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Jackson: No Passport, Can't Travel
Michael Jackson is staying out of Africa, but nobody told the Namibians.
Government officials were taken aback Friday by the news that the embattled pop star would not be visiting their country as they had been led to believe by a St. Louis-based African tour agency that claimed to represent Jackson.
Adventure in Africa Tours sent Namibian President Sam Nujoma a letter, advising him that the singer had planned a visit as part of a 12-day cultural tour.
President Nujoma set aside time to meet with Jackson on Friday, before he was notified that the Gloved One would not be making an appearance, according to Nujoma's personal assistant Andre Hashiyana.
Jackson's spokeswoman, Raymone K. Bain, said that the agency acted without Jackson's authority.
She said that Jackson had surrendered his passport to Santa Barbara County prosecutors as one of the conditions of his release, and therefore he cannot leave the United States.
She placed the blame on Adventure in Africa Tours, which in turn claimed that a tour had been planned but fell through.
Jackson has twice visited Namibia, where he is as revered as he was at the pinnacle of his U.S. career.
The Jackson FileE! Online tracks all the latest developments.
The Namibians, who apparently have no interest in faulting the self-proclaimed King of Pop for his legal woes, have greeted him in the past with the sort of welcome usually reserved for visiting heads of state.
It's probably the kind of pick-me-up Jackson could use at this point.
Earlier in the week, the Los Angeles Police Department announced that it is investigating claims by yet another Jackson accuser, who claims he was molested by the pop star in the late 1980s.
The latest finger-pointer is reportedly an 18-year-old who is said to have recovered repressed memories of an assault that took place when he was three to five years old.
In a joint statement released Wednesday, Jackson's lawyers, Mark Geragos and Benjamin Brafman, said the latest allegation appears "to be a malicious attempt to undermine" Jackson's pending case.
"We have to question the timing and purpose of this 20-year-old false allegation being raised at this time," the attorneys said. "We believe that this smear campaign is driven by money-hungry lawyers seeking to capitalize on Mr. Jackson's current legal situation."
Santa Barbara District Attorney Tom Sneddon did not comment on the latest claims, but a spokeswoman said that the D.A. was not involved in the investigation.
Jackson is currently charged with seven counts of child molestation and two counts of administering an intoxicating agent to a minor in a separate case. He has pleaded innocent to all counts and remains free on $3 million bail.
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