believe Mac, MJ chose less famous people to attack so they would have no voice when things went south"
Couldnt be more stupid if they tried.
 
The haters are literally doing mental gymnastics at this point lol.
"I believe Mac, MJ chose less famous people to attack so they would have no voice when things went south"
Couldnt be more stupid if they tried.

This is what it feels like to talk to these people on Twitter. :laughing:

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It's best to ignore the haters and trolls. we know Michael is innocent. they just want attention now and don't have anything else to do with their lives.
 
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