<br />Alfonso Ribeiro On Michael Jackson Molestation Allegations: 'I Simply Won't Believe It'<br /><br />Access HollywoodAccess Hollywood – Wed, Aug 14, 2013<br /><br />Alfonso Ribeiro says he's always thought of his late friend Michael Jackson as a "child caught in a man's body," and it is one of the reasons he will never believe the molestation allegations against the entertainer.<br /><br />"Quite frankly, no matter how many reports or things, or what people say, I will never believe that Michael was any of the things that they want to report about him," he told Access Hollywood's Kit Hoover. "I won't believe it because being a kid and being 12, 13, and 14, knowing Michael Jackson and hanging out with Michael, it never occurred, it never seemed like it could have occurred. There was nothing ever questionable, I simply won't believe it."<br /><br />Ribeiro, who previously appeared in a Pepsi commercial opposite the pop star (he played a mini version of Jackson, complete with a "Beat It"-esque red jacket) has only innocent memories of the entertainer.<br /><br />PHOTOS: Michael Jackson & His Superstar Friends<br /><br />"At the end of the day Michael was a kid, and kids like hanging out with other kids, not adults, so I just think that he reached a point, you know, at that age where he just kind of stayed there," Ribeiro added.<br /><br />Ribeiro was just 12 years old when he was cast in the Pepsi commercial opposite Jackson.<br /><br />While speaking to Kit, Ribeiro said that working with Jackson was "the greatest thing that could have ever happened in my life at that time, I thought it was the coolest thing ever."<br /><br />"I looked at Michael and I still look at Michael this way, and I will always look at Michael this way: Michael was a man, he was a child caught in a man's body," Ribeiro said. "He is absolutely a child, and I viewed him that way."<br /><br />Copyright 2013 by NBC Universal, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.<br /><br /><br />http://news.yahoo.com/alfonso-ribeiro-michael-jackson-molestation-allegations-simply-wont-021020522.html
<br /><br />Thank you Faithadd for this POSITIVE article :bearhug: !!!<br />I had already read this and I was so happy , because I really needed to hear that, considering the circus around Mike .What I always liked about Alfonso, it's the fact that has always maintained the same opinion regarding Mike: one very positive :th_bravo: .<br />
<br /><br />Welcome Applehead. I felt the same after reading the article and that's why I posted it here. I have a lot of respect for people like Alfonso who are not afraid to speak the truth. <br />Speaking of the circus around Michael, It's so hard to tell who's lying and who's telling the truth, who's a "good guy" and who's the "bad guy" isn't it???<br />
<br /><br />Alot of :bearhug: :bearhug: :bearhug: :bearhug: to you Faith !!!<br />Yes it is very hard o guess,but I don't think that here ,it's about who's good or bad..... it's about who's the best actor/actress :icon_cool: .<br /><br />
Melody, I loved your post. Ive been quiet about my own spiritual MJ theories, but doesn’t mean I’ve abandoned them entirely, just waiting.<br /><br />Bec, reminds me of the last movie I just went to see, Now You See Me. What the audience is seeing is ALWAYS just the distraction and the real act is happening elsewhere, so the magic can take place for you. And poof Wow you are blown away! Front on 20th said: "Like I said, when you do the impossible you become safe in it's absurdity." and "Transfixed in a momentEmbossedInThePast, SurroundingFragmentsOfTheLookingGlass, Whispers&EchoesShieldTooWell, TheUnderlying"Tragedy"ThatBefell.<br />They watch and listen intently within, From life to death, beginning to end, Those sighs that say "it's not him", Liberate him again and again."<br /><br />So I feel MJ is keeping a low profile, and that's the way he wants it and feels comfortable. He only asks all who wish, to ride with him as long as it takes.<br /><br /><br />
:bearhug: to you too Applehead. Right now my thoughts are scattered all over the place and I don't think I can write anything that's coherent. It feels like we are going in circles like a merry go round with no ending or destination in sight. I'm normally a very determined, disciplined and strong willed person, but with everything coming at us from all directions, all contradicting each other, this is just beyond anything I've dealt with all of my life.................. and I've dealt with a lot of difficult things in my life let me be the one to tell you!!! But this "thing" is just (a picture is worth a thousand words) :Pulling_hair:<br />
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