Wullu Wullu:
Try reading the post.
An innocent man would not have paid them anything!
Michael Jackson was not just any person, though. The media watched him every time he farted. If he could pay to make a problem go away, whether he caused it or not, he probably would.
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And what the hell does it being in the States have to do with anything? What you are suggesting never happens in other countrys?
I don't think any other country in the world has such a high rate of suing people for frivolous matters, or lying about being a victim to get money out of people instead of working for it.