Michael Jackson's estate has fired back at allegtions that the late pop star had a cache of child pornography at his Neverland Ranch when police raided the compound in November 2003. The estate has blasted the recently surfaced reports as "sleazy internet click bait."
"Everything in these reports, including what the County of Santa Barbara calls 'content that appears to be obtained off the Internet or through unknown sources' is false, no doubt timed to the anniversary of Michael's passing," Los Angeles Times quoted the statement released by the late pop star's estate.
The estate's statement also mentions that despite the allegations, the late pop star was acquitted by a jury in 2005 on every one of the 14 salacious charges. The statement has come a couple of days after the late singer's daughter Paris Jackson took to Twitter to urge fans to ignore people trying to "slander" her father.
On June 22, a report emerged claiming to be carrying documents, including photographs, pertaining to the investigation of the pop star back in 2003. The items in the report are described as proof of the late pop star's penchant for child pornography.
Slamming the reports, Kelly Hoover, a spokeswoman for the Santa Barbara Sheriff's Office, told People that the police department did not release any of the photographs or reports from the raid to the press. Former Santa Barbara Senior Assistant District Attorney Ron Zonen also admitted to the publication that law enforcement did discover adult pornographic magazines and videos, though nothing constituted child pornography.
Michael had died at his ranch on June 25, 2009, due to drug overdose. His death has always been a controversial subject. However, a new book, titled "83 Minutes," claimed to have solved the mystery.
The book is written by Mark Langthorne and Matt Richards, who have claimed that the King of Pop was financially and physically drained in 2009 and turned to his personal physician Conrad Murray for help. The doctor had accepted the offer of $150,000 a month to act as the late singer's personal doctor.
Meanwhile, watch the late pop icon's hit number "Beat It" below: