'Santa Barbara Talks' Podcast: On Heels of Netflix Documentary, Reporter Dawn Hobbs Talks Michael Jackson Trial

'Santa Barbara Talks' podcast: On heels of Netflix documentary, reporter Dawn Hobbs talks Michael Jackson trial

The world’s biggest pop star Michael Jackson died 17 years ago on June 25 and nearly 20 years later, he’s still a pop culture icon. Despite his enduring career, allegations of child molestation dogged him. The Santa Barbara County District Attorney at the time Tom Sneddon charged Jackson with child molestation and the 12-week trial erupted into a circus of media and fans everyday outside of the courthouse.Netflix earlier this month debuted “Mich…

Michael Jackson, Netflix, and the Difference Between Memory and Myth - The Times Weekly

The strangest thing about fame is not the people who possess it. It is the people who worship it. For the past several days, I have watched the reaction to Netflix’s documentary about Michael Jackson and his 2005 criminal trial. I understand the anger. I understand the suspicion. I understand why fans feel protective. What I do not understand is why so many people who have never been in the room insist on telling those of us who were there what …