ScreenOrigami
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In this thread, let’s try to find evidence whether or not MJ (or his camp) has really planted those stories in the media, as often claimed.
Please post actual evidence, no matter which side you are on. No claim or quote without source.
I wasn’t able to find any credible source to support those claims so far. Quite the contrary, actually.
On Geraldo’s show in 1993, shortly after the Oprah special, a representative from the National Enquirer (who first ran the story) claimed that MJ’s camp had “leaked” the hyperbaric chamber photo to the media, and that it came with the explicit instruction to call it “bizarre”. So far, so good. But then the story goes into overdrive:
He claims they first received a polaroid of such a poor quality that they couldn’t print it, so MJ went back and took a better photo.
A couple of problems here:
In my opinion, this is a typical example of someone adding wild details to their story to sell a lie.
Here’s the full show. They discuss this topic right in the beginning:
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Discuss.
Please post actual evidence, no matter which side you are on. No claim or quote without source.
I wasn’t able to find any credible source to support those claims so far. Quite the contrary, actually.
On Geraldo’s show in 1993, shortly after the Oprah special, a representative from the National Enquirer (who first ran the story) claimed that MJ’s camp had “leaked” the hyperbaric chamber photo to the media, and that it came with the explicit instruction to call it “bizarre”. So far, so good. But then the story goes into overdrive:
He claims they first received a polaroid of such a poor quality that they couldn’t print it, so MJ went back and took a better photo.
A couple of problems here:
- A tabloid receives a “bizarre” photo of MJ directly from his PR team (as he claims) and what they do is call them back and wait for them to re-shoot the photo in better quality? Instead of slapping it on the front page right away? Risking that somebody else runs the story first? How likely is that?
- If MJ’s camp wanted to plant the story, why would they send them a poor quality photo in the first place? We can safely assume that they were aware of the minimum quality a photo has to have to be printable. Also, tabloids usually don’t care about the quality of photos. They print the blurriest crap if it’s just sensational enough.
- Why didn’t the tabloid guy bring that first photo, the polaroid, to the show as proof? Or the accompanying letter from MJ’s camp that explains what it is and that they should call it “bizarre”? He could have easily shown those items live on TV if they existed.
In my opinion, this is a typical example of someone adding wild details to their story to sell a lie.
Here’s the full show. They discuss this topic right in the beginning:
<iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/6jhrTazxcEY" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen></iframe>
Discuss.