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the chapter titled: Legally Speaking, I will discuss in detail why
Michael Jackson's decision to settle the case and pay the settle-
ment amount to his accuser had nothing to do with his guilt or
innocence.)
Mr. Rothman was very firm in this particular meeting and
insisted that it was either the twenty million dollar deal or noth-
ing. As mentioned before, Mr. Pellicano stormed out of Mr.
Rothman's office and I could hear him say, "No way," and
"that's extortion." Mr. Pellicano had a: go for what you know, or
shoot your best shot, attitude towards Mr. Rothman.
This was the final meeting concerning the settlement ne-
gotiations in which Dr. Chandler was seeking financial com-
pensation from Michael Jackson in exchange for not going
public with his allegation of child molestation. Dr. Chandler
was confident that being armed with a hypothetical letter of
advice that was solicited by Mr. Rothman from a reputable
psychiatrist, and the threat of going public with this humiliat-
ing allegation, was enough to move forward.

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