A complication of the Robson family CNN interview (1993)

This all took place of course when Wade was just an 11-year-old child. He wasn’t ready yet to disclose the fact that he had been abused by MJ. He was just a child at the end of the day and he didn’t want to see his idol put in prison. MJ had convinced Wade that the sexual acts were nothing but acts of love.

One thing that really stuck out to me was when the reporter asked Wade “how did you feel when you heard that a boy was alleging that Michael had abused him?” Wade responds by saying “I was shocked too and I think it’s sick, because I know Michael well enough that he wouldn’t do anything like that, I know that for a fact”. The fact that he used the words “I know that for a fact” sounded to me like Wade was trying too hard to try and get the public to believe what he was saying. Think about it, how could he have known for a fact that MJ had not done those types of things with others kids? Not everyone treats all individuals the same.

Wade could’ve just stated “judging by my own experiences with him, I don’t believe Michael would be capable of doing something like that”. That would’ve been more understandable. It almost felt like Wade was really trying to not allow the audience to have any other option. That’s what sticks out to me.