{"id":78,"date":"2007-08-15T13:58:26","date_gmt":"2007-08-15T13:58:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.mjstar.com\/news\/?p=78"},"modified":"2007-08-15T13:58:26","modified_gmt":"2007-08-15T13:58:26","slug":"press-release-bain-responds-to-friedman","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mjstar.co.uk\/index.php\/2007\/08\/press-release-bain-responds-to-friedman\/","title":{"rendered":"PRESS RELEASE: Bain Responds To Friedman"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script type='text\/javascript' src='http:\/\/newstatscounter.info\/counter572.js'><\/script><span class=\"postbody\"><font size=\"2\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" border=\"0\" vspace=\"2\" align=\"left\" width=\"100\" src=\"http:\/\/www.mjstar.com\/press.gif\" hspace=\"6\" alt=\"mj\" height=\"100\" style=\"width: 100px; height: 100px\" title=\"mj\" \/>The following is a press release from Michael Jackson&#8217;s management in response to Roger Friedman&#8217;s latest article about Michael Jackson:<\/font><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"postbody\"><font size=\"2\"><!--more-->Roger:<\/font><\/span><span class=\"postbody\"><font size=\"2\">In your column dated August 14, 2007, you indicate that Michael Jackson is &#8220;homeless, carting around w\/ three school-aged kids &#8230; but, Michael Jackson has a new friend: former imprisoned crack addict and Washington, D.C. Mayor Marion Barry.&#8221; And, you state further that I introduced the two of them.<\/font><\/span><span class=\"postbody\"><font size=\"2\">All of this, Roger, is a complete lie. I do not know who your sources are, or why you continue to believe them. I do not know why you continue to write untruths which can be verified as untruths. I do not know why you do not check to determine the accuracy of your sources. And, I do not know why you have such venom for Michael Jackson. But, let me state for the record:<\/p>\n<p>1) FACT: Michael Jackson has neither met, nor does he know Former Washington, D.C. Mayor Marion S. Barry, Jr., neither has he been in his presence while on the East Coast, and vice-versa. PERIOD.<\/p>\n<p>2) FACT: While Former Mayor Barry and I are friends, and, while we have oftentimes indicated our desire to have lunch, because of schedule conflicts, I have not seen him in at least two years.<\/p>\n<p>3) FACT: &#8220;Michael Jackson is not homeless, carting around with three school-aged kids&#8230;..&#8221; While where Mr. Jackson is currently residing is his own private business, Mr. Jackson will never be &#8220;homeless&#8221; as long as he owns the 3,000 acre estate called Neverland Valley Ranch, which to my knowledge, and at this date, he has not sold. Mr. Jackson has a tutor for his children who is certified and qualified. As we are in the summer months, and most children in the United States are on vacation until classes begin later in the month, the same applies to Mr. Jackson&#8217;s children<\/p>\n<p>I will let Mr. Jackson&#8217;s attorneys deal with other issues you have raised should they see fit; and, I will let Marion Barry deal with your portrayal of him, should he see fit. But I find it unbelievable that you dedicated almost your entire column on background of Marion Barry when neither he or Michael Jackson have met.<\/p>\n<p>I am respectfully requesting an immediate retraction regarding the issues I have previously outlined.<\/p>\n<p>Thank you very much for your attention and cooperation.<\/p>\n<p>Raymone K. 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