{"id":614,"date":"2026-05-16T14:28:20","date_gmt":"2026-05-16T14:28:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/humanitystories.pics\/?p=614"},"modified":"2026-05-16T14:28:20","modified_gmt":"2026-05-16T14:28:20","slug":"michael-jackson-admitted-he-was-molested-as-a-child-had-sickening-word-to-describe-disgusting-acts-close-friend","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/humanitystories.pics\/?p=614","title":{"rendered":"Michael Jackson admitted he was molested as a child, had sickening word to describe disgusting acts: close friend"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"single__header\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"single__content entry-content m-bottom\">\n<p>Pop music legend Michael Jackson confessed he was molested as a child, a close friend has sensationally revealed.<\/p>\n<p>The King of Pop opened up to friend Geoffrey Mark after hearing about his pal\u2019s own childhood suffering sexual molestation.<\/p>\n<p>The superstar detailed how he was \u201cinappropriately touched by an adult\u201d while he was a child performer.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\">\n<div class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image__wrapper\"><a title=\"Open a slideshow of all 7 article images.\" href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2026\/05\/16\/us-news\/michael-jackson-confessed-he-was-molested-as-a-child-friend-reveals\/?utm_campaign=nypost&amp;sr_share=facebook&amp;utm_source=facebook&amp;utm_medium=social#\" aria-controls=\"nyp-slideshow-modal\" data-slideshow-modal=\"trigger\" aria-label=\"Open a slideshow of all 7 article images.\" data-slideshow-slide-number=\"1\" data-slideshow-slides-total=\"7\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-39381846\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/05\/2005-santa-maria-california-seven-127758694.jpg?w=1024\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 753px) 100vw, 753px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/05\/2005-santa-maria-california-seven-127758694.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 3000w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/05\/2005-santa-maria-california-seven-127758694.jpg?resize=300,235&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 300w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/05\/2005-santa-maria-california-seven-127758694.jpg?resize=768,602&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 768w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/05\/2005-santa-maria-california-seven-127758694.jpg?resize=1024,802&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/05\/2005-santa-maria-california-seven-127758694.jpg?resize=1536,1203&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/05\/2005-santa-maria-california-seven-127758694.jpg?resize=2048,1604&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 2048w, 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https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/05\/2005-santa-maria-california-seven-127758694.jpg?resize=231,181&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 231w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/05\/2005-santa-maria-california-seven-127758694.jpg?resize=322,252&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 322w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/05\/2005-santa-maria-california-seven-127758694.jpg?resize=563,441&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 563w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/05\/2005-santa-maria-california-seven-127758694.jpg?resize=77,60&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 77w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/05\/2005-santa-maria-california-seven-127758694.jpg?resize=102,80&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 102w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/05\/2005-santa-maria-california-seven-127758694.jpg?resize=1200,940&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 1200w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/05\/2005-santa-maria-california-seven-127758694.jpg?resize=74,58&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 74w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/05\/2005-santa-maria-california-seven-127758694.jpg?resize=199,156&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 199w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/05\/2005-santa-maria-california-seven-127758694.jpg?resize=50,39&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 50w\" alt=\"Michael Jackson wearing aviator sunglasses, a white shirt, and a black tie and suit jacket.\" width=\"753\" height=\"590\" \/><span class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image__icon\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><span class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image__icon-text\"><span data-slideshow-modal=\"count\">7<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/div><figcaption>Michael Jackson told his friend he was \u201cinappropriately touched by an adult\u201d as a child.<span class=\"credit\">Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>However rather than believe the abuse was criminal or even abnormal, Jackson interpreted these actions as natural behavior.<\/p>\n<p>Mark, an Emmy-winning producer, asserts that the star, who died in 2009, \u201cnormalized\u201d the disgusting acts of his abuser.<\/p>\n<p>The \u201cThriller\u201d artist was groomed by a predator and carried a \u201cheavy emotional load\u201d throughout his adult years, Mark believes.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module aligncenter wp-block-nypost-editor-primary-tag\">\n<div class=\"inline-module inline-module--more inline-module--trending inline-module--more--thirds\" data-source-unit=\"Explore More - Trending\">\n<div class=\"inline-module__inner\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<p>Jackson never identified his molester to Mark.<\/p>\n<p>The bombshell revelation about the singer\u2019s damaged childhood comes as worldwide audiences are enthralled watching MJ\u2019s rise from child star to international icon in\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2026\/04\/21\/entertainment\/michael-review-michael-jackson-biopic-is-painfully-bad\/\">the musical biopic \u201cMichael.\u201d<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The movie, which has already earned close to half a billion dollars, doesn\u2019t include Mark\u2019s shocking revelations \u2014 nor does it portray the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2026\/05\/12\/us-news\/michael-jacksons-secret-family-reveals-disturbing-child-sex-abuse-claims-against-late-pop-star-he-was-a-monster\/\">many allegations of child-molestation made against Jackson<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Mark feels that \u201cthe tragedy\u201d of MJ\u2019s childhood may explain why he, as an adult, got in trouble over relationships with child friends.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\">\n<div class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image__wrapper\"><a title=\"Open a slideshow of all 7 article images.\" href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2026\/05\/16\/us-news\/michael-jackson-confessed-he-was-molested-as-a-child-friend-reveals\/?utm_campaign=nypost&amp;sr_share=facebook&amp;utm_source=facebook&amp;utm_medium=social#\" aria-controls=\"nyp-slideshow-modal\" data-slideshow-modal=\"trigger\" aria-label=\"Open a slideshow of all 7 article images.\" data-slideshow-slide-number=\"2\" data-slideshow-slides-total=\"7\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-39381868\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/05\/author-geoffrey-mark-attends-john-127758852.jpg?w=797\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 459px) 100vw, 459px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/05\/author-geoffrey-mark-attends-john-127758852.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 4058w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/05\/author-geoffrey-mark-attends-john-127758852.jpg?resize=233,300&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 233w, 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https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/05\/author-geoffrey-mark-attends-john-127758852.jpg?resize=121,156&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 121w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/05\/author-geoffrey-mark-attends-john-127758852.jpg?resize=39,50&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 39w\" alt=\"Author Geoffrey Mark attends John Schneider and Dee Dee Sorvino's wedding celebration.\" width=\"459\" height=\"590\" \/><span class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image__icon\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><span class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image__icon-text\"><span data-slideshow-modal=\"count\">7<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/div><figcaption>The King of Pop opened up to his friend, Emmy-winning producer Geoffrey Mark.<span class=\"credit\">Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Eight of his former child companions have publicly claimed<a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2026\/02\/07\/entertainment\/michael-jackson-was-a-pedophile-who-could-abuse-children-almost-with-impunity-claims-prosecutor-who-tried-king-of-pop\/\">\u00a0the star abused them.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Mark believes that Jackson was \u201cnot evil\u201d \u2014 but might have been so emotionally stunted and damaged from his early life that he didn\u2019t know \u201cwhat was right and wrong\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>Jackson made his admissions to Mark during several intimate chats at the Hancock Park, L.A. mansion of mutual friend and dermatologist Dr. Arnold Klein during parties in the late 1990s to early 2000s.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMichael told me he experienced abuse as a kid,\u201d Mark said in an exclusive interview.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI was sexually abused by my father and others [who are also deceased] in my family. Michael said that he was sexually abused. He didn\u2019t use those terms, because he didn\u2019t think of it as abuse or sex.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt was playtime.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\">\n<div class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image__wrapper\"><a title=\"Open a slideshow of all 7 article images.\" href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2026\/05\/16\/us-news\/michael-jackson-confessed-he-was-molested-as-a-child-friend-reveals\/?utm_campaign=nypost&amp;sr_share=facebook&amp;utm_source=facebook&amp;utm_medium=social#\" aria-controls=\"nyp-slideshow-modal\" data-slideshow-modal=\"trigger\" aria-label=\"Open a slideshow of all 7 article images.\" data-slideshow-slide-number=\"3\" data-slideshow-slides-total=\"7\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-39391477\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/05\/2011-photo-dermatologist-arnold-klein-127869112.jpg?w=1024\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 879px) 100vw, 879px\" 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https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/05\/2011-photo-dermatologist-arnold-klein-127869112.jpg?resize=200,134&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 200w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/05\/2011-photo-dermatologist-arnold-klein-127869112.jpg?resize=231,155&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 231w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/05\/2011-photo-dermatologist-arnold-klein-127869112.jpg?resize=322,216&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 322w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/05\/2011-photo-dermatologist-arnold-klein-127869112.jpg?resize=657,441&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 657w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/05\/2011-photo-dermatologist-arnold-klein-127869112.jpg?resize=89,60&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 89w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/05\/2011-photo-dermatologist-arnold-klein-127869112.jpg?resize=119,80&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 119w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/05\/2011-photo-dermatologist-arnold-klein-127869112.jpg?resize=1200,805&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 1200w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/05\/2011-photo-dermatologist-arnold-klein-127869112.jpg?resize=87,58&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 87w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/05\/2011-photo-dermatologist-arnold-klein-127869112.jpg?resize=232,156&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 232w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/05\/2011-photo-dermatologist-arnold-klein-127869112.jpg?resize=50,34&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 50w\" alt=\"Dermatologist Arnold Klein posing for a portrait in his office.\" width=\"879\" height=\"590\" \/><span class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image__icon\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><span class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image__icon-text\"><span data-slideshow-modal=\"count\">7<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/div><figcaption>Jackson made the revelations to Mark during several conversations at the mansion of dermatologist Dr. Arnold Klein.<span class=\"credit\">AP<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Jackson never went into detail about the abuse.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMichael shared, very broadly, news that there was intergenerational touching and beyond.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s not like Michael said, \u2018Oh, I was abused.\u2019 That would never have crossed his mind.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBecause he had been conditioned that this was normal and natural. . . . Other then it did happen a lot, it was a part of his growing up and was normal.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Mark, 67, recalled how the deeply troubling subject arose during a dinner at Klein\u2019s where guests discussed their fathers.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\">\n<div class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image__wrapper\"><a title=\"Open a slideshow of all 7 article images.\" href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2026\/05\/16\/us-news\/michael-jackson-confessed-he-was-molested-as-a-child-friend-reveals\/?utm_campaign=nypost&amp;sr_share=facebook&amp;utm_source=facebook&amp;utm_medium=social#\" aria-controls=\"nyp-slideshow-modal\" data-slideshow-modal=\"trigger\" aria-label=\"Open a slideshow of all 7 article images.\" data-slideshow-slide-number=\"4\" data-slideshow-slides-total=\"7\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-39381878\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/05\/2005-jury-deliberations-continue-michael-127758714.jpg?w=1024\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 786px) 100vw, 786px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/05\/2005-jury-deliberations-continue-michael-127758714.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 3000w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/05\/2005-jury-deliberations-continue-michael-127758714.jpg?resize=300,225&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 300w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/05\/2005-jury-deliberations-continue-michael-127758714.jpg?resize=768,577&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 768w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/05\/2005-jury-deliberations-continue-michael-127758714.jpg?resize=1024,769&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/05\/2005-jury-deliberations-continue-michael-127758714.jpg?resize=1536,1153&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/05\/2005-jury-deliberations-continue-michael-127758714.jpg?resize=2048,1537&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 2048w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/05\/2005-jury-deliberations-continue-michael-127758714.jpg?resize=600,450&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 600w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/05\/2005-jury-deliberations-continue-michael-127758714.jpg?resize=785,589&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 785w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/05\/2005-jury-deliberations-continue-michael-127758714.jpg?resize=661,496&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 661w, 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53w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/05\/2005-jury-deliberations-continue-michael-127758714.jpg?resize=93,70&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 93w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/05\/2005-jury-deliberations-continue-michael-127758714.jpg?resize=72,54&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 72w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/05\/2005-jury-deliberations-continue-michael-127758714.jpg?resize=200,150&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 200w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/05\/2005-jury-deliberations-continue-michael-127758714.jpg?resize=231,173&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 231w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/05\/2005-jury-deliberations-continue-michael-127758714.jpg?resize=322,242&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 322w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/05\/2005-jury-deliberations-continue-michael-127758714.jpg?resize=587,441&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 587w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/05\/2005-jury-deliberations-continue-michael-127758714.jpg?resize=80,60&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 80w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/05\/2005-jury-deliberations-continue-michael-127758714.jpg?resize=107,80&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 107w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/05\/2005-jury-deliberations-continue-michael-127758714.jpg?resize=1200,901&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 1200w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/05\/2005-jury-deliberations-continue-michael-127758714.jpg?resize=77,58&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 77w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/05\/2005-jury-deliberations-continue-michael-127758714.jpg?resize=208,156&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 208w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/05\/2005-jury-deliberations-continue-michael-127758714.jpg?resize=50,38&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 50w\" alt=\"Joe Jackson arriving at Santa Barbara County Superior Court.\" width=\"786\" height=\"590\" \/><span class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image__icon\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><span class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image__icon-text\"><span data-slideshow-modal=\"count\">7<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/div><figcaption>Jackson\u2019s sister La Toya claimed their father Joe Jackson abused her as a child, but later retracted those comments.<span class=\"credit\">WireImage<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cI shared that I really couldn\u2019t chime in because my father had both sexually molested and physically tortured me,\u201d Mark recalled. \u201cAnd Michael found that revelation to be strange.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe almost sort of cocked his head like a dog, like he was not understanding . . . It was something he thought was normal and natural, and did not understand why, when it happened to me, I was upset about it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>During the Klein soir\u00e9es, Jackson and Mark bonded over their love of music and entertainers, chatting about stars like Fred Astaire, Gene Kelly and Ella Fitzgerald.<\/p>\n<p>Despite then being a father to Prince and Paris, Jackson never spoke about his own kids.<\/p>\n<p>The chats came several years after MJ paid child accuser Jordie Chandler over $20 million in an out of court settlement.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\">\n<div class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image__wrapper\"><a title=\"Open a slideshow of all 7 article images.\" href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2026\/05\/16\/us-news\/michael-jackson-confessed-he-was-molested-as-a-child-friend-reveals\/?utm_campaign=nypost&amp;sr_share=facebook&amp;utm_source=facebook&amp;utm_medium=social#\" aria-controls=\"nyp-slideshow-modal\" data-slideshow-modal=\"trigger\" aria-label=\"Open a slideshow of all 7 article images.\" data-slideshow-slide-number=\"5\" data-slideshow-slides-total=\"7\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-39381887\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/05\/michael-jackson-ranch-named-property-127758850.jpg?w=1024\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 840px) 100vw, 840px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/05\/michael-jackson-ranch-named-property-127758850.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 2400w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/05\/michael-jackson-ranch-named-property-127758850.jpg?resize=300,211&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 300w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/05\/michael-jackson-ranch-named-property-127758850.jpg?resize=768,540&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 768w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/05\/michael-jackson-ranch-named-property-127758850.jpg?resize=1024,719&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/05\/michael-jackson-ranch-named-property-127758850.jpg?resize=1536,1079&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/05\/michael-jackson-ranch-named-property-127758850.jpg?resize=2048,1439&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 2048w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/05\/michael-jackson-ranch-named-property-127758850.jpg?resize=600,422&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 600w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/05\/michael-jackson-ranch-named-property-127758850.jpg?resize=838,589&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 838w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/05\/michael-jackson-ranch-named-property-127758850.jpg?resize=706,496&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 706w, 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https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/05\/michael-jackson-ranch-named-property-127758850.jpg?resize=100,70&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 100w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/05\/michael-jackson-ranch-named-property-127758850.jpg?resize=77,54&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 77w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/05\/michael-jackson-ranch-named-property-127758850.jpg?resize=200,141&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 200w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/05\/michael-jackson-ranch-named-property-127758850.jpg?resize=231,162&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 231w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/05\/michael-jackson-ranch-named-property-127758850.jpg?resize=322,226&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 322w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/05\/michael-jackson-ranch-named-property-127758850.jpg?resize=628,441&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 628w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/05\/michael-jackson-ranch-named-property-127758850.jpg?resize=85,60&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 85w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/05\/michael-jackson-ranch-named-property-127758850.jpg?resize=114,80&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 114w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/05\/michael-jackson-ranch-named-property-127758850.jpg?resize=1200,843&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 1200w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/05\/michael-jackson-ranch-named-property-127758850.jpg?resize=83,58&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 83w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/05\/michael-jackson-ranch-named-property-127758850.jpg?resize=222,156&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 222w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/05\/michael-jackson-ranch-named-property-127758850.jpg?resize=50,35&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 50w\" alt=\"Aerial view of Michael Jackson's Neverland Ranch, showing a main building with a clock tower and a large &quot;Neverland&quot; clock design on the lawn, next to a railroad track.\" width=\"840\" height=\"590\" \/><span class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image__icon\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><span class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image__icon-text\"><span data-slideshow-modal=\"count\">7<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/div><figcaption>The pop star was known to bring children to Neverland Ranch, a 2,700-acre estate in Santa Barbara County.<span class=\"credit\">Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The singer continued to hang out with children at his Neverland ranch and on world tours, including Wade Robson, James Safechuck and Frank Cascio, who have in recent years accused him of grooming and molestation.<\/p>\n<p>The late father of three was cleared on all counts of sex abuse claims by former cancer patient Gavin Arvizo in a 2005 criminal trial.<\/p>\n<p>Mark believes Jackson sought to relive his childhood joy, not realizing his experience was distorted.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf I thought that Michael was evil or a predator, if I thought there was evil intent on his part, I probably wouldn\u2019t be talking about it.<\/p>\n<div class=\"single__inline-module inline-module inline-module--newsletter aligncenter inline-module--nypostbusinessunit aligncenter wp-block-nypost-editor-newsletter\" data-source-unit=\"Inline Newsletter Module Morning Report\">\n<div class=\"inline-module__inner\">\n<div class=\"inline-module__title-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"inline-module__unsubmitted-title-wrapper\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<form class=\"inline-module__form wp-block-gtf-editor-newsletter-signup-form\" data-nypost-editor=\"newsletter-block\" data-newsletter-list-id=\"52710\">\n<div class=\"newsletter-form__notice\">\n<p class=\"m-bottom-none \">By clicking above you agree to the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/terms\">Terms of Use<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/privacy\">Privacy Policy<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/form>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u201cMichael, to the best of my knowledge, thought that he was entertaining children the way he was entertained.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Mark insists he could never say MJ was a pedophile.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI can only react to what I saw and heard. I was not in the room when Michael was with the children.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Jackson turned to drugs and alcohol as a coping mechanism, Mark believes.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\">\n<div class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image__wrapper\"><a title=\"Open a slideshow of all 7 article images.\" href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2026\/05\/16\/us-news\/michael-jackson-confessed-he-was-molested-as-a-child-friend-reveals\/?utm_campaign=nypost&amp;sr_share=facebook&amp;utm_source=facebook&amp;utm_medium=social#\" aria-controls=\"nyp-slideshow-modal\" data-slideshow-modal=\"trigger\" aria-label=\"Open a slideshow of all 7 article images.\" data-slideshow-slide-number=\"6\" data-slideshow-slides-total=\"7\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-39381883\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/05\/gavin-arvizo-treatment-cancer-gavin-127758723.jpg?w=1024\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 895px) 100vw, 895px\" 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https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/05\/gavin-arvizo-treatment-cancer-gavin-127758723.jpg?resize=50,33&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 50w\" alt=\"Gavin Arvizo jumping above his bed.\" width=\"895\" height=\"590\" \/><span class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image__icon\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><span class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image__icon-text\"><span data-slideshow-modal=\"count\">7<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/div><figcaption>Cancer survivor Gavin Arvizo claimed Jackson molested him at Neverland.<span class=\"credit\">\/ SplashNews.com<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cIt is not unusual that an awful lot of alcoholics and addicts have had some kind of childhood, sexual or physical trauma.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s the underlying pain that causes one to reach out for medications to begin with \u2013 to dull the pain.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Mark, who has written best-selling books about Hollywood including a definitive Lucille Ball portrait with another on the way, sees Jackson as two entities \u2014 the professional entertainer and the confused adult trying to find his place away from the limelight.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cEverything was about the career and the money \u2013 because that\u2019s what his father wanted,\u201d Mark said. \u201cMichael was unsure who he was and whether anyone liked him for being Michael. He didn\u2019t know who to trust. 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class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image__icon\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><span class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image__icon-text\"><span data-slideshow-modal=\"count\">7<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/div><figcaption>Jackson was found not guilty on all 10 felony counts during his 2005 trial.<span class=\"credit\">Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Mark has kept details of these private dinners a secret because of the complicated nature of Jackson\u2019s trauma, addictions and sex abuse allegations made against him.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019ve never gone public with this. I\u2019ve never traded off of it. I\u2019ve never made money off of it. Addiction is a disease,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>While Jackson has been accused by multiple ex companions of sexual abuse, claims of him being a victim himself have never emerged.<\/p>\n<div class=\"comments-inline-cta\" data-comment-count=\"\" data-prompt=\"What do you think?\"><\/div>\n<p>His sister La Toya, in interviews during the 1990s, claimed their father Joe Jackson abused her as a child. But she later retracted those comments.<\/p>\n<p>MJ often spoke about his father beating him during his childhood in Gary, Indiana during the 60s and 70s.<\/p>\n<p>But in the 2003 documentary\u00a0\u201cLiving with Michael Jackson,\u201d he revealed he \u201ctotally\u201d forgave Joe.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"single__footer\"><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Pop music legend Michael Jackson confessed he was molested as a child, a close friend has sensationally revealed. 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