Una guardia della sicurezza difende Michael!!!!

Jacko Security Guard: Singer Is Innocent

Michael Jackson's private security guard and assistant, the one who traveled with him exclusively during the time Jackson knew his current accuser and family, says the singer will be proven innocent of all charges.

Yesterday I talked to Mike LaPerruque, a retired sergeant in the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department who remains on reserve after a 22-year active career.

LaPerruque says he worked for Jackson from August 2001 until June 2003, was with him in New York for the 30th anniversary solo concerts, Jackson's escape from New York following September 11, and on several occasions met the boy who's accusing Jackson of child molestation, as well as the boy's mother and siblings.

If he's called before a jury, LaPerruque — who signed a confidentiality agreement with Jackson during his employment — will testify that the singer can only be innocent of all charges.

"I was with him 24/7," LaPerruque was able to tell me. "I had a key to his room at all times, and I was never told not to use it."

Did he ever walk into Michael Jackson's bedroom and see him in bed with a child other than one of his own?

"No! Of course not," said LaPerruque.

He called the mother of Jackson's 13-year-old accuser "the type of woman who knew how to manipulate people."

When LaPerruque heard the newsbreak last November 17 about the Neverland raid and Jackson's latest problems, he says his first thought was, "Poor guy. He can't catch a break. He had a new album coming out and a lot of stuff happening."

LaPerruque said his immediate thought was that "it was a shakedown."

LaPerruque told me that he's been offered all kinds of things in exchange for an interview, even a trip to Paris. His agreement with Jackson prohibits him from talking about certain aspects of his employment, but he is not completely biased in favor of Jackson. He told me one story about what happened in the Berlin hotel the day after the baby-dangling incident.

"There were a bunch of friends there, and they said to give a real F.U. to the press and to these lawyers who were saying there should be an investigation, they would do something funny," he explained. "They would buy a life-sized baby doll from a toy store, cover its head with a blanket, and then throw it over the side. Michael thought they were kidding around, and so he said, 'Great idea.'"

Soon after, LaPerruque spotted one of Jackson's pals returning from a toy store with the doll.

"I had to stop it from happening," he said. "I physically took it away from the guy. I said, 'It's not funny, and you don't know what's happening in the States.'"

He added: "I got into a little hot water on that one. But Michael does things impulsively."

LaPerruque left Jackson's employ last June, he said, because of the crazy schedule.

"They would call me and say 'Michael's going to Las Vegas, he's already left for the airport, you have an hour to meet him,'" LaPerruque explained.

He said that he spent 10 weeks with Jackson in Las Vegas, during the whole Martin Bashir shoot, and was with him in Germany and in Florida. On the road, LaPerruque would act as Jackson's traveling secretary, making schedules and slipping them under his door for the morning.

"Michael Jackson is one of the most down-to-earth guys I've met in my life," LaPerruque said.

He told me a story about hanging out with Jackson in a Chevy Astro van, eating chicken wings from Jerry's Deli on Ventura Boulevard, talking about Egyptian history.

Under oath he will testify that he's had experience with child molesters in his 22 years as a cop, and that Jackson does not fit the profile. He said he has two kids, and he would feel comfortable with either one of them — a boy and a girl — spending time with Jackson.

Clearly, LaPerruque is a fan. But he is also a potential nightmare for Santa Barbara County District Attorney Tom Sneddon, who will be put in the position of cross-examining a member of the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department and questioning his veracity.

For example, LaPerruque said, "[Jackson] would never offer a child liquor." He said the "Jesus Juice" that Jackson jokes about — liquor hidden in soda cans — is designed so the child-friendly singer is not photographed doing something adult, like holding a drink. He is not the first member of Jackson's entourage to use this explanation with me.

So we'll have to add Mike LaPerruque to the list of impressive defense witnesses for Michael Jackson, which already includes director Brett Ratner, actor Chris Tucker and a dozen or more eyewitnesses ready to take the stand.

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Scritto da: Antonellamj 13/03/2004 0.38
Jacko Security Guard: Singer Is Innocent

Michael Jackson's private security guard and assistant, the one who traveled with him exclusively during the time Jackson knew his current accuser and family, says the singer will be proven innocent of all charges.

Yesterday I talked to Mike LaPerruque, a retired sergeant in the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department who remains on reserve after a 22-year active career.

LaPerruque says he worked for Jackson from August 2001 until June 2003, was with him in New York for the 30th anniversary solo concerts, Jackson's escape from New York following September 11, and on several occasions met the boy who's accusing Jackson of child molestation, as well as the boy's mother and siblings.

If he's called before a jury, LaPerruque — who signed a confidentiality agreement with Jackson during his employment — will testify that the singer can only be innocent of all charges.

"I was with him 24/7," LaPerruque was able to tell me. "I had a key to his room at all times, and I was never told not to use it."

Did he ever walk into Michael Jackson's bedroom and see him in bed with a child other than one of his own?

"No! Of course not," said LaPerruque.

He called the mother of Jackson's 13-year-old accuser "the type of woman who knew how to manipulate people."

When LaPerruque heard the newsbreak last November 17 about the Neverland raid and Jackson's latest problems, he says his first thought was, "Poor guy. He can't catch a break. He had a new album coming out and a lot of stuff happening."

LaPerruque said his immediate thought was that "it was a shakedown."

LaPerruque told me that he's been offered all kinds of things in exchange for an interview, even a trip to Paris. His agreement with Jackson prohibits him from talking about certain aspects of his employment, but he is not completely biased in favor of Jackson. He told me one story about what happened in the Berlin hotel the day after the baby-dangling incident.

"There were a bunch of friends there, and they said to give a real F.U. to the press and to these lawyers who were saying there should be an investigation, they would do something funny," he explained. "They would buy a life-sized baby doll from a toy store, cover its head with a blanket, and then throw it over the side. Michael thought they were kidding around, and so he said, 'Great idea.'"

Soon after, LaPerruque spotted one of Jackson's pals returning from a toy store with the doll.

"I had to stop it from happening," he said. "I physically took it away from the guy. I said, 'It's not funny, and you don't know what's happening in the States.'"

He added: "I got into a little hot water on that one. But Michael does things impulsively."

LaPerruque left Jackson's employ last June, he said, because of the crazy schedule.

"They would call me and say 'Michael's going to Las Vegas, he's already left for the airport, you have an hour to meet him,'" LaPerruque explained.

He said that he spent 10 weeks with Jackson in Las Vegas, during the whole Martin Bashir shoot, and was with him in Germany and in Florida. On the road, LaPerruque would act as Jackson's traveling secretary, making schedules and slipping them under his door for the morning.

"Michael Jackson is one of the most down-to-earth guys I've met in my life," LaPerruque said.

He told me a story about hanging out with Jackson in a Chevy Astro van, eating chicken wings from Jerry's Deli on Ventura Boulevard, talking about Egyptian history.

Under oath he will testify that he's had experience with child molesters in his 22 years as a cop, and that Jackson does not fit the profile. He said he has two kids, and he would feel comfortable with either one of them — a boy and a girl — spending time with Jackson.

Clearly, LaPerruque is a fan. But he is also a potential nightmare for Santa Barbara County District Attorney Tom Sneddon, who will be put in the position of cross-examining a member of the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department and questioning his veracity.

For example, LaPerruque said, "[Jackson] would never offer a child liquor." He said the "Jesus Juice" that Jackson jokes about — liquor hidden in soda cans — is designed so the child-friendly singer is not photographed doing something adult, like holding a drink. He is not the first member of Jackson's entourage to use this explanation with me.

So we'll have to add Mike LaPerruque to the list of impressive defense witnesses for Michael Jackson, which already includes director Brett Ratner, actor Chris Tucker and a dozen or more eyewitnesses ready to take the stand.

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non ho capito giusto le ultime 2 parole

traduzione?

Dice che quest'uomo prima agente di polizia del distretto di Los Angeles, andato in pensione da vent'anni, é stato il capo della sicurezza di Michael e che ha vigilato su di lui e sulla sua sicurezza proprio nel periodo in cui a Neverland c'era anche Gavin e dice che Michael non ha mai fatto nulla di male al ragazzo che adesso lo accusa e che lo può adirittura testimoniare in tribunale se lo chiameranno davanti al giudice, poi ha spiegato la storia del Jesus Juice e dice solo che Michael preservi i suoi piccoli amici dall'avvicinarsi all'alcol, mascherando atteggiamenti da uomo maturo, usando lattine di coca pepsi e quanto altro, ma non perché li offre ai ragazzi, anche perché come tutti sanno, l'età giusta o meglio l'età consentita alle persone di bere é 21 anni, in America e se ti beccano a dare alcol ai minori , puoi andare in galera.
A questo punto io sono sempre più convinta che Michael é un uomo che ogni tanto si fa un cicchetto, e sia meno bambino di quanto fa credere, e mi sembra anche normale, se uno riflette, tutto ciò dimostra che é un uomo come tutti gli altri.
Tutto qui, anzi ne parla adirittura molto positivamente.
Spero di essere stata esauriente.

Ciaoooo
Shary

Ps. mi sono anche dimenticata di scrivere che lui inquanto capo della sicurezza, aveva anche le chiavi delle sua stanza a neverland, e che anche se lo trovava insieme ai ragazzini sul letto era solo per giocare e guardare la tv e che Michael non é mai solo con loro, ma c'é sempre qualcuno.

[Modificato da sharyformj 13/03/2004 21.55]

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