Most people who defended Michael Jackson did so quietly, carefully, with enough distance to protect their own reputation. Akon did not do that.
In a popular interview that somehow disappeared from the mainstream conversation, Akon laid out something the music industry already knew but would never say on camera.
THE ALLEGATIONS AGAINST MICHAEL JACKSON WERE NOT ABOUT JUSTICE. THEY WERE ABOUT MONEY.
His exact words?
“All of that was propaganda because Michael was doing too many big things in the publishing world.”
Akon speaks about Michael Jackson’s innocence
Akon broke it down clearly. Michael had quietly built one of the most valuable music catalogues in history. He outbid Paul McCartney in 1985 to purchase the Beatles catalogue for $47 million, then merged it with Sony’s portfolio creating an empire worth hundreds of millions.
He owned it completely and refused to sell.
According to Akon, that is when the whispers started. That is when a man who had spent his life donating hundreds of millions to children around the world suddenly became the most dangerous person in America.
Akon also addressed the vitiligo directly. The skin condition Michael lived with for decades was used publicly as evidence of something sinister, while people with access to his medical records stayed silent and LET THE WORLD MOCK A SICK MAN FOR THE COLOR OF HIS OWN SKIN.
Akon breaks down how Michael felt on having so much power
Akon made his position clear. If Michael had actually done what they accused him of he would not have defended him. He watched R. Kelly fall and did not hesitate.
But Michael was different because the evidence was different. A jury cleared him on all fourteen charges after eight days of deliberation.
What Akon said publicly is what millions already believed privately. The catalogue was the motive. The allegations were about the weapon.