Jackson was acquitted at trial but never recovered (AP)

File - Michael Jackson walks with his father Joe, right, after a day of testimony in his child molestation trial in this May 25, 2005 file photo, in Santa Maria, Calif. Jackson, the 'King of Pop' who once moonwalked above the music world, died Thursday June 25, 2009 as he prepared for a comeback bid to vanquish nightmare years of sexual scandal and financial calamity. He was 50.  (AP Photo/Nick Ut, File)AP - Michael Jackson called his trial on child molestation claims, “the hardest thing I’ve ever done in my life.” Acquitted of - Michael Jackson called his trial on child molestation claims, “the hardest thing I’ve ever done in my life.” Acquitted of all charges by a jury but convicted by public opinion, he spent the rest of his life trying to recover from the ordeal.

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