America: Starting with the acquisition of MGM

Chapter 170 170. Against all odds, declare war on Sony

Although it is almost noon at the Santa Barbara Municipal Court, people are still arriving one after another.

Perhaps feeling sincerity, the hot weather suddenly turned cloudy, and the wind picked up, which actually brought a bit of coolness.

"Hot dog, cold drink!"

"It would be nice to have some ice cream, sir, or bake an apple pie."

"Your clothes are a little damp, why don't you try this?"

Many residents of Santa Barbara came out to do business with mobile food trucks, and many vendors sold clothes, hats, signs, etc. with words such as "Jackson Not Guilty" written on them.

Sales were very good, and a court trial actually made some people a little rich.

Everyone is staring at the court, waiting for the door to open. Fortunately, no conflicts have broken out so far, and Maikou fans are still very well-behaved.

The police are still facing a formidable enemy and just hope that the trial will end soon.

At this time, inside the court, Lawyer Messerio took out an audio tape.

"Mr. Judge, we are skeptical about the psychiatric evaluation report provided by Dr. Mathis."

"Whether it is depression or mental trauma, it is not easy to judge. Even the most authoritative doctors may make mistakes."

Mathis sneered: "Lawyer Messerio, I remind you to pay attention to your words. I am a qualified doctor, and my clinic also has a legal certificate issued by the state."

"You are an experienced lawyer. You should know that when you question others, you need to present evidence, not just empty words."

Messerio smiled slightly: "Of course, I am not an Arvizzo family. If there is no physical evidence, I will certainly not slander others."

As he spoke, he took the tape to the front desk and said, "Mr. Judge, this tape is our evidence. Please allow it to be played publicly."

The judge took the tape and looked at the prosecutor not far away. Of course it was not Tom Schneider, who had been suspended for investigation.

He is a new prosecutor transferred from another city. He has no interaction with Tom Schneider in life or work.

The judge handed the tape to his assistant. Gadot leaned into Eric's ear and asked softly: "Did you do it?"

Feeling the itching sensation coming from his ears, Eric couldn't help but feel his heart tremble.

The situation was great, and she was in a great mood. She subconsciously put her hand into Gadot's skirt and said, "Of course I did it."

Gadot's face turned red.

"Don't be like this. What if someone sees you?"

"Everyone's attention is on the tape, who will pay attention to us."

"Well"

But others would not notice, but Omei, who was sitting next to him, was always observing Eric.

The little girl noticed something was wrong immediately. She took a few glances and immediately discovered the clue.

Looking at Gadot's face again, her ears were red. She didn't understand what the two people next to her were doing.

O'Mei suddenly felt a rush of heat rushing to the sky, as if she had discovered a great secret, and her heart was beating fast.

Swallowing her saliva, she felt as nervous as when she found Eric and his two sisters on the second floor that day.

"You bastard, what a big bad guy, don't you care about the occasion at all?" Aomei thought to herself in shame and anger.

"Wait, is Eric doing this to me on purpose? Is he trying to seduce me?"

She glanced at Eric secretly and saw a smile on the corner of his mouth.

Feeling the little girl's movements, Eric also lowered his head and looked at her: "Elizabeth, listen carefully, something exciting is coming."

Omei nodded dully, thinking that it was already too exciting.

As the tape was inserted into the device, the bailiff pressed play.

"Janet, as long as you listen to me, I guarantee that I can help you get a large amount of compensation."

"You know, I helped Evan Chandler get $23 million ten years ago, in 1993, and this time our goal is $50 million."

"I know these big stars very well. They care about their reputation and absolutely don't want to make things bigger. I can force Jackson once, but twice."

"Well, I'll leave it to you, Lawyer Larry. No matter what means I use, I must get the money."

"Don't worry, I will train you mother and son and tell you what to say. In addition, we also need to take Gavin to Dr. Mathis."

"He is a psychiatrist and will issue us a psychiatric evaluation report, which is an important basis for prosecution and compensation."

"Uh, then, do I need to give him another share of the money?"

"Of course, otherwise why would Mathis help you issue a report? Gavin is very healthy, and what we need is a report proving that there is something wrong with him."

After the recording was played, the entire audience was silent due to the explosive content. Even Gadot didn't react, and Nezuko couldn't even notice the itching.

After a while, giving everyone some time to digest, Messerio said: "Mr. Judge, we guarantee that the content of this recording is 100% true."

"You can ask a professional organization for identification. There is absolutely no possibility of artificial synthesis."

"Based on the facts, we have reason to believe that this is a conspiracy and a hunt against Michael Jackson."

"It was a conspiracy constructed by the Arvizo family, Larry Feldman and Mathis, which took advantage of the public's dissatisfaction and hatred of wealthy celebrities with the purpose of extorting money from my client."

"Such despicable, obscene, shameless, filthy and dirty behavior is not only illegal, but also challenges the bottom line of public order and morality."

After Messerio finished speaking, both the jury and the auditorium burst into violent voices.

Among them were some excited Maikou fans. A black man in his thirties had already stood up and pointed at the other side and yelled curses.

As soon as he took the lead, several fans did the same thing. They greeted them with all kinds of swear words, including women of eighteen generations, which was much more exciting than what Messerio said.

"quiet!"

The judge pointed at the agitated fans and said, "Kick them out!"

The bailiff understood the fans' anger and did not use any means. He made a gesture of please, and the fans also left the scene in a sensible manner.

"I love you, Mike!" a female fan shouted.

"Thank you everyone, I love you too." Maikou waved.

The commotion stopped, and the judge looked at Janet Arvizzo: "Does the plaintiff have any explanation for this recording?"

Janet Arvizzo breathlessly looked at attorney Larry Feldman, who knew nothing but curse words.

The psychiatrist Mathis looked at Feldman nervously. At this time, he felt extremely regretful and wanted to slap himself.

Why did he get involved in this matter, ruining his career for a sum of money, and what's even more frightening is that he will face prosecution.

Larry Feldman was as pale as ever, flashing back in his mind like a movie, trying to find out why he was bugged.

Seeing that several people were silent, the judge asked again: "Isn't the plaintiff going to explain this recording?"

Wiping the sweat from his forehead, Larry Feldman stammered in reply: "Mr. Judge, I...I don't know the source of this recording, and I can't remember whether I said anything similar."

"But even if I said it, it was just a private joke. I was just motivating Janet and giving her confidence in this lawsuit."

"Everyone knows that Michael Jackson is a star with amazing wealth and connections. What do my clients have? They are just ordinary citizens."

"They are naturally worried that they will not win the case at all, so I may say such words to encourage them, but saying it does not mean that I will do it."

"Does everything mean what one says? Can a joke be taken seriously?"

In front of the tape, Larry Feldman's defense seems weak and fallacious. Everyone can clearly tell whether the content of the tape is a joke.

After he finished speaking, most of the jury had crossed their arms and gave him a cold look.

When things progressed to this point, the judge even felt that there was no need to continue. He looked at Maikou: "Does the defendant have anything else to say?"

Messerio replied loudly: "Yes, we still have important witnesses."

Eric moved suddenly, little boy, I can't kill you!

Gadot's eyes widened and she struggled to hold his arm, looking extremely uncomfortable.

Then Jody Chandler walked into court, looking a lot different from what he looked like ten years ago.

Larry Feldman and Mathis didn't recognize it at first, but after taking a closer look, their expressions changed drastically. They were even more nervous than when they heard the recording.

Taking the witness stand, Jody Chandler faced the jury and the gallery and said: "My name is Jody Chandler. Maybe some people don't know it, and some people have forgotten it, but I was the one who was involved in the case in 1993. parties."

“In 1993, my father, Evan Chandler, sued Michael Jackson for sexually assaulting me. With the help of attorney Larry Feldman and Dr. Mathis, we reached a settlement with Jackson’s team and eventually obtained the compensation.”

"This is information reported by the media, but the truth is not true. Today I am going to expose the hidden darkness."

"At that time, Michael had actually never assaulted me. It was my father, Evan Chandler, who wanted to extort a sum of money from him, so he instigated me to do this."

"I didn't agree with him at first, because I regard Michael as an idol and a person worthy of respect."

"But Evan kept leading me and took me to Larry Feldman, and the two of them worked together to brainwash and instigate me."

"But even so, I still didn't want to do it, so they took me to Mathis."

"I was detained there for several days. Mathis was a psychiatrist. He performed hypnotic suggestions on me while injecting me with psychotropic drugs. I was often in a dazed state and had no idea what I was doing. .”

"In this case, the three of them worked together to brainwash me into saying those words."

"But later, after the out-of-court settlement, we dropped the prosecution because we got the money to achieve our goal."

"The prosecutor at the time, Tom Schneider, who had violently raped Michael a few days ago, also found us and hoped to continue the prosecution, but my father refused."

"Ten years have passed, and I feel extremely guilty. But at that time, I was under the control of drugs and could not help myself. Later, it was a done deal. Faced with the overwhelming pressure of public opinion, I was frightened and did not dare to do anything."

"Until this incident happened again, I knew I could no longer wallow in it and that the truth had to be exposed."

"Everything is false, everything is a lie, Larry Feldman and Mathis are criminals who have long since abandoned their professional ethics."

"Only Maikou, he has always been burdened with infamy. That is not something he should bear. I'm sorry! I'm sorry!"

After Jody Chandler finished speaking, the scene was in an uproar again. No one expected that what happened ten years ago would be dug up and clarified.

The reason why some people think that Michael is a pedophile is ultimately because of the 1993 case.

And if this matter is reversed, the black spots on Maikou will completely disappear.

Likewise, Jody Chandler's testimony sent Larry Feldman and Mathis directly to the guillotine.

They are completely hopeless, and what awaits them is a thorough investigation.

"quiet!"

The judge looked at Larry Feldman: "Do you have anything to explain about Jody Chandler's testimony?"

The latter opened his mouth, but in the end nothing came out.

Just when the judge was about to adjourn the trial, Messerio spoke again: "Mr. Judge, we have another piece of video evidence."

The content of the video is naturally about Martin Baschel's candid filming routine.

"I just want to destroy him. Even if Michael Jackson has never done anything to molest children, I can make him become such a person through editing and footage. The public is the easiest to be fooled."

"Martin, Sony hired you to do this?"

"Hahaha, guess what, maybe this matter will be declassified after some people pass away."

The scene finally freezes on Martin Baschel's weird and playful smile.

Messerio said: "Mr. Judge, through this video, we have reason to suspect that the Arvizo family and Martin Basher conspired to frame Jackson."

"And behind all this, it is likely that it has something to do with Sony Music, so we are going to apply to summon Martin Bashir and Sony Music to attend the inquiry."

The meaning of this video is no longer about the few people facing each other, but to involve Sony Music and make sure that it is swallowed up by the storm of public opinion.

The judge looked solemn, suddenly realizing that this child molestation case was not just about sexual harassment, but also involved huge financial interests and conspiracy.

This is a very big hot potato, and the Santa Barbara Municipal Court may not be equipped to proceed.

After looking around for a week, after confirming that neither party had the intention to continue, the judge stood up and announced: "In view of the complexity of the case, the Santa Barbara City Court will conduct detailed discussions with the jury to determine the time for the next trial, which will be notified at that time. both sides."

After the court ended, Eric pulled out his finger and made a crisp sound.

Gadot's face turned red and she punched him on the back, getting a kiss.

Arriving in front of Maikou, the two hugged.

"Mykko, it looks like the trial went well. As long as the jury is not mentally retarded, we will definitely win."

"Thanks to you, Eric."

Messerio said: "Based on the current situation, Janet Arvizzo has no chance of winning, not even one percent."

"Based on my experience, I'm afraid they will choose to withdraw the case voluntarily."

Eric sneered: "Withdrawing the lawsuit will not spare them, but they are just little shrimps. The key is Sony Music."

"Maikou, you have been very popular this month. Once the news of the trial spreads, it will definitely cause an explosion of public opinion."

"I'm ready, it's time for a tough battle with Sony."