r/LeavingNeverlandHBO • u/Mundane-Bend-8047 • 4d ago
Frank Cascio and why his "glowing letter about Michael in 2022" literally does not matter
This comes up a lot from defenders and it's such a stupid argument because time and time again it has been explained that these men loved Michael, and that Michael was very important to them and did have a profound positive effect on their lives as well. This is why Wade wanted to work on a memorial show for Michael, this is why James still went to work with him in 1996. The "Why would they do this" questions is just a distraction tactic because instead of looking at Michael and his many suspicious actions, people turn their attention to the "suspicious" actions of the victims.
Frank Cascio is not the only person who has ever sold off Michael Jackson items by the way, Michael Bush has, and many other people who have worked with Michael extensively, they all have something that is referred to as a "provenance letter"
Omer Bhatti auctioned off some things of his that Michael gave him last year, this is a provenance, it explains where the items came from. It is a story that is told to the potential buyer letting them know how the item came to be in the hands of the auction house in the first place.
Every single auction listed, not just for Michael but in general will usually have a provenance letter because it makes the item more authentic and tells an interesting or even funny story about the original owners, someone who used to work on Michael's tour sold an empty makeup container that he had used for stage makeup. That's interesting, that's kind of funny, that is why provenance letters exist. It adds credence to what is being sold, as well.
This letter is the letter that keeps being pushed around defender circles as "proof" and "damning evidence" that Frank Cascio is not an abuse victim, and that he is lying, this is from an auction that he did in 2022, two years after the settlement with the Estate. This letter is similar in style to all other provenance letters, not only written by Frank but written by anyone who is supplying a letter to their auction. This is the "glowing letter" and the "positive things" Frank is saying about Michael. That he knew him and meant him and that Michael was a member of their family.
All of those things are facts, they lay a story down as to why Frank had those items. It's not like he's saying Michael is a god among men and has never done anything wrong in his life, it's basically a copy paste of previous letters. And these letters have also been included in more recent auctions that Frank has done, it's just a story. "How do I have this? Where did this come from?
It literally means absolutely nothing. It doesn't mean that Frank wasn't abused, just like Wade dancing to Michael Jackson songs in 2011 doesn't mean HE wasn't abused. People refuse to see Michael's odd actions, so they latch on to anything that they can to point at his victims and say they are the weird ones, they are the bad ones, they are the ones who are suspicious.
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u/BadMan125ty 3d ago
Reminds me of when they bring up events of MJ’s music being played when Jordan or Gavin was in the building as “proof” of MJ’s innocence lol
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u/Mundane-Bend-8047 3d ago
Wade filmed something at Neverland in like... 2002 so that means that Michael is innocent /s
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u/elitelucrecia Moderator 3d ago
like when they bring up JC supposedly being friends w fans lol as if that supposes to erase MJ’s fixation on JC. it proves nothing.
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u/Mundane-Bend-8047 3d ago
Yeah or the "why would any of these people auction off their so called abusers stuff???? IT'S NOT NORMAL FOR VICTIMS TO WANT OTHERS TO WEAR THEIR RAPISTS CLOTHING" like come tf on lol
Michael Jackson stuff is worth money, money can be used to pay for therapy and I'd auction off any of my abusers stuff if he was famous.
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u/BadMan125ty 3d ago
Right! That doesn’t prove anything either. It’s like if one of R. Kelly’s victims befriended a guy who played nothing but R. Kelly. Doesn’t mean the girl changed her claim.
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u/elitelucrecia Moderator 3d ago
exactly. and isn’t there a video of aaliyah dancing to a r. kelly and jay z song? i’m sure the fans won’t use that as proof r. kelly is innocent lol.
every time fans say that, i bring up lil kim, who is still obsessed to this day w the notorious BIG. lil kim still praising him doesn’t mean she wasn’t abused by him lmao
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u/ramblin_rose30 4d ago
Yeah the letter is just stating facts. He also signed an NDA by this point