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EXCLUSIVE: Michael Jackson's Secret Life Exposed - As a Door-Rapping Jehovah's Witness · Fresh Intelligence

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  [SPEAKER_00]: RadarOnline.com reveals new insights into Michael Jackson's life in the BBC documentary Michael Jackson, an American tragedy, which uncovers his secret involvement as a doorknocking Jehovah's Witness Jackson, who died in 2009 at age 50, achieved global fame as a child star with the Jackson 5 and later as a solo artist with albums like Thriller and Bad.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: The three-part series features interviews with his sister Latoya, friends, and law enforcement officials connected to controversies surrounding him.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: Close friend Christian Folk shares the Jackson often disguised himself during Jehovah's Witness Outreach in the 1980s, using the name Joe, his middle name.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: Folk recounted Michael would say, on Dornox, Hi, my name is Joe.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: They would think he really looks like Michael Jackson.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: You could see it in their eyes.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: Insiders noted that these revelations highlight Jackson's complicated life.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: As one said, the documentary exposes a side of Michael Jackson that feels almost unimaginable, knocking on doors as Joe while being the most famous man on the planet.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: Hulk, who left the Jehovah's Witnesses in 1990 shortly after Jackson, suggested the organization provided a rare refuge for the singer, who felt safe from his fame.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: However, full-cognologed Jackson's yearning for attention created friction with a group's leadership.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: He mentioned that leaving the church left Jackson adrift, losing the structure it provided.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: The documentary also revisits allegations against Jackson, including the high-profile civil settlement with Jordan Chandler in 1993 worth around $18 million.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: Former Los Angeles police officer Federico Sicario explained, we were certain that we had a good case.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: But when the victim does not want to testify, no victim, no crime.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: Further allegations led to Jackson's 2005 trial, where he was acquitted.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: Prosecutor Ron Zone and stated, it was remarkably obvious he was molesting children.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: Following the trial, Jackson's life reportedly became unstable.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: Dr. Patrick Tricey, who treated him in 2006, noted Jackson often struggled financially, recounting instances of him shoplifting products from a cosmetic clinic.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: Another source indicated that Jackson's later years depicted him as deeply isolated, contrasting starkly with the global icon he once was.