Super Freak Begging

Hmmm. Yeah, I'm not buying it.

Michael Jackson has made an impassioned plea for a fair hearing on the eve of his trial for child abuse.

The pop icon said he would be "acquitted and vindicated when the truth is told", in a statement made on his website.

Mr Jackson, 46, has denied 10 counts of child molestation and conspiracy. (...)

In a brief video statement the singer condemned recent media leaks in his case as "disgusting and false".

Mr Jackson said he allowed the alleged victim into his Neverland Ranch only after the boy's family said he was battling cancer and needed help.

The events have caused "a nightmare", he said.

"I have great faith in our justice system... [and] deserve a fair trial like every other American citizen," he added.

Fox News has another article. Basically, a "fair trial" is going to find Michael Jackson guilty and drop him into the general population in some very nasty California prison. Since Governor Schwarzenegger has done some great work to clean up the crooked prison system, I'm going to go out on a limb and guess that Michael Jackson won't last long, just like the child molester in this story.