Innocent people get found guilty all the time
Rich guilty people pay off their accusers all the time.
A long trial is expensive, but it’s certainly less than the $50m (in today’s money) that MJ paid out.
We don’t know what he was guilty of, but he sure ain’t innocent.
Also the fear of being found guilty.
An innocent person in a civil case wants to clear their name.
An out of court settlement cannot be claimed as a not guilty verdict.
He was deemed not guilty in every single court case that wasn’t thrown out, and the majority of the cases were thrown out.
Back to my original point. Settling out of court (for $15-25 million) is very far from a not guilty verdict.
Spacey also settled out of court against 3 men in London and was found guilty of breaking house of cards sexual harassment rules.
Big difference here. MJ paid NOT to go to court.
Ok. You don’t get dragged through the courts for no reason.
No. On the other hand, you don’t pay $15 to $25 million for no reason.
Rather than seeing it as “copying,” Fosse viewed Jackson’s work as the natural evolution of dance and praised Jackson’s precision and talent. In Sam Wasson’s biography Fosse, the legendary choreographer praised Jackson’s movement: “He’s one of the greatest dancers I’ve ever seen… maybe since Astaire, because he’s so fast… and because when he extends his arm or his leg or whatever, it goes completely out and then right back. Not half out, not one quarter, not nine tenths. It goes completely out and then right back—fast. But it’s complete. Every action is complete.”
The respect was mutual. Jackson openly acknowledged Fosse as a major inspiration and personally met with him, telling Fosse, “You’ve changed the face of dance. You’ve been an inspiration to me.”
Surely “Faux-ternative”?