Series about Michael Jackson: check out the most bombastic revelations

Spoiler alert: the following text contains spoilers for the series "Michael Jackson: The Verdict"

The documentary series "Michael Jackson: The Veredito" arrived in the Netflix catalog this Wednesday (3). The three-episode production portrays what the pop star's trial was like in 2025, when he was accused of sexual abuse.

The series brings the side not covered about Michael Jackson's life during the biopic that was released in April this year. Unlike the film "Michael", the new production presents what the criminal trial was like and the developments of the case throughout 2025.

Check out the revelations from "Michael Jackson: The Verdict":
Michael gave the children nicknames
One of the key figures in the documentary series is Vincent Amen, who began working for Jackson in 2002. During the series, it is revealed by the employee that Michael Jackson gave nicknames to the boys he lived with. Some nicknames have previously been identified as obscene. However, during the series Amen exposes the nickname "Blowhole", which may refer to the nostrils of animals such as whales and dolphins.

Relationship with child pornography
Vicent Amen reveals during the series that Frank Cascio, Michael's friend and assistant, also known as Frank Tyson, cleaned the house and discarded materials from "Neverland Ranch". Among the items were materials such as pornographic magazines.

According to the star's employee, the magazines had circles that simulated requests.

"I confronted Frank. I said, you know, 'Frank, what magazine is this? It has circles around videos of naked children.' He said: 'It was just a phase that Michael and I went through. He circulated the videos he wanted, I ordered them, it was a phase we went through.' They watched together. When I heard this, I was in disbelief."

Where was Michael during operation in Neverland
Jackson was not in Neverland when the mansion was raided by the FBI, and the media circulated widely about his mysterious whereabouts. According to Diane Dimond, an investigative journalist who covered the case, the pop star was hiding in Las Vegas, hoping that the situation would calm down.

Conflicting vision of the jury
The documentary series also portrays how the jury was confused amid the reports of witnesses and Michael's defense.

"Would I let my children sleep with someone so famous and share a room with them? No," says Melissa Herard, one of the jurors in the case, in an interview for the documentary.

"But I thought Martin Bashir was trying to trick Michael Jackson into saying something wrong to create a narrative that didn't exist."

Death threats
The production also says that Michael Jackson was escorted to the trial due to threats suffered by the singer. Kerry Anderson, the artist's security director, detailed what it was like dealing with Michael's protection amid the accusations.

"We did threat assessments that [found] there were idiots saying they were going to kill you. When you expose yourself to people who say they're going to kill you, that's when they can obviously do it. But he said, 'But what about the fans?'"

The singer liked to keep his car windows open to greet fans, despite major safety concerns.

Macaulay Culkin's stance
Michael Jackson's former cook, Phillip LeMarque, alleged that, in 1991, he saw Jackson grope Macaulay Culkin, the child actor from "Home Alone", while they were playing video games. But Culkin testified that the King of Pop never touched him inappropriately.

"Macaulay Culkin said, 'From what I'm seeing in this courtroom, Michael is in bad shape. I'll be there for him, Brian! I'll testify! I've said it a thousand times and I'll say it again!'"

Effect on Michael's life
On June 13, 2005, the pop star was found not guilty. However, the effects on Michael's career were clear.

"I had this idealized and romanticized idea: now he's going to get his life back," said J. Randy Taraborrelli, Jackson's biographer, in an interview with the series.

"The only person who changed my mind was his manager, Frank DiLeo. He turned to me and said, 'You don't understand. This will ruin Michael's life. He'll never recover from this.'"

The artist, who already demonstrated that he had drug problems, died four years after the trial due to acute intoxication with propofol and benzodiazepines, on June 25, 2009.

Watch the trailer for the documentary series "Michael Jackson: The Verdict":

Michael Jackson: The Verdict | Official Trailer | Netflix

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Source: CNN